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Surbiton High School Year 9 Information Booklet 2020-2021 Contents Welcome Letter from the Head of Year 9 3 Letter from Mrs Holly Christophers, Head of Year 9 Contact Information 4 I am delighted to example in their uniform, conduct, and in their Aims and Ethos 6 be able to join your engagement with school activities throughout Where to Obtain Further Information 8 daughters on their the year. The Middle School Head Girl Team journey into Year also have an important role of responsibility in Key Personnel 9 9 as Head of Year. I leadership and we encourage all girls to take The Learning Habits Wheel 10 have responsibility up some of the many opportunities available Well-being 12 for the welfare, to them to develop such skills and experience academic progress over the coming year. Curriculum Subjects 14 and conduct To enhance and enrich your daughters' school Art 14 of the Year 9 experience, we encourage them to make the pupils, as well as Computing 15 most of Surbiton High School’s Co-curricular working with our Design and Technology 16 opportunities. Alongside this, Year 9 is an wonderful tutors, whose rich collective important year where the girls will choose Drama 18 experience is invaluable in encouraging their GCSE subjects under the counsel of their each pupil to achieve her potential. As their English 19 tutors, subject teachers and myself, to ensure first point of contact, the tutors play a pivotal Geography 20 they are choosing subjects that will help them role in your daughters' well-being. flourish. All girls will take the core subjects History 21 Throughout the year, the dedicated which include: English, Mathematics, Science, Latin 22 time given for tutors to have one-on-one a Modern Foreign Language and a short course Mathematics 23 conversations with your daughters allows in Religious Studies. Other subjects are optional us to celebrate, coach and support them as and therefore open for the girls to choose. To Modern Foreign Languages 24 they progress through the School. It is an help them make the best choices we will hold a Music 25 opportunity for your daughters to discuss special Options Evening in January 2020. Philosophy and Religious Studies 26 their progress, concerns or accomplishments I look forward to guiding your daughters in a safe and impartial setting, where their Physical Education 27 through this exciting year. It is destined to be well-being remains at the heart of our tutors’ a busy and rewarding one and the tutor team Science 28 focus. Whilst the Form Tutors will remain and I sincerely hope that your daughter will Useful Information 29 the initial point of contact for parents, you relish and actively embrace the wealth of rich are welcome to contact me directly. Transport 37 opportunities which it has to offer. The Careers Guidance Programme 38 As leaders of the Middle School, I look forward to seeing Year 9 pupils model Mrs Holly Christophers Senior Girls' School Uniform 40 the positive behaviours, attitudes and Head of Year 9 Term Dates 43 outlooks that the Lower Years can look up Email: holly.christophers@ surbitonhigh.com Staff List 44 to. I know that they wish to set the proper 2 3 Contact information PRINCIPAL Mrs Rebecca Glover SENIOR VICE PRINCIPAL Mr Matthew Close SENIOR SCHOOL ADDRESS 13 – 15 Surbiton Crescent Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2JT T 020 8546 5245 CHAIR OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY Mr Adrian McKeon c/o the Senior School SURBITON HIGH SCHOOL IS A PART OF THE UNITED CHURCH SCHOOLS TRUST (UCST) CHAIR OF THE UCST BOARD Angela Crowe, JP CORRESPONDENCE FOR ANGELA CROWE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE UCST OFFICE ADDRESS OF UCST REGISTERED OFFICE Worldwide House Thorpe Wood Peterborough PE3 6SB T 01832 864444 Surbiton High School is regulated by the Department for Education and the relevant contact details can be found on the DfE website (www.education.gov.uk). Surbiton High School is also noted on the Edubase register which is available at www.edubase.gov.uk. 4 5 • are coached and encouraged to develop • are encouraged to be emotionally strong relationships, to be empathetic invested in their learning, persevering Aims and Ethos and responsive to the needs of in the face of difficulties, noticing subtle themselves and others differences and patterns, managing their distractions, and becoming absorbed in • are empowered to lead a meaningful life, their learning Surbiton High School aims to inspire, encourage and empower to be able to understand what their goals young people to be the very best they can be are, and to know what they are striving for • are empowered to be fully involved in their learning, growing • are empowered to draw strength from in interdependence, collaborating celebrating their accomplishments, in Ethos 'to bring out the best in everyone'. We effectively, listening empathetically to are fully committed to the aims of order to tackle new challenges. • We are a vibrant learning community, others, and imitating their learning habits the Framework for Excellence: www. We