A week of contrasts

Last week was one of those weeks that summed up all that is good about being in a secondary school.

On Monday, our sixth form pupils returned from their study leave/ examination period to become our new year 13 pupils. It is an interesting time for them as they wait for the results of their AS examinations but we feel it is important for them to begin their A2 work now. I’m sure our outgoing year 13 pupils will agree that time flies in the coming year – every lesson counts…..

It has been a week of contrasts, with one of the highlights being the ‘proms’. Firstly, we had the year 11 prom which was, once again, an incredibly special evening enjoyed by all.

Not to be outdone, the year 13 prom was held the following evening. Being with these pupils for 7 years has been an absolute privilege. It was strange to think that many of these pupils will be moving away in the next few months to continue their education – good luckto them all and please don’t forget us.

The morning after saying farewell to our oldest pupils, we had the pleasure of welcoming our youngest andnewest pupils as our new year 7 pupils spent a day with us. This is the largest year group we have had at Bishop Gore for many years and it was an absolute pleasure to meet so many bright and enthusiastic pupils – it is easy to imagine them preparing to go to university in 7 years time!

The coming week is yet another busy one. Our annual Sports Day will be held on Tuesday – it is always an exciting event (fingers crossed for good weather).

On Thursday, our year 7,8 and 10 pupils and their parents and carers will be joining us for Review Day. For the year 7/8 pupils, the focus will be numeracy where we will be discussing with parents and carers strategies to address the areas for development which were highlighted in the recent numeracy test. What is exciting about this is that the diagnostic tool which we use to analyse the tests has allowed us to clearly identify links to the online MyMaths package. It is hoped that, by the end of the day on Thursday, pupils, parents and carers will leave us with a clear programme of individualsupport in terms of numeracy. Once again, we see the hugely positive impact digital learning can have.

Best wishes

Ryan Davies

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