NEWSLETTER www.cowesec.org info@cowesec.org
Friday 11th January
Dear Parents and Carers, A very Happy New Year and I hope you had a wonderful break. It has been lovely to welcome back our students this week and to see them full of energy and enthusiasm for their learning and the term ahead. Congratulations to Year 13 students who are focusing hard on their learning. This approach has certainly paid off and our Year 13 students are starting 2019 with exciting university offers, including for Oxford University. We have a strong programme of support for UCAS applications here and it is great to hear of these successes.
Today, we have held our mock exam results day for Year 11 students. They received their recent mock results in envelopes just as they will do in August. Students now have a clear picture of where to prioritise their next set of efforts and need to keep the revision up. We also now expect all Year 11s to have 100% attendance. Last year, Year 11 students with 95% attendance achieved, on average, the best results in the year by a considerable amount. I would also like to thank all parents regarding our uniform focus this week. It has been particularly positive to have conversations with so many of you who support an initiative which will ensure that no child stands out as being different because of the way they are dressed. Some of you may have seen that the local press is currently running a series of stories presenting Island youngsters in a negative light. We continue to be very proud of students here and it is important that our Cowes Enterprise College students can hold their heads up high in the community and show through their uniform and general presentation and behaviour that they deserve the pride of the community. We are equally proud of our Duke of Edinburgh students, who were awarded their bronze certificates this week by the Lord Lieutenant at an Island-wide event. It was inspiring to hear their passion for the award. My parent surgeries continue this term on Tuesday afternoons. Please either email dharrison@cowesec.org or phone the school on 01983 203103 asking for Donna Harrison to book a pre-booked slot. With best wishes, Rachel Kitley