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- Newsflash 28/06/2019
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- End of Spring Term Newsletter 05/04/2019
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- Newsletter 6th January 2020
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- Newsflash 21/12/2018
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- Newsflash 14/12/18
- Coronavirus schools update
- Newsflash 07/12/2018
- Coronavirus schools update
- Newsflash 30/11/2018
- Headteacher's Newsletter 09/12/20
- Newsflash 23/11/2018
- Headteacher's Newsletter 28/12/20
- Newsflash 16/11/2018
- Headteacher's Newsletter 31/12/20
- Headteacher's Newsletter 05/01/21
- Newsflash 09/11/2018
- Newsflash 19/10/2018
- School re-opening update- March
- Newsflash 12/10/2018
- Newsflash 28/09/2018
- Newsflash 05/10/2018
- Newsflash 21/09/2018
- Newsflash 14/09/2018
- Newsflash 07/09/2018
- Newsflash 11/01/2019
- Summer Post 16 & GCSE Results Newsflash August 2018
- Newsflash 02/11/2018
- 2020/21 News
- Working through self-isolation
- Home-Learning
- Virtual Open Evening
- Join Liverpool Race Equality Task Force Event
- UK Parliament Week
- Gateacre in the press
- Thank you!
- Movember
- Community Christmas Cards
- Virtual Christmas Concert
- Government scheme for free mobile data increases
- January 2021 Exams Update
- Live Lessons
- Arts Award success
- 2019/20 News
- Blood Brothers
- We are the champions!
- Girls Football update
- Ghost Hunting with Yvette Fielding
- Project Phosela
- Ghost Hunting with Archie, Yvette and Watson
- Peace Out
- Basketball update
- Cyber Champions
- Another Place
- Hackathon
- BIG Little Library Christmas Book Flood
- Drama at The Basement
- Christmas Comedy Cracker
- Community Christmas Lunch
- Carol Concert
- Girls in STEM
- Strauss and Stravinsky
- Blood Brothers Workshop
- FREE online course for parents, carers and grandparents
- Coming Soon! Bands Night
- City indoor athletics competition
- A sporting update
- Work Experience
- Home-Learning
- Barcelona 2020
- Wonderful words from the Whitechapel
- Medicine in Space
- British Sign Language lessons
- What a week for Reading!
- Ich bin ein Berliner
- How to Wash Your Hands
- GCSE Pod
- Social distancing at the school gates
- Calling all Year 6
- A message from Maria Eagle MP
- Free School Meals
- 2018/19 News
- Safer Internet Day 5th Feb
- Are you ready for Readathon 2018?
- End Of Term Newsflash 20/07/18
- Archive
- Echo Awards shortlist announced!
- A Giant offer!
- Gateacre take on the Challenge
- Our Community Fair
- There's always Drama!
- Educate Awards 2018- Winners revealed
- We rocked Readathon!
- Remembering The Holocaust
- The BIG Little Library Book Flood is back!
- Folding for Chinese New Year
- Not a "silent night"
- A Christmas Book Flood
- Christmas cheer with our Primary Schools
- A Community Christmas
- A Christmas Comedy
- Drama at The Basement
- Magic Breakfast!
- Making Music with Middlefield
- Wonderful Work Experience
- Year 7 Football results
- Democracy Ambassadors
- The Big Bang Fair 2019
- A visit from The Apprentice
- A Titanic trip
- Good luck Year 11
- Year 7 go to Uni!
- Dragon Boats!
- Our Sports Leaders
- Travel Training Awards
- A stunning Summer Concert
- A Level Results Day
- GCSE Results Day
- 2017/18 News
- Safer Internet Day 6th Feb
- 2017 Archive
- Headteacher's Newsflash
- Newsflash 1 08/09/2017
- Headteacher's Newsflash 15/09/2017
- Headteacher's Newsflash 22/09/17
- Are you ready for Readathon?
