Welcome to the first edition of our two-weekly newsletter for this academic year. I want to start by expressing how impressive the students have been upon their return to school. As you will be aware, we started with asymptomatic testing of all students twice before the full return to school. As had been the case in March, our support staff, local and parent volunteers stepped up to make this possible and the students conducted themselves brilliantly. This has enabled a much more normal return to school than we experienced this time last year. It has been a real pleasure to be able to speak to students in Assemblies last week about the key areas of focus for them and our school for the year ahead. My assembly focused on resilience, community and understanding and maximising how your brain works. I stressed to students the fact that, contrary to beliefs in the past, resilience is not something that you are either born with or without. Moreover, that you can learn and develop strategies to improve your resilience – in fact most of them had learnt
many over the course of the last 18 months. Secondly, I highlighted the fact that what has supported and will continue to support our collective resilience has been the ability to seek support and give support to others within our community. I reiterated what we mean by community - a unified body of individuals. We are one school, one community, but each of us is different. Each of us is individual and brings something unique to our community, but we all share common values, beliefs and goals. A strong community is one where all are valued, respected and contribute. Re-establishing this is extremely important for all of us this year. We have seen in recent times that events such as the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, the murder of Sarah Everard and the murder of teacher Sabina Nessa last week, have become much more than individual crimes and events. They have had an impact on our collective conscious and reiterated the need for us to eradicate all forms of prejudice, racism and sexual harassment and abuse from our community.
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All individuals have the right to be valued and respected in our community, and where we see this is not the case, we all have a responsibility to act. We must challenge or report any racist, sexist, homophobic or disrespectful language and actions in order to protect our community – that we all need and belong to – from being undermined. Finally, I reminded students of the value of learning and thinking about how your brain works, as it helps us to understand how we learn best. Exploring the science of learning and memory can help students to work smart as well as hard and, in the year ahead, this is going to be important for all our students. The student section of warlinghamtl.co.uk is a resource created with this at its heart. An exciting aspect of this newsletter, is the reinvigoration of the enrichment and extracurricular opportunities for students in the year ahead. At our recent open evening last week, both the students and I talked to prospective parents about this side of school life and how important it is in developing the students not only academically,
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but also with the character, personal attributes and confidence they need to set them up for success in school and beyond school. It is great to see trips, visits and extra-curricular clubs being publicised to widen the horizons of our students. I was hoping to get through a newsletter message without referring to COVID-19, however you will have seen that we are monitoring the situation and will keep parents informed of any changes in the meantime. Thank you for your support in ensuring that students have face coverings with them, should we need to reintroduce this control and thank you for your ongoing support as parents and carers throughout the period of the pandemic.
We are delighted to introduce a new section into our newsletter where you will find highlights of what’s going on in a chosen subject. This week, we focus on English.
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 Overview
We have had a fantastic start to the school year at Key Stage 3. Our Year 7s are revising and consolidating their writing skills from key Stage 2 through the study of our new novel ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students are using class-based discussion to help support their empathy writing towards the end of this term. It has been an equally exciting start in Year 8 as our students embark on the study of the modern play adaptation ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ by Simon Stephens. The students absolutely love this play and we are enjoying our
What knowledge are we learning? Year 7: Empathy writing, fronted adverbials, simile & metaphor Year 8: Monologue, dramatic irony, foreshadowing Year 9: Analyse, Evaluate, Synthesise, Ask pertinent questions Upcoming Assessments Year 7: Comprehension assessment w/c 1st November Year 8: Extract analysis w/c 18th October Year 9: Extract & whole novel analysis w/c 10th January Key Words Year 7: Empathy, Perspective, Refugee Year 8: Autism, Ignorance, Relationships, Protagonist Year 9: Context, Prejudice, Structure
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Key Stage 3
...ENGLISH
work on the way in which the playwright has used foreshadowing, dramatic irony and stage directions to help us explore the theme of autism. We are currently in the process of organising a trip to the theatre to watch the play so please do keep an eye out for communication from us in the next few weeks. In Year 9, our students are studying the novel ‘Of Mice & Men’. The students have been learning all about The Great Depression of 1929 and the impact this had on society. Students will go on to explore prejudice and marginalisation and will evaluate the presentation of these characters within
Recommended Reading Year 7: The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird; The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean Year 8: The Odyssey by Geraldine McCaughrean; Framed for the perfect crime it’s a work of art by Frank Cottrell Boyce Year 9: Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman; Animal Farm by George Orwell Enrichment Opportunities • Home work & Help Club every Tuesday 3;15-4pm in C5 • Book Club 1 Tuesday lunchtime in C9 • Games Club every Monday lunchtime in C9
Upcoming Trips Year 8: Theatre trip to see ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’- watch this space for details...!
