raynespark.merton.sch.uk
Specialist Technology School
Headteacher End of Year Review
As we enter the final week of the school year the pace of school
continues through to the very end. Last week was especially busy on a
number of fronts. We have continued to run our primary liaison days for
our local primary school students in Year 4 and 5. Once again we saw
approximately 1400 students visit us to experience a day of lessons
and activities in secondary school.
@officialRPHS
First day back at school
Monday 7 September
Year 7:
8:40am
Main Hall
Year 8:
9:30am
Main Hall
The annual RPHS Oscars event took place in the main hall on
Wednesday night where the outstanding work of our Media students
were celebrated and awarded by Mr Mba and Mr Hebden. On the back of the hugely successful
school play, “Going Underground,” we had our final Creative and Performing Arts Evening of the
year on Thursday 9 July. The summer concert featured a range of singers, musicians, dancers
and artists displaying their work. It was great to see so many families supporting the event.
Year 9:
10:00am
Main Hall
Year 10:
11:00am
Tutor Time
Year 11:
11:00am
Sports Hall
Year 12:
10:00am
Sixth Form
Our annual sports day took place on Friday 10 July and was a real success as every student had
the opportunity to represent their House. The Halliwells X win was greatly celebrated by Mr
Barnes and his House – as were the many individual performances of students. Finally, our
wonderful teachers and students continued to work hard throughout last week to ensure they
continued to make as much progress as possible in their lessons and earn their right to ‘World
Week’ activities!
Year 13:
11:00am
Sixth Form
As families and students have known since March, I will be leaving RPHS at the end of
August. This will mark the end of an incredible 4 years at RPHS. It has been an immense
privilege to be the Headteacher of this school and to receive the support of students, families
and governors in ensuring the school truly delivers the very best outcomes and experiences
for its students. During the last four years we have seen significant changes and investment in
the curriculum, students’ support system, premises and most importantly in the staffing. As a
result we have seen a significant improvement in the students’ results and life chances. I believe
the results this summer will represent another big step forward for the school at both Key Stage 4
and Key Stage 5.
The decision to leave RPHS has been incredibly difficult and is not one I took lightly. The reasons
were both personal (to work closer to home, my wife and three children) as well as professional
ones. It was not a move that I envisaged happening at this stage, however as a Christian, I do not
believe in chance or accident; I believe in providence and therefore the next steps for the school
and I will be in different directions. I am incredibly sad to be leaving the students, staff and
families of RPHS as I have loved every minute of my time leading the school.
Artwork of the Week
By Jake Cheung
Jake created this large scale painting for his final
A Level Art exam piece. This brightly coloured
art piece was produced in response the theme
interiors. Jake's personal response was inspired
by his family run fish and chip shop. He has
developed his ideas by using Photoshop
and looking at Pop artists such as Roy
Lichtenstein and Patrick Caulfield to produce the
comic style art work.
I am certain that there is immense strength of leadership, teaching and support in the school. The
team I leave behind, led by my successor, Mrs Heard, will continue to lead the school forward.
The leadership team is incredibly strong and will continue to put students at the centre of every
decision that is made. Mrs Heard will do a superb job in leading the school towards good and Ms Curtis
Head of Creative and Performing Arts
outstanding - she is a very talented teacher and leader who has a great track record behind her. I
am very proud of all that we have achieved as a school community and I look forward to seeing
many of you on results day and the success continue in the new academic year. Thank you for all of your support, encouragement and feedback. I wish
you all and the school well in the future.
Philip Wheatley
Headteacher
Mr Castle leaves us after three significant years as Deputy
Headteacher, leading the student support system. He has had an
immense impact on developing the community, competition and
leadership ethos in the school. He has worked tirelessly for students
and staff being a true role model and embodying the RPHS values. Mr
Castle will be replaced by Mr Myton who will become acting Deputy
Headteacher in September 2015.
Ms Adli will not be returning from maternity leave following the birth of
her delightful twin daughters. Ms Adli has worked at RPHS since Sept 2002 as an Assistant Headteacher. She is incredibly talented and will be very
much missed, however we wish her well with her new ventures. In the pastoral system we have two members of staff leaving; Mr McInerney, Head of
Miltons X, moves to Assistant Headship at Ark Putney – a well-deserved promotion after the real impact he has had in his house, DT faculty and in
the wider school. Ms Hodge, Deputy Head of Sixth Form, will be moving down the road to Ricards Lodge to become the new Head of Year 7. We are
very grateful for all her hard work in the Sixth Form and Drama.
