Take a look at the wonderful display that our School Librarian, Ms S Griffiths has put together to mark disability history month 16th November - 16th December. 

UK Disability History Month 22 - Website

Attached below are some useful links for parents/carers about Internet safety, advice and support, activities, videos and much more. 

Parents and carers | CEOP Education (thinkuknow.co.uk)

#AskTheAwkward - help to talk with your children about online relationships (thinkuknow.co.uk)

Home Safety Activities (thinkuknow.co.uk)

Home (lgfl.net)

CONSULTATION ON ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENTRY TO WOOLWICH POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL FOR ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER 2024

In line with DFE guidance, PolyMAT, as the admissions authority, is consulting and seeking comments on the Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2024 for Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys.

BACKGROUND

This consultation follows the procedure set by the Admissions Code 2021 (‘The Code’) and gives the local community the opportunity to provide their views on these proposed admission arrangements.

This consultation relates to some minor changes to our Admissions Arrangements for 2024-25 which we must now consult on ahead of the changes being determined. 

The changes to the Admissions Criteria are as follows: 

• Where the school is over-subscribed, children of a Trust staff member who is currently employed on permanent contract at the time of application for admission to the academy is made, will be considered as the fourth priority in the criteria.

• The Academy has increased its planned admission number for the Sixth Form to 320, of which 80 are external, i.e. from students entering Year 12 who are not transferring from EITHER Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys or Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls own Year 11 cohort.

THE CONSULTATION PROCESS

This consultation will run from Monday 14 November for eight weeks, concluding at 5pm on Sunday 8 January 2023. We are keen to hear views from the local community who are likely to be affected by the proposed changes and are consulting interested parties in accordance with the Admissions Code.

Please send any responses to arendell@polymat.co.ukor by letter to the school address, Woolwich Polytechnic School, Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, SE28 8AT, labelled Admission Consultation.

I am just writing to remind that the school has a late start on Thursday 10^th November, this is because of the 6^th form open evening. Students will not be allowed to enter the school until 10.15am. They will go to registration for 10.20am, and have break at 10.30 - 11am. 

In addition, on Wednesday 9^th November Year 11 students will go home at the earlier time of 12.40, to allow them time to go home and come back with parents. They are only allowed to attend the 6^th form open evening if accompanied by a parent/carer between 3.45pm and 4.45pm. Please contact the Head of Year if this is not possible.

Ms J Lumbis

Deputy Headteacher

At break time today we held our Staff Poly Bake Off Competition and then a bake sale. Thank you to everyone who entered their bakes.

Our judges taste testing the bakes were Ms A Hoang, Ms V Smith and Mr J Davies. The judges had tough decisions to make choosing the top three bakes out of all those submitted.

And the results are in.....

Ms H Hubble - Coffee Cake - Third Place

Mr C Perrins - Carrot cake cupcakes - Second Place

Mrs E Crowley - Apple Cake - 1st Place

Thank you to all the staff and students who donated their time and money to the bake sale today, your generosity is greatly appreciated. 

Thank you to Mrs Hawgood for coordinating this event.

Spotlight On…...Black History at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys

Black History is taught throughout the year at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys.  Just a sample of some of our KS3 History topics are: 

Year 7 - Islamic Civilisations; Mansa Mus and the Mali Empire; Tudors - Black Tudors 

Year 8 - Benin Empire; Qing Dynasty; British Empire – inc. impact on colonies  

Year 9 - World War 1 - soldier experiences - Black British Soldier; Indian Soldier; World War 2 - role of Commonwealth countries; British Civil Rights Movement - Post WW2 to Black Lives Matter 

Our students really enjoy their history lessons:

“We have been learning how the Benin Empire created statues of their leaders and also how they traded with Europe”. Joel 8SD 

“I’ve enjoyed improving my historical knowledge about a country in Africa”. Israel 8SD