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Key Stage 4 At KS4, both Year 10 and Year 11 students are studying Unseen poetry in their Literature lessons. Students have read poems By Carol Ann Duffy and Warsan Shire; exploring how a persona is crafted. Both year groups will use the knowledge from their study of unseen poetry to study the Power & Conflict poetry in the AQA anthology later in the term. We are hoping to secure tickets to the Poetry Live event in February for our Year 10 students so that they can have the opportunity to hear the poems from the anthology performed live by the poets themselves and to gain insight into approaching the Literature exam by an AQA examiner. It is an incredible event, so do keep an eye out for communication over the next few weeks.
Key Stage 4 Overview What are we learning: Literature: Connotations, Caesura, Enjambment Language: Plot structure, Extended metaphor, Judicious Vocabulary Upcoming Assessments Year 10 Literature: Power and Conflict Poetry assessment w/c 1st November Year 10 Language: Language Paper 1 Section A w/c 18th October Year 11 Literature: Unseen Poetry assessment w/c 27th September. Literature paper 2 w/c 6th December Year 11 Language: Speaking and listening assessments occurring all term. Language paper 1 w/c 6th December Key words: Literature: Persona, Narrative, Structure Language: Compelling, Enraptured, Tantalising Forsaken, Colossal
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...ENGLISH In their Language lessons, Year 10 are embarking on an introduction to the language knowledge needed for the reading components of their Language GCSE exams and will, later in the term, utilise this knowledge in their own original pieces of writing. In their Language lessons, Year 11 students are developing their creative writing skills, honing their ability to craft their language to achieve specific effects. Enrichment Opportunities • Homework & Help Club every Tuesday 3;15-4pm in C9 • Games Club every Monday
Upcoming Trips YEAR 10: Poetry Live Trip to London to watch the poets studied perform their poetry
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Recommended Reading • • • •
Andrea Levy – Small Island Phillip Pulman – Northern Lights, The Amber Spyglass, The Subtle Knife Mary Shelley – Frankenstein H.G. Wells – War of the Worlds, The Time Machine
Key Stage 5 We are really proud of the way our new Year 12s have embarked on their A Level English Literature course. The leap from GCSE to A Level is a challenging one, but the students have shown resilience and drive as they throw themselves into the Dystopian Contextual Study beginning with the George Orwell novel ‘1984’.
Key Stage 5 Overview Year 12: SCASI, Critical lenses, Audience of reception & production Year 13: Register, Stichomythia, Allusion
Upcoming Assessments Year 12: KAP 1: Comparative Dystopia w/c 29th November Year 13: Lesson 10 w/c 27th September KAP 1: Debate style Hamlet w/c 14th October
We are equally proud of our Year 13s who have shown maturity and commitment as they enter their final year of the A Level course. The students read the novel ‘Purple Hibiscus’ by Chimamanda Adichie over the summer break and have been conducting academic reading
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...ENGLISH into the symbolism of the novel and completing Cornell notes in preparation for their close reading coursework task. At the same time, students are enjoying their study of ‘Hamlet’, exploring through discussion the psychological journey of the protagonist. On top of all this, some of our Sixth Form students have still found the time to launch our KS3 Book Club! They truly are an inspiration for our lower school students.
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Recommended Reading • • • •
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451 Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange Chinua Achebe - Things fall apart
Meet the Team Mrs C Midmore
Miss K Harris
Welcome to the
English
Ms C Christie
Department
English Teacher
Mr A Janalli
Mrs L Randall
English Teacher
Head of Department
Mrs C Clewley
Ms R Dewey
KS3 Lead
KS5 Lead
Mrs L Langley
English Teacher
Mrs L McNally
KS4 Lead Mrs R Bristow
Mrs E Orfali English / Careers Lead
English Teacher
Mr R Pizzey
Mrs A Payne English / Head of Sharman
English Teacher
English Teacher
English Teacher
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Preloved Uniform for Sale We have a selection of preloved uniform for sale from as little as 50p. The money raised will help to fund resources for The Bridge facility in school. This preloved uniform can be purchased from Student Services. Email: studentservices@warlinghamtlt.co.uk
UNIFORM Blazers
£12
Jumpers
£9
Trousers
£4
Skirts
£4
Shirts
£1
Ties
£1
PE KIT Skorts
£5
Rugby tops
£4
PE tops
£3
Shorts
£2
Sports socks
50p
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Activities Week 11—15 July 2022 We are excited to say that the current plan is to run Activities Week as normal in July 2022. Each year group in Key Stage 3 will get the opportunity to go on a residential trip as follows: Year 7 – Summer Camp in the Lake District Year 8 – Paris Year 9 – PGL at Boreatton Park, Shropshire.