In English, we have four departures: Mr Naylor, Head of English, leaves us after 9 years (to be replaced by Mr
Barnicott). Mr Naylor has been responsible for leading the school to the best English results in the our history
and we wish him well as he moves to become an Assistant Headteacher in Kent. Ms Taybi will also become an
Assistant Headteacher in Lambeth after 7 years at RPHS, where I am certain she will continue to transform the
lives of the students she teaches and the staff she leads. Ms Daszynska leaves us after 8 years as she moves to
a school in North London, which will shorten her journey to work by 2 hours a day! Ms Daszynska will be moving
to the role of Key Stage 5 Coordinator. Ms Mistry is moving to a school in Surrey where she will become the
progress lead for English. She has been a superb tutor and has led improvements in literacy over the last year.
In Science, we will be saying goodbye to Mr Webster as he goes leaves to study a Masters Degree. Mr Small
moves to South London to become Head of Physics. Ms Akhtar is going on maternity leave at the end on term
and finally Ms Cadoux-Hudson will not be returning from maternity leave due to relocating to the coast because
of her husband’s placement as a surgeon in the NHS. Ms Cadoux-Hudson will be very much missed by staff and
students.
In the Media department, Mr Hebden will be moving to a school in Kent where he will take his considerable
talents to work with the students there. Mr Hebden has been at the school since 2010 and will be missed for his
creative and innovative approaches to teaching his students. In the Creative and Performing Arts faculty we say farewell to Ms Gibbs, who, after two
superb years with us moves to a school in Kingston as Head of Photography. Mr White is moving to Birmingham as Head of Music (though we are
delighted to welcome back Ms Hughes Brown!). In Maths, Ms Sergiou leaves us after 11 years, a significant number of them as Head of Maths. She
will be moving round the corner to West Wimbledon to be Lead Teacher of Maths in a new stage of her career. Mrs T McKee will be moving to teach
at Rosebery School in Surrey from September, having made a huge impact with the students on the A Level Maths courses. Ms Dennis is leaving us
for further study after two years with the Maths and SEND team. Ms Fennell leaves us to join Rosebery as a French and Spanish teacher - she will be
greatly missed from the MFL team, as will Ms Miller who leaves the Health and Social Care team. Mr Skinner leaves the PE department to pursue his
coaching career with Fulham Football Club. We hope to maintain contact with him on a number of fronts, however we would like to express our
gratitude for his work over the last two years – likewise to Mr Boyton, our Director of Rugby who leaves us to study a Masters Degree in Psychology.
In Humanities, Ms Hillsdon leaves us to join the History team at de Stafford School in
Surrey whilst Ms Lelliot will be joining Glyn School from September. We are very
grateful for all their hard work and commitment over the last year. Ms Hedger leaves the
SEND team after 11 years of dedication to our students. She will be relocating to the
South West with her family. Mrs Hall leaves us to ‘semi’ retire in August – we are so
grateful in all she has done in working to support our students and in leading the team.
Ms E McKee (MFL), Ms Pavitt (MFL) and Mr Perryment (English) all depart after
completing their teaching qualifications with us. We thank them again for their hard
work and commitment.
Mr Malone, our Displays for Learning Leader, is moving to a Graphic Design post and then onto teacher training. Ms Holland-Crouch, our fundraiser,
will be leaving us at the end of August after successfully raising over £10,000 in bids and applications for a range of projects including the Dance
Academy, library, music tuition and many other projects.
I am very grateful for all of the contributions made by the staff who are leaving us. I hope you will join me in wishing them well with the next step in
their careers.
Philip Wheatley
Headteacher
Students in Year 7 took on the Pupil Pipeline challenge in support of WaterAid.
The Pupil Pipeline was a fun and educational fundraising activity also taking place
at schools across the UK this summer . Our students were inspires to get clean
water to millions of children in the developing world.
Students formed as long a line as possible to transport buckets, jars, cups and
even wellington boots filled with water along the line without dripping a drop.
Ms Delhoum
SEND Teacher of English
Some of our Year 7 students spent their final English lesson making
the central character from the book they read as a class, “Mr Punch”
by Bill Ridgway. They also took an Accelerated Reader Quiz on the
book and passed with flying colours.
