Insight21

News from Highgate Wood School arts college

CONSIDERATION COOPERATION COURTESY CONTRIBUTION Issue No 21 December 2014

Issue 21. December 2014

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Charles Wright, our Chair of

Governors, writes:

Christmas is almost upon us, and

I hope all our students, parents

and hard-working staff get a

relaxing break.

A year can seem like a long

time, but the reality is that by

the time we all get back to school in the New Year

those important exams will be looming.

It's good news that more and more of our students

have done well over recent years - and a recent

report from the Department for Education

specifically praised Highgate Wood and our fellow

Haringey schools for their efforts to improve results

across the board. At the same time the latest

"value-added" figures also show how we are

improving students' outcomes over and above

attainment levels in year 11.

All this means that more students are getting good

grades and the opportunities those bring, and I

think that is what a good comprehensive

community school is all about.

We're not complacent though. Governors have

spent the term looking closely at areas for

improvement, and asking some searching

questions about what isn't going so well. We

believe there is no reason why Highgate Wood

should not improve further, and we are setting

tough requirements, particularly around ironing

out inconsistencies and ensuring that all parts of

the school learn from the best.

I believe that's the way to make sure that Highgate

Wood is the community school of choice for all our

community.

Cover picture: The cover features the faces of some of the stars from our fantastic Winter Concert this year—staged in the last week of term. Congratulations to everyone involved. Particular thanks to Fraser Frengley and Lucy Parfitt who compered the evenings so effectively.

Chair of Governors:

Charles Wright (Community Governor)

Vice Chair:

Imogen Pennell (Representative Governor)

Representative Governors:

Cllr Eddie Griffith • Oliver Blackaby • Brenda Allan

Parent Governors:

Diana Brown • Philip Cavendish • Elizabeth Hess • Chris

Tully • Rob White • Julia Chalfen • Paul Bennett

Community Governors:

Phil Cocksedge • Caroline Conlon • Violet Hazelwood-

Henry • Chris Parr •

Headteacher Governor:

Patrick Cozier

Staff Governors:

Audra Daws-Knowles • Emily Ford • Joe Demetriou

If you wish to contact the Governing Body please write to the

Chair of Governors, c/o Mrs K Ozturk, Highgate Wood School,

Montenotte Road, London N8 8RN ([email protected])

HIGHGATE WOOD SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY

GOVERNING BODY UPDATE

Arabella Weir writes:

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Welcome to the last

Insight of 2014!

Much has happened

since I last wrote to

you in October as you

will see when you

read through this

edition. What you will

notice is that the

achievements of our

students, supported

by my excellent staff

continue to create magical moments and positive

experiences that really sum up what Highgate Wood

School is all about.

We also had very recent confirmation from the

Department for Education (DfE), in the form of their

latest data release that we are continuing to do well

as a school. The data shows that our students are

making better progress in their learning than ever,

which sustains the similarly positive news I brought

you this time last year. The exciting news is that we

know that we can still improve a whole lot more!

However, our evaluation of how we are doing does

not begin and end with the likes of the DfE and

Ofsted. Your views are also critically important to us,

and having recently conducted our 4th annual survey

of parents/carers’ views, we are excited to see what

you have told us. Unfortunately, the outcomes have

not yet been analysed, so I will need to feed back to

you in the next edition of Insight in the spring.

We take great heart from your honesty with us about

the things that we can and should improve. We will

never be complacent and, as always, we will take on

board your comments when reviewing your valued

and valuable feedback.

Post 16 Open Evening –

the natural route from Year 11 into the 6th Form

We held our Post 16 Open Evening earlier this term

for all current year 11 students (and some year 10s)

and their parents to come and view the school and

find out more about what we do in the sixth form.

Like the previous three years, I was thrilled with the

number of people that attended the event –

particularly the mix between students who currently

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER attend Highgate Wood School and students from

across Haringey (and beyond). This is a testament to

our growing reputation locally. I am proud that more

and more we are being considered by our community

as the local school of choice.

This autumn, the number of students who chose to

stay at (or join) Highgate Wood School was the

second highest ever (following the record high last

year). More of our own Year 11s now stay on and we

offer more places to external students who are keen

to join us. The trend is illustrated by the table below.

Consequently, we had the unfortunate situation at

the start of September of having to let down a

number of disappointed students and parents for

whom we did not have sufficient places on courses,

or where students did not achieve the grades

required for their chosen courses.

We are keen to continue this trend of as many of our

Year 11 students remaining here as possible as we

believe that it represents a very good and positive

decision for them to do so based upon...

Our belief in the 7 year commitment that the

school has to all of its students that tracks their

education, growth and progress from year 7 to

year 13 – we see Post 16 as a natural continuation

of the learning that takes place in Key Stage 4

The benefits of remaining at a school that

students know, but more importantly a school

that knows them; where their teachers know

their strengths and how to build upon them;

where their teachers are aware of their areas for

development and will not allow these to be

overlooked or left unchallenged – our standards

and expectations of our sixth form students are

high

Highgate Wood School Sixth Form Numbers


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Remaining at a school where they have made

good progress, knowing that progress in the

sixth form is further accelerated according to

all national benchmarks and measures

The knowledge that teaching in the sixth form

is of a high quality

The wide (and growing) range of opportunities

available to our students at Post 16 to

experience leadership roles and responsibilities

and to ‘give something back’ to the school

community that has helped develop them

A belief that our Year 11s are very much a part

of Highgate Wood School and Highgate Wood

School is a part of them... a partnership and

relationship that is beneficial to all during A’

level study at Post 16

Knowing that at Highgate Wood School, our

students benefit from teachers who really do

care about them and will go the extra mile to

support them throughout their studies

One of the most important things to emerge out of

the evening is the clarity that our Year 11s now have

about the expectations of them in terms of securing a

place in the sixth form. For every student that wishes

to secure their place they must...

