We are the champions of the Merit Competition 2021! It is with a huge amount of pride that I send out this final update for the year. We won Hawking. A massive thank you to you guys for all your sustained hard work throughout the year. We are the clear winners for 2021. It is…
Northgate students and staff warmly welcomed Breckland Council Leader, Sam Chapman-Allen and Councillors Hilary Bushell and Ian Sherwood into school recently for a very special announcement. Back in March 2020 Councillor Chapman-Allen visited the school and spoke to School Council members about his role and how he came to be on the Council. He said…
We have some incredibly talented Drama, Dance and Music students at both Northgate and Dereham Sixth Form. Former Northgate student, and current Year 12, ClaraBelle, along with current Year 13 Adam have been given incredible opportunities in the coming months to pursue their passions. Here they tell us more: ClaraBelle: ‘I am really excited…
We are pleased to introduce our July bulletin. Our bulletin this month has a special eco theme – there’s news about a recent letter we received from Sir David Attenborough, a recent shortlisting for an Environmental Practice Award, updates about the recycling programs and a new social media campaign being run by our Earth Summit…
Raising aspirations and embracing the diversity that studying a language can offer. On the 15th of June, Northgate welcomed in to school Kyle Mcclelland. He opened our minds with his energy and his many ventures, despite his young age and being a second-year undergraduate at the UEA in French and Italian. He started the day…
Northgate High School and Dereham Sixth Form staff and students have been inspired by a handwritten letter from Sir David Attenborough to do even more for the planet. In his letter he congratulates the school on ‘all [they] are doing to help deal with the problems that humanity has created on this planet’. He adds,…
Mr Lennard recently ran a competition to find History Ambassadors, which was also linked to the house competition. Every student who wanted to enter had to write a piece about their favourite monarch, considering details such as when they reigned, what they did during their reign and whether they were seen as a hero or a villain….
We are pleased to introduce our June bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates. There’s news about our Year 11 leavers day as well as a launch to a virtual Earth Summit that some of our students attended. We hope that you are able to take…
30 of our Year 7 boys have taken part in an initiative recently with Mrs Graves and Mrs Beasley. Game Changers is an initiative run by the University of East Anglia, designed to encourage Year 7 boys to focus on their aspirations and potential as future university students. The sessions covered topics such as degree…
We were very proud to hold our Brilliant Club Graduation at Northgate High School on Wednesday 5th May. A small group of Year 9 students have been following the Brilliant Club course, in partnership with John Innes Centre, UEA and University of Cambridge. Due to Covid, the students have had to work throughout lockdown on a…
We are pleased to introduce our April bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates. There are further lockdown challenge pictures, news of our Pi Day challenges and Comic Relief non-uniform total. We hope that you are able to take some time to have a look at…
We are pleased to introduce our March bulletin. Our bulletin this month is a picture special with so many photos from student and staff entries for the Lockdown House Challenges. We have been so impressed by the number of entries received and have enjoyed sharing them on our social media platforms. We hope that you…
We are pleased to introduce our January bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates. There’s news of competitions in Computing and Maths as well as new Year 7 Ambassador schemes in Geography and Computing. We hope that you are able to take some time to have…
2020 has been a challenging year for all of us. Norfolk County Council have created a Winter Well Being pack to help you relax and take time for YOU during the festive period. There is lots of information included which may be useful; wellness, how to relax, mindfulness, a Christmas bake, craft and more. Please…
We are pleased to introduce our December bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates. There’s news of our recent Environmental Practice Award shortlisting at the Education Business Awards as well as updates on Anti-Bullying week and our fundraising efforts for Children In Need. We hope that…
We are pleased to introduce our November bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including a welcome to our new Head Boy and Head Girl team and information regarding Year 11’s next steps and the Dereham Sixth Form Virtual Open Evening. We hope that you are…
We are pleased to introduce our October bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including a welcome to new staff, lockdown in the ELF, recycling updates and comments from Year 7s after their first few weeks. We hope that you are able to take some time…
Due to Coronavirus, we were unable to hold our annual end of year celebration assemblies for our students. As an alternative, a number of our Heads of Year have taken the assembly online, and presented in a virtual capacity. Links can be found below for Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9: Year 7 Celebration…
In order to support parents/carers during this time of home learning, we have collated into a single document our practice for sharing learning activities with you and your child, alongside guidance, support and resources from our school and the Department of Education. Home Learning: Northgate Home Learning Update