Students worked together to make a Judy hand puppet and puppet
show stall. In pairs they presented their own Punch and Judy
shows.
Jennifer Delhoum
SEND Teacher of English
Well done to Shakur Blackford, Craig
Horsford and Gregory Horsford for their
hard work, training and achievements this
summer at a fantastic Wimbledon
Championship this year.
Mr Hayes
Head of Physical Education
Raynes Park High School won and hosted this year’s
Kingston borough Year 9 cricket tournament. The event
was moved to Raynes Park due to our excellent facilities.
We won every game in the tournament and won the
deciding game against Coombe on the last ball.
Other schools competing were: Coombe Boys’ School,
Southborough High School, Hollyfield School and Richard
Challoner School.
RPHS students involved were: Cameron Marman
(captain), Azeem Ahmed, Rickardo Sukhedo, Ethan
Wood, Lewis Taylor, Craig Nash, Yuvakeesan Jeyakumar
and Michael Lorenzo.
Mr Hayes
Head of Physical Education
Cricket fixtures review
Southborough Cricket Tournament - Year 7
Year 7 students performed well , especially considering that they have not had a lot of exposure to the game. In the games we played the
students put up a good fight against some experienced and talented opposition. Good run scoring from Ethan Taylor helped us set defendable
totals and bowling from Elliot Cooper and fielding from Cassidy Thomas helped us keep the opposition on the back foot. Well done chaps.
Southborough Cricket Tournament - Year 8
The Year 8 students performed very well against strong opposition. Out of 6 teams we finished third and the boys received their medals, which
they fully deserved. Some outstanding batting from Rickardo Sukhdeo and Ethan Taylor (playing up a year) and some great bowling and fielding
from Sean McDonnell and Salman Ahmad helped the team secure 2 wins out of 3 to secure third place.
RPHS vs. Harris Merton
A combined Year 7, 8 and 9 team came up against an experimental and inexperienced Harris Merton. They performed well with opposition
wickets falling consistently. Good bowling from Cameron Marman, Rickardo Sukhdeo, Hamad Jabbar and Salman Ahmad helped the team
reduce Harris Merton to a ‘gettable’ score. Azeem Ahmad and Cameron Marman set the team on their way to victory with a good opening
partnership that helped the team secure a comfortable victory. A special mention to Kaleem Tahir, a Year 7 playing up against Year 9 students.
Well done.
Mr Boyton
Head of Rugby
The recent UCAS and Careers week offered Year 12 students the opportunity to learn more about apprenticeships:
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There is no upper age limit on apprenticeships.
Apprentices have a minimum salary of £2.73 per hour.
The average salary is £200 per week.
Advanced apprenticeships earn on average £100,000 more than those without an advanced apprenticeship (across their whole career).
An apprenticeship is vocational learning which can lead to nationally recognised qualifications equivalent to GCSEs, A Levels and Higher
Education.
Overview
Earn while you learn
Nationally recognised / transferable qualifications
A career is not just a job
Paid holidays
Wide choice of industries and employers
Apprenticeships can lead to Higher Education
Apprenticeships are appropriate for high achievers
What are employers looking for?
A good communicator
Drive and commitment
Motivation
Reliability
Eager to learn new things
Work ready
Trustworthy
Determination
On Monday 6 July, Year 10 students took part in their Careers Day which included a careers showcase of 30 different
employers, professions, colleges and universities. Visitors were on hand to answer questions about their jobs and
describe a typical day in their line of work as well as give the students general careers advice. Students could find out
about a range of careers with many representatives from, science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers
as well as media, beauty, retail, law, public services and the military. One student said “I thought the careers fair was
very good and it gave us a lot of opportunities to speak to different people.”
To complete the day students also took part in two careers workshops including the chance to practice their interview
skills. Year 10 students were encouraged to begin planning for life post-16 by researching local colleges, sixth forms
and the courses they provide.
I was particularly pleased with how well prepared the students were when approaching visitors during the careers showcase and how they really
made the most of the opportunity to speak with a range of different people. This event ends a very positive year in terms of careers guidance and
work experience. Year 10 students have been given a lot to think about when planning their important next steps!
University offers more than just a qualifications - you’ll get out what you put in. One great thing about Higher Education is that you are not restricted
by subject. There are over 300 institutions and over 37,000 courses to choose from on UCAS.
