Headteacher’s Blog

It has been a very challenging week across our community, as a number of young people have been taken to hospital from several schools in our area, due to a surge in the supply of illegal drugs. Below is a copy of a letter that is being circulated to all parents/carers of secondary school students […]

This week has had a real mix of activities and successes. Gymnastics is not a sport we usually excel at. However, this year we have some very talented and determined students who have practised in their own time, sought coaching advice from the PE staff and on Friday represented the school  in the Area Gymnastics […]

As I am always one to comment on how hard this time of year is for Year 11 students, we decided to redesign one of our rooms as a social area for them. Over  the last week or so, I have been stencilling equations on the walls in my spare time to ensure it has […]

A very Happy New Year! As staff returned to work on Monday they were put through their paces, once again, as we covered Day 2 of our Kagan training. Kagan is a method of teaching, which ensures all students are equally participating in discussion and classroom activities. We completed Day 1 in October and this […]

School reopens on Tuesday 9th January for students, although some Yr 13s have an ICT exam on Monday 8th January – so don’t forget. At the risk of being a ‘Bah Humbug’, I would also suggest that after eating too many mince pies and ‘pigs in blankets’ , year 11 and 13 might want to […]

This week has certainly been a busy one! Over the last few weeks we have been preparing for our new look Winter concert, ably led by Mr Hadfield. There have been some understandable stresses and strains on performers and staff, as they all rehearse and plan for the evening’s performance. It always surprises me just […]