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Break time - 10.30am
Location - Presentation Room
The Student Council will be having a cake sale and have asked staff and students to donate and bring in either handmade or shop bought cakes and treats for us to sell. Donations will be welcomed on Tuesday morning at reception.
All money raised from this sale will be donated to Syria and Turkey's earthquake crisis fund.
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We are looking for a reliable and committed Learning Support Assistant for our Alternative Provision Unit. The ideal candidate will have the qualities, skills and drive necessary to fulfil this role. You will be expected to engage with disaffected students who need help overcoming barriers to learning, where behaviour/attendance issues are a cause for concern.
The successful candidate will Support staff with lessons, workshops and monitoring students, and will accompany staff and students on offsite provisions, education visits and reward trips. Additionally, to work one to one with referred students including FAP students and students who are at risk of exclusion. To support disaffected Year 11 students during the lead up to their GCSE, to ensure they can remain part of the school community.
Applicants must be highly organised and have a good standard of literacy and numeracy. Whilst previous experience is not essential, we are keen to recruit someone who is confident, supportive and possesses excellent interpersonal skills.
For more information about this role and how to apply click here
Meet Jasper! - a former Student at Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form.
Jasper talks about the extra support he received at Sixth Form particularly how our wonderful receptionist Mrs Hawgood has helped him, teachers who have encouraged him to perform better at school and advice he would give to new Sixth Form Students.
Watch now!
We have a long and proud history at Woolwich Polytechnic, having educated local students for over 100 years: we have been a technical school; reported as the most improved boy’s school in the country; a community school and now an academy; a single school and now the founding ‘brother’ to our sister school, Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls. We have year-on-year exam results at A Level and BTEC that make us, our students and their families rightly proud. Yet our relentless focus is upon the futures of our current students as we counsel them through their educational careers to be the most successful version of themselves. This is evident in year-on-year increases in students accessing courses at Oxbridge, in medicine and at prestigious Russell Group universities, as well as high-end apprenticeships in finance.
Click here to view our Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form Website
Meet Habib, former student at Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form.
Hear all about his school life and thoughts from transitioning from Year 11 to Sixth Form, who motivates him to learn, who has supported him through his A Level journey and his fondest memories of being at Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form.
Watch now!
Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form is a very special Sixth Form that aims to serve the community, improve opportunity for our community and also reflect our community through our diverse and ambitious curriculum, as well as through our diverse staff and student bodies. We hope that you, too, feel that specialness when you visit us; a specialness that encompasses care and compassion, a genuine delight in young adults’ contributions and a drive towards “success for everyone”.
Click here to view our Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form Website
Tuesday 21st February 2023 is Pancake Day, and we thought we would share our favourite recipes from the BBC Good Food Website - you can view all these recipes and more here.
RE: Year 9 Option Choices 2023
I am writing to inform you of some important information and key dates regarding your son’s option choices for Key Stage 4.
At Woolwich Polytechnic, students begin Key Stage 4 in year 10. So, in year 9 students make decisions about the GCSE or vocational courses they would like to study. Our process for making these choices begins in January with a range of activities, and, we will ensure that your son is supported throughout the process. The timeline for this is as follows:
Our website has a Careers page ( Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance | Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys) with a range of links and advice to help with the choices. The Options Book is available on the website in the Year 9 Options page ( Year 9 Options | Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys) which also outlines guidance on how to make choices. The online options form, which will need to be completed prior to the options interview, will be made available in March.
It is important that you attend the Options Evening and the interview in order to support your son in making the best decisions for his future.
Yours faithfully,
S. Gurney R. James
Assistant Headteacher Head of Year
(Curriculum)
Due to unforeseen circumstances Year 12 students will be required to work from home today.
Parents Evening will take place as planned starting at 3.15pm on site.
Normal School day for all other year groups.
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Message for current parent/carers
We are delighted to invite you to participate in a new annual survey in which we'll be giving you the opportunity to express your opinions on parent and carer engagement at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys, and your overall confidence in the school’s strategy.
To help us with this, we're working together with the Edurio survey platform. You will have received a link to this survey through your MCAS account.
Surveys are completely anonymous and confidential, though the responses will be aggregated for the purpose of analysis.
The survey will be available until Friday 24th February 2023, so please make sure to have your say and share your feedback over the next few weeks.
Your opinion and honesty are much appreciated.
If you have any questions or concerns please get in touch with Edurio at support@edurio.com
If you have not received a link to this survey please contact enquiries@woolwichpoly.co.uk
We look forward to your feedback!
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This year's theme is Let’s Connect and is about making meaningful connections. People thrive in communities, and this connection is vital for our wellbeing. Having healthy connections – to family, friends and others – can support our mental health and sense of wellbeing.
Visit the Children's Mental Health Week website
Every Tuesday, we open up the space in 6th form to connect with each other. This is monitored by our Year 13 Safe Ambassadors. Please join us and make some new friends.
Day: Tuesday Lunch time
Where?: 6th Form CLS
Who?: all year groups are welcome!
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Over the years, Safer Internet Day has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and taken up by the Insafe network as one of its earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in approximately 180 countries and territories worldwide.
From cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns.
Below you'll find a gallery of resources - from across the Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres and beyond - to help you celebrate Safer Internet Day in your school or home... and indeed promote a safer and better internet all year through!
We have also shared some useful links to resources for parents/carers and students, please find below:
Parent/Carer Conversation Starters
Top Tips for Parents/Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre
Communicate safely - Cyberbullying
Communicate safely - Fake News
Communicate safely - Privacy on the internet
Online Gaming: The Basics | A Parents' Guide - Internet Matters
Online safety hub | Barnardo's (barnardos.org.uk)