Factors affecting university choices
The four C’s can help you decide what is
best for you:
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How to choose
Visit www.ucas.com
Search different types of courses
Look at entry requirements, league tables and location
Order a prospectus or view it online
Visit the university!
Make your \choices
Course
Content
Campus
City
Ways to study
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Workshops
Self-study and contact hours
Coursework or exams?
Essays or practical work?
Life skills learnt as a university student
Work / life balance
Time management
Communication / social skills
Budgeting\\\\\
A variety of transferable skills
Washing, cleaning and \\cooking
Academic life
Your first year is about getting the balance right
Your will be accountable to yourself. You should learn the consequences of missing a
deadline!
Ensure you take full advantage of the facilities and learning resources
Make the most of expert tutors and lecturers, especially if you are studying an
unfamiliar subject
You may only have 12 contact hours per week, however you will be expected to study
for a minimum of 40 hours per week
For more advice on future pathways, please contact Ms Brake, Head of Careers or the Sixth Form office:
[email protected]
[email protected]
020 8946 4112 extension number 1117
020 8879 4807
Each year we provide opportunities for learning and offer support to students and their families in preparation for the transition to
secondary school.
Last week we
welcomed
approximately 1400 students
from local primary schools to
three learning activity days.
Students were excitedly
collected from their schools by
red Routemaster buses, began
the day with an assembly and
enjoyed a variety of lessons
throughout the day.
Students from the following schools participated in our learning activity days: Abbotsbury Primary
School, Aragon Primary School, Benedict Primary School, Bond Primary School, Burlington Primary
School, Cranmer Primary School, Green Lane Primary School, Hatfeild Primary School, Heathmere
Primary School, Hillcross Primary School, Hollymount Primary School, St Matthews C of E Primary
School, Merton Abbey Primary School, Poplar Primary School, West Wimbledon Primary School and
Wimbledon Chase Primary School.
This academic year has flown by quickly! 11HZ have demonstrated an impressive level of hard work and
commitment as they’ve attended intensive revision sessions for a number of subjects, including a gruelling, but
very helpful, week of Maths boot-camp. I know that all their hard-work will pay off when they open those allimportant results envelopes in August. On Wednesday 10 June Mr Myton, tutors and the Heads of House said
goodbye to all of our wonderful Year 11s in a fantastic leavers’ assembly; the school certainly seems quiet
without them!
10HZ have been busy preparing and sitting exams for their Science GCSEs as well as GCSEs in their home
languages; this is a good taster for Year 10 of what is to come for them this time next year and I look forward to
finding out how well they’ve done when the results come in! Our lower school students haven’t escaped exam free this term and all of 7HZ, 8HZ
and 9HZ have worked hard and sat their final end of year school exams; I have been incredibly pleased with how seriously the students have
taken their school exams and with the mature and focused way many students have approached their revision too.
It can’t always be all work and no play; we aim to reward our students and their hard work and what better reward than World Week! HZ students,
alongside the rest of the student body, have been spoilt for choice with a huge range of exciting activities taken place this week; trips to the
Science Museum, Basketball and Cricket activities, robot building and even a residential water sports trip to France! World Week is always a
fantastic way to end a hard-working academic year and I know the staff have
enjoyed it as much as the students have!
Finally, I’d like to congratulate Halliwells Z students for all their hard work this year;
so many of you have made fantastic progress in lots of your subjects and it has
been great to read so many positive comments on your end of year reports. I’ve
thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of you (and your families) in my first year as
your Head of House and I look forward to seeing all of you go onto greater
successes next year.
Ms Kelly-Smith
Head of Halliwells Z
The last few weeks seem to have flown by with one important event happening straight after another. The
Graduation Assembly was for me a very bittersweet moment. It was fantastic to see them graduate after
working so hard for their GCSEs but sad to see them saying goodbye to their wonderful tutor, Ms
Daszynska, who has guided them so diligently for the last 5 years. All of Newsoms Z wishes her all the best
in her future career. I would also like to thank Mr Skinner for the brilliant work he has done in the last two
years with 8NZ. He will be greatly missed.
I am also extremely proud with how well NZ student ambassadors represented the House during the Year 6 Induction Day on 1 July and the Year
4 / 5 Primary School Learning Activity Days. Several teachers have commented to me on how hard they worked to promote the very best of the
school. They are a credit to the House.
Sports Day last week really brought out the very best in Newsoms Z. On the
day all the classes were well behaved, committed to supporting their House
and gave their all on the track and field. We may not have won but many
students demonstrated, through their actions, their embodiment of the school
values of community, achievement and resilience.
