17 May 2023
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Year 11's Growing Life Skills

As part of their ASDAN qualification, a group of our Year 11 students completed ten hours of work experience in May at The Storehouse Foodbank at New Life Church.

15 May 2023
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New Recording and Computer Equipment for Performing Arts

We've welcomed delivery of a whole suite of recording and computer equipment for our Performing Arts department and students have been quick to master the new kit.

11 May 2023
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Police Talk Helps Keep Students Safe

In May we were visited by a team from Cheshire Police who talked with students about the issues of anti-social behaviour and knife crime.

11 May 2023
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Annie Cast get Inspiration

Our Annie casts visited the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent in May to watch Jodie Prenger as Miss Hannigan direct from the West End production of the musical.

4 May 2023
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7MHT Triumph at the Year 7 Inter-Form Tournament

Congratulations to 7MHT who were the winners of our Inter-Form Tournament in May.

3 May 2023
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Annie Tickets Go on Sale

Tickets for our Performing Arts summer production of Annie the Musical go on sale from 10am on Friday 5th May.

2 May 2023
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MFL Club World Tour Arrives in China

As part of their world tour of languages, our MFL CLub students enjoyed trying their hand at Mandarin number characters and Pinyin in April.

25 April 2023
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Exciting Times Ahead

Work has now begun on both of our new builds so we are well on the way to our brand new teaching block and new dining facility!

21 April 2023
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A Rocky Reward for Year 9

In April our Year 9 students were rewarded with a day of rock climbing and abseiling in the Peak District.

21 April 2023
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Spring Captured Perfectly by Congleton Children

We've had some wonderful wildlife images sent in by Congleton school children for the Spring in a Frame photography competition and look forward to sharing them all in our Exhibition on Wednesday 17th May.

17 April 2023
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Malta Bound PE Teams Make us Proud

Our Football and Netball teams headed off to Malta for fixtures and fun in the Easter break and, right from the off, made us proud!

30 March 2023
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Amelia and Ella's Rotary Young Chef Success

Our budding chefs, Amelia and Ella, took second and third place in the Rotary Young Chef District Heat in March.

30 March 2023
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Man United Victory for Year 8 Boys

Our Year 8 Boys Football team triumphed in the Manchester United Competition in March and are through to the finals in June.

29 March 2023
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Year 8 Students Earn RESPECT

Congratulations to our eight Year 8 students who graduated from the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service RESPECT course in March

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

29 March 2023
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Latest CHS Newsletter Out Now

Our latest Newsletter is out now and packed full of news of our vibrant school community.

28 March 2023
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Still Time to Capture the Winning Photo

There's still time to send in your wonderful wildlife photos for our competition before the Friday 14th April closing date.

23 March 2023
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A Powerful and Moving Talk for Year 10

Figen Murray, mother of Martyn Hett, gave a powerful and moving talk to our Year 10 students.

23 March 2023
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The #CHS100 Grows Again!

We have another eight recruits to our growing #CHS100 Club!

22 March 2023
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Allyssa and Maddison's Stunning City Shots

Year 10 students, Allyssa and Maddison, submitted photographs from their Art trip to Liverpool to the the Rotary Young Photographer Competition

22 March 2023
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Year 7 Tourists for a Day

All of our Year 7 students took a holiday from their usual timetable in March and enjoyed our Languages Day.

21 March 2023
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Ella and Amelia Learn from the Best

Local chef, Andrew Bourne, of The Alexandra Court Hotel, shared his culinary expertise with our two Rotary Young Chef competitors, Ella and Amelia

21 March 2023
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Ella Awarded Eric Capper Trophy

Year 9 student, Ella M, was awarded the Eric Capper Trophy for taking first place in the local heat of the Rotary Young Chef Competition.

15 March 2023
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Celebrating our South Cheshire Netball Champions

Our Year 7 and Year 8 Netball teams both triumphed in the South Cheshire Netball Tournament in March.

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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Home Grown Sports Leaders

A team of PE students attended a Young Leaders event in March to help them learn how to create inclusive sporting activities for fellow students.

6 March 2023
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LRC World Book Day Winners

Well done to all the students who took part in our LRC World Book Day competitions and congratulations to our winners.

1 March 2023
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World Book Day Fun at CHS

We have loads of fun activities running at CHS for World Book Day 2023.

28 February 2023
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Helping Students Plan for the Future

Year 12 students were able to get Post 16 ideas and inspiration at the UCAS Discovery Convention in February.

16 February 2023
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Introducing our Annie Casts!

So many students wanted to be part of our Performing Arts team's production of Annie, that we had to cast it twice over! Introducing both casts.

16 February 2023
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The Business of Football

Our Year 12 Business Studies students visited Port Vale FC to learn more about the Business of Football

16 February 2023
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An Eggciting Eggsperiment

Our Year 12 Psychologists took part in an eggstremely eggciting project this half-term

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.

9 February 2023
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Students Consider a Career with Bentley

The Bentley Early Careers team visited in February to share information on the latest Apprenticeships available with the company.

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

7 February 2023
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Investigating IT Apprenticeship Opportunities

Digital and Technical Apprenticeship provider, Apprentify, joined us in February to discuss IT apprenticeship opportunities with students.

3 February 2023
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NSPCC Number Fun

We celebrated NSPCC Number Day at CHS with a variety of Maths-based challenges and lots of cakes and sweet treats!

2 February 2023
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Year 7's Guess the Employers Event

In February, our Careers team ran a 'Guess the Employer' event for our Year 7 students, challenging them to ask questions to establish each guest's job role and company.

1 February 2023
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Outstanding Sixth Form Netball Team Victory

A fantastic 51-1 result for our Sixth Form Netball team in their match with Manchester College.