1. Work really hard between now and the summer

exams to secure the very challenging grades

necessary to gain access to our Post 16 courses –

for many students there is now a realisation of

just what it will take to secure their place

2. Understand that not everyone will automatically

be offered a place. The days of Highgate Wood

Sixth Form being a ‘reserve option’ are long gone

– a number of students missed out on places on

courses that they wanted to enrol on through

using us as a back-up offer

3. Be committed to doing their absolute best in the

Sixth Form which includes taking full responsibility

for their learning, making learning their first

priority and ensuring excellent attendance and

punctuality to all lessons/study sessions

4. Ensure that they continue to make a positive

contribution to HWS as a positive reference from

their tutor or their head of house is also a pre-

requisite for entry

We will have, early in the New Year, a whole series of

activities for year 11 students which are designed to

give them all a taste of what to expect in the sixth

form and to aid the choices that they will have to

make. I look forward to yet again being involved in the

interview process and look forward to seeing our very

successful Year 11s here in August 2015 at enrolment.

Highgate Wood School students make better

progress than ever!

At Post 16…

Recent figures released from the DFE have shown the

progress that students made at Post 16 from GCSE to

A’ Level in 2013. Below is a table that shows Highgate

Wood School and some other local colleges/schools.

You can see that we show up very positively against

local providers, with only one school performing

better. Our 2014 value added measure is also shown

to demonstrate improving performance. At the

current time the 2014 data for other providers is not

available publicly.

* = selective 6th form school or college

Source: www.education.gov.uk

+ 0.11 Alexandra Park School

+ 0.23 Camden School for Girls*

City & Islington College - 0.14

+ 0.12 Highgate Wood School (2013)

+ 0.13 Highgate Wood School (2014)

+ 0.07 Highbury Fields School

+ 0.07 Fortismere

La Swap 0

+ 0.06 Woodhouse College *


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At GCSE…

The new statistics released by the DfE recently

suggest that Highgate Wood School has remained

among the top schools in the country according to

the progress that students make at GCSE. The

unvalidated RAISEonline data that we have received

is based upon last year’s year 11 (summer 2014).

The table below shares some of the highlights.

Category:

Progress in Best 8 GCSEs studied

Value:

1014.9

Comment: Highgate Wood School student progress is

in the top 29% of schools nationally.

Category:

Progress in mathematics

Value:

1001.7



Category:

Progress in Science

Value:

1001.3

Comment: Highgate Wood School student progress is in

the top 30% of schools nationally.

Category:

Progress in Languages

Value:

1003.4



Category:

Progress of disadvantaged students

Value:

1003.0

Comment: Progress of disadvantaged students at

Highgate Wood School is significantly better than

other schools nationally.

In addition, the proportion of students making

expected (or better than expected) progress in

English and Maths at Highgate Wood School are

shown in the following table below in comparison to

the national averages.

Note: A RAISE value of 1000 indicates expected progress.

Anything over 1000 is better than expected. Anything less than

1000 is less than expected.

%

at HWS

making

expected

progress

Students

making

expected

progress in:..

%

nationally

making

expected

progress

+ or -

national

average

77 English 70

65 81

+7

+16 Maths

%

at HWS

making

better

than

expected

Students

making better

than expected

progress in:..

%

nationally

making

better

than

expected

+ or -

national

average

45 English 32

29 41

+13

+12 Maths

The above tables are just some of the highlights, and

the detailed analysis points to many other very

positive areas of the performance of Highgate Wood

Students. I would like to take this opportunity to

congratulate my students from last year’s year 11 and

year 13 on their achievements and to publically thank

my very skilled and dedicated team of teachers for

their excellent contribution to these impressive

results.

Ms Copley writes:

There has been a case of Chicken pox in school. It

is a very common infection, which most children

catch sooner or later, and there should be no cause

for concern. If you have any worries please contact

your GP in the first instance and mention there has

been one instance at your child’s school.


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Highgate Wood remains oversubscribed for

September 2015

The local authority have recently released figures

showing the number of preferences expressed by

parents of children in year 6 for secondary schools for

the coming September. I am very pleased to report

that we have again attracted a high number of

parents who wish to send their children to Highgate

Wood School. Only Fortismere, Heartlands and

Alexandra Park schools have also achieved this

overall level of popularity in Haringey.

PAN

2015 HWS

243

Total

Preference

2010

252

2011

228

2012

232

2013

259

2014

222

2015

995 967 879 1009 1001 983

257 1st Choice

This means that yet again, we will be oversubscribed

in year 7. I continue to be humbled and enthused by

the support that we continue to receive locally from

our parents/carers and our community. It is pleasing

to know that this (along with other indicators referred

to earlier in this message) demonstrates that we are

achieving our aim of being the school of local choice.

Industrial action at HWS

– Situation has been resolved

Since the last edition of Insight in October, you will be

aware that one day of strike action took place on

Wednesday 5th November and two further days the

following week on Wednesday 12th and Thursday

13th November. You will also now be aware that the

NUT strike action was called off before the fourth

planned day of action on 20th November occurred.

The action was called off following a meeting hosted

by ACAS between representatives of the NUT and

representatives of Haringey Schools’ Forum on

Monday 17th November. I attended the meeting in

my role as Chair of the Haringey Secondary Heads.

These talks were productive and the main outcomes

reached were

The Haringey Schools’ Forum (with the Chairs of

the Secondary and Primary Headteacher Groups’

endorsement on behalf of their colleagues)

accepted that it was for the NUT and the NUT

alone to decide who would represent their

members

The talks at ACAS resulted in

a) An agreement by the Haringey Schools’ Forum

to fund the Service Level Agreement for the

provision of trade union facility time, and

b) An agreement of a protocol specifying the

procedure to be followed when headteachers

or trade union reps wish to raise concerns

about the behaviours of a trade union rep or a

headteacher

We are very pleased to have reached an agreement

that allows the industrial action to be put behind us.

I am very aware of the difficulty that partially closing

the school placed on our parents and carers, not to

mention the impact on the learning of our students. I

would like to thank you for your patience during this

time.

Unfortunately we will be losing five members of

staff at the end of this term.

Mr Kevin Brokenshire is leaving Highgate Wood

School after 11 very successful years at the school.

He has fulfilled a number of key roles with the school

during that time, most notably, Head of Learning and

more recently Head of Seacole House. His work with

our students and parents during that time has been

exemplary. As a teacher of Business Studies he has

also excelled. Mr Brokenshire has consistently been

a hard working dedicated member of staff whose

contribution will be missed.

Ms Kathy O’Borne is also leaving us after being at

Highgate Wood School for 7 years, initially as our

Head of Media Studies, and more recently as a

teacher of Media Studies. Ms O’Borne has served the

school well and has led and contributed to the work

of a now thriving Media Studies department – far

more popular than when she first joined. Her quiet

and unassuming, but incredibly passionate manner

will be missed by students and staff alike.

