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UKMT Junior Challenge

The UKMT junior challenge is designed to make the most able mathematicians in the country think in a creative and logical way. The UKMT junior challenge is designed to make the most able mathematicians in the country think in a creative and logical way. Congratulations to

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Student Council: 17th May 2023

21 students were present in the meeting with representatives from Years 7-10 At the end of our previous meeting, students asked to discuss our current canteen provision and advise on changes they wished to make to food choices. Unfortunately, due to staff shortages, our catering manager

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Young Geographer of the Year Award

  https://www.rgs.org/schools/competitions/young-geographer-of-the-year/2023-competition/

Eurovision

From Eurovision to Tea Production to Plan International

Last week assemblies were delivered by our House leaders. Miss Yarnold spoke to Kestrel House about the importance of tea production: how it provides an income for developing nations as a labour intensive job, creates jobs and promotes gender equality by providing employment for women. Mrs

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Maths Wall of Fame – Well Done!

Purbeck Maths Learners of the Week Well done to our TOP TEN Maths students this week! Taken from Sparx Maths, using the ‘Total XP’, our most eager students to practise their Mathematics last week are listed below. Who will be on the leaderboard next week??? Maths

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Our ‘Purbeck Principles’ are a set of core values and qualities that all students and staff should rigorously strive for. These values and qualities are the cornerstones that will provide the foundations for the development of the students that attend The Purbeck School. Rather than being simple statements of intent, we want our students to demonstrate these principles every lesson, around the school site and in the local community.