Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Kintbury Visit

  Tue 05 Feb 2019

  Our students had a phenomenal time at St. Cassian’s Centre, Kintbury over the weekend making life long friends, sharing their ideas and reflecting on their lives. All have come back with resolutions to be more understanding, more open and ready to take more risks and opportunities just like this one. We wish them every luck as they power on though to the next stage of their lives with a new found energy, enthusiasm and passion for life.

   

  The Year 10s will get their chance to go to Kitnbury from 1^st – 4^th April, places still available.

  

• GCSE Prizegiving

  Tue 05 Feb 2019

  On Wednesday 23^rd January we celebrated the successes of our 2018 GCSE cohort with our annual Year 11 Presentation afternoon.  Students received their GCSE certificates in a ceremony lead by Mr Chittenden (Assistant Headteacher), with the official presentation carried out by Mr Malone (Academy Principal).

   

  There was particular praise for Dan Clayton who is our highest performing GCSE student ever, due to the introduction of the new Grade 9.  Dominic Turner and Nicola Osborne were also singled out for high praise due to their fantastic progress at GCSE.  All three students continue their studies in our 6^th form.

  Our celebrations were enhanced by the publication on the same date of the final GCSE results for the school, with a Progress 8 score of +0.5 placing us once again in the top 3 non-selective schools in Kent (2018 2^nd, 2017 3^rd, 2016 1^st) and in the top group of schools nationally with progress classed as Well Above Average.

  Great congratulations are due to all stakeholders in this success:  Firstly our students, whose positive attitude and dedication to work was second-to-none, the commitment of our teachers and support staff to leaving no stone unturned in their quest for excellent, and lastly to our parents/carers whose excellent support is always appreciated.

  As ever, time passes quickly, and we are already half-way through Year 11 and have high hopes for our current students, the 2019 cohort, that they will continue our long history of success.

  Mr P Chittenden

  Assistant Headteacher – Leader of Teaching, Learning, Assessment & Year 11

  

• Visit to Parliament

  Fri 01 Feb 2019
  Last Monday a small group of Year 12 students were lucky enough to visit parliament for the day. After an extended tour of the Chambers, Westminster Palace and other highlights we took part on a workshop looking at how laws are made and passed. We also witnessed some of the protests around the Brexit debate on our way home. We had a great day and really got a lot out of the experience. Some of the students offered to stay and help them make some sense of the current issues in politics. We will wait for a call!

  

• Clay Leaf Project

  Fri 01 Feb 2019

  Thank you to everyone who supported the Art Department Clay Leaf Project in aid of the British Legion and Blind Veterans UK. The donations raised £57.00. This was a wonderful opportunity for our Duke of Edinburgh Students to use their final fundraising skills.

   

  Thanks again for all your support.