St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter Amlets Lane, , GU6 7DH Volume 6 Tel: 01483 272449 Fax: 01483 276003 Friday 1st Email: [email protected] July 2016 Web: www.st-josephscranleigh.surrey.sch.uk

Letter from the Executive Principal

Dear Families and Friends of St Joseph's,

The countdown to the Summer Holiday break is well and truly on it’s way and this is nearly the last newsletter of this academic year! The next one will be in three weeks’ time and will be a bumper edition at the end of term. This last fortnight saw a team of St Joseph’s staff up at the Excel Centre in London manning a stand at the National Autism Show. I gave a speech on Positive Behaviour Support in the Hub Theatre which was well received and we got lots of interest at our stand in our ‘Make your own sensory toys Kit’ bags. Our electric car racers were out in force at Goodwood again and one of our newer learners joined the team and made quite a good impression. I couldn’t join them this time as I was providing the logistical support for my husband and daughter who were completing the British Heart Foundation London to Brighton Bike Ride. We welcomed the Happy Puzzle company back to St Joseph’s for another highly engaging mathematical session which everyone really enjoyed. I went to Arundel Cathedral with our newly appointed chaplain, Angela Prince. We were joined by David Purcell our Leader of RE and a representative group of learners with their support staff for the very lovely Good Shepherd Celebration with our Bishop Richard followed by a picnic in the Castle Grounds! This served as a great start to a two day National Retreat for Catholic Head Teachers which I attended on the outskirts of Coventry. It was a great opportunity to meet lots of other Catholic Head Teachers to share and discuss our concerns and experiences of leading in a Catholic school and college. I then took part in our second British Heart Foundation event this last weekend with my husband, by walking from London to Brighton starting at 8am on Saturday morning and continuing in excess of 100 Km through the day and night continuously until we arrived at the finish point in Brighton at 7:30am on Sunday morning. It’s made for a bit of a sore footed time for me in school early in the week as I showed around candidates who were applying for the Head Teacher vacancy. The DofE group have been camping out overnight this week which is an amazing achievement especially as the weather was typically British on Wednesday for their second night under canvas. Throughout the week our learners have been working with a visiting sculptor as part of our program of activities that support our Creative Arts. As always you will be able to read in more detail about all of these activities and more inside of the newsletter. I can’t believe that I have nearly been in post for a whole term already, and my thoughts are beginning to turn towards the preparations for my induction and welcome Mass celebration on the 20th July to which I hope you will all feel most welcome to attend. The invitations via the link files will be going out soon. In the meantime as we go into the final three weeks of the term I hope that many of you will be able to join us next Friday for our Sports and Fun day which is always such a lovely community event.

In the meantime with all good wishes Page 2 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

STAFF NEWS

New Supported Living Staff (photos not available) - Emma Fewings & Jean Claude Eid

Well done to Joe Kettell and Chris Elliot, newly appointed Learning Support Mentors and also to Tracey Dymott, John Shaw and Victoria Belassie who were successful in their applications to STA - Engagement Richard Hayes - TA Kyla de Sousa - TA

To Lubos and his partner on the safe arri- val of their wonderful baby girl - Mila

Contents

Page 1 Letter from the Executive Principal Page 2 Staff News + Contents Page 3 Puzzle Day + Puzzle Corner Page 4 Staff Profile: Nicola Marklew PA to SLT Page 5 Workshop with sculptor Russell Jakubowski Page 6 Goodwood Motor Racing Page 7 St Christopher’s visit to Fishers Farm + Work Experience

Page 8 & 9 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Expedition

Page 10 & 11 Good Shepherd Liturgy at Arundel Cathedral Page 12 & 13 Residential News - Cranleigh Show + Interact Club Page 14 Upcoming Events

Page 15 Therapy News

Page 16 Dates for the Diary Page 3 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

HAPPY PUZZLE DAY - 20th June

Kial (STA - Numeracy) and Martin (Maths Subject Leader) have been busy organising another visit from the Happy Puzzle Company. We were delighted to host Louis from the Happy Puzzle Company on Monday 20th June, who was able to stay the whole day. A timetable had been prepared that allowed time for every learner from the School and College to come to the Hall and spend time working with Louis and staff and having fun with different puzzles. There were games and puzzles for all ages and abilities including a Perilous Penguin balancing game, a two sided Jigsaw puzzle as well a Trapezium Pattern Board.

