Image of Year 8 research local WW1 history for competition
11 May 2023

Year 8 research local WW1 history for competition

Year 8 pupils were challenged to produce a piece of research explaining how their local area was affected by World War 1.

Image of Year 8 go back in time for History trip
10 March 2023

Year 8 go back in time for History trip

Year 8 students had the opportunity to visit Quarry Bank Mill, a working cotton mill, to see what life would have been like in Industrial Britain.  

Image of Year 7 Motte and Bailey Castle Competition
21 February 2023

Year 7 Motte and Bailey Castle Competition

Year 7 pupils were set a challenge to build their own Motte and Bailey Castle with whatever resources they could get their hands on at home.

Image of Priory's Anne Frank Trust ambassador speaks at launch event
14 December 2022

Priory's Anne Frank Trust ambassador speaks at launch event

Priory's ambassador to the Anne Frank Trust continues her impressive work at launch event.

Image of History pupils take a trip back in time
14 November 2022

History pupils take a trip back in time

The History Department has led two trips to Lancaster for Year 7 pupils to explore its castle and priory as part of their study of the Medieval era.

Image of Priory's Anne Frank Trust Ambassador's role begins
20 September 2022

Priory's Anne Frank Trust Ambassador's role begins

Year 10 Jessica has just been on a course in the Lake District as part of her Anne Frank Trust Ambassador role. 

Image of Year 9 pupil selected as Anne Frank Trust ambassador
12 July 2022

Year 9 pupil selected as Anne Frank Trust ambassador

Jessica overcame a tough process to become an Anne Frank Trust Ambassador as she promotes a society safe from prejudice and discrimination. 

Image of Year 11 Helmsley Residential Trip
5 May 2022

Year 11 Helmsley Residential Trip

A Year 11 group of 30 pupils travelled by minibus for a superb long weekend to a wonderful youth hostel at Helmsley, North Yorkshire.

Image of When English and History collide to make great impact - part 2
31 March 2022

When English and History collide to make great impact - part 2

The History and English Departments are working together again and it’s a subject that has got pupils gripped – a serial killer.

Image of Year 8 do history their own way
30 March 2022

Year 8 do history their own way

Year 8 pupils have been tasked with researching and creating a presentation on whatever part of history interests them.

Image of Anne Frank exhibition brings the past to the present
17 March 2022

Anne Frank exhibition brings the past to the present

Priory pupils know that the story of Anne Frank is as relevant today as it was in the 1940s – and they have been learning more about it.

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10 February 2022

Humanities get work rewarded with new postcard

There will be new Humanities rewards postcards sent out next term!