School Motto Competition
St Chad's are giving their students a chance to write history! We are asking them to come up with a school motto which could potentially be used for the next forty to fifty years! We want them to come up with a motto which tells the public about the school, its successes and what we strive to be - all in no more than 7 words! If students want to enter they should download the application form from the "Students Documents" section in the "Students" area. This form should be filled in and emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The competition will be judged by a panel consisting of staff, school council students and Governors. The lucky winner of the competition will also receive an Apple iPad 2!
Good luck!
Year 8 Handball Team Success!
St Chad’s Year 8 Handball Team recently celebrated winning the Halton School Tournament which took place at Wade Deacon School in Widnes.
Headteacher Andrew Keeley and Head of P.E Jim Morrell congratulated the Year 8 boys by entering them in the EHA National u-13’s Cup for 2012. “The commitment and dedication and sheer talent shown by this young team is an achievement that they should be very proud of and I hope they will continue to show the same commitment in the future, as I am sure they will” said Andrew Keeley.
Jim Morrell said that "to prepare for this higher level of competition the squad of twenty will have to display the greatest of dedication". Their first competition will be at Culcheth High School on Tuesday 13th of March. Training has already begun and we hope to be reporting our first win in the EHA Nationals”.
Spot The Difference!
If you look carefully at the photo of the Science Block you will see that it has suddenly grown an extra floor! This is how the block will look like in September. At a time when most schools are cutting back on improvements to facilities due to budget restraints, because of careful finance management and the fact that we are full, St.Chad's continues to invest in improving buildings and facilities for our students and staff. The computer-enhanced image shows how the building work, which will start next term, will give us increased capacity for our rising numbers and allow us to take out of use some of the older classrooms. We have spent over £11 million in the last five years building our school for the future and we future-proofed the Science Block by extending the lift and services when it was first built to allow for this extension. We have also had new windows fitted around the Technology Block, and that work has been completed this week. This follows the refurbishment of workshops that took place in the summer. This block was the original school when it opened in 1976 so it was due a face-lift! We are planning to improve the remaining rooms and Maths Block in the near future.
Bishop Mark Davies visits St Chad's
On Friday 4th of November Bishop Mark Davies, 11th Bishop of Shrewsbury, made his first official visit to St.Chad's since his appointment last year. Bishop Mark had been to St.Chad's before when he attended the Churches Together in January but Friday was his first opportunity to meet the staff and students and to tour our school. We also invited members of our Local Pastoral Area team with Margaret Morgan, Lilian Brocklesby, Sister Teresa and Bill Yates joining us for the tour of the school. Everyone was really impressed with the school, the calm atmosphere and the fantastic facilities.
