On Thursday 2nd February Glebelands School hosted its latest Community Science Show, Science Misadventures presented by Fran Scott. Fran is an internationally recognised science communicator on shows on the BBC Learning Zone, as well as a number of other shows on CBBC such as Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom. Fran has also won an RTS Award and been nominated for three BAFTAs for her TV shows.

The talk was a journey through Fran’s career in how she became a science demonstrator and how she uses the fundamentals of science and “experimentation”, to design demonstrations suitable for a TV audience. The audience were shown the strength of friction by having a tug of war between themselves and two yellow pages, the wonders of Newtonian fluids and how to make very loud bangs from very small bubbles. Crowd participation was a big part of the show and there was a real buzz from the audience as they were exposed to a number of demonstrations.

Glebelands School prides itself on the promotion of the STEM subjects to our community and students and these events allow them to see the opportunities available through these subjects. Fran’s talk had an underlying theme of how she applies the basic principles of science in lots of different ways and that science is just about trying to answer questions and that people shouldn’t be put off by it because actually it is a lot of fun!

It was a very enjoyable evening and a great end to a fantastic Community Science Week at Glebelands School.

Mr Stefan Radwanski
Senior Teacher/Head of Science

 

With a backdrop of some chilly Spring sunshine, students from Glebelands School took part in a plethora of creative activities for their late Spring Focus Day held on Wednesday 26th April.

Students in Year 7 spent half of the day participating in two activities of their choice from Art, Stomp drumming or contemporary dance. These physical activities were followed by team building sessions on the field and in the Sports Hall with games like gutter ball designed to help our new cohort build deeper friendships.

Year 8 spent half the day with some horrid creepy-crawlies and weird and wonderful creatures with the ZooLab experience. A company visited the school and brought in some unusual and amazing animals for students to learn about and in many cases, hold, including a snake which was not for the faint-hearted! The other half of the day was learning about how to programme and write code for simple computer programmes – an essential skill in today’s evolving World.

The Year 9 activity saw them head to Thorpe park for the day, as well as the fun and thrills of being at a theme park for the day and enjoying the rides, they also took part in a STEM workshop. This workshop focused on the design and technology of the structures and rides around the park as well as looking at advances in technology and how they have improved the types of rides that are now available.

Year 10 students were on their work experience placements for the week. This involved being out and about in the community, serving customers in shops and learning about different trades and businesses. Year 11 were focused in revision sessions for the day within the English and Mathematics departments. With exams approaching very soon, students were grateful for the focused support from their teachers.

Mr Rhoan Hepburn
Senior Teacher

Glebelands School hosted another Community Science Show called Science Pranks presented by Steve Mould on Thursday 27th April. Steve is a prolific science communicator being on a number of TV shows such as the BBC’s The One Show and Britain’s Brightest. During the evening, Steve took the audience through how to use the principles of science so you can prank or confuse your parent’s or friends, including a trick of how to open a bottle of water so it leaks all over someone!

Steve’s relaxed engaging style got the crowd literally to the edge of their seat as he demonstrated some common phenomena, which can be applied to prank people. There were huge amounts of audience participation including the Mayor of Waverley Cllr Chris Storey and the Chairman of Cranleigh Parish Council Cllr Mary Foryszewski who were both brought into the show. Steve showed how our senses could be used to confuse us by switching our ears around, how some senses confuse each other and how you can manipulate this. Overall it was a very enjoyable evening and there was a real buzz in the room. We are looking to really engage the students so that they are inspired to go into the field of science and can see the enjoyment that it can give. Look out for our next show in the autumn and throughout the next academic year.

Mr S Radwanski
Senior Teacher/Head of Science

Glebelands Year 11 Dinner Dance 

Open Evening

Our next Open Evening is on Thursday 5^th October at 6pm – 8.30pm. We welcome all prospective parents and students to join us.

This evening provides an opportunity for families to learn more about the school, speak to members of staff and help inform your decision about whether Glebelands is the best school for your child.

We would advise families to arrive from around 5.50pm and report to the main hall where you will be put on a guided tour around the school by some of our year 11 students.

The new Head of School, Mr Mitchell, will give a talk at 8pm. The school will also be running tours each morning from 2^nd to 4^th October and also from 9^th to 13^th October from 9.30am to 10.30am

These tours will give a true vision of what the school is like during a working day and will enhance your understanding of what Glebelands is all about.

To arrange a place on one of these tours, please contact reception on 01483 542 400

If you can’t make these dates but would still like a tour of the school please contact us.