Mr Rob MacDougall is leaving the school after 5

years of being one of our cover supervisors. Mr

MacDougall was our first ever cover supervisor at

the school and has done a splendid job. His


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HOUSE LEAGUE TABLES

Top Vivo Earners

Rasheed Kamara

Rawan Ataya

Ellice Almeida

Rebecca Manoharan

William Carmichael

Top Vivo Earners

Odeja Anderson

Randal Harrison

Mya Gomez

Brandon Durand

Freddie Ferszt

Top Vivo Earners

Umer Khan

Jordan Brown

Elle-Mae Netherton

Euan Escott

Zandile Mathebula-Jonah

The best way to predict the future is to invent it

From caring comes courage

Success comes from perseverance

18,583 so far this year



reputation and standing amongst students and fellow

colleagues is significant and indicative of the way in

which he approached his job and the extent to which

he will be missed at Highgate Wood School.

Also leaving us after a shorter time at the school are

Ms Kayleigh Blackwell in the admin team, after just

over a year, and Ms Ashley Nelson in the Maths

department, having spent a term with us.

We thank all of those staff who are leaving, and we

wish them all the very best for the future!

Other Staffing Issues for your attention

I am delighted to announce that Ms Jennie Burniston,

who is currently Head of ECS, will be taking over as

the new Head of Seacole House from April onwards.

Until then, Ms Sioned Roberts, currently the Deputy

Head of Seacole House will be taking on the role in an

acting capacity.

Unfortunately we currently have one member of staff

who is absent on long term sickness. Mr A. Coyle

(ECS) has been away for a while, but we are hopeful

that he will be back to work shortly.

On a more positive note I am pleased to be able to

announce the return to work of our Head of Music,

Mr Ed Harlow, after a prolonged period of illness. I

would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr

Ekstrom for his sterling work in Mr Harlow’s absence.

It is largely thanks to Mr Ekstrom’s passion, energy

and talent that we have still been able to stage such

a stunning Winter Concert this year. Thanks are also

due to Ms Dornan, who agreed to return to Highgate

Wood School (having left last Summer) to support

the Music Department.

... And Finally

At the end of another successful and busy year, I

thank you all for your continued support. We have

also had some testing times this term, which have

been played out very publicly, but I wouldn’t want

anyone to think that the atmosphere within the

school is anything but positive and completely

focused on providing the very best learning

experiences for our students. As always, I remain

filled with the pride and fulfilment that comes with

leading such a wonderful school.

For those of you who celebrate Christmas, have a

good Christmas! For those of you who don’t, please

enjoy the break. I wish you all good health for the

holiday period and the very best for the New Year

ahead.

Regards

Patrick Cozier

Headteacher


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ATTENDANCE AT HIGHGATE WOOD SCHOOL

Head teachers can no longer permit parents to allow

their children to be absent for the purposes of a

family holiday in term time. There are 38 weeks in

the year when schools are open, and 14 weeks when

families can take holidays. Taking your child out of

school during term time for holidays is likely to

impact on their attainment. Haringey Council’s advice

to schools is not to allow holidays to be taken in term

time.

Headteachers may allow children to be absent in

exceptional circumstance. they will take into

consideration:

your child’s attendance history

previous requests for leave in term time

the likely impact on your child’s attainment, and

individual circumstances

If your child takes unauthorised holidays or is absent

for longer than the time agreed by your child’s

Headteacher, this absence will be recorded as

unauthorised. This may result in:

your child losing their school place

you being issued with a fixed penalty notice

you being subject to legal action by the authority

that could result in a fine of up to £2,500 per child.

What will happen if I want to take my child on

holiday during term time?

Ms Christodoulou writes:

Attendance at Highgate Wood School improved

significantly in 2013-14 and we are working hard to

ensure it is even better for 2014-15. Parents and

carers can support their children to attend school

regularly and on time each day.

Did you know that school aged students are

required to attend school for 190 days each year

and that secondary school aged students should be

aiming to attend for at least 95% of that time?

You will have received details of your child’s

attendance at the recent Learning Review Day.

How does your child's attendance compare with

this target?

The table below indicates how just a few days

absence can result in children missing a significant

number of lessons. There is a lot of research to

show how student attainment is enhanced by good

attendance and hindered when attendance is poor.

The table below indicates how frequent lateness

can add up to a considerable amount of learning

being lost. This can seriously disadvantage children

and disrupt the learning of others. Please help

children in your care to be punctual.

Att

en

dan

ce d

urin

g scho

ol ye

ar:

Equ

ates to

days ab

sen

t:

Wh

ich is ap

pro

ximately:

Nu

mb

er o

f lesso

ns m

issed

:

94% 10 days 2 Weeks 50 Lessons




65% 67 days 13½ Weeks 340 Lessons

70% 57 days 11½ Weeks 290 Lessons


Effects of non-attendance

Punctuality counts too

When a child arrives late at school, they miss out

on important learning experiences and

opportunities.

Min

ute

s late

per d

ay:

5 mins 3½ days 17 Lessons

10 mins 7 days 34 Lessons

15 mins 10½ days 52 Lessons



Days lo

st

in a ye

ar:

Lesso

ns

misse

d :

Effects of late arrival at school


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SEND REFORMS - INFORMATION EVENING COMMUNINITY LANGUGAES EXAMS

Mr Dobrashian writes:

You may have heard of the reforms to Special

Educational Needs and Disabilities provision in the

UK and we have already put some information on

the school website.

These changes will be having an impact on many

families at Highgate Wood School and we will be

holding a Parent Information Evening on Monday

26th January to help explain some of the changes

that are now happening.

More information will be available on the school

website in the New Year.

Ms Lacroix writes:

The following students have completed the

arrangements to sit an exam in a community

language this summer: Malina Antochi, Rose

Ashworth, Erdem Cavusoglu, Yekda Cosgun, Birhak

Dogun, Maya Eagles, Halil Ekinci, Ertan Kiziloz,

Sertan Kiziloz, Berivan Korkamaz, Clement Lanoe-

Chaumet, Maria Lyons, Neve Maher, Artoo

Martinez-Cebrian, Emi Oguri, Ibrahim Orde, Afsun

Ozdemir, Liliana Ricketts, Zak Shelly, Nathaniel

Stark, Nurselim Tekin and Yoshiki Vernon. If you

believe you are signed up for an exam and your

name is not on the list please see Mr Demetriou as

soon as possible.

