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18 July 2024

Celebrating CHS at our New Scholars' Awards Evening

We held our first ever Scholars' Awards Evening in July to recognise the students and staff who perfectly represent our school community and school values.

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18 July 2024

7AB Scientists Create Bespoke Animal ÁùºÏ²Ê×î×¼µÄÍøÕ¾s

7AB created model animal shelters as part of their Science topic.

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15 July 2024

Last Week of Term Computing Fun for ALL Students

Our Computing and Enterprise Faculty have some great activities for ALL students taking place each lunchtime in the last week of the summer term.

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15 July 2024

Our Science Words of the Week.

Ask your child what they can tell you about the words: Hemisphere and Summer.

Image of Work Placements Give Year 12 a Head Start
15 July 2024

Work Placements Give Year 12 a Head Start

Year 12 students have been able to experience work in their chosen careers or discover some of the many work options available to them.

Image of Science Words of the Week
8 July 2024

Science Words of the Week

Ask your child what they can recall about the words 'Phase' and 'Botany'.

Image of Year 7's Recipe for Success
4 July 2024

Year 7's Recipe for Success

Students in 7b5 created their own ÁùºÏ²Ê×î×¼µÄÍøÕ¾ Recipe for Success in their English lessons.

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4 July 2024

Making Toothpaste for an Elephant!

Students enjoyed the Elephant Toothpaste experiment in Science Club.

Image of 7CMJ Spot the Spiders and Identify the Insects
4 July 2024

7CMJ Spot the Spiders and Identify the Insects

7CMJ enjoyed classifying invertebrates in their Science lessons.

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3 July 2024

Election Day at CHS

All our students got the opportunity to take part in a mock election in July.

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3 July 2024

Biology Olympiad Success for Year 12 Biologists

Nine of our Year 12 Biologists took part in this year's Intermediate Biology Olympiad.

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1 July 2024

Wimbledon Trip for Year 10

A group of our Year 10 students enjoyed a trip to Wimbledon at the beginning of July.

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25 June 2024

Year 7 Artists Gain Inspiration from Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Our Year 7 Artists visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in June.

Image of Year 10 Explore Poetry in Ash Dickinson Workshops
18 June 2024

Year 10 Explore Poetry in Ash Dickinson Workshops

We welcomed poet and author, Ash Dickinson, back in to school in June to lead Poetry Workshops for our Year 10 students.

Image of Our Winning Year 10 Scientists
13 June 2024

Our Winning Year 10 Scientists

22 of our Year 10 Scientists took part in the UKBC Biology Challenge, winning Gold, Bronze and COmmendations.

Image of Bienvenue - MFL French Club for Key Stage 3
11 June 2024

Bienvenue - MFL French Club for Key Stage 3

Our MFL French Club has now started and all Key Stage 3 students are welcome

Image of It's Pride Week at CHS
10 June 2024

It's Pride Week at CHS

We're celebrating CHS Pride Week from 10th-14th June and our LGBTQ+ Ambassadors will be running a range of activities.

Image of Transition Information Film for New Year 7 Students and Families
6 June 2024

Transition Information Film for New Year 7 Students and Families

We have put together a short film to help answer all the transition questions asked by our new Year 7 students.

Image of Election Fever Comes to CHS!
6 June 2024

Election Fever Comes to CHS!

Students will take part in our own Mock Election on Wednesday 3rd July and compare the results to the real thing!

Image of Our Science Words of the Week
3 June 2024

Our Science Words of the Week

Our Science Words of the Week this week are Wavelength and Ultrasonic.

Image of Our Spring in a Frame Photography Winners
23 May 2024

Our Spring in a Frame Photography Winners

Year 7 Freddie L and Year 9 Jess D were the winners of our Spring in a Frame photography competition.

Image of Our Classroom Tourists Explore France
22 May 2024

Our Classroom Tourists Explore France

After the half-term break, our MFL Club students will explore the language and culture of France.

Image of Year 12 Chemists Complete Aspirin Practicals
22 May 2024

Year 12 Chemists Complete Aspirin Practicals

Our Year 12 Chemists have completed the final step in synthesising Aspirin for their their assessed practical component.

Image of Ms. Thurland Meets our New Year 7 Students
21 May 2024

Ms. Thurland Meets our New Year 7 Students

Ms. Thurland has been visiting our partner primary schools to meet with our new Year 7 students.

Image of Our Science Words of the Week
20 May 2024

Our Science Words of the Week

Our Science Words of the Week this week are Terminate and Density

Image of Celebrating Young Chefs at Congleton High
14 May 2024

Celebrating Young Chefs at Congleton High

We were delighted to host the Rotary Young Chef District Final at CHS in May.