Finally I wish all students a safe and happy holiday. Enjoy the holiday but
spend some time thinking about how next year can be even better for
Newsoms Z.
Mr McDonagh
Head of Newsoms Z
At 9:30am on Wednesday 10 June, we all bundled onto the coach with happy smiling faces as we set off for
our fun-packed day in Chessington World of Adventures.
As soon as we got off the coach there were characters beyond our imagination waiting to meet an greet us.
There was Belle, Tinkerbell, Pocahontas, Captain Hook, SpongeBob SquarePants and Elsa and Olaf from
Frozen!
We went on so many adrenalin rushing rides including Dragon Falls and the Vampire Ride.
We had so much fun on our amazing day and I can tell you, we were all very tired by the end.
Summer Shott
Year 7 student
We went to Chessington World of Adventures and met
characters like SpongeBob SquarePants and Mickey
Mouse. I went on the bubble works ride and log flumes with
Oliver and Mia. Mia loved to see the lovely animals and it
was so relaxing and peaceful in the hot sunshine.
We went to get some lunch at the vampire café, which was
amazing, and then we went to the sweet shop and bought
two tubs of sweets for Ellie to eat at home. It is all thanks to
the Access Centre that we could go on this trip.
Lewis Heritage and Oliver Molina
Year 9 students
We went to Chessington and it was lots of fun. My favourite ride was the Vampire
Ride. I ate a hotdog and was so happy because it was my first time going there.
Kacey Thomas
Year 7 student
We went to see the London Philarmonia Orchestra at
Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 4
June. It was my first orchestral concert and it was a very
inspirational experience. The instruments were played
beautifully. One of my favourites was the Jurassic Park
theme.
Marina Ndrecaj
Year 10 student
Summary of Governors’ Annual Report 2014/15
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this Annual Report of the Governing Body of Raynes Park High School
(RPHS). The Department for Education no longer requires Governing Bodies to produce such a report each year,
but in RPHS the Governors believe it is important and in the interests of transparency to inform parents, staff,
students and other stakeholders of our activities.
This has been a busy and productive year for the Governors. We share a passion for excellence within the strong
pastoral setting that the school provides and we are absolutely determined that the school should advance to an
Ofsted grading of Good and then Outstanding. We believe that each student should develop to the maximum of
their ability and that the school should never give up on them.
This report outlines what has been achieved in meeting these aims. It is also the place to record my personal
thanks to the hugely committed and supportive group of Governors that RPHS possesses, and to our hard
working and immensely helpful Clerk, Susanne Wicks. The Governors are collectively very grateful to our
outgoing Headteacher, Mr Wheatley, and his able and dedicated team, who have always gone the extra mile and more to do their best for every
single student in the school.
It has been a successful year. We are all ready to meet the challenges of 2015/16.
Michael Ross
Chair of Governors
The full report will be circulated by email to all families and will be available on the school website. If you would like a printed copy of
the report, please contact 020 8946 4112.
Parliament has given Governing Bodies three main functions:
To set the vision and strategy for their schools. We have done this by discussing and agreeing with the Headteacher and his
Senior Leadership Team what we want the school to be, how we are going to achieve it and by supporting the values that will
drive the school’s work.
To hold the Headteacher and his team to account for the progress of the school. We have done this by setting them targets for
the school’s academic attainment and for linked issues like attendance, and by receiving reports from them at our meetings, where
we can support, question and where necessary challenge them about their work.
To oversee the financial management of the school. We set the budget for the school, including forward budgets for future years,
and monitor on a monthly and termly basis the outturn expenditure against forecast. Our school accounts were audited and
received high praise from the London Borough of Merton at the end of the year, and we have also measured our work against the
prescribed Schools Financial Value Standard.
Governors’ Forward Work Programme 2014/15 (details in full report)
In addition to its statutory functions, as set out above, the Governors set themselves a Forward Work Programme in September 2014 setting out
their priority areas for attention in the year. These included;
Maintaining the drive for excellence in the school, leading to further improvement in Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 results.
Promoting higher aspirations among all students.
A continuing commitment to narrowing the gap between the results for Pupil Premium students and non-Pupil Premium students.
Greater engagement between the Governing Body and middle leaders within the school staff.
Main highlights of the year (details in full report)
Substantial progress of Key Stage 4 outcomes in August 2014.
