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  • 18/03/24

    Litter pick

    Another key theme that came out of our student voice survey was the impact of litter in and around our school. We decided to take action! On the 16th March our student went beyond the school gates and conducted a community litter pick on the weekend. With the weather being glorious, the students...
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  • 15/03/24

    Student Voice

    We continue to promote our student voice from all students to drive the school forward and meet the needs of our students. The senior leaders regularly meet with Mr King and have a monthly lunch to discuss matters from student voice and events. The strategic meetings enable real operational actions...
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  • 15/03/24

    Fun Friday

    We concluded last term with a huge Fun Friday Fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital. A charity that as a school we owe so much to. The doughnut sale, and sweet jar competition raised an incredible £735.14. This was such a heart-warming amount and we are proud to have donated this much mo...
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  • 08/03/24

    World Book Day 2024

    On Thursday 7th March we celebrated WBD at PHS with a number of events for students! Where’s Wally? Library Scavenger Hunt library Tutor Time Spelling Test for all Year 7-10 Students! We continued the celebrations on the Friday in the Main Hall, where Mr Bale held the Spelling B...
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  • 04/03/24

    D of E Silver Training Weekend

    Whilst still a little chilly the Silver had their training weekend at the start of March, the groups were fantastic both camping, cooking and walking. As part of the training the groups recapped on basic map skills and route planning for the training walks, cooking some super meals on the trangia st...
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  • 04/03/24

    Careers Week

    Careers Week was a great success, starting a whole school assembly getting students to think about why we go to work and what motivates us, is it always money? I interviewed lots of our staff and students were fascinated by the differing careers our teachers have had over the years. We displayed sna...
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  • 20/02/24

    D of E Bronze Training Weekend

    The weather didn’t stop anything over the bronze training weekend whilst students dealt with frozen ground, flooded footpaths and some sunshine. Whilst completing the training in school, students planned their expedition walk whilst learning some basic map skills, first aid, emergency plann...
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  • 09/02/24

    Sports Fixtures

    The Park House teams have had a fantastic start to the spring season with thirty seven matches being played so far this half term. These have included a variety of friendlies, league matches, County and National Cup games. Similarly, numerous clubs occur each week alongside, helping to broaden our s...
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  • 06/02/24

    Careers Successes

    Pepsico Apprenticeship Congratulations to Max A, Year 13 student, on successfully getting an Apprenticeship at PepsiCo. “The selection process took place over 4 steps, first my application was reviewed by hiring managers followed by an online Numeracy and literacy test as well as an onli...
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  • 01/02/24

    Berkshire Cross CountryChampionships

    Once again the Berkshire Cross Country Championships were held at Newbury showground, after a wet and frosty week the athletes were in luck with the sun making an appearance. U13 runners started the day with Lexi & Evie B running for the Year 7 girls after others in the team were unavailable...
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  • 01/02/24

    Fun Fridays

    Fun Fridays are always a great way to end the week, where students can switch off and take part in lots of fun-filled activities. The start of the year began with the chocolate coin challenge. Students around the school were challenged to try and move the coin from their forehead into their mouths w...
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  • 26/01/24

    Hamnet Trip

    On Thursday 25th January the Tutor Time Reading Programme Co-ordinator, Mrs Kirby, organised her first trip to bring literature to life. Twenty nine students and three staff headed off to London for the matinee performance of “Hamnet” a book which is read during tutor time in Year 10...
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