Family Bulletin

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: This week, our year 7 Historians attended a trip to the British museum, the year 9 exams finished, we had school photo day, held our first family forum on Tuesday evening, the year 11 & 13 mock results assemblies and year 11  parents’ evening took place. Next week…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: We are writing to you a little earlier this week given that school will be closed Friday 1st December for staff training. In case you’re interested in what we do on these days, there are a number of safeguarding training courses all staff need to complete each year…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: We have had a busy week of trips and workshops including a year 7 Maths coding workshop, a workshop on the new Eco Building, a year 10 virtual reality experience, year 8 apprenticeship workshops, a GCSE trip to the Royal Festival Hall and a year 12 visit to…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: We have been focused on anti-bullying week with pupils wearing odd socks on Monday to express their individuality and attending assemblies given by Mr Williams about stopping bullying and how to deal with it if you experience or witness it. Whenever these weeks come along, it can bring…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: This week, teachers have organised a number of enrichment activities for pupils including a Geography field trip to Epping Forest, a trip to St John’s College, Oxford for pupils in years 9 and 10 involved in the Inspire programme, a Drama Trip to ‘Dear England’ as well as…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: Welcome back following what was quite a wet, but hopefully restful half term break. We have just entered Islamophobia awareness month and look forward to a series of competitions and assemblies to mark this important event. Over the half-term a huge amount of work has taken place at…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: Happy half term! I am sure that we are all feeling ready for an opportunity to rest at the end of a very busy half term and I do hope that, in spite of the forecasted weather, you manage to enjoy yourselves. There has been a lot of…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: With one week to go before a much-needed half term starts, our teachers are continuing to challenge themselves by taking part in ‘open classroom’ week. Each teacher visits two other teachers’ classrooms to pick up best practice and build it into their own, so your child may have…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: Throughout October we are proud to be celebrating Black History month. This year’s theme ‘Celebrating our Sisters’ “emphasises the vital role black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and building communities. This year’s commemoration will feature trailblazing black women who have made incredible contributions to literature,…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: 29/09/23 Family Bulletin HT MessageIt was UK National Inclusion week this week and due to this we focused assemblies on visible and invisible (dis)abilities in form time and assemblies. It was an opportunity to remind our children about the protected characteristics and why it’s important that we celebrate…More