Luca ‘The Fish’
This weekend Luca swam 500m without stopping! He did this for the charity ‘Polar Bears’ as part of an annual event. Well done Luca, we are all proud of you!
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 20 November 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
Our very own car!
Today we were given our very own car to inspect. This car was an absolute ‘banger’ and would totally fail its MOT! We learnt how to identify lots of car parts which is useful in our preparation for adulthood.
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 14 November 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
Sixth form STEM
In today’s STEM we were set a fine motor challenge. We had to build a tower to see who could get ‘Pam’ the highest. We demonstrated resilience and resilience every time our tower fell, we simply started again!
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 9 November 2023
Preparation for adulthood
Today in 5I we put on our coats and walked to the shops. Each student had to ask the shop assistant to buy a stamp. Then we had to put the stamp on the correct place of the envelope. Then we walked to the postbox, practising our road safety and successfully posted a letter to ourselves! Will it…
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 9 November 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
Who let them drive?
Today at Blackpool and The Fylde College we pretended to be car inspectors conducting an MOT. We also had good fun pretending to drive!
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 7 November 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
Harvest Contributions
It that time of year where we are asking for donations for Harvest. Luca in 5I has already made a contribution which will go to a worthwhile local charity. Please feel free to send in:
Tins, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant and other non-perishable items.
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 16 October 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
Car Mechanics at Blackpool Fylde College
This week we recapped our sanding skills and then built upon this by learning how to finely fill a dent in a car. Lastly we played a game - fastest to assemble a spray gun!
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 10 October 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
The Future
5I have been preparing for adulthood by thinking about the future. We learnt about some of the options we have and each student identified which one they preferred. Whilst our goals and options may change, it is good to think about the future periodically and review it. Feel free to have this…
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 28 September 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
Aspirations for the future
Today in 5I we spoke about our future, in particular, our aspirations. Each student chose an aspiration for their future. We then made our 'Aspiration Tree', with easily accessible aspirations for all to work towards. Aaron has chosen 'To work in a hoover…
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 28 September 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
Labelling a spray gun @ Car Bodywork BFC
As part of their external college placement, the ‘Car Bodywork’ group attended Blackpool and The Fylde College. Previously they had sanded down a car panel. This week they learnt about the component parts of a spraygun in preparation for spraying that panel next week. They were encouraged to take…
Posted by /blog/author/donnai/page:2 on 19 September 2023
Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024