A huge thank you to all the staff and students involved in the successful running of the Sports Day today. The rain couldn’t dampen our spirits, and it was a joy to see so many smiling faces getting involved in all the activities. The banners that the students created were fantastic and really added to the atmosphere of the day.

Mr Davies - Head of Physical Education

And the results are in!

KS3 Sports Day 2023

Year 7

1. 7SA
2. 7JD
3. 7RB
4. 7IY
5. 7KG
6. 7SG
7. 7VR
8. 7RE

Year 8

1. 8JB  
2. 8SD
3. 8DP
4. 8FM
5. 8BS
6. 8KA
7. 8NG
8. 8MC

Year 9

1. 9AA
2. 9MO
3. 9CA
4. 9TF
5. 9SW
6. 9WE
7. 9NV
8. 9AK

GCSE Results Day

Results will be available for collection on Thursday 24th August 2023 from 9am. In the interest of security only you can collect your results but if you wish for another person to collect your results on your behalf, you must provide them with a letter signed by yourself allowing them to do so. If you are not available to collect them on Thursday 24th August, you need to inform Mrs Woods or Mrs Crowley as soon as possible.

GCE Results Day

Results will be available for collection on Thursday 17th August 2023 from 9am. In the interest of security only you can collect your results but if you wish for another person to collect your results on your behalf, you must provide them with a letter signed by yourself allowing them to do so. If you are not available to collect them on Thursday 17th August, you need to inform Mrs Woods or Mrs Crowley as soon as possible.

Top Achievers Programme Event – Saturday 8^th July 2023

The TAP event on Saturday was a great success. There were 50 students from the current years 10-12 in attendance accompanied by their parents/carers so around 100 in total.

The keynote speaker was Richard Hopkins, Head of the Department of Agriculture, Health, and Environment at the Natural Resources Institute. His talk showed how he has combined biology, chemistry, and maths to come up with innovative ways to prevent insect-borne killer diseases like malaria, sleeping sickness and yellow fever.

Natural Resources Institute Twitter

Natural Resources Institute - Agriculture, Health & Environment Department Website

Sarah Large (from Mansfield College Oxford) ran great sessions on applying to Oxbridge and early entry.

Mansfield College Oxford Twitter

David Vaccaro, Wycombe Abbey’s Director of Learning, and Innovation at Wycombe Abbey School gave two maths masterclasses for Year 11 and 12 students.

David Vaccaro Twitter

Wycombe Abbey Twitter

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported this wonderful event.

'We are incredibly proud of Ebenezer. He took A Level Drama after regretting not choosing the subject for GCSE and he quickly realised this was the subject for him. He listened to feedback to improve, motivated others and would stay late for rehearsals to make sure he was the best he could be. With this dedication we knew he would be ideal for the National Youth Theatre, and he successfully applied whilst at 6^th form.

We take the students to see as much theatre as we can, and we often refer to the National Theatre in lessons. When Ebenezer told me he had got the role of Bukayo Saka at the National in Dear England, Ms Coleman, Ms Brunton and I booked our tickets immediately.

To see Ebenezer, centre stage at the National Theatre, holding an audience of over 1000 people in the palm of his hand as he delivers his final monologue, was an incredibly proud moment for the department. I am so proud of him, his work ethic and his humility and I cannot wait to see what he does next. Well done Eb!'

Miss Waine - Head of Drama

Dear England is a play about England football manager Gareth Southgate, the pressures of elite sport, and the role of the national men's football team in the national psyche.

It’s time to change the game.

The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game?

With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land.

Written by James Graham, it opened in 2023 at the National Theatre in London starring Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate and directed by Rupert Goold. The title comes from the open letter which Southgate wrote to England fans in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The show runs until 11 August 2023, and you can book tickets here: National Theatre

GREENWICH – Jubilee Community Centre, Thamesmead, (Mon 24^th July 2023 to Thur 17^th Aug 2023). Please note that spaces for this provision are limited, and they will be taken up on first come, first served basis for those that qualify.

Independent bookings are also available across all centres, as adhoc bookings, and this goes out on limited available spaces at £30 per child per day.

To clarify, to book a space for your child at the club, we need parents/carers to:

FOR EXISTING PARENTS/CARERS

1. Click the link below “Child Application Form” and complete all questions:

https://tinyurl.com/SmileyArk-Summer23-Hols-Fun

2. Login to your Kids club HQ account (booking platform) and request a contract for SmileyArk Kids 2023 Summer  Holiday Fun, (Mon 24^th July 2023 to Thur 17^th Aug 2023)  on our booking platform.  
3.  

FOR NEW PARENTS/CARERS

1. Click the link below “Child Application Form” and complete all questions:

                https://tinyurl.com/SmileyArk-Summer23-Hols-Fun

2. Complete the “Child Profile form” below:

https://tinyurl.com/SmileyArk-Child-Profile-Form

3. Sign up on our booking platform (information on how to can be found when you access the link above), Kids Club HQ ensuring you complete all fields. Once a profile is created, you can request a contract for your chosen club (SmileyArk Kids 2023 Summer  Holiday Fun, (Mon 24^th July 2023 to Thur 17^th Aug 2023).

SmileyArk Kids operates an online booking system. Bookings can only be accepted and confirmed once they have been fully activated on the system with an approved contract or an adhoc booking.

Please get in touch with SmileyArk if you have any questions via email Smileyark Kids kids@smileyark.com.

Congratulations to our Year 9 team that added the Inner London Cup to the District Trophy to become double champions 2023.

Well done to the full squad for this fantastic achievement.