Image of Science Words of the Week
12 May 2024

Science Words of the Week

This week's Science Words of the Week are Metabolism and Substitute.

Image of CHS Hosts Rotary Young Chef District Final
9 May 2024

CHS Hosts Rotary Young Chef District Final

We're hosting the Congleton Rotary Young Chef Competition District Final on Monday 13th May

Image of A Very Happy 98th Birthday, Sir David!
8 May 2024

A Very Happy 98th Birthday, Sir David!

A very happy 98th birthday to Sir David Attenborough from Attenborough House (and Angelou, Mandela and Shakespeare too)!

Image of Year 10 Scientists Learn About Irradiation
25 April 2024

Year 10 Scientists Learn About Irradiation

Our Year 10 Scientists have been learning all about irradiation including the safety wear required!

Image of Year 12 Chemists Learn More About Aspirin
25 April 2024

Year 12 Chemists Learn More About Aspirin

In their lessons, our Year 12 Chemists have been learning about Aspirin - it's history and how it is made.

Image of MFL Club Classroom Tourists Arrive in Germany
24 April 2024

MFL Club Classroom Tourists Arrive in Germany

In their first meeting after the Easter break, our MFL Club classroom tourists learned about all things German!

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24 April 2024

7HV's Posters are Out of This World!

Mr Holmes challenged 7HV to work in pairs on posters about space.

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23 April 2024

New and Old Favourite Sports on Offer this Half-Term

Our PE Faculty is offering a range of new and old-favourite extracurricular sports along with GCSE support activities this half-term

Image of Key Stage 3 Scientists Study Life in Miniature
22 April 2024

Key Stage 3 Scientists Study Life in Miniature

Our Key Stage 3 Scientists compared animal and plant cells under the microscope in their after-school Science Club.

Image of Students Challenged in House Launch Week
22 April 2024

Students Challenged in House Launch Week

Our House Launch Week officially began on Monday 22nd April with two quizzes for students to complete throughout the week.

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16 April 2024

FREE Elevate Learning Support Webinars For Parents and Carers

Study skills experts, Elevate, are offering FREE learning skills webinars for parents and carers.

Image of Year 10 English Students Take Over the Lesson
16 April 2024

Year 10 English Students Take Over the Lesson

Jozsef and Lennon helped classmates improve their creative prose writing recently.

Image of Our March Newsletter is Out Now
28 March 2024

Our March Newsletter is Out Now

Our March Newsletter is out now.

Image of Year 8 Windy Racer Winners
28 March 2024

Year 8 Windy Racer Winners

Mrs Fitzsimmons set her Year 8 class a 'windy racer' STEM challenge in March.

Image of Our New Logo, Vision and Values
28 March 2024

Our New Logo, Vision and Values

We are delighted to be able to share our new logo, vision and values with CHS families.

Image of Year 12 Social Scientists' London Learning
28 March 2024

Year 12 Social Scientists' London Learning

A trip to London gave Year 12 Social Scientists greater insight in to the legal system and inventor of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

Image of Olivia and Daniel - Our Year 7 Spring Term Headteacher's Award Winners
27 March 2024

Olivia and Daniel - Our Year 7 Spring Term Headteacher's Award Winners

Congratulations to Olivia G and Daniel P, our Year 7 Headteacher’s Award winners for the Spring Term.

Image of MFL Club to Explore Germany
27 March 2024

MFL Club to Explore Germany

After the Easter break, our MFL Club tourists will be immersing themselves in the German culture and language.

Image of A Valuable Careers Opportunity for All Students
19 March 2024

A Valuable Careers Opportunity for All Students

It's our Careers Fair on Thursday 21st March and all students will be able to spend time in the school day speaking with some of the 40+ employers taking part.

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18 March 2024

Can You Spot the Bot?

Our Year 12 English Language students took part in research to find out whether humans can spot AI text. You can have a go too!

Image of March Issue of the CHS Science Bulletin Out Now!
12 March 2024

March Issue of the CHS Science Bulletin Out Now!

Year 13 Scientist, Ben D, has published the March issue of his Science Bulletin, which is packed full of interesting Science facts and quirky information.

Image of Sixth Form Geographers Assess Big Business Impact on High Street
12 March 2024

Sixth Form Geographers Assess Big Business Impact on High Street

Our Year 12 A' Level Geography students visited Rusholme in March to assess the impact of large corporations on the high street.

