Tuesday 28 April 2020

Firstly, I wish to say well done to Matt Mcguire, Archie Strudwick, George Halpin, Ben Hursey and Fin Smith all of Year 12 who took part in the 2.6 Challenge this Sunday 26^th April.  They all completed their 26km individual run in just under 2 hours, and raised a significant amount of money for The Blackthorn Trust, a local charity that helps people with mental health issues.  Well done boys.

It seems that these five students have inspired others to do the same.  Theo Ronchetti and Matthew Sherry of Year 7 have arranged to take part in the Medway and Maidstone Athletics Club marathon this Sunday 3^rd May.  The boys will be running one quarter of a marathon each.  They have chosen to support The Heart of Kent Hospice and The Royal British Legion Industries.  If you would like to support the boys, then please click on the link. https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=MandMACMarathonBusters&isTeam=true Good luck boys.

As you can appreciate, school is very quiet.  Apart from a few students and members of staff the place is empty.  While we are closed though, a lot of work is going on.  The annual Easter deep clean is taking pace as well as a number of premises jobs.  The biggest job currently taking place is the conversion of room 90 to the new CCF Headquarters.  Eventually, the CCF will move out of the Headmaster’s House and into its new home.  Cadets and adult volunteers will be able to see how it is coming along when they return, with the aim being for the CCF to move into its new home by September.

Tuesday 21 April 2020

Welcome back everyone and welcome to Term 5.  I hope you have all had a good Easter break, and that you and your families are well and keeping safe.

We return this week knowing that we are in lockdown for a further three weeks and with no idea of when schools might reopen.  But we do return knowing more about what is to happen with years 11 and 13.  Their examinations are sadly not going to be taking place, instead being replaced by predicted grades.  A lot more work now needs to occur to ensure this happens, but the guidance published at the start of the Easter break from Ofqual was extremely helpful.  Regular updates to parents of years 11 and 13 will be provided.

For years 7 – 10 and 12, learning continues but in a virtual way.  Work will be uploaded onto our VLE and Microsoft Teams just as we did in the last two weeks before the Easter break.   Students should follow their normal timetable and complete the work being asked of them.  Any issues then they should make contact with their teachers.  As we develop more effective ways of using Microsoft Teams then expect to see different approaches in our teaching.

Finally, good luck to five students in Year 12 who are taking part in the 2.6 Challenge this Sunday 26^th April.  Matt Mcguire, Archie Strudwick, George Halpin, Ben Hursey and Fin Smith have all decided to take part in a 26km individual run to raise money for The Blackthorn Trust, a local charity that helps people with mental health issues.  If you would like to support them then please click on https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=1161130