5 June 2023
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Year 10 Students win Silver and Bronze in Worldwide Competition

Congratulations to all our Year 10 students who took part in the UKBC Biology Challenge and to our eight award winning students.

22 May 2023
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CHS is Full of Life

In our Science Club, Key Stage 3 students were able to investigate the wide variety of insects and other creatures around the School site.

2 May 2023
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Conclusion of A Level Chemistry Practicals

Our Year 13 A Level Chemists carried out their final practical at the end of April and Dr Jones was once again really pleased with their work.

29 March 2023
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Joseph's Poster Takes Top Spot

Joseph P's fantastic 'Tracking the Links' poster won first prize in our Science team's British Science Week Connections Poster competition

15 March 2023
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Science Club Students Build a Battery

Our Science Club students took part in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Global Battery Experiment in March.

15 March 2023
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Investigating Ventilation

To help give them a greater understanding of the ventilation system in mammals, our Year 12 Biologists performed a lung dissection.

14 March 2023
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Design a Poster for British Science Week

We are challenging Key Stage 3 students to design a Connections themed poster for British Science Week 2023.

6 March 2023
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Screaming Sweeties

Year 7 Science students enjoyed watching Ms Figiel’s Screaming Jelly Baby experiment.

2 March 2023
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Something for Everyone in CHS National Careers Week Events

National Careers Week is 6th to 11th March and we have a series of events running each lunchtime enabling students in all years to access information and advice from employers and our own careers experts.

27 February 2023
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Practical Makes Perfect

Practical lessons help to give students a much better understanding of the topics they study.

17 February 2023
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Model Students

Our Year 12 students used models to show their learning in Biology

16 February 2023
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Biologists find Sweet Inspiration

Ms Figiel's Year 11 Biologists have been studying the structure of DNA and used sweets to make models to help them understand and remember it.

16 February 2023
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Practical Work helps Students Remember

Ms Figiel's Year 10 Scientists used the information they learned in class to help them correctly identify different parts of the heart

16 February 2023
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A Testing Time for Students

Ms Figiel's Year 8 Scientists are testing food samples as part of their 'Alive and Kicking' topic.

16 February 2023
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Fizztastic Fun in Science Club

Students had great fun making and testing bath bombs in our KS3 Science Club.

9 February 2023
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Sixth Form Biologists Investigate Conservation, Education and Rain Forest Preservation

In February our Year 12 Biologists visited Chester Zoo to investigate the role that zoos play in the conservation of species, and learn more about the impact of oil palm plantations on deforestation.

8 February 2023
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Counting Crows (and Other Birds)

Year 7 students counted the birds they could see on our Box Lane site as part of the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch in February

31 January 2023
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Braving the Weather for the Bugs

Our Eco Club students braved the January weather to collect materials for their Bug Hotels.

18 January 2023
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Eco Club will make School Spaces Greener and Cleaner Places

All students are invited to join our new Eco Club, which will run every Tuesday from 3-4pm.

12 January 2023
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Bring a Scientist to School Day

We welcomed a group of Scientists in to school in January to enlighted students as to the vast range of careers opened up by studying the Sciences.

15 November 2022
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Modelling our Airways

As part of the Alive and Kicking topic, students modelled the human ventilation system.

15 November 2022
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Young Scientists Save Dr Buchan's Supper!

Our Key Stage 3 Science Club students used their creativity and Science knowledge to keep Dr Buchan's eggs safe!

10 November 2022
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Shining a Light on A Level Physics Study

Our A Level Physics students visited the UK's national synchrotron science facility, responsible for researching everything from fossils to jet engines and viruses to vaccines.

8 November 2022
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Bright Spark, Frazer, Sets a Great Homework Example

Year 7 student, Frazer D, really went the extra mile with his Science homework.

21 October 2022
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A Hair Raising Experience for Year 7

Our Year 7 Scientists have been learning about Static Electricity in their Science lessons this term.

10 October 2022
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Year 8 Support Science Learning with a Visit to Jodrell Bank

In October, our Year 8 students were all given the opportunity to visit the site of the second largest mobile telescope in Europe - Jodrell Bank Observatory.

18 May 2022
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Recognising and Rewarding Local Talent

Our fantastic Spring in a Frame Wildlife Competition and Exhibition was a great opportunity to showcase the wonderful photographic talents of our local young people whilst raising much needed funds for Ukraine.

29 April 2022
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CHS Hosts Congleton Children's Wildlife Competition Exhibition

CHS will host the Spring in a Frame 2022 Photography Competition Exhibition on May 18, and visitors will be able to enjoy all the wonderful images submitted by CHS and Eaton Bank students and primary school pupils from Congleton and surrounding areas.

21 April 2022
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Microbes Ate Year 8's Lunch!

Well done to all of the Year 8 students who took part in our Science team's 'Microbes Made My Lunch' poster competition at the end of last term. You obviously really enjoyed getting your teeth in to this particular subject!

18 March 2022
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Scientists Inspire Year 9 Students

To round off British Science Week 2022 at CHS, we welcomed a group of speakers from the world of Science in to school in March to inform and inspire our Year 9 students about the many careers opened up by studying Science.

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