Menu

Latest News

34 Blog Posts found - Showing 28-34

  1. First
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. Last

Category: All

Filter Articles

Education For Life
Posted on: 2/04/2024

Education For Life

Mr Millard, EfL Co-ordinator Opportunities abound During the Spring term we held a number of careers-based events, which were targeted towards students in Key Stage 4. On Friday 23 February Year 10 students took part in the 'Mock Interview Day', where local businesses came in and interviewed each student for a job that they had shown interest in. Each student will be given feedback in their upcoming careers EfL lessons. At the end of the day the interviewers praised the students saying that they were 'Engaged and polite... confident and prepared... and professional young people'. The second careers event we held was the Careers Fair, which started with a carousel of activities which the students took part in. These involved a wide range of careers and future education courses, which involved snails, a hedgehog, robots, the police and a stranded submarine to name just a few! Alongside this, students found out about the ever-growing number of apprenticeships which are on offer. After school we held the fair where more businesses, colleges and universities joined us to give the students an opportunity to ask questions and help them with their on-going careers education. To help inspire students to interact with the exhibitors we set up a challenge in which all students could take part. If a student asked a meaningful question to a visitor they received stamp on a bingo card, and after the event three completed cards were selected at random with students winning a brand new laptop. These laptops were given to us by The Careers and Enterprise Company, who put on a parental talk about careers alongside the Fair - there will be another parental talk around careers later in the school year. The laptops were presented to students by Mr Jeckells. Mr Jeckells also awarded another Careers Fair prize to a student who had won an Amazon voucher donated by local accountancy firm Sheen Stickland. Thank you to our these organisations for helping to inspire our students. Health and Wellbeing Spring has been quite a term for ‘Education for Life’ with a number of events and enrichment activities alongside lessons which have covered many important topics. The first of which was a series of sessions run by the fantastic Tj Power. Tj spoke to students and parents about the importance of wellbeing; whilst exploring how our minds worked, students left sessions with small achievable tasks to help improve their mental and physical health. See page 15 for more details on this. These topics were also looked at by Year 7 who have been studying 'Health and Puberty', looking at the importance of sleep and healthy eating, whilst connecting it to mental health. Year 10 have also looked into this theme by finishing off their studies of substance misuse, with the visit of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation. Students heard the powerful story of the misuse of substances and were given guidance on how to make safe choices.View Article
RS Trip to Kracow 2024
Posted on: 27/03/2024

RS Trip to Kracow 2024

Religious Studies News Miss Stobbart, Head of RS Thankful for the experience At the beginning of March, the RS department and 48 students travelled to Krakow in Poland to experience religious culture of the country and the significant horrors that took place due to this. On the first day of our trip we arrived in Poland and went straight to the Wieliczka Salt mine. The mine is 327m deep and, after walking through it for nearly 2 hours, we had only managed to see 2% of the whole mine. Student reflection: “The salt mine was incredible to see. After walking down what felt like thousands of stairs we walked through entire corridors of salt. Salt wall, floors, statues, carvings, chapels, everything salt. Even the chandeliers in the large chambers are made of salt. We saw how the miners and horses existed for long periods of time down the mine, and could see how important Christianity was based on the sheer number of chapels and religious carvings we saw. Then you enter what can only be described as a Cathedral under the ground. Unless you saw it, you wouldn’t believe it. It is still a working church today and its beautiful. The hours of work and care that must have gone into creating it was amaz-ing.” Following this we had a traditional Jewish meal with traditional Jewish music at the Ariel restaurant. Student reflection: “It was a very interesting and educational experience to see first-hand the Jewish culture with all the music. Also, to see traditional Jewish paintings and artwork in the restaurant helped you imagine what Jewish life was like in Krakow before the Nazis tried to destroy it. It’s wonderful that places like this restaurant still exist.” On day two we took a trip to Auschwitz- Birkenau, the biggest concentration and death camp in Poland. Student reflection: “Visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau was an interesting experience, and unlike what I had imagined it would be. The smallest parts of the tour were the ones which hit me the most: seeing the children's clothes and possessions in the 'Material Proof of Nazi Crimes' building, or seeing the drawings that they had made on the walls of their rooms and remembering a time not too long ago when my drawings were almost identical to that. The biggest thing about visiting the concentration camps was how the Holocaust no longer seemed a thing of the past, instead it was occurring at that very moment, particularly in places such as the darkness of the gas chamber. It Is an indescribable experience that I am thankful for.” On our final day we took a walking tour of what had once been the ghetto area of Krakow, before heading to see Oskar Schindler’s factory, made famous by the film Schindler’s list. The factory is the building in which Jews worked, whilst Schindler protected the number he could from the Nazi’s final solution. Student reflection: “Whilst all of the trip was great and thought provoking, my favourite part, was Oskar Schindler's Factory. It was very interactive, and wasn't just a boring museum. I felt like having seen where Jews lived, worked and died already, this museum brought together all of my thoughts and allowed me to see how things changed in Krakow, step-by-step, from the Nazi takeover all the way to the genocide of 6million Jews and all of the other. If any of my friends want to visit Poland in the future I will tell them they have to go to this museum.” Whilst the Poland trip is never an easy one to sum up, it is fair to say that we had an amazing experience. We saw and thought about events way beyond what is possible in the classroom, and we did also have some fun together bowling and dinning out. Its always nice however to have the public recognise how lovely our students are, and the number of fellow travellers and tour guides who commented on our student’s behaviour and courtesy was just lovely. A Polish lady stopped Miss Stobbart after the flight from Stansted to Krakow and said “I have just spent 2 hours sat amongst your students. They are delightful! So polite, and have wonderful things to say about your school. I have had such an enjoyable flight. You should be proud.” After a tiring day there is nothing better to hear as a teacher than that.View Article
Students have once again been awarded a coveted Eco-Schools Green Flag
Posted on: 12/07/2023