Louis was really pleased that the learners appeared to be really engaged and impressed with their concentration. The learners made sure that Louis was kept very busy throughout the day and everyone who took part had lots of fun.

PUZZLE CORNER

Boggle Boggle is a brilliant word game where you connect the d e a letters to form words.

The only rule is that you can’t use the same letter twice. No naughty words either! n o l Learners can make two letter words but adults have to make four letter words in y l v order to count. Send your words to Lauren Robins on: [email protected] for a chance to win some lovely prizes! Closing Date - Friday 15th July z u o Winners to be announced in Newsletter issued on - Friday 22nd July Page 4 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter Twelve things about: Nicola Marklew PA to SLT

WHAT TYPE OF PERSON ARE YOU?

Friendly, Open, Honest, Describe yourself in five words: Funny (I think!) and Family-orientated

What’s top of your to-do list? Being Mummy!

What’s your favourite biscuit? Chocolate Digestive

What’s your top holiday destination? New Zealand

What wouldn’t you do for £1 million? Anything dishonest or embarrassing

Who would play you in a film of your Drew Barrymore life?

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

The celebrity I’d most like to have as a Stephen Fry teacher at my school is:

As a child I wanted to grow up to be: Vet

My most embarrassing moment in Any moment involving my 3 brothers! school:

If I’ve learned one thing, it’s: To be yourself….

I was once in jail - I was only 9 and my dad was a po- I shouldn’t be telling you this, but: liceman, I was naughty so he took me the station and put me in one of the cells.

A man walks into a bar…… Tell us your best joke: Ouch!!! Page 5 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

RUSSELL JAKUBOWSKI

We were delighted to host a visiting artist this week; Russell Jakubowski. Curiously his visit to us started through a competition he had entered, funded by Surrey Arts. He has been commissioned to create a bench to reside at one of the Surrey viewing points. Additionally, he was required to offer workshops to local schools; and we were delighted when he chose us. Kath (Art Teacher) and Alison (Pottery Teacher) were in close contact with Russell prior to his visit. Aware of his skills in the medium of pottery and sculpture; together they organised a 2 day timetable which incorporated an opportunity for all of our learners to contribute individually to a project which when complete will be an art installation that represents us all. Learners were asked to take some time to think about what is important to them, something they are very fond of or enjoy doing. They were then encouraged to bring an item which served as a reminder of this, that they could press/imprint into clay. Staff were able to discuss what would work well and also to help with ideas.

The timetable prepared allowed both whole class access as well as individual visits for those learners who preferred to have a quieter session or required more time. Russell and the art department staff were very supportive of the learners and the 2 days went very quickly. The photos show the fun and enjoyment that was had as well as the levels of concentration that were required. The next step is to dry the tiles (made out of plaster of paris) and chose the most appropriate location in the school to hang them, for learners and visitors to enjoy.

Please feel free to visit Russell's website -

www.russelljakubowski.com Page 6 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

MOTOR RACING AT GOODWOOD

2015/16 has been a good year for the racing cars and we were out again on Sunday 19th June. The motor racing team, Flaming St. Joe’s, took our duo of Greenpower electric cars to the Goodwood motor circuit to compete in the IET Formula 24 Southern Regional Heat. Our car reaches around 19.4 miles per hour, and the Goodwood circuit is about 2.5 miles, so how long does it take us to complete one lap? You do the Maths! The rain we have been having all month held off, giving us perfect driving conditions of bright, slightly overcast and most importantly – dry. Stirling (appropriately) was our driver for the day and drove really well, finishing intact (both Stirling and the car) and placed in the top fifty.

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It was great to have the support of friends and colleagues who came to enjoy not just the racing, but a close-up view of a Second World War Spitfire in action. You can even have a ride yourself: thirty minutes in the air for a mere £2,750. It is important to note that there was not one on the track while we were racing but as you can see from this archive picture, they are pretty special. Please join us next time we go racing, our learners look forward to their turn on the track, but we are keen to encourage family and friends to join in. Youngsters can sit in the car but to be able to drive around the track you need to be between 11-25 year old.

