Butser class have had a great Autumn term so far. 

At Chichester College on Mondays, we have been exploring the site and getting used to the busy world of college. We have been making sure our cards (for buying lunch and entrance to the college) are working and what to do if they are not. The food hall is huge and can be confusing, however we are getting used to it. 

We are all confident and mature enough to travel seamlessly to Chichester by foot, bus or train and even if we are delayed, we let our teachers know where we are by ringing or texting the hub mobile. 

We have been learning about the different types of drugs in Preparation for Adulthood, investigating legalities and effects. 

All pupils are enjoying their Technical Skills Days on a Tuesday at Chichester College, and Crimsham Farm and Brinsbury College on a Friday. They have been making new friends and some have met up at the weekends! 

Butser class have also been enjoying walks around the Chichester area and we are looking forward to our trip to the Portsmouth Historical dockyard where we will visit the Warrior and HMS Alliance and go for a boat trip across Portsmouth Harbour.

Spring Term 2025

Butser have been enjoying playing tennis at Chichester College this term. Although the weather has been cold and windy, they have all been keen to give it a go and have been improving each week. 

In Humanities, we have been covering the Great War, also known as World War 1. Pupils have been learning about how the war was started and how many of the rulers around Europe were descendants of Queen Victoria.

In Maths, we have been learning about statistics and how different types of graphs can be used to show data. We have learnt how we can apply four operations knowledge to find the difference in statistical questions.

During this week, which is apprentice week, pupils have shown all the schools’ values of courage, kindness, ambition, acceptance and perseverance while filling in a questionnaire about different jobs that they might like to do in the future. Sometimes thinking about the future is difficult, but they did a great job expressing their feelings and ambitions for the future.

Well done the Butser!

Summer Term 2025

The term has started with lovely sunshine, so at Chichester college we have been playing Tennis and relaxing in the shade. 

As Year 11’s, Boaz has been working hard revising topics for his exams in Maths and English and completing coursework towards his accreditations and Brayden has been working through maths revision focussing on the four operations. 

The others in the class have been working hard using Funny Fill in a website designed to help us use nouns and adjectives, verbs and adverbs and figurative language to describe characters and settings. It has had the class on the floor laughing in hysterics as it makes some sentences not make sense and rather silly. They have had to read these aloud and edit these sentences to ensure they make sense adding further description improving the adjectives and adverbs. 

At College on Tuesdays the Year 10s have been learning different ways to make a stew. In food tech on Wednesdays they have been creating delicious meals and treats – all very tasty, but sadly they don’t offer their teachers any! 

In Maths, showing ambition, Lenny and Lloyd have been looking at input machines and algebra.  Martin, Jack and Corey have been reviewing decimals and its links to money! They have all been working well and more independently. Well done Butser!