Vision Inspiring individuals with a love of learning Beverley High School

 will develop individuals to be independent, confident, well-educated, happy and successful  will develop individuals to be responsible citizens committed to making a positive contribution to society  will equip students and staff with skills and qualifications to enable them to maximise their potential achieve the best possible outcomes and be well prepared for the future  will value, encourage and support individuals and celebrate their successes  will provide a modern, appropriate and relevant curriculum in order to meet individual needs  will provide experiences which are positive, enjoyable, enriching and memorable  will be a welcoming, friendly and cohesive environment in which all members of its community are unified in feeling proud of its collective achievements  will have an ethos of respect, enthusiasm, self motivation and success  will be well-respected in the local community and beyond, being the school of choice for parents, students and staff

Introduction

The School’s Prospectus is regarded by the governors of Beverley High School as an important document providing detailed information about the school for both parents and prospective parents. The Prospectus contains information about the school, which we hope you will find helpful in ensuring that your daughter receives the maximum benefit from her education at the High School. As a school we are committed to working in partnership with parents to provide support and to maximise the potential of our pupils. It is upon the parent-school partnership that Beverley High School has built its reputation for being a quality centre of learning.

During 2014/2015, 82% of our girls achieved five or more A*-C grades at GCSE. This compares with 77% achieved last year and 86% in 2013. The measure that includes English & Maths resulted in a success rate of 70%. This figure is in line with achievements over recent years and has come at a time when the examinations are becoming yet more rigorous. It indicates that we have finally put the disappointing results of 2012 behind us. At A2 level, our students in the Joint Sixth Form achieved an A*-E result of 99%; with A*/B measure at 50%. The school is the first choice for many parents within its traditional catchment area and beyond. In the OFSTED inspection of March 2015 the school was adjudged “Good” with “Outstanding” teaching and “Outstanding” achievement. The school continues to work on those areas which held us back from an overall “Outstanding” grade, and look forward to the next OFSTED inspection with confidence.

With new facilities, such as the Sports Hall and Art and Technology Block completed within the last ten or so years, the school is relatively well placed to weather the reductions in infrastructure spending now being experienced.

This year’s reduced budget settlement is a continuing challenge and we await with concern the proposed allocation for next year. Nevertheless, we are still in a considerably happier financial position than many schools in the East Riding. The school benefits from processes put in place over the last few years and we are determined that the impact of any reductions in spending upon the provision and delivery of education to our girls will be minimised. The governors are confident that our new Business Manager, Ros Mallinson and her team will ensure that any necessary spending reductions are achieved in a manner that is least harmful to the school and its students.

Our Headteacher Sharon Japp has now been in post for six years and throughout that period has continued to develop the school with drive and determination. On behalf of the governors I acknowledge and pay tribute to her skill and dedication. The end of the year brought the retirement of some well known faces and other members of staff left to pursue their careers elsewhere. Our thanks go to all of them for their efforts that have helped to ensure that the High School is the excellent school it is today.

The Governing Body is determined to ensure that Beverley High School continues to provide a high quality of learning and education and maintains its proud reputation. I would like to record my thanks to you all for your continued support. My thanks as always go to staff and fellow governors who have worked with total commitment over the past year. It is essential that we all work together to develop our girls into educated and thoughtful citizens, skilled to meet the diverse challenges of the twenty first century.

John Dunning Chair of Governors

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BEVERLEY HIGH SCHOOL NORWOOD BEVERLEY HU17 9EX

Tel: 01482 881658 Fax: 01482 870935 Email: [email protected] Website: www.beverleyhigh.net

Introduction to the School

Headteacher

Ms S Japp

Chair of Governors

Mr J Dunning

Number on Roll

799

School Classification

County Secondary Comprehensive Day School for Girls aged 11–19 years.

Admissions Policy

The school's current admission arrangements adhere to the published criteria contained in the 2015/16 East Yorkshire Schools' Information booklet.

The school's published admission limit for Year 7 in 2015/16 is 150 girls.

A copy of the school’s post-16 admissions policy is available on the Beverley High School website and from the school office.

Visiting Arrangements

An evening meeting for prospective parents of new girls to Year 7 is held annually in October.

Arrangements can be made through the school office for visits for girls wishing to join other years.

Religious Affiliation

The school is not affiliated to a particular religious denomination.

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Governing Body September 2015

Type Governor Office ends Link Governor roles Co-opted Mrs S Collins 16/06/2019 Wellbeing/Pastoral Link,

International Partnerships,

Religious Education SMSC Co-opted Mr P Connolly 16/06/2019 Child Protection Governor,

Health and Safety,

Science,

PE Co-opted Mr S Davidson 16/06/2019 Geography

Co-opted Mr J Moore 16/06/2019 ICT,

Art Co-opted Mr W Atley 16/06/2019 Vice Chair of Governors, Design and Technology,

NQT Link Governor LA Mr J Dunning 11/02/2018 Chair of Governors, Educational Visits Parent Mr J Bennett 11/02/2018 Training Link Governor,

Music

Parent Mrs H McEgan 11/02/2018 Disadvantaged Groups, SEN, More Able Parent Mrs A Viant 12/12/2016 Maths/Numeracy,

Parent Forum,

English/Literacy Parent Mrs B Willar 11/02/2018 History,

Modern Foreign Languages Co-opted Mr M Dixon 16/06/2019 Law/Business Studies/Psychology

Sixth Form

Co-opted Mr D Overton 16/06/2019

Staff Miss S Ward 26/01/2018

Voting Ms S Japp N/A Headteacher

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The Role of the Governors

Who Are The Governors?

There are currently places for 16 governors on the school’s Governing Body: 9 co-opted governors 1 appointed by the Local Authority (LA) 4 elected parent governors 1 staff governor 1 Headteacher

What Do Governors Do?

The Governing Body has responsibility for:

 determining and setting the aims and objectives of the school

 setting up a strategic framework for the school

 setting policies and targets for achieving the objectives

 monitoring and keeping under review the broad policies, plans and procedures within which the school operates

 acting as a ‘critical friend’ to provide support, challenge and advice, using its professional knowledge to benefit students and staff

 ensuring local accountability

 ensuring that the best interests of all students are considered in decision-making.

How Do They Do This?

The full Governing Body meets once each term. A range of subcommittees advises the full Governing Body on specific issues and these meet usually every half term. On some occasions these committee meetings are open to all governors either to provide training or to give a greater understanding of key strategies being implemented in the school.

These subcommittees include: Finance and Buildings Curriculum and Quality Assurance Safeguarding and Pupil Wellbeing Personnel Joint Sixth Form Governance Committee Pay Exclusions Complaints Appointments Disciplinary

Anyone who might be interested in becoming a governor of the school should contact the Headteacher or the Chair of Governors.

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Urgent Issues

These are dealt with by the Chair of Governors, Vice-Chair of Governors and the Headteacher. If a parent has an urgent issue to discuss, please contact the Headteacher by telephone (01482 881658).

How Can You Contact the Governing Body?

The Chair of the Governing Body may be contacted via the school (01482 881658). Please address any correspondence to him at the school.

The Clerk to the Governing Body can be contacted at Governors Support Team, Corporate Resources, County Hall, Beverley, HU17 9BA (01482 392442).

Governors’ Expenses

There have been no claims by governors for expenses during the last financial year.

Need More Information?

Further information is available to parents on the school website or on request from the school office. This information includes: • school policies • Ofsted report • syllabi

If a copy of a particular document is required, please see the Charging and Remissions Policy.

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2014-15 Achievements Exam Success

We were pleased to receive our 2015 GCSE examination results. This year 70% of Year 11 girls achieved 5+A*-C grades including English and Mathematics, with 82% achieving 5+A*-C. Eighteen girls achieved at least eight A and A* grades. These gold standard results place us second out of the eighteen East Riding secondary schools. The progress measures show 75% of girls made 3 levels progress in English and 74% in maths, with 47% making 4 levels progress in English and 33% in maths. 49% of students achieved the English Baccalaureate measure. We are awaiting the government’s RAISEonline statistics (due to be published in early December) to show our performance in relation to national data.

At A Level 99% of Year 13 girls in the Joint Sixth Form achieved grades A*-E; with 80% achieving A*-C and 54% A*-B. The vast majority of girls gained places at their first place universities. Approximately 25% of students from the Joint Sixth Form gained places at Russell Group Universities.

During the course of last school year we learned that our 2014 GCSE exam results placed Beverley High School in the top 20% of schools nationally for attainment and progress and we were awarded two SSAT Educational Outcomes Awards. The awards recognised that Beverley High School was in the top 20% of non- selective schools nationally for high attainment and in the top 20% of all schools nationally for value-added progress. We also learned that based on our 2014 results, under the government’s new Progress 8 Measure, Beverley High School would have been placed in the top 12% of schools in the country. The publication of RAISEonline in December 2014 highlighted that Beverley High School’s results in all of the most important measures, Gold Standard (5+A*-C including English and Maths), Capped Average Points Score, Progress Value Added in English, Maths, Science, MFL and Humanities were all significantly above national. This shows outstanding outcomes. Last year’s progress score was the best in the school’s history.

Summer Concert

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Ofsted Inspection

The school was last inspected by Ofsted in March 2015 and was judged outstanding for quality of teaching and pupil achievement and good for leadership and management, sixth form provision, behaviour and safety and overall.

Ofsted commented that:

“students make excellent progress”

“students achieve standards that are well above average”

“the school makes sure that all students can achieve their potential”

“students are very well prepared for the next stage of their education”

“the most able students are challenged to achieve the highest standards in their thinking”

“much teaching is outstanding”

“staff expectations are high”

“teachers have good subject knowledge”

“teachers’ marking is a strength”

“teachers’ questioning often accelerates students’ progress quickly”

“learning is built up through carefully planned teaching”

“much teaching is excellent”

“there is a lot of problem solving in a range of subjects”

“students want to learn”

“students have high expectations of their own performance.”

“students take lessons seriously”

“students work industriously”

“students help each other in lessons and benefit from sharing their ideas.”

“many students demonstrate a very business-like approach to learning and achieving”

“students feel safe and know how to stay safe”

“behaviour around the school is very good”

“students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding is promoted exceptionally well”

“in lessons, many students behave maturely.”

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“students achieve well in the sixth form”

“students make good progress during their time in the sixth form because teaching is good”

“students like being in the sixth form”

“sixth form students are good role models who younger students look up to”

The full Ofsted report can be accessed via the school website.

The school is likely to be next inspected by Ofsted in the Spring Term 2018.

