Year 9 have returned from a moving trip to the Battlefields where they paid their respects to all the missing at The Somme, especially the six OAs commemorated there, and had a trip to Thiepval Memorial and the Flanders Field Museum – what an experience #compassforlife

A fabulous effort from students on The Big Walk at the weekend – 78km over 24hrs from Whitby Abbey back to the College to raise funds for Oakfield School in Nottingham, a school for children with physical and/or learning difficulties – well done to all involved! #compassforlife

Year 9 students have embarked on their First World War Battlefields trip in Belgium and Northern France – a compelling way to appreciate the impact of the First World War and an opportunity to remember the 63 Old Amplefordians who lost their lives #lestweforget

issuu.com/ampleforthcollege/… via @issuu Delighted to be rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate and ‘Outstanding’ in Personal Development by Ofsted. Summary extracts from the inspections below #compassforlife

Delighted to be welcoming Prof. Laura Stewart from @UniOfYork this evening for a lecture on Stuart England 'The Plot Against England - Puritans, popery and popularity on the eve of the English civil war'. Fantastic that some students from @TerringtonHall will also be joining us.

Well done to everyone who took part in yesterdays' ARTiculation school final, particularly Keza who won first place & progresses to the Regional Finals in the Baltic Arts Centre next month. It was a pleasure to hear all 10 finalists' presentations about their chosen work of art!

Read here Head of History Paul Connor's reflections on the significance of today, Holocaust Memorial Day. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…