Headteacher’s Blog

The Music Department at The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form is always an area that is buzzing with engagement, excitement and creativity. It has been just over two years since I joined The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form as Teacher of Music and since then we have participated in six end of term concerts, six […]

On Wednesday we opened our doors to Year 7 and Year 11s, a staggered start due to the damage caused by the flooding in July. Not ideal, but with all of the A floor still a building site, DT block still out of use and skips and contractors everywhere, it was the sensible decision. I […]

A delightful 2 days earlier this week when we welcomed all our new Yr7s for 2 days of transition work. It was so good to see students from 23 different primary schools attending. Students participated in ‘drama icebreakers’ with Mrs Stanynon, such a great way to encourage and inspire young people to mix- seeing nearly […]

Local author Alex Marchant visited Yr 7 this week, to talk about her life as a writer and her passion for Richard III. Born and raised in the rolling Surrey downs, and following stints as an archaeologist and in publishing in London and Gloucester, Alex now lives locally, working as a freelance copy editor, proofreader and, […]

This week we have started our last round of lesson observations for this academic year. As the Headteacher it is one of the best parts of my job, to observe good practice from our teaching staff and share the learning with our students. Not every lesson observation goes to plan, but it is myth to […]

This week has been a cultural extravaganza. On Tuesday students were fortunate to visit Richmond Georgian Theatre as part of the Swaledale Festival.  They watched a special production for schools of  The Fairest Lady by the Weaver Ensemble. This new show was a retelling of the Pygmalion story with elegant Baroque dance, gorgeous period costumes […]