F5 Canoe Trip 24th of September 2017… Form 5 students began the special journey to the canoe trip. We had to wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then set off from the school by 8am! The trip took roughly 2 hours but that wasn’t a problem because…

House Road Race 4th October 2017 was a grey day, without much sun and a bit of a chill in the air. On many-a-Wednesday, students would have a different use for their time. As a Form 5, I could go into town, study in the library or play football with…

“You can never understand a language until you can understand at least two.”– Geoffrey Williams “One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.” – Frank Smith “Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.”–…

This is a new academic year. A new beginning. And things will change. And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been. This will be a challenging year but also a year full of joy and excitement, especially for new students at Concord. Here is…

What did we learn during monitor training? Quite a lot, and we had to learn it quickly. We arrived on Saturday the 9th September, four days before all the other Form 5s and one day before all new students. We had to learn how to try and welcome them into…

On Wednesday 7th June, the Form 4 Authentic Biology Club went on a trip to the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge. It is where a significant part of the human genome was sequenced. Even though the way to Cambridge was very long and tiring, we enjoyed this unique experience immensely….

The Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition was a great experience for me. We spent three days camping in the wild and walked across the landscape of Wales. We walked for over 30 km, it was tiring but fun indeed. There are 6 members in my group and each of us…

Last Tuesday, tired but happy, a few of us rushed from our last exams to get ready and perform in the ‘Shropshire Showcase Competition’. It was a great experience and a great way to start the Easter holidays! Weeks of rehearsals all seemed suddenly worth it for the fun we…

I have always thought of archery as quite boring and not requiring a great deal of sport. However, in February my friends quite literally dragged me into the sports hall on a Sunday morning to try archery. Of course, I was really disappointed in myself, as most of my shots…