We will be racing again on Sunday 18th September at Racetrack; home to the Top Gear Team! Page 7 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

ST CHRISTOPHER’S - DAY OUT

On Monday 27th June St Christopher’s class had a special trip to Fishers Farm. Alison in the kitchen made us yummy packed lunches and we set off on a day of adventure. We were really lucky with the weather as it was a gorgeous sunny day. We left our bags in ‘Caspa’s Barn’ and set off to explore. We saw all kinds of animals including horses, goats, pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, ducks and even a magnificent peacock and his rather plain looking wife! Anila loved the horses. The indoor and outdoor adventure play and soft play areas were a big hit. The boys all loved the giant bouncy pillows and Dylan had a scary ride on the castle slide. It was a lovely day and we learnt a lot!

WORK PLACEMENTS

We have regularly featured the achievements of our learners in their Work Experience Placements and skills employed when creating goods for the Enterprise Groups, the outcome of which were very evident in our Pop-up Shop. It is also worth noting that St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College also host work placements from adults who are undertaking studies in Education and Therapies. The letter below was received from Anne Stegmann who recently worked and studied alongside the Therapy department during her Art Therapy Placement . I could not have been luckier to do my first year placement at St Joseph’s School & College. I was supervised by an Art Therapist who is part of a Therapies Department. How wonderful to be part of a team of therapists, including Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists as well as other Arts Therapists; a Music Therapist and a Drama Therapist. What an enriching experience! I was involved with two groups. The ‘Messy Play Group’, co-run by the Art Therapist and an Occupational Therapist and the’ Art and Music Group’ co-run by the Art Therapist and Music Therapist. The groups enabled me to observe the collaboration between the therapies in addition to experiencing the groups. I especially learnt from the debriefing at the end of a session. In addition to the groups the other therapists generously shared their knowledge and experience allowing me to sit in on sessions or finding time in their busy schedules to tell me about the work they do. I have done my best to absorb all the information that has been offered to me. My experience extended to the classrooms where teaching staff allowed me to observe the lessons and often took time to tell me about their learners. Another valuable learning experience for me. It has been a wonderful experience. The bar has been set extremely high for the future. I have loved being part of the team and have felt, supported, stimulated, welcome and comfortable to ask questions which have allowed me to grow. My interest in special needs and autism has been triggered and I hope that in the future I will be able to work in this area. Thank you to everyone for giving me this opportunity. Kind regards Anne Page 8 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

DUKE OF EDINBURGH - BRONZE AWARD Practice and Assessed Expeditions 28/29/30th June 2016

This week 6 young men embarked on a very special challenge. Joel, Tim, George, Terry, Max M and Luke D all completed a ‘back to back’ 3 day -2 night walking and camping expedition for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. They have already completed their Skills, Physical and Volunteering sections and were really looking forward to the Expedition section. Usually the young people do a practice of one night and a qualifying expedition of one night on another occasion. I decided to use a model favoured by other special schools and run the practice and qualifying parts on consecutive nights to allow the learners to really get to grips with the skills of camp craft and navigation. The weather forecast was dreadful so we decided to put our tents up in the morning. There are 20 conditions that a DofE expedition should comply with however we were allowed to adapt these to meet the needs of our learners – the main thing is that the expedition should be a personal challenge and it certainly was.

On day one we hiked 10 miles through the beautiful Surrey Hills, the sun shone and we practiced using a map. It was clear from the beginning that this group were dedicated and determined. It was a real test of endurance, they worked well together as a team and it was heartwarming to see them looking out for one another. When we got back to base camp AKA John Bosco Garden on night one we had to contend with heavy rain. We ate a lovely chilli and baked potatoes made by Alison and waited for the rain to subside. Our Assessor Robert came to visit us to see how we were doing and asked us lots of questions. After he left we built a super fire from all wet materials and just one dry cotton wool ball and some fire steel. We settled down in our tents at around 10pm and most (!) of us slept soundly until morning. We were lucky that the morning was dry as we ate our bacon sandwiches and packed our tents away. We moved our kit to Sayers Croft in Ewhurst and pitched our tents again. Page 9 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