Year 7 – Summer Camp in the Lake District Includes: ✓
Return coach trip
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Tents provided
Each trip offers some fantastic experiences and will provide life-long memories. By now you should have received an email containing a launch letter and video link.
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Food and drink provided all week
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Raft building activity
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Hike
To gain a place on the trip, we will also be sending a link to a Microsoft Form which will act as the waiting list. From this list, WisePay will be opened up to the number of spaces available on the trip. Deposits will need to be paid in the subsequent week to guarantee the place. If not paid, the space will be offered to the next on the list. All trips are risk assessed for COVID-19 and associated potential impacts.
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Ghyll Scramble
Please note that students who do not go on the residential trips will engage in a range of on site activities and local trips during the week. More details of this will follow later in the academic year. Regards,
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Year 8 – Paris Residential Trip
Year 9 – PGL Boreatton Park, Shropshire
Includes:
Includes:
✓ Return Coach and Ferry
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All food
✓ Tour of Versailles
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Activities such as Raft building, Kayaking etc
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Evening entertainment
✓
Return coach travel
✓ Trip up to the top of the Eiffel
Tower ✓ Boat trip up
the River Seine ✓ Day trip to
Disneyland Paris ✓ All evening
meals + lunch on three days (students to bring packed lunch for first day and money to buy lunch at Disneyland)
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LUNCH TIME SCIENCE CLUB EVERY WEDNESDAY STARTING 22nd SEPTEMBER @ 1.35pm WANT TO WATCH INTERESTING SCIENCE VIDEOS AND TALK SCIENCE?
BRING YOUR LUNCH ALONG AND ENJOY A RELAXING BREAK WHILST LEARNING SOMETHING NEW! KS3 – C11 KS4/5 – C12a
MR RANDALL/MISS SPEECHLY
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Year 9 and 12 School Photos This week, a photographer came in to photograph Year 9 and Year 12 Students. Students were given a card with their unique QR Code, Photo ID and Photo Key. For instant access to your photos, simply scan the QR code with your smartphone or visit www.schoolphotographs.co.uk then click on order photos and enter your unique Photo ID and Key. You can select free delivery to Warlingham for all photos ordered by 1 October 2021.
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Year 10 Cycling Success On 18th September, Peter Carpenter (10A) took part in the British Cycling National Cyclocross Trophy event in Derby. This was Peter's first year in the Youth A (Under 16 category) and he had an awesome race, managing to earn himself third place, and only narrowly missing out on second place in the sprint. Peter's next race is in Milnthorpe in a few weeks' time and we all wish him every success.
Sponsored Walk 2021 We are delighted to announce that our biennial sponsored walk will be held on Thursday 21st October 2021. The whole school will embark on a 14km walk around Warlingham’s countryside on fully marshalled footpaths and bridal ways. This is an opportunity for the whole school to come together as a community after a long time apart during the pandemic and to take time off timetable to exercise in the fresh air in our local surroundings. We are raising money to improve our sports facilities including the refurbishment of our all weather courts. Sponsorship should be paid through your child’s WisePay account. Further information will be sent to you shortly.
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I would like to say hello again to all parents of Years 8 and above and introduce myself to our new parents. My name is Laura Langley and I am the Careers Leader for Warlingham School and Sixth Form College. This role primarily involves ensuring all of our students in Years 7-13 follow a careers related learning programme that prepares them for the world outside our gates and to set them up for a successful future.
and courses as well as the place students can record all their careers learning. We will be ensuring our Year 7 cohort are granted access as soon as possible. A separate letter will follow with instructions.
We aim to offer all students the chance to develop their employability skills, research future career paths as well as meet many varied and interesting people from the world of work. We have the benefit of Innervate who provide our students with impartial careers interviews as well as support workshops at key points in their education.
If you have any questions or if you feel you can support our programme, please do feel free to contact me at the school at any time at l.langley@warlinghamtlt.co.uk.
Finally, all students from Year 8 and above currently have access to the careers platform, Unifrog, which is an invaluable tool for research into careers
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You will be able to find detailed mapping of the Careers Learning and Education programme and a huge variety of links to various websites and resources on the Careers page of our website.
