2021

Thursday, 25th November proved to be a memorable day at Pattison College Senior School. For the pupils not involved in the trip to see ‘Mama Mia’ in London, Mrs Patria and Mrs Carson devised a cross-curricular project for the remaining dozen or so Years 7 to 10 pupils, and which also involved the Staff assuming some […]

Black Country Living Museum Last Friday, Year 7 went to the Black Country Living Museum. Whilst there, they learnt how coal (hence Black Country) became the dominant factor in forging a strong iron industry (sorry about the pun!), along with glass and other metals. On a tour around the vast museum site, the pupils discovered

Student Workshop On Tuesday, we held an Open Day workshop for pupils looking to stay on post-16 and gain dance, musical theatre, drama and teaching qualifications. Open to potential outside students, and our Year 11 and Year 10 pupils, they all had an amazingly creative morning, having workshops on dance, singing and acting. From comments

Schools’ Climate Action day The Senior Eco team spent the day at Stowe Schools’ Climate Action day on Friday 15th October. It was the first national schools’ climate action event. The day raised awareness of the detrimental impacts of climate change. The event involved students from different schools across the UK. The inspirational speakers were

Harvest Festival On Tuesday, we had our Harvest Festival assembly for the whole school. We welcomed Reverends Claire and Dan from our local church, Stoke St. Michael’s, who led the assembly with a lovely adaptation of The Hungry Caterpillar. The choir sang, “we plough the fields and scatter”, the traditional harvest hymn and everyone reflected

Good To Grow Mrs Patria has registered our school for the Morrisons Good To Grow scheme.  The deadline for collecting tokens is 24 October. For us to benefit from the scheme, parents need to use the MyMorrisons App or a MyMorrisons card. Scan your physical or digital MyMorrisons card every time you shop or link it to

Year 11 Geography Field Trip Last Thursday, the Year 11 Geography class went on a field trip to Coventry city centre as part of their GCSE course. The pupils conducted several environmental surveys in different parts of the city, asking members of the public to complete questionnaires about their views of how the city centre

Newsletter Number 10 Congratulations to Grace (Y11)  who on Saturday attended the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards in Manchester at The Royal Northern College of Music. She was nominated to attend for the second year running after recently taking her Grade 5 Ballet examination. Grace was shortlisted into the final group today from an original starting

Theatre Arts News We are all so proud of former pupil Kellimarie, who was selected for the new girl group in the latest X-Factor series. Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger were very impressed not only with her artistic qualities but also with her song writing skills.  We look forward to following Kellimarie’s adventures over the

Captain Sir Tom Moore Challenge 100 CAPTAIN TOM 100 CHALLENGE The Chatsworth Schools Group undertook several activities to support the work and legacy of Captain Sir Tom Moore. As we approached what would have been his 101st birthday, we as a community, decided to sieze the opportunity to remember his example, celebrate his life, have