Parental Engagement

We staged a number of events aimed at helping parents to support their children’s education:

 We organised our annual Year 10 Transition Evening. The parents of Year 10 girls attended and feedback was once again positive.  We organised another successful Year 12 Support and Guidance Evening for parents of new sixth formers.  The FRIENDS staged their Welcome meeting.  We organised Parent Forum meetings, the first of which focused on the launch of Vivos, and changes to the SEND Code of Practice.  The Year 7 tutor team and the Wellbeing Team staged a successful Transition Evening for Year 7 parents to address any early settling-in issues.  The FRIENDS held their AGM.  The FRIENDS organised car boot sales in the school grounds to fundraise.  Our Open Evening for prospective pupils took place in October. The school looked stunning and there was an excellent atmosphere. The pupils from all year groups who spoke to large audiences of parents in the canteen were excellent ambassadors for the school. Once again, the evening attracted interest from parents outside catchment as well as those from our feeder primary schools.  This year Beverley High School hosted the Post-16 Opportunities evening for current Year 11 pupils considering applying to the Joint Sixth Form, it was a very busy evening for sixth form teachers with an excellent atmosphere and much interest.  The FRIENDS’ Christmas Craft Fair took place one Sunday in November and was a great success raising approximately £2,700.  The FRIENDs elected a new Chairperson, following the decision of the previous chair to stand down from the role she had carried out very successfully for two years. A new Chairperson was elected.  We organised a well-attended Japanese Homestay Parents’ meeting in preparation for the arrival of the Japanese homestay girls in December.  Beverley Grammar School was the venue for our Year 12 Parents’ Evening where parents learned about the progress of their sons and daughters in their first term of Sixth Form.  On the day of the Year 11 Study Skills Day, we organised an evening for parents to help them support their daughters through revision for GCSEs.  Our Spring Term Parent Forum discussed the important topics of Independent Learning and Life After Levels. 9

 The FRIENDS made the Spring Recital Evening extra special by providing a cheese and wine supper after the concert.  We held a Post 14 Options evening for Year 9 girls and their parents, to help with the decision-making process about which subjects to study at GCSE.  Parents of Year 6 girls due to transfer to the High School in September visited school on the evening of Induction Day to meet tutors and learn more about our school.  We collated the results of the parent surveys completed at the eight Year 7-11 parents’ evenings held during the year. There were 415 returned questionnaires, which represented the views of approximately 69% of parents: 98% felt that teaching was good; 98% of parents reported that their daughters are making good progress; 97% reported that their daughter was well looked after at school; 96% felt that we kept their daughter safe; 96% of parents reported that their daughter was happy at Beverley High School.

Enjoying team events at Carlton Lodge

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School Activities and Events

 We introduced a new rewards system into Years 7 – 11 called Vivos. It proved very popular with the girls who now receive tangible rewards for all their hard work.  Sixth Formers enjoyed a Year 12 Induction residential weekend in the Lake District.  For the first time, the Sixth Form staged a Macmillan coffee morning in the canteen, made possible by their new hot drinks vending machine, which proved to be very popular! A former pupil, working as an intern for Macmillan on the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, arranged for the local radio station, KCFM, to interview our Head Girl about our event. The staff also held a Macmillan coffee morning. In total the school raised £318.98 for Macmillan Cancer Care.  Year 11 Geographers completed fieldwork in the honeypot of Goathland  Year 11 got a taste of sixth form life at a Futures Day, where they spent the morning at the High School and the afternoon at the Grammar School. Girls enjoyed mixing with the boys and feedback about the day was very positive.  We welcomed into school two Sri Lankan teachers from our link school Sujatha Vidyalaya in Matara, Sri Lanka for a week-long visit. Many staff and students were involved in making their visit a memorable one.  Twenty Year 7 girls took part in our well-established annual Kingswood residential trip.  The RE department organised for Year 9 girls to visit the Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre in Lincolnshire as part of an RE/ History joint venture. Girls were particularly moved by the talk from a Holocaust survivor.  Year 13 Geographers experienced a Sand dunes Study Day.  The History department led an evening theatre trip to Hull to a performance of Horrible Histories, 108 Year 8 girls accompanied the trip!  The Drama department organised an evening theatre trip to My Grandad’s Great War in Hull for A Level Theatre Studies students and an evening theatre trip for GCSE Drama students to a performance of The Crucible at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.  Year 12 Law students spent a day at the law courts in Hull.  Year 12 Geographers completed a River Study Day in North Yorkshire.  Year 7 girls tucked into a Big Breakfast served by the canteen staff as part of the Farm to Fork initiative.  The History Department launched a competition in school for Year 7 girls to design kinder eggs to send into space as part of a MARSBalloon competition. There were some very interesting designs, enclosures and accompanying letters. The eggs successfully flew up to 31.24km altitude on the MARSBalloon, Elysium!  The last day of the half term once again saw the school turn pink for In the Pink day raising £653.02 for Breast Cancer Research.  The Maths Department organised for our sixth form mathematicians to compete in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge.  The PE department organised inter-house cross country competitions.  The Art department hosted screen printing workshops for Year 5 students from St Mary’s Primary School. The students used our facilities and expertise to produce a stencil screen print based on Egyptian hieroglyphs. The equipment and space required for this activity is beyond the scope of most primary schools and it is a process that most children do not get to experience until they reach secondary school.

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 The school’s first Careers Fair took place. Nineteen exhibitors set up stalls in the canteen and drama room to provide advice and information to Year 11, 12 and 13 students. Feedback was very positive. Plans are in place for an even bigger and better event next year.  Over Remembrance weekend, the History department led a trip with 39 GCSE Historians to the First World War Battlefields in northern France. We were able to follow their amazing experiences via their blog.  During Remembrance week, the Art department exhibited Year 12 artwork at Beverley Minster as well as photos and memories from some Year 7 and Year 8 classes describing, in their own words, how war has affected their families. The work was very emotive and also very poignant. The exhibition ran for a week.  In school, we commemorated Remembrance Day with a two minute silence at 11am.  We held our Presentation Evening for the previous year’s Year 11. For the fourth year it was held in- house but for the first time in the Sports Hall. Retired teacher, Joe Dixon, returned to give the address, having been form tutor to a fifth of the girls during their Key Stage 3. A sentence from Joe’s speech reads, I taught in several schools and I was only blessed with sons but I firmly believe that if I had a daughter I would want her to go to this school because I am aware at first hand of the dedication of all of its staff to the care and education of the girls. This school does realise that it is precious cargo that it carries.

 The school held a non-uniform day for Children in Need with a staff versus sixth formers netball match. In total the school raised £701.01 for Children in Need.  We were very proud of the male members of staff who took part in Movember, growing moustaches for charity and enduring the smirks of teenage girls and their colleagues!  The school was re-awarded Investor in People status.  The English department led an evening theatre trip for Year 10 pupils to a performance of The Woman in Black at York Theatre Royal, 105 girls accompanied the trip.  The Business Studies department organised a Dragons’ Den style lesson and groups of girls presented their pitches to the Headteacher and governors.  Year 11 girls sat mock exams in November to prepare them for the expectations and processes involved in the summer.  We held our very first drop-down Wellbeing Day covering topics as diverse as puberty, anti-bullying, relationships, healthy skin, domestic violence, dressing to impress, self-esteem and health and safety at work. Year 11 students all experienced a formal mock interview.  Thirty nine Year 12 & 13 Business Studies students attended a study conference at Hull University in preparation for the AS and A Level exams.  A Level Historians were treated to a visit to school by a History lecturer from Oxford University who spoke to Year 13 about Modern Britain.  We staged a sixth form Theatre Studies performance evening of The Crucible.  We welcomed eight Japanese students to school for the last week of the Autumn term, as always they were homestayed by our pupils. They attended lessons with buddies and prepared an assembly all about Japan to introduce our Year 7 girls to our link school Keiai Gakuen Senior High School in Chiba, Japan.  At Christmastime, Year 7 girls made decorations in their Art lessons to hang on a tree as part of the Beverley Minster Christmas Tree Festival.

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 Year 10 GCSE Drama students staged an evening Pantomime performance for parents and friends and then performed an edited version for Year 7 one afternoon in the lead up to Christmas.  Year 7 to 11 girls auditioned for the Carol Service readings, the standard of reading aloud by girls from all year groups was excellent.  We led singing assemblies for Years 10 and 11 in the weeks before Christmas to remind them of the Christmas carols.  Towards the end of the Autumn term girls enjoyed Christmas reward activities. Year 9 had a very successful rewards trip to Hollywood Bowl.  The whole school Christmas lunch was a special event, with girls complimenting the standard of festive food!  This year, for the first time, Sixth Formers organised a Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save the Children with staff and sixth formers donning festive knits and raising £184.64.  The sixth formers who left us in the summer of 2014 to head off to universities nationwide or to enter the world of work met up for their reunion evening in the Grammar School common room. They shared tales of university and working life and collected their prized A Level certificates.  Many of our girls performed in the spectacular East Riding Youth Orchestra’s Christmas Concert at Hull City Hall one Sunday in December. Significant numbers of Beverley High School pupils play in East Riding ensembles.  Hundreds of girls from Years 7 – 13 performed choral and instrumental items at the school’s annual Christmas Carol Service. The service at Beverley Minster was once again very popular and well attended by parents and guests, so much so that once again there was standing room only at the back. The quality of music was exceptional. Monies from the Carol Service collections were shared between Beverley Minster and the school’s nominated charity for the event Kidney Research to which we were able to donate £217.13  Year 12 and Year 13 sat Mock Exams and Year 11 began preparing for their GCSEs with a full day of Study Skills. We organised a GCSE results day simulation, a motivational revision preparation workshop with an outside speaker and also yoga sessions to teach relaxation techniques.  All of Year 11 were interviewed as part of a Futures Day, the Senior Leadership Team & Careers Service staff held individual interviews with all girls.  Girls enjoyed a successful Geography trip to Sicily in February.  The PE department accompanied girls to the Humberside Cross Country competition, two of our girls were placed 1st and 2nd and went on to represent the East Riding at the English National Cross Country Championships.  We organised a Live and Learn workshop at Beverley Grammar School for Year 12.  We organised a Higher Education Plus trip to St Mary’s School in Hull for 32 Year 12s.  Year 10 Photography students visited Beverley Art Gallery during one of their timetabled lessons.  Nine of our talented linguists from Years 9 to 12 were entered into the Linguistics Olympiad by the French department. There were 1402 entrants nationwide, 16 of whom who made it through to round two. Two of our pupils ranked in the top 35% of entrants and received a Bronze certificate - an excellent achievement.  Year 7 girls participated in the first round of the MFL Spelling Bee competition in school.  The Maths department organised the Intermediate Maths challenge competition in school for Years 9 and 10.  Sixth Form Theatre Studies students rehearsed their exam pieces at a Drama Performance Evening in preparation for their moderation day. 13

