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Congratulations Mr Knowles!
He can teach drama well and make the boring bits sound fun. Year 8 Student
Congratulations Miss Joannou!
She has a warm heart and motivates me to become the best version of myself each and every day. Year 9 Student
She has a warm heart and motivates me to become the best version of myself each and every day. Year 9 Student
Congratulations Ms Ram!
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She has a good style of teaching. Year 9 Student
Congratulations Miss Pearson!
She’s kind but not too kind. She does not shout unless it is needed and makes sure you understand and helps you. Year 9 Student
She’s kind but not too kind. She does not shout unless it is needed and makes sure you understand and helps you. Year 9 Student
Congratulations Mr Mitman!
He just is! Year 7 Student
Congratulations Miss Foreman!
She is fair, kind and supportive. She always makes sure the lessons are fun and everyone is involved. She is also very friendly and approachable and will try to bring out the best in everyone she teaches. Year 7 Student
She is fair, kind and supportive. She always makes sure the lessons are fun and everyone is involved. She is also very friendly and approachable and will try to bring out the best in everyone she teaches. Year 7 Student
Congratulations Miss Bragoli!
She is really kind and helpful. Year 10 Student
She is really kind and helpful. Year 10 Student
Congratulations Mr Lyley!
Fun lessons and unique way of teaching. Year 10 Student
Fun lessons and unique way of teaching. Year 10 Student
Congratulations Miss Denton!
Miss Denton is my favourite teacher because when I don’t understand a question she explains it to me in a helpful way and she is just a very good person to know. I hope this was helpful 🙂 Year 9 Student
Congratulations Miss Holmes!
Even though she was only there for half the year I found that she really helped me in history and is one of the reasons I picked it for GCSE. Year 9 Student
Even though she was only there for half the year I found that she really helped me in history and is one of the reasons I picked it for GCSE. Year 9 Student
Congratulations Miss Lloyd!
She is fun, interactive, positive and overall the best teacher ever. Year 7 Student
She is fun, interactive, positive and overall the best teacher ever. Year 7 Student
Congratulations Mr Cox!
He made English lessons fun. Year 8 Student
He made English lessons fun. Year 8 Student
Congratulations Ms Patel!
She helped me a lot regarding school, work experience and out of school in general. Year 10 Student
She helped me a lot regarding school, work experience and out of school in general. Year 10 Student
Congratulations Ms de Groot!
She teaches lots of maths very quickly in spite of her very distracting class and deals with them well. Year 10 Student
She teaches lots of maths very quickly in spite of her very distracting class and deals with them well. Year 10 Student
Congratulations Mr Murray!
For being a cool teacher. Year 9 Student
For being a cool teacher. Year 9 Student
Congratulations Miss Sirad!
She’s super nice and helped me a lot in maths. Year 8 Student
She’s super nice and helped me a lot in maths. Year 8 Student
Congratulations Mrs Greenwood!
Because she is kind to everyone, and lets the class do practicals which is good because it’s a mix between practical and written work. She is also strict with the class so no one messes about or talks too much and she gives lots of reward points. Year 9 Student
Because she is kind to everyone, and lets the class do practicals which is good because it’s a mix between practical and written work. She is also strict with the class so no one messes about or talks too much and she gives lots of reward points. Year 9 Student
Congratulations Mrs Kent!
Difficult to explain why. Year 9 Student
Difficult to explain why. Year 9 Student
