Tuesday
16th January 2018
Yesterday
and today Mr Tony Smith, former Headteacher of Dartford Grammar School, is
spending time in school to look at what we do with a fresh pair of eyes. During his time he will be walking the
school, speaking with staff and students and visiting lessons. The outcome of his visit will provide us with
a further opportunity to reflect on our practices and consider different ways
of doing things.
Yesterday
after school, I chaired the Extended Senior Leadership Team meeting looking at
a number of aspects of the school; which was then followed by attending the
January Development Fund Committee and Old Maidstonian Committee meetings. Lots of different initiatives were discussed
but all having a focus on how they both continue to support the workings of the
school.
All
of this week Year 13 students are completing their mock examinations which will
provide them, their families and us with feedback on how they have progressed
since their Year 12 examinations and what now needs to be done before the real
examinations in the summer. Good luck everyone.
Tonight
after school the teaching staff have an extended meeting continuing to look at
what learning is going on in our classrooms and how we are extending that
learning to outside of the classroom.
Year 7 and 8 students will have moved onto a homework timetable and it
is vital that new working habits develop to support how students learn and organise
themselves.
On
Friday, I am attending the Grammar School Heads’ Association Steering Group
meeting in Birmingham as one of the Kent representatives. The Group meets three times a year and is
made up of headteachers that represent all the grammar schools across the
country. A number of things will be
discussed.
Congratulations
to the U16 Football Squad who successfully reached the last 16 of the English
Schools’ National Cup Tournament beating Thomas Tallis School 2 – 1. Scorers were Bash Ryan and Will Haywood. This is a fantastic achievement for the squad
and the entire school. Best wishes to
the boys in the next round.
