Year: 2026
SATRO Problem Solving Challenge
Our pupils attended the SATRO Problem Solving Challenge on the 12th February at St Bede’s school. All of our teams podium finished, with the KS4 team (year 10) coming 3rd, the KS3 team (year 8) coming 1st, and our KS5 team (year 12) coming first also with the best score of the evening. Our winning teams…
House Shout 📣 The Castle Theatre came alive with an outstanding afternoon of entertainment yesterday as our House teams took to the stage for the annual House Shout competition. Inspired by this year’s theme of the 1990s, the performances were filled with energy, creativity and plenty of fun. Congratulations to St Georges, who were awarded…
World War 2 Cross Curricular Day
Year 9 students recently enjoyed the opportunity of participating in a World War 2 themed cross curricular day. Organised by the history department, the day involved students engaging with different aspects of the Second World War in sessions run by different subject departments. Some of the activities were making and flying model aeroplanes in Design…
Box Clever Theatre Company Wows Year 11 with Performance of ‘Macbeth’
On the 20th January, Year 11 welcomed the Box Clever Theatre Company to Dunottar. Three actors took different roles to perform a 60-minute long, action-packed adaptation of ‘Macbeth’. The play is an examined text for GCSE English literature, and the aim of the performance was to help students to consolidate their knowledge of the characters,…
Christian Foley Runs Rap Quotation Workshops with Year 10
On Wednesday 14th January, poet, author, and educator Christian Foley delivered a series of workshops to Year 10 students. A published writer and editor, Christian Foley is known for integrating poetry and rap into educational settings, working with young people nationally and internationally in schools. He has performed his poetry on BBC Radio and at various…
History Students Take Part in Holocaust UK’s Testimony 360 Project
Today, some of our Year 10 and Year 12 history students took part in the development of the @holocaustuk‘s Testimony 360 project, participating in online beta testing of Holocaust survivor John Dobai’s interactive testimony. Testimony 360 is a free digital educational programme that combines recorded eyewitness testimony with virtual reality, transforming how students can access and…
The Spring Term Begins!
✨ A new term begins! ✨ We’re excited to welcome our students back after a well-deserved Christmas break. The school is full of energy again, and we can’t wait to see what the new term brings — fresh starts, new goals and plenty of opportunities. Here’s to a fantastic start to the year! 💫
