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Here is a round up of our blog posts, keeping you informed about the life and times of Pinner High School.

 

January 2022

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  • Cambridge Scholars!

    Published 28/01/22, by Admin

    Two of our students are celebrating this week after recognition from the University of Cambridge for two different programmes. A student in Year 8 has won a partial scholarship to attend a creative writing course at the University of Cambridge this summer. This was part of the Immerse Education Essay Competition we launched last term. There were over 5000 entries and only 7% of entrants received scholarship funding! A student in Year 10 has recently found out that they successfully applied for a place on a highly competitive international summer school as well, as one of just 10 participants from around the world. This is so impressive- many congratulations indeed.

    More sports teams were competing this week, with year 7 netball and year 11 basketball involved in really good games last night, and more fixtures due in the coming days. The teams are training really hard, and it is great to see such dedication from our students.

    The image above is of Aaron in year 12, as My Pinner News reported his appointment to exam board AQA's advisory board. This is an exciting opportunity for him, and great to see AQA taking student views seriously. 

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  • High Five

    Published 21/01/22, by Admin

    Students represented the schooI in five different sports this week: basketball, football, netball, badminton and cross country. The Year 7 netballers are unbeaten in the competition so far, and several members of the cross country team will be invited to join the county team on the strength of the competition this week, hosted at Harrow School. More important than the results are the opportunities this provides our students, and I am very grateful to everyone involved in this, students, colleagues, parents and volunteers at our school and others. It is always appreciated.

    St. John's College at the University of Oxford hosted our Year 10 English students this week. They had a tour of the Ashmolean Museum, the Bodleian library and an interview skills session with an admissions tutor. Many thanks to St. John's for being so welcoming, and accommodating our Scientists last week as well. Our school motto is 'Inspiring Learning' and students certainly returned inspired by what they had seen.

    Our student leadership positions have been shared with students this week, with an opportunity for all year groups to be involved in student government. We will also be electing our very first Head Students. Now that our Trailblazers have reached Year 12 they are ready to take on these additional responsibilities. Candidates have to be part of student government, and will then be interviewed for the posts by me, Mr. Stump our Head of Sixth Form, and a member of the Governing Body. I remember talking to Year 7 in 2016 about appointing our first Head Students in 2022. I don't know where the time has gone and it is exciting have such high levels of interest in these posts. More details are on the dedicated Google Classroom page!

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  • Oxford Visit

    Published 14/01/22, by Admin

    St. John's College, University of Oxford was the destination for a group of Year 10 students on Monday who found out more about what it would be like to study Chemistry at university. The student report on the trip reads: "Firstly, we took part in a session which discussed the history of the university, and the other things that you can get involved in whilst studying there such as extra-curricular activities, volunteering, and research. After this, we took part in a Chemistry workshop where we had to use our problem solving skills to solve a mystery and work out how someone had been poisoned. We then had lunch in the college dining hall before going to the Ashmolean Museum, where we viewed famous pieces of art from around the world. Finally, we took part in another workshop at the university where we had to combine our scientific skills with critical thinking skills to come up with solutions to help stop climate change. The trip was a fantastic way to learn about what it is like to study at university, and we would like to thank everyone at St John's College who worked with us throughout the day."

    Year 11 students have been doing their Spanish and Mandarin Speaking exams all week.  This has given them the valuable experience of speaking one to one under test conditions. They have risen to the challenge really impressively. A group of Year 11s had a valuable session with the Reach Society co-founder and Chairman Dr. Neil OBE and Dr. Adams. More details of the Reach Society are available here: https://www.reachsociety.com/ I am delighted our young people have the benefit of working with them.

    You will see another certificate in the image this week; thanks to the North West London Health and Care partnership for supporting us to be an asthma friendly school.

    Our House Event this week for Years 7-9  was preparation for the Spanish Spelling Bee. Next week we will crown our MFL Spelling Bee Champions!

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  • Happy New Year!

    Published 07/01/22, by Admin

    Happy New Year! It is so lovely to have students back in school this week. They have settled back in really quickly, and it is brilliant to see them immediately approach their learning so positively.

    Year 12 have been focussed on their mid-year exams this week, and like the Year 11s in their mock GCSEs before the holiday, they have impressed everyone with their dedication and resilience through what is undoubtedly a challenging experience. Of course, those are Pinner High School Values, so this should come as no surprise!

    Creativity and collaboration are also Pinner High School Values, as exhibited in the attached new display for the International Peace Poster Prize, sponsored by the Hatch End Lions Club. They are also shown by the 53 students across the school who are involved in our LAMDA programme. 33 students recently received their results, with over three quarters of them at the highest 'Distinction' level. LAMDA is the 'gold standard' performance examination, so this really is an astonishing achievement. Many many congratulations to all the students involved on this stellar achievement. There are just a couple of places remaining on the LAMDA programme this term. Please do contact us if your child would like to be a part of this. Students report a positive impact on their confidence and enthusiasm: also Pinner Values!

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