January 2019

Parent Bulletin 25.01.19

25/01/2019 DrAirey

This week Assemblies this week have focused on the themes of success and courage. Sporting and academic achievements as well as the accumulation of wealth were all acknowledged as ways of measuring success. The idea of courage being a more valuable measure of success was introduced by Mr Eynon using the story of Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche. L’Arche is an international federation of communities across the world for people with learning disabilities. Jean Vanier showed great courage when…

Parent Bulletin 18.01.19

18/01/2019 DrAirey

This week The big news of the week was of course that a team of Ofsted inspectors spent two days with us in lessons, around school, meeting with staff, pupils and governors. The outcome will be shared when the report is published in a few weeks. In assemblies this week we explored the theme of freedom from different perspectives. Pupils heard in particular about the freedom we enjoy here in the UK living in a democracy, compared with the experience…

Parent Bulletin 11.01.19

11/01/2019 DrAirey

This week We returned to school for the rather optimistically named spring term and despite the long nights and no doubt cold wintry weather yet to come I hope the long Christmas break has ensured everyone is well rested and exited for all that 2019 will bring. Today (Friday) pupils in Year 11 attended a special assembly and then collected their mock results. The countdown to the real examinations is now on and we wish everyone well for these. They…

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