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Clean Air Day

Posted on: October 21st 2020

Clean Air LogoOn the 8th October, Amery Hill School supported Clean Air Day, the UK's largest air pollution campaign, engaging thousands of people at hundreds of events. Clean Air Day brings together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector to:

Improve public understanding of air pollution

  • Build awareness of how air pollution affects our health
  • Explain the easy actions we can all do to tackle air pollution, helping to protect the environment and our health.

Clean Air News HeaderIn 2019 more than 3,700 organisations and hundreds of thousands of individuals took part in 614 events across the UK.  This year, Amery Hill School took part in the campaign to reduce pollutants in the air by encouraging people to walk and cycle rather than using vehicles for travel. Across the week, students had an assembly, took part in a quiz, and were able to enter a photo competition. To mark the day, we also ran a competition to see who could achieve the highest step total on the day. Well done to everyone who took part, including our Year 7 prize winners Hugo, Ellie, Luke and Ben who together recorded a massive 97,928 steps! Bottom leafsmll

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Volunteers support students’ return to the classroom
Posted on: 30/03/2021

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 28 volunteers, 15 days, 1 challenge. And the challenge?  To support Amery Hill’s students return to classroom-based learning by undertaking the mass asymptomatic testing programme stipulated by the Government.   The phased return of students commenced on March 8th with testing moving at pace to enable all students to return on Wednesday 10th March. Logistically it was a mammoth challenge and one that the school would not have been able to achieve without the help of a willing band of incredible volunteers. Students also played their part and embraced the testing regime with maturity, with some conquering anxieties under the nurturing and reassuring guidance of volunteers and staff. Talking about the community involvement in the programme, Mr Stephen Mann, Headteacher, said, “The school has been overwhelmed by the offers of support from parents and grandparents of students at the school, from our neighbours, members of the local community and from governors and support staff. All of our volunteers have invested a huge amount of time for the benefit of our community and undergone training to develop skills and knowledge to carry out the testing safely and efficiently. They have registered students for their tests, supervised and guided the students as they self-swab and processed tests and recorded results. They have generously given their time and always with a reassuring smile.” Almost 3,000 tests have been carried out over 15 days, enabling Amery Hill’s students to safely return to the classroom and re-engage with face-to-face learning.  Mr Mann added “It has been a real pleasure to welcome our students back to school and to see them reconnecting with friends and eager to learn. We are incredibly fortunate to have such a wonderful, supportive community and on behalf of Amery Hill School, I thank our volunteers for helping to keep everyone in our school community safe.”View Article
Community Governor Appeal
Posted on: 18/03/2021

Community Governor Appeal

Has lockdown made you appreciate the importance of community? Do you have skills and experience that could benefit others? Would you like to support a local organisation in its work to deliver top class education and life chances to local young people? Could you be our next Community Governor? I’m Lorna Vickery, Chair of Governors at Amery Hill School, and I’m keen to involve members of the local community in our school as Community Governors: helping shape and guide the strategic direction of the school and ensuring the voices of students, staff, parents and the local community are heard. What are community governors? Community governors usually live or work in the neighbourhood served by the school and have a keen interest in the school’s success. Being a governor is a great opportunity for professionals looking to share and improve their business or leadership skills, and we are particularly interested in speaking to people with experience in Finance, Law or Human Resources, Health & Safety and IT systems. What are the benefits for me? Governors can get a great deal from the work and time they put into the role, from meeting new people to learning new skills, and experiencing decision making at board level. Most importantly you have the chance to help improve the education and life chances of children and young people: the work is extremely rewarding and interesting. Do I need any professional qualifications to be a school governor? No.  We need volunteers with a variety of life experiences, however, whilst you do not need qualifications to be a governor, you will need to demonstrate: an ability to work in a team and debate issues in a constructive manner an interest in secondary education and lifelong learning good strategic and general financial awareness the capacity to shape, implement and monitor policy a commitment to participate in training to enhance your effectiveness in the role. How much time will I need to commit? Although the role is voluntary, we do ask for you make a time commitment of twelve meetings spaced through the academic year and a Governor Day in October. There is a comprehensive training programme throughout the year to help you understand the responsibilities of the role and how you can best contribute to the success of the governing team and the school community.   If you are interested in supporting a local organisation, believe you have a skill set that would add value to our Governing Board and/or you would like further information then please contact Katherine Horton, Clerk to the Board of Governors, at governors@ameryhill.school. Further information is available on our Governors section of our website. Note: Successful applicants will need to undergo a DBS check and complete a written application, of no more than 150 words, explaining their interest and clarifying what they bring to the role and the Governing Body as a whole.View Article