Headlines By James Saunders 26th April 2019
Welcome back everyone to the final term of the year. The summer term is always my favourite one. It is the point in the year where we say goodbye to some learners, prepare others for the next step and begin to welcome our newest cohorts in preparation for September. It is the culmination of five years of study for some. It is the point where our learners are officially measured through their terminal exams. It is also a point of transition: a time to reflect back on the past year and begin to plan for the next one. Prior to the Easter break I met with the Leadership Team to do just that. We began by reviewing the progress we have made with our school development plan over the past year. We have begun to establish our curriculum based vision for the school: Moral Capital, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, Knowledge Capital, Organisational Capital and Professional Capital. It has been a real delight to see these qualities emerging in our learners over the last year. The summer is most definitely a time where eyes turn to the acquisition of knowledge capital and a focus on exam results. However, we most not lose sight of the fact that the development of social capital (relationships), moral capital (character and positive behaviour) and cultural capital (understanding our world) support learners in deepening their knowledge. The outcome of our review of the past year will feed into the creation of the next iteration of our school development plan. I shall share this with you later in the summer term. The central theme for the next year will be based around three key principles: Consolidate; Refine; Embed. We recognise that there has been a lot of change over the past year and that the next year needs to focus on those changes by consolidating them and, reviewing and refining them so that they become fully embedded. Our core objectives - the six strategic intents, will remain the same. However, our priorities that sit beneath each one will be updated to reflect the progress we have made and the things we now need to focus on to move us closer to these objectives. Here is a quick recap of the six strategic objectives:
Moral Capital: Day to day all learners and staff live through our core values and promote equity and well being.
Social Capital: All learners leave Honywood fully prepared with the resilience, attributes and independence needed to embrace, and positively contribute to, society.
Cultural Capital: Authentic learning is embedded in all aspects of the curriculum. Learners develop a rich vocabulary and contextual awareness through a culturally enriching curriculum.
Knowledge Capital: Deep knowledge acquisition underpins all learning. Evidence-based evaluation and analysis of learning by teachers enables personalised learning design and drives continual improvement in the classroom through the sharing of best practice.
Organisational Capital: At every level of the organisation there is a culture of performance evaluation and challenge and a deep aspiration to achieve excellence and impact.
Professional Capital: Leadership across the school is both learning and teacher centered and drives continual improvement through collaboration and the sharing of best practice.
It has been a busy first week back; we have hosted many visitors who have been out and about in lessons with our staff looking at learning and behaviour. I would like to thank all our learners for embracing these days with such positivity and for the warm welcome our visitors received. Thanks To: Connor Simpson who has been selected for this year’s Royal Air Force STAAR Programme. He was one of 200 that was selected for this opportunity. Well done Connor. With thanks to the following learners who supported visitors this week to our school: C8 - Harry Ager, Beth Chapman, Ben Gaskell, Martha Haines, Daniel Jones. C9 - Luke Evans, Ethan Harding, Sommer Dowsett, Emily De Silva, Alex Jennings. Congratulations To: All the C9 and C10 learners who have just completed the Brilliant Club. Their essays have been marked using university assessment criteria. They have been invited to a graduation ceremony at Cambridge university in a couple of weeks. I shall look forward to sharing details about the event in a future headline.
Dates for the diary
28th June 2019 Colne Valley Golf Club Station Road Earls Colne 6:30pm—11:00pm Tickets on sale from Monday 29th April from Mrs Frogley £28.00 (Cash or cheque only please)
IS Club runs on the following days in CS2: Monday & Tuesday 3:20—4:30pm Wednesday 3:00pm—4:00pm
Final payments for C10 Berlin and C7 Warzy are now overdue. Please check your parentpay account for any outstanding balances.
Tuesday 23rd April to Friday 10th May
C10 exams
Sunday 12th May
Feel Good Fayre
Monday 13th May
C11 GCSE examinations commence
Thursday 23rd May
C11 Leavers Day celebrations
Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May
Half term
Monday 3rd June
Start of Summer Term C11 on Study Leave
Sunday 9th June
Feel Good Fayre
Wednesday 12th June
Uniform sale Main hall 3:00pm— 5:30pm
Saturday 15th June
D of E qualifying expedition
Thursday 20th June
Summer Arts’ Festival 6:30pm
Friday 21st June
Sports’ Day
Tuesday 25th June
Intake Day 1
Thursday 27th June
Intake Day 2 Information evening for parents/ carers only 6:30pm
Lost property: We have a number of items in our lost property currently which will be disposed of just before half term. Could you please check to see if missing items are in our store. Please help us in the future by labelling your child’s items so they can be returned. Thankyou
C11 Rounders—District Winners On Wednesday 24th April it was the year 11 girls’ last district rounders tournament. The team included: Brandii Whymark, Lily Owen, Kenzy Sherif, Esme Scott, Maryann Cooke, Mia Stimson, Emily Reeve, Maddie Smith, Olivia Campe and Lilly Brewer as captain. The girls won all 3 matches becoming the District Rounders winners. This was a great way to end their last ever game.
Follow us on...
Harry Ager Harry Alderton Kala Dunne Angel Turner Andy Wood
Thankyou to our Cohort 8 Duty Receptionists
To report an absence : Call: 01376 - 561 231 - option 1 Email: attendance@honywoodschool.com
Parents’ Time Members of the Leadership Team will be available to see parents without appointment: Monday
7:15am—8:00am
Wednesday
3.00pm—3.45pm
Friday
7.15am—8.00am
Tours for current and prospective parents are available on Wednesdays , 9:15am—10:15am.