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Monday 4 November 2013
Thanks to all those staff who came into school during half term to working with
students.
There is a mandatory Twilight session tomorrow (Tuesday) from 3-5pm.
Department meetings today at 3pm
On Wednesday we have visitors using A3 carrying out part of a coaching programme
through Aspire. 4 members of the Senior team involved and there will be a
subsequent course session for Outstanding Teachers, followed by some Twilight
sessions.
Monday 11 November – Remembrance Service, please let GCR know by
Wednesday if you wish to attend.
GWE was unable to carry out any data analysis over half term due to a significant
amount of data being missing. This must be completed by lunchtime today.
Tuesday 5 November is GCSE English Exam with approximately 60 Year 11
students involved. This will take place between 8.30-11.30 in the hall.
Homework – use of planners. From today please can we ensure all students are
using their planners. As Tutors please check that every student has their planner
during the 10 minute registration. This should then be followed up by teachers in
every lesson ensuring the planners are on the desk. If students have lost planners
replacements can be purchased at a cost of £2.50.
BDI – choir practice is on Wednesday. 6th form students will be selling poppies this
week during Tutor Time. Thursday 7 November is a Year 7 Assembly plus Belgium
students where the Royal British Legion will be in attendance.
Year 11 Parents evening has moved (as per briefing notes on Friday 25 October).
The school calendar has been updated on the Intranet.
Friday 8 November 2013
Additional Voluntary CPD sessions on Tuesday evenings. These are fantastic
sessions being run by staff, next Tuesday is CPA’s session on Engagement.
Currently no staff have signed up. If you want to attend please email GCR by the
end of Friday. It is important that staff attend additional sessions to enhance their
T&L. (A list of dates is on the Intranet under Training). Please email GCR by the
end of Friday for each session you wish to attend.
60 Year 9 students are visiting Bucks New University today.
Talisha Neil and Remy Carpenter have been excluded for 5 days.
Lesson Observations start next week. GWL will be sending a letter out today with
points of note for observations. There will also be 25 probing questions.
Data: thanks to CBR and KSA for their work on this. Years 9, 10 and 11 are
complete, Years 7 and 8 will be completed by early next week. Staff now need to
look at and understand their data and act on the information. Currently Year 11
result would be 43% which is not good enough.
Remembrance Service on Monday 11 November, 6.30pm, St Mary’s Church. All
staff seats have been allocated and are seated in the “purple” area. Student lists will
be sent out later to inform staff of who will not be in school on Monday. BDI attended
a Scanappeal reception with 3 6th form students and reported that The Mandeville
School Badge is on their Tree of Life representing all the work that the school carries
out.
Tutors – if you have 6th form students in your Tutor Group please take a pack of
letters to distribute which are informing parents of the change of date for Parent’s
Evening.
Attendance: 1st Hartwell
93.9%
nd
2 Windsor 93.8%
2nd Rothschild 93.8%
4th Chequers 93.3%
5th Verney
92.8%
Overall Attendance
93.5%
Top tutor Groups:
1st C2
97.4%
2nd W8
96.9%
rd
3 H1
96.8%
th
4 V5
96.4%
4th R3
96.4%
Monday 11 November 2013
Ofsted: The report will be formally issued towards the end of November/beginning
December. However in the meantime the school has 2 significant initiatives running:
London Challenge Team (raised achievement in London in Eng/Ma/Sc).They will be
targeting key students in Year 11, writing, marking and feeding back mock exams. Maths
has started already, Science will begin today. Thanks to all the staff in Maths, English and
Science departments for their support.
PiXL – targeted intervention for Year 11 students in English and Maths.
There will be initiatives from outside (local authority support) for good training in respect of
Teaching and Learning.
GWL will be considering the position of several difficult students within the school who have
had lots of intervention but are still causing issues.
Children In Need – GWL wants to bring some fun into school and also raise funds for
charities. To that end there will be a series of events on Friday:
Mufti for the students £1
Chocolate tombola (thanks to Mary and the science technicians)
Design a Pudsey in house colours (thanks to CBA) please collect from your
HOH and returned by Friday for judging
6th Form Penalty Shoot-out (thanks to the PE department)
Pin the Mandeville Badge on Pudsey
Tutors please ensure that every student writes in their planners that it is Mufti on Friday and
that they will need to bring in some money for the activities.