 Year 11 and Year 13 Art students took part in preparation days for their external examinations  Year 11 Drama students and Year 13 Theatre Studies students underwent moderation of their practical work, with fantastic results.  Friday 13th March saw the school in non-uniform for Red Nose Day raising £734.08 for good causes.  The Music department staged its annual music recital evening showcasing high quality solo repertoire performed by senior pupils with the support of the chamber choir and senior instrumental ensembles. Almost 20% of the school is involved in music instrumental lessons, by far the most of any East Riding secondary school.  Twenty Four High School girls took part in a two day national Festival of Music for Youth regional festival at the Albemarle Music Centre in Hull.  The English department led two trips to Sheffield Hallam University for A Level English Language students to hone their exam skills.  The RE department led a trip to the Buddhist Centre in Pocklington for Year 11, 12 & 13 RE students.  One of our pupils was selected to take part in an international triathlon competition in Solihull as a member of the GB team in a triathlon (swim, combined run and shoot event). She also took part in the schools’ biathlon competition in the Easter holidays at London’s Olympic Park.  In March the Modern Foreign Languages department took four Year 7 girls to the regional round of the MFL Spelling Bee competition at Hull University.  The PE department organised inter-house cross country, inter-house football, inter-house dance, inter- house gymnastics and inter-house netball competitions.  Four of our Year 12 students competed in the Rotary Club Public Speaking competition at Tickton Grange, one of the boys from the Joint Sixth Form won the competition.  Twenty one Year 11 and 12 students visited Kings College at Cambridge University to take part in a Higher Education Plus residential.  All of Year 9 had individual interviews as part of the options process which formed part of their Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance programme.  Girls took part in a second successful Wellbeing Day.  The PE department staged the GCSE swimming moderation at the Leisure Centre in Beverley.  The PE department invited into school 120 Year 3 & 4 pupils and 184 Year 1 & 2 pupils from local primary schools to take part in Sports Leaders’ Festivals with our Year 10 girls.  We staged a whole school Celebration Event in the Sports Hall after the publication of our Ofsted report.  The History department organised an evening cinema trip for Year 11 Historians to see Suite Francaise, 59 students accompanied the trip.  All four of our Year 7 contestants in the Spelling Bee regional round at Hull University were successful in getting through to the national finals in Cambridge.  A group of students spent a week of their Easter holiday in Italy on the school ski trip.  There was election fever in school in the lead up to the General Election with one of the sixth form boys organising a fantastic Election Hustings with all the main candidates attending. It took place in the hall at Beverley Grammar School.  In May, on the day of the General Election, both Beverley High School and Beverley Grammar School staged Mock Elections. At Beverley High the turnout was 46%. Year 12 students appeared live on BBC Radio Humberside talking about their views on the election.  Year 12 Government and Politics students accompanied a trip to a revision conference in Manchester.  The RE department led a trip to the local Mormon Church for Year 13 RE students.

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 The new Sixth Form website www.beverleyj6.co.uk was launched to favourable comments from current, former and prospective students.  The PE department led a Netball trip to St Mary’s College in Hull for Year 9 netballers.  Year 9 girls had new school photographs taken.  Four Year 7 & 8 girls competed in the Regional Final of this year’s UK Junior Mathematics Trust Team Maths Challenge at Winifred Holtby Academy in Hull.  We organised the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge competition in school.  We held a yellow themed non-uniform day to tie in with the Tour de Yorkshire cycle weekend. Year 7 and 8 girls decorated plywood bikes in a competition organised by the Beverley Chamber of Trade, these were displayed around the town during the Bank Holiday weekend and now adorn the school site.  The History department organised for The History Troupe to perform World War 1 workshops for all Year 9, they focused on the role of women and were well received by students.  Year 10 GCSE Geographers completed fieldwork in Goathland, they looked at tourism in the village and whether it is having a positive impact. The days finished with a ride on the steam train back to Pickering. The staff received numerous positive comments from the public about the girls’ conduct.  Year 7 French and German students took part in a role play competition. It was a very successful event which the students enjoyed, they performed very confidently in their foreign language.  The Modern Langauges department ran an after-school 'Linguistics' club for Years 9-11 in preparation for the UK Linguistics Olympiad competition. Girls practised answering questions in all kinds of languages from Maori to Yodaspeak!  The Science department launched a science club for Year 7 students to provide support with key scientific concepts and engage and enthuse girls with science.  Approximately 50 girls worked for three days with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on a project entitled I Rage, I Melt, I Burn based on Handel’s Acis and Galatea as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival. The final evening performance at St Mary’s Church was very well attended. This was an excellent opportunity for our students and staff to work with professional musicians on such a prestigious project.  Years 11 & 13 had their last school photographs taken.  The Art department organised its annual Art Exhibition of GCSE and A Level students’ work, as always standards were high with many parents, friends and governors visiting the exhibition. The Art department commented that, “The turnout was fantastic and feedback was brilliant”.  As part of the Speakers into Schools programme, we invited local MP, Graham Stewart, into school following the General Election to answer questions posed by Year 10.  Two Year 9 girls joined the panel that listened to two catering contractors pitch for the school catering contract.  All of Year 12 took part in the Humberside Higher Education Conference.  We held our Celebration Afternoon for Year 11 where girls took part in the customary shirt signing. They also received their Year Books, Hoodies and references.  Fifty Year 8 girls took part in a 3 day outdoor activities residential trip to Lakeside.  Year 11 held their Prom at Cave Castle Hotel, a lot of time and effort had gone into dresses, hair and make-up, with some girls arriving in style in vintage cars!  Head Girl & Head Boy elections were staged, the competition was fierce.  The Music department’s Gig Night enabled girls to showcase their musical talents.  The Year 13 Ball was a very sophisticated evening held this year at Cave Castle Hotel.

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 Sports Day was re-scheduled and we were blessed with good weather! It was an excellent afternoon of competition.  Year 6 girls attended their Induction Day in July.  We staged our third Wellbeing Day with a whole school Race for Life, raising £1,627.98 for Cancer Research UK.  Year 11 students visited Oxford University for an Open Day.  Year 11 students planning on returning to the Sixth Form took part in two Induction Days.  The school band, Ignite, competed in the Battle of the Bands at Bridlington Spa.  Four of our Year 7 girls competed in the Spelling Bee national final at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. One of our Year 7 girls came 4th nationally out of an original 42,000 students across the country! A brilliant achievement. This was the 5th year that Beverley High students have taken part and the 5th year that we have had a girl in the top 4 nationally.  Eighty of our girls were involved in the East Riding Summer Showcase Concert at Hull City Hall. Our pupils are members of The East Riding Youth Orchestra, the East Riding Senior Wind Band, the East Riding Youth Singers and the East Riding Schools’ choir and they performed an array of pieces.  The Geography department took Year 8 girls on a fieldtrip to the east coast, the day involved fieldwork on the beach at Flamborough, a visit to Mr Moos Ice Cream parlour and a visit to the sea defences at Hornsea.  Year 10 students took part in Futures Day, they spent part of the day at Beverley Grammar School working with Year 10 boys who also spent time at the High School.  Pupils, parents and staff enjoyed a whole school production entitled A Night at the Movies, written by Drama teacher, Miss Collins. It showcased the immense talents of our pupils in singing, dancing and acting and was a very entertaining evening out.  The Design Technology department took a team of girls to compete in Teen Tech in Hull. The members of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers who supported the event commented, “We have had the pleasure to undertake a number of events with Beverley High over past years and we have found the students to be always switched on, engaged with learning and an excellent advertisement for the school.”  We held Celebration Assemblies for Years 7 to 10 towards the end of the summer term.  Year 12 Biologists took part in a three day residential fieldtrip to Cranedale in the last week of the summer term.  We took girls to the East Riding Athletics Championships at Costello to complete in various events, with much success.  We held our annual Summer Music Concert at St Mary’s Church where girls from all year groups showcased their immense musical talents.  All of Year 7 visited Burghley House on a History day trip in preparation for starting work on the Tudors in Year 8.  A group of Year 9 girls enjoyed a trip to Paris at the end of the summer term.  We held an International Activity Morning on the last day of the school year.  We mechanised the pedestrian gate over the summer holiday to further improve site security and safety.  We held a Year 6 Transition Summer School for the third year, made possible with government funding.  The school raised £6,702.84 for charities and good causes in 2014/15

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International

The following are some highlights of our International programme.

 September 2014 we hosted two Sri Lankan teachers from our link school Sujatha Vidyalaya in Matara. They took part in a full programme of activities inside and outside school. This was their second visit and was very successful. We are working with a new lead teacher in Sri Lanka and arranging future activities.

 November 2014 Year 10 pupils went on the Battlefields Trip. This included a tour of the Somme Battlefields, memorials and trenches of the First World War. This proved to be a very moving experience for all involved.

 February 2015 40 students from Years 10 and 11 from Beverley High School and Beverley Grammar School went to Sicily with the Geography department. This was a curriculum enhancement trip to bring to life topics that students study at GCSE including Tourism, and The Restless Earth and plate tectonics. They visited Giardini-Naxos, a delightful Mediterranean resort, this was an excellent opportunities to investigate tourism. The trip also visited Mount Etna stopping at the lava fields on the way to view the 2002 devastation and allowing pupils to walk on the solidified lava before ascending to the top of Etna using a cable car. The trip also involved a day excursion to Vulcano, accessible by hydrofoil. Gran Cratare is the largest volcano on the island and pupils hiked to its crater. Here active fumaroles were seen and the views out to other Aeolian Islands such as Stromboli were superb. The trip also visited the Alcantara Gorge, an ancient lava flow once filled the river’s valley and the river has since been cutting through the lava, revealing fantastic examples of columnar basalt. Pupils were given a demonstration of how to make pizza and then made their own lunches. The afternoon was spent in Taormina a settlement that clings to level areas and steep hillsides, offering outstanding views over the coastline and towards Etna. This was a classic example of a tourist honey-pot, drawing people to the Greek Theatre, with its astounding backdrop of Etna.

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April 2015 40 Year 9 and 10 girls went on the Ski Trip to Prato Nevoso in Italy. Prato was a small and friendly resort that was perfect for our group of predominantly beginners. The entire group made excellent progress during the week which was helped massively by the superb weather we had whilst there. Many of them progressed onto the blues and red slopes that the resort had to offer. The hotel was located on the slope pistes which allowed for the luxury of doorstep skiing. The evenings were action packed with activities such as quizzes, karaoke, tubing and culminating in a presentation evening and disco. The school is running a trip to Santa Caterina Italy at Easter 2016 for mainly Year 9.

 July 2015 Year 9 pupils went on the Paris trip to experience French culture and to practise the French language.

 July 2015. All students participated in an internationally themed event as part of the school’s International Day at the end of term. Staff laid on lessons that discussed international themes, cultures and customs to enhance the students’ awareness as global citizens.

