Benefits of Fishing with the EP Pupils

 Fishing sessions have been an important part of the Engagement Pathways team’s work, giving pupils the chance to try and build skills in angling. Through regular sessions, pupils are introduced to fishing in a safe and supportive environment, helping them feel comfortable taking part.

As pupils gain experience, many grow from beginners into confident participants who can use equipment, understand techniques, and feel proud of what they achieve. This progress builds confidence and helps keep them engaged.

Fishing also helps pupils develop important skills such as patience, concentration, and resilience. It encourages them to focus and problem-solve, while also supporting teamwork and communication. For pupils who find the classroom challenging, fishing provides a different way to succeed and build self-esteem.

Spending time outdoors also adds to these benefits. The calm, natural environment helps pupils relax, reduce stress, and support their wellbeing.

Offsite Personal Development

 As part of their personalised timetables, pupils on the school’s Engagement Pathways all benefit from the opportunity to engage with some form of Personal Development.

Previously referred to as ‘Engagement’, Personal Development allows pupils to learn new skills individualised to their needs, gain new experiences that will benefit them in their education and future employment and help them to enjoy school in a non-traditional way, which they may have previously struggled with.

Some examples of this include:

 

Pupils going to the shop to buy supplies for future projects, this helps them to learn about budgeting and interacting with others.

Outdoor activities in the New Forest or large wooded areas that helps pupils to learn about and engage with nature in ways they may not have previously had the opportunity to.

Trips to museums and car showrooms which are tremendously beneficial for pupil’s education and building a better relationship with their schooling

Recent Dishes at Morris House

 The boys on Engagement Pathways have been cooking some great dishes over the last few terms. 

It is always interesting to see the things they come up with to share with family and friends.

A highlight was a beautiful Kinder Bueno cheesecake! 

   
There have been some good demonstrations of knife skills and other useful utensils in the kitchen.  

We also experimented with cooking mackerel in the tin, which was a fun experiment and a different way to cook something!

Rewards Cooking With Mr Tunkara

 Rewards Cooking With Mr Tunkara

Over the past few weeks, some of the boys have been cashing their rewards points in that they have earned lesson by lesson on a cooking session with Mr T.

PE Health and Fitness Heart Dissections

    

Year 10 Health and Fitness NCFE

-To try and give the pupils on the Health and Fitness course in Year 10, we have been dissecting a lambs heart.

-It gives the pupils an opportunity to see the size similarity with the human heart as well as the different parts and how strong the blood vessels and valves are that help keep your heart beating from when it develops in the uterus in early pregnancy

 

National Year of Reading 2026

 📚National year of Reading 📚

What is it?

In January the Department of Education announced that 2026 will be the National year of Reading, As a school we are taking part in this throughout 2026 and the theme for the year is 'Go all in'. It is a year to celebrate all different stories, authors and all things book related.

What does it mean for us? 

There will be a variety of book/story related events that happen in school throughout the year, from World Book day, themed days, story writing competions, Manga drawing in Art and lots of other cross- curricular activities. 

Why you should care?

If you are already a reader this is an exciting year to enjoy lots of new stories and continue to develop a love for stories.  If you don't like reading that is okay, but this year is a chance to try a variety of genres of new stories as well as experience different ways of hearing/telling them.

No Limits Visit: Exploring Drugs and Their Effects

This week, KS4 students took part in a No Limits workshop focused on drug awareness, health, and safety. The session encouraged open discussion, questions, and learning in a safe, non-judgemental environment.

Exploring the Drugs Box

Students explored the Drugs Box, which helps explain different classes of drugs and how they affect the body. A key focus was understanding the risks of illegal drugs, particularly how mixing drugs with alcohol can greatly increase the risk of serious harm.

Health, Safety, and the Law

The session also covered important health and legal information, including:

• Why it’s safe to be honest with healthcare workers about drug use
• The legal consequences of carrying, making, or supplying illegal drugs
• Short-term and long-term health effects of substances such as alcohol, nicotine, ketamine, and steroids
• The dangers of sharing needles and the risk of serious infections
• What to do in an emergency, including if someone passes out due to alcohol

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Interactive Kahoot Quiz

To check understanding, students took part in an interactive Kahoot quiz. Questions covered topics such as vaping, mixing substances, recognising risk, and knowing when and how to get help. The quiz encouraged engagement while reinforcing key safety messages.

Why Do People Use Substances?

An important part of the discussion explored why people may use drugs or substances. Students shared thoughtful ideas, including:

• Curiosity and peer pressure
• Social reasons or boredom
• Mental health and coping with stress
• Wanting to fit in or look a certain way
• Influence from social media or celebrities
• Performance enhancement
• Addiction or habit

This helped students understand that substance use often has complex reasons, and that support and education are essential.

The Winners! 

Key Takeaway

The No Limits Visit helped students build knowledge, ask questions, and develop skills to make safer, informed choices. The session reinforced the message that help is always available and that understanding the risks can protect both ourselves and others.

We thank the No Limits team for delivering another engaging and informative session.

Thank you Gerson, Sal and Emma!

GCSE PE- Practical Lessons

 

Our Year 11 boys are working very hard through this second term. In our practical PE lessons we have been implementing the topics of the coursework and created a circuit based on Muscular Endurance and Coordination.

These two topics will have the boys using and improving their motor skills, improving their muscualr fatigue and testing their mental strength. Here we have class 4PR and 4NT showcasing their skills.