Family Bulletin

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: We have had visits from three important guests this week, a therapeutic thinking expert, our school improvement partner at the local authority and a very successful former Headteacher and school inspector from East Sussex. All commented on the calm, purposeful atmosphere around the school and how focused the…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: We have been marking Holocaust memorial day in our assemblies this week by remembering the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Understandably this may raise strong feelings for many and if your…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: This week we’ve had a motivational speaker for our Year 10s ahead of their forthcoming assessments, a Triple Science drop-down day for year 11, a year 9 parents and options evening and vaccinations AND a visit from TFL pioneers. All this while everyone else is busily working and…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: Although we are nearly half-way through January, it’s the first time I’ve had the opportunity to wish you a happy new year! I hope you all managed to have some sort of break and have settled back into routines which tend to keep us going through the dark,…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: Following a very busy and exciting penultimate week culminating in a very successful winter music concert, we were glad that this week was a little calmer. Our sixth formers visited Winter Wonderland, there were some year 11 and 13 final assessments in Textiles and Graphics and our final…More

Message from the Headteacher, Mr C Richards: This week we were proud to host our first Somali parents’ association meeting which the families who attended found very useful. Our year 13 parents’ evening was well-attended, there was a new-age Kurling event for local primary schools, a trip to the Beck Theatre to see Beauty and…More

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