For our second day of hiking we walked in a large loop from St Joseph’s ending at Sayers Croft. By the time we arrived we were soaking wet having walked for hours in the pouring rain. We had never experienced so much mud! It was quite difficult to walk through as our boots were sucked in. I was so proud of the happy campers who remained in good spirits in spite of having soggy socks, aching legs and mud everywhere. We were pleased to welcome Andy Pusey and Thierry from group for the evening. Thierry got the fire going whilst Andy took charge of the BBQ. We barely noticed the rain as we dried our socks by the fire, tucked into sausages and burgers, toasted marshmallows and made damper bread. George was especially tired so he turned in for an early night but when it got dark the rest of us got our torches and headed out for a night hike around Sayers Croft. There is a trail marked with reflective strips and it was really spooky! We got back to base camp at about 10:30pm and we fell into bed. I checked my Fitbit and was surprised to note that we had clocked up another 10 miles! Tim and Terry chatted about mud and rain and we all drifted off to sleep to the pitter patter of rain on our tents.

On day three we woke up to the daunting sound of more rain on our tents, I felt quite despondent but was greeted by happy faces keen for me to light the BBQ and cook our breakfast. The sun finally made enough of an appearance to dry off the tents. We packed up started walking a shorter route back to School. It was an exhausting but exhilarating few days. The young men absolutely loved their expedition and are all hoping to go on to complete their Silver DofE next year. The Assessor reports from Robert praise them for their good spirits, thoughtfulness, team work, cooperation and general determination to get through no matter what. I couldn’t be more proud of them!

Well done guys you thoroughly deserve your Bronze Awards and I can’t wait to show everyone our film!

I would like to say a special thanks to everyone who helped us in some way; you would not believe how many people are involved in making a trip like this possible. I am looking for up to 8 new recruits to start their Bronze in September so please contact me if you are interested or would like any further information. Page 10 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

GOOD SHEPHERD LITURGY - ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL

The Chaplaincy team, six learners, Annie Sutton and two TA’s had a lovely day at Arundel Cathedral along with other Special Need Schools, and Catholic primary schools from around the Arundel & Brighton Diocese. Bishop Richard Moth led the celebrations on the theme of the “The Good Shepherd…we join together in pilgrimage”, and emphasised that it was the year of Mercy. The singing, prayer, and dance, was led by pupils from various schools, and our six learners (Angus, Evangeline, Dominic, Jamie, Anna, and Nijan) fully participated in the splendour and joy of the occasion. Nijan painted the St Phillip Howard shield, which was used in the procession with other school banners and shields. Walking together with David Purcell and Dominic, Nijan proudly carried the shield. They were our representatives in the procession and Bishop Moth presented them with a gift bag of information keep sake’s for the day. Page 11 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

Throughout the service our staff and learners joined enthusiastically in the hymns and prayers and signing to familiar ones. This proved to be of particular interest to the pupils from St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School, Guildford, who sat in front of us. They were fascinated to watch our learners use Makaton sign language when praying and singing, so at the end of the liturgy service, Angela, the new Chaplain, explained why they use Makaton and how it is used to support lessons and daily life at St. Joseph’s. Dominic (one of our learners), was very happy to demonstrate Makaton, while Angela recited the Our Father prayer. One child from a Primary School also called St Joseph’s said he had a sibling with special needs, and would like to work in that area when he grew up. It was therefore lovely to see our gifts shared. We then finished the day by eating our packed lunches in the beautiful garden at Arundel Castle, fortunately the rain held off, so we didn’t get wet! It was a very special day enjoyed by everyone!

