May
14
From the Head of Secondary 16.05.2020
In this week’s newsletter there’s a reminder that some teachers are completing their own online learning at this time, not just students. Read on to see how Mrs Davis managed to complete two courses recently, one for teachers of Psychology A Level and one for the Council of International Schools. The Psychology course will add [...]
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May
08
From the Head of Secondary 09.05.2020
This week I have been privileged to see some of the work that our students have been achieving during the MCO. Teachers have been working very hard to provide exciting stimulus material and guidance and the results have, in some cases, been astonishing. Mr Bryant sent me several examples of Year 9 video monologues and [...]
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May
01
From the Head of Secondary 02.05.2020
In this week’s newsletter you can read two accounts in our series ‘A Day in the Life of’. Ms McNutt and Ms Service's contributions are indicative of how our staff have adapted to the current situation and are going all out to deliver excellent lessons online. Ms McNutt also reports on the Duke of Edinburgh [...]
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Apr
23
From the Head of Secondary 25.04.2020
Well done to students, teachers and parents for making it through another week of home learning. There have been a few minor bumps along the way but on the whole everything is going very well. In this newsletter you will read about some of the exciting work that has been going on at home and [...]
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Apr
03
From the Head of Secondary 04.04.2020
The last two weeks have been a very challenging time for the community but ultimately it has shown its strength by coming together to ensure that teaching and learning continues. Whilst it’s not entirely possible to replicate everything in the virtual world everybody has got on board to create interesting and exciting lessons and activities [...]
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Mar
27
From the Head of Secondary 28.03.2020
I would like to again thank the community for working so hard at this difficult time to ensure that as far as possible our students continue to be challenged in their learning, to enjoy what they are doing and to have time for rest and relaxation. I asked some students to let me know how [...]
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Mar
19
From the Head of Secondary 21.03.2020
What a difference a week makes! Last week I wrote to you about my pending CIS visit to a school in Australia, and on Thursday I flew out to Melbourne all geared up and ready to evaluate the school with a team of educators from around Australia and Asia. The team met, we had some [...]
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Mar
13
From the Head of Secondary 14.03.2020
As you are reading this I will be in Melbourne preparing for a CIS Team Meeting with peer evaluators from Australia and further afield. For some years now I have been participating in school accreditation evaluations on behalf of the Council of International Schools. This particular school in Melbourne is at the Team Visit stage, [...]
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