Author: Natalie McGillivary

Bronze DofE information

Natalie McGillivary

Dear Bronze DofE parent,

Please find attached information about the upcoming practice expedition on 12th – 13th May. Due to the size of the Bronze cohort, there will be two different start points: Alderford Lake, near Whitchurch and Whitefield car park near Delamere Forest. Your child has been sent via their school e-mail a link to a form we need them to complete please – this form asks them which students they would like to share a tent with (3’s) and walk with (max 10’s) as well as the names of any students they are likely to be car sharing with so we can ensure they are at the same start point. Please can we ask you to ensure your child has completed this as soon as possible this week so that we can confirm your child’s start point. Also attached is a parent information PowerPoint with lots of useful links – there is a parent information evening this Thursday at 5:00 PM on Microsoft Teams but we thought it would be useful to send the slides out ahead of that. If your child needs to borrow a rucksack or sleeping mat, they need to indicate it on the form they’ve been sent and by Friday 28th April.

Many thanks

Year 7 Art trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park – Thursday 25th May 2023

Natalie McGillivary

Your son/daughter has been selected to attend a Year 7 Art trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park on Thursday 25th May 2023 and should have received a letter with the medical consent form attached. The trip is free of charge and is a fantastic opportunity for students to experience a wide range of artists outside of the school environment as well as a chance to practice observational sketching and photography outdoors. In order to secure your child’s place on the trip the final deadline for medical consent forms to be returned to Miss Simms (Technician) is Friday 28th April. Replacement letters/medical consent forms are available to collect from Miss Simms (Technician) if required.

NCS Parents Information Session

Natalie McGillivary

There will be an online Parents Information Session on Monday 15th May (6-6.45pm) for parents to gain all the information they need about the National Citizen Service (NCS).

This year, NCS has three different themes available for young people to choose from, including employability, life skills and community projects. To find out more about NCS, click here. 

To join the Parents Information Session, click here and follow the link in the letter.

Apprenticeship opportunities

Natalie McGillivary

This week, Year 11 have had assemblies focusing on apprenticeship opportunities. Today, Arnold Clark told students about their current recruitment drive, and earlier in the week ex-Lymm High students from WSP outlined their apprenticeship journeys.

Our careers section of the school website is updated weekly with the current list of apprenticeships in the Warrington area.

Further opportunities in the local area can be viewed here and here.

Strike action – 27th April and 2nd May

Natalie McGillivary

The NEU is continuing its industrial action and has announced two more days of strikes: Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May.

School will be open to different year groups as follows:

  • Thursday 27th April: open for Years 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 (i.e. Years 7 and 9 will be at home)
  • Tuesday 2nd May: open for Years 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 (i.e. Years 8 and 9 will be at home)

Please click here to read the full letter.

Business and Leadership

Natalie McGillivary

In February, the Business Department had an exciting opportunity for its business students. They were invited to attend a lecture on Dark Leadership, the negative aspects of leaders, discussing when leaders ‘go bad’.

Fran Adam is a University lecturer and agreed to come in and discuss this really interesting topic with our students

This article was discussed during the lecture.