This is the second time that Joey Bear has met Bishop Richard, since they also met at the Bishops Induction Mass last year! Page 12 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

CRANLEIGH SHOW - SCARECROW SUCCESS

On Sunday 19th June - Staff - Lauren, Bjorn, Hannah, Mick and Jan from Horticulture were up nice and early to accompany Thomas M, Thomas P, Isaac, Hannah, Anna and Luke D to the Cranleigh Show. All the learners were excited but Thomas and Isaac were especially keen to set up the scarecrows that the groups had created for the Scarecrow competition. The Scarecrow Competition was back by popular demand and this year the theme was “At the Movies” - entries had to resemble or represent a film, film star or character of a reasonably well known film. A further requirement was that entries should make use of recycled materials wherever possible and, if new materials were used, then they should be recyclable or reusable. Entries had been prepared by Terry from Dominic Savio and team efforts from learners from St Michaels and Holy Family. Thomas and Isaac were ready from the start and keen to get their scarecrows set up in the exhibition area for judging later in the day. As exhibitors they were even invited to travel in one of the camp transport vehicles with the scarecrows; luckily the scarecrows weren't too bothered about getting a proper seat and were happy lying down in the back.

The boys then joined the rest of the group looking around all the different stalls and exhibitions. Cranleigh Show were wonderfully generous and had offered all the learners and the working staff from the residential groups free entry into the show. The organisers did this last year and we were very appreciative when they extended the gift to this year too. The stalls were amazing and the learners were delighted to be able to access the fancy equipment including the fire engines, tractors and ride on mowers. As they visited the stalls gathering loads of delightful freebies, they eventually made their way to the Scarecrow Area and were delighted to see prizes and awards that had been won by our Scarecrows. Everyone had enjoyed a really great day out, the weather had proved amazingly free of rain and the little bit of sunshine was just right when everyone agreed that they should finish off the day with an ice cream before heading home. Page 13 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

The winning entries were;

 Jar Jar Mophead from St Michael’s - 2nd Prize

 American Gangster from Holy Family – highly commended – “coolest”

 Transformer from Dominic Savio – highly commended – “most recyclable”

INTERACT CLUB

June 2016 - update The month of June has seen the members of the Interact Club from St. Joseph’s and Cranleigh School very busy with activities and fundraising. Karen and Lottie from the Residential setting accompany some of our learners who are members of the Interact Club. The meetings take place in a number of locations depending on the activity. We have a number of learners who are committed members of the Interact Club Lia, Jake, Zain, Jasmine and Sophia and some who attend when they can, Max, Hannah and MacKenzie.

Recently the Club could be found in the Dining Room at St. Joseph’s fundraising for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Club members had prepared posters which were displayed around the school and college and emails were sent reminding staff of the sale. On Wednesday 8th June at 4pm the “shop” opened and very swiftly customers arrived to buy the Krispy Kreme doughnuts on sale. The club were pleased to announce that they had raised £169 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society; an amazing amount and thanks were extended to all who had been involved.

The following week, Interact Club met in the Maths block at Cranleigh School for a farewell party for Abby, Ellie and Fran who have helped to run the Interact club this year. The party included food, games and card making. Abby was very complimentary about the Club being one of the highlights of her year and a big part of this was the contribution made by the staff and learners from St. Joseph’s. Everyone is now looking forward to next year when Katie and her team will be coordinating the events. Page 14 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Sports & Fun Day - Friday 8th July

Feeling Good Week at St. Joseph’s begins on Monday and Helen has been busy arranging activities for each day. Events so far include; off-timetable therapy sessions, Indian Dance workshop, a bouncy castle and slide, giant Jenga and Four in a Row, a Top Trumps workshop, live gig by the School Band, story telling, picnic lunch and finally, of course, our Sports & Fun Day on Friday.

Plans are well underway for the Summer Sports and Fun Day; we are hoping for good weather to allow as much of the timetable to take place outside. Of course the swimming gala, to be held this year, will involve getting wet regardless of the weather. This is a great occasion to meet families and friends and sometimes the one day in the year when previous learners return to see us.

On Friday we hope to host a range of activities including a sports carousel, swimming gala, special guest singers, fashion show, dance display, talent displays from current learners and lots of lovely stalls. This is a good opportunity to see the variety and quality of the goods prepared by our Enterprise Groups for sale in the Pop up Shop. Other stalls are Cakes, Books & DVDs, Bric a brac, Plants, Sensory Bags and Raffle Tickets will be on sale.

