Updates from NLS
Year 7 have made a wonderful start to North Leamington School. Students have made the challenging transition into secondary school life really well and are now fully integrated into our school community. It was lovely to see so many parents/carers that were able to join us for the Year 7 Information Evening on Monday 16 October. Answers to a few FAQS that came through the questionnaire were sent out last Friday and I hope are useful.
Year 10s return to school has been brilliant. The Year 10 team are really pleased that the majority of students are wearing their uniform to a high standard, have a positive attitude towards their learning and are engaged in their KS4 options, particularly their RE GCSE and BTEC options where they will be sitting mock exams this year before terminal exams in the Summer. The students have now sat their first RE mock exam and we were really pleased with their attitude during this. Students were well-prepared prior to the exam and it was fantastic to hear their positive responses on Wednesday following on from this.
We are continually delighted with how Year 11 have progressed this half term. The year ahead will be an extremely important one for students as ultimately their efforts will enable them to build upon the progress made in the last 2 years. With the GCSE RE exam complete, student’s attention turns to their other GCSE and BTEC subjects. A huge well done for completing their first core mock window this past week.
It’s been a wonderful, fast-paced opening term and we are really proud of how our students have made their respective transitions in to Year 12 and Year 13. We have had 135 students join us in the new cohort and we are delighted to welcome those new to North Leamington from various other schools, those who stayed with us from Year 11 and perhaps especially those students who returned to us after initially trialling other organisations.
Year 9 is an important and exciting year for students and we have very high expectations of them. Our focus this year is on options and opportunities. In February they will start to decide which subjects they would like to study at GCSE / BTEC level. We encourage our students to work hard towards their future goals and think about how they are going to be successful in achieving them.
As we reach the end of the first half term I would like to commend all of Year 8 for the growing maturity I am seeing from them in all aspects of school life. No longer being the youngest students in school is a great opportunity to step up and act as role models to our new Year 7 students and I am really proud of the progress displayed by the year group as a whole.
Year 7 Drama students are following a programme of learning that explores an introduction to Drama. They have been establishing relationships within the group to create an effective group ensemble and completed activities to help them build their confidence as a group. They have also been exploring the Drama strategies of Still Images, Narration, Thought-Tracking, Transitions and Choral Skills.