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School Environment

The following improvements have been made to the School:

 The Library has had a change of purpose and has been made into a Learning Resource Centre. It has been fitted with additional computer stations.

 The pedestrian entrance to the school has been fitted with automated gates to further improve the school’s safety and security measures.

 The School kitchen has been fully modernised and refurbished with new equipment.

Charity News

 The school went pink for a day in October to raise money for Breast Cancer Research and on this non-uniform day raised £653.02.

 For Children in Need we held a whole-school non-uniform day, in total raising £734.08 for this charity.

 Male members of staff grew a moustache in aid of Movember, raising £385.17.

 We held our annual Wrap Up Cool Down day during Fairtrade Fortnight which involved turning the heating down by a few degrees and allowing girls to wear jumpers/scarves for a donation. Along with our Fairtrade café we raised £202.69 for Oxfam.

 A non-uniform day for Comic Relief raised a total of £803.27

 Year 7 girls completed Jump Rope for Heart as part of their Wellbeing lessons on charity, raising £709.15 in sponsorship for the British Heart Foundation.

 Several groups of girls held bun sales throughout the year for local charities.

 Students and staff took part in the School Race for Life and raised a total of £1627.98 for Cancer Research UK.

 Year 7 girls completed Jump Rope for Heart as part of their Wellbeing lessons on charity, raising £515.68 in sponsorship.

 Staff and pupils wore their Christmas Jumpers for a day and raised £184.64 for Save the Children

 The Macmillan Coffee Mornings raised £318.98

 3 members of staff ran various marathons and a total of £737.81 was raised for Pancreatic Cancer and VICTA Charity.

 In total in 2014/2015 we raised £6702.84 for local, national and international charities.

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Community

 A member of staff has joined the Beverley Town Council Fairtrade group to develop further Fairtrade work between the school and the local community.

 The school supports and promotes all Youth Cafe events held at Beverley Minster. These events are very popular and are organised to promote fun and enjoyment across the students of all schools in the town. We will continue to support these events into 2015/16.

Students decorated bicycles for the Tour de Yorkshire 2015

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How did we do in Sports?

ATHLETICS

East Riding Athletics Championship Results 2015 at Costello Stadium

Year 10  Kezia Barnard 1st in 1500m  Natalie Bell 1st in 800m  Amelia Benson 1st in 200m and 100m  Chloe Hessleton 3rd in Discus  Ellie Burrows 3rd in Javelin  Saskia Steele 2nd in Shot Put

Year 9  Connie Mounsey 2nd in 1500m  Cosima Fawcett 1st in 100m  Reanna Wardill 1st in Javelin

Year 8  Jessica Dixon 1st in Shot Put  Olivia Bradshaw 2nd in Long Jump

Year 7  Abi Cohen 3rd in 80m

East Riding Athletics Relays at Costello Stadium

 The Year 10 relay team (Amelia Benson, Saskia Steele, Georgia West, Natalie Bell) 1st  The Year 9 relay team (Cosima Fawcett, Frances Cunningham, Olivia Morton, Amy Roach 3rd  The Year 8 relay team (Harriet Dobson, Lucy Moir, Ellie Sharp, Ellie Peaks) 2nd  The Year 7 relay team (Roisin Gorry, Freya Keuing, Jessica Ventress, Abi Cohen) 3rd

The following pupils represented East Riding Schools Athletics at the Humberside Championships at Costello Stadium

 Natalie Bell  Laura Kelly  Reanna Wardill  Amelia Benson

Cross Country Championships

 Intermediate (Years 10/11) Natalie Bell; 3rd place  Seniors (Years 12/13) Whitney Larkin; 1st place Elizabeth Evans; 2nd place  Junior (Years 8/9) team result Beverley High School; 4th place

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Schools Biathlon (Swim/Run)

 Kezia Barnard went through to the finals of the schools biathlon championship which was held at the Olympic Park, London.

NETBALL

 Year 8 – 2nd in the End of Season Tournament against other East Riding Schools. The Team qualifies for the Humber Games at St. Marys School in Hull.

ROUNDERS

 Year 10 – 3rd in the End of Season Tournament against other East Riding Schools..

The whole school were involved in Race for Life

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BHS End of Key Stage 3 Results 2015

These tables show the number of eligible Year 9 girls achieving each level in the school in 2015

The number of girls in Year 9 is 145.

Teacher Assessment – Number at each level No of Girls Girls W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EP dis-applied absent English 0 0 0 1 1 27 54 58 4 0 0 0

Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 24 45 57 19 0 0 0

Science 0 0 0 0 0 8 52 82 3 0 0 0 Design & 0 0 0 0 0 11 69 65 0 0 0 0 Technology Geography 0 0 0 0 0 3 59 78 5 0 0 0

History 0 0 0 0 0 12 47 80 6 0 0 0 Information & Communication 0 0 0 0 0 7 44 85 9 0 0 0 Technology Modern Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 7 69 65 1 0 3 0 Languages Art & Design 0 0 0 0 0 1 49 89 6 0 0 0

Music 0 0 0 0 0 8 42 65 29 0 1 0 Physical 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 92 8 0 0 0 Education Religious 0 0 0 0 0 9 47 87 2 0 0 0 Education

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Summary of Results for Key Stage 4 2011/2015

The school agreed targets for achievements at Key Stage 4 (Year 11 GCSEs) for Summer 2014 with the Local Authority. They are included in the tables below.

Key Stage 4 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Results % 5 A*–C 77% 86% 77% 82% % 5 A*–C 50% 74% 72% 70% (inc Eng & Maths) % 5 A*–G 98% 96% 99% 99% (inc Eng & maths) Average total* points per 476 523 431 451 student

GCSE points: A* = 58pts, A = 52pts, B = 46pts, C = 40pts, D = 34pts, E = 28pts, F = 22pts, G = 16pts. Results correct at time of going to print.

GCSE Results for 2015 with LA and National Results of 2014

Girls Achieving Achieving Achieving Achieving 5+ GCSEs 5+ GCSEs 1+GCSE No Passes A*–C A*–G A*–G A*–G (Inc Maths & English) Beverley High 2015 70% 99% 100% 0 East Riding 2014 58% N/A N/A N/A England 2014 55% N/A N/A N/A

Where Do Our Girls Go at the End of Years 11, 12 & 13?

At the time of printing this information was not available from the Youth and Family Support Service.

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BHS GCSE Results 2015

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bject % A*– Students Su A* A B C D E F G U X A*–C G

Art & Design 39 4 10 12 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 92 100 Art & Design (SC) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 100

BCSL2 130 98 25 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100

Biology 29 8 15 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 Business Studies 44 2 7 16 11 5 2 0 1 0 0 82 100

Chemistry 29 8 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 D &T Food Technology 62 2 11 21 21 5 2 0 0 0 0 89 100 D &T Product Design 33 0 6 15 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 85 100 D &T Textiles Technology 29 4 6 12 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 93 100

Drama 18 1 5 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 94 100 English Language 120 9 26 45 28 10 2 0 0 0 0 90 100 English Literature 120 15 32 51 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 98 100

English 13 0 0 0 1 6 2 3 1 0 0 8 100

French 66 3 9 22 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 79 100

French (SC) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 100

Geography 36 3 11 7 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 86 100

German* 63 1 8 12 26 13 2 1 0 0 0 75 100

History 70 8 22 21 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 91 100

Mathematics 133 5 19 32 45 21 2 3 2 3 1 76 97

Music* 6 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100

Physics 29 4 10 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100

Polish* 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 Religious Education (SC) 78 1 15 18 18 18 3 3 1 1 0 67 99 25

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bject % A*– Students Su A* A B C D E F G U X A*–C G Religious Education 51 5 18 19 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 100 Science Award 104 1 9 24 35 21 5 5 2 2 0 66 98 Science Additional 96 2 8 23 32 19 9 3 0 0 0 68 100 Sport/PE Studies 27 0 5 6 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 70 100 Sport/PE Studies (SC) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 100 Use of Maths (FMSQ) 24 1 5 12 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 96 96 Total of each grade 1453 186 297 406 334 157 39 19 7 7 1 84 99 Total % at each grade 12.80 20.44 27.94 22.99 10.81 2.68 1.31 0.48 0.48 0.07

Cumulative % 33.2 61.2 84.2 94.98 97.66 98.97 99.45 99.93 100.00

* Students who took their GCSE in German and Polish last year in Year 10

AS Level Results The school does not publish AS level results because the information is incomplete at the time of printing. Unaggregated information is available from the school office.

A2 Results 2015

Results for the Joint Sixth Form for both boys and girls are shown below:- Year 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 No of Candidates 152 138 143 114 % A*-E Grades 99% 98% 98% 99% %A*-B Grades 52% 52% 46% 50% Average Point Score per Candidate 226.9 220.1 756.6 792.2

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Beverley Grammar and High Schools’ Joint Sixth Form A2 Level Performance 2015 SUBJECT ENTRY A* A B C D E U Art F 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 M 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 0

Biology F 16 0 3 4 3 5 1 0 M 14 0 2 2 5 2 2 1 Total 30 0 5 6 8 7 3 1

Business Studies F 8 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 M 12 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 Total 20 0 1 10 5 2 1 1

Chemistry F 12 0 3 1 3 5 0 0 M 24 3 4 6 6 1 4 0 Total 36 3 7 7 9 6 4 0

Geology F 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 M 7 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 Total 8 0 1 1 3 1 2 0

Product Design F 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 M 6 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 Total 10 0 0 0 6 1 3 0

Theatre Studies F 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 M 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Total 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 0

Hebrew F 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 M Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

English Language F 8 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 M 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Total 11 0 2 4 3 2 0 0

English Literature F 13 1 2 7 3 0 0 0 M 5 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 Total 18 1 2 9 4 2 0 0

French F 8 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 M 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Total 10 0 1 4 3 1 1 0

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SUBJECT ENTRY A* A B C D E U Further Maths F 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 M 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 Total 6 2 0 1 1 2 0 0

Geography F 7 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 M 9 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 Total 16 2 2 1 7 2 2 0

General Studies F 7 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 M 12 0 0 5 5 2 0 0 Total 19 0 1 7 5 6 0 0

German F 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 M Total 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

Government and Politics F 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 M 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Total 8 0 1 2 2 2 1 0

Extended Project F Qualification 20 1 8 9 2 0 0 0 M 24 4 5 9 2 2 1 1 Total 44 5 13 18 4 2 1 1

History F 14 0 1 6 3 4 0 0 M 15 0 1 2 8 4 0 0 Total 29 0 2 8 11 8 0 0

ICT F 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 M 8 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 Total 11 7 1 3 0 0 0 0

Law F 7 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 M 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Total 9 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 Maths F 13 1 2 2 4 2 2 0 M 17 5 7 2 1 0 1 1 Total 30 6 9 4 5 2 3 1

Media F 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 M 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 Total 7 0 0 2 4 1 0 0

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SUBJECT ENTRY A* A B C D E U Music F 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 M Total 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

PE F 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 M 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Total 7 0 0 0 3 3 1 0

Physics F 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 M 18 3 3 3 1 4 4 0 Total 20 3 3 4 1 5 4 0

Psychology F 18 0 4 9 4 1 0 0 M 7 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 Total 25 1 4 10 7 2 1 0

Religious Studies F 7 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 M 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Total 10 0 2 1 5 1 1 0

Spanish F M 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Chinese F 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 M Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Totals Girls 192 8 37 59 49 29 9 1 Boys 210 22 27 46 58 35 19 3 Total 402 30 64 105 107 64 28 4

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UKMT Maths Challenge 2014/2015

United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Maths Challenge events are aimed at the top 35% of pupils nationwide and are designed to enrich, challenge and promote their interest in mathematics. Each test consists of a series of multiple choice questions which require a high level of reasoning and logical thinking skills. The top 40% of pupils who are entered nationwide receive a gold, silver or bronze certificate.

