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January 18, 2010

Hookergate gain top honours

Christopher Fleming of Year 10 claimed overall first position in round 1 of the Gateshead Indoor Rowing League.

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December 11, 2009

Newcastle Eagles Basketball

A group of students from Hookergate School watched the Newcastle Eagles take a share of second place in the BBL Championship after beating the Everton Tigers 88-82 at the Metro Radio Arena.

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October 15, 2009

Beamish Wild September 2009

The whole of Year 8 went on a day trip to Beamish Wild to take part in a range of outdoor activities.

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October 14, 2009

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July 9, 2009

National School Sport Week

Well done to all 7, 8, 9 and 10 students who took part in the National School Sport Week. The challenges that were set covered a range of disciplines from:-

Can you row the English Channel?

Can you climb a mountain?

Can you throw a frisbee a mile?

Here’s how we got on…….

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Gateshead Schools Golf Championship

Well done to the boys who represented the school in the first ever Gateshead Golf Championship.

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July 8, 2009

Our annual visit to Catterick Garrison June 2009


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July 3, 2009

Active Kidz Summer 2009

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Active Kidz are coming to Hookergate School Again this Summer fom the 17th to the 21st of August.

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June 30, 2009

Wimbledon Trip Monday 22nd June

We were lucky enough to secure Wimbledon tickets for the second year running, so off we went with eight year 9 students.

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June 12, 2009

Golf championships

Steven King, a Year 11 pupil, qualified at Beamish Golf Club for the schoolboy Under 18 championships, to play in the regional finals in Lincolnshire at Sleaford Golf club.

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May 8, 2009

France/Germany trip 2009

At 11.00 p.m on the evening of April 4th Mrs. Ritson, Mrs Heer, Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Greenhouse set off with 34 pupils for the Black Forest in Germany.

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March 11, 2009

Gateshead Dance Festival 10th March 2009

Ten Hookergate students travelled to The Sage on Tuesday afternoon to perform in the 2009 Gateshead Dance Festival.
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January 12, 2009

Baltic Exhibition

Some of our year nine students are currently showing work at the Baltic in Gateshead.

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December 17, 2008

Dance competition Key Stage 3

On Tuesday 16th December at lunch time, years 7, 8 and 9 students turned out in force to watch and take part in the Dance Competition.

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November 28, 2008

Under 15 girls' tennis

On a cold, windy Friday afternoon in November, we greeted a team from a top private school from Edinburgh. They were the Scottish tennis champions who had come to compete for a place in the North Regional finals.
Our team fought well ........

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November 12, 2008

Trashion Show

Linking with the year 11 'Fashion is rubbish' project, BTEC student Rosie Burlison took the opportunity to enter the Trashion Fashion Show organised by the Gateshead Youth Council.

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November 5, 2008

Big Draw event at Bill Quay

As part of the National Big Draw events we were invited to attend a workshop at Bill Quay Farm run by the Northern Print Organisation.

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October 24, 2008

Brushing shoulders with the stars ........

On Sunday the 5th of October, two year 11 students were lucky enough to represent the Gateshead Whickham Leadership Academy, in their work of marshalling the BUPA Great North Run.

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October 16, 2008

Fashion is rubbish

Year 11 BTEC students are really throwing themselves into their latest project 'FASHION IS RUBBISH', which recycles everyday used objects and turns them into eye catching catwalk outfits.

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July 2, 2008

Climbing Wall Day

Well done to all Year 9s and those Year 7s who took part in the 'Climbing Wall Day' on Monday 30th June.

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June 25, 2008

Sixth Form War Graves Trip 2008

Visiting Thiepval held a personal interest for me: the name of my Great Uncle, Sgt. Thomas Ayre, was carved into the stone monument in memory of his death whilst fighting in the region in 1916.

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June 17, 2008

Business Quackers!

Were there any ruffled feathers? Who sailed and who sank?

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June 11, 2008

Safety Works Event

Monday 2nd June 2008
All of year nine took part in a fun day off site at the Safety Works project in Newcastle.

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Maths Challenges

Congratulations to the following students for their success in the ‘UK Maths Challenges’.

