Head Teacher's Message 

Dear Parents and Carers,

A term at school that has very much felt a return to the normal ebb and flow of education. Students in Year 11 & 13 have worked hard in the run up to our first national exam season for three years. Many will be working hard over the Easter break to be fully prepared for all their subject examinations when we return. Routines for learning are now embedded for most and more regular milestones are being achieved in the classroom for the vast majority of students.  

But school is far more than work within the classroom for our young people, they need the wider enriching opportunities that develop character. It has been great to see students perform at the Dance Recital in front of a live audience, the Year 8 boys' Football team won the County Cup, Year 7 students getting active on the residential at Whitemoor, Year 12 students attending the University UK fair at Edgbaston, Year 10 & 11 students attending our Careers Fair followed by 1:1 careers interviews and sixth form interviews.  Please do take time to read some of the wonderful stories in the main bulletin, it’s really important to acknowledge the wider achievements of our young people. On that note, congratulations to students in Manor College who have worked exceptionally hard and are now in touching distance of second place to Blackdown College, and chasing new leaders in first place Binswood College.

I would like to close with an acknowledgement to the wider community in which we all live. Our thoughts continue to be with all those affected by the war in Ukraine, our young people are now far more connected than ever before with global issues and I thank all those who have made efforts to support those less fortunate than ourselves.

Have a great Easter.

Mike Lowdell

Head Teacher