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12 March 2024

Key Stage 3 Students have a Shocking Time in Science Club

Key Stage 3 Science Club students had a shocking time in March investigating static electricity.

Image of MFL Students Enjoy Spanish Culture, Food and Sunshine
12 March 2024

MFL Students Enjoy Spanish Culture, Food and Sunshine

Our MFL students enjoyed culture, language, food and, of course, the 20 degree sun on their trip to Málaga in March.

Image of Year 12 Computer Scientists' Tasty Topology Revision!
12 March 2024

Year 12 Computer Scientists' Tasty Topology Revision!

Our Year 12 Computer Scientists built some very tasty network topology diagrams in their revision sessions!

Image of Fern, Isabel and Georgie Spend a Day with Bentley
8 March 2024

Fern, Isabel and Georgie Spend a Day with Bentley

In March, three of our students took part in the annual 'Girls into Bentley' day, which aims to inspire girls to consider careers in the automotive industry.

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7 March 2024

World Book Day at CHS

Our students enjoyed a wonderful World Book Day this year, with a range of activities designed to encourage them to read for pleasure.

Image of Time for KS3 Students to Design a British Science Week Poster
5 March 2024

Time for KS3 Students to Design a British Science Week Poster

As part of our British Science Week celebrations, we're challenging Key Stage 3 students to design a poster on this year's theme of TIME.

Image of A Warm Welcome to our New Year 7 Students
4 March 2024

A Warm Welcome to our New Year 7 Students

Congratulations and a very warm welcome to all those Year 6 students who have successfully secured a place to join us as our new Year 7 in September 2024

Image of Year 8 Cryptographers Attend Oxford Prizegiving
4 March 2024

Year 8 Cryptographers Attend Oxford Prizegiving

Our talented Year Cryptographers - Lauren W, Lydia H, Sophie C and Tilly B - travelled down to Oxford in March to collect their award and lots of prizes for winning the CyberFirst Girls Competition.

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28 February 2024

National Careers Week at CHS

It's National Careers Week from 4th to 9th March and we'll be supporting all our students with their ongoing careers explorations.

Image of Ben Informs and Inspires Student Scientists
27 February 2024

Ben Informs and Inspires Student Scientists

Year 13 Scientist, Ben D, has put together the first of a series of interesting and informative Science Bulletins.

Image of Year 12 Biologists Change Congleton Weather
26 February 2024

Year 12 Biologists Change Congleton Weather

In order to measure plant transpiration, our Year 12 Biologists created some artificial weather conditions!

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26 February 2024

Introducing our New School Logos

Introducing our new main school and Sixth Form logos, which now clearly communicate our values and expectations.

Image of Our February Newsletter is Out Now!
15 February 2024

Our February Newsletter is Out Now!

The February issue of our newsletter is full of wonderful examples of students' scholarly excellence, curiosity, courage and ambition.

Image of Year 12 Biologists Capture Images of Plant Transport Systems
12 February 2024

Year 12 Biologists Capture Images of Plant Transport Systems

Our Year 12 Biologists captured some great images during their study of plant transport systems

Image of Portugal Next Stop for MFL Club
12 February 2024

Portugal Next Stop for MFL Club

After the half-term break the MFL Club students will investigate Portugal with our native speaker, Mrs Currah-Hall.

Image of Another Successful NSPCC Number Day at CHS
5 February 2024

Another Successful NSPCC Number Day at CHS

Our annual NSPCC  Number Day was a great success again this year with a real focus on Numeracy in all subjects across the school.

Image of Year 10 Rotary Young Photographer Winners
1 February 2024

Year 10 Rotary Young Photographer Winners

Three of our Year 10 students were awarded prizes in the Rotary Young Photographer Competition.

Image of Year 7 Students Guess the Employers
1 February 2024

Year 7 Students Guess the Employers

Year 7 students took part in our Guess the Employer Careers event in January.

Image of Science Club Students Rocket in to the New Year
11 January 2024

Science Club Students Rocket in to the New Year

In their first session of the new year, our Science Club students had great fun building and testing Rocket Cars

Image of Students Enjoy a Taste of Greece
10 January 2024

Students Enjoy a Taste of Greece

Our MFL Club students enjoyed a taste of Greek life in January when they sampled some delicious foodie treats including baklava, tzatziki, feta and olives!

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10 January 2024

Helping Year 9 Make Important Options Choices

Year 9 students and their parents/carers have been invited to join us for our Options Evening from 5:30-7:30pm on Thursday 11th January to find out more about selecting GCSE/BTEC Options for study in Years 10 and 11.

