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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…

It’s great to see a number of Northgate students take part in different activities and competitions during their time at the school. Bonnie, Year 8, tells us about a recent competition some of our STEM club students took part in: ‘On Thursday 7th February Mr Malin and Mr Logan took the Northgate Neurons to an...

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…

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…

Our STEM club at Northgate goes from strength to strength, running on a Tuesday after school in SC5. There are lots of exciting activities taking place each week and sometimes competitions for our students to take part in. Six Year 9s were recently chosen by teachers in the Science Department to take part in a...

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…

Our GCSE Art and Design students have the opportunity during their 2 year courses to visit various exhibitions, allowing them to experience and see different types of art. This often gives them inspiration for their own pieces of artwork once back in school. Anne, Year 11, who studies Fine Art tells us about a recent...

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…

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…

Friday 27th September saw teams from Garvestone, Beetley St Mary’s, Thomas Bullock, Beeston, Scarning, Mattishall, North Elmham, Yaxham and Dereham descend on Northgate for the 3rd annual Primary Team Maths Challenge. Teams of 4 made up of either Year 5 students, Year 6 students or a mix, were all set for the competition with three...

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…

During the summer holidays, many of our Year 7 students spent a week in school for our Flying Start Summer School. The week, which took place from 5th to 9th August, was an opportunity for the students to make new friends, get used to the school environment and experience some fun and engaging sessions to...

We’ve previously featured Year 8s Ruby Syer in Facebook posts, tracking her successes in tennis. It’s been a busy time for her over the last few months. She’s taken a bit of time out to tell us about her love of tennis. “I’ve been playing tennis since the age of 5, and I’m now 12....

At the end of the year, Year 9 students were given a challenge: to build the tallest tower using just straws and cellotape.  However, there was a catch. The tower also had to hold a 180g bag of Haribo, but students were not allowed to test their tower during the lesson. Split into House teams...

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,…

Members of the School Council had a unique opportunity to sit in on one of Breckland Council’s meetings on Thursday 18th July. Invited, by Councillor Hilary Bushell, on arrival they were met by Democratic Services Team Leader Teresa Smith. There was a quick photo with the Councillors for the raising of the Norfolk Day flag…

Le CiNé Club review their final film of the year in our latest blog. They are looking forward to more films in the Autumn term. If you are interested in joining Le CiNé Club please see Mrs Sutcliffe. Recently we enjoyed another great film in cinema club. Omar Sy of “Les Intouchables” became the unlikely father of…

Northgate has a rich history of running a very successful Spanish exchange. Starting back in 1995, this year’s exchange was once again organised by Mr Everett, Head of Modern Foreign Languages and attended by Mrs O’Grady from the Sixth Form. In March we welcomed students over from Spain, inviting them into typical Northgate lessons as…

Tuesday 9th July saw Mrs Smith, Mrs Clay and Miss Titchen joined by students from Toftwood Junior School and Garvestone Primary School to take part in our first Mathematical Measurement day. The day was designed to build understanding of place value and measurement in a fun and competitive environment. The students were split into learning...

A number of our staff at Northgate have the opportunity to visit primary schools throughout the year and work with their students and teachers in their particular subject area. Mrs Sutcliffe, from our Modern Foreign Languages Department, recently visited Hockering Primary School – here is what she has to say: ‘On Friday the 5th of…

Two teams of Year 9 students headed to City of Norwich School on Wednesday 10th July to compete in the Year 9 Summer Snack Maths competition. This is the first time the competition has been held for Year 9s and is based on the Year 10 Maths Feast, organised by the Advanced Maths Support Programme….

On Tuesday 18th June, author Alex Scarrow visited Northgate. Alex is an author from Norwich who has written a number of best-selling and award winning children’s, teen and young adult books, including the TimeRiders series, Re-Made, and many more. While at Northgate, Alex ran two workshop sessions: one with a group of Year 7s and…

Thursday 20th June saw four Year 8 students attend an Inter-Schools Maths Quiz at the UEA. Held in the Enterprise building at the UEA, Northgate’s team of Rhys, Josh, Keira and Tobie were up against 9 other teams from across Norfolk. Here they tell us about the day: ‘In the first round we were up against…