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On Thursday 26th January a team of eight year 9 pupils took part in the Make It Technology Challenge organised by the Institute of Manufacturing and sponsored by Fort Vale Engineering.   During the event our pupils formed an imaginary company and designed a prototype emergency transport vehicle suitable for use in an earthquake disaster [...]

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Notes from the Head

  • Internet Safety Week begins on Monday 6th February - events and activities will be taking place in school to remind pupils of the need to take care when online and especially when using social network sites.  Mr Bowley will be taking assemblies on this theme during the week.  Pupils or parents with any concerns about safety online can contact Mr Bowley for more information. #
  • Year 9 pupils will be receiving information about their option choices in the next few days with the Option Evening scheduled to take place on Thursday 9 February 2012 at 7.00pm.  Please see Miss Latham with any enquiries about the options process. #
  • Holiday details for the rest of the academic year: We break up for half term on Friday 10 February at 3.20pm and return on Monday 20 February.  We break up for the Easter holidays on Friday 30 March at 12.30pm and return on Monday 16 April.  The half term holiday in the summer term is a week later than usual to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – we finish on Friday 1 June and return on Monday 11 June.  We are also off school on  Monday 7 May  (Bank Holiday).  We break up for the main summer holidays on Friday 20 July at 12.30pm. #
  • Tracker Reports - relating to the assessments that were carried out at the end of last term will be going home any day now – next assessment is for Years 10 and 11 only and will take place at the end of January – do your best to make sure you are working hard enough to match or beat your target grades. #
  • Life in the Mills - The pupils who took part in the film-making workshops will be able to see the finished film in early February when the preview will be held at the ACE Centre in Nelson.  Miss Beveridge has heard that the film looks really good so we are looking forward to seeing it. #

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Ofsted – December 2011 Well done to everyone for all their efforts during the inspection week. The full report is now published and on the school and Ofsted’s website. Thank you to parents for all your responses – parental feedback information is on the newsletter that went out on 12 1 11. Ofsted report highlights…. ‘the quality of teaching is good …key strengths are the good relationships between adults and students and the imaginative use of resources, especially ICT’. ‘In most of the lessons observed students worked well together and were keen to engage in activities’. ‘Students’ attendance has improved well and is now above average’. ‘Students benefit from the concentration and other specialist sessions on a range of religious, moral, ethical and cultural issues’. ‘Care, guidance and support are good. Staff know their students well’. ‘Students leaving school are well informed about their options and prepared for the demands of the next stage of education’. ‘The school is a harmonious environment where students get on well’.

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