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….
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…
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…
Friday 13th March saw the Maths Department celebrate Pi Day (a day early). Pi Day falls on the 14th March every year due to the first 3 digits in pi – 3.14. All classes throughout the week were shown a video by David Thomas, recorded especially for Northgate. David broke the Guinness World Record in…
We look forward to welcoming visitors and speakers to Northgate throughout the year. On Tuesday 19th March over 40 of our Team Council and School Council members were invited to a talk by Breckland Council Leader, Sam Chapman Allen. Sam gave a bit of an insight into his background: when he was at school he…
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…
On Thursday 6th February, we held a Harry Potter Book Night Event after school in the Learning Hub. Harry Potter Book Night is a worldwide celebration of the wizarding world and a chance for fans to come together and share their love of the series. This year the theme for the event was the TriWizard…
Friday 7th February saw the whole of Year 7 come together for the annual Number Day activities. Earlier in the half term Miss Theobald from the Maths department spoke to Year 7 in an assembly about the important work that the NSPCC and Childline do. She showed the video below which explains a little what…
In early January Mr Everett took ten Year 9 pupils to a Modern and Medieval Languages Day at Cambridge University. He commented, ‘From my perspective, it was great to see how our pupils interacted with the University language teachers and the Cambridge University students. They were genuinely interested, asking questions and making sure they got…
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…
During their GCSE course, our Geographers have the opportunity to go on different fieldtrips. The most recent one saw our Year 11s head to Winterton-on-Sea. Dr Barrett, Head of Geography, tells us more: ‘On the 7th and 8th November we travelled along the A47 to the sand dunes at Winterton. We were trying to work…
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…
On Tuesday 19th November, 14 students from Year 10 along with Year 12 and Year 13 Further Maths students from Dereham Sixth Form headed to the Open Venue in Norwich with Mr Lound, Mr Atkin and Miss Theobald for the 4th annual Michaelmas Mathematics Symposium, hosted by the Norwich School. Hundreds of students and teachers…
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…
Year 9 student Robyn recently had a dramatic haircut, and below she tells us more about why she decided to get it cut. “I was a bit fed up with having long hair and my friend Paige playing with it all the time! Then I saw some pictures on Social Media of people with Cancer…
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…
Many of our students at Northgate have interests and hobbies outside of school whether this be in sport, drama, music, uniformed groups or something else. It’s always lovely to hear about what they get up to and their achievements. Reece, Year 7, tells us a bit more about his love for golf and how he…
In a number of GCSE subjects, students have the opportunity to visit various exhibitions and attractions to help with their studies. Fine Art and textiles are a perfect example of this with a recent trip to the Botanic Garden at Cambridge University. Mrs Mottley, Head of Design commented, Our Year 10 Fine Artists and Textiles…
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…
A fantastic partnership has grown between Solana UK and with schools across Norfolk. In 2017 Northgate High School won the trophy presented by Mr Craig Stephens, Managing Director of Solana UK. It was with the encouragement of Mr MacDonald, who supervises the External Learning Facility (ELF), that students across other schools would get involved. The…
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…
Over the course of the year there have been a variety of ways students have been able to contribute to the House competition, whether this has been through earning merits, gaining House tokens for being good Northgate citizens, taking part in subject house competitions, House matches in a number of sports or sports day. This…
In June lots of our Year 8 students had the chance to visit the Brecon Beacons on a residential trip. Lewis, Freya and Ryan tell us about their adventures: ‘On Friday 21st June we went to the Brecon Beacons in Wales. We did lots of different activities which included high ropes, zip wires, archery targets,…