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22 December 2023

Our December Newsletter is Out Now

Read all about our busy half-term in the December newsletter.

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20 December 2023

Recognising and Rewarding Excellence

Just before Christmas we held Recognition Assemblies for all our year groups, celebrating students' great achievements throughout the autumn term.

Image of Year 10 Biologists Increase Knowledge and Understanding
15 December 2023

Year 10 Biologists Increase Knowledge and Understanding

Reinflating a sheep lung gave Year 10 Biologists a greater understanding of the respiratory system.

Image of Drama Students Experience Hamilton at the Palace
7 December 2023

Drama Students Experience Hamilton at the Palace

Year 9 and Year 10 Drama students visited The Palace Theatre in December to see Hamilton live.

Image of Year 10 Computer Scientists use their Colour Depth Skills
7 December 2023

Year 10 Computer Scientists use their Colour Depth Skills

Our Year 10 Computer Scientists explored colour depth in December and created some great 8-bit images.

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6 December 2023

MFL CLub Students' Italian Pasta Lesson

As part of their study of the Italian language and culture, our MFL Club students learned how to make a pasta dish using mainly Italian instructions!

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6 December 2023

Scholarly Excellence from Year 9 English Students

Mrs McKenzie's Year 9 English students demonstrated Scholarly Excellence in their essays discussing set text, The Hate You Give.

Image of CHS Maths Team CyberFirst Girls North West Winners
4 December 2023

CHS Maths Team CyberFirst Girls North West Winners

We were delighted to learn that a team of CHS Maths students were the CyberFirst Girls North West winners.

Image of Marble Run Challenge for Science Club Students
30 November 2023

Marble Run Challenge for Science Club Students

Our Science Club students created their own Marble Runs in the after-school sessions in November

Image of Year 8 Scientists See the Light
28 November 2023

Year 8 Scientists See the Light

Ms Figiel’s Year 8 Scientists have been working on their ‘Light’ topic this half-term.

Image of Do You Know Your Bronchus from Your Bronchiole?
23 November 2023

Do You Know Your Bronchus from Your Bronchiole?

Mrs Fitzsimmons' Year 8 Scientists have been learning about the structure and function of lungs.

Image of Bright Spark, Lexi, Demonstrates Scholarly Excellence
20 November 2023

Bright Spark, Lexi, Demonstrates Scholarly Excellence

Lexi B's work on the Electricity topic in Science was a shining example of Scholarly Excellence.

Image of Year 7 Experience the Screaming Jelly Baby Experiment.
20 November 2023

Year 7 Experience the Screaming Jelly Baby Experiment.

Our Year 7 students experienced the infamous Screaming Jelly Baby experiment in their Science lessons in November

Image of Paris Inspires CHS Artists
14 November 2023

Paris Inspires CHS Artists

Our GCSE and A Level Artists were inspired by their trip to Paris in November

Image of Plane Sailing for Key Stage 3 Scientists
13 November 2023

Plane Sailing for Key Stage 3 Scientists

Our Key Stage 3 Science Club students tested their own paper plane designs in November

Image of Year 7 Scientists Investigate Fruit Power!
1 November 2023

Year 7 Scientists Investigate Fruit Power!

Our Year 7 Scientists have been investigating how fruit can be used as a battery.

Image of Year 13 Biologists Model Scholarly Excellence
1 November 2023

Year 13 Biologists Model Scholarly Excellence

Mrs Jackson-Moss' Year 13 Biologists have demonstrated Scholarly Excellence in their studies

Image of More Excellent Students Recognised
30 October 2023

More Excellent Students Recognised

More excellence in behaviour, attitude and achievement was rewarded with Breakfast with the Head in October.

Image of Year 7 and Year 8 Scientists Explore the Past, Present and Future
30 October 2023

Year 7 and Year 8 Scientists Explore the Past, Present and Future

Our Year 7 and Year 8 Scientists visited Jodrell Bank to gather information for their Space and Light and Sound topics.

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19 October 2023

The Lights are on in Manufacturing Club

Our Key Stage 3 students have designed and made some fabulous lamps in our after school Manufacturing Club

Image of Calling Budding CHS Chefs
17 October 2023

Calling Budding CHS Chefs

We are delighted to be able to offer students the opportunity to take part in the fantastic Rotary Young Chef Competition again this year.

Image of Friday the 13th - Lucky for Some!
13 October 2023

Friday the 13th - Lucky for Some!

Friday 13th definitely wasn't an unlucky day for these students who enjoyed Breakfast with the Head in October