EXAMINATION RESULTS SPECIAL 2014

Academic Year 2014-2015 Number HIGH SCHOOL Maths, Computing and Arts Specialist School www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk mail@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk 12th September 2014 EXAMINATION RESULTS SPECIAL 2014 Farlingaye High School Foundation AGM (with wine, nibbles and useful workshops for parents!) 7.00pm Thursday 18th September 2014 EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM I AM absolutely delighted to report that we had yet another excellent summer with some of our best ever results at both GCSE and A level We were “83% of grades were also delighted with the success of our at A* to C - our students at AS level and the Year 10 GCSE second best ever and Statistics The national papers once again listed us as a highly performing school and much higher than the national average.” we were the highest listed school in the county Our A level results were fantastic and confirmed our position as one of the most consistently top performing schools in the county 31% of grades were at grade A*/A and 83% of the grades were A* to C - our second best ever and much higher than the national average 66 students achieved at least 2A grades and a quarter achieved an A* Our average total point score per student at 995 and average score per subject at 229 are extremely high and significantly above national averages There were many superb individual performances Particular credit goes to Lawrence Beaumont, Emily Ley and Sam Moody who all achieved at least three A* grades As well as those gaining very high grades, we were equally pleased with the excellent performances from less able students who, whilst maybe not getting A and A* grades, exceeded their target grades and achieved the excellent individual results needed to secure Higher Education places Many students this year were offered places by their first choice institution Huge congratulations are due to all students for doing so well A list of results and Higher Education destinations for all our Sixth Form students is shown on pages 4-8 The celebration of success was repeated a week later with the arrival of superb GCSE results Again, these were the second best we’ve achieved I know that all parents of Year 11 students would agree that a great deal of effort had been put in by both the students and staff in preparing for “The celebration the examinations An excellent 69% achieved of success was 5A* - C including English and Maths In a year repeated a week when other schools dropped significantly we were thrilled that our figure was just 0.5% later with the arrival of superb below last year’s, our best results GCSE results.” EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM We were particularly thrilled with performances at the top end, with 28% of grades at A/A* We were very pleased that the Maths results were the best in the county It was equally pleasing to see many less able students, who had worked incredibly hard, to secure the grades needed for post-16 courses “There were many superb individual performances, with a quarter achieving 5A/A* grades and a fantastic 13% achieving 10A/A8 grades” The Year 12s taking AS exams appear to have done well and successfully handled the enormous pressure put on them to spend yet another summer taking exams, especially as they had not been able to take modules in January We don’t put the results of these in this Forum as many of the students will take them on to A2 and many retake papers Congratulations as well to Year 10 - many of whom did very well in their Statistics GCSE At the school we work incredibly hard to support our exam students and it’s great to see all their hard work pay off This year we ran monitoring and mentoring schemes in both Year 12 and Year 13, as well as one-year focused achievement groups 260 students participated in the six study residentials that we ran In addition, we held revision days, coursework evenings, special