17 February 2021

Keeping active at home

We would like to say a well done to all students who have been keeping active at home and completing their PE activity grids. There have been some excellent efforts across all year groups. Here’s David on a snowy 10k run and Amelia’s favorite 10K route.

25 January 2021

Reading Programme

This half term we have started the new reading programme for all students in Y9.
Reading has become a core part of everyday life with students having the opportunity
to read classic literature in tutor time. The students have also participated in a survey
created by Margarita, Head of Year. Our aim is for all students to experience the
benefits and pleasure of reading both during their time at CAST and in their future
lives.

“The more you read, the more you know. The more that you learn, the places you’ll
go.” Dr Seuss

“not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” Harry S. Truman

5 March 2020

Morgan Sindall Construction

Last week, Morgan Sindall Construction collaborated with Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology to engage students in a range of construction-based activities.

Their Cambridge team welcomed a group of nine students for a week’s work experience, in which they completed a project brief. This included 2D design workshops and bringing their projects to life with a 3D virtual tour, in addition to learning about the career journey of one of their apprentices, Keelan Boon, and a Trinity College site tour.

Morgan Sindall Construction are delivering the ‘Design Engineer Construct: Class of your Own’ qualification scheme with CAST, this provided some brilliant opportunities for the students to get a full and rounded experience of the industry.

The event, and week as a whole, was a great success – and we saw a rise in the number of students that were interested in construction as a result.

14 February 2020

Cows about Cambridge

Morgan Sindalls Construction and Infrastructure have been working with the Year 10 students on their DEC GCSE. They asked us to become involved in the ‘Cows about Cambridge’ Art Project that will see a number of life-size fibreglass cow models and small herds of ‘mini-moos’ being put on display around Cambridge between March and June.

Morgan Sindalls asked us to decorate the mini-moo with images of the building designs the students have been creating thus far. ‘MORCA’ was returned to Cows about Cambridge last week in preparation for the display and will then be returned to us.