Please find this week's bulletin with the latest news from Year 12.
13 JUNE 2025 Y12 Berlin Trip - 18-21 June Waldegrave Dance Show - 19 June, 6.30pm Y13 Leavers Assembly - 20 June Friends of Waldegrave Preloved Uni- form Sale - 21 June, 9.30am WEEKLY BULLETIN HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER KEY SCHOOL DATES HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER Well done to those who took part in the European Youth Orchestra at the weekend. It was an absolute pleasure to attend and watch our students making friends and producing such a spectacular concert after only a few days of group practice with their counterparts from across Europe. It was a wonderful event and for those of you unable to attend at the weekend there is a video here. I have also been hearing from Year 9 about their adventures over the weekend doing their Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition and enjoying some Waldegrave’s Got Talent. Well done to them all and fingers crossed for a brighter final expedition at the end of the month. This week our Year 12 English students enjoyed a trip to Keats House in North London. This was a wonderful opportunity for students to deepen their appreciation of the poet’s life as they study his work ahead of their romantic poetry examination this year. Our Sixth Form also had the pleasure of welcoming Medical Insight to the school, where students met with a selection of medical professionals to learn about different roles within this discipline. They met with nurses, doctors, vets and paramedics. The Summer break is rapidly approaching, with only six weeks filled with trips and events, the holidays will be here before we know it. Have a good weekend and Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads in our school community.
King’s Birthday 14 June Fathers’ Day 15 June Learning Disability Week 16 June Autistic Pride Day 18 June
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Many of you will be aware that the summer holidays, as well as the Christmas break, can be some of the most challenging times for some young people. With much of the scaffolding and support that students rely on during school, like having access to a safe space, designated staff members, or trusted adults being temporarily unavailable, some students may find it harder to cope. Our partners at Kooth often see a significant increase in usage of their free to access platform during the summer, as young people seek support when their usual school resources aren’t available. To help those supporting young people during this time, Kooth is running some free 30 minute parent and carer webinars focusing on how to encourage children to access Kooth, ensuring that they have access to mental health support during the summer holidays. Kooth Parent Webinar: How Kooth Can Support Students During the Summer Holidays. When: Monday 7th July, Tuesday 8th, Thursday 10th and Friday 11th July Time: 6:00pm–6:30pm (each evening) Where: Online at this link or https://forms.gle/R2w4bGi8tmrYvvXQ6 These sessions are free and hosted online, making them easily accessible.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Well done to the Year 12 Textiles and Photography students have now successfully completed their mocks. Feedback on their work will follow in due course.
This week’s enrichment session offered Year 12 students the opportunity to attend the Insight Medical Event or a Personal Statement session for prospective Oxbridge applicants. The Insight Medical Event included the chance to speak to a number of different professionals, including doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, physiotherapists and paramedics to find out more about what each of these career paths entails. I am certain that the attending students found both sessions extremely beneficial. More sessions focusing on personal statements will run over the course of this half-term and the students will be informed of them by their tutor group Google Classrooms. Our English Literature students visited Keat’s House yesterday, a house museum in North London that was once the home of the Romantic poet John Keats. Also on Thursday, 10 of our students went to Birkbeck College in order to attend the annual World Traders’“World of Work Conference”. The attending students had the opportunity to meet with professionals from a range of industries, as well to get advice on next steps, their CVs, and job interviews. Finally, yesterday after school, we welcomed Simone Finegan, Sustainability Controller at Lindt & Sprungli UK, who spoke to students about Business Ethics. The talk was open to students studying Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, Geography and Economics. I am sure the students who attended found it very interesting. Next week on Monday, the Year 12 Drama students will be performing their practical piece for their A Level exam. I wish them all the best, I am sure it is going to be terrific and am very much looking forward to watching it. We will wave auf Wiedersehen to our Year 12 German students on Wednesday as they will be enjoying a four-day trip to Berlin. They have a really busy itinerary exploring different museums and other attractions in the German capital. I am sure they will all have a fantastic time and get plenty of language practice with the locals.
Have a great weekend!
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
‘A Room of One’s Own’, by Virginia Woolf This poetically powerful extended essay takes readers on a journey through the history of female writers, as we witness first hand the barriers of structural inequality placed in the path of the female sex. This cornerstone of feminist literature beautifully explores the immense power of personal and feminist interpretation, which cannot be recreated by males with complete literary freedom and space. Woolf’s examination of the patriarchal bookshelves, which leave no room for female narrative voices, ignites a desire to shine a light upon the women who broke the locks placed on literary conventions, finally enabling women to write fiction of their own without interruption. Reading this will transform how you perceive the role of the female voice in literature today. BOOK OF THE MONTH
- Zara M, 12TRO
Please contact us with any queries or problems you may have. To get in touch with a member of staff from your child’s year group, you can: Send an email to sixthform@waldegravesch.org Or you can contact the school via phone by calling: 02088943244 WALDEGRAVE SCHOOL Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 5LH HOW TO CONTACT YEAR 12 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
03.06.25
Win: 17-15
Year 7/8 Rounders v St Richard Reynolds
On Thursday our Year 7/8 Rounders Team played a home game against St Richard Reynolds. The PLayer’s [player of the match was Daisy G and best batter was Esha K. Well done both for helping the team to a win!
BEHAVIOUR FOCUS For the Summer Term the school’s leadership team has chosen to focus on our First Rule at Waldegrave: Respect and value learning, each other and our environment. As part of this we are asking students to respect and value learning, putting aside distractions and following our uniform policy by wearing the correct uniform at all times. The full uniform policy can be viewed here.
The following items are not endorsed by Waldegrave School. There are a number of upcoming shows at
The Exchange in Twickenham which maybe of interest to enrich your students’ study of English at GCSE and A-Level and also their study of Art. National Theatre Live screening of A Streetcar Named Desire (Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Foster) - 7 June, 12 pm (subtitled) and 19 June 7 pm
Theatre: 1984 Edinburgh Preview - 12 and 13 June, 7.30 pm
Art: Exchange with Nature - 28 and 29 June, 10am - 4 pm
Theatre: Frankenstein, 26 September - 26 September 7pm
Theatre: A Christmas Carol - 10 December, 7.30 pm and 11 December 1 pm and 7.30 pm
Click on the images to book or the Exchange Logo below to see their full list of what’s on.
The following items are not endorsed by Waldegrave School.
Come and Row Walbrook Rowing Club Teddington Come and try out rowing on our junior open afternoon SATURDAY 28 th JUNE 1 – 3.30pm We are recruiting experienced juniors to our successful junior squad. Places available in all age groups for experienced. Summer holiday sculling courses run weekly for beginners & those wanting to improve for Yr 7 upwards. Adults - we are recruiting experienced and "return to row" rowers and scullers. Web site www.walbrookrc.co.uk Email: info@walbrookrc.co.uk for 1 details and availability.
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