The Spires College

🎨📖 Creativity Through Journaling! 📖🎨

Our Drawing Workshop Club has been busy working on an exciting new journaling project, giving students the opportunity to develop their creativity and artistic skills in a personal and expressive way.

Each week, students are given a new theme to explore and add to their journals. They can choose how to interpret and represent that theme, using any artistic medium they wish, from drawing and painting to collage and mixed media.

The project encourages creativity, experimentation and self-expression, with every journal becoming a unique reflection of its creator's ideas and artistic style.

We can't wait to see how these journals continue to develop over the coming weeks! ✨👏

🏃‍♀️🏅 Success at the South Devon Schools Area Athletics Championships! 🏅🏃‍♂️

Today, students from The Spires College competed in the South Devon Schools Area Athletics Championships at Exeter Arena, joining athletes from 16 secondary schools across the region.

Our students were fantastic throughout the day, competing with determination, resilience and sportsmanship while representing the College brilliantly.

A special mention goes to Leyon, Amelia, Josh and Ellie, who successfully progressed through highly competitive heats to reach their sprint finals against some of the strongest athletes in South Devon.

Congratulations also to our medal winners and top-three finishers:

🥈 Macie – 2nd place, Hurdles
🥉 Caoimhe – 3rd place, Shot Put
🥉 Ramona – Joint 3rd place, High Jump
🥉 Aleera – 3rd place, Shot Put
🥇 Oscar – 1st place, Discus
🥇 Seth – 1st place, Shot Put
🥇 Ellie – 1st place, 100m Final

These are outstanding achievements in a highly competitive event, and we are incredibly proud of all the students who took part.

Well done to everyone involved! 👏✨

We are pleased to announce our next open evening event for students in Year 5 and their parents or carers.

These evenings are designed to give you a flavour of who we are and what your child can expect if they join us for their secondary education. Families will have a tour of the school, meet staff, see our facilities, and hear about everything we have to offer.

The evenings are very popular so are by appointment only. To make a booking, click on the link or scan the QR code to book your appointment for a tour: https://forms.gle/5nV5MJvmyMUY1sGT8

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Reception.

We look forward to meeting you all very soon!

🏎️🏆 Another Fantastic Weekend of Racing for Sonny! 🏆🏎️

We are delighted to share another exciting motorsport update from Sonny following a highly successful weekend on track.

Competing against a field of 24 drivers aged 16 and under at the iconic Silverstone Circuit, Sonny impressed from the outset. After topping qualifying to secure pole position, he went on to win the race and stand on the top step of the podium. With it being his first time racing at Silverstone, it was a remarkable achievement and a perfect way to begin his experience at one of the UK's most famous circuits.

The following day, Sonny competed at Shennington Kart Racing Club in the Daniel Ricciardo Series, delivering another strong performance against a highly competitive field. He now sits 6th in the championship standings and is just 25 points away from the championship lead.

With five rounds still remaining, there is everything to play for, and we look forward to following Sonny's progress over the rest of the season.

Congratulations, Sonny, on another outstanding weekend of racing! 👏🏁

🏉🌟 Celebrating Sporting Success! 🌟🏉

A huge congratulations to Year 11 student Khloe on an outstanding rugby season with Brixham Rugby Club.

Khloe has been recognised for her dedication, commitment and exceptional performances by being named U16 Girls Sportswoman of the Year, as well as receiving the club’s Attitude and Achievement Award. These accolades reflect not only her talent on the pitch, but also her consistently positive approach, hard work and reliability throughout the season.

Throughout the season, Khloe has shown fantastic commitment to her team, always turning up to represent her club and setting a wonderful example through her determination, resilience and sportsmanship.

We are incredibly proud of her achievements and look forward to seeing what she accomplishes next. Well done, Khloe! 👏🏆🔥

🐟🎨 Shoal Goals! 🎨🐟

Miss Carson’s Year 7 group are diving into the sculptural side of their Creatures & Cultures project, exploring form, structure and creativity in their developing Koi Carp outcomes.

Students have begun constructing the armatures that will form the foundations of their sculptures. These early structures are an important first step, allowing them to shape and build dynamic 3D forms ready for decoration.

Over the coming lessons, these armatures will be transformed with vibrant patterns, textures and colour, before being prepared for display.

A fantastic start to what promises to be a striking collection of artwork from these exciting young artists - watch this space for more creative updates! 🌟🎨

📰✨ Industry Feedback for Our Magazine Designers! ✨📰

A massive thank you to Oscar Hedge, Founder of Hazy Magazine, for providing our Year 12 students with invaluable industry feedback following their Magazine Design enrichment course.

The opportunity to receive professional insight from someone working within the creative industry was an incredibly valuable experience and helped students reflect on and develop their work even further.

A huge congratulations to Gaya, Alicia, Lexie and Alex for producing such highly professional, thoroughly researched and passionate magazines. Their creativity, dedication and attention to detail have been outstanding, and we are incredibly proud of everything they have achieved throughout the project. 👏🌟

🧁📚 Torquay Reads Charity Bake Sale! 📚🧁

Join us for our upcoming Torquay Reads Charity Bake Sale and help support a fantastic cause while enjoying some delicious homemade treats!

Whether you're baking, buying, or both, we'd love to see students and staff getting involved. There will be a variety of cakes, cookies and sweet treats available throughout the day.

📅 Thursday 11th June
🕒 Breaktime, lunchtime and after school
📍 The Greenhouse

Students and staff are welcome to bring cakes to contribute to the sale.

We look forward to seeing you there and raising money for an important local charity! 🍰✨

🏅👑 Celebrating a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Achievement! 👑🏅

We are incredibly proud of Year 13 student Macey, who recently attended a special celebration event at Buckingham Palace in recognition of successfully completing her Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

The event brought together Gold Award recipients from across the country and included opportunities to meet fellow participants, hear from inspirational speakers such as former England goalkeeper David Seaman and content creator Vikstar123, and celebrate the remarkable achievement of completing the Award.

The day concluded with a speech from His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, who reflected on the significance of the Award and congratulated those who had demonstrated the commitment, resilience and determination required to achieve it.

Macey has spoken about the immense sense of pride and confidence she has gained through completing the Gold Award, as well as the valuable skills and personal endurance developed along the way.

Macey would also like to express her thanks to Mr Blacklock and the College for their continued support and guidance throughout her Duke of Edinburgh journey, particularly for the advice and encouragement she received while completing the different sections of the Award.

Congratulations once again, Macey, on this outstanding achievement! 👏✨

🎯 Darts Club Update! 🎯

Due to the growing popularity of darts club, we are excited to share that we now have three dartboards set up for students to use.

Darts club will continue to run on Thursdays at lunchtime in 1710.

We are also pleased to introduce a new girls only darts club, starting next half term, which will take place on Friday lunchtime in 1710.

There is no need to sign up, just turn up and get involved. 🎯✨