Introduction to Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for Year 9

You are invited to a meeting for parents and students on Tuesday 9th March 2010 at 7.00pm in the School Hall. Further details, if required, are available from Mr Jackson.   … [Read more...]

Headmaster’s Article about League Tables – Yorkshire Post, 20th January

The following article appeared in the Yorkshire Post's education section on Saturday 20th January.  It certainly seemed to strike a chord with parents and friends of Silcoates because it … [Read more...]

Lower 6th Careers Testing, Friday 29th January

On Friday 29th January, all members of the Lower 6th will be completing an online questionnaire which matches students' interests and abilities to degree, foundation degree, HND or Dip HE courses. The … [Read more...]

Help for Haiti

As you may be aware from your children, we have decided to move the Own Clothes Day for this term to Friday 29th January.  We have also changed the focus of our fundraising to offer our support … [Read more...]

Table Tennis Success for James

On 24th January, James Hobson from Year 6 took part in a table tennis tournament in Blackpool.  The tournament was open to all-comers and the standard was high.  James participated in the … [Read more...]

Cookery Club – Year 7

This term's Cookery Club is attended by some of our Year 7 pupils, who last week started by preparing fresh fruit salad, and yesterday made leek and potato soup.  … [Read more...]

Senior Musicians at St. Hilda’s

The musicians who performed at Sunny Hill last week visited St. Hilda's School this week.  The fantastic surroundings of the chapel brought out very good performances, especially with the … [Read more...]

Sisters at the Velodrome

Pictured here are sisters Jessica and Lauren O'Brien (Year 8 and Year 10) competing at the Velodrome in Manchester in front of 4,000 people last weekend.  The event was called the 'Revolution' … [Read more...]

Silcoates School best ‘Value Added’ in Wakefield League Tables

The Headmaster says: "I am delighted that for the second year in a row Silcoates School has topped the tables with its 'value added' measure.  I was so pleased to see it introduced last year … [Read more...]

Tara Blick supporting Macmillan Cancer Support

Charitable Sixth Form student, Tara Blick, is organising her 18th birthday celebrations at Oulton Hall to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.  Any gifts she receives will be auctioned in … [Read more...]