In the maths department we have had had nearly 100 hours’ worth of work completed on mathswatch this September. With 400 logins, and over 2000 questions attempted, so many pupils have started the year right, engaging with maths in their own time.  

Special mentions go out to some of our top pupils. K. Wincott 11T2, S. Ahmed 11B2 and L. Hutton 11T1, 3 year 11s who have showed they really share our Turves value of Self Motivated to Achieve. A fantastic start to their exam year, they have really put the time in spending 8 and a half hours’ worth of work between just them!  

A final mention to A. Andrews in 9B1 who has completed 58 questions as part of independent practice, which is the most in the school by a good margin. That’s in addition to the 27 homework questions he has completed!  

Key Stage Three students have been preparing and composing their first ‘key pieces’ of the year. Key Pieces test a student’s progress in their new topic and showcase their mastery of new skills.

This has been an important moment for Year Seven, of course, who have been learning how to meet the challenge of producing assessed work in English for the first time in Secondary school. Our Year Sevens have responded impressively to this landmark moment, working diligently across their first three weeks in their new school, responding positively to new learning and producing very creditable work in their key pieces.

For Years Eight and Nine, this has also been an important moment as they have been asked to produce key pieces on new topics and at a new level. Year 8, who have been learning how to structure a written speech in a classical style and how to write using persuasive and punchy language, have produced some fascinating pieces of written work in the style of a speech they have read in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. The focus for Year 9 has been on academic writing as they take their first steps in learning how to produce an essay to GCSE standard.

Some of the most sparkling and lively speeches written by Year 8 demonstrated a strong understanding of how a speech is written and a very promising command of vocabulary. Among those who performed especially well are Leo T-S., Aaron W., Logan C., Duarte DVDC. And Kamron H.

Congratulations we are awarding you the Online Safety Badge! This is a great achievement for your team and we hope you will all be very proud of your hard work.

You are being awarded the Anti-Bullying Ambassador Online Safety Badge because you have shown:

1. Your commitment to building students’ knowledge for managing their online safety by running a whole-school poster competition.
2. Your dedication to providing online safety information to your wider school community on your website and socials.
3. Your successful efforts to embed online safety education in PSHE lessons and throughout your school.
4. Your commitment to making your anti-bullying work visible around school on display screens.
5. Your creativity in linking online safety to your school values and presenting this to the whole school.