Please remember that our Learners love to visit the stalls, choosing carefully what they would like and calculating what combinations they can afford, to support this we would encourage you to send in some money for them to practice their independent and money skills. If you are going to be considering donating items to the stalls please remember that we would welcome any items that might be suitable for raffle prizes or the tombola and further donations of items of bric a brac, books, DVD`s and toys will also be welcome.

Please hand all donations to Emma on reception or to the ladies in the main office.

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An invitation to Pilgrimage - 23rd October 2016

We have received an invitation from Margaret Fraher, Inclusion Adviser for the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, to join a Pilgrimage. However, the date is during the October half term and therefore, most of our learners will not be in school. The invitation can of course be extended to families.

“I am pleased to extend an invitation for a group of your pupils to join Bishop Richard on the Pilgrimage to the Holy Door at the Cathedral for groups with Learning Difficulties on Sunday 23rd October.”

David Purcell, St Joseph’s acting Chaplain and St. John’s class teacher, has offered to help with the music and/or Makaton signing. More information will be available from us nearer the time. Of course families are welcome to contact Margaret directly for more details and a registration form at [email protected] Page 15 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

THERAPY NEWS

Occupational Therapy

How does Sensory Integration Occur? Five components have been identified to explain how sensory integration occurs: Sensory registration Orientation Interpretation Organisation of a response Execution of a response 1.Sensory Registration is when we first become aware of a sensory event. i.e. something is touching me, I hear, see etc. This needs to reach a certain threshold of intensity before it is registered. The threshold changes depending upon how stressed or tired we are. 2. Orientation allows you to pay attention to new information being received. i.e. something is touching my arm. We determine whether this sensory information requires our attention or if the infor- mation can be ignored. We cannot possibly attend to all sensory information, so we need to select what is relevant. 3. Interpretation. Our brains interpret sensory information and describe its qualities. ‘I’m being touched by silk, or a mosquito’. This allows us to determine how to respond and whether the sensory input is threatening or not. 4. Organising a response. Our brains choose how to respond or not. This could be physical, emotional or cognitive. If a mosquito lands on our arm it may be as follows: Physical response – ‘I will splat the mosquito’ Emotional response – ‘I am anxious, I don’t want it to bite me’ Cognitive response – ‘I’ll ignore it’ 5.Execution of a response. This would be a motor, cognitive or emotional response to the sen- sory message as the final stage of the sensory integration process. If the motor response is the physi- cal splatting of the mosquito, that action allows the brain to receive information about body movement and touch.

Ref: Building Bridges (Yack, Aquilla, Sutton 2002)

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Makaton Signs of the Week Page 16 St. Joseph’s Specialist School & College Newsletter

Dates for your diary

Tues 5th July St Martha’s visit to Weald & Downland Museum

St Christopher’s Boat Trip Wed 6th July Eid ul Fitr – End of Ramadan (Special Lunch in the dining room)

Sports & Fun Day Families, Friends & Visitors welcome from 10am until 2pm Fri 8th July

Leaver’s Prom Night preceded by Prom Party

Sat 9th July XXXX Cancelled - Kit Car Racing, Duncton Ford Test Track - XXXX

Week beginning Mud Week and Cob Workshops Mon 11th July

Key Stages 1/2/3 Parents Evening  6-6.30pm in class Tue 12th July  6.30 - 7pm KS3 to 4 Transition Event  7.00 - 8.00pm Presentation Evening in Hall

Thurs 14th July 2pm - Leavers Mass (All Key Stages) followed by Tea

Mon 18th July Key Stage 5 Leavers to Sandown Presentation Event

9.30am Annie Sutton - Executive Principal Induction Mass Wed 20th July 10.30 - 12noon Family Coffee Morning

Thurs 21st July 6.30 - 9pm - Leavers Presentation Evening + KS4/5 Parents Evening

Fri 22nd July Last day of term - Learners finish 1pm

Don’t forget to mark our end of year Parents’ Evening and Leavers Presentation Evenings in your diaries; these are opportunities to take stock of, and celebrate the progress made this year and discuss the new academic year ahead with your class and subject teachers.

The next newsletter will be published on Friday 22nd July 2016.