Last year the school entered girls for three Maths Challenge events (Junior, Intermediate and Senior Individual Challenges and the Senior Team Challenge) for the top performing pupils.

30 girls from Year 7 and 30 from Year 8 took part in the Junior challenge last year. 20 girls gained bronze awards, 8 received silver awards and 2 girls earned a gold award. Special mentions go to the highest scorers in each year which were Mollie Reaney (now of Year 8) and Lily Alcock (now of Year 9).

30 girls from Year 9 and 30 from Year 10 entered the intermediate challenge. 17 girls gained bronze awards, 5 received silver awards and 2 received gold awards. Special mentions go to Bella Brittain (now of Year 10) and Emily Hanover (now of Year 11) who managed to progress to the next stage of the competition, the IMOK Olympiad stage to compete against girls nationwide.

Year 12 and Year 13 girls were entered for the Senior Maths Challenge with three girls achieving a silver award and seven receiving bronze awards.

Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

Beverley High School is a mainstream setting which welcomes Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). Our aim is to enable all Children and Young People to participate in the life and work of the school to the best of their abilities, whatever their individual needs. It is recognised that any Child or Young Person at any time may have difficulties which present barriers to learning and achievement.

The SEN Co-ordinator and senior member of staff with responsibility for overseeing the school’s procedures for identifying and meeting the needs of girls with SEND is Mrs R. Calcutt. The day to day running of the Learning Support Department, including the team of Teaching Assistants, is led by Mrs H. Butler the Learning Support Manager. Mrs H. McKeegan is the link Governor for SEND.

At the beginning of 2015/16 there are thirty two girls in Years 8 to 11 on the inclusion register (approximately 6% of the school’s Year 8 – 11 population). Four girls have a statement of SEN, these will convert to Education Health Care Plans as these are rolled out across the Local Authority. The remaining twenty eight pupils have a range of needs across all four broad areas of primary need: communication and interaction; cognition and learning; social, emotional and mental health difficulties; and sensory and/or physical needs. Year 7 are assessed in the first term and following analysis of the results girls will be placed on the inclusion register within their primary area of need; two girls have a statement of SEN/EHC Plan.

Whole-year screening is carried out and supplemented by further diagnostic testing where necessary. Comprehensive and detailed information is collected from feeder schools. Parents can alert staff to a potential need. Staff can refer Children and Young People with learning or literacy difficulties to the SEND team for assessment.

Class teachers are responsible for the assessment and progress review of all Children and Young People within their classes. Professional discussions take place between class teachers and Teaching Assistants as appropriate. Progress is reviewed in line with the whole school assessment and monitoring policy. Heads of Department analyse whole department data and report back to the Assistant Head (Pupil Outcomes). Year Leaders analyse year group data and report back to the Assistant Head (Personal Development). Feedback on Children and Young People with SEND is passed to the Assistant Head (Inclusion SENCO) for analysis and discussion with the Learning Support Manager. Analysis of the progress of specific groups, including SEND, is undertaken at all levels.

There are strong links between the school and outside agencies including the York Education Support Service (YESS) and Education Inclusion Service (EIS). Where Children and Young People have specific needs additional support and

30 guidance is available through liaison with Speech and Language Therapists (SALT), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists (OT), Sensory Therapists – Barnardos, Integrated Sensory Support Service (ISSS) or Integrated Physical and Sensory Support Service (IPaSS) as appropriate.

Evidence based interventions are utilised by appropriately trained staff in consultation with the Consultant Teacher from York Education Support Service (YESS), pre and post testing is used to establish progress and appropriateness of provision. Pupil voice is integral to reviewing, monitoring and planning interventions. The effectiveness of the provision for all Children and Young People is evaluated through the whole school Quality Assurance schedule, including lesson observations and work scrutiny that have clear differentiation foci within them.

Parents are kept informed of their child’s needs, support and provision and are given the opportunity to be involved in the support of their child’s development towards desired outcomes.

More Able Girls

The school has a reputation for innovative opportunities for more able and talented pupils and was a NAGTY ambassador school.

The support for more able pupils in the classroom and extended enrichment activities is central to the ethos of the school.

Girls are highlighted as more academically able if they have an average CAT Score in the top 10% of their year group cohort.

Approximately 15 girls from each year group are on the more able register. These girls are encouraged to participate in enrichment opportunities, in school, locally and nationally and are monitored carefully.

Ethos and Values

The curriculum includes far more than the formal programme of teaching. Extra-curricular activities, relationships, attitudes and styles of behaviour and the general quality of life established within the school are important elements of learning.

The curriculum at Beverley High School is in line with the guidance provided by the Local Authority and meets the legal requirements for the curriculum in secondary schools.

The aim is to provide all girls with a broad and balanced curriculum which:  allows all girls to develop to their full potential  develops lively, enquiring and creative minds  enables girls to use language and numbers and to develop a range of physical skills relevant to their needs  helps girls understand and contribute to the world in which they live  prepares girls for their future lives whether at work or at leisure  helps girls to live a healthy lifestyle  encourages the consideration of aesthetic, spiritual, moral, economic and environmental issues  develops tolerance and respect for those of other races, religions and ways of life  enables girls to appreciate their own achievements and those of others.

Sex and Relationship Education. Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) is taught throughout Key Stages 3 and 4. The majority is delivered as part of the Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHEE) programme (in specialist Wellbeing Days) whilst Science and Religious Studies also make significant contributions to a cohesive programme of study. SRE is lifelong learning about our physical, moral and emotional development to gain an understanding of the importance of stable and loving relationships for family life, respect, love and care. It is also about the teaching of sex, sexuality and sexual health. It is not about the promotion of sexual orientation or sexual activity. The aim is to ensure our students are equipped with the skills necessary to make positive and informed choices.

We acknowledge that most of a student’s informal sex and relationship education takes place within the family and the school’s programme will complement and support the role of parents. Parents and those with parental responsibility

31 have the right, if they wish, to withdraw their child from all or part of the Sex and Relationship Education programme, with the exception of those parts included in the National Curriculum Orders for Science. In our school we have a commitment to ensure that our SRE programme is relevant to all students regardless of sexuality, ability, gender, culture and religion. It is delivered in a manner that is age and stage appropriate for each student, and where necessary, differentiated resources and a range of learning styles will be used. Our SRE teaching is informed by Government guidance for PSHEE. It is delivered by staff and supported by a specialist SRE team.

The SRE policy, reviewed annually by Governors, can be viewed on the school website or a copy can be obtained from the school office.

The daily teaching programme comprises five lessons of sixty minutes duration. The day is divided into two parts, with three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. Total teaching time for each day amounts to five hours. The school day starts at 8.50am, the lunch break is from 12.35 to 1.30pm, with afternoon lessons ending at 3.35pm.

The curriculum in Years 7–11 is organised to comply with the National Curriculum. In Years 7-9, girls follow a programme in which all the subjects listed below are taught separately.

Art English Geography History Computing Mathematics Music Modern Foreign Languages* Physical Education (PE) Religious Education (RE) Science Technology

*From Year 7 girls study either French or German. Some girls in Years 8 and 9 have the opportunity to study a second modern foreign language.

In Years 10 and 11, all girls currently study a core curriculum which encompasses: GCSE English GCSE English Literature GCSE French or German GCSE Mathematics GCSE Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) GCSE RE (full or short course) plus non-examination courses in PE.

In addition to this core, all girls must select further subjects from a list which currently includes GCSE Art, Music, Drama, Geography, History, PE, a second foreign language, Business Studies, Child Development, Photography, Computing, Food Technology, Product Design and Textiles Technology and BTEC Digital Applications.

Students in Years 12 and 13 are taught in conjunction with those of Beverley Grammar School to provide a Joint Sixth Form. The subjects available are grouped in option blocks from which a student may select one course. These are arranged to provide maximum flexibility, with the most popular choices being offered in more than one block. The majority of courses on offer lead to AS Level qualification after one year. This can be extended to A level standard by studying an A2 course for the second year.

Subjects offered in the Joint Sixth Form include:

Art and Design Biology Business Studies Chemistry Critical Thinking English Language English Literature Extended Project Food Technology French Further Mathematics General Studies Geography German History Information Technology Law Mathematics Media Music Physical Education Product Design Physics Psychology Religious Studies Textiles Theatre Studies 32

Parents should appreciate that all courses are offered subject to student demand, the availability of staff and resources in any particular academic year.

Careers Guidance takes place in the Personal Wellbeing programme for Years 9–13. Individual guidance is available from the school and Youth and Family Support Service (Beverley). A week's work experience is arranged for all Year 12 girls.

Complaints Procedure In the first instance any complaint should be discussed with the Headteacher and subject teachers. For the formal complaints procedure, please refer to the flowchart at the end of this Prospectus.

Religious Education The Humberside Agreed Religious Education Syllabus is followed. The school will make arrangements for parents to exercise their right to withdraw their children from religious worship or instruction.

Sporting Aims and Provision

The school intends to enhance girls’ awareness of the importance of fitness and physical activity in order to achieve a balanced, healthy lifestyle. This is to be achieved through the promotion of active participation, success and leadership in physical education.

At Key Stage 3 girls receive two hours of PE each week in which they are taught a wide range of activities, including fitness assessment, individual and team sports. At Key Stage 4 all girls receive one hour of PE per week. All girls begin the year with fitness assessment and training. Year 10 girls have the opportunity to complete the Sports Leaders UK award, to gain a nationally recognised qualification for their leadership skills. Throughout the remainder of Year 10, girls participate in a range of activities based on leadership and organisation. The Year 11 PE curriculum consists of a wide range of team games and fitness activities to encourage girls to enjoy sport and improve their communication and teamwork skills for the future.

