03.05.2018 Penrice Live on the WOW Show Penrice Academy takes part in pilot episode of brand new careers show On Wednesday 2nd May 2018, Penrice Academy was one of only two schools in the country who took part in a Google Hangout, as part of the pilot of a new careers information initiative. The interactive magazine show – the WOW Show –… Read more »
15.03.2018 Shelter for the Homeless ‘Shelter is more than just a roof – it’s a home. It’s the foundation for life, for families, for communities, for peace.’-Shelter Box. by Charlie, Ella, Hannah, Issy and Kim Pictured: “What is Home to You?” – a display made by Penrice Students On the 8th of November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan hit portions of South… Read more »
15.03.2018 Interview: MasterChef’s Kate Attlee Kate went to Penrice from 1999 to 2003 and was Head Girl in her last year. She recently starred on BBC MasterChef where she reached the Quarter Finals! The Media Team’s Sam caught up with Kate on Twitter for School Report. Hi Kate, I’m Sam from Year 8! Thanks for talking to me for School… Read more »
15.03.2018 Feminism: The Year of Empowerment Feminism: The advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of equality for both sexes. by Erin, Emily, Emily and Izzy Feminism is often mistaken as discrimination against men. It is a nationwide and common subject that both young and old have a passion for. However, the delusion that feminists view men as controlling, superior and… Read more »
15.03.2018 Keeping Healthy and Safe By Abi, Gracie & Izzy We decided to focus our BBC School Report on keeping healthy and safe. We have been investigating how first aid is used in Penrice Academy and interviewing teachers and students regarding how importance this is. Our research led us to find out that 80% of heart problems happen when you… Read more »
15.03.2018 Mental Health Awareness at Penrice by Tilly and Amber Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week. Mental health issues are a very real problem. Penrice helps support students with mental health issues,… Read more »
15.03.2018 Exploring Polluted Waters Josh, Harry and Joe, students from Penrice, investigate water pollution, it’s serious impact on marine life and why it is important to protect it. Some shocking facts: 100,000 marine creatures a year die from plastic entanglement and these are the only ones found. There is more micro plastic in the in ocean than there are… Read more »
15.03.2018 How We Handle Snow Is snow really that good? By Ben Snow can be very fun, but people do not always acknowledge the other side of the story. On the days of heavy snowfall during March, students across the country got some extra days off when schools decided to close; whole days for making snowmen, sledging and duvet days… Read more »
15.03.2018 Upcoming: Romeo and Juliet by Molly and Tia Pictured: Erin and Jude, two members of the cast. Today we interviewed some of the Romeo and Juliet cast to see how they are coping with the new play. Edie, Sadie and Ebony were all interviewed and said: “It was very hard at the start to learn the words as it’s… Read more »
15.03.2018 A Brief History of Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking was one of the world’s best physicists along with Einstein. He died on Wednesday 14th March 2018 at the age of 76. He’s most famous for discovering that black holes emit radiation, which can be detected using special instrumentation. Fact file: January 8th 1942- Stephen Hawking was born 1952- Attends St Albans school… Read more »