classes and exam revision clubs for Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 Many of these were held in the holidays, at weekends and until late in the evening and I’m really grateful to all the staff for giving up so much time to help our students There were breakfast sessions on the morning of exams and also a lot of one -to-one teaching, cajoling and encouraging in all four exam year groups! I’d also like to thank all our parents for all you to support and encourage all our students We wish all our students well with their studies as they progress to their next level Sue Hargadon Headteacher EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM A Level Results  An excellent year with a pass rate of 99.6%  63% of grades were at A*/A and B level (excluding AS) We were delighted that 31% of our grades were A/A*  66% of students achieved at least two A grades  We had an excellent average point score of 995  Our average exam point score per entry was very high at 228 as was the average total score of 995  Special congratulations to Lawrence Beaumont, Emily Ley and Sam Moody who all achieved three A*  The Telegraph and The Times placed us especially highly in their top schools based on A*-B grades  Following the request of some students, we have just listed those who have got at least ABB - though I think all students should be very proud of their achievements! (Small letters refer to AS subject grades) Tom Anderson Tom Barton Lawrence Beaumont Rose Bennett Stuart Blackie Angel Boland Tim Bradford Laura Bradley Josh Brett Andrew Brisbane Sarah Butcher Lauren Calver Jacob Clements Amber Cook Will Coutts Katie Davis Luca Dervenkar Adam Downie Hannah Downie Dom Forsyth Harrie Gooch Michael Hague AAABd A*AABb A*A*A*ce ABBCc AAABa AABBe A*AABb ABBBb AABBa ABBCe AAABa A*BBCb AABBc AABC AABBb ABBD A*A*AAc A*ABD AAABc AAAACb A*AAAb ABBDb Chaz Hardingham Liam Heron Cessie Hillman Charlie Hopgood Laurence Hunt Benjie Hutchison Matt Jackson Gaby Johnson Will Kennelly Michael King Louise Lander Alistair Lawrence Sam Lawrence-Clery Emily Ley Gege Li Nick Ling Jesse Lister Jamie Loxley Laura Mann Oli Mayston Annie McCullagh Jason Mitchell A*AAAc ABBCd A*AAAB A*AABb A*ABDe ABBDc A*A*AAb AAABb AAADc AABCc A*AAAa ABBCb AABBdd A*A*A*Aa AAABc AAADb AACCb A*AAAb ABBCb ABBEd A*ABB A*AAAa EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM Sam Moody A*A*A*Ca Libby Morris AABCd Laura Mulvey A*ABBa Finly Niekirk A*AAAa Alice Owen A*A*ABb Tom Owen A*ABBc Owen Passmore A*A*BBcc Oli Parker A*AABe Phil Parish A*ABB Jacob Parkinson ABBd James Ransome ABBBd Chloe Rainford A*AABd Pradeep Ravichandran A*AABB Brooke Richardson AABC Graham Robertson ABBac Evie Robinson A*ABab Hamish Ruia A*A*BDc Beth Sarginson Batley ABBCc Becky Saxby A*AAA Jack Seccombe AABBbe Chris Sheehan Josh Sherman Aaron Skates Emily Smith Rebecca Smith Ryan Smith Elliot Stephenson Andrew Stoner James Taylor Ross Tennant Lydia Thorley Elliot Valentine Brad Wattleworth Hannah Watts Dan White Keeley Whitlock John Wyld A*BBDd A*AABa A*A*AAa AABCb AACD AABBe A*ABBb A*AAAa A*BBDc A*A*AAc AAABb A*A*AAB A*A*ABb A*AABe ABBBc A*AAAc A*A*ACc The destinations of Year 13 students can be found below and on the following pages Student Thomas Adams Grace Ahluwalia Sophie Alexander Tom Anderson Pippa Austin Laura Bailey Georgie Balch Jake Barker Maddy Barr Thomas Barton Paddy Baxter William Baxter Tom Beard Lawrence Beaumont Rose Bennett Joe Berry Stuart Blackie Institution Course Uni West Eng Banking and Finance 2015 Uni of Winchester History 2015 Gap Year Applying 2015 Loughborough Uni Sport Management Royal Northern Coll of MusicMusic Gap Year Uni of Brighton Primary Education Oxford Brookes Uni Biology Uni of Winchester Archaeology & History Uni of Southampton Software Engineering Uni West Eng Bristol Business & Events Mgt 2015 Roehampton Uni Journalism Apprenticeship Uni of Bath Mech Eng with Manu & Mgt Suffolk New College Art Foundation Cardiff Uni Archaeology Uni of Manchester