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. This thrive in a sophisticated, interconnected graphic can be found on pupils' iPads and • Empowered to be fully involved in their Excellent performance across a variety of and complex world. We successfully blend is also displayed in every classroom of the learning, growing in interdependence, subjects and an enthusiasm for learning the thrill of intellectual discovery and strong School. We hope you find it of interest and collaborating effectively, listening that will ensure success in the Senior academic knowledge, alongside encouraging if you would like more information please empathetically to others and imitating School are vital. At Surbiton High School lifelong learning habits. either contact Mrs Hannah Horwood or their learning habits we have been working closely with Graham visit www.tloltd.co.uk Our tailored approach to our pupils’ Powell and The Learning Organisation to • Inspired, encouraged and empowered to learning enables us to fulfil our ambition to ensureGraphic Wheel FINAL TOour PRINT.pdf 1 24/08/2017 14:00:56 pupils also develop the way in be productive, planning their learning realise our pupils’ primal need for learning. in advance, revising and reviewing their Underpinning our learning and teaching is progress, distilling important information, the desire to create engaging and exciting and developing their own meta learning. Am I being curious T learning experiences every day. Our pupils s Do I make n and asking h connections i io Do I stick at things questions? n flourish academically. We know they Pupils today will be entering the world of t even when they between different k topics? o are hard? i perform best when they learn to relish every n work in the 2020s and 2030s. Many of our P Do I use my g m Do I perceive s imagination/explore E subtle differences e rsev possibilities? opportunity available to discover their own young people are highly likely to take up nk and patterns? li
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10 11 Team. available to deal with health matters. She is also a great source of support for pupils. We have three full-time Mentors who are Well-being at available to provide more intensive 1:1 We have one, full time School Counsellor. pastoral support to the girls in the Senior Typically, she will see the girls who are in Surbiton High School School. The Mentors are a bridge between need of more specialist pastoral support. the Form Tutor/Head of Year and the Our Learning Enrichment Department has School Counsellor. Surbiton High School prides itself on the responsibility for the welfare and support a range of programmes designed to meet excellent support and care it gives to its of the girls. They encourage personal We have a full-time qualified Nurse, who is individual needs. whole community. We acknowledge that development, monitor academic progress every girl is an individual and may, as a and attendance, as well as being a guiding result, require different levels of support. hand throughout the year. Positive emotion: Relationships: Accomplishment: How to feel good – deploying Other people are the best antidote Our children will learn to take To this end, we have a highly dedicated, The Head of Year oversees the personal our highest strengths to tackle to the downs of life and the single the positive feelings from professional team available to support your all situations. By developing a most reliable up. We are, emotionally, accomplishment to tackle development and academic progress of all daughter. growth mindset and a can- creatures of the hive; creatures new challenges. We empower the girls in their year. Together with the do attitude, our pupils will who ineluctably seek out positive them to do something well, Every pupil is allocated a Form Tutor and Assistant Head of Year, they lead the Tutor learn to notice how they are relationships with other members just for its own sake. Our tutors feeling and are equipped of our hive. By helping our pupils to will know what the pupils do Deputy Form Tutor, who take on day-to-day with the tools to manage develop strong relationships, they will both in and out of School, and these emotions. be empathetic and responsive to the we celebrate success as a lient si needs of themselves and others. community. e R