Lion Works School

Our Year 7s began their new half term of ARC exploration with a visit to Wareham Quay this week. Their new topic is Rivers, and they will be learning all about what a beautiful and essential part of our ecosystem rivers are. They saw a wide variety of different boats and wildlife along their walk.

Join us on Tuesday 16th June, from 3:30pm–6:00pm, for our next School Showcase Event.

This is a wonderful opportunity for members of our school community to come into school, explore classrooms, and see first-hand the fantastic learning, achievements and activities taking place across the school.

At the heart of everything we do are our values of Ambition, Resilience and Community, and we are excited to share how these values inspire and shape the experiences of our pupils every day.

We look forward to welcoming families, friends and members of our wider community for an enjoyable and inspiring afternoon.

Tuesday 16th June | 3:30pm–6:00pm

We hope to see you there!

It was a fascinating, historical time for our Years 8 and 9 students this week, as both year groups headed to Poole Museum as part of their ARC Curriculum visits. Year 8s are exploring Poole and Year 9s are looking into leisure and tourism. The newly refurbished Poole Museum offered a fascinating insight into the history of Poole and gave students a taste of how tourists are catered for in the town. Great enthusiasm from both year groups!

Good Morning and Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a wonderful half-term break and is feeling refreshed for the second summer half term.

We're looking forward to a positive and successful half term ahead, filled with exciting learning opportunities, memorable experiences and lots of fun along the way. As always, we'll continue to embrace our school values of Ambition, Resilience, and Community, supporting one another to achieve our very best.

Here's to a fantastic half term together!

It's been a fantastic couple of days of Works Experience for our Key Stage 4 students this week! We have seen a variety of different jobs undertaken including assisting at a dog kennel, learning the ropes of the service industry at a community cafe and running a television broadcast at a TV studio! Thanks to all of our host companies, and a huge well done to our willing and enthusiastic students!

Our Year 8 students have been completing their Forest Schools sessions at Project Manna over the last few weeks. They have all enjoyed the experience, showing exemplary behaviour throughout. One student even brought in marshmallows to share with everyone, which they enjoyed with their chocolate dough twists! Great work showing our values of Ambition, Resilience and Community, Year 8!

ARC outdoor sessions for our Year 9s has this term been focused on animal care. Students have visited places including Kingston Maurward, The Bournemouth Cliff Goats and The Cooper-Thompson Rescue Aviary. They've had a fantastic time learning about the importance of looking after animals in and around the local area.

During Year 8's ARC outdoor sessions this half term, they have been exploring places of interest within the Bournemouth area. This has included gardens, chines, beaches and a wonderful variety of local beauty spots, with one year 8 student giving a thorough interview to the beach lifeguards! A great way to learn about safety on our shorelines!

This half term, during their ARC outdoor sessions, our Year 7 students have been exploring different heathlands in our local area. They have learned about the range of wildlife and plant-life that makes them such important ecosystems. Great exploring!

A huge thank you to everyone who came to support our family quiz night yesterday evening! 8 teams went head-to-head in an effort to be crowned trivia kings - with expert knowledge shown in subjects including History, General Knowledge and Music. Thanks also to the local companies who donated prizes - it all added up to a brilliant evening that every participant enjoyed!