Welcome to the first newsletter of this half term.
I would like to start by saying that we had a very successful VI Form Open Evening at our dedicated post 16 site yesterday evening. Thank you to all students and parents/carers who attended. We hope you found it useful having an opportunity to talk to the wide selection of subject staff and our amazing students, as well as enjoying a look around our ever improving building and facilities. If you were unable to attend then please have a look at our website which has the prospectus available to view, and the application form to download. We also have subject related videos available for you to watch with messages from our staff. If you would like to arrange a tour of the site or have any queries at all, please contact us at viform@iwef.org.uk.
I led assemblies on one of our core values, Equality, this week. I covered topics such as protected characteristics, unfairness/injustice, discrimination and prejudice. This is an important area and it is vital that all of our young people understand these terms and behaviours so that they become informed rounded young adults.
Next week we will be acknowledging the two minute silence at 11.00 on Friday 11 November. We will update you about this in the newsletter next week.
Although Year 11 trial exams and the summer exams may seem an eternity away, they are not. Year 11 students need to be ensuring that they are giving themselves every opportunity to learn as much as possible in lessons and then complete their homework and further independent learning at home. The message to Year 11 is that they are in control of their futures, their results will be a reflection of their efforts. There is still a good amount of time to make any changes to their approach to their learning. There is a Year 11 Careers Evening on Tuesday, 15 November. It will be an important evening, full of information about next steps and what is needed to get there.
Many of our students enjoyed a Trip to the Mayflower Theatre yesterday to watch ‘An Inspector Calls’. We hope that they all enjoyed it and found it useful as another way to interpret their English text.
I hope you have a good weekend.