Medicine EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM Student Institution Course James Bleese Angel Boland Tim Bradford Laura Bradley Josh Brett Andrew Brisbane Aaron Brooks Livy Browes Sarah Butcher Nat Cable Lauren Calver Hollie Carter Jacob Clements Eilish Coe Amber Cook Benedict Cooper William Coutts Becky Crumpton Chloe Culver George Curzon Connor Davies Grace Davis Katie Davis Rachel Dee Luca Dervenkar Naomi Doust Adam Downie Hannah Downie Megan Eglington Matt Farthing Amy Fitch Dom Forsyth Ellie Franklin Jenny Frost Ella Gillespie Harrie Gooch William Goodwin Millie Gray Reuben Green Michael Hague Amelia Hallett Gap Year Working in Australia Uni of Manchester Psychology Uni of Manchester Aerospace Engineering Queen Mary’s London Drama Uni of Surrey Microbiology Uni of Leeds Geological Sciences New India Insurance Co Underwriting Assistant Gap Year Applying 2015 Uni of Birmingham Liberal Arts and Sciences 2015 Uni of Hertfordshire Audio Recording & Production Nottingham Trent Uni Psychology 2015 Uni of East Anglia Psychology Uni of Kent Law and Criminology 2015 Nottingham Trent Uni Real Estate Uni of Manchester Fashion Marketing Gap Year Applying 2015 Uni of Nottingham Music and Philosophy Uni Campus Suffolk Radiotherapy & Oncology Canterbury CC Uni Primary Education Gap Year Applying 2015 Uni of Essex Criminology & American Studies Uni of Manchester Music Roehampton Uni Primary Education 2015 Gap Year Applying 2015 Uni St Andrews Chemistry Gap Year Drama and Theatre Studies 2015 Uni of Birmingham Mathematics Gap Year Applying 2015 Oxford Brookes Uni Foundation Built Environment Royal Ac of Music Orchestral Percussion & Timpani Uni of Kent Criminology and Sociology Uni of Warwick History Gap Year Applying 2015 Gap Year Army 2015 Uni of Portsmouth Criminology and Psychology Cambridge (Homerton) Education with English & Drama Writtle College Garden Design Camberwell Sch of Art Foundation in Art & Design Uni of Hertfordshire Music Comp & Tech for Film & Games Apprenticeship Plumbing Gap Year Applying 2015 EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM Student Institution Course Chas Hardingham Jordan Harrison Liam Heron Cessie Hillman Charlie Hopgood Olivia Horne Elle Howe Courtney Howlett Laurence Hunt Max Hutchings Ben Hutchings Alice Ireland Matthew Jackson Deanna Jacobs Nicole Jesuthasan Benjamin Johnson Gabrielle Johnson Olivia Johnson Charlotte Jones Will Kennerley Amelia Lewis Michael King Louisa Lander Alastair Lawrence Sam Lawrence-Clery Adele Lemke William Lennard Emily Ley Gege Li Wai Yee Lim Nicholas Ling Balazs Liptay-Wagner Jesse Lister Jamie Loxley Octavia Lugo Laura Mann Peter Mansfield Oli Mayston Annie McCullagh Alana McEwan Paige McQueen Durham Uni Uni of Hertfordshire Gap Year Uni of Warwick Uni of Birmingham Leeds Metropolitan Uni Employment Uni of Wolverhampton Uni of Sheffield Uni of Brighton Queen Mary’s London Gap Year Uni of Leicester Uni of Kent Harper Adams College Uni of Greenwich Uni of Kent Suffolk One Uni Campus Suffolk Uni of Bath Suffolk New College Loughborough Uni Uni of Bath Uni of Manchester Uni of York Canterbury CC Uni Uni of East Anglia Gap Year Uni of Sheffield Uni of Greenwich Uni of Surrey Uni of Huddersfield Canterbury CC Uni Uni of Birmingham Uni of Hertfordshire Loughborough Uni Suffolk College Loughborough Uni King’s College London Gap Year Gap Year General Engineering Healthcare Science Applying 2015 Mathematics Physics History Natwest Biological Sciences Economics and Politics Sport Journalism Biomedical Sciences Applying 2015 Law with Politics Sociology Animal Mgt and Welfare Business Administration Criminology Art Foundation Course Early Childhood Studies Computer Science with Business Beauty Therapy Level NVQ Civil Engineering Pharmacy Chemistry Philosophy History History Applying 2015 Medical Biochemistry Advertising and Marketing Comms Mechanical Engineering Psychology with Criminology Primary Education 2015 Geography Environmental Management 