If you are interested for 2016, you need to be

fluent in a community language ( list on the

Languages corridor) and in year 9 or older. Please

inform me or Mr Demetriou before June 2015 so

we can prepare for your exams properly.

Congratulations to

Cameron Tomlinson

who won our first

ever Christmas Card

competition.

Cameron’s card has

now been sent to

all the different

organisations the

school works with,

as well as all our

neighbouring schools as the “official” Highgate

Wood School card.

Special mention also needs to be given to Daniel

Doggett-Jones in Year 7 and Danga and Stacey in

Year 9 for also producing some fantastic designs in

the competition.

CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION SUMMER EXAM TIMETABLE

Mr Demetriou writes:

The timetable for public exams during the coming

summer is now being finalised and you will be able

to access it on the school website from early on in

the New Year.

The main set of exams will begin on Tuesday 5th

May with an English GCSE paper. The season will

end for most students on the 19th June.

Individual timetables will be issued to students as

normal, and it is very important that they check

these through carefully and let me know of any

errors or omissions.

INVIGILATORS WANTED If any parent or carer may be available to invigilate

any of the examinations and is interested in doing

so please have a look at the Vacancies section of

the school website where you will find details,

together with an application form.


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REWARDS LUNCH

Ms Zwicky, Ms Roberts and Ms Angove write:

Congratulations to all those students who

received awards this term for their contribution to

the success, and happiness, of their tutor groups,

Houses and the school as a whole.

Tutors were asked to select two students from

each tutor group for special congratulations.

Sometimes it wasn't easy. Many tutor groups have

far more than just two exemplar students. But

eventually the decision was made and all 54

students received special certificates and were

invited to the Rewards lunch.

Well done to all of you!

THE WINNERS:

Mert Albayrak (8G), Ashie Albo (9I), Molly Aldridge (9I),

Rami Ataya (9E), Iman Balit (9W), Jubide Begum (8W),

Faber Bell (7W), Ma Bhienilyn Elano (7A), Charlotte

Buttery (8T), William Carmichael (7I), Tom Carter (8A),

Hugo Clague (7A), Charlie Clarke (9T), Max Cowie (9S),

Tallulah Cox (7E), Jasmine Daley (9D), Freya

Dougan (8E), Brandon Durand (8T), Maya Eagles (9T),

Iola Elson (8I), Euan Escott (8S), Freddie Ferszt (7E), Zak

Fowler (7D), Libby Fowler-Guerin (7T), Caitlin Gillespie

(7H), Mya Gomez (9E), Matilda Horton (8E), Niall

Johnson (9G), Sylvie Keen (7D), Clara Klein-French (7I),

Klaidi Kuka (9A), Jean Leika (8D), Adam Lloyd (7G), Sam

Marks (7T), Zandile Matheblu-Jonah (7W), Lucas

Merriman (9D), Jack Morell (8H), Savannah Mundle

(9A), Isobel Murray (9G), Charlie Newbold (8A), Nye

Newcombe (8W), Ronan O’Reagan (9W), Yasemin

Ozalcin (7S), Mya Pennicott (8S), Daniel Pyszora (7G),

Jasmien Restrepo (9S), Thomas Roberts (8I), Kelton

Ryland (7S), Stacey Slawinski (9H), Sal Tibbett (7H),

Liliane Vitoriano (8G), Yasmin Walton (8H), Kimmone

Williams (9H), CJ Williams (8D).

SINGING SUCCESS

Mrs Hassan writes:

Congratulations to Mia Knight and Rosie Ashworth,

who have both passed their Grade 6 Singing with

Merit.

Congratulations also to Mya Pennicott who has

achieved Grade 7 in Singing.

ART COMPETITION

Ms Masters writes:

To enter the Young Art competition see Ms

Masters in W21 for a copy of the rules.

Deadline for handing the finished work in is:

Friday 16th January 2015

E-SAFETY INFORMATION EVENING


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Ms Johnson writes:

The English department are pleased to announce

that the following students have had a poem

accepted into the War of Words Anthology.

Each student submitted a poem based on the

theme of conflict.

Sydney Aarons, Darren Adjei-Frimpong, Lila Amriche,

Louis Ashworth, Rosie Ashworth, Stefan Avramov,

Darien Bailey, Scarlett Basham, Sam Beach, Honor

Beeby, Ma Bhienilyn Elano, Sophie Boon, Youssef

Boukssid, Jura Brogan, Jermaine Brown, Joe Bruce,

Jhona Buenaventura, Meshech Chang, Hugo Clague,

Libby Claire-Smithson, Madeleine Cormican, Eddie

Crompton, Eve Cumming, Daniel Doggett-Jones, Eden

Ferreira, Zackhala Francis, Jack Gordon, Alland

Hemerashid, Isabella Hohmann, Millie Jenkins, Osee

Kabamba, Gloria Kelly, Keje Koca, Jake Milligan, Johan

Miranda Franck, Phoebe Mort, Klodian Mustali, Heaven

Myers, Trulie Mynott, Abdullahi Shire, George Stoakley,

Melissa Tepe, Sian Walker-Evans, CJ Williams.

Mr Charlesworth

writes:

With their mock exams

complete students in

Year 11 now switch

their focus for a short

time to the choices they

will make for courses

starting in September.

Just before the end of term all those in Year 11

completed a session on how to choose the course

options for next year in terms of which subjects

make good combinations and how universities use

A level choices to decide whether to make an offer

to students when they apply in Year 13. Students

were able to take away a booklet of information

that they had worked with so that as they

researched their options they could refer back to

the information that they need.

On Wednesday 7th January students will

experience a day as a 6th Form student so that they

can have a go at A Level lessons before finalising

their subject choices for next year. Students will

have full access to all the areas and facilities that

are enjoyed by 6th Form students and will take four

or five AS Level classes.

For those who are looking for an alternative to

Highgate Wood a number of Sixth Form Colleges

will be in on the 7th giving presentations to

students while Chris Kennington - our resident

careers advisor – will be on hand to provide one on

one advice to any student who needs it.

The opportunity to take A level lessons for a day

has been a popular one for students over the last

few years as they report the positive nature of the

day in terms of really getting them thinking about

options for next year.

