Year 12 were taken on a visit to Royal Holloway University to show them what university life is like and to give them a better idea of what to look for when considering universities and courses.
Husna described her experience:
“Going to the Royal Holloway provided us with valuable insight and experience by learning deeper about higher education. We were provided with tours and received lectures thus helping us experience university life. This trip helped me and others understand clearer about lecture styles, take in the environment and learn what to consider when applying for a university.”
Congratulations to our first ever Saracens High School leavers as they head off to a range of prestigious universities in the autumn and all the best to our current Year 12s with their applications. Perhaps one of our Year 12s will even gain a place at Royal Holloway!
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The summer term always seems to come around so quickly and here we are again with another Year 11 cohort, and our first Year 13 cohort, having just started their public exams. Just after Easter the Year 11s had their language oral exams and the 10 hour art exam and they are now in full flow with their written exams.
Our Year 12 and 13 T Level students have worked hard on their coursework elements: the Employer Set Project (ESP) and the Occupational Speciality Project (OSP). The A Level students have started their written exams and our Pre-Apprenticeship students have completed their work experience coursework tasks.
It is an intense period and I am grateful to the staff for the way they prepare the young people so well. Our teachers always go above and beyond with targeted intervention sessions to ensure that pupils perform to the best of their ability. However, there are many more staff involved in the process, from the pastoral teams who ensure that everyone has the support they need to the amazing examination staff, LSAs, catering and site staff who all play a key role in making the whole process run smoothly. I am very grateful to the staff who give up many hours before and after school as well as at weekends and in the holidays. I am also grateful to our families, who have spent many hours supporting their children to revise and to help them feel confident about the process.
Please remember that Year 13 results are released on Thursday 14th August, with Year 11 results the following week on Thursday 21st August.
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Each year, Saracens High School runs the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Maths Challenges. There are three basic levels: senior (KS5), intermediate (KS4), and junior (KS3). We are delighted to have had over 250 pupils across years 7-13 participate this year!
These challenges are maths questions that are designed to be tricky and make you think. Pupils are not allowed any calculators or measuring equipment and have to rely only on their brain to answer these difficult questions.
To achieve a bronze award in the challenge, pupils must be in the top 50% nationwide. Silver is the top 33% and Gold is the top 16%. We are very proud that we have had 81 bronze awards, 18 silver awards, and even two gold awards this year (who were invited to participate in the follow-on rounds)!
Each pupil who has participated will receive a certificate next half term to celebrate their achievement.
We cannot wait to see what next year’s results hold!
Sky’s new poster competition is the perfect half-term activity for any budding artists/designers (or palaeontologists) aged 11-18. Winners of the Jurassic World Rebirth poster can win prizes such as a tour of Sky Studios in Elstree as well as cinema tickets to see the film coming to cinemas in July.
The competition closes on 6th June. More information can be found here.
For other activities over the half term break, have a look at the community page of the school website.
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Every two weeks our baking society, Tuck Shop Bakes, holds a bake sale to raise money for charity.
We meet on Thursdays; the first Thursday to make promotional material and the Thursday afterwards to create the baked goods. We repeat this cycle, holding bake sales every Friday.
So far we’ve sold cupcakes, cookies and brownies, all for just £1 per item. We are currently finding out as much as we can about Cancer Research UK and Refuge before deciding which charity to donate the profits to. By the end of the school year we hope to have raised at least £500 for charity.
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Five of our T Level Digital students enjoyed the privilege of attending Shawbrook Bank’s partnership lunch at their new head office in The City.
The sixth formers learnt about apprenticeship positions and had the opportunity to ask questions of current apprentices. They were also blown away by the working environment they saw on their guided tour, including rooftop gardens, a gym, cinema room and libraries.
Our students found the experience inspiring and motivational and are now better informed about career options available to them. We’re enormously grateful to Shawbrook for such a fantastic opportunity.
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On the 4 th of April my Duke of Edinburgh group, along with the Year 12 team, embarked on our Gold DofE practice expedition in Brecon Beacons, Wales. It was a 4-day long journey in which we covered a total distance of 46.6km (28.9 miles). The expedition was an exciting, memorable and exhilarating adventure.
The highlight of our trip happened on the first day, when our planned route took an unexpected turn, leading us into the middle of a dense forest filled with thorns and nettles. It was already getting dark, and things were tense for a while, but we stuck together and managed to navigate our way through and reach the other side. That day we didn’t reach the campsite till 10.30pm. Exhausted, but proud of ourselves.
The next day (Saturday) was a lot smoother than the day before. The views were incredible, and we followed a scenic trail passing by 3 lakes, which made for an enjoyable hike.