Armistice Day: 2 minutes silence will be held today at 11am. Please keep students in tutor
time and the bell will sound at 11am for the start and again at 11.02 for the end of the 2 mins
silence. Break time will then start and lesson 3 will commence at 11.20. Remembrance
Assemblies this week, please ask students to have some money with them on their day for a
collection.
Twilight tomorrow at 3pm in A3, please ensure you have informed GCR if you are attending.
CBA: Year 11 mocks start next week and run until Tuesday of the following week.
HOH are targeting 20 students who are not making sufficient progress. These
students need to be sent to see CBA at the beginning of Tutor Time today (CBA has
emailed the list). They will then be out of lessons P1/2 on Thursday when they will
be working with Bucks New University.
Friday 15 November 2013
Children In Need:
Staff Mufti envelope passed round
Students Mufti envelopes to be taken by tutors at the end of Briefing
so money can be collected in at morning registration. Red ties will
collect the envelopes.
Chocolate Tombola in Science
Pin the Badge on Pudsey in P1
Penalty Shoot Out in Sports Hall
Admin Cake Sale in staff room at break time.
LSC and 6th Form Student Heidi will use camera to take pictures
during the day
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1 week of Lesson Observations, fantastic week, looking forward to more of the same next
week.
Year 11 mocks next week, there will be a little bit of disruption. There are spare copies of
the mock timetable in main reception should any student have lost their copy.
There are 2 governors meeting on Monday and another the following Monday.
Monday’s 3pm meeting is in Houses, ½ for House business and 2nd ½ preparing for the Year
7 DLC’s.
There are 3 students who are on 5 days exclusion pending permanent exclusion:
Remy Carpenter
Taleisha Neil
Gulam Tariq
MGU thanks RPA, CPA and DWI for running the excellent CPD session where 18 members
of staff attended. Feedback was 95% of staff felt the session was good or outstanding. DWI
has created a certificate which will be given to every staff member who attends the voluntary
sessions and this hits the 8 teachers’ standards. Trainers will also receive a certificate. The
next session is on Differentiation and takes place on 26 November. If you wish to attend
please let GCR know as soon as possible.
GWL recommended an excellent book for Teaching and Learning, Phil Beadle “How to
Teach” ISBN 978-184590393-0.
2 Year 9 students have objected to VPH’s moustache and have collected sponsorship to do
so. This will take place today.
There are 2 music events in the last week of term – 16 and 19 December, please bear this in
mind when you are planning Christmas events.
TST apologies for the error in the email she sent yesterday, the Spanish Oral will be Period
1 on Tuesday.
GWL suggested the phrase for girls trousers should be “straight legged loose school
trousers”. Not skinny.
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Monday 18 November 2013
Thank you to everyone involved in raising funds for Children In Need. Tutors please
thank your Tutees for their participation. The day went very well and the total funds
raised will be announced shortly.
Governors meeting tonight.
2nd week of Lesson Observations start today – best wishes to those involved.
Mocks start today with French Listening exam, taking place in the Sports Hall.
Cold weather – please give clear reminders to students hoodies are not allowed and
coats are standard school uniform. Proper sturdy shoes should also be worn and
Ugg boots will not be tolerated.
Planners – please check planners and ensure they are visible in lessons to record
homework. Homework should be set according to the school homework timetable.
Meetings today – House Meeting first half, followed by information swap for DLC
Meetings in the FRH 2nd half.
GWE is meeting Trafford Kiffs parents this morning – if you teach Trafford, please
send to Reception 3-4 days’ worth of work for him.
CBA – mock timetable on board in staff room.
Chequers House – no assembly on Wednesday instead DCO will be running an
Options assembly.
Chequers House meeting to take place in P1 this evening.
Walking to school survey – 1 per tutor group – please return to DCO by Friday at the
latest.
Choir reminder for Wednesday (students and staff) – 3 – 3.34pm. Followed by Staff
Choir 3.45-4.15
Staff Football on Friday against Waddesdon – all welcome. Then from next Friday 45.
Friday 25 November 2013
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No after school meeting on Monday due to Deep Learning Conversations for Year 7
on Wednesday.
There are 2 Governors meetings Monday evening.
“So What” information – please can LTM’s pass on the information to GWE before
the end of today.
