Year 11 students took part in an Evidence Enhancement week before the Easter holidays in order to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding in a formal setting. This is just one way that the school is meeting the expectations laid out by Ofqual for schools in regards to what evidence will be required to support Centre Assessed Grades being issued this year.

The Year 11’s demonstrated maturity in their approach to these formal evidence opportunities. For many it was their first time in a whole cohort exam hall formal environment due to the Year 10 and Year 11 mock examinations being disrupted by 2 national lockdowns.

Invigilators were very impressed by the students. “How the students conduct themselves is an absolute credit to the staff. They are extremely responsible and respectful and how they show their readiness to do their best in exam conditions never ceases to amaze me” Mrs Marshall-Beck

Ms Howley said “I have really enjoyed my time as an invigilator. The children have been very respectful, coming in and leaving the exams with respect for others.”

Mrs Goddard-Wood, Faculty Director for Creative Arts, Business and Computing said “The Year 11’s have taken the whole process so seriously, I could not be more impressed with how mature they have been. The atmosphere this week has been exactly the same as it usually is during official examination windows. I am so proud of the Year 11 students and all the time and hard work they have invested.”

Mr Wylam, Acting Deputy Head said “This was the first time many students have had a series of formal exams in one block of time and they followed all our examination protocols without fail. Students had spent a lot of time utilising their revision and retrieval skills to be ready for this evidence opportunity and students can be proud of the evidence they have provided. Student can now be secure they have a solid platform to build on over the coming weeks so that they demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding as best they can.”

Information regarding our Evidence Enhancement Week can be found below:

Our latest Subject Stars are in the process of receiving their prizes. Each department has purchased a selection of gifts for the students who have worked extremely hard over the last 2 weeks. Here are some of the prizes on offer.

On Wednesday 10th March our Sports Clubs returned for year 7 students. Over 50 students participated in Netball, Football, Table Tennis and other activities. Other year groups are starting this week and we look forward to welcoming even more students.

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We are incredibly proud of our students who are in the process of returning to school. Here is what a few students who returned last week have to say about their 2021 journey so far.

At the close of the last term we were fortunate enough to be able to celebrate the successful contributions the Key Worker Students had made to their in school learning with a week of enrichment activities and rewards opportunities to celebrate the resilience, excellent contributions, and attitudes to learning of the students accessing in school provision. During this week, students across all years, and indeed the staff, accessed a range of activities offering practical and engaging activities that offered new challenges and an opportunity to be creative outside of curriculum provision. The activities included Drama, Music, Clay Making, Mindset and Well Being, Maths Challenge, Scientific experiments, Finance Workshop, Poetry Writing, Escape Room Challenge and Sporting activities. The week ended with a special Rewards Assembly celebrating their success with prizes and certificates of excellence.