Alex the Expert Student Marker
As our only Year 13 Dance student, Alex loves to bounce ideas of other dancers and assist them in any way he can. Whilst maintaining a safe distance, Alex attends Year 12 Dance...
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As our only Year 13 Dance student, Alex loves to bounce ideas of other dancers and assist them in any way he can. Whilst maintaining a safe distance, Alex attends Year 12 Dance...
Posted by Lauren Dolan
If any students have not logged in to SAM Learning, please do so as soon as possible as you are missing out on an amazing resource! So, who are the current SAM Learning...
Posted by Suresh Varsani
On the last two days of the Summer Term we held the annual rewards assemblies where we celebrated the achievements of students across the 2018-2019 academic year. As well as...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
The SAM Learning 10 Hour Challenge took place between Monday 1st April – Monday 22nd April in which students were encouraged to complete 10 hours of study on SAM Learning....
Posted by Graeme Searle
It has been a real pleasure to visit a variety of lessons over the past couple of weeks and see some of the amazing learning taking place. This has included a Year 8 dance lesson,...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
On Friday 3rd May Year 11 students gathered in the main hall for their final assembly before the GCSE exams. Mrs Ash talked the students through the exam regulations and what to...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
As many of you are aware throughout the year, every half term, each faculty is asked to nominate one student from each year group to receive a prestigious High Achiever Award...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
With our next BMS Marking and Feedback fortnight starting on Monday, it was great to hear Assistant Headteacher Mr Searle outlining a focus for the 2 weeks. One area we want to...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
It is always so encouraging to see students in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) quietly reading and improving their literacy and knowledge across the curriculum. Book reviews...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Keera, 8Elm, entered the Young Writer’s creative writing competition where she had to write a short story of 100 words based on one of 8 ideas. Keera’s piece, Return Trip,...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
As our only Year 13 Dance student, Alex loves to bounce ideas of other dancers and assist them in any way he can. Whilst maintaining a safe distance, Alex attends Year 12 Dance theory lessons for extra revision and to offer help as they other students begin they’re A level journey. After receiving his PPE feedback, Alex led a session where he shared helpful tips on how to create a top grade 25 mark essay. He said this experience reminded him of all the key features he needs to include in his theory work, which can often be forgotten when in exam conditions.
As well as offering help to Year 12 dancers, Alex also dropped into a Year 11 theory session to share his essay tips with them. His main tip for Year 11 was, “make sure you always refer back to the question in every sentence you write. Try to avoid ‘waffle’ and tangents as that can affect your mark.” This experience has been very successful for both Year 11 and 12 to hear advice from a peer. Sophie and Aryan mentioned that it’s great to hear from someone who completed GCSE Dance recently and who is currently completing A level, which is a subject they both hope to take next year. Becoming an expert student marker is a fantastic way to improve your own essay writing ability and has helped Alex secure an impressive grade for his November PPE.
Oxford University Press conducted an online survey with teachers from around the UK to investigate the ‘word gap’ that exists for primary and secondary school students. Their...
MFL Faculty once again received some very creative entries for the annual Christmas Card Competition. The entries were all the more impressive as students who were self-isolating...