Weekly Information - Friday 20th June 2025

The following students celebrated their achievements with Mr Blanchenot this week, congratulations to them all!

Due to the glorious sunshine, our star pupils enjoyed an ice-lolly with Mr Blanchenot today, rather than a Hot Chocolate!

Firstly, Jem who has been nominated by Miss Wagstaff, told the group how he took part in a sponsored 13.5K run for Cancer Research. Jem completed the run in 1 hour 30 minutes and raised £158 for his chosen charity.

Next, Mrs Richards wanted to give both Alfie and Luay special recognition for showing kindness and personal excellence during the Year 6 transition day. It can often be a nerve-wracking time for new pupils, however Alfie and Luay stood out by being on hand when the Year 6 pupils came to visit.

Next Lauren, Daniella, Rebekah had been nominated by Miss Clayton for their beautiful artwork displayed on the village wells in the community of Newborough. To read more about what the young artists did, click here.

Lastly, Momina, had been nominated by Miss Spurrier for personal excellence while participating in the HOSPEX Programme at Queen’s Hospital, Burton. The feedback from the HOSPEX team commended Momina on her mature attitude and behaviour as well as always being punctual, polite, caring and a role model student.

At the end of the celebration, Mr Blanchenot also commended Lauren for winning the JTMAT Subject Excellence Award for Religious Education, where she created an incredible piece of art that depicted ‘living in a diverse world’. Lauren received a prestigious pin-badge and certificate.

Well done to you all for showing our school’s core values, Mr Blanchenot was extremely proud to be able to hear the pupil’s story’s and achievements.

The Sports Hall was filled with excitement on Thursday 19^th June as our school community came together for a memorable celebration to bid farewell to our incredible Year 11 pupils at their special Celebration Assembly.

Mr. Forden, Head of Year 11, opened the assembly and said ‘it has been a great pleasure to get to know this cohort and lead such a fantastic year group. Each and every pupil has worked hard, had a positive impact and I am certain will grasp every opportunity that they are presented with.’ He finished by saying ‘the only person that can stop you, is you!’ which left a lasting impression amongst the pupils.

The sentiment was agreed by Mr Blanchenot, Headteacher, who added ‘as my first year as Headteacher, I couldn’t have asked for a better group of individuals. Thank you. I wish you all the best in your next endeavours personally and academically.’  

Form Tutors then took turns sharing personal messages, recounting memorable moments and expressing their appreciation for the special bonds formed over the years. Mr Knight stole the show by rapping lyrics specific to his form group, something our pupils and teachers will never forget! 

At the end of the Celebration Assembly the students were treated to ice-cream and cake and got the chance to sign shirts. All the students conducted themselves exceptionally. We wish them all the success in the future.

Teachers are looking forward to seeing the Year 11s at their prom on Friday 4^th July and at GCSE results day on Thursday 21^st August.

This week seven Year 12 Business and Economics students competed in the Sixth Form Management Games, which is led by The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Business people working within public finance run the complex event to simulate the scenarios they face on a daily basis when making difficult financial decisions.

This year’s competition was based around a local councils budget and the students having to cover a £7 million deficit in the budget from the previous year. They were required to work as a team to decide on a council budget, including which local services to keep or reduce based on the needs and demographic of the area.

This meant using the costing of different projects such as street lighting and local crèches to tax rates and medical service. It was the students responsibility to then devise a budget based on this and other financial data given to them. The students tackled the challenge head on and enjoyed justifying this budget to not only the council, but also trade union representatives and local MP’s. They had to write a report, have this scrutinised, re-evaluate their plans and present to a panel of judges where they were questioned.

Louie acted as chief executive throughout the competition, which meant that he had to organise the team and ensure that everyone worked well together and all their plans were coordinated. Oscar took on the role of director of finance throughout the competition meaning he organised the budget and considered every departments’ finances. Oscar also had to present these finances to the panel of judges and ensure he was able to explain these concisely. Luke took on the role of neighbourhood regeneration, Charlotte took on the role of director of children and youth services, Eva took on the role of director of adult and social care services, Harry took on the role of recruitment, Johnny took on the role of regeneration; all meaning these students had to balance the needs and wants of the local area with having the finances needed to pay for these.

They all worked hard all day along and should be really proud of their achievement!

Written by Miss Quirk

Earlier this week, 39 BTEC and A-Level students made their way to Yorkshire Wildlife Park to learn more about the operations of the business.

The Business students learnt about marketing campaigns, branding & strategies the park has in place to attract new customers and encourage repeat business. The students also found out about the organisational structure of the park and how it is set up to accommodate the variety of departments and employees they have across the organisation; from animal specialists to zero hours restaurant workers. This gave the students not only the chance to apply it to an actual business scenario but also lots of information about different types of careers and employability skills.

They also learnt how exactly Yorkshire Wildlife Park recruits different staff member and the process in which prospective employees go through in order to get their positions within the company. The staff there also showed students the types of international organisations in which they are members of to ensure they are able to make connections around the world in order to benefit from training and support.

Overall the day was a great success. The insight was invaluable for enhancing our students knowledge within Business. Well done to everyone for representing the school so brilliantly!

Message from Mrs Findon for parents of Year 10 Geography pupils 

• Cost is £19 
• Consent is needed
• Students to come in non school uniform (sensible clothes to be worn)
• Trainers/ wellies needed (no flip flops/sliders)
• Packed lunch is a MUST and plenty of water
• Bring weather appropriate clothing e.g. waterproof/ sun tan lotion 
• Meet at the front of school. Do not go to registration. 
• Medication -inhalers/ epipens to be brought

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Refresh at the 7A Drinks Stall – Sports Day Special! 

Come and quench your thirst with 7A Drinks this Sports Day! We’re serving up fizzy drinks and bottled water — just 80p each!

Special Offer: Buy One, Get One Half Price!
That’s right — grab two drinks and get the second for half price! Perfect for sharing with a friend or keeping yourself cool during the action.

Why We're Doing It:
All proceeds from our stall will go towards Breast Cancer Now, an amazing charity that funds life-saving research and supports people affected by breast cancer. Every sip supports this great cause.

Find us near the main field – look out for our bright signs and friendly faces!

Don't miss out — stock is limited and the sun will (hopefully!) be shining. See you there!

We are delighted to announce details for the John Taylor Summer Concert. See the poster for more information.

Our canteen team prepared a delicious traditional British menu this week, to celebrate the great british summer. 

On the menu there was a traditional roast chicken with freshly sliced carrots, broccoli, potatoes, yorkshire pudding, stuffing and a rich gravy. To finish, the pupils could pick from some homemade victoria sponge cake or jelly! 

Thank you for not only creating a mouth-watering menu, but dressing up and decorating the canteen! There was great feedback from all the pupils.

Finding the right help at the right time to support children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing can be confusing, they might need different types of support at different times in their life.  Sometimes it might just be about getting a bit of advice or sometimes problems are more serious or don’t get better with self-help and need more help such as specialist advice and support. 

The Staffordshire children’s mental health support pathway map has now been updated. We have removed the back page from the map and added a QR code which links directly to the Staffordshire Connects page, this means it will always link to the most up to date information.  The Staffordshire Connects page has also been updated and shows the local support available for children and young people to support their mental health and emotional wellbeing.  

Please find attached a copy of the updated map, the updated Staffordshire connects page can be accessed here: Staffordshire Connects | Children's mental health support pathway  where a copy of the updated map can also be downloaded SCC Mental health support for children and young people map