Our third episode of The Ed. Podcast explores the Academic side of life at CHS. Year 13 host James guides you through a series of interviews and discussions about what it means to ‘be academic’ and the way students’ learning is incorporated into life at CHS.

You can hear what students and their teachers really think about homework; find out more about what a typical day involves for Old Waconian of the Month and Deputy Head of the North West Crown Prosecution Service, Annabel Hartley; and Deputy Head (Teaching & Curriculum), Mr Richardson chats with Year 6 parent Mrs Entwistle about what to expect from the School’s curriculum beginning September 2020.

Pop into the Christopher Simon building to find out about the 25 languages spoken across the School and how to help your child with their linguistic studies, hear what Year 4 most enjoyed about their trip to Manchester’s Science & Industry Museum, get a flavour of co-curricular activity, Model United Nations and learn about what’s involved in the Oxbridge application process.

05:40   Homework: Year 9 student Louisa investigates…

09:53   Old Waconian of the Month: Deputy Head of Crown Prosecution Service in the North West, Annabel Hartley, Class of 1993

13:19   Curriculum Question Time: Year 6 parent Mrs Entwistle interviews CHS Deputy Head (Teaching & Curriculum), Mr Richardson

21:14   A love of learning languages: CHS Head of Languages, Mr Wilson and Stephen Spender prize-winning languages student

33:16   Science fun with Year 4

36:52   What Did You Do Today? Model United Nations at CHS (MUNCH)

47:28   The path to Oxbridge: Sixth Form students and CHS Oxbridge co-ordinator, Mrs Barfoot