Year 9 students have now returned to Samuel Whitbread Academy following their half term break and I am pleased to report the large majority are demonstrating the school values in lessons, around school and how they are interacting with other students and staff.

The praise points accrued across the year before half term were outstanding with a number of Year 9 students coming top across the whole school. The Praise cycle has now started again and we will be

As we prepare for the upcoming mocks, our year 11 students have been working hard in lessons to develop their exam techniques and focus on specific topic areas. Hopefully all students are implementing some of the strategies that we have discussed during form time. We have emphasised the importance of creating a timetable and the ‘Adapt’ app is great at supporting students in doing this (other apps are available). By having a timetable, it ensures that revision is focussed and promotes motivation. It also generates a sense of achievement when the specific topic can be ‘ticked off’.

As we settle into this half term we are all feeling the pressures of upcoming IPEs later this term, and for many of our students, external exams in January.  Many of our students also have university and apprenticeship interviews to prep for.  It is possibly the busiest and most demanding few months that our students will experience.  We share plenty of resources on their google classroom to support them with next steps as well as subject resources.  If there are any concerns or worries