Dear Parent/Carer As we draw to the end of the first week back after the half term break I wanted to catch up with you all about the latest developments at school. In line with the request from the Department for Education we are gearing up
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Secondary Ready is a course that Year 6 learners can access free-of-charge to help them prepare them for starting Year 7 in September. Being up-to-speed in maths when starting secondary school is really important. Things like core number skills are really vital to make sure that when they
Dear all, I am writing this week on a Thursday as the school will be closed tomorrow for the Bank Holiday (Friday 8th May). We are all awaiting the announcement this Sunday from the Government about the future of the lock-down, and it does seem as
Dear Parent/Carer I hope that you are all managing to stay safe as we end the 6th week of lockdown. Schooling continues to be very different and I hope that the online Teams lessons are continuing to support your child with their learning. Students are continuing
Dear Parent/Carer I hope this message finds you and your family well. As we approach the end of the third full school week in lockdown I wanted to write to you to update you on developments at the school. I hope that Teams learning has been
On Wednesday 11th of December, over eighty year 5 and 6 students visited The Purbeck School for an afternoon taster session in English. The students, and some keen parents, enjoyed participating in a creative writing competition where the students found themselves having to compete to write
On Tuesday, a group of year 9 mathematicians, including myself, were invited to help out with ‘Marvellous Maths’. This involved year 5 students from different primary schools coming into the school for a morning of Maths activities. One of the activities was based on properties of
Our sixth form student leadership welcomed the prospective year 7s to The Purbeck School on the following evenings: Transition evening: Thursday 4th July – Skylark and Swift Speeches given by Aaron Harvey, Head Boy and Kira Collins, Assistant Head Girl Transition evening: Monday 8th July –
Recently Year 5 and 6 student’s from local primary schools took part in an Art and Design taster session at The Purbeck School. This session allowed the students an insight into studying Art and Design at The Purbeck School. Students were taught different methods of painting
October and November have been particularly busy this year with a number of activities including multi skills events, outdoor and adventurous days and sporting competitions. The beginning of October saw the partnerships younger pupils get a chance to take part in a multi sports festival. This