A look at the last few weeks.

• Things get spooky at Marland!

  Tue 31 Oct 2023 Connor Smith

  Marland Secondary Bideford dressed up for Halloween on Tuesday - A spooky start to the term!

  It was lovely to see so many staff and students take part and engage in Halloween activities throughout the day.

  

• Students visit Woody Bay steam train

  Thu 19 Oct 2023 Connor Smith

  Sam had the privilege of taking two of our students to the Woody Bay Railway station. Being one of the only steam railways in the UK where passengers travel in Victorian railway carriages designed in the 1890s - our students were thrilled to take a step back in time and see a working steam train in action. 

   

  Many thanks to the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway staff for accommodating our students!

  Lynton & Barnstaple Railway

  

• School Octopus Project

  Thu 19 Oct 2023 Connor Smith

  This term our students have worked together collaboratively to create an octopus for our sea life display in the main corridor. Our students have worked hard and taken great pride in creating the octopus during their Art lessons. We hope to see more additions in the new future!

  

• Funky Shirt Friday

  Fri 13 Oct 2023 Connor Smith

  Our staff dressed up for funky shirt Friday. As you can see, the aim was to arrive at school with the most interesting looking shirt they could find. Students enjoyed seeing staff wear something a bit different than usual, and it inspired them to suggest other ideas such as wacky hair day!

  We hope our students enjoyed this and will take part in similar days in the future.

  

• Marland Rovers Football Match

  Thu 12 Oct 2023 Connor Smith

  Well done to all students at Marland Secondary (Bideford) for taking part in the football tournament at Sandymere football club. Our students showed perseverance and teamwork throughout the matches that took part. 

  

• Our students take a walk on the wild side at Exmoor Zoo!

  Thu 05 Oct 2023 Connor Smith

  The greysands group visited Exmoor zoo this week as part of their weekly enrichment activities. Students were given many sensory and kinesthetic opportunities throughout the visit. They particularly enjoyed the talk given by one of the animal handlers at the zoo, with opportunities for them to stroke and hold some of the animals. Even Steph and Sam got involved!

  

• Marland steps into the VR World!

  Mon 02 Oct 2023 Connor Smith

  Students at the Marland Secondary Bideford site have been enjoying the wonders of virtual reality and learning how immersive VR can be. The VR has many cross-curricular opportunities for our learners, such as; Geography, Music, PE/Fitness, History, Maths and English. These resources and games will help engage our learners in a fun and engaging way. The VR is currently being used during ICT lessons and reward time which has gone down a storm!