Y11 Access to Sheffield Graduation
This week, a graduation was held for our Y11 Access to Sheffield Students. Over the last two years these students have spent time attending experience days at the University of Sheffield, and even took part in an overnight residential, living life as a university student. They have learnt so much over the last couple of […]
Mr Bartle Shortlisted in the National Teaching Awards
We are extremely proud that Josh Bartle, Assistant Headteacher at Clifton Community School, has been shortlisted as a Finalist in the ‘Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School’ category in The Pearson National Teaching Awards 2025. Josh has worked across multiple secondary schools within Wickersley Partnership Trust and it’s been an honour to nurture […]
Y10/11 History Residential
On 27th March, 33 Clifton students from Y10 and Y11 visited France and Belgium to see the trenches and battlegrounds of WWI. The group visited a variety of monuments, including Vimy Ridge, Thiepval (where our King paid tribute to the soldiers of the Somme on the centenary of the battle in 2016), and Tynecot Cemetery. The […]
World Theatre Day
On Thursday 27th March, Clifton celebrated World Theatre Day. Students were set the task of asking each of their teachers throughout the day, ‘What was the last show you saw in the theatre?’ Each response was then noted in the students’ planners, in return for a prize at the end of the day. Everyone really […]
Y9 Science Visitors
This week, Y9 Science students had the opportunity to work with Scientists from the University of Oxford to learn about their work on artificial enzymes, and drug-resistant infections. The students really enjoyed the hands-on experience, spending two lessons in the lab working with specialist equipment provided by the university. The students were engaged, and represented […]
Rotherham Schools Cup Finals
On Saturday 22nd March, we had the pleasure of taking our Y7 football team to compete in our first cup final in 29 years! The boys were upbeat yet nervous prior to kick off, but their rendition of Eye Of The Tiger through the speakers on the way to the match boosted morale. Before the […]
Futbolingo Webinar
On Wednesday 12th March, Y9 students at CCS joined a Futbolingo webinar, which explained the link between football as an industry and modern languages. Futbolingo works with footballers who are moving abroad for work. Students listened to a talk, explaining the need for footballers to speak the language of the country they are playing in. […]
Knife Crime Workshop
At Clifton, we make it a priority to keep our students safe, we therefore felt it was important to educate and spread awareness on the issues surrounding knife crime. On Wednesday 12th March, we invited Ant from the Always an Alternative charity, created with the aim of challenging the mindset of young people, and supporting […]
Clifton Kindness initiative
At the start of term, we launched our Kindness Initiative, where students receive a golden ticket for displaying any act of kindness or good manners. They post their golden ticket in the golden ticket box, with one ticket drawn out each week by Mrs Leng, and the winner receives a £20 voucher. We also have an […]
World Book Day 2025
On Thursday 6th March, staff and students at CCS celebrated World Book Day. The staff in each department wore costumes and decorated the school with different themes throughout. A variety of books were read in each lesson, and students took part in World Book Day themed activities. What a fantastic day, well done to everyone […]