If you want any more information on Highgate

Wood School Sixth Form please visit the website or

speak to any member of staff at the school.

A LEVEL TASTER DAY 2015

Ms Jones and Mr Grimmett writes:

Highgate Wood School has again successfully won

funding from Veolia and their 'War on Waste'

schools programme. We will be using this funding

to continue our initiatives in recycling and

composting as we work towards making our school

even more sustainable and environmentally

friendly.

Much of the project will be led by our BTEC Land-

Based Studies group however all our students will

have ample opportunity to become involved and

benefit from the project. If anyone has wishes to

become involved or has ideas for green initiatives

in our school please contact either Mr Grimmett or

Ms Jones.

More details to follow next term!

ECO SCHOOL AND WAR ON WASTE


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Social Media Crumbles My Life

by Eden Blu Ferreira

I am the voice of those afraid to speak Those of us that social media calls weak Those you upset everyday Are ones who have nothing to say

Racist comments Pictures of the past Hurtful texts Everyone has the last laugh

Voices in my head Rolling in the deep Falling to the dead Secrets they keep

Cyberbullying is wrong Don’t be stuck in the zone

Anti-bullying Poem by Ayesha Simmons

You punched me, you kicked me You threw me to the ground You spread lies, you spread rumours You called me names that hurt me deep inside My heart was aching I was crying behind my smile Yet nobody cared, nobody knew What I was going through But there are people who want to help us People we can trust Never give up, never give in You will get through it.

Ms Pinnick writes:

Monday 10th November saw Year 7 participate in

their first Enrichment Day.

Their day began with an entertaining and thought

–provoking presentation on bullying by Big Foot

Arts Education. This was followed by interactive

workshops run by Big Foot and by the Learning

Support Department.

The level of contribution and consideration for

each other was exemplary throughout the day.

ANTI-BULLYING ENRICHMENT

WHEN I WAS FIVE

Ms Masters writes:

7H have worked hard this term on the formal

elements in art. Here are some examples from

those who have particularly demonstrated a flair for

drawing. They are self-portraits showing themselves

under the age of five. Well done!

Camille French

Enver Methoxha

Tasio Nogues-Summerscale


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OUR STUDENTS MEET THE PRIME MINISTER

Mr Talbert writes:

Twenty Year 8 students were given the opportunity

of a life time courtesy of Apps for Good when we

received a special invitation to Number 10 to mark

the launch of a flagship digital technology initiative.

The twenty girls impressed the Prime Minster David

Cameron with their app ideas at a reception in

Downing Street on Monday 8th December - marking

the start of the government’s National College of

Digital Skills as well as Code.org’s ‘Hour of Code’

campaign which aims to get more students to learn

how to code.

At the event our students learnt how to build a

website using html code by FreeFormer and also

discussed their Apps for Good mobile app ideas

with the Prime Minster. Even Mr Talbert and Mrs

Allaway had the opportunity to discuss the new

computer science curriculum with the Prime

Minster and Baroness Joanna Shields.

Isabel Poutney (8H) said “It was a really wonderful

experience and one that I will treasure forever! I

enjoyed talking to the Prime Minister and

showcasing my app idea which he was impressed

with”.

Kamille Nicholson Johnson (8S) said “The Prime

Minster was very nice. I really enjoyed yesterday as

I learnt how to create a website using code”.

Rebecca Manoharan (8G) said “It was an amazing

experience, we learnt html coding and got to go

inside No. 10. It was really good as it showed that

computer science is for girls too”.

Nino Geliashvili (8G) declared “It was amazing!”

For Dani Weiss (8H) “It was a once in a lifetime

experience and one I will never forget it”.

The day did not end there with both Mr Talbert and

Isabel Poutney (8H) traveling to the BBC news

centre where they were interviewed live on the

BBC News Channel about the event. It was a great

experience one that both Mr Talbert and Isabel

being treated like celebrities have their makeup

done before appearing on television. The event

was featured on the BBC website and appeared in

local and national press. It showcased the diversity

of the computer science and that it is for all

students.

This highlights the excellent work of the Computer

Science Department at Highgate Wood School and

the stunning achievements of our students.


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Mr Grimmett writes:

A group of our Year 8 pupils are looking forward to

leading and launching 'The African Caribbean

Society (ACS)' in the New Year.

They will be exploring and celebrating different

aspects of African and Caribbean heritage in an

informative but fun series of meetings held every

Thursday Week 2 in P18 from 3.25pm until 4.25pm.

Their first meeting will be held on Thursday 8th

January 2015 where attendees will be able to help

shape the direction the society will take.

Current ideas include watching and discussing the

film 'Belle' and investigating the legacies of figures

such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and Nelson

Mandela.

Watch out for future announcements.

HWS African Caribbean Society

Ms Sayer writes:

On Tuesday 4th November, Miss Sayer and Mr

Pateman took a group of 20 students from Years 8,

9 and 10 to the Debate Mate launch.

After an early start, we arrived at the stunning

Emmanuel Centre in Westminster. The team

introduced the Debate Mate programme and then

we were treated to an exciting show debate on the

motion ‘This house would name and shame

bullies’.

It was really inspiring to see students from Little

Ilford School competing next to national

champions! Maybe next year that could be us!

We’ve now had our first few sessions with our

university mentor Thos and are looking forward to

competing in the Urban Debate League after

Christmas!

DEBATE MATE IN THE NEW YEAR

Mr Adams writes:

I am delighted to announce that we have secured

our next adventure. In June 2016 Highgate Wood

School will be taking 19 Sixth Formers for a once in

a lifetime World Challenge adventure in Southern

Morocco.

This will be a fantastic opportunity for our Sixth

Form Students to fully immerse themselves into a

country of so many different cultures and lifestyles.

The terrain of Morocco will be

the biggest hurdle for them.

Listening to the different

languages of Arabic, French

and Berber will be eye

opening. Trekking through

the Atlas mountains,

wondering across the

desert, sleeping under the stars and soaking up the

atmosphere in Marrakesh, is why this trip will be

one to remember.

Over the next few months, the team will be raising

money for their adventure. This is the main

purpose of World Challenge, to help organise, plan

and create fund raising opportunities. With Year

group parties, football competitions, Krispy Kreme

sales etc. coming up, keep an eye out, and try to

help the team as much as possible.

