Headteacher’s Blog

Update from the Headteacher

13th November 2020

An exceptionally challenging week. There is no doubt that Covid-19 is really starting to bite across our community. I had to make the difficult decision to return Year 7 and 8 to home schooling for 2 days this week, this was purely down to staffing capacity. I am trying to protect KS4 and 5 as […]

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Update from the Headteacher

6th November 2020

Since we moved into the 2nd Lockdown, I have made some very minor amendments to the main Risk Assessment and created 2 new ones that specifically cover Muisc/Drama and PE. The main change is that we are asking students and staff to wear face masks in corridors, communal areas and mixed bubble groups. This is […]

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Supporting the needs of our community in Post 16 – being different!

22nd October 2020

Those of you with children who have been through secondary school will be aware of some of the choices that students have when they finish their GCSEs.  Depending on their grades and career aspirations, students will mostly go to sixth form college to study academic A levels or vocational BTEC’s.  Some will then go onto […]

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Update from the Headteacher

16th October 2020

There have been a number of announcements over the past 2 weeks, which I need to make you aware of. Firstly, it is the government’s intention that GCSE and A levels will run in the summer of 2021. It is expected that they will be delayed by up to 3 weeks, so the summer exam series will start on 7 […]

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Update from the Headteacher

14th September 2020

We have had a very positive return to school. Currently our attendance is at 93%, which is fantastic, as the national figure is much lower. Start and end of the day procedures have improved every day and the students are responding to the new protocols with maturity. There is no doubt things are different, but […]

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Update from the Headteacher

17th July 2020

This will be the last of these updates for a few weeks, as school closes tomorrow for the summer. I will be back in the office mid August and should anything change significantly about September plans, I will be in touch. In any case I will email all parents again at the end of August. Attached is the new Risk Assessment, […]

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