2015 English and Drama Engineering 2015 Mechanical Engineering Religion, Politics & Society Applying 2015 Applying 2015 EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM Student John Miller Miriam Miller Zak Miller Jason Mitchell Celandine Mitchell Cotts Sam Moody Libby Morris Laura Mulvey Robyn Murphy Finly Niekirk Elspeth Orme Robert Ormond Alice Owen Tom Owen Philip Parish Oli Parker Jacob Parkinson Owen Passmore James Payne Melissa Payne Cameron Pearson Dan Perry Will Pirkle Mahala Proctor Chloe Rainford Amy Randall James Ransome Pradeep Ravichandran Brooke Richardson Graham Robertson Evie Robinson Hamish Ruia Beth Sarginson Batley Rebecca Saxby Rhys Saxton Eleanor Scott Jack Seccombe Chris Sheehan Josh Sherman Louise Shimmon Katherine Siddle Institution Course Employment Uni Campus Suffolk Uni of Central Lancs City Uni Suffolk New College Durham Uni Uni of Sheffield Uni of Sheffield Uni of Hull Uni of Bath Gap Year Uni of Surrey Uni College London Uni of Kent Gap Year Uni of Birmingham Loughborough Uni Uni of East Anglia Nottingham Trent Uni Uni of Lincoln Apprenticeship Canterbury CC Uni Gap Year Birmingham City Uni Uni of Brighton Uni of Reading Uni of Bath Uni of Aberdeen Uni of Brighton Uni of Kent Uni of York Uni of Leeds Camberwell Coll of Art Uni of York Sheffield Hallam Uni Loughborough Uni Uni of Leeds Uni of Plymouth Uni of Sheffield Distance Learning Anglia Ruskin Uni Holbrook HS Teaching Assistant Operating Department Practice Psychology Actuarial Science Art Foundation Physics Modern Languages English Literature Drama & Theatre Practice Biology Applying 2015 Economics Psychology & Language Sciences Business & Management Applying 2015 Mathematics Mechanical Engineering English Lit with Creative Writing Product Design Psychology Gas & Oil Industry Biosciences Applying 2015 Speech & Language Therapy Business Mgt with Human Resource Real Estate Sociology Medicine Applied Psychology & Criminology Astronomy, Space Science & Astrophysics Law Food Science and Nutrition 2015 Art Foundation Course Psychology Law Fine Art Economics Civil Engineering Mathematics Photography course Psychology and Criminology FORUM EXAM RESULT SPECIAL Student Institution Course Aaron Skates Emily Smith Rebecca Smith Ryan Smith Ellen Spalding Niamh Speedman Lydia Stein Elliot Stephenson Andrew Stoner Emma Strachan Jess Tatham Andrew Taylor James Taylor Ross Tennant Fabian Thomas Helena Thomson Lena Thomson Lydia Thorley Michael Thornton Eloise Tilbrook Holly Tilbrook Luke Todhunter Luke Tomlinson Reuben Tricker Albany Tripp Polly Uff Elliot Valentine Miranda Vaughan Lewis Walker Bradley Wattleworth Hannah Watts Ellen Webster Dan White Keeley Whitlock Lauren Williams George Witherley Kieran Wright John Wyld Freya Wysocki Gap Year Uni of Warwick Uni of Leeds Uni of York Uni of Winchester Uni of Portsmouth Queen Mary’s London Uni of Sheffield Uni of Leeds Gap Year Gap Year Uni of Hertfordshire Uni of Kent Uni of Birmingham Sheffield Hallam Uni Employment Apprenticeship Uni of Exeter Uni of Winchester Uni of York Goldsmiths London Swansea Uni Anglia Ruskin Uni Suffolk New College Suffolk New College Leeds Metropolitan Uni Uni of Edinburgh Cardiff Uni Uni of Plymouth Uni of Birmingham Uni of Leeds Uni of Manchester Uni of Birmingham Brunel Uni Employment Oxford Brookes Uni Nottingham Trent Uni Uni of Birmingham Suffolk New College Applying 2015 Philosophy with Psychology Sociology and International Relations Computer Science Primary Education Psychology Business Management Biochemistry Medicine Applying 2015 Applying 2015 Aerospace Engineering Business & Management Law Biomedical Science 2015 Business & Administration Geography 2015 History Environmental Geography Media and Communications Psychology Popular Music Level Diploma Carpentry & Joinery Foundation pre-Degree Art & Design Marketing & Advertising Mgt Business Management Archaeology Marine Technology Mechanical Engineering Psychology Fashion Buying & Merchandising Philosophy