30 January 2023
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Netball Triumph for U13 Team

Congratulations to our under 13s team - a 26-4 triumph in the Sisters nSport competition.

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.

16 January 2023
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Valentine's Event for our Year 7 and Year 8 Students

Our Year 7 and Year 8 students will be able to enjoy a Valentine's disco in February

16 January 2023
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Calling all Student and Staff Swimmers

We're looking for students and staff to make up teams to take part in the Congleton Rotary Swimathon in March.

12 January 2023
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An Hour Well Spent

As part of their work on block-based programming and problem solving, 7GXT worked on an Hour of Code tutorial of their choice.

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.

8 January 2023
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Annie Announced - Auditions Approaching!

Annie will be our musical for 2023. Students are invited to take part in two audition workshops in preparation for the auditions.

3 January 2023
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It was Strictly Christmas at CHS

At the end of term students enjoyed the CHS version of Strictly Come Dancing, with a fabulous array of 'dancing' styles from the teaching and Senior Leadership teams!

16 December 2022
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Holly's Winning Guess

Congratulations to Year 8 Holly W who won our LRC Christmas Competition.

15 December 2022
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Social Scientists Sent to Prison

Our Sixth Form Social Scientists visited decommissioned HM Prison Shrewsbury in December to get a glimpse in to the life of a prisoner

14 December 2022
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Fantastic Performances at our Christmas Showcase

Our Christmas Showcase really demonstrated what a fantastically talented school of students we have at CHS. What a night!

21 November 2022
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Over £1,200 Raised for BBC Children in Need

Our students raised over £1,200 for BBC Children in Need this year with a range of fundraising activities that included our famous Teacher Gunging!

21 November 2022
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Testifying for the Prosecution

Natalie Carmen of the Crown Prosecution Service met with our Sixth Form A Level Law students in November to talk about her work as a Criminal Prosecutor.

18 November 2022
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Othello Theatre Trip Amazes and Inspires

A trip to the Lowry to watch Othello in November left Drama students amazed and inspired

17 November 2022
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Sixth Form Mathematicians Experience Maths in Action

A visit to Maths in Action helped our Sixth Form Mathematicians see how Maths can be used in many different ways, from fighting disease to video games and magic!

16 November 2022
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Young Chefs Serve Up Success at CHS

Eight of our students took part in the first round of the Rotary Young Chef Competition in November, producing an array of wonderful dishes.

15 November 2022
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Congleton Students Work with Mayor to Tackle Green Issues

We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Congleton and Eaton Bank students in to school in November to discuss working together to tackle 'green' issues

15 November 2022
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CHS Supporting Children in Need 2022

We'll be supporting BBC Children in Need again this year with a range of fundraising activities

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!

14 November 2022
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Head Students Lay Remembrance Wreath

We were very proud to be represented at Sunday's Remembrance Day Parade by our Head Students, Grace K and Ryan C, who laid a wreath on behalf of Congleton High School. 

10 November 2022
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Dual Linguists Learn Where Learning Languages Leads

In November, our dual linguists learned more about how languages can benefit their future career prospects from University of Manchester School Outreach Officer, Sonja Bernhard.

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.

10 November 2022
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The First CHS Christmas Market

We are very excited to be holding our first Christmas market on Friday 2nd December and look forward to welcoming students, parents, carers, families and the local community to the event.

10 November 2022
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Autumn Term Book Blitzers Rewarded

The winners of our LRC Book Blitzers Competition for the last half-term were 7HM and 7DCH.

7 November 2022
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Speed Networking Event Inspires and Informs Year 8 Students

Our Year 8 Speed Networking Event was an invaluable and inspirational opportunity for our students, which gave them really useful information about a wide range of careers and experience of talking with employers.

7 November 2022
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Rebecca Sees her Future in Parliament

Hoping to pursue a career in politics, our Year 13 student, Rebecca J, had the amazing opportunity to spend a day in Parliament over the half-term break.

3 November 2022
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City Shots Boost GCSE and A Level Portfolios

A trip to Liverpool provided our GCSE and A Level Photography students with some great images for their portfolios.

2 November 2022
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Au revoir to France and Ciao to Italy!

For the rest of term, our MFL Club students will be able to explore the language, culture and food of Italy.

21 October 2022
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Halloween Fun in the LRC

It was spooktacular in the LRC before the half-term break, with students enjoying a range of Halloween activities .

4 July 2022
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Mr Ainsley's Summer Fair Hair Promise

Mr Ainsley has promised to shave his head if Year 10 can raise £1,200 at their Summer Fair on Wednesday 6th July

29 June 2022
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A Shared Pride in CHS

Our wonderful LGBTQ+ Ambassadors ran a Pride Stall in June to raise funds for two LGBTQ+ charities.

28 June 2022
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A New Look Sports Day

Our Sports Day and Alternative Sports Day this year meant that we had something to suit everyone and students really worked together as form groups and as a school community. 

17 June 2022
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Year 10 Geography Students Evaluate Effects of Regeneration

In their June fieldtrip, our Year 10 Geography students travelled to Salford Quays to evaluate the environmental quality of Salford Quays to see if the regeneration has improved it.

13 June 2022
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Court Outing

Seven of our students visited Crewe Magistrates Court in June as part of their ASDAN course, giving them a unique insight in to the role of Magistrates and the court.

25 May 2022
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At the Heart of a Historic Political Moment!

A trip to London led to a live appearance on the BBC lunchtime news for some of our A Level History and Politics students! Their visit to Westminster coincided with the release of the Sue Gray report, placing them right at the very heart of a historic political moment!

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