It has been a very busy Autumn term. Yesterday Yr 11s received their Mock exam results and for some ‘Christmas cheer’ was lacking a little, as they reflected on the grades they achieved. What we must remember is that the Mocks are a tool for both students and teaching staff, to assess where the knowledge gaps are and what actions need to be taken to ensure good outcomes in the summer. For some subjects the mock papers covered topics that are yet to be fully taught and this can lead to frustration. However, there is method in the madness and teachers have been working hard on analysing the data and making changes for January 2019, where necessary.
I would like to commend all students and staff for the hard work they have put in over the last 4 months.
This week we hosted our annual Christmas Lunch, which is always a special event. Catering staff went the extra mile to produce a superb lunch and staff pitched in clearing tables and crackers to ensure a smooth service. Again huge thanks to all involved it takes good deal of effort, but was a great event.
I would like to take the opportunity to make a special mention of one of our students, Leon Spink Year 7 who has shown exceptional leadership and forethought.
We are very proud of Leon – a fitting Christmas story.
Happy Christmas.
This article was published by Richmondshire today and written by Betsy Everett :
When 11-year-old Leon Spink witnessed a traffic accident in the dales market town of Hawes, he didn’t think twice before swinging into action.
As the town’s police community support officer, Don Watson, dealt with the casualty at the accident scene, Leon, a pupil at Wensleydale School, Leyburn, realised the officer couldn’t be in two places at once.
He also knew that if more traffic came up the road into the town, the situation could be much worse. He grabbed traffic cones, ran to put them in place at the entrance to the one-way system where traffic enters the town from the main A684, then calmly directed the traffic until the emergency was over.
What Leon didn’t know was that watching the drama unfold were the staff of the nearby medical centre, the Central Dales Practice, who were so impressed with his calm and practical approach that managing partner, Lynn Irwin, presented him with a note – and a £10 reward.
“Thank you so much for keeping calm and directing traffic in the emergency situation today,” she wrote. “You must be very proud of yourself. We certainly are. Well done from all the team at the Central Dales Practice.”
And there it might have ended: but Leon had other ideas. He thought there were others more deserving of the reward.
“I couldn’t believe it when he said he thought the officers from the Hawes fire brigade deserved it more, and that he wanted to hand it over to them,” said his mum, Emma.
“They were so pleased and took him for a ride in the fire engine which he loved. It was so kind of them.”