GCSE, AS and A2 PE, along with the Sports Leaders UK Level 2 are available to students within the school subject option blocks. A varied extra-curricular timetable run by internal and external coaches allows students to extend their sporting interests. School teams participate in the local school leagues and in competitions at district, county and regional level.

The Sports Hall offers a dance studio, markings for a full basketball court and three mini courts, four badminton courts, a volleyball court and three mini courts, tennis and a netball court. Gymnastics apparatus is available in the school gymnasium, along with markings for two badminton courts. The hard outdoor surface area is used as three netball courts in the winter, converting to four tennis courts for the summer months. One full-size and one seven-a-side hockey pitches occupy the grass area during the winter, converting to three rounders pitches and a 200m athletics track with a long jump pit and throwing area in the summer.

The PE department comprises two full-time and two part-time PE specialists.

Organisation of Education

Teaching groups are arranged on the basis of age (i.e. Years 7, 8, 9, 10, etc). Teaching takes place in mixed ability groups, apart from Mathematics (Years 7-11), Modern Foreign Languages (Year 8 upwards) and Science (Years 10-11) where ability groupings are used.

The organisation of mixed ability groups is completed on the basis of information made available by primary schools prior to transfer of girls at Year 7. The progress of all girls is carefully monitored by staff, with regular assessments taking place to ensure that appropriate programmes of study are being provided for all ability levels. If appropriate to the task, differentiated learning materials are made available to girls. A system of 8-weekly reports exists for girls in Years 7–11, which provides information on attitude to learning, attainment and homework. Every girl has a homework diary which can be used as a means of communication between home and school.

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A range of teaching styles and techniques is used throughout the curriculum. This is intended to provide varied and stimulating learning for girls with the methodology of the lesson being determined by that which best suits the subject matter.

In Key Stage 4 and the Sixth Form, for public examination purposes every subject is taught according to the exam board specifications (GCSE or A Level) and the guidance of the subject leader concerned.

The teaching in nearly every sixth form subject is equally shared (2 + 2 periods) between the staff of both schools. The scheme carries the advantages of widening the range of options available, creating larger numbers in teaching groups and providing a livelier academic life. Both schools have a long and successful experience of sixth form work and students have benefited substantially from this pooling of resources.

Personal Development & Welfare

Every girl is assigned on entry to one of five tutor groups which are linked to one of five Houses for regular inter-House competitions in most sports and other activities.

Each girl usually remains with her particular tutor group for five years. Where possible, she has the same form tutor from Year 7 to 11. Each year group has a Year Leader, who is responsible for overseeing the wellbeing and pastoral care of the girls. In the Joint Sixth Form, students are placed in one of seven tutor groups for Years 12 and 13. In these ways it is hoped to establish continuity of care for each individual. In addition there is a Joint Sixth Form team based across the two school sites, Beverley High School and Beverley Grammar School. The High School is also fortunate to have a dedicated Wellbeing Team which includes the Wellbeing Team Manager, a Health Care Advisor, Student Support Officer (incl. Child Protection), Attendance Officer and four Assistant Year Leaders linked to five year groups. This system ensures that girls are well cared for and supported throughout their time at school.

Attendance

Students are not allowed on site until 8.00am because the school office opens at this time and is then able to deal with any emergencies if they arise. The Learning Resource Centre is open up to 4.30pm each day for students wishing to undertake independent study. The school day begins at 8.50am and finishes at 3.35pm. Students are advised to be in their form rooms by 8.40am ready for morning registration at 8.50am. Punctuality is important at school so each day a member of staff meets students who arrive after the morning bell. For those girls who are late in the morning, a detention will be given at break time of that day. Repeated lateness will result in the girl being put on attendance report. The school has high expectations of its students with regard to attendance and punctuality and considers good attendance to be of the utmost importance to their progress and sound academic performance.

The school has a well-developed system for monitoring attendance with good links with the Education Welfare Service and values most highly the support received from parents. Parents are requested to contact the school on the first day of any girl’s absence giving the reason for absence and an expected date of return. The school has an Attendance Officer who liaises with parents where difficulties arise. Actual attendance by girls at Beverley High School is very good indeed – an average 96% for Years 7–11 (May 2015).

The school has a clear policy on girls taking leave of absence for holidays during term time. In order to maintain the continuity of learning and for girls to benefit from all the opportunities on offer, it is hoped that parents will not take family holidays during term time. It is also hoped that, where possible, routine medical, dental and orthodontic appointments are also made outside of school hours.

At Beverley High School we are committed to working with the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Education Welfare Service to reduce the number of school days missed due to term time holidays. Any request for a holiday in term time will now require accompanying evidence e.g. a letter from a medical professional. Years 10 and 11 are particularly important academic years for our girls and no holidays will be authorised in these year groups. National statistics and research show that extended absence from school does have a negative effect on exam performance. There is ample opportunity to take holidays after the GCSE exam period which will finish at the end of June 2016 for current Year 11 girls and June 2017 for current Year 10 girls.

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Behaviour

Behaviour is maintained in line with the Whole School Pupil Behaviour and School Discipline Policy. The school expects and encourages excellent behaviour from all its girls both in school and in public places. In particular, excellent classroom behaviour is regarded as a prerequisite for learning. Consideration for others and tolerance of different views are important. The school aims to develop an environment in which all girls feel safe, secure, happy and able to develop to their full potential.

At the Open Evening and through the ‘Welcome’ pack of detailed information, parents are made aware of the school’s code of behaviour and expectations prior to their daughters’ joining the school. The school recognises the importance of the partnership between home and school in supporting girls and encourages communication with parents. A ‘Home– School Agreement’ operates and reminds everyone – school, girls and their parents – of the importance of this partnership approach to successful learning. Signing the agreement by parents and girls is voluntary. There are regular opportunities for parents to meet teaching staff and take part in the activities of the parents' association, the Friends of Beverley High School.

Staff Training

Opportunities for staff training in 2014-2015 were resourced from the school budget. The four school training days also enabled a variety of development opportunities to take place.

A focus for 2014-2015 was to continue the professional development of our Middle leaders with regular meetings with SLT, the use of the LA and outside training providers.

Outside input came from the local authority and SSAT. A series of twilight workshops chosen by Middle Leaders and led by the SSAT were put in place. These included sessions on creating an aspirational culture of achievement, coaching and mentoring and leading change for improvement.

In addition the needs of individual teaching staff have been taken into account over the year with support in the form of tailored coaching, staff being invited onto the “Improving Teacher Programme” and “Outstanding Teacher Programme”. These were in addition to departmental priorities identified in the School Development Plan and individual priorities identified through the Appraisal system. The priorities for many departments for external training this year has been support and guidance for the delivery of new GCSE exam specifications and preparing for new AS/A2 qualifications.

Support staff training has included courses on First Aid, health issues and specialist courses for technicians, classroom assistants and administrative staff. We have a Performance Review system for all support staff, similar to the Appraisal system for teachers.

In December 2014 the school was re-designated as an Investor in People and is committed to continuing professional development and training for all who work at Beverley High School.

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School Safety and Security

The security of the school and the health and safety of the staff and students, as well as that of parents, members of the public and other visitors, is a significant priority. The school’s Safeguarding and Pupil Wellbeing committee oversees the management of safety and regularly reviews and, where appropriate, revises the health, security and other safety- related and environmental protection procedures which are in place at the school.

The school also works with and takes advice from the various local and community authorities to help ensure that best practice standards can be achieved and maintained.

Appropriate instruction and information is given to staff and students in health, safety and security measures in general and also, for example, before students undertake work in laboratories and workshops, take part in school trips and other visits, or attend work experience programmes.

Safety procedures are discussed with staff during their briefing and departmental meetings and are reinforced to students during their lessons and studies and to everyone at the school, for example, by regular fire and emergency evacuation drills.

Within subject areas, particularly in Personal Wellbeing, Physical Education, the Sciences and Technology, the aim is to enhance the students’ awareness of safety hazards and to develop an understanding of how they can reduce the risks of accidents to themselves and others at school, in the home, in their leisure activities and on the roads.

The School has staff across the site trained in First Aid. All Practical departments have First Aiders within the department. The Healthcare Advisor is herself a First Aider and organises First Aid training through a health and safety training provider. She also provides First Aid updates and supplementary training to staff and students. Accidents and safety-related incidents are appropriately recorded, investigated and reviewed by governors on the Safeguarding and Pupil Wellbeing committee to help prevent recurrences and they are reported in accordance with statutory requirements.

In order to prevent road traffic accidents where students are crossing the roads and cycling to and from school, the school asks that parents and visitors with vehicles do not set down nor collect students and other people near to the school entrances. Parents should not bring vehicles onto the school site.

The school very strongly advises and encourages all students and other people who cycle or motorcycle to the school to wear a safety helmet to protect themselves from serious injury. Students who cycle may leave their cycles locked in the cycle shed.

To assist security, the school’s perimeter fences and gates are inspected regularly to ensure their integrity and capacity for resisting intrusion.

The pedestrian entrance is to the east of the white music room and has this year been improved and is now automated, enabling improved monitoring. The vehicular entrance is monitored by automated gates and is the access for a limited number of vehicles and vehicular access for people with disabilities.

All staff are required to take part in the school’s personnel identification scheme, by wearing an identity badge, which contains a personal photograph. The preparation of the photographs and badges and the administration of the scheme are all carried out by the school. Sixth Form students are also required to wear identity badges.

At the main School reception there are other security procedures in place for visitors, contractors and for deliveries of goods and supplies. All visitors to the site must report to reception on arrival, where they will be issued with a visitors’ badge. They must sign out at the end of their visit.

To enhance awareness and understanding of safety matters, the minutes of the Safeguarding and Pupil Wellbeing committee meetings and other related reports are reviewed at the termly meetings of the full Governing Body.

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SCHOOL DRESS

Beverley High School expects all its pupils to look smart and to adhere to its code of dress. We rely on parents to support us in ensuring that girls are appropriately dressed for school. Please ensure all clothing is clearly marked with the pupil’s name.

School Uniform The school uniform for Years 7-11 consists of the items listed below. We cannot accept any variations on this uniform. A navy sweatshirt bearing the school logo. A white polo shirt bearing the school logo. Dark navy knee length regulation school skirt * or Dark navy straight legged suit-style/material school trousers

The regulation school skirt is only available from The Beverley Music Centre, Norwood, Beverley. *School skirts should be worn at the correct length. Rolling up the waist is inappropriate and could cause damage to the zip. Trousers can be purchased from either the Beverley Music Centre, from Marks and Spencer on-line

(style No: T761285 or T761281 only) or Price & Buckland online.