WORLD CHALLENGE— MOROCCO


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GOTHIC LITERATURE AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY

Ms Ahmet writes:

Our Year 7 students were invited to attend the

British Library for a fantastic opportunity to visit

Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination

exhibition.

The students got to see two hundred objects that

trace 250 years of the gothic tradition, exploring our

enduring fascination with the mysterious, the

terrifying and the macabre.

The exhibition included clips of films like Alfred

Hitchcock’s ‘Birds’, original books, letters and hand

written drafts of stories written by Mary Shelley as

well as explorations of how contemporary fears

have been addressed by different generations,

including the current popular ‘Twilight’ series.

The trip was well received by our students, seeing

their imagination wonder, as they continue with

their scheme of work inspired by the supernatural

and all things gothic!

Mr Charlesworth writes:

The opportunity to meet 6th Form teachers and students was taken

by over 500 visitors to the school on the 26th November as the 6th

Form staged its annual Open Evening. For parents it was a good

opportunity to see the challenges that their daughters or sons will

face in the year after completing GCSEs while for students the

evening gave the chance to discuss possible A Level courses and

chat to the staff who will be teaching them.

The presentation included talks from two students – Sahar in Year

12, who came to Highgate Wood from Hornsey School for Girls and

Jake in Year 13 who has been a student here since he was eleven.

Part of the information shared with the audience was a summary of

how well students in the Highgate Wood 6th Form do compared

with other local schools and colleges. New figures from the DfE

demonstrate that our Sixth Form performs above national average -

which we have known for many years. We also perform above the

more local average.

RECORD NUMBERS AT OUR SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING


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VALENCIA TRIP

Ms Gomez writes:

I am pleased to report that the trip was a great

success; every part of the journey and our stay at

the educational complex in Requena, as well as the

two days spent in the city of Valencia ran

smoothly.

The twenty Year 11 students we took have made

us proud and the staff in Valencia were truly

impressed with our students' character, conduct

and abilities. They said that this has been one of

the best groups they've had in Campus to date and

were sad to see us leave.

Overall, the trip was a very productive educational

experience that has allowed students to come out

of their shells through creativity in a nourishing

and caring environment.

Our students' feedback couldn't be more positive,

not least because most of their comments were

originally given in Spanish!

"Whilst we were there, we became closer as a

group and we were given the opportunity to

communicate with other Spanish pupils, and we

are still in contact." Eve.

"Spain was an amazing experience and it was so

fun and exciting. I will never forget it." Mayan.

"Campus Moragete was an amazing experience. I

learnt so much and met great people.” Christina

Mr McDonagh writes:

A group of Year 13 Product

Design students recently

attended the 'Inspired by

Design' study day at the

Institute of Education.

The keynote speaker was Wayne Hemingway, an

influential figure in the world of design, and there

were also presentations by successful young

product designers currently making a name for

themselves in British and international design.

INSPIRED BY DESIGN

The day was designed

to highlight the clear

progression route that

moves from GCSE to A

Level Product Design

and then into the field

of commercial design

and the realities of

being a professional in

a highly competitive

industry.


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STUDENTS WIN UK APPATHON PRIZE

MICROSOFT’S DIGIGIRLZ 2014

Mr Talbert writes:

In November, eight Year 9 students travelled to the

annual DigiGirlz event at Microsoft’s London

headquarters. It was aimed at giving girls an insight

into working at a large enterprise organisation like

Microsoft, whilst challenging female stereotypes of

the high-tech industry.

The girls got an inside look at working at Microsoft

and the opportunity to work with Microsoft staff

and experience the realities of life in business and

technology.

They really enjoyed themselves working in teams

to come up with an idea for a new mobile phone

app. Isobel Murray (9G) and Aiesha Shallo (9S)

both said that they found the experience enjoyable

and fun but also educational as they got a detailed

insight to how a technology business works.

Mr Talbert writes:

Two teams of Highgate Wood students walked

away with a bevy of prizes at the first Appathon

competition, beating off entries from around the

country.

The students used their App for Good entries for

the competition and were invited to an event at the

House of Commons with the Speaker of the House

John Bercow presenting the prizes.

The first entry was Green Seed, an app idea

devised by Jasmine Bell (9E), Joe Trainer (9E),

Greta Irving (9E) and Tony Tyler (9E) which is

designed to help people find out what, when,

where and how to grow all sorts of plants including

fruits and vegetables, while also letting people

know where the nearest allotment is using GPS.

Green Seed won the prize of helping SmartStudy

with the development of a work experience app

for students, and being credited with its

development.

The second Highgate Wood School entry (which

impressed judges so much a prototype was built by

University of Edinburgh students) was Apps for

Good 2014 finalist WaterWorks. The app idea

devised by Nancy Levy-Vegh (9A) and Rhea Patel

(9A) allowed people to find out whether the water

in their location is safe to along with key facts

about that country or area.

Though WaterWorks missed out on the top prize

of a trip to Silicon Valley they did receive

recognition in the form of an invitation to the

“Silicon Valley comes to the UK” dinner at Queen’s

College, Cambridge.

MEDIA MAGAZINE CONFERENCE

Ms Daws Knowles writes:

In the last week of term over sixty AS and A2 stu-

dents attended the 2014 MediaMagazine Student

Conference at the Institute of Education.

It was a fascinating and stimulating event. Guest

speakers included: Jon Snow on the future of news;

Destiny Ekaragha on independent film; Pete Fraser

on brilliant production work; Jake Wynne on music

video ; Owen Jones on media, class, and identity;

university stalls, careers.

The perfect event for a Media Studies student to

finish off the year!.


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Mr Robertson writes:

On 4th November, Year 12 students Lucy Parfitt

and Rosa Tully were invited to speak on a panel at

the Marx Memorial Library in Clerkenwell.

The event was organised by Middlesex University

and included four generations of feminists from

academia and activism, including leading

psychologist Lynne Segal and Jessica Ringrose from

the Institute of Education.

Lucy and Rosa were invited to speak at this event

after Dr Ringrose visited our feminist group last

year and was inspired by the thoughtful and

passionate conversations she witnessed.

They spoke eloquently about what they saw as the

main issues for teenage girls today, their

experiences as being a part of a school feminist

group, and their hopes for overcoming sexism &

gender inequality. Their contributions to the

evening were exceptional and we are extremely

proud that they are Highgate Wood students.