Attendance Notice from Surrey County Council We are aware that the pandemic has had an effect on families, but the expectation is still that every child should now be attending school full time. If you consider that there are exceptional circumstances relating to your request, please let the school have full details. Each application for a leave of absence will be considered on a case by case basis.
term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. •
The Headteacher is also required to determine the number of school days a child can be away from school if leave is granted.
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In such cases the Headteacher/Governing Body must decide whether there are exceptional circumstances. They may request that the Local Authority issue Penalty Notices when the absence is not authorised.
Penalty Notices to Address Poor Attendance at School A Penalty Notice may be issued as an alternative to the prosecution of a parent/carer for their child’s unauthorised absence from school (absence without the agreement of the school or not covered by a medical note) and will be used by Surrey County Council in the following circumstances:-
Warnings will not be given where it can be shown that parents have been notified that such absences will not be authorised. 3.
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Pupils identified by police and Inclusion Officers (formerly Education Welfare Officers) engaged on Truancy Patrols and who have incurred unauthorised absences.
Finally, the issuing of a Penalty Notice will also be considered where it is judged that a parent is failing to ensure their child's regular school attendance.
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Leave of absence in term time (5 days or 10 sessions or more).
This will be considered when a pupil has incurred 7 or more unauthorised sessions in the previous 6 school weeks, which may include a pupil arriving late after close of registration.
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Please be aware that The Education (Pupil Registration)(England)(Amendment) Regulations 2013, which became law on 1st September 2013 state that Headteachers may not grant any leave of absence during
If you believe at any stage that your child’s absence from school may leave you liable to receive a Penalty Notice, it is extremely important
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that you act without delay to secure their regular attendance. If you have any questions or require further support to achieve an improvement in your child’s attendance, please contact your child’s school or the Inclusion Officer. Penalty Notice relating to Exclusions If a child is excluded from school, Section 103 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 places a duty on parents/carers to ensure that their child is not in a public place without justifiable cause during school hours. This duty applies to the first five days of each exclusion. Failure to do so will render the parent/carer liable to a Penalty Notice. (Alternative education provision will be made available from the sixth day of any exclusion.) Amount Payable for a Penalty Notice The amount payable for a Penalty Notice issued in any of the above circumstances is currently £60 if paid within 21 days of receipt of the Notice, rising to £120 if paid after 21 days but within 28 days. If the Penalty Notice is not paid, the local Authority must consider a prosecution in the Magistrates Court for the offence for which the Notice was originally issued.
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Please be aware that each parent is liable to receive a Penalty Notice for each child who incurs unauthorised absences, for example, if there are two parents and one child, each parent will receive one Penalty Notice. If there are two parents, and two children incur unauthorised absences, each parent will receive two Penalty Notices, which in this case would amount to £120 each if paid within 21 days. Advice and support is available from an Inclusion Officer by contacting your local Education Office as follows :North West South West North East South East
Tel: 01483 518130 Tel: 01483 517179 Tel: 01372 833588 Tel: 01737 737777
News from Warlingham Sixth Form College Alumni Charlie Knight, a former Warlingham School and Sixth Form student, recently got in touch with the Warlingham Sixth Form Team. He reached out to update the school about his academic and early adult achievements. In 2016, Charlie finished his journey at Warlingham Sixth Form College and set off to study for his undergraduate degree at Exeter University, where he stayed to do a Masters in History.
doctoral study and was eventually awarded the Wolfson Scholarship in the Humanities at the University of Southampton.
Charlie always had a flair for History so it was no surprise to the department that he continued his historical passion at University. When Charlie completed his Masters of Arts, he was awarded the Dean’s Commendation for Academic Excellence – based on his thesis. After his MA, he got a job at Oxted School as a cover teacher. His original plans were to go travelling, however the pandemic had other ideas. Whilst working at the school he began applying for
Charlie Knight, Former Warlingham Student
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Charlie recalled that during his time at Sixth Form, he was picked for the Holocaust Educational Trust Lessons from Auschwitz Project. He said that it ‘planted the seed for my interest in the subject.’
Since then, he’s worked for Imperial War Museum doing research for the new Holocaust Galleries, presented at the annual University of Exeter Holocaust Memorial Day conference in Devon, and has recently been elected as the postgraduate representative for the British Association of Holocaust Studies.
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Charlie would be delighted to offer his advice to students at Warlingham Sixth Form College who are interested in going to study History at university. If you are interested, please contact Mr Leay at r.leay@warlinghamtlt.co.uk.
Reported by Aaron Sugg Year 13 Student
The Warlingham Learner
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