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  • 07/10/21

    YR10 AND 11 THORPE PARK VISIT

    Year 10 and 11 students were able to enjoy a day at Thrope Park on Friday 24th September as part of their activity's day. The focus of the trip was to allow students to work on their own wellbeing and take themselves out of their comfort zones by gonging on different rides. The students had a...
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  • 07/10/21

    YR9 BOSCOMBE BAY VISIT

    On Friday 24th September, the year 9 students visited Boscombe Bay, Dorset. We travelled by coach, with many of the students being very excited about going to the beach on such a lovely bright day.   On arrival the students all situated themselves on the central part of the...
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  • 06/10/21

    YR7 VISIT KEW GARDENS

    On Friday 24th September, our year 7 students had the opportunity to visit Kew Gardens. The students were able to explore the gardens walking through a wide range of flowers, plants, and trees that had information boards which enabled them learn about the different plants, and the ages...
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  • 01/10/21

    LUNCH TIME SPORTS CLUBS

    Our Lunch-time PE activities have seen an increase in numbers of students wanting to participate and take part in the different activities on offer, in addition to football and basketball, we have seen an increase in the numbers of students wanting to take part in badminton and volley...
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  • 01/10/21

    YR11 AND 6TH FORM BOYS FOOTBALL

    Our Year 11 and Sixth Form boys football teams have now both been able to participate in competitive fixture. On Thursday the 30th September after school they took part in a practice match against one another. This was a great way to engage more boys with after school participation and a valuab...
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  • 01/10/21

    YR7-8 GIRLS FUTSAL COMPETITION

    On Thursday 7th October, a team of our Year 7 & 8 girls will be competing in a Slough Schools Futsal competition hosted by the Slough School Sports Network at Eton College. Futsal is 5-a-side indoor football format and a great way to enthuse girls to get involved in playing footba...
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  • 24/09/21

    LUNCHTIME/AFTER SCHOOL PE CLUBS

    The attendance at our after school PE clubs has increased significantly, the students get to take part in a variety of clubs that we offer such as football, Badminton, Basketball and several more, our Extra-Curricular PE Timetable can be found under the extra-curricular section on the website.
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  • 24/09/21

    SIXTH FORM FOOTBALL

    On Thursday 23rd September we had our first competitive football fixture since before COVID and all the restrictions that came with it. Although our Sixth Formers lost their first match against a strong Windsor Boys team it was great to see a return to school fixtures, plus this is the first ye...
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  • 20/09/21

    OPEN EVENING

    We are holding our Open Evening on Tuesday 28th September between 5.30pm-7.30pm, please come along meet the team, ask any questions you have and have a tour of our school.
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  • 17/09/21

    MULTI SKILLS PE FESTIVAL

    On Wednesday 15th September, some of our Year 7 and Year 8 students were selected to participate in a friendly multi skills PE event which was hosted by the Slough School Sport Network at The Centre in Slough. This was a valuable experience for the students.  
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  • 15/09/21

    YEAR 7 INTRODUCTION TO PE - TEAM BUILDING

    During the first week in school all students in year 7 participated in some introductory team building activities during their first PE lesson. It was a positive start to the term and great to see them integrating well with their new peers and working together. 
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  • 14/09/21

    FOSTER CARERS

    The  Fostering Team at Slough Children First are trying to recruit more Foster Carers for our children in Slough that are in desperate need of a loving home. Please see attached flyer below.
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  • 11/09/21

    Flu Vaccinations Wednesday 15th September

    The School's Immunisation Team will be vaccinating any student whose parent gives consent at school on Wednesday 15th September. Please see attached letter which contains the link to the electronic registration form and follow the instructions on the letter. 
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  • 31/08/21

    Update to start of Autumn Term

    There have been no changes over the summer to the start of term arrangements I announced and wrote to all parents with prior to the end of last term. Monday 6th September Year 7 only attend school for 8.40am and report to the Main School Hall. Year 10 and 11 students report to school for...
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  • 08/07/21

    YEAR 12 VIRTUAL WORK EXPERIENCE

    Seven of are year 12 students were given the opportunity to experience taking part in a virtual work experience programme with the Mars Drinks and Treats Company. They learnt about the entire process from start to finish, including coming up with a product concept and transforming it...
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  • 08/07/21

    YEAR 9 & 10 SPORTS DAY

    Our year 9 and 10 students have participated in their Sports Days this week, again although very different from previous years, both competition was strong and there was good representation from all teams with them participating in a variety of different events.   Th...
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  • 07/07/21

    THE BASE GARDEN

    As part of our science project in the Base the students have been looking at plants and how they grow. They invited Ms Corrie to join them with the seed planting activity.  They started by looking at a seedling and identifying the true leaves and the cotyledons. Next they put compost into...
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  • 07/07/21

    YEAR 7 & 8 SPORTS DAY

    After what has been a very disruptive and difficult year it was fantastic to be able to hold our Summer Sports Days, although very different to previous years. To see the students participating and enjoying a whole school year event has been wonderful to see. Both Year 7 and 8 students competed...
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  • 07/07/21

    YEAR 10 SCIENCE WEBINAR

    Our year 10 female students took part in the Science webinar organised by GE (General Electric) on Monday 21st June.  The GirlsGetSET initiate encourages girls to study STEM subjects.  They  started by looking at recent scientists and if they knew of them, and if they encouraged...
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  • 06/07/21

    EXTRA-CURRICULAR PE

    It is fantastic to be able to see extra-curricular activities being able to return to the school. Our PE Department have been offering after school PE activities to our students, whereby they have been able to participate in a variety of different activities which have included athlet...
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  • 06/07/21

    YEAR 7 CAREERS DROP DOWN DAY

    The Year 7 students were recently given the opportunity to take part in a Careers Drop Down Day. A Careers Drop Down Day allows them an enhanced focus on topics, research different careers, learn about key skills and ask any questions they had. The students all got involved and p...
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  • 06/07/21

    BOCCIA SKILLS AWARD

    Eight of our students from our year 7 and 8 tutor groups have been given the opportunity to participate in the 5 week Boccia skills award programme. This programme is focused on Communication, Evaluating, Innovation, Resilience and being responsible. The first session has taken place and a...
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  • 18/06/21

    Delay to Surge Testing in Slough

    A delay to surge testing in Slough has been announced by East Berkshire Public Health. Please see letter below. 
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  • 14/06/21

    Surge Testing in Slough

    Surge testing for the new Delta variant of Coronavirus will commence in Slough this week. Please see attached letter from PHE East Berkshire.
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  • 06/06/21

    Reintroduction of face masks/coverings from 7th June

    In discussion with Slough Local Authority and PHE from Monday 7th June I am reintroducing the compulsory wearing of face masks/coverings inside buildings for the foreseeable for all students and staff unless they are exempt. Large numbers of students continued to wear face masks which was very good...
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