Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards:
It has been a very cold week this week but it hasn’t stopped us ploughing on with our learning and enrichment. We also had some lovely feedback from a member of the public about one of our Heads of Year, Mr V Virdi, this week: “I would just like to bring to your attention (and maybe for the attention of your Headteacher) the kindness of one of your staff members. I was travelling with my 6 year old daughter from Leamington Spa to London on Sunday 17th November. Due to a police incident there were train cancellations, so our 14.16pm service was over-crowded and we had to stand during a long journey to London. One passenger kindly and generously offered us his seat without hesitation and was your staff member (briefly mentioned to us he is a teacher in your school). He was sitting together with another member of staff, who was also kind and understanding. Please pass our thanks again. This experience gives hope for a kinder world and is an excellent role-modelling for the younger generations.” I concur whole-heartedly!
We were also delighted to learn that one of our Head students, Johan Mariyathas has won the prestigious ‘Young Southall’ award and will receive this on Saturday evening at the Southall Community Awards evening. Read more about this below.
Dates for your diary
| 27th November | Flu vaccinations session 2 Year 8 Science Trip to the Natural History Museum Year 13 Business and Economics Exam Seminar in London |
| 2nd December | Year 7 CATs tests week Art & Photography mocks (Y11 & 13) |
| 5th December | Year 11 Parents Evening |
| 6th December | Year 10 Mock Interviews |
| 10th December | PSHE Online Safety Morning |
| 11th December | Year 11 GCSE Food Mock NEA |
| 12th December | Winter music concert 5.30pm |
| 13th December | GCSE and A level Graphics Mocks → 14th December (16/12 for A level) |
| 17th December | Y11 Eduqas Drama Conference |
| 18th December | Year 11 GCSE Food Mock NEA 2 Year 7 Pantomime Trip to Lyric Theatre |
| 20th December | Year 11 Psychology Trip to the Twist Museum End of term. KS3 Dismissed at 12.15pm; KS4 & 5 dismissed by 12.30pm |
| 6th January, 2025 | All return for the start of the new term. (In tutor rooms by 8.30am). |
| 7th January | Year 13 Mock Exams → 17th January |
| 9th January | Provisional date for HPV and Teenage Booster vaccinations (TBC) GCSE resit results |
Other key dates for the year can be found on our website. Next year’s confirmed dates are also available now.
Recent changes to student support systems
Southall Community Awards 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Johan, our Head Boy, has won the prestigious ‘Young Southall’ Award at this year’s Southall Community Awards. This honor recognizes his exceptional contributions to the community, including volunteering at food banks, advocating for youth through Virendra Sharma’s Youth Forum, working with Citizens UK on social justice initiatives, and promoting safer travel as a TFL Ambassador. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, 23rd November, at Featherstone High School, where Johan will be presented with a plaque and certificate. Well done to Johan on this incredible achievement!
Year 8 Indoor Athletics Team
Well done to the Year 8 Indoor Athletics Team! The boys came in 2nd place across the Borough and the Girls came in 3rd.
Town Planners for the day
Design and Technology Sixth formers were invited to a town planning meeting on improving Youth appeal within Ealing Broadway. They were accompanied by RIBA award archiectect winner; Harbinder Birdi and visited; Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing Broadway development site in Dickens Yard and had a meeting at Perceval House. Students engaged with Council officials about what youngsters from the Southall Community liked and disliked about entertainment and eateries in Ealing Broadway.
- Let’s Ride Southall- Dr Bike, a free bike repair service, is taking place at the school on Wednesday 27th November. Please bring your bikes to the bike sheds and leave them unlocked. The mechanics will carry out a service and minor repairs.
- School Grounds Litter Pick is also happening on Wednesday 27th November at lunchtime. School children will get a motivation log for taking part in this.
- The Gardening Club met for the first time last week and has big plans for supporting nature in the school while learning new skills. Places are still available.
- Learn about sustainable fashion at the Fashion Reimagined Film screening and workshop offer (pay what you can) on Saturday 30th November at ActOne Cinema.
- Get involved in the Jolly Christmas Jumper Swap on 7th December at Acton Market.
- “I Could Never Go Vegan” screening and sustainable food discussion on Tuesday 26th November (6:15pm) at UWL.
