Year 10 BTEC Art

Students created these beautiful cityscapes reflecting in water.

The students painted their backgrounds and then used block printing techniques to create their city skyline.

Block printing is a printmaking technique where the students carved a design into a styrofoam tile and then pressed the tile onto their background surface to create an impression.

KS4 Football Competition at The Valley School –12^th March

The Valley School proudly hosted Wednesday’s KS4 Football Competition, welcoming six teams for an exciting day of competitive football. With each tournament, the standard continues to rise and this was no exception—every team showcased impressive skill, teamwork, and determination, making for a fantastic spectacle.

Brandles emerged as the champions with a commanding performance, but The Valley School had plenty to celebrate as well. Our first team secured an impressive third place, improving on our fourth place finish last time, while our second team gave their all and finished sixth, gaining valuable experience along the way.

One of the biggest highlights of the day was the incredible display of fair play and sportsmanship. Players from all schools showed respect for one another, competing with passion while maintaining the spirit of the game.

A huge thank you to all the teams who took part and to everyone who helped organize and run the event; it was a fantastic day of football. Congratulations to Brandles on their victory and to all our players for their commitment, effort, and continued progress. We look forward to the next tournament, where the standard is sure to rise once again!

Year 7 Work Experience

Maroon class visited McDonalds for a work experience session. Students were given aprons to wear to identify them as staff and to protect their clothes when working.  Students had the opportunity to support employees in their role when meeting and greeting customers, clearing and cleaning tables, asking if the customer required sauces for their meal or sugar for their hot drinks and saying goodbye to customers and wishing them well for the rest of their day.  Utsavi and Jospeh said their favourite part of the morning was cleaning the tables. Drake and Austin said they enjoyed greeting people at the door and talking to the customers at the counter.

Students were allowed to spend some of their reward points at the end of their shift and buy a treat for themselves, we practised what we were going to say before we ordered and then asked for our food and drink at the counter. We had another ‘Special Mission’ for Mr. Hugo and remembered to get him a latté.

Health and Social Care

In Health and Social Care, our Year 11 students have been learning about the importance of supporting the social and emotional needs of young children. Alongside completing their very own BTEC activities, the class have been working hard to produce a range of Worry Monster Boxes which have been delivered to some of our Year 7 and 8 classes this week.

The Year 11 students explained that when the younger students are feeling worried or concerned, they can write down or draw their worries on a piece of paper and then feed it to the monster.  Later, they can sit down with their teachers and talk about this worry and see how their feelings have changed. All the students and staff were so impressed with the quality of the designs and these little worry eating monsters look fabulous in their new homes!