Book Week @CNS
This year’s Book Week was the highlight of the year in the CNS Library with hundreds of students participating in a week of fantastic book-related events. The Year 7s were delighted to hear a talk by Lauren St John, award-winning author of ‘The One Dollar Horse’, ‘Laura Marlin’ and ‘Wolfe and Lamb’ series of books. […]
Dyson Institute of Engineering & Technology Robotics Workshop
On the 23rd January CNS was lucky enough to host a robotics workshop by Dyson for some of our Maths and Physics Sixth Formers. The workshop was aimed at students who had expressed an interest in STEM subjects. Students started off by experimenting with a robotic device on the floor, investigating different types of wheels […]
Year 9 Careers: The Human Library comes to CNS
This year we had 30 guests from industry supporting our Human Library event for our Year 9 students in the school hall. The ‘Human Library’ concept is to put students in front of experts in their field of work from many different sectors of business. The students are able to quiz the guests about their […]
Year 7s triumph at West Oxon Badminton tournament
Eight Year 7 students represented CNS in the West Oxon Badminton tournament at Henry Box school recently. The matches included both singles and doubles and both boys and girls did brilliantly to finish 1st and 2nd respectively – well done to all!
Two evenings of Musical talent
At the end of term, our musicians and singers entertained an appreciative audience at two wonderful concerts. The Key Stage 4 and 5 performance evening was great fun and a very enjoyable night. The audience were treated to some great performances from A level students Holly Ibrahim, Max Foster and Maddy Fisher. As well as […]
Year 10 Dance Workshop
Thomas Page, an ex CNS student, now contemporary choreographer and artistic director of Thomas Page Dances, came back to school to teach Year 10 a section of repertoire from his dance, ‘C-A-G-E-D’ which students are currently studying in our dance classes. This piece is an abstract contemporary dance which aims to spread awareness and spark […]
CNS welcome students from Republic of China
In the first two weeks of Term 3 we were once again visited by a party of students and teachers from the Republic of China. CNS students from all age groups hosted 22 students over two weeks. Our visitors were very well cared for going to all sorts of lessons and sampling the delights from […]
Young Enterprise Project
The collaborative Young Enterprise project with Sibford School is now up and running. The business name cleverly called M.O.O.N (Much out of Nothing), aptly describes the upcycled products that are being produced including: scrunchies, homemade jewellery, wooden flower boxes, and beeswax food wraps. The students have attended two Christmas fairs, winning the Highly Commended, Best […]
Christmas Market Trip 2019
Forty three students travelled to Cologne in early December to visit the city’s Weihnachtsmärkte (Christmas markets), including the Fairy Tale market, the Cathedral market, Altstadt market, Neumarkt and the Harbour Christmas market. Each market has its unique character but all sell handmade gifts, toys, Christmas ornaments, delicious food. Students were able to ice skate at […]
PTA Christmas Fayre
The CNS PTA would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported the Christmas Shopping Evening. We are delighted to announce that we made a profit of almost £2100 for the School. We would like to acknowledge all the wonderful stallholders who helped to make the evening such a success: Sharan Attar, […]