HWS FEMINISTS

Jake Hamilton writes:

This term, the feminist club decided that it was

important for boys in the school to understand and

become involved in feminism, leading to mixed-

gender meeting branded Boys Need Feminism.

So many students turned up wanting to learn

about about Feminism was and what it had to do

with men that they could barely squeeze into the

classroom.

The group watched a video about the sexism that

people experience everyday before engaging in

animated and enlightening discussions about their

own experiences.

Particularly noticeable was the number of boys

who didn't realise that feminism was about

improving the lives of men as well as those of their

female friends and family. They came to

understand that feeling as though they shouldn't

be able to express emotions, or feeling that they

are forbidden from having certain interests, are all

issues that feminism is attempting to eradicate.

Following these conversations, the boys took

photos of themselves holding placards that started

with the sentence 'I need feminism because...' and

finishing with their own personal reasons, which

many of you will have seen on the TVs around the

school.

All in all, the meeting provided a unique

opportunity for boys to learn about what feminism

really is, and from the fascinating conversations it

sparked, it looks as though it is just the starting

point for a new generation of male feminists at

Highgate Wood.

FEMINISM FOR BOYS


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Ms Angove writes:

This was the 15th year that Highgate Wood School

has taken students to the Clothes Show at the NEC.

This trip is a great opportunity for students to

experience a fashion show and begin to

understand that a career in the textiles industry

does not just mean becoming a fashion designer!

This year Ms Smith, Ms Allaway, Ms Sinada and I

were able to take 45 students to the NEC, with

everyone managing to make it into school bright

and early in the morning to make the 2 hour

journey.

As ever, the students had a great time.

Throughout the day there was a non-stop parade

of catwalks and fashion shows, with the college

show and people’s catwalk, university work, make

overs and designer brands all on display.

AT THE CLOTHES SHOW 2014

Sadie May writes:

I found the clothes show interesting and enjoyable.

It was very good at giving me inspiration for things

I could make. There were many things to look at

that would interest different people. There were

many things to do and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The

show itself was very good and entertaining. I had a

great time!

Bryony Hillman writes:

Visiting Birmingham on the textiles trip to see the

Clothes Show Live was a great experience. There

were lots of clothes stalls and at around 12pm we

went to see the catwalk show. The catwalk was

great, with lots of bright lights and dancers were

modelling all sorts of clothes for all seasons and

events. Overall the trip was amazing and I would

recommend it to anyone!

Ms Ereira writes

This term our Year 7 students have read hundreds

of books and taken hundreds of quizzes using the

Accelerated Reader programme. In recognition of

their very impressive efforts, certificates have been

awarded to the top quizzers in each Year 7 tutor

group

Well done to:

CHAMPION READERS

Yusro Abdi Aweys, Louis Ashworth, Ramneet Bains,

Naima Boukhemal, Aoife Davey Gunn, Ella Bullard,

Alabama Cawley, Melika Chambers, Maya Culverwell,

Joe Ewbank, Lottie Ezer-Ahern, Ben Farrier, Zak

Fowler, Caitlin Gillespie, Max Hanson, Isabella

Hohmann, Kleon Hystuma, Stevan Kennedy, Joshua

Kingston, Leila Lerari, Leo Lynch, Toni Mallon, Samuel

Marks, Willow Miller-Teece, Klodian Mustali, Sinead

Newland, Isaac Overton Farnham, William Owen,

Elizabeth Polat, Marie Repole, Louise Roberts, Joseph

Screene, Alfred Sedley, Anya Seymour, Carlias

Simeone-Murrells, Jago Strongman, Leah Whittaker

and Vukasin Winrow.


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The slogan "Arbeit macht frei" (Work Makes You Free) was

placed at the entrances to a number of Nazi concentration

camps, including Auschwitz, where it can still be seen.

PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY SIXTH FORM TRIP TO AUSCHWITZ

Esme Cavendish writes:

No matter how much you have learnt, read, and

watched about the Holocaust, one is completely

unprepared for how deeply overwhelming and

unsettling it is to visit an authentic concentration

camp.

The visit to Auschwitz will undoubtedly haunt me

for the rest of my life as an experience that gave

me a terrifyingly real insight into the human

capacity to cause such shocking tragedy. Words

are almost useless to describe the unique

emotional effect that the trip had - it is definitely

an experience that I would recommend to anyone

in order to put life into perspective. Whilst it was a

very intense trip, the organization of all the

different museums and tours was incredible and I

am so grateful to have been able to take advantage

of this opportunity.

Ellen Boardman writes:

In November, a large group of Philosophy and

History students travelled to Krakow in Poland to

visit the concentration camp of Auschwitz.

After a long morning of travelling we finally arrived,

the experience was harrowing, one that I will never

forget.

The impact of seeing where such atrocities took

place is overwhelming and hit everyone hard. The

rooms full of the personal goods of those who were

held there were extremely difficult to look at.


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The next day was very busy starting at the Jewish

Ghetto travelling to Schindler’s Factory Museum

and finishing the trip listening to the remarkable

story of a Russian Holocaust survivor, who told us

what it was like in the camp and how she was able

to survive at the age of four.

Overall it was a brilliant trip that despite causing us

to be emotionally drained really changed our

concept of the world.

Fionn Reidy-Martin writes:

The experience of visiting Auschwitz is something

which is pretty hard to put into words. It is

something which you can’t really imagine until

you’ve actually visited the camp and the

surrounding area.

Before we went I had some knowledge of what

camp was like, nothing could really prepare me for

it. All I can say is that it was an incredible

experience, one which I highly recommend to

anyone who hasn’t been.

It was incredibly chilling and sobering, yet eye-

opening and worthwhile. It really makes you

change how you see things and the sinking reality

of hearing the true story of a holocaust survivor

really strikes home. It was an experience which I

will never forget and the things I have taken from

the trip will never leave me.

It was an incredible encounter, which words

cannot do justice. I’m thankful to Highgate Wood

School and all the teachers that made the trip

possible.

Mr Robertson writes:

On 4th November, St Paul's Cathedral celebrated

the 50th anniversary of a sermon Martin Luther

King gave on the topic of civil rights.

The occasion was commemorated with a panel

debate featuring Guardian columnist Hugh Muir,

sociologist Heidi Mirza and Baroness Doreen

Lawrence. Speaking before a packed audience

which reflected the diversity of the city, the

panellists were asked to consider what Dr King

would think of Britain in 2014.