The dark navy sweatshirt and white and pale blue polo shirts are only available from Price & Buckland online Otherhttps://shop.price items -buckland.co.uk/beverleyhigh - A link is available from the Beverley High School website. . Other items

Flat plain black shoes (only leather or PVC for Health & Safety reasons). Plain white, navy or black socks (knee length or below) or plain navy or black opaque tights. Coat or jacket - appropriate for school and weather conditions.

PE kit Essential A pale blue polo shirt bearing the school logo Navy shorts (suitable for gym and dance) Trainers with non-marking soles (no canvas shoes or pumps)

Optional Plain navy tracksuit bottoms Outdoor navy top, without hood, for cold weather (A top with BHS logo is available to order from Price & Buckland online) Hockey/football boots with plastic or rubber studs Pale blue hockey socks, shin pads and gum shield GCSE students have their own course PE kit Additional Information

Pupils can wear…… 1 pair of stud earrings or small sleepers 1 signet ring 1 watch Discreet hair accessories such as hairbands or bobbles in the school colours of dark navy or white Pupils cannot wear….. extremes of fashion and hairstyle hair of an unnatural colour hoodies (of any kind) or denim items make-up or nail varnish facial/oral piercings e.g. nose studs, tongue studs and any facial rings/studs or ear piercing retainers.

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Healthy Schools

A Healthy School is described as follows:-

“A healthy school promotes the health and well-being of its pupils and staff through a well planned, taught curriculum in a physical and emotional environment that promotes learning and healthy lifestyle choices”.

The aims of a healthy school are:

1. To support children and young people in developing a healthy lifestyle 2. To help raise pupil achievement 3. To help reduce health inequalities 4. To promote school inclusion

The school is very proud of the work which we do to promote a healthy lifestyle and some examples of this are:

• The Personal Wellbeing curriculum including a specialist SRE Team to support delivery of sensitive issues • Full time Wellbeing Team including Wellbeing Manager, Child Protection Co-ordinator • Year Leaders, Assistant Year Leaders and a Health Care Advisor • Drop-in sessions provided by the NHS School Nurse • Cashless canteen and all our school meals compliant with current government guidelines • Self-esteem groups • Encouraging physical activity • Promoting International and Local Community Cohesion

School Meals

The school recognises the value of a healthy diet, for both the physical and emotional wellbeing of our students. School meals are provided on a daily basis and all food produced is compliant with current government guidelines. We would urge parents to encourage students to have a school meal in order to ensure the continuation of this excellent facility. A breakfast club commences at 8.00am daily to help students start the day ready for work.

A Cashless Catering payment system is in operation. Students are allocated their own account into which they are able to pay money at cash terminals or parents may pay online on the Parent Pay website. This system has speeded up the queuing process and ensures complete confidentiality for those students obtaining free school meals.

Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions

Pupils attending Beverley High School who have a medical condition will be fully supported to ensure they have full access to education including school trips and physical education. Parents /carers have a responsibility to inform the school if their daughter has a medical condition.

The Governing Body will ensure that school staff consult with students, parents, health and social care professionals to ensure that the individual needs of the student are met in order that they can play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

Statutory guidance was been produced by the Department of Education in September 2014 entitled “Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions” .The school has a Policy and procedures in place to reflect this guidance and is available to view on the school website or from the school office . For those children with SEN compliance with the Special Needs and Disability Code of Practice (SEND) July 2014 will ensure that the statutory elements of the ‘Supporting Pupils at school with medical conditions’ are met.

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Friends of Beverley High School

The Friends of Beverley High School is a voluntary group which organises events and raises funds for the benefit of the girls – and has a good time doing so.

When a girl uses a locker or sits on a school picnic bench, uses some equipment in the Sports Hall or Art Technology Centre, or enjoys the air-conditioning in the ICT suite, the chances are that these have been funded by the Friends. We raise at least £3,000 a year for the school through car boot sales, the Christmas Craft Fair and other events. We have raised funds for the purchase of picnic benches located under the Friends canopy.

These achievements would not have been possible without the involvement of the Friends of Beverley High School and the many parents and pupils who support in other ways, by attending events, buying tea or coffee, donating chocolate, cakes and tombola prizes.

Our most recent contributions have been to fund the new security gate and equipment for the new Learning Resource Centre at the school.

The Friends are always pleased to welcome more members and it is an excellent way to become involved with the school, to meet and socialise with other people and enjoy making a positivie contribution to the school.

There are many ways in which members new and old can participate. Although we have a committee, meetings are very informal and everyone is welcome.

For a chat about how you can become involved please contact John Compton on 07831 846963 or Louise Nellen on 07957 148397.

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Lockers

Girls in Years 7 to 11 are provided with the use of a locker in order to keep their personal belongings safe. Girls must supply their own padlock. A small padlock is suitable that is not too thick, which makes removal possible if required. Combination locks have been found to cause most problems in the past. Girls are responsible for their key and own possessions and are urged to leave valuables at home. Any valuable property must be locked away before PE lessons. At the end of each academic year girls must empty their lockers and remove their locks.

New & Emerging Technologies

Policy statement

The use of mobile device technologies has educational benefits when used properly. At the discretion and under the direction of the teacher:  Mobile device technology may be used in lessons to capture images of work  Mobile device video technology may be used to capture moving images  Mobile device recording may be used to capture sounds  Mobile device messaging may be used in lessons only under the direction of the teacher  Mobile device calculator functions should not be used in school as they undermine the development of numeracy skills. All girls should possess a calculator as part of their normal school equipment, including Sixth Form students in science-based and mathematical subjects  Mobile phones should NEVER be used in lessons to make/take telephone calls nor to send/receive messages

In emergency circumstances, e.g. school closure, the Headteacher may direct students, under the supervision of a teacher, to make a telephone call home to notify parents of the emergency.

Listening to music through headphones using mobile devices or similar equipment whilst working on extended tasks independently is at the discretion of the teacher and only when educationally beneficial, that is, to aid concentration.

Listening to music at breaktimes/lunchtimes through headphones using mobile devices or similar equipment is permitted as long as this does not encroach on the activities of other people.

Code of Conduct

Students must always seek the permission of the teacher present to use such technologies.

Students must never capture images/moving images without the explicit permission of those involved and never in a situation which might be embarrassing for any individual.

For hygiene reasons, sharing of head/ear phones is not permitted.

In order to aid the concentration of other students the volume of the music should be such that no-one else can hear it.

Listening to music is not permitted in Science laboratories, Design and Technology lessons and PE lessons for health and safety reasons. The MFL Language Laboratory is also not suitable for listening to music.

Listening to music using mobile devices is not permitted on school trips as students must be able to listen to instructions at all times. (The exception to this is when travelling and with the permission of the teacher). It is not allowed during community events.

The safe keeping of technological equipment is always the responsibility of the owner. The school cannot be held responsible for the loss of any such equipment.

Users of Wifi must follow the Acceptable Use Policy.

Twitter accounts in the name of the school are monitored within school, and should only be used for appropriate educational purposes.

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Beverley High School Holiday Dates for Pupils 2015 - 2016

Autumn 2015 School re-opens Wednesday 9 September 2015

Autumn Half Term 2015 School closes Thursday 22 October 2015

School re-opens Monday 2 November 2015

Christmas 2015 School closes Friday 18 December 2015

School re-opens Monday 4 January 2016

Spring Half Term 2016 School closes Friday 12 February 2016

School re-opens Monday 22 February 2016

Easter 2016 School closes Thursday 24 March 2016

School re-opens Monday 11 April 2016

May Day Holiday 2016 Monday 2 May 2016

Spring Bank Holiday 2016 School closes Friday 27 May 2016

School re-opens Monday 6 June 2016

Summer 2016 School closes Friday 22 July 2016

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Finance

A summary of the school’s expenditure for 2014/15 is shown below, together with the average costs per student.

2014/15 Expenditure 2014/15 Final School Funding/Out-turn Statement

£

LA ANNUAL BUDGET STATEMENT 4,032,615

Carry forward from 2013/14 359,561

TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING 2014/15 4,392176

Expenditure 2014/15 4,227,520

Underspend carried forward to 2015/16 164,656

A further breakdown of 2014/15 expenditure is given below:

£ £ Av. Per. Student

Employees 3,491,268 4,161 Premises running costs 300,578 358 Teaching equipment and supplies 259,664 309 Other school running costs 287,918 343

Total expenditure 4,339,428 5,172 Less Income 111,908 133 Net expenditure 4,227,520 5,039

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School Fund Balance Sheet

As at 31 August 2014

2014 2013

Current assets £ £ Stocks of school clothing 3,754.85 3,241.00 Cash at bank and in hand 82,546.84 51,470.71

Current liabilities

Income in advance

Creditor for Purchase of School Clothing -426.3 85,875.39 54,711.71

School funds

Earmarked school funds

Educational trips and visits fund 522.00 1655.95 Ski trip fund 102.81 102.81 Music and concerts 1274.47 1,302.87 Performances fund 1470.53 894.67 Staff contributions fund 163.48 163.48 Japan 558.88 558.88 Residential trips 37009.60 7,583.91 Charity collections and donations 1205.68 1,051.82 Sixth Form fund 497.86 134.05 42,805.31 13,448.44

General accumulated fund 43,070.08 41,263.27 85,875.39 54,711.71

Independent Examiner’s Report

I have obtained all of the information and explanations that in my opinion were necessary for the purpose of the audit.

In my opinion, proper books have been kept and the attached statement of accounts is in agreement with the accounting records and in my opinion presents a true and accurate statement of the school fund.

