Jan
22
From the Head of Secondary 23.01.2021
The weeks seem to be flying by and it won’t be long to the half term break! Over the last few days I have been observing some lessons, both in school and online and have been very impressed with the range of strategies that teachers are using very effectively to convey content and engender discussion [...]
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Jan
15
From the Head of Secondary 16.01.2021
Again, our students have been quick to adapt to change, with Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 continuing with online learning, Year 11 taking their mock exams in school, and Years 12 and 13 attending in-school lessons. Teachers were also able to swiftly change their practice as necessary. Whilst it can sometimes be difficult to [...]
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Jan
08
From the Head of Secondary 09.01.2021
It has been wonderful to see students back in school this week; this is where we all prefer to be. The students [and staff!] have been delighted to see each other, talk to each other and enjoy each other’s company. The transition into the physical from the virtual teaching and learning experience has gone very [...]
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Dec
11
From the Head of Secondary 12.12.2020
As we approach the end of term our thoughts naturally turn to what has been achieved, particularly since August. In many ways, as we know, life has been difficult and no one would have wished the pandemic upon us. When life doesn’t go quite the way we want it to, how we deal with challenges [...]
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Dec
04
From the Head of Secondary 05.12.2020
Many thanks to all our parents who attended the Year 7, 12 and 13 Parent/Teacher/Student conferences on Thursday this week. Initial feedback suggests that it went very smoothly and was a great opportunity for the kind of one-to-one conversations which are so important. In some ways, having these meetings online may be a more efficient [...]
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Nov
27
From the Head of Secondary 28.11.2020
Global Goals Week Global Goals Week has been a terrific success in Secondary this week, not least because it was led entirely by the students themselves. The Prefect team, led by Zach Robinson, did a great job in preparing resources and creating PowerPoints with audio which were shown every morning by tutors to their forms. [...]
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Nov
20
From the Head of Secondary 21.11.2020
Communication with the Secondary Team As we all know there are various methods in place whereby we communicate with each other within the Secondary community. To add to that we will be making ourselves available every Tuesday between 10 and 12pm [Mrs Renshaw and Mr Hallas] and every Thursday between 10am and 12pm [Mrs Renshaw]. [...]
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Nov
12
From the Head of Secondary 14.11.2020
As you know, our ‘new’ teachers have now arrived from the UK and clearly we are delighted with this step forward. Mr and Mrs Hallas, Ms Milligan and Ms Young will complete their quarantine period next week and will then finally be able to move into their apartments. These colleagues have done a great job [...]
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