Sociology Office Assistant Economics, Fin & Interl Bus 2015 Business 2015 Chemical Engineering Art Foundation Course EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM GCSE Results  A superb 27.2% of grades were A* and A level;  69% of students achieved 5A*-C including English and Maths, our second best ever;  An amazing 13% students achieved at least ten A/A* grades;  Our Maths results were the best in the county and one quarter achieved 5A*/A grades;  The results below are our top achievers We are still waiting for results from one or two remark requests;  We were equally pleased with those who achieved lower grades yet surpassed their target grades Tom Abraham Jack Allen Lizzie Allen Sarah Anderson Rowan Aufenast Emily Backhouse Ella Baker Lydia Berry Amy Brammar Rosie Cable Natasha Clarke Luke Cleland Holly Cook Rachel Crawford Will Crookall Alice Cross Abbee Czarnota Issy Davis Matyas Dervenkar Sophie Downie Oli Egan Lauren Farthing Kate Firth Lizzie Freeman Jess Fryatt Patrick Green Piia Gubbins Callum Harris Louise Harling 2A* 8A 2B 7A 5B 3A* 7A 2B A* 4A 7B A* 9A 2B 2A* 8A B A* 5A 4B 2C 2A* 3A 8B 7A*5A 5A 7B A* 4A 5B 2C 2A* 9A B 5A 5B 2C 6A 6B 11A* A A* 5A 6B 4A* 6A 2B 7A 5B 9A 2B A* 7A 4B 11A B 3A* 8A B 9A*3A 5A* 6A B A* 7A 4B 4A* 7A B 7A* 5A 2A* 5A 5B 2A* 3A 5B 2C Olivia Hayward Smith 3A* 6A 3B Maddie Hazelwood 3A* 8A 2B Teague Hipkiss 5A* 6A B Shannon Hopkins 6A* 3A 3B Reece Howlett 4A* 7A B Rory Hutchison 2A* 9A 2B Harry Jacobs 8A 3B C Holly Johnson 3A* 8A C Katy Jones 3A* 4A 4B Mahydia Khan A* 4A 3B 2C Rachel Knights 4A* 7A B Christie La Fèvre 6A* 4A 3B Jack Lennard A* 8A 3B Maddie Ling A* 10A B Connie Maddock A* 9A 2B Lily Mills A* 4A 5B C Georgiana Mulvey 3A* 7A B C Natalie Nickells 12A*B(AS French A) Jonty Page 10A* 2A Elliot Parker 6A* 5A B Theo Passmore A* 6A 4B C Andrew Perry A* 4A 5B C D Verity Poulson A* 10A B Matt Rabone 7A 4B George Rolland 8A 3B C Ella Rose 4A* 1A 4B C David Sealy A* 7A 2B Charlie Seller 6A* 5A B Tammy Smith 2A* 3A 6B C 10 EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM GCSE Results Megan Taylor 11A* Natasha Todhunter 3A* 7A 2B Jack Trethewey 5A* 7A Ben Tyndale-Brown 4A* 7A C Lauren Vince A* 4A 2B 4C Chloe Watts 7A 3B 2C Megan Wells Natalie Whitney Georgie Wright Rob Wyld Sam Yale 2A* 7A 3B 2A* 7A 3B 4A* 5A 3B 7A 5B 10A* 2A Some of our other GCSE students did especially well and impressed the staff with their achievements and commitment throughout Year 11 The Year Team selected the following to be included: Amy Adams, Izzy Alder, Georgie Alexander, Chloe Arbon, Megan Arnold, Ella Baker, Thomas Barrington-Phillips, Cameron Beard, George Beattie, Mary Bennett, Moses Bentley, Lucy Bevan, Lauren Bond, Alain Bongjoh, Kieron Boreham, Sam Borley, Will Bostock, Che Breedt, Erin Brown, Jessie Buck, James Bullard, Jessie Button, Matilda Button, Marc Cabban, Ollie Campbell, Jack Capell, Archie Carter, Miles Carvalho, Rianna Catling, Alise Childs, Sam Chiverton, Ben ChurchillBrooke Coles, Jordan Collins, Douglas Cowles, Rory Crampton, Jamie Creed, Jessie Crosby, Reuben Dale, Xenia Dautzenberg, Emily Davies, Luke Davies, Bethany De Bree, Jack Donald, Sol Donohoe-Berry, Caitlin Du Plessis, Dania Dunn-Bukhari, Abigail Edwards, Fatima Ejembi, Kristian Elias, Matthew Elias, Samuel Elliott, Jordan Ellis, Poppy Ellis, Daniel Fawcett, Emma Fellows, Alix Foley, George Frawley, Hannah-May Frost, Lawrence Fuller, Leah Geary, Maia Gillespie, James Gladwin, Scarlett Gotts, Dominic Gowland, Harry Grimsey, Vishal Gupta, Louise Harling, Kyan Harper, Callum Harris, Craig Harris, William Harris, Jazmin Harrison, George Harrow, Lorna Harvey, Cherie HawesGeorge Henstridge, Helen Herbert-Goldsmith, Howard Hill, Ellie Hodge, Kit Hollingsworth, Grace Horne, John Hornsby Swann, Amy Howell, Charlie Jeffery, Toby Jenkins, Michael Jopling, Emma Kay, Megan Keeble, Lewis Kincaid, Jason King, Olivia Lambert, Laura Lemke, William Leversha, Emily Levett, Jun Lim, Thomas Matthews, Alice McCusker, Jessica