It was a pleasure to welcome Educatius educators from across the UK, Italy, Germany, France and the Czech Republic to Crossley Heath.

Our visitors had the chance to meet our fantastic students and experience school life first-hand. Walking around at lunchtime, it was brilliant to see our students in action, performing music, confidently speaking in French and German, and even demonstrating how to solve a Rubik’s cube in just 15 seconds!

A fantastic showcase of the talent, confidence and global outlook of our students.

We look forward to building on these connections and are excited to welcome our European exchange students in September.

One of the final, and potentially decisive, House competitions of the year took place just before Easter, as students went head-to-head in our exciting House Debating Competition.

Teams delivered thoughtful, well-researched and highly engaging debates on big issues. Kings and Savile tackled the question of whether lynx should be reintroduced to the UK, while Porter and Queens debated whether the voting age should be lowered to 16.

A huge well done to all students who prepared, rehearsed and spoke with such confidence and persuasion:

Kings: Gauri, Arnav, Hana

Queens: Advaita, Dani, Sriven

Porter: Reeti, Aaban, Jannat

Savile: Joanna, Becca, Ansh

The standard was incredibly high, but special congratulations go to Kings, who scored the highest and are our House Debating Champions!

An excellent showcase of teamwork, critical thinking and public speaking across all houses

We are incredibly proud of Toby, Meimei Tat, Leo Tat and Rose Cufflin, who have been selected by Calderdale Music to perform with the prestigious English Chamber Orchestra at the Victoria Theatre on Monday 22nd June.

Rehearsals are already underway, and it is a fantastic achievement for all four students to have been chosen for this exciting opportunity.

A special mention goes to Toby, who will be performing on percussion as part of the concert.

The performance is free to attend, and we would love to see members of our Crossley Heath community supporting these talented young musicians.

 Beyond the Lark
 Victoria Theatre, Halifax
 Monday 22nd June

Anyone wishing to attend and support our students should see Mr Nimmo for a ticket code.

Good luck to Toby, Meimei, Leo and Rose, we know you'll do us proud!

A huge congratulations to Isobel, who has taken on the Scratch Post Challenge for the fifth year running and achieved her best result yet!

This year, Isobel smashed her previous record, completing the ascent and descent in an incredible 4 minutes 50 seconds. With only a few participants waiting, she was even offered the chance to have a second attempt and bravely tackled the more difficult route, completing it in just over 6 minutes.

Standing at 28 metres high, the Scratch Post is the tallest man-made outdoor climbing wall in the country, making this achievement even more impressive.

As well as pushing herself to new heights, Isobel has also raised an amazing £120 for the Halifax and Huddersfield branch of the RSPCA through her efforts.

We are incredibly proud of Isobel’s determination, courage and commitment to supporting a great cause. Well done, Isobel.

All of our newly-appointed Year 12 student leaders took part in a 2-hour Advanced Public Speaking workshop delivered by public speaking coach and expert, Thomas Skehan, from The English Speaking Union.

The students discussed the importance of public speaking, the characteristics of effective public speaking and then practised their skills through a variety of games, activities and presentations.

It will be exciting to see these students using and developing their oracy skills over the coming months in assemblies, lessons, presentations and events and as they embark upon their leadership roles.

Our Year 8 students have been having a fantastic time at Caythorpe Court, taking part in a range of exciting team-building activities and challenges.

From working together to solve problems to stepping outside their comfort zones, students have shown great teamwork, resilience and enthusiasm throughout the residential. The weather has also been kind to them, making it even easier to enjoy all the outdoor activities on offer!

It’s been wonderful to see friendships strengthened, confidence grow and so many smiles along the way.

We hope everyone continues to have an amazing time and creates memories that will last for years to come!