Shocking response after shooting in GrasseBy Maya and GraceToday, a dramatic shooting took place in Grasse, South France. Police have already arrested a male, 17, after at least two people were hurt. It occurred at Tocqueville High School, during lunch. The boy, who was accompanied by another male was said to be heavily armed. Grasse Read More …
Judge rejects Donald trump’s travel ban in the state of HawaiiBy Jack, Hakeem and James Derrick Watson, federal judge from the high court, proceeded to reject Donald trump’s idea for a travel ban on several Muslim countries. Judge Watson stated that the proposition put forward by the government in favour of the ban, contained insufficient Read More …
4 Hour waiting times in A&EWith Charlotte & jessica
Homophobia in Schools An interview with Mr. Sykes(by Jasmine, Charlotte, Selestina & Alex)
Annual News Day with BBC School ReportsToday a selection of year 9 students are participating in the “BBC News School Report” which gives 11-16 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience.Articles and videos will start to be published from this afternoon onwards on our LIVE PAGE! (Please check Read More …
AcademisationDespite last week’s TUC article in the Bolton News, Turton’s governing board actually only voted on whether to academise or not on Monday. The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of academisation and there are very good reasons for this. Turton’s aim is to maintain its strong position as a community school that serves the local area, Read More …
Turton Community Sports Centre Roof Appeal (Turton School Parents’ Association)Dear Sir/MadamTurton School is very proud to run a community sports centre which provides affordable and easy access to sports activities for local residents. Since taking over the running of the centre in 2012 the sports centre staff have worked hard to increase the range of Read More …
Parents’ Forum letter (Jan, 2017) Download PDF
Rising Stars: A careers talk by Gunan Shang.Turton recently hosted a careers talk by Gunan Shang (a former student in material science) for our design technology students. “I really enjoyed the Turton career talk of material science. I found the subject very interesting and Gunan made the job of material scientist seem very enjoyable and compelling. Read More …
Scholastic Book Club Sale If you’re wondering why your child hasn’t brought home the Scholastic Book Club leaflet this term, it’s because this one is not available in paper format, instead orders should be placed online here https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/schools/turton-high. You can still have books delivered to your child in school free of charge and we still benefit Read More …