Battlefields Artwork

Battlefields Artwork

During the recent battlefields trip Third Form pupils toured the French and Belgian countryside, visiting graveyards, battlefields and memorial sites. On their return to School, the pupils were asked to compose paintings which emulated their experience, conveying the...
Third Form Battlefields trip

Third Form Battlefields trip

The first stop on the Third Form Battlefields trip was in Poperinge, where pupils visited Talbot House – a ‘home from home’ for servicemen – and the Death Cell, where we learnt about the chilling consequences for soldiers who were court-martialled. Pupils then visited...
Ascending New Heights in Enlightenment Lecture

Ascending New Heights in Enlightenment Lecture

Sixth Form students were joined by our Third Form Scholars for the latest Enlightenment Lecture, delivered by expert climber and explorer, Stuart McAleese. Pupils were transported away from the lightly snow-dusted grounds of Cokethorpe School, to the heavily...
History is Written by the Victor

History is Written by the Victor

We are thrilled to share with you that Third Form pupil, Freya (Queen Anne) has won ‘best story’ in a prestigious national ‘Write your own Historical Fiction’ competition run by the Historical Association. Freya wrote a piece entitled ‘The Disaster’. Judge Tony...
The Battlefields in Belgium

The Battlefields in Belgium

Third Form pupils embarked on an emotive and poignant visit to the First World War battlefields in Belgium. As they crossed into Belgium, pupils were reminded that the journey they were completing would have been the same route completed by soldiers arriving at the...
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