They agreed that he would be impressed by the

progress that had been made towards a

multicultural society, but also saddened that

debates about racism still needed to be held.

The 10 Sixth Form sociologists who attended the

debate were in awe of the auspicious venue,

keenly interested in the topics discussed, and

deeply moved by the passion and determination of

Baroness Lawrence, whose son, Stephen, was

murdered in a racist attack in 1993.

HOW CAN WE END RACISM TODAY?


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A DAY AT MICROSOFT, CAMBRIDGE

Mr Talbert writes:

In December, thirty-one students attended the

annual Microsoft Research’s Think Computer. This

one-day event was held at the Imperial War

Museum in Duxford, Cambridge and was an

inspirational day that showcased the field of

computer science through a programme of exciting

talks, demonstrations, competitions and workshops

to help students realise the fantastic opportunities

available to them in becoming part of the next

generation of computer scientists.

In addition to the main event a few of the students

presented their entry for the Makey Makey

competition. They devised a way to help individuals

paralysed from the neck down by having a robotic

arm that responded to facial movements. Their

idea was so clever and innovative that it came third

and won them an array of Microsoft prizes which

included a limited edition Microsoft Research

hoodie. Caleb Wyckoff-Smith (9I) said “I am so

pleased that we got this far. It was a great idea that

brought a great team of students together and

showed what Highgate Wood School students can

do in computer science”.

Ashley Forde (9G), Abirami Karunanithi (9G) and

Jade Sollinger (9E) said that they really enjoyed the

day, especially the wonderful talk from Stemettes

who encourage girls into Science. Eleanor Jones

(10S) was even interviewed in Stemettes’ vlog

(video blog) of the event talking about her team’s

robotic arm entry into the Makey Makey

competition.

Ms O’Borne writes:

A group of year 10 Media Studies students took

part in a practice day for BBC School Report in

December.

They reported on three stories: Mr Talbert and

year 8 coders who met David Cameron on

Monday, feminism and its place within the school

curriculum and how students cope with exam

stress. The students really enjoyed the day. Alice

Bowen said " I thoroughly enjoyed my day making

BBC News Report " Dilar Karadag said " I really

enjoyed working with so many talented people".

The reporters now have time to reflect and

prepare for the real day on 19th March next year.

Our reporters were:

Lloyd Bolton

Isabella Walton

Harrison Grant

Alice Bowen

Maddie Stott

Amber Barnett

Rafaella Stokes

Kiehm Asare-Sonkour

Noor Singleton

Trieu Blyth Foster

Ella Pollack-Fleming

Caylan Samuel

Ruby Kelly

Dilar Karadag

Rosa Salonen


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UN GLOBAL CLASSROOMS

Tommy Pegler and Lily Roberts write

On 9th and 10th December we visited the

International Maritime Organisation for the annual

Model UN Global Classrooms conference. The IMO

is where the UN is based in London, and its

location overlooking the Thames and Houses of

Parliament is really impressive.

The topic for the conference was to celebrate 25

years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the

Child. To prepare, we had to research which of

these rights children still lack around the world,

and debate what should be done about it. This is

not always straightforward - we were asked to

represent Saudi Arabia, which meant that many

countries disagreed with our positions. Model UN

is good because it encourages you to learn in a way

which is different from the classroom, it develops

your research and debating skills, and gives you the

opportunity to meet new people.

Mr Robertson comments:

The IMO is always the most challenging of the three

conferences we attend. The standard of debate is

incredibly strong, with committees full of well-

researched, impassioned, imaginative and mature

delegates who represented themselves, their schools

and their countries (whether they agreed with them

or not!) with conviction. I am proud to report that

our delegation matched these high standards; in

every room you could find a Highgate Wood student

leading debate, contributing to a resolution or

negotiating in their country’s interests. I was also

proud to see 4 of our experienced sixth form

students continuing the Highgate Wood tradition of

chairing some committees, a task they carried out

with utmost professionalism.

Ms Birnie writes:

Well done to our Post 16 students who took part in

a weekend of debate and negotiation as part of the

Model UN at Woodhouse College.

Throughout the conference 6th Form students from

across North London, discussed a vast array of

issues including LGBT Rights, international

terrorism in Syria, the sovereignty of Ukraine, the

global issue of child soldiers and cybercrime.

Andrew Grice, Political Editor for The Independent,

presented the awards and commented that as part

of his job he had attended actual United Nations

Conferences in New York. He said “ that even

career diplomats would have found it difficult to

match the level of research and debates that

students had shown in the course of the weekend”.

A particular well done to Rubell Ahmed, Sahar

Shah, Ellie Hall, Eleanor Brady, who were first time

delegates to MUN. Jonah Berman, Rosa Tully and

Alex Ahern gained Honourable Mention Awards

and Blue Weiss and Ellie Delamere won Best

Delegate Awards. The final award of the day was

for Best Delegation awarded to Russia……Highgate

Wood School!

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SPRING 2015

Mon 5th Jan

16th Feb– 20th Feb

Friday 27th March

Term Starts

Half term break

Term Ends

SUMMER 2015

Mon 13th April

25h—29th May

Friday 17th July

Term Starts

Half term break

Term Ends*

Term begins again on

Monday 5th January 2015

at 10:55am

It will be Week 2

* Term ends for students

Parent\Carer Evenings

Year 7 Wed. 20th May 2015

Year 8 Tues. 21st April 2015

Year 9 Tues. 24th Nov 2014

Year 10 Tues. 24th Feb 2015

Year 11 Thurs. 15th Jan 2015

Year 12 Tues. 27th Jan 2015

Year 13 Wed. 10th Feb 2015

Spring term begins Monday 5th January

Year 12 Mock Exams Monday 5th January

E-Safety Parent Information Evening Monday 9th February

Year 13 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 10th February

Half Term Mon 16th—Fri 20th February

Year 11 Mock Results Day & Parents’ Evening Thursday 15th January

HWS Sixth Form interviews begin Monday 19th January

Year 13 Mock Exams Monday 19th January

SEND Parent Information Evening Monday 26th January

Year 10 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 24th February

Year 10 Work Experience Week 2nd—6th March

Year 9 Options Evening Thursday 5th March

Term Ends Friday 27th March

Year 12 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 27th January

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