This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 12.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 5 JULY 2024
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
Yesterday we ran our final Drop Down Day of the year with students enjoying an opportunity to enrich their learning with a variety of activities. Year 7 students took part in a Design a Smoothie project developing their creative skills in the morning, before an inspirational presentation all about Finding Your Brave in the
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afternoon. Year 8 took part in an entrepreneurial challenge with the organisation 8 Billion ideas. Year 9 had the opportunity to visit a variety of iconic London attractions including London Zoo, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London Dungeons and The London Eye. Year 12 loved having the opportunity to take part in a special 6th Form Sports’ Day. It was lovely to see students have the opportunity to enjoy having fun with the peers whilst learning new skills. We have run a number of other trips out of school this week. A group of Year 9 students attended the Faith Direct event hosted at Orleans Park School to hear from local faith leaders. There were also a number of A Level trips. Our Historians visited the National Archives at Kew to learn more about Tudor rebellions, handling original Tudor documents as part of a workshop to complement their curriculum. Our Photographers visited the Photographer’s Gallery to gain inspiration for their coursework whilst our Artists visited the Hayward Gallery and Tate Britain this week to find inspiration for their coursework. Our Year 12s attended the World of Work workshop hosted by the Worshipful Company of World Traders which helped them prepare for the world of work. Our Year 10 students have also had the opportunity to learn more about the world of work as they have been out of school on work experience. The students have secured an exciting range of placements and I am looking forward to hearing all about these when they return to school next week.
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As we enter July and look forward to the school summer holidays, we recognise that this time can also cause additional stress for children and families. The Anna Freud Centre is offering a parent webinar on supporting your child with anxiety before they get their exam results on Monday, 8 July from 5-6 pm. This webinar will explore ways to support your young person with anxiety around results day, offering top tips and healthy strategies for mental wellbeing. You can register here. Kooth is running a 45-minute parent webinar about parenting pressures over the summer holidays. It includes how Kooth works as a mental health service, addressing parenting pressures during the holidays, and tips for talking to young people about their feelings. You can choose the session on Monday, 22 July at 1 pm or Thursday, 25 July at 6 pm and sign up using this link.
A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
It has been another busy week for Year 12 students as we approach the end of term, with many events and opportunities organised in and out of the classroom. Last Thursday, Year 12 English Literature students visited Keats House in Hampstead. Studying Keats’ poetry for their Romantic poetry examination, this visit allowed them to deepen their appreciation of the poet’s life and work through a tour and a workshop on one of his set poems. A group of Year 12 students have been acting as buddies to our visiting Taiwanese students this week, diligently escorting them to lessons and interacting with them during break times, sharing their experience of school life in Britain. Mr. Allen led a group of chemists to enter a global health competition run by Imperial College London. Their submission, a poster on the potential of rapid TB testing for displaced people, was designed and researched by Sabaa Q, Anvi O, Keira W, Gracie D, Lara R, and Leila S. The physicists also presented their research projects in a viva style, answering questions on topics as diverse as the moon and guitar pickups. Year 12 Art students had the pleasure of visiting the Hayward Gallery and Tate Britain this week to find inspiration for their Year 13 coursework. The Taylor Strachan exhibition was particularly inspiring and celebrated unsung explorers and pioneers, whose stories have often been overlooked due to cultural bias. Our Year 12s attended the World of Work workshop hosted by the Worshipful Company of World Traders. This insightful event provided exposure to essential soft skills, including effective interview techniques and an overview of various career paths, greatly enhancing their readiness for the professional world. History students enriched their study of the A Level Tudor rebellions unit with a visit to the National Archives at Kew. They participated in a workshop on the extent to which rebellion threatened the country from 1536-1569 and handled original Tudor documents as part of their investigation. During Drop Down Day, Year 12s enjoyed an inter-form sports day featuring a mix of serious and fun events. Students participated enthusiastically, reinforcing positive relationships with each other and staff. You will have received your child’s progress report this week. Please discuss their progress with them and contact the school if you have any questions or concerns. Note that UCAS predictions are not included in the report as they are based on multiple data sources. If your child plans to attend a university open day, please notify us as far in advance as possible. Last-minute notifications disrupt teacher planning and register updates. Thank you for your consideration and support.
MS SILLWOOD, HEAD OF YEAR 12
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
This debut novel is a funny, clever book with such an engaging narrative voice. The premise is fantastical: the UK government develops the ability to travel back in time and ‘rescue’ people from history who were about to die in their times, bringing them back to the present as time ‘expats’. Cue plenty of comedy as the expats discover things like Spotify and modern plumbing. But it also has a serious message about power: who has power over history and the stories we tell about the past?
- Recommended by Mrs Nowicki
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