To make up for today's inclement weather, we're taking the opportunity to look back to sunnier times. During the summer, 25 Year 10 and Year 12 students spent 10 days on an exchange trip in Bamberg, Bavaria. We have close links with the Kaiser-Heinrich-Gymnasium and hosted their students earlier in the year. Students were welcomed and soon felt part of the community. The trip enabled them to immerse themselves in German life by trying local foods and experiencing the very different approach at a German school. Whilst at school they saw science, maths, English and also German lessons in action. Some of our students also had the opportunity to help local primary school children with science and English projects. Out of school, our students went swimming and had an insight into Bavaria's history and culture through visits to the medieval city centre of Rothenburg, Würzburg's Festung Marienberg and the Residence in Bamberg. Long term friendships have been made, and our students returned to the UK with a real buzz about the country whose language they are studying.

Earlier this week, our Year 8 Football Team played Tibshelf School in the Derbyshire Cup. They played a great game, winning 3-2. Very well done to the whole team, and especially to Charlie, our hat-trick scorer!

The sun shone on our visitors as they joined us for the first series of our 'Daytime Tours' today. The beautiful weather continued as our visitors walked the site with us and saw our school at work. This is a good way to see what a school is like on a normal day, before making the important decision about your child's future education. If you missed the opportunity to join us today, it's not too late to visit. We are running the tours again on Monday 15 October at 9.30am, 11am and 1.30pm.

We are holding daytime tours on Wednesday 10 and Monday 15 October to give a chance to look around the school during a normal day. Tours are being held on these days at 9.30am, 11am and 1.30pm. We look forward to seeing you at one of our tours!

Congratulations to our Junior Girls (Year 7 and 8) Cross Country Team, who competed in the first round of the English Schools' Athletic Association (ESAA) Cross Country Cup last week, with our Junior Boys and Intermediate Girls and Boys teams. The Junior Girls were placed first in their competition against eleven other schools, earning them a place at the regional finals in November. Well done all!