Jo Randerson, Accountany Assistant

Lee Ellerington, Senior Accountant East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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School Fund

Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 August 2014

2014 2013 2012 B/fwd Income Expenditure C/fwd Net Net £ £ £ £ £ £ General accumulated fund Other school events and items 5,291.46 4,271.19 1,020.27 -390.32 750.72 Subsidies -952.50 -972.11 -1,588.50 School clothing items - 3,241.00 20,913.84 19,955.80 4,048.00 1,765.04 1,095.22 5,428.90 Bank interest and charges -26.00 -26.00 -14.00

Balance brought forward 41,263.27 41,556.48 36,979.36

Balance carried forward 43,0 70.08 41,263.27 41,556.48

Earmarked funds B/fwd Income Expenditure C/fwd £ £ £ £ Educational trips and visits 1480.00 2301.57 3259.57 522.00 Ski fund 102.81 0.00 0.00 102.81 1302.87 1274.47 Music and concerts 1991.50 2019.90 894.67 1470.53 Performances fund 1666.40 1090.54 163.48 163.48 Staff contributions fund 542.50 542.50 558.88 558.88 Japan 0.00 0.00 7583.91 37009.60 Residential trips 97133.88 67708.19 Charity collections and donations

1051.82 5101.90 4948.04 1205.68

Sixth Form Fund 767.55 9422.00 9691.69 497.86

13905.99 118159.75 89260.43 42805.31

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Pupil Premium 2014/15

The Pupil Premium is additional funding given to publicly funded schools in England to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and close the gap between them and their peers. (GOV.UK) Pupil Premium Funding Allocation:

For the 2014-2015 financial year pupil premium allocation is calculated on;

 £935 per pupil of secondary-school age who is currently registered as eligible for free school meals or has been at any point in the past 6 years

 £1,900 per pupil for Children looked-after (CLA) = £900 allocated through termly instalments, with an additional £1000 via the PEP (Personal Education Plan) on application. Children that qualify are children who:

 have been looked after for 1 day or more

 are adopted

 leave care under a Special Guardianship Order or a Residence Order

Pupil Premium Eligible Pupils:

Allocated Funding

FSM6 = 74 students £69,190

CLA £6,151

 Total Funding: £75,341

Service Premium 2014/15 The service premium gives schools extra funding to support children and young people with parents in the armed forces. Pupils attract the premium if they meet the following criteria:

 one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces

 one of their parents served in the regular armed forces in the last 3 years

 one of their parents died while serving in the armed forces and the pupil is in receipt of a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pensions Scheme (WPS)

Funding allocation: For the financial years 2014-2015, schools will receive £300 per eligible pupil. Eligible Pupils:

Number of Pupils Allocated Funding

Services 6 £1800

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Service Premium Spending:

The service premium funding has been added to the pupil premium funding to allow the services pupils to benefit from the same interventions which would not otherwise have been available due to the relatively low numbers of pupils in this category.

Pupil Premium Spending:

The Pupil Premium funding is spent in a variety of ways, through investment in both academic and pastoral initiatives, with the aim of improving progress and achievement and closing the gap between those eligible for pupil premium and those not.

Improvement Initiative Description

Enhanced staffing including:  In support of a range of interventions, Pastoral Managers; Assistant Head; Wellbeing staff and  Wellbeing and Pastoral care to support pupil needs. Teaching Assistants  Attendance and other Learning Support.

 Support outside of statement funded hours

 Progress and achievement interventions

 Leadership

 CPD

Additional curriculum Enabling girls to access activities they otherwise could not activities

Kingswood Trip Residential trip with the objective of raising self-esteem and confidence

Learning Resources Money spent supporting girls with purchasing resources, revision books, calculators and other equipment

Educational Visits Enabling girls to access activities they otherwise could not. (Residential and Day)

Uniform Supporting girls purchasing uniform.

Peripatetic Music Lessons Additional extra-curricular opportunities girls would not otherwise access

Further details about Pupil Premium are available on the school website, including impact.

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Charging and Remissions Policy The Governors wish to make the school's programme of curriculum visits and activities available to as many pupils as possible. They endorse the principle that no pupil should have access to the curriculum limited by charges but recognise they have to operate within the constraints of the school budget.

The Governing Body also recognises that there is a clear distinction in charging between Curriculum and Non- Curriculum activities.

A CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

Any charges made by the school for curriculum activities must meet the requirements of the 1996 and 2002 Education Acts. It is the policy of the Governing Body:

1 Residential Trips – Board and Lodging To levy a charge for all board and lodging costs on residential visits, except where pupils are entitled to statutory remission. (Voluntary contributions may be sought for transport and other costs.)

2 Curriculum Activities To request voluntary contributions from parents in advance for curriculum activities/trips during school time. No pupil should be excluded by reason of inability or unwillingness to make a voluntary contribution. However, if insufficient voluntary contributions are raised to fund the activity/trip, then the Headteacher may cancel the activity and a full refund given. Any insurance costs will be included in charges for trips and activities.

The school is fortunate to have access in school time to local sports facilities. Where an entry charge is payable to these facilities, a voluntary contribution will be sought from parents.

Where an activity takes place partly during and partly outside school hours and if more than 50% of the time is outside school hours, a charge can be made.

3 Examinations NO charge will be made for examination entries, except where: 3.1 The school has not prepared pupils for the examination in the year for which the entry is made, or 3.2 A pupil has failed, for no good reason, to complete the requirements of the examination or to attend for it and does not provide to the school acceptable reasons for this. (This would not apply in the case of illness supported by a medical certificate). 3.3 The Governors reserve the right to charge for re-taking examinations or modules. 3.4 In agreement with Beverley Grammar School, pupils in the Joint 6th will be charged for any re-sits of examinations.

4 General Lesson Costs NO charge will be made in respect of books, materials, equipment, instruments or incidental transport provided in connection with the National Curriculum, statutory religious education or in preparation for prescribed public examinations or courses taught at the school, except where parents have indicated in advance that they wish to purchase the product. Voluntary contributions may be sought in cash or kind in order to enable school resources to go further.

5 Music Tuition The school has a tradition of providing opportunities for a large numbers of pupils to receive instrumental lessons. To maintain this level of Music Support the school asks parents to contribute towards the cost of their daughter’s tuition. (Please see paragraph 6 below and appendix for charge).

For those pupils studying GCSE and A Level Music, financial regulations state that we may ask parents for a voluntary contribution of the same amount.

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The charge is payable in accordance with the guidance issued at the start of the academic year, by the school Business Manager.

6 Statutory Remission Statutory remission is given to those parents who are in receipt of either:-

 Income Support;  Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance;  Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;  Child Tax Credit (providing that they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income that does not exceed the yearly inland revenue assessed threshold;  Guarantee element of State Pension Credit.

This criteria is the same as for free lunch entitlement. Under the 2002 Education Act remission only applies to board and lodging on residential trips. However the Governing Body has extended this to include music tuition so that pupils are not disadvantaged because of an inability to pay.

Applications for remission should be made via the Business Manager from whom an application form may be obtained.

B NON-CURRICULUM ACTIVITES

1 Non-Curriculum Trips The school will levy a charge, as an ‘optional extra’, for trips which are NOT part of the National Curriculum, statutory religious education or in preparation for a prescribed public examination. If there are insufficient pupils to make the trip viable, then it will be cancelled and a full refund given. Any insurance costs will be included in charges for trips and activities.

2 School Property To charge parents for damages to or loss of school property caused wilfully or negligently by their children.

3 Private Photocopying A charge will be levied to cover the cost of private photocopying which will be determined on an annual basis on a per copy basis. (Please see appendix for charges).

4 Private Lettings A scale of charges is available for the hiring of the school premises. (Please see appendix for charges).

5 Freedom of Information Charges are made for information published under the Freedom of Information Act. (Please see appendix for charges).

6 Data Protection Act Charges Charges are made for information supplied under the Data Protection Act. (Please see appendix for charges).

7 Discretion The Governing Body authorise the Headteacher’s discretion to remit charges to pupils in cases of individual need or unusual circumstances.

The Policy will be reviewed annually by the Governing Body.

Reviewed June 2015

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APPENDIX A TO BEVERLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHARGING POLICY

ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/16

1. The following charges are applicable for the academic year 2015/16 at Beverley High School, as endorsed by the Governing Body.

2. Music Tuition. A contribution is required of £186 per annum (£62 per term). This contribution does not meet the full cost of the lessons. The charge is not levied per lesson it is for the annual provision, which is overall 30 lessons per year.

3. Private Photocopying. The cost is 10p per copy and includes VAT.

4. Private Lettings. The rates are:

Hourly Rates Standard Commercial Sports Hall & Changing rooms £34.55 £69.00 Gym & Changing rooms £22.15 £44.35 Specialist Classroom (ie Drama/Dance Studio/Large classroom) £22.15 £44.35 Canteen £22.15 £44.35 Assembly Hall £22.15 £44.35 Classroom £16.50 £32.45 ICT Facilities-Interactive whiteboard and projector with log-in facility. Own equipment £22.15 per £22.15 per cannot be used. session session

Bookings may be made through the Directed Community Use Budget at East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

5. Freedom of Information. A charge of 10p per copy will be made for information supplied, plus any disbursements (eg postage).

6. Data Protection Act. For requests for information not relating to ‘Educational Records’ a standard fee of £10 will be charged.

For requests relating to ‘educational records’ a fee on a scale basis will be charged. Number of pages Maximum Fee Number of pages Maximum Fee 1-19 £1 100-149 £10 20-29 £2 150-199 £15 30-39 £3 200-249 £20 40-49 £4 250-299 £25 50-59 £5 300-349 £30 60-69 £6 350-399 £35 70-79 £7 400-449 £40 80-89 £8 450-499 £45 90-99 £9 500+ £50

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Making a Complaint

Should you wish to make a complaint, please, in the first instance, contact the Headteacher. The complaint will then be dealt with in accordance with the following procedure.

Verbal Complaint to Headteacher

Contact Headteacher

Headteacher contacts complainant If unwilling to do so complainant and invites him/her is requested to submit complaint to discuss complaint in writing to Chair of Governors

Complaint resolved Chair of Governors decides to put complaint to Complaints Subcommittee to consider submission and decide how complaint can be resolved

Resolved by Subcommittee

Letter from Chair of Complaints Subcommittee to the complainant

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council Procedure for Complaints against Schools

Complaint received

Has the person being complained about Refer the complainant to the person been given the opportunity to respond to the No concerned. complainant? Yes

Has the Headteacher been given the No Refer the complainant to the Headteacher. opportunity to try to resolve the complaint? Yes

Has the Chair of Governors been involved No Refer the complainant to the Chair of to try to resolve the complaint? Governors. Yes

Is the complaint in writing and has the No Seek confirmation from the complainant, complainant confirmed that anyone otherwise complaint cannot proceed. mentioned in the complaint is able to see the complaint? Yes

Chair of Governors convenes a meeting of the Complaints Committee and sends them a copy of the complaint and the report. Chair informs complainant of process and timescales.

Complaints Committee makes a decision Chair of Governors, Headteacher on the complaint. and any other person mentioned in the complaint informed of the decision of the Complaints Complainant informed of the decision of Committee. the Complaints Committee.

If not satisfied with the decision of the If any further action is required as a result of Complaints Committee, the complainant the decision of the Complaints Committee, can refer the matter to the Director of the Chair of Governors should arrange for Children, Family and Adult Services. The this to be undertaken, eg. review of policy or Director of Children and Adult Services procedure, or referral to the Disciplinary will only consider whether the Governing Committee. Body has followed correct procedures and acted correctly within its powers and in line with legal requirements.

Director of Children, Family and Adult Services informs complainant, Headteacher and Chair of decision. If complainant believes ERYC or GB has unreasonably exercised its functions he/she can complain to the Secretary of State.

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Disclaimer

The information given in this Prospectus was valid at September 2015. It is possible that there could be changes affecting either the arrangements generally described in the Prospectus or any particular part of them before the start of the school year 2016/17 or in subsequent years. Parents wishing to contact the individual members of staff or governors named in this Prospectus are advised to check the details with the school for any changes beforehand.

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