Category: Senior

9th November 2020

The #GadsFamily was honoured to join the Mayor of Gravesham, Cllr John Caller, to pay tribute to those who lost their lives at war, in a private ceremony on Remembrance Sunday. Former Senior Cadets and now Gad’s Hill contingent instructors, Portia Hunt and Matthew Dwyer represented the school as the Mayor laid a wreath to…

14th October 2020

Final year GCSE PE students are taking part in sporting challenges as part of the practical element of the three year course. The 15-16-year-old cohort is able to choose to focus on a particular activity, including rock climbing, table tennis, trampolining and basketball – all disciplines provided by Gad’s Hill School. Each GCSE PE student…

12th October 2020

The Year nine GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition cohort demonstrated top notch kitchen knife skills in a lesson testing their professional food cutting methods. The 13 to 14-year-olds, who are in the first of the three year GCSE course, were challenged to chop carrots into complex finishes, including Julienne, Brunoise, Batonnet and Paysanne. Head of…

5th October 2020

Science teacher Miss Cannon’s pet tortoise, Tommy, has helped Year 11 students understand more about ecology, as part of a required practical element in the biology GCSE curriculum. The 15 to 16-year-olds are currently studying the adaptations, interdependence and competition module and Tommy let them see first-hand how animals, and plants, have adaptations to allow…

1st October 2020

Year eight students found out more about logic in their Computer Science lesson… by making their very own lightweight gliders! The 12-13-year-old classmates were challenged to create an algorithm (a set of instructions designed to perform a specific task) to make and fly the perfect paper aeroplane. The purpose of the session was to help…

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…