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KS3 House Independent Learning Competition
Our final round of our KS3 (Years 7-9) Independent Learning Quiz was based on the life of Mary Seacole as a British Heroine. The competition sees students given a set top to research in advance of our Focus Week and then battle commences on the school library. There were 10 […]
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Sixth Form Work Experience Tales
As a school we work hard on our careers and aspirations work and have now been identified as a lead school in Staffordshire by the Careers & Enterprise Council (CEC). As well as out school model, we also seek to sue the business partnerships we have made to arrange individual […]
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PTFA Comedy Night
The PTFA Comedy Night was a rip-roaring success with as parents and friends of the school had an evening of laughter in the school theatre. The event was again run in conjunction with local comedian Chris Purchase, from Laughter House Comedy, and saw Chris compere the show and introduce three […]
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Online Guidance – The Risks of the Wizz Networking App
Wizz is a networking app which allows users to connect and chat. It works very similar way to a dating app. Every user shares personal information and can be contacted by literally anyone. In itself it may not sound like no problem but there are serious issues to be aware […]
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Nomination for Community Award at the British Dyslexia Association
We are delighted to report that our school has been nominated for the Community Award at the British Dyslexia Association. The nomination stems from our award-winning work with our dyslexic students and families and builds on the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark that our school recently achieved. This Quality Mark is […]
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Athletics Success in First Regional Tournament of Summer
Our Year 8 & 10 students participated at in a regional athletics meet at the renowned Aldersley Stadium and there were a string of fine performances. Sadly, the rain did put a stop to the jumps and hurdles, but this didn’t dampen spirits of the other events. The afternoon produced […]
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Johnson House Exhibition – British Heroines – Mary Seacole
Johnson House are leading their way with an exhibition of work connected to our British Heroines Focus Week on Mary Seacole (1805-1881). Having been born in Jamaica in 1805, Mary Seacole gained fame as a traveller, businesswomen and nurse for British troops in the Crimean War. You can learn more […]
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Student Voice As Planners Go To Handbooks
We have been consulting with tutor groups via the House and Vice Captains about the function and purpose of the school planner. This was an aspect of school life students were keen to voice ideas about and they made a number of excellent suggestions which we are planning to adopt […]
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Hope Mentoring Support for Parents
As a school, we use the HOPE mentoring approach to assist our students who need support, guidance and assistance in negotiating the challenges and complexities of teenage life. We have a specialist lead in this approach in Fiona Evans, Student Support, though all of this team are well-trained in this […]
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Sixth Form Cambridge University Talk
We welcomed Maria Kazani, Schools Liaison Officer from Sidney Sussex College within the University of Cambridge, into school to talk with Sixth Form students. A total of forty-three Year 12 students were reminded of high aspirations, pushing oneself in one’s studies, and taken through the Oxbridge application process. Amy Jones, […]