achieve these aims through our which inspires all pupils to discover • are inspired, encouraged and empowered unitedlearning.org.uk inculcation of Learning Habits. Our and embrace their individuality, to grow to be productive, planning their learning children: in their intellectual curiosity, and to Aims in advance, revising and reviewing enjoy their independence • Surbiton High School aims to inspire, • are inspired in their thinking to ask their progress, distilling important questions, to make connections, to imagine • We acknowledge that there is no such encourage and empower our young information, and developing their own possibilities, to reason methodically and thing as a typical Surbiton High School people to discover and liberate the very meta-learning. to capitalise on their resources pupil, and that impressive academic best of themselves, exceeding their results are just one aspect of our rich potential in an intellectually rigorous tapestry of educational provision; and challenging academic environment, therefore, we encourage every child to balanced with outstanding pastoral care grow in compassion, treat others with and support respect, and maintain an outward- We achieve these aims through our looking attitude, living out the School’s Charter for Happiness and Well-being. Our motto: ‘Amor Nos Semper Ducat’ (‘May children: Love Always Lead Us’) • are inspired to deploy their greatest • We empower every child to thrive strengths to tackle all situations, by developing social and emotional developing a growth mindset and a ‘can intelligence, becoming rounded do’ attitude, equipped with the tools to and grounded in character, and maximise their positive emotions demonstrating kindness and service to others • are encouraged to find their niche, to be fully engaged in educational activities, • Surbiton High School is the founding and to meet any major challenge that member of the United Church Schools comes their way Trust and a leading school within United Learning. Valuing our Christian heritage, we welcome staff and children from all faiths and none, and we share with United Learning its core mission: 6 7 Where to obtain Key Personnel further information Form Tutor Deputy Head of Year 9, Miss Emma Key policies and further information • Educational Visits Policy Rickards, assists Mrs Holly Christophers The Form Tutor is the first point of contact covering the following areas are available • English as an Additional Language in her role. if you have concerns regarding your on the School’s website www.surbitonhigh. Policy daughter’s academic progress and well- Nurse com and also on request from the School • Equal Opportunities Policy being. Your daughter will have frequent Office: The School Nurse, Mrs Sam Holliday, is • Exclusion, Expulsion, Removal and contact with them, including regular 1:1 available to see your daughter throughout Review Policy and Procedures meetings. • Academic Performance Statement the School day for assistance if she becomes • First Aid Policy • Admissions Policy Head of Year ill or to talk to about medical and emotional • Head Girl Team Policy issues. Support is offered to promote a • Anti-bullying Policy Mrs Holly Christophers oversees and • Health and Safety Policy - Group healthy balance between academic and • Behaviour and Discipline Policy monitors the well-being and academic • Health and Safety Policy - Local Co-curricular activities. • Child Protection and Safeguarding progress of all pupils in the year. The • Missing Pupil Policy Policy • Physical Restraint Policy • Co-curricular Policy - Senior School • Provision of Information Policy • Code of Conduct - Pupils • School Worship and Assemblies • Complaints Policy • Searches and Confiscation Policy • Curriculum Policy - Senior School • Special Educational Needs Policy • Curriculum Policy - Girls' Prep School • Supervision of Pupils on Site Policy • Curriculum Policy - Boys' Prep School • Uncollected Pupils Policy • Drugs Policy • Word Processor Policy. • Early Education Funding 8 9 ‘The most striking thing about some which they learn. We are ensuring pupils undergraduates is their dependence, in our care continue their education with The Learning Habits Wheel their lack of initiative and their a lifelong love of learning; safe in the reluctance to think for themselves… new knowledge that they can tackle the bigger undergraduates seem to expect to be told challenges life throws at them using the Why is it important for pupils to • Encouraged to be emotionally invested in what to do at every stage. It is almost as habits they have developed whilst at develop good learning habits? their learning, persevering in the face of though the spoon-feeding and teach-to- Surbiton High School. difficulties, noticing subtle differences and the-test culture at school has drained At Surbiton High School, we inspire our patterns, managing their distractions, and them of independent thought.’ Professor The graphic shows all 17 learning habits pupils to be dynamic learners who can becoming absorbed in their learning Tim Birkhead, Sheffield University that we know to be vital in future life.