Today is the last day of Lesson Observations.
Child Protection Training next Thursday for those staff who are new to the school
and also those who require an update. All staff who are required to attend will have
received an email.
Tonight’s football match at Waddesdon kicks off at 4pm. Each Friday after that there
will be a friendly staff “kick-about”.
Attendance: whole school from September is 93.4%, national average is
93.5%. However some year groups have been particularly low this week with lots of
unauthorised absences. Please remind students what the protocol is when they are
not in school for any reason.
RCO: only 21/50 tutor groups have returned the survey, please get these to RCO by
the end of today.
CPE: Message from VPH to say that the Science Department now have an InfraRed camera.
CBA and EMS are running a training session on Tuesday about Differentiation. If
you wish to attend please email GCR by the end of today. Training session will be in
P1.
CBA: there are a few students who are out of school who have had Home Tuition
secured. If you receive an email requesting work please ensure it is sent on-time to
ATR for passing onto the Home Tutors.
BDI: Benjamin Britten is 100 today. Britten's music has been used in the
Remembrance Service and will also be featured in the Christmas celebrations.
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Monday 25 November 2013
Full Ofsted Report arrived on Friday. There will now be a full staff meeting in the hall
at 3pm today.
There are 2 governors meetings this evening, Curriculum and HR
CPD Session Tuesday on Differentiation, please email GCR today if you are
attending.
Wednesday DLC’s for Year 7.
Thursday Child Protection for those who require the training.
Please email LTM’s the “So What” information by the end of today.
Thanks to JRN for organising the football against Waddesdon on Friday evening, the
match ended in a 2-2 draw. Many students came back to watch the match and
support the school.
SOS: Year 11 music exams taking place today so please ask all students to be silent
when walking around the music block.
BDI: Choir will take place on Tuesday.
LKE: there is a KS1/2 Gym and dance in the hall today, therefore the hall is
unavailable for lunchtime use.
CBA: 10 hour Art exams taking place within the Practical Block today and tomorrow.
ASH: Please remember to send your 6/7/10 week plans.
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Friday 29 November 2013
Ofsted Report published yesterday. The report, together details of the parents
exchange evenings are available on the School website.
Parents exchange Meetings schedule:
Monday 2 December
KS3
Tuesday 3 December
KS4/5
Wednesday 4 December
Yr 6 Parents
The meetings will start at 6.30pm for 1 hour.
A hard copy of the letter will be sent home with students today.
The Headteacher will meet with all students this morning in the hall, to inform of the
details of the Report as follows:
- Year 7
8.45
- Year 8
9.00
- Year 9
9.15
- Year 10 9.30
- Year 11 9.45
- Sixth Form & Academy students – tutor time
Each session will take 10 minutes and this allows for a 5 minute turnaround.
Please note there is no assembly today.
There is no requirement for staff to attend the parents Information Exchange
Meetings but they will be most welcome if they wish to attend.
The Twilight session on Tuesday 3 December and the Year 12/13 Parents Evening
events will go ahead as planned.
Peter Rowe, Headteacher of Princes Risborough School is visiting the school today.
Bullying – please inform tutees during tutor time this will not be tolerated.
Secret Santa – so far only 22 members of staff have signed up for this. Please get
involved and pass your name to Paula (Reception).
Best wishes to Anna Korczakowska who is beginning her maternity leave today.
Liz Lund leaves us today following 12 years of service to the school. We wish you
well Liz.
Jo Drury is organising a collection for the Aylesbury Women’s Refuge – if you have
any books, clothes, etc that you are able to donate, please bag up and pass to Jo.
Lesson Planning – to take place after school today in P3 – choccies available (SMO).
JTH – Attendance by Tutor Group:
- Windsor 8
- 97.4%
- Rothschild 1
– 96.4%
- Hartwell 1
– 96.4%
- Verney 5
– 96.3%
- Chequers 2
– 96.0%
BDI – Christmas programme begins next week – some students will be out of school
on Thursday from 1pm attending St Marys Church. Please note the School Carol
Concert (at St Marys) takes places on Thursday 19 December.
CAM – please inform Sixth Form students they must attend Parents Evening next
Thursday – preferably with parents.
Please inform JKE of any extra-curricular clubs taking place after school.
“So What” – LTM’s to forward information to GWE please.