- The Eco Warriors Club continues to run on Wednesdays at 3.10pm. The pupils are going to collaborate with student leadership team and sixth formers to work on projects related to fast fashion while gaining wider skills such as presenting, collaborating, team building and project management. Watch this space. Everyone is welcome!
- School’s Carbon Footprint Measured- Staff at the school have measured its carbon footprint and the results will be published soon. With the help of the SMS Sustainability Manager, we looked at a whole range of impacts including energy and water usage, staff and student travel, food type consumption and waste. The results will feed into the 2024 Climate Action Plan, outlining numerous ways in which we can all live and work more sustainably.
- Tesco Stronger Starts Grant Application has been made to install a rain planter in the school garden. Look out for it and VOTE at the big Tesco supermarket in Southall in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed that we win.
UKHSA issues health advice following the half-term break
Y12’s take part in Citizens UK project
On Tuesday, 12th November 2024, three Year 12 students had the privilege of attending a meeting between Councillor Peter Mason and local citizens at Perceval House, Ealing Council. This unique opportunity allowed them to observe firsthand how the voices of the community influence local government decisions.
The meeting focused on tackling the nationwide housing crisis, alongside pressing issues such as homelessness. Our students witnessed discussions that not only addressed these social challenges but also examined their economic and environmental implications. This gave them a deeper understanding of the complexity and care involved in decision-making processes at the council level.
Inspired by this experience, our Year 12 students are eager to apply what they learned to their own upcoming Listening Campaign. Scheduled for next week, this campaign aims to engage with the school and wider community to identify and address issues that matter most to them.
We are incredibly proud of our students for their enthusiasm and commitment to becoming active, informed citizens, and we look forward to seeing how they will channel these insights into meaningful action.
~Ifrah Mohammed 12V
Managing Conflict- Online Parenting Workshop
Ealing Parenting Service will be running a 2hr online workshop on Managing Conflict on Tuesday 10th December from 10am-12pm. The workshop will be run by Chris Kolade and will be held live via Microsoft Teams. The session is not pre-recorded and will not be available after the session.
Parents can register their attendance by sending an email to parentingserviceadmin@ealing.gov.uk with their full name, email and mobile number. The link to join will be sent a day before the workshop by email.
Kinship – Opportunities for Kinship Families at School
PE Extra Curricular Timetable
Please take a look at the timetable below offering extra curricular activities to all children.
Years 11 and 13 Interventions Timetable
Please find attached the schedule for our whole-school intervention sessions, which began this week and will continue until Thursday, December 19th.
You can check your child’s Google Classroom to see which sessions they have been invited to attend. We strongly encourage your child to participate in these sessions, as our teachers will be focusing on targeted topics and exam practice.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sustainability Survey for all Parents and Carers
Parents/carers, please spend 2 minutes completing this very short 6-question survey to help us understand what sustainability means to the school community. https://forms.office.com/e/A4FA236CFb
(We’ll be asking you again at the end of the Summer Term to see whether there have been any changes.)
Villiers Diner – Week 1 Menu ( Monday 25thNov – Friday 29th Nov )
Cash Payments
We are a cashless school and families can pay for school meals, stationery, trips and clubs via ParentPay. You can top up your ParentPay account from a bank account or by using a debit/credit card. If you do not have a valid bank account or debit/credit card, please email info@villiers.ealing.sch.uk. We will set up a PayPoint account, so you can make payments using cash.
Detention Information
In order to support your child’s learning and keep standards high, we have introduced a new centralised teacher detention. This means that if a student’s behaviour has not improved after several reminders, they will have to sit a 40-minute detention after school.
We want to ensure that communication is made, so an automatic email will be sent to you, and students will sit the detention the next day, giving you 24 hours’ notice.
Please do remind your child about this and if you do have any queries about how we can best support your child, please do contact their Head of Year.
Contacting Staff
A reminder that if you need to contact staff at school, please use the contact page on our school website to make sure you get through to the right person: https://www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk/contact
If you are reporting lateness or absence, please check the details on this page: https://www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk/key-information/my-child-is-going-to-be-absentlate
Get in Touch
If you have any suggestions on how to improve the school further or any concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch via email: info@villiers.ealing.sch.uk
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