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Mon 14th Nov

Year 11 GCSE Maths Exam
Tues 15th Nov Year 11 GCSE Science Exam
Wed 16th Nov Year 7 Maths Exam
Year 9 Maths Exam
Thur 17th Nov

Year 8 Maths Exam
Year 10 & 11 GCSE Maths Exam
 

 

Autumn Update from the Headteacher 

We enjoyed a busy first half-term of the year with a highlight being the start of 16-19 courses at Addington High School.  Our Sixth Form learning centre is much appreciated by the Year 12 pupils and the other main facility development of the summer – the Graphics Studio – is also a quality investment.  It is really good that younger pupils can see the standard of work produced by Year 12 pupils in such areas as Media, Art, Music Technology and Graphics, and work alongside them. 

The Sixth Form link with Archbishop Tenison’s is proving very
     
 

productive and we continue our links with Trinity School and the BRIT School.  Nick Williams (Principal of the BRIT) visited our Governing Body to confirm the strong relationship between the schools.  We are waiting to see how the Coalition Government will present options for schools as we decide on next steps in developing a formal relationship.

Thanks to parents/carers for a strong turnout at the Academic Review Day and for completing our questionnaire.  You gave us a big vote of support.  97% (from 460 returns) said they were satisfied with the school and 44% were very satisfied.  There was a lot in the survey for us to think about, including better use of the planner and a review of homework.

Our Governors spent another day in school and spent further time interviewing pupils.  Their main findings backed up parents’/carers’ views and I was really pleased that pupils emphasised how much choice they have at AHS regarding out of lesson activities.  These include a number of trips and residentials (including for new courses like Leisure & Tourism and Outdoor Education) and the Music trip to Euro Disney, Paris, at the start of half-term was a real success.  Pupils and staff are also looking forward to the Barcelona trip.

As ever, there is lots going on, with the focus on Year 11 English and Maths GCSE exams to keep us busy in November.

TIM DAVIES
Head Teacher
 
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Year 12 Trip to Anomic ‘The Sum of it All’
Thursday 25th Nov

On Thursday evening Year 12 Art and Design students went to see a multimedia theatre show called the ‘Sum of it All’ at the Croydon Clocktower. The show is tragedy and follows Stanley Ayers from love through to the most profound and disturbing decision of his life.

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Jack Petchey Award Autumn Update

We have recently chosen the first three winners of the Jack Petchey Award for 2010-2011.  Teachers nominated 31 pupils and a committee of pupils led by Shennae Hudson (our Jack Petchey Student Leader) had the difficult job of selecting the three winners.

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National Poetry Day

To celebrate National Poetry Day, which was on the theme of 'Home' this year, the Year 7s took part in a poetry competition where they were asked to write a poem about life on their desert island or a 'room' in their head.  The results were an excellent mix of poems from all English classes that demonstrated great creativity from the students. 

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Jack Petchey Award Ceremony

On Monday 8th November the prestigious Jack Petchey awards ceremony for Croydon schools took place at The Fairfield Halls. Pupils, Parents, Staff and Governors enjoyed a fantastic and fun evening. The  following students received

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Year 12 Trip to London Zoo

On Monday the 18th October Year 12 BTEC Art and Design pupils went on a trip to London Zoo. We all packed into the minibus armed with sketchpads and cameras ready to record from observation. Year 12 pupils are currently working on a Graphic Media unit where they will use this research to complete a number of pieces of work. The first will be a painting inspired by the illustrator Charley Harper.

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NAOL (New Addington Online) Project Update 

NAOL 7 was launched in the summer to new year 7’s and their parents/carers on induction evening.  In September the launch was extended to the rest of the school, including the new sixth form. 

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Wireless Project Update

The summer term at Addington High School was a very exciting time for ICT development.  Not only did we launch the new NAOL 7, we also initated another thrilling technological development. 

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