17
Sep
Senior High Notes 17th September 2021
I am sure, like me, you were gripped with the US Open last week - such incredible tennis being played by very talented athletes. In my live assembly this morning, we watched some of the highlights from the women’s final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez. Emma went through 10 rounds to get to the final without losing a set, absolutely incredible.
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17
Sep
Primary High Notes 17th September 2021
On Wednesday it was lovely to hear the enthusiasm and excitement from all of our Primary pupils taking part in their tennis lessons with our tennis coach Mr Salmon. It is wonderful to have tennis coaching all year round with such an excellent qualified coach.
I am sure, like me, you were gripped with the US Open last week - such incredible tennis being played by very talented athletes. In my live assembly yesterday, we watched some of the highlights from the women’s final between Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez.
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10
Sep
Senior High Notes 10th September 2021
I very much enjoyed welcoming parents of U3, L4 and new U4s in person to school last night to hear presentations on how we support all of our students both academically and pastorally through their school journey.
This morning in my first live assembly on Teams we looked ahead to the journey our students will go on this year. I shared this picture of a walk I used to enjoy every day when I lived in Scotland.
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10
Sep
Primary High Notes 10th September 2021
It has been wonderful to see our pupils enjoying the outside spaces in school this week. The warm weather has enabled class teachers to take pupils outside to explore their surroundings and bring their classroom learning to life. Pupils have also enjoyed resuming their weekly tennis lessons, return to swimming and starting our new provision for Juniors for their Games afternoon on Tuesdays based at Moorways.
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03
Sep
Primary High Notes 3rd September 2021
I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are now ready to settle back into the new academic year. The children have come back to school with a renewed energy and readiness for learning, and it has been so lovely to see them all again and to catch up with their summer news. The school is alive with excited voices again and it is brilliant to be back.
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04
Sep
Senior High Notes 3rd September
I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are now ready to settle back into the new academic year. The children have come back to school with a renewed energy and readiness for learning, and it has been so lovely to see them all again and to catch up with their summer news. The school is alive with excited voices again and it is brilliant to be back.
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12
Aug
Derby High School Celebrates Exceptional GCSE Results
Derby High School is today celebrating exceptional GCSE results for a super, multi-talented Year 11 cohort. The students have shown fantastic academic ability as well as the great spirit of confidence, positivity and energy that Derby High students are renowned for.
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10
Aug
Derby High School Celebrates A Level Success
Derby High School today celebrated the outstanding achievements of Sixth Form leavers with the publication of this year’s A Level results. This is an especially significant day for the school as it is the first Year 13 cohort that has included boys. Two years ago, the opportunity of a Derby High Senior School education was extended to boys, who were welcomed into Years 7 and 12 from September 2019.
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02
Jul
Senior High Notes 2nd July 2021
What a year! We have worked our way through it and we have all learned a lot. As the academic year draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone in the Derby High community. Despite the challenges, so much has been achieved. I have been overwhelmed by the strength of our school community and its resilience in response to the pandemic. The willingness of our staff and students to adapt, sometimes at short notice, has also been truly inspirational. I am extremely grateful to all our staff for everything they have done to ensure the smooth running of the school and support the education of our students. Our students have taken everything in their stride this year, they have stayed positive, inquisitive and engaged, even when learning went online. Thank you also to you, the parents, for supporting your children and our staff as we navigated through the year, keeping everyone safe.
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02
Jul
Primary High Notes 2nd Notes 2021
What a year! We have worked our way through it and we have all learned a lot. As the academic year draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone in the Derby High community. Despite the challenges, so much has been achieved. I have been overwhelmed by the strength of our school community and its resilience in response to the pandemic. The willingness of our staff and pupils to adapt, sometimes at short notice, has also been truly inspirational. I am extremely grateful to all our staff for everything they have done to ensure the smooth running of the school and support the education of our pupils. Our pupils have taken everything in their stride this year, they have stayed positive, inquisitive and engaged even when learning went online. Thank you also to you, the parents, for supporting your children and our staff as we navigated through the year, keeping everyone safe.
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