McIntyre, Brogan McKay, Alice McKenzie, George Mitchell, Megan Moon, Lewis Morley, Jenny Morris, Jake Morrison, Caitlin Morrow, Rhona Murray, Emma Nagle, Annabelle Nash, Alice Norris, Katrina Palser, Megan Parken, Rebecca Patchett, Thomas Payne, James Pedersen, Katya Pusey, Cara Puttock, Matthew Rabone, Lauren Richards, Callum Robinson, Connor Robinson, Nat Robinson, Evie Roiz De Sa, Carly Rowe, Adrian Sanday, Aaron Saunders, James Scarce, Lauren Setchell, Megan Sewell, Nikolay Shopov, Jake Silverthorne, Jake Smith, Jordan Smith, Lily Smith, Peter Snowling, Kate Stevenson, Lydia Stoodley, Darryl Swain, Chloe Thomas, Sam Thrower, Natasha Todhunter, Hannah Truran, Katrina Vaughan, Jade Vellam, Chloe Walker, Ethan Ward, Louise Watling, Paige Westbrook, Jevan Whittaker, Molly Wickens, Sarah Winter, Lucy Wood, Kassie Yule 11 EXAM RESULT SPECIAL FORUM We are delighted that 63 students have joined our Sixth Form, having completed their GCSEs elsewhere We welcome them warmly to the school and especially want to recognise the achievement of the following who achieved grades that would rank them in our list of achievements (small letters indicate where students have undertaken a GCSE short course): Student School Grades Jordan Astley Felixstowe Academy 4A*4A2B Zilah Atfield Debenham High School 7A5Ba Emma Balmer Kesgrave High School 2A*5A4BCD Matthew Cornforth Debenham High School 2A*4A3Ba* Andrew Corrigan Debenham High School A*7A4BCc Georgina Day Copleston High School 8A*3A2B Rhodri Durie Debenham High School 3A*7ABCa Ilsa Earnesti Thomas Mills High School 2A*3A7B2C Angus Fotherby St Alban’s Catholic HS 12A* Byron Gamble The English School, Nicosia 4A*5AB Isobel Garratt Kesgrave High School 3A*6A2B2C Charlie Haddon Debenham High School 2A*5A4BCc Emma Lander Debenham High School A*7A3Ba* Charlotte Lee Debenham High School 2A*7ABCa Ibrahim Manto Debenham High School A*7A4Ba Carenza Miles Debenham High School 5A*5A2BCc John Millar Debenham High School 10A*2ABa Peter Ouko Debenham High School 5A3B3Cc Jack Potter Debenham High School 2A*9Aa Hannah Richardson St Alban’s Catholic HS 4A*7AB Amy Russell Colchester County H S Girls 10A*B (AS level grade A) Will Seccombe Debenham High School 7A*2A2Ba Kian Semnani Ipswich High School 5A4BC Samuel Taber Kesgrave High School 3A*6A3BCD Imogen Warren Felixstowe Academy 4A*5AB(AS level grade C) Lorna Watkins Felixstowe Academy 2A*4A2BCb 12 FORUM 15th September 2014 SEH/MCB Dear Parent/Carer Hopefully, all parents and carers received my letter distributed to students last week Welcome back to a new school year if you didn’t get it! Please find enclosed our Exams Forum which gives you detailed information about just how brilliantly our students did in their exams this summer They all deserve so much credit for working so hard I hope you enjoy reading it Our AGM for the FHSF is on Thursday, September 18th at 7pm Hopefully you’ll receive this beforehand but I will also send flyers out! Again, please attend if you can The business part is short (30 minutes maximum) and we have wine and nibbles! We then have a selection of workshops for you to choose two from We hope you’ll find these useful This year they include:protecting your child online; trial exciting year 7/8 Maths and English lessons; developing memory techniques for students to learn; find out how to best support your son or daughter getting into University; helping your son to better at school Please also remember that we have our Fashion Show on Friday, 26th September This was a superb evening two years ago, with shopping and a show, all enjoyed with a glass of fizz Tickets are available from the school office – they are limited so I would get yours now! A separate letter has been sent home asking for your help at the Craft Fayre on Sunday, October 12th Please all you can to attend it as it’s always a nice event I’d particularly value lots of raffle prizes and cakes, which can be delivered to school beforehand It’s one of the ways we can