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November 2023
And just like that it’s almost Christmas!
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However, we’re not storing up all of the visits and visitors for the final weeks of term. Scroll down to find out about events across the year groups, including the sixth form.
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Black History Month Poetry Competition
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As part of Black History Month celebrations, we ran a poetry competition in school. In sticking with this year's theme of 'Saluting our Sisters,' we encouraged pupils to write poems that celebrated and honoured the resilience, contributions, achievements, and stories of Black women, famous or otherwise. We had some lovely entries and the top 3 finalists were judged by visiting …
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Site Visit for Pre-Apprenticeship Students
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At the beginning of November our Pre-Apprenticeship students went on a site visit with the construction firm Wates. It was fascinating to be shown around the Grahame Park Estate redevelopment with Projects Managers. The tour was followed by a session with Sparks Mentoring who provide guidance on job applications for careers in construction and engineering. Sparks also introduced our students …
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Spanish Cinema Trip for Year 7
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Each year we take our Year 7 linguists to the cinema to watch ‘Coco’ in Spanish. The Mexican film is based on the holiday ‘Dia de Muertos’ and 12 year old Miguel’s search for his own history and heritage. We enjoyed watching (and singing along to) the film at the Everyman cinema in Barnet. As well as the film itself, …
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Activities Over Christmas
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Families eligible for Free School Meals have been emailed vouchers they can use to book their child/children onto BACE activities over the school break. BACE (Barnet Active Creative Engaging holidays) offer a range of activities across the borough. To find out which activities are available CLICK HERE.
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All Year 11 pupils and their families are invited to our T Level Open Evening on 29th November, 5-6.30pm. Come and find out more about this career-focused qualification that combines 80% classroom learning with 20% work placement. A T Level is a two-year course that is the equivalent of 3 A Levels. At Saracens Sixth Form we offer three T …
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Year 12 Geography in Epping Forest
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Our Year 12 Geography students went to the Field Studies Centre in Epping Forest for a 'Carbon Day'. The day began with a game of 'guess the tree,' followed by a number of experiments including carbon storage assessments and measuring surface run-off. To end their eventful day students produced field sketches of the forest and were treated to an unexpected …
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This term we have added a new club to our enrichment offering: Boxing. Each week 20 pupils from across the year groups are led by a professional coach as well as dedicated staff. Through boxing the children are learning discipline, control and resilience. The club is invitation only and is currently full. However, pupils interested in the club can email …
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Pre-Apprenticeship Work Placements
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Our Pre Apprenticeship students started their work placements this week and have made wonderful first impressions! The students are going to a range of organisations including Wates Construction, Shawbrook, Saracens RFC, Quinn and Arts Depot. The young people will attend their work placements two days per week alongside the BTEC courses they're studying in school. We know our students will …
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15 Year 11 pupils attended an academic workshop day at Christ Church College, Oxford. The pupils were prompted to begin thinking about what their further study options might be and what they should be thinking about now to help them get there. This was followed by a chance to quiz current Oxford undergraduate students on their experiences in humanities and …
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We love supporting the professional Saracens teams and we're delighted to see both the men's and women's teams in strong positions at this early stage in the premiership seasons. Saracens Men have won their last four games, with a statement win over local rivals Harlequins last weekend. Saracens Women started their Premiership campaign with an absolute barnstorming against Loughborough at …
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Year 10 Art and DT pupils were given a creative introduction to architecture when Open City spent the afternoon in their lessons. Pupils were tasked with designing - then making models of - bus stops, bridges and houses for bears and giraffes! The university architecture students advised our pupils on routes into the profession, including giving them tips about enhancing …
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