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December 2021

  • Growth Mindset

    Published 16/12/21

    Staff are invited to nominate students who have demonstrated a Growth Mindset in the past few weeks. This might have been in lessons, in clubs, in tutor time or simply around school. Please note we already award bi-annual subject badges and merits for good academic work, effort and improvement. These Growth Mindset nominations recognise those who show resilience (academic or otherwise); who aren’t afraid to get things wrong and learn from it; those who have a go, take themselves out of their comfort zone or show that even if a task is tough they will persevere.

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  • Spotlight on Sport

    Published 16/12/21

    Holly 11L – English Winter Swimming Championships

    Over the weekend of 3rd-5th December I competed at my first English Winter Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge International swimming pool in Sheffield.  I had qualified for eight events but took the decision to only compete in five. 

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  • Wellbeing For All – Festive Kindness Tips

    Published 16/12/21

    We know this festive period may be particularly difficult for many. We have been working on the 5 ways to wellbeing in our Wellbeing Wednesday sessions and also considered the gift of ‘giving’. We thought it would be helpful to send some tips for the festive period for all our families.

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  • Year 12 and 13 Visit to the Tower of London

    Published 16/12/21

    On Thursday 2 December History students in Year 12 and 13 visited the Tower of London. We were welcomed at the Tower by a historian who specialises in the reign of Henry VI. The students were given an overview of the development of Tower through history and then were led on a personalised tour.

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  • Live for Languages

    Published 16/12/21

    The French and German departments subscribe to various apps/platforms that your child can access from home anytime to help them improve their language skills.

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  • Young Journalists! Celebrating our Work

    Published 16/12/21

    As Young Journalists, we write articles on all subjects, and we interview teachers, students, and visitors for their fascinating opinions. We meet every Thursday during Break 2 to discuss projects and edit our articles.

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  • NewViews Playwright workshop

    Published 16/12/21

    On Monday 29 November Ashlee Elizabeth Lolo spent two hours with some students from Year 10 and Year 12 who are taking part in the National Theatre’s New Views playwriting programme.

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  • National Debate Competition - Youth Speaks ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 16/12/21

    Congratulations to both our Intermediate and Senior teams who took part in the national Rotary Club Youth Speaks debate competitions last week, pictured are our Year 9 Intermediate team Hannah May, Emily and Tilly.

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  • Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch

    Published 16/12/21

    We were delighted to welcome over 50 senior citizens to our Interact KSHS Christmas Lunch.

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  • Christmas Card Competition

    Published 09/12/21

    Students across all key stages were given the opportunity to create a Christmas card. The card could be made using any media and the winning entry, if chosen would be printed and sent out to friends of the school. 

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  • Growth Mindset Nominations

    Published 03/12/21

    Staff are invited to nominate students who have demonstrated a Growth Mindset in the past few weeks. This might have been in lessons, in clubs, in tutor time or simply around school. Please note we already award bi-annual subject badges and merits for good academic work, effort and improvement. These Growth Mindset nominations recognise those who show resilience (academic or otherwise); who aren’t afraid to get things wrong and learn from it; those who have a go, take themselves out of their comfort zone or show that even if a task is tough they will persevere.

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  • Covid testing over the Christmas holidays ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 02/12/21

    A further tranche of home testing kits has now arrived and will be given to students this week by their tutors. We advise students to read the instructions carefully.

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December 2021

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