March/April 2013 - Pershore High School

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STAFF INTERNAL TELEPHONE Extension Numbers PA to Headteacher Mrs. L. Dyer 256 Deputy Headteacher Mr. P. Hanson 227 Deputy Headteacher Mr. A. Nockton 224 Assistant Headteacher Mr. G. Booth 325 Head of Student Achievement Mrs. Z. Budding 271 Head of Sixth Form Mr. J. Howell 253 Sixth Form Support Officer Mrs. J. McKenzie 240 Personnel Officer Mrs. A. Davenport 205 Armstrong House Miss E. Bliss 286 Mrs. E. Hall (Admin) 287 Kingsley House Mrs. J. Higginbotham 337 Mrs. J. Jenkins (Admin) 290 Magellan House Mr. P. Watson 325 Mrs. J. Hyde (Admin) 288 Business Manager Mr. R. Dalton 265 Behaviour Management Mr. R. Wood 268 Exams Office Mrs. N. Christopher 257 Recepon Mrs. E. Pleciak 221 Main Office Mrs. C. Clarke 232 Mrs. J. Meadows 332 Absence Reporting If your child is unexpectedly absent from school due to illness please call school to let them know as soon as it is possible to do so. You can ring or email the House offices and can leave a message outside of school hours on the following telephone numbers:‐ Armstrong ‐ Ext 287 Emma Hall Armstrongcentre@pershore.worcs.sch.uk Kingsley ‐ Ext 290 Jo Jenkins Kingsleycentre@pershore.worcs.sch.uk Magellan ‐ Ext 288 Julie Hyde Magellancentre@pershore.worcs.sch.uk It is also helpful to confirm using the contact details above if your child will be late into school due to a medical appointment. Corbe’s Column: 3 FoPHS: Parent Panel: 4 80th Anniversary Gala Concert: 6,7 Art/ Photography: 8 Business Studies: 9 DofE: 9 Design & Technology: 10 English: 11,12 History: 13 Work Experience: 13,14 Mathemacs: 15 Modern Foreign Language: 15 Physical Educaon: 16,17,18,19 Science: 20 House News: 22,23 Privacy Noce: 25 Reply Slip: 26 General Consent Forms for School Trips Please make sure you have returned the general consent form so that your son/daughter can take part in any school trip arranged during normal school hours. Please remember to keep us informed of any changes to your contact details or changes to your child’s medical needs so that we can keep our trip contact lists up to date. You can inform us of any changes to personal informaon by emailing data@pershore.worcs.sch.uk or phoning the school and dialling extension 289. PHS Newsletter Due to increasing prinng costs would you please sign up to receive your copy by email: www.pershore.worcs.sch.uk Click on Newsleer link and then click on Sign up to Newsleer Email Reminders. CHANGE OF CONTACT DETAILS It is imperave that parents keep us informed of changes to contact details and any medical issues affecng their child. Please contact the school in the event of any changes to personal circumstances. Please contact: Data@pershore.worcs.sch.uk or by telephone 01386 552471 Ext 289. 2
Corbett’s Column It has been a relavely short but acon packed term, with experiences ranging from ‘Oliver` and the Magistrates Mock Trial to external GCSE and A Level examinaons and a visit to Zambia. Given everything that has been achieved, it is almost invidious of me to pick out these examples. Parent Surveys A sample (223) of Year 8, 10, 11 and 12/13 parents have been surveyed at parents’ evenings thus far. Here are some of their views : 96.4% feel that their child is taught well; 97% feel that their child is making good progress; 96% state that they believe their child is happy at school; 96% feel that the school ensures that pupils are well behaved; 96% feel that the school is well led and managed. Although these responses are encouraging, I need to urge you to contact me when we do not live up to our usual high standards. In addion, we have an Ofsted inspecon coming soon so please respond to Parent View. Pupil Premium A reminder that if you child is in receipt of Free School Meals they are likely to be eligible for the Pupil Premium, a sum of money provided by the Government to support their educaon aspiraons and achievements. For further informaon please contact Nigel Evans our Raising Aspiraons Co‐ordinator. Appointments of New Staff The last few weeks have also been filled with interviews to appoint new staff in the Technology, English and Drama departments. I am hugely grateful to the students who have contributed magnificently to the process. Although I never like to lose colleagues who have given great service to the school, those leaving in the summer are either rering or moving on to promoted posts. I will provide further details in the near future. Excing Post‐16 possibilies I am very proud of our current Sixth Form provision; offering as it does a very popular collecon of ‘A` level choices. Indeed, around 160 youngsters have already expressed an intenon to join Year 12 next September. In spite of this we will never stand sll and I have been surveying current Year 10 students on what addional provision we might consider for introducon in September 2014. I share the determinaon of Governors to look at the feasibility of a business enterprise type offering. If this is to be a success it will require the involvement of local businesses and universies. If you can help, or know someone who could, please get in touch with me. Internaonal Links I am sure that two of our key internaonal acvies will be covered in full in our next newsleer. However, I must offer Paul Watson, Vicki Brown and our seven students our best wishes for their two week stay in Zambia that began on 22nd March. In addion, we welcome youngsters from Plouay during the first week back aer Easter. A recepon will be held in the dining room at 6.30pm on Tuesday 16th April. Geng down to some serious revision Whilst I appreciate the pressures upon them I have stressed to Year 11, 12 and 13 students the importance of significantly advancing their preparaons for the summer examinaons over the Easter holidays. The establishment of a proper revision regime is the key to success. Friends of Pershore High I must also thank all those involved in the Friends for arranging the Quiz and Aucon, and Easter Egg Bingo, this term. They were both very enjoyable and successful fund raising events, raising around £600 for school funds. And finally Can I thank all staff for their on‐going commitment and professionalism. It remains a joy to work with our wonderful young people and to appreciate their varied contribuons to our school. I hope that you all have an enjoyable and snow free Easter break. Clive Corbe 3
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