High numbers of A-Level graduates going to university.
Sustained progress at Key Stage 3 level.
Improvements in teaching.
The revived Highly Achieving and Highly Skilled programme.
A continuing strong emphasis on safeguarding students.
Achieving a break-even budget.
The introduction of new performance-related pay arrangements for teaching staff.
Sports academies.
School policies.
Governing Body development.
Reconstitution of the Governing Body.
Farewells
At the end of this school year, we say goodbye to Mr Wheatley, our fantastic Headteacher. In the four
years he has been with us, he has turned the school around and transformed it into the excellent centre
of learning and development it is now. He has had an inspirational effect on staff and students and his
vision and hard work have done much to raise the school’s standing locally, particularly with parents and
the Raynes Park community generally. We will miss him. He goes with our very best wishes to his new
post in Glyn School in Epsom.
We will also be saying goodbye to a number of staff, most notably Mr Castle, one of our two Deputy
Headteachers, who has been central to the development of our House system and our pastoral and
safeguarding work. His achievements on the attendance and behaviour fronts have been central to the
school’s growing success. We also say goodbye to Mrs Buckley, our School Business Manager, who
has done tremendous work with improving our accounting systems and financial discipline at all levels
within the school. We wish them well, as we do all the other staff leaving RPHS at the end of term.
During the course of the year a number of Governors left the Governing Body. They are recorded in the Annex. We thank them for their services
to the school and wish them well for the future.
Forward look to 2015/16
In September, we welcome our new Headteacher, Mrs Kirsten Heard. She comes to us from The Green School in Isleworth, where I had the
privilege of meeting and seeing her in action. It was notable that we had a large and strong field of applicants for the Headteacher post when we
advertised it. RPHS is clearly a school that able staff want to come to. Mrs Heard has already begun her induction into her new job, and
Governors know she is committed to our vision for the school’s success, building on the work that has been carried out in the last three years.
The school will almost certainly be inspected by Ofsted in autumn 2015, and work is well in hand to
prepare for this. In the course of this year, we will also be preparing for the curriculum and grading
changes that the Department for Education is introducing. Governors will be leading the continued
drive for improved achievement for all our students, whatever their talents and background. You
would expect no less of us.
The Governing Body feel privileged to work with Raynes Park High School. Its leadership team, its
staff and its students are inspirational and deserve high praise for their efforts and achievements.
We look forward to their continued passion for learning and development as the school moves
forward into another year.
Raynes Park High School Governing Body
July 2015
At this time of the year the message to families, students and staff is nearly always the same and the message is
thank you. All within the school community have worked tirelessly to ensure students achieve the grades required to
make the next step on their educational journey. Planning has already started on how we at RPHS ensure that our
students continue to grow in all areas of their lives and education. Before we wish away the summer break, I hope
both students and staff take time to reflect on all the achievements of this year and all the hard work that has been
put in to ensure that all students are given the opportunities to grow, develop and be successful.
Year 11 have now completed their final GCSE exams celebrated the completion of
their GCSE journey at our celebration Prom on Friday 26 June. With all the hard
work and extra sessions organised by so many teachers and departments I’m sure
that Year 11 will achieve exceptional grades. I would personally like to thank all
students, staff, parents and carers for their support during this final GCSE year. I’d
also like to give a special thank you to the Maths department, who have taught
Saturday sessions since October to help our students achieve their very best. I hope
to see many of them in our Sixth Form this September and wish all our graduating
students the very best of luck for the future.
Year 10 have been working hard specially in Science. They have been preparing for GCSE core exams in Saturday
classes over the last few months and I am sure that the results will match the hard work they have put in. A special
thank you to the Science department for working so hard and giving so much extra time to get students prepared for
their first official GCSE exam.
Year 9 have also started their GCSE journey as they have now completed their
GCSE options choices and will receive confirmation of option blocks in the next
few days. We build options around student choice and not via a set block of
subjects, unlike some other schools. This process allows more student to
undertake a curriculum which reflects their interests and enables them to excel
in their chosen subjects.
As always we have faced many challenges this year and all challenges have
been met by students, parents, carers and staff with the resilience and determination which embodies the values
of our school. I wish you all a happy and safe summer break and fully believe that all the hard work put in during
the year has helped in the progress and achievement of our students. I am already looking forward to the challenges that next year will bring.
Mr Myton
Acting Deputy Headteacher