Virtual assembly for Year 11: "Your qualifications - what is happening?"
Good morning, As we await detailed guidance from the examination boards about exactly how grades will be awarded, it is important to inform and reassure Year 11 (and their parents and carers). This video has been recorded by Mrs McClelland, Head of Year 11, to explain what we...
WLD Update for Parents and Carers - Sunday 14th March 2021
Good afternoon, It has been a week of mingled joy and sadness. It has been lovely to see students back in school (despite the shocking weather) and to see them chatting to their friends again. Most of them have settled back very well indeed. Our happiness in...
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - Friday 5th March 2021
Good afternoon, We are very much looking forward to seeing everyone back in the course of the next week! It will be wonderful to have school back, even with the restrictions that have to be in place to ensure safety. Practicalities: Please make sure...
WLD Update for Parents and Carers - summary of practicalities for return
I hope that you will find it helpful if I summarise the practicalities for return - a checklist of things to consider: Have you checked the correct date for return - it is different for each year group and is on the website here -
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - every student moving forward
Transcript of video This final one in a series of 4 video updates about our return to school focuses on each student moving forward. There have been a lot of headlines about "catch up", "loss of learning", students being...
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - practicalities for our return to school
Transcript of the video: Hello, a slightly longer and more detailed update today - the third of what will probably be four videos.... When we think about the routines and practicalities of school life we always have to start with our basic...
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - Safety on return to school
Transcript of the video message Hello, The second of these updates about return to school focuses on the key issue of safety. As I said at the end of my update yesterday the best way to visualise our return is to think about what it...
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - Dates of return and COVID testing
This is a transcript of the video... Hello, Following the government's announcement on Monday and my brief update on Tuesday morning I plan to do a series of short video messages about the arrangements for the return of...
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Good morning, Some updates this morning, particularly following the announcements yesterday.... Return to school: As the Prime Minister announced yesterday we are very much looking forward to the return of all our students in the week beginning the 8th...
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - Friday 12th February 2021
Good afternoon, Quite a number of notices at the end of this unusual half-term! Firstly, though, can I thank you for your support over this time. I fully recognise that remote learning is difficult for students, parents & carers and teachers and it is only by working...
WLD Update for Parents & Carers -
Good afternoon Additional social and emotional wellbeing resources: Well worth a look at the additional "Support for young people's social and emotional wellbeing" item on our
WLD Update for Parents & Carers - Friday 5th February 2021
Good afternoon, Mental Health and Wellbeing resources: Our mental health and wellbeing area on our website has been significantly updated - take a look - there are lots of...