- Gateacre's National Citizens
- Headteacher's Newsflash 29/09/17
- Educate Awards 2017 Shortlist Announced
- Headteacher's Newsflash 06/10/17
- Sonic App
- Restart a Heart Day
- Headteacher's Newsflash 13/10/2017
- Ofsted
- Headteacher's Newsflash 20/10/2017
- A Bright Future with Unilever
- Halloween Lantern Parade
- Headteacher's Newsflash 03/11/2017
- Headteacher's Newsflash 10/11/2017
- Headteacher's Newsflash 17.11.17
- Headteacher's Newsflash 24.11.17
- Tomorrow Night CSE
- Educate Award 2017 winners!
- Headteacher's Newsflash 01.12.17
- Heroes helping the Homeless
- Health Skills Show
- Headteacher's Newsflash 08/12/2017
- BIG Little Library Book Flood
- Christmas Tree Festival
- Headteacher's Newsflash 15/12/17
- Gateacre and Strictly Ballroom 2017
- End Of Term 1 Newsletter
- Carol Concert
- Christmas cookies
- Local schools decorate for Christmas!
- Shoeboxes Full of Love
- A Community Christmas
- Survivors of Stroke
- A Creative and Colourful Christmas
- The Punctuation Show
- Headteacher's Newsflash 12/01/2018
- Headteacher's Newsflash 19/01/2018
- Reading, Raising, Amazing
- Headteacher's Newsflash 26/01/18
- Headteacher's Newsflash 02/02/18
- Headteacher's Newsflash 09/02/18
- Headteacher's Newsflash 23/02/2018
- Gateacre Heroes on film
- Headteacher's Newsflash 02/03/18
- Cracking the Code
- A magical World Book Day!
- Headteacher's Newsflash 09/03/2018
- Headteacher's Newsflash 16/03/2018
- End Of Term 2 Newsletter
- Headteacher's Newsflash 13/04/2018
- Headteacher's Newsflash 20/04/18
- Headteacher's Newsflash 27/04/18
- World Challenge Training
- Headteacher's Newsflash 04/05/2018
- Headteacher's Newsflash 11/05/18
- Headteacher's Newsflash 18/05/2018
- Headteacher's Newsflash 25/05/18
- Echo Schools Awards shortlist announced!
- Headteacher's Newsflash 08/06/2018
- Headteacher's Newsflash 15/06/18
- Headteacher's Newsflash 22/06/18
- Could you be a Young leader?
- Headteacher's Newsflash 29/06/18
- Headteacher's Newsflash 06/07/2018
- Headteacher's Newsflash 13/07/2018
- End Of Term Newsflash 20/07/18
- Uno champions!
- History trip to Poland
- Archive Newsflash
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Specialist School Status
In 2005 our school was designated as a Specialist College for Humanities and Arts. The English, Music, Drama and RE departments are the focal subjects in this exciting development.
We are proud of these achievements and continue to be proud of the work done by these departments. The Art department houses some of the best facilities within Liverpool schools. Our Drama department boasts a Recording Studio, two Drama studios, professional lighting, rigs and PAs.
Some of our Technicians have also worked in the Performing Arts Industry and are keen to support both staff and students.
Gateacre is also home to the most oversubscribed Music department in the country. Visitors to our school are amazed at our equipment and the ethos of the department.
We actively encourage staff and students into this department which boasts rehearsal rooms with full band set up, 24 track digital recording facility, state of the art software which includes Sibelius and Cubase. Our Music department also works with outside agencies including LIPA - The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts which was set up by Sir Paul McCartney.
In recent years, Gateacre has performed at prestigious and high profile events at such venues as : The Philharmonic Hall, St George´s Hall, The Playhouse, The Town Hall, The Cavern, LIPA, The Picket and The Lomax. The quality of the music produced by our school has recently led to the deaprtment being featured in the local Media. The school´s choir even featured in the Christmas edition of Channel Four´s "Hollyoaks"