We are pleased to introduce our April bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, photos, tweets and merit update. There’s news about our recent win at the Norwich and Norfolk Eco Awards and the Subsea UK National STEM competition We hope…
Thursday 5th March saw members of Northgate High School’s Environment Team and School Council, alongside Dr Hone and Mrs Galley, Heads of School, Miss Theobald, School Council Coordinator and Mr MacDonald, Alternative provisions Coordinator, head to St Andrew’s Hall for the Norwich and Norfolk Eco Awards 2020. The Eco Awards recognises unsung environmental…
Back in November a team of Year 9s entered a STEM robot competition in Norwich. They were named Regional winners and as well as receiving a special trophy, they were invited to take part in the National competition in Aberdeen. The team comprised of Keira-Mai, Prisha, Connor, Dylan, Lewis and Maddison, alongside Mrs Simms and…
We are pleased to introduce our March bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update and House update. There’s news about our recent Eco Champion status as well as recent Maths Challenge successes. We hope that…
Northgate High School, has been awarded the Eco Champion Mark in recognition of the work the school has delivered through its ‘War on Plastics’ campaign. The school earned the mark for its impressive work in enlisting the wider community to support its successful pen and crisp packet recycling initiatives, as well as its Bottle Free…
We are pleased to introduce our February bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update and House update. There’s news about our Year 7s and their goals and aspirations presentations as well as updates on the…
We are pleased to introduce our January bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update and House update. There’s news about our School Council initiative launching on our return – ‘Bottle Free Friday’ and a review…
We are pleased to introduce our December bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update and House update. There’s news about our fundraising and awareness week for Norfolk and Waveney MIND as well as National Anti-Bullying…
Tuesday 12th November saw Northgate welcome back the Class of 2019 for the annual GCSE Presentation Evening. A chance to celebrate the achievements of our former Year 11s and present them with GCSE certificates, subject prizes and community prizes. The evening was hosted by Heads of School, Dr Hone and Mrs Galley who talked about…
We are pleased to introduce our November bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update and House update. There’s news about our recent Open Evening as well as Northgate students making their mark in the UK…
We are pleased to introduce our October bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update, House competition update, what the Team Councils and School Council have been up to and more. There’s news about our GCSE…
We are pleased to introduce our September bulletin. In our bumper edition bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, getting to know you, photos, tweets, merit update, House competition update, what the Team Councils and School Council have been up to and…
Wednesday 3rd July saw Northgate come together for the annual Sports Day. Bright sunshine and a slight breeze, the conditions were perfect for some quick races. The morning session included some of the field events such as discus, shot, javelin and high jump as well as a few track events such as 800m, 1500m and…
We are pleased to introduce our July bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update and House update. There’s news about our upcoming Community Day and our very special Sports Awards Evening. We hope that you…
We are pleased to introduce our June bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update and House update. There’s news about our outgoing Head Boy and Head Girl’s last special engagement and a recently launched House…
We are pleased to introduce our May bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, photos, tweets, merit update, House competition update, what the Team Councils and School Council have been up to and more. There’s news about our new…
School Council members continue to be involved in meetings with Mark, the Operations Manager for Edwards and Blake and Alan, Café North manager, to discuss menu options for Northgate. We are pleased to introduce the latest menu which runs on a 3 week cycle. If you have any points you wish to pass on regarding…
Thursday 28th March saw members of Northgate High School’s Council attend the Norwich and Norfolk Eco Awards held at St Andrew’s Hall in Norwich. They were supported by Mr Mason, Head of School, Mrs Galley, Deputy Head of School, Mr MacDonald, Miss Theobald and Dereham Mayor, Hilary Bushell. The Norwich and Norfolk Eco Awards recognises…
We are pleased to introduce our April bulletin. In our bulletin this month you will find out all sorts of information and updates including links to recent blogs, upcoming events, getting to know you, photos, tweets, merit update, House competition update, what the Team Councils and School Council have been up to and more. There’s…
Thank you to Barbara D’Arts and Michael Rose from Dementia Friendly Dereham for speaking to our Year 7 and 8 students in their assembly this morning (Tuesday 19th March). Our visitors explained to students about Dementia and the work that the group are doing in the local community to help people effected. We are also…
