As part of their studies, Year 13 CTEC and Arts Award students have to create their own piece of contemporary repertoire using a traditional piece of classical theatre (in this instance Shakespeare's Macbeth). Having studied Macbeth to understand the characters, their motivations as well as the over-arching themes, students set...
Last academic year, Malton School students started using a new system called ‘Sparx Maths’ to help them with both Maths homework as well as their wider Maths studies. Each time students were set and completed Maths homework they gained Sparx points – and by doing extension work and optional, additional...
Sudents have been celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results this morning: 77% of all students who sat their GCSE exams achieved at least a Level 4 or above in both English and Maths; 69% achieved Level 4 or above in 5 or more subjects, including both English and Maths; ...
Earlier this month, a group of GCSE and A level Biology students were invited to spend a day in the laboratories at the University of York. In a joint project, funded by York Against Cancer and delivered as part of an Enthuse partnership between the University of York and STEM...
At the end of February, a group of Sixth Form Humanities students visited London to learn more about the history, politics and economics of the UK. The two-day whistle-stop trip took in the Houses of Parliament, the Supreme Court and Bank of England. Lily Baum, an A level Economics student writes: “When...
Malton School’s Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) was delighted to be awarded £2,400 funding from We Are IVE this academic year. We Are IVE is the Arts Council Bridge organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, working closely with individuals and organisations across the arts sector to make sure all children...
Students and parents will have become familiar with Sparx Maths over the course of this term as we've transitioned from Hegarty Maths to the new platform, which incorporates much of the work of Hegarty. Maths homework is now set from Sparx Maths, with questions based on topics being covered in...
Earlier this month our Year 13 Performing Arts students staged a production of Sophocles' Greek tragedy, Antigone, in the school's Studio Theatre. Antigone is the 3rd instalment in the Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles and centres around the 2 main characters - Antigone and Creon and the decisions they both make...
We had another former student visit us last term, but this time in a completely different capacity. Dr Matt Lawson, a Senior Lecturer in Music at Oxford Brookes University, revisited his alma mater to give a lecture to GCSE and A level students on music in films. Film scores, and...
For one student in Year 11, the numbers really do stack up! Like all students at Malton, Ella has been using Hegarty Maths to help consolidate her understanding and provide lots of Maths practice. For Ella, who has both a passion and talent for Maths, Hegarty Maths has proved to...
