Headteacher’s Blog

We have been delighted to see so many Year 10 students back in school this week. The masterclasses have been a real boost not only to students, who have enjoyed being ‘taught’ again by a real teacher, but also our staff who have thoroughly enjoyed getting back to doing what they love. By the end of next week, […]

The guidance has finally been published. There are a raft of things we already have in place, but the detail has meant we are now adapting our plans for September. The guidance runs to 38 pages and we are diligently going through everything. Risk assessments and Behaviour policies will be rewritten to reflect the new ‘normal’. The […]

This week has been rather hot, as the temperature soared in school. However, once again I am very pleased to say all students have behaved extremely well and  made real progress in catching up on their work. We have finalized the plans for the last 2 weeks of term and  some Year 10 parents will have had contact from Mrs Hall. For […]

This week has been a huge success and it was lovely to be acknowledged for our work by the Chief Executive of NYCC, who used our school as the example of how schools could do things in our county! The vast majority of the students who have been in have actually enjoyed their time with us, so much […]

 As the lockdown continues to be eased, we are now ready to partially reopen to selected Yr10 students and Yr 12s on 15 June. The parents of the year 10 students who are being invited in, in this first wave, have already been contacted. I shall be writing to you separately, early next week with more detailed information on how school will operate. We are preparing […]

This week I am very grateful to staff and Yr 10 and 12 parents who have shared their views and concerns about any partial reopening. We are ahead of many schools across the county in our thinking and indeed our methodology is being sent to other secondary schools as an example of good practice. In addition we held […]