Community Activities Open Evening
Our Community Activities open Evening for courses during Autumn 2010 will take place on Wednesday 8th September between 6.30 and 8.00pm in our school's Main Hall. Why not come along and meet the Tutors and find out more about the courses on offer.
Specialist School Status
From September 1st 2009 Astley Community High School is designated as a specialist school as part of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.Our chosen specialism is Mathematics and Computing/ICT. We are delighted to have gained this status. It is in recognition of the high standard of provision within those subject areas which now lead on raising the standards even further across the whole school.
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Students praised for their care in the community
Two Sixth Form students from Astley Community High School have been praised for their care in the community, as they helped an elderly woman in Delaval earlier this month- a true testament to their strong morality.
Katie Simpson, 16 and Cassy Park, 17, both in year 12 at Astley, were on their way back to school from Astley Park when they spotted Mrs. Jean Hall wandering around the park, looking confused and in need of some help. After approaching her, they learnt she had fallen over a number of times and suffered cuts to her face and hands. Noting her distress, they started to help take Mrs Hall, in her 80s, home safely.
Disorientated, hurt and continuing to fall despite the girls holding her up, Cassie ran to alert Mrs. Hall’s son Nigel of the incident while Katie stayed and tried to comfort the worried elderly woman. After her son arrived, Mrs. Hall was taken to Rake Lane hospital where she has been receiving treatment for a broken hip over the past 2 weeks.
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West Side Story Performance
On 1st March 20 of our year nine and ten students along with pupils from 12 other schools, took part in a narrated performance of West Side Story.
Last year the musical celebrated its 50th anniversary, and some of our students participated in a project organised by Northumbria University. The aim of the project was to draw on the themes in the story to raise awareness of issues facing young people today.
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