help to raise funds for the school I also wanted to thank and recognise the work that all our staff did with Activities Week at the end of term The students had a brilliant time and many staff gave up their own time to organise trips or and long day trips Particular thanks go to Miss Gilmour for all her work organising the whole week 13 FORUM There are two other things to bring to your attention Enclosed with this letter is a flyer about our campaign to raise money to support a wonderful Year student, Miles Alder Miles has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative illness for which there is no cure He has outgrown his wheelchair and desperately needs a new one which will make a significant difference to the quality of his life We need to raise £16,000 to help his family In addition to all our fundraising events, I am hoping that those parents who can afford it might be willing to make a donation All the details are on the flyer – please also keep a look out for events this term One of these will be our Centenary Evening on October 21st This year, rather than having just a Focus Fortnight, we are having events and activities throughout the term based on ‘Reflection and Resolution’ – it is intended to link with the Centenary of World War One On October 21st we are having a cabaret style evening of wonderful music, dance, drama and prose A variety of students (and staff!) will be performing and there will be a bar Tickets are free but there will be donations for ‘Miles’s Chair’ Please your very best to support it – it should be lovely and is a completely new venture for us and I really want it to be a success It should be perfect for all ages from to 80 plus! I look forward to seeing you at one of our events – hopefully all of them! Best wishes Ms Sue Hargadon Headteacher 14 FORUM Events/Activities To Look Out For The Parent Pack will be on the website shortly It contains lots of useful information and you are advised to look through this carefully You will be sent a letter about it with a form to complete about a variety of issues Please phone my PA, Mrs Berriman if you would like a paper copy In Year we are going to have a volunteer to help each day with the office staff and to greet visitors This will only happen once in the year If you don’t want your child, should he or she be chosen, to be taken out of lessons for one day a year, please let the school office know Our “Recognising Success” booklet for 2013-14 will be distributed to the students in the next three weeks The late bus arrangements start week beginning September 15th They will be available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings but they offer a limited service covering the school catchment area only There is no charge as the school pays for these There is an SEN Parents Information event on Wednesday 17th September This is by invitation only and letters have been sent out The FHSF AGM takes place on September 18th at 7.00 pm It includes wine and nibbles and workshops on a variety of topics Year 12 Induction Day outing to Mersea Camp is on September 25th The FHSF Fashion Show is on September 26th Tickets are on sale from the office The German Exchange students arrive from Germany on October 1st and stay until October 8th Our Open Evening will be held on Thursday, October 2nd from 6.00 pm The FHSF Craft Fayre is on Sunday, October 12th The Year 10 Information Evening for parents/carers will be on October 16th 15 FORUM Year 13 students who are applying to university should be working on their personal statements by now and should be completing their application forms The deadline for completion of these is October 24th unless students have spoken to Mr Piddington or Ms Tyndale-Hardy regarding an extension to attend an open day in half-term For those applying to Oxbridge or for medicine/dentistry/veterinary practice, the deadline is September 19th Our Centenary Commemoration Evening event takes place on October 21st at 7.00pm 16