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June 6, 2008

PRISON ME NO-WAY

On Thursday the 22nd of May Hookergate became a maximum security prison. Yes, that’s right! Pupils in years 8 and 9 had their normal lessons suspended for the day as they experienced first hand life as a prisoner.

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May 22, 2008

Germany / France Trip 2008

At 11.30 pm on the evening of April 4th Mrs Ritson, Miss Collin, Miss King, Mr Nicholson and Mr Zabrocki set off with 40 pupils for the Black Forest in Germany. After an overnight journey to Dover we caught an early ferry and travelled down through Belgium, Luxembourg and France, arriving early evening in Kippenheim. After settling into our hotel and having a meal some pupils and staff went to explore the town while others stayed in the hotel to relax.

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May 15, 2008

Hookergate Students Experience WW1 Battlefields

In April, 30 post-16 students visited the World War 1 battlefields and cemeteries of Belgium and France. The trip was organised to tie in with students’ studies of the events and poetry of WW1 and was a great success in terms of what was learned and how deeply affected the students were.

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April 29, 2008

Hairdressing Competition Kirkley Hall College

Year 10 students from Hookergate attending a hairdressing course at Gateshead College competed alongside students from Sunderland, Gateshead, and Ashington Colleges.

Success was achieved in the creative hair style section with a second place for which a medal and certificate was presented.

April 24, 2008

Gateshead Schools’ Cup

Well done to the Year 9 boys for winning the Gateshead Schools’ Cup which was played at Gateshead International Stadium on 24th April 2008.
After a hard fought match they defeated St Thomas More 4-3 on penalties after the game ended 2-2 after extra time.
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April 23, 2008

Hookergate Gallery

Our image gallery is now active and accessible from the link at the top left of this page.

Categories will grow and grow and currently you can see some examples from our excellent 6th form photography students.

April 22, 2008

Active Kidz Easter Video

Click the link below to see what fun Active Kids had at Hookergate over the Easter Break.
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April 3, 2008

KINGSWOOD 2008

Year 7 students have just visited the new Kingswood Outdoor Activities Centre at Dukes House Wood near Hexham.

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April 1, 2008

Life Drawing at the University of Sunderland

The Art department has long had a strong working relationship with the School of Art and Design at the University of Sunderland. Many past students have successfully studied there and we are one of their main schools for recruitment.

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Life Drawing at the University of Sunderland

The Art department has long had a strong working relationship with the School of Art and Design at the University of Sunderland. Many past students have successfully studied there and we are one of their main schools for recruitment.

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March 26, 2008

March 2008 ‘If I Can You Can’ - enterprise and employability event

Since 1994 over 60,000 students across the whole of the north-east have benefited from the ‘If I Can You Can’ programme.

This interactive session previously aimed at Year 8 classes has been developed for Year 10 audiences.

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March 10, 2008

Year 7 Business Links Team Visit

On Tuesday 26 February Year 7 had the pleasure of a visit from the Gateshead Links Team.


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December 12, 2007

Air Ambulance Appeal

Year 10 pupils and Hookergate staff have made a collection on behalf of Great North Air Ambulance
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November 26, 2007

Mobile Learning Project

Hookergate students in year 7 are piloting a scheme in conjunction with ictGateshead to promote mobile learning.

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November 19, 2007

Shoebox Appeal

Congratulations to year 7 pupils involved in the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal.
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October 22, 2007

Hookergate Artists Make A Statement in Newcastle

As part of their Applied GCSE course, sixteen Hookergate artists visited Newcastle to exhibit their work in a most unusual way.

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October 16, 2007

Art Exhibition Abroad

For the first time the Art Department are exhibiting work abroad. We were invited to participate, as the only overseas school, in the Prix De Peinture Francois Hubert-Benoist exhibition in Domfront Normandy.
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October 4, 2007

Prizes for Student and School

Year 10 students attended the ‘North East Skills Event’ on the 3rd of October at the Metro Radio Arena.

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June 26, 2007

You're in the Army Now!

Year 11 were lucky enough to visit Catterick Army Camp in June.The day featured all the Regiments and jobs the British Army offers new recruits.
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You're in the Army Now!

Year 11 were lucky enough to visit Catterick Army Camp in June.The day featured all the Regiments and jobs the British Army offers new recruits.
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