Students have once again been awarded a coveted Eco-Schools Green Flag

Students have once again been awarded a coveted Eco-Schools Green Flag. The Eco-Schools Green Flag is an international accreditation that recognises efforts to raise environmental awareness amongst young people, whilst taking action to make their school more sustainable. Amery Hill School is proud to announce that it has retained its status as an accredited Eco-School.    The Eco-Schools programme was established in 1994 and is now delivered in more than 70 countries across the globe. The programme prompts young people to explore a variety of environmental issues, including climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Students are then empowered to plan and deliver environmental actions in their school, local community, and beyond. This year, the Eco-Union has continued to build on the strong foundations set out at the start of the school’s Eco-Schools journey and in recent months has completed an Environmental Review. This has really highlighted the scope and positive impact of many eco initiatives implemented over the past three years. Promotion of earth day, numerous recycling initiatives, eco competitions and fundraising for key climate change charities are just some of the work the Eco-Union has spearheaded. “The Eco-Schools Green Flag award is an internationally recognised symbol of high environmental standards. The students and school staff are to be commended and deserve immense credit for their hard work, determination, and creativity to retain the school’s status as an accredited Eco-School. They are an inspiration to us all.” Mr Mann.View Article
Amery Hill School Announces New Headteacher
Posted on: 26/06/2023

Amery Hill School Announces New Headteacher

Amery Hill School in Alton is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Headteacher, Mr Rob Jeckells, who will take up the position, in September 2023, after the summer holidays. Mr Jeckells is a highly experienced Deputy Headteacher from Kings’ School in Winchester. The comprehensive recruitment process included seeking external independent advice as well as involving a broad cross-section of Trustees, staff and students in the school. One of our objectives was to find a Headteacher who understands and shares our outlook, which is rooted in strong values. Throughout our discussions it was clear that Mr Jeckells, not only shares our focus on academic excellence and high achievement for all, but will continue to develop our ethos and vision in the future. We would like to congratulate Mr Mann, our current Headteacher, who has been appointed as CEO of Wildern Academy Trust and will take up his new position in September. Rob Jeckells said: ‘It will be my honour and privilege to lead Amery Hill School. I am a strong believer in the power of education to transform lives, and I’m ambitious to build upon the work of the current Headteacher and staff. The opportunity to lead Amery Hill School and serve the whole community is hugely exciting for me and I’m looking forward to leading the school into the next phase of its history.’ Lorna Vickery, Chair of Trustees, said ‘We are very sad to see Mr Mann depart and thank him for all the hard work and dedication he has shown to ensure the very best for the students at Amery Hill School. Mr Mann has worked tirelessly with the Senior Leadership Team, staff and Trustees over the last five years to strengthen the academic excellence of our school and maintain our caring ethos, whilst steering the school through the Covid pandemic. We look forward to a bright future for the school with Mr Jeckells, whilst wishing Mr Mann every success, health and happiness with his future career.’View Article

34 Blog Posts found - Showing 28-34

  1. First
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. Last