Headlines By James Saunders 7th May 2021
I have had the privilege of showing a number of families around Honywood over the last few weeks. These are families who are looking to choose Honywood for their children next year. Most of the conversations have been around what makes Honywood a unique and special place. I found that I kept falling back on the community spirit and the fact that our size really helps us to get to know each other through meaningful relationships and personalisation. Walking around the school recently I have got the feeling that Honywood really is a place where our learners do not get lost in the crowd; a place where we are able to notice their talents and what makes them special. The last year has shown us the importance of these unique aspects of the school. As we come out of the pandemic a new set of challenges faces society at large. I am confident that the ethos of Honywood is what got us through the last twelve months and will keep us moving forward into the next year.
children and their families through prevention, early intervention and education. They are trained to deliver a range of evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
There are a number of different ways that the EMHPs will be supporting us: Groups and workshops – targeted intervention focusing on certain topics/issues and delivered to a group of learners or parents (e.g. emotional wellbeing, coping with exam stress, self-esteem, friendships. Individual work with young people – short term low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) informed interventions for young people with anxiety and/or low mood. Staff support – training and consultation to support the school to develop a ‘whole school approach’ to emotional wellbeing and mental health. We thank Dr Sally Robinson, Clinical & Strategic Lead MHSTs Essex and Heather Edridge, Senior Mental Health Lead for their support in getting this work off the ground. If you wish to read further about the work of the Mental Health Support Teams then follow this link: Mid and South Essex Mental Health Support Teams One of the things that has really impressed the Mental Health Support team about Honywood is our Wellbeing app. They have even taken it back to their university with a view to launch in other schools. Timetable
Mental Health remains a primary focus for society postpandemic. I am pleased to inform you that we have formed a new partnership with NELFT NHS foundation trust and Essex Mental Health Support Team to provide additional support to our learners. Through this partnership we have been able to secure the services of two Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), to support the emotional wellbeing and mental health of learners. The aim of the team is to promote good emotional wellbeing and mental health by helping
When we return in June after the May half term learners will be switching to the September timetable. This is not something that we would usually do however this year, in light of the challenges of the pandemic, we felt that it would help us to get learners back on track and iron out any issues that would normally occur in September ahead of time. For some learners this will mean meeting their new teacher for the next academic year. For some it will mean starting a whole new course and for others it may just mean a fresh start. Our hope is that we can ensure that learning momentum remains focused and moving forward for the final weeks of term. Covid home test kits We have received another delivery of Covid home test kits and will be distributing these to learners next week. These kits should take learners to half term.
Week commencing 4th May 2021
English C7—James Howard C7—Soha Malek
French KS3—Sam Colairo KS4—Josie Dale
C8—Emily Wild C8—Isabelle Ward C9—Anish Mistry C9—Jay Norton C10—Connie Tubby C10—Harrison Cross C11—Johnathan Harris C11—Lauren Evans
Maths C7—Freddie Brooks C7—Imogen Haynes C8—Alan Twardowski C8—Olivia Longhurst C9—Sienna King C9—Lola Williamson C10—Owen James C10—Josh Greensides C11—Ruby Megraw C11—Boris Beechey
Science C7—Vasile Rusu
C7—Mylee Colton C8—Navraj Manku C8—Joseph Benson C8—David Grad C8—Nathan Succamore C9—Isla Phillips C9—Amy Barnes-Grime C10—Kyra Hedges C10—Matthew Dyer C11—Molly Mead C11—Finley Kennedy
German KS3—Sienna Chinery KS4—Rachel Ball
Geography KS3—Isobell Hoadley KS4—James Rissen
History KS3—Hannah Doggart KS4—Jack Newnham
Spanish KS4—Jamie Agombar
Music KS3—Joe Weston KS4—Zac Potter
Drama KS3—Vasile Rusu KS4—Sumeyye Almas
Dance KS3—Faye Longstaff KS4—Evie Skubich
Philosophy & Religion KS3—Charlotte Summers KS4—Theo Snowling
Art KS3—Harriet Trustrum and Maggie Smith KS4—Emily Watts
KS3 Technology Nathan Repman
KS4 Graphics James Boyd
Media Studies Matilda Plumb
KS4 Food Safia Tafajoul
Enterprise Solutions Olivia Jinman
Health and Social Care Spencer Whillock
KS4 Resistant Materials David Spencer
KS4 Textiles Sophie Ardern
Week commencing 4th May 2021
Business Studies
Computer Science
Amy Gipson
Joe Ferguson
PE KS3—Emily Henrici-Fernandez KS4—Rose Forster GCSE—Kurtis Williams
All Learners nominated will be receiving certificates shortly. In addition, every learner nominated will receive 10 House Points! Well done to everyone nominated this week!
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With thanks to:
Sophia Cooper Alfie Cork Sophie Jagger Soha Malek Tamar Milliken Nathan Succamore For kindly supporting our recent photo shoot as we look to update some of our marketing materials. All of the learners were wonderful and stayed after school to pose for images for the school to use. And to Mr Craig, Mr Gribben and Miss Ginn for their help. Thankyou! Reminder to C7 families Please return the permission slip for the visit to Marks Hall for your child and the photo consent form. Thankyou!
Dates for the diary Thursday 20th May
C11 cohort photo at 9am
Monday 24th May
NLD—staff only in school (C11 marking and moderation)
Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June
Half term
Monday 14th June
C9 Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio & Meningitis ACWY (2 vaccines administered on the same visit)
Friday 2nd July
C11 Prom @ Colne Valley Golf Club
Thursday 15th July
C9 HPV second dose
Monday 19th July
Sports’ Day
Tuesday 20th July
C8 HPV (first dose) vaccination
Wednesday 21st July
Last day of term
Next week is a Week “A”
We are inviting families to submit their nominations for our April Jack Petchey Achievement Award. If you would like to nominate one of our learners for being an outstanding achiever, or for contributing to the wider community, then please drop Mrs Frogley an email at: cfrogley@honywoodschool.com
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