Category: Senior

22nd September 2020

Students from years nine and ten made the most of the last of the summer sunshine by taking part in HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) in the school grounds this afternoon. As part of the 13-15 year-olds’ weekly two-hour PE lesson, today’s session included HIIT, which is a form of intense strength training, designed to improve…

7th February 2020

Gad’s GCSE art students spent a day researching and sketching at Tate Modern to gain inspiration for coursework and examinations. The 13-16 year-olds visited the modern art museum in central London, which displays British art from 1500 to today as well as international contemporary pieces. Working in groups, the cohort discussed the diverse collections and…

25th September 2019

Our Year seven students were commended on their ‘splendid behaviour’ and enthusiasm’ after a day in Canterbury, finding out more about the Medieval era. The 35-strong Shell cohort took part in The Canterbury Tales Medieval Education Day and received high praise from event organisers after taking excelling in a shield designing workshop. Head of History,…

20th September 2019

Our GCSE Food and Nutrition students’ cookery skills have been tested this term as they progress to more complex culinary challenges. The Year 10 cohort successfully produced Swiss rolls with little or no cracking – considered a complex task to master by the examination board. The 14-15 year-olds will demonstrate compulsory food preparation key skills…

18th September 2019

Our Under 13 football team battled through their first inter-school match this week. Read Head of PE, Mr Ben McDowell’s match report: Bethany Vs Gad’s Hill – 16th September 2019 The first U13 football fixture of the season took Gad’s to Bethany School where we won 6-1 this time last year. This time round though…

7th August 2019

Gad’s Hill GCSE student James Slater, 16, will represent his country in the Angling World Championships in October, after winning gold at the Home Nations final this summer. James, from Hartley, and his Junior squad finished top of the league tables in the national tournament in Ireland and will go on to compete against teams…

21st May 2019

Cadets from Gad’s Hill were honoured to represent their school at a celebration to mark the inauguration of the new Mayor of Gravesham at the weekend. Cadet Corporal Ciara Bruce and Cadet Sergeants Cicely Barnes and Libby Robinson provided the Guard of Honour and flag party at a civil service for Cllr Gurdip Ram Bungar…

17th May 2019

Our Year nine Geography class spent a day in the capital carrying-out a case study before taking a trip on the UK’s tallest and longest tunnel slide! The cohort found out more about the social, economic and environmental impacts of regeneration at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park first-hand, as part of their research into regeneration and…

10th May 2019

Y10 GCSE students enjoyed the fruits of their labour in a recent Food Preparation and Nutrition lesson. The 14 and 15-year-olds made their own fruit jam, butter and scones as part of their practical programme of studies – and hosted their very own tea party for classmates. The cohort is learning about primary and secondary…

3rd May 2019

Our Y10 Geography students will continue to build-on facts and figures found out on a recent fieldtrip today – helping to bring a double lesson on a Friday afternoon to life! The GCSE students recently took part in a three-day residential trip to Juniper Hall Fieldstudy Centre near Dorking. While there, the 13-strong cohort carried-out…