Regents Review - Summer 2026

The Regents Review Summer 2026

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

Year 10 Hospitality and Catering

students have developed their understanding of nutrition, food safety, menu planning and the hospitality and catering industry, applying their knowledge to a range of exam-style questions and scenarios. In practical lessons, students have focused on developing and refining a variety of recipes, building their confidence and

independence in the kitchen. They have practised a range of preparation and cooking techniques while considering presentation, time management and nutritional value. Through evaluating and adapting recipes, students have gained a deeper understanding of how to meet specific briefs and customer needs, helping to prepare them for future assessments.

During this term, Year 10 Hospitality and Catering

Geography students have been working hard to prepare for their mock assessments in both the theory and practical elements of the course. In theory lessons,

Future Year 7s Rise to the Challenge On the 1st July, we welcomed our future Year 7 students in for a Year 6 taster day and they were an absolute credit to themselves and their primary schools! As part of the day, students got stuck into a Geography challenge, designing and building their own earthquake-proof structures. From the moment they walked through the doors, our visitors showed amazing resilience, throwing themselves into a brand-new environment with confidence and a real willingness to have a go - testing, rethinking and rebuilding their structures with real determination. Even before officially joining us, these students were already living out our ethos of Respect, Pride, Creativity and Challenge . They showed respect for their new surroundings, staff and each other, took pride in their finished structures, brought plenty of creativity to their designs and met the challenge of building something that could withstand an earthquake with real enthusiasm and problem solving. We were so impressed with how they conducted themselves and it’s clear they’re going to fit right in. We can’t wait to welcome them properly into Year 7 in September!

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