Sunday was arguably the most iconic day of the expedition. We hiked up Pen y Fan, the highest peak in South Wales sitting at 886m above sea level. The climb was a tiring one, especially with the heavy bags we were carrying, but the views at the top were worth it. We had lunch at the top as well – pasta – all while enjoying the panoramic views. The descent was also quite challenging due to the steep rocky surfaces and the sheer drops on both sides of the path. After completing the mountain section, we endured another 7.5km walk to reach the campsite which, fortunately, was the most comfortable of the trip.
The final day was arguably the easiest, since our route took us mostly through fields and farms, around the sheep, and we managed to complete the expedition successfully at around 2pm. The ride back to London was, ironically, the best bit about the whole trip, providing a much-needed rest after four days of intense hiking.
When preparing for our assessed expedition in July in the Lake District, there are a couple of things we could improve upon. Firstly, we could plan our breakfast meals better—particularly by incorporating more carbohydrates—this would help ensure we start each day with sufficient energy. Secondly, we could also get a bit more disciplined and leave the campsite slightly earlier, to help us manage our time more effectively. Lastly, it would be very useful if we took shorter breaks, since that would ensure that we got to our campsites earlier.
Overall, it was an extremely fun trip – one that we will always remember. I would like to express my gratitude, on behalf of the DofE group, to Miss Edwards for organising this fantastic opportunity for us. I would also like to thank Miss Nelson and Mr Fox-Bryne for giving up their time to accompany us on our trip and making it just that bit more memorable.
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This term has flown by and you will see from all of the events that have been celebrated on the website how packed it has been.
Some of the highlights have included numerous Futures visits related to different careers and apprenticeships. Our Year 12s have attended a UCAS event to start the process of thinking about their future step, while the Year 13s have enjoyed receiving offers from universities and are planning for the summer exams and what comes afterwards. The Year 11s are in the final stages of preparation for their GCSE exams and the T Level students have performed brilliantly in their Occupational Specialism assessments. These are grueling projects that are completed over a series of days and involve real-life work-related problems to solve based on everything they have studied throughout the course.
On the personal development side, events this term have included an author visit for World Book day, Year 9 pupils going out on Duke of Edinburgh bronze expeditions, while a Sixth Form group are on their gold expedition at the moment. We celebrated an Iftar together during Ramadan, our choir sang at The Royal Albert Hall, and all of Year 10 took part in a programme aimed at preparing young people for employment led by a partner charity ‘Leadership Through Sport and Business’, who were introduced to us by Saracens.
This Easter we are delighted that our first international visit is taking place, with 39 pupils and 5 staff heading to Italy for a week of skiing, and we are looking forward to more international visits to Spain and Germany in the next year.
We had another extremely successful Making Memories day where the feedback included the comment ‘it was the best day of my life,’ and I again received an email from a member of the public to say how our pupils are wonderful citizens while travelling on public transport. I receive one of these lovely emails most Making Memories days, and I am always so impressed that a person has taken the time to research the school and find an email address to write to. Clearly the pupils make a big impression to prompt someone to do that.
Earlier in the term we welcomed senior leaders from other schools to help us in a review of our school. Challenge Partners is an organisation that facilitates schools working together and learning from each other, and we were delighted with the experience of the three day review in our school, as well as five members of our SLT visiting other schools for three days. We were also proud to host a day at Saracens for other leaders, which was facilitated by Partners in Excellence (PiXL). Over 20 senior leaders from around the country visited us to see how we support pupil premium children to make exceptional progress.
We know the importance of attendance to school, and we are proud to have been in the top 7% in the country to this point, with Year 11 in the top 2%. We know that attendance to school is the biggest predictor of outcomes, so great attendance, along with living the values of discipline, hard work, honesty, and humility, will lead to great results in the summer.
Our Saracens partners have played in some big games recently and I was delighted to see so many families at the ‘takeover day’, the ‘women’s cup final’, and ‘the showdown game’ at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. With the women’s season completed, the focus now turns to the men’s final games of the season and the playoffs. Hopefully we will have more games to attend and celebrate.
This Easter break sees two members of staff moving on from Saracens to pastures new. Mrs Baptista has led Computer Science for the last two and a half years, helping to establish a fantastic curriculum and introducing the A Level and T Levels courses. We wish her well in her new role at a school in Enfield. Mr Sylvester has been Assistant Year Lead of Year 7 for the last 18 months and is now moving into a new job out of the education sector. We thank them both for their contributions to the Saracens community.
I hope you have a relaxing and safe holiday and look forward to welcoming everyone back on Wednesday 24 April for the first day of the summer term.
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28 April – 2 May: UCAS week (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)
This will be an important week for Year 12 students. As well as workshops for students there will be an assembly for parents (details to follow). Students will be assigned mentors to help them successfully navigate university applications.
Year 13
Students need to mark Thursday 26th June in their diaries for our first ever leavers’ dinner (details to follow)!
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