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DIARY
DATES
LAST DAY OF SPRING
TERM
Friday 27th March
2015 at Midday
RETURN TO SCHOOL
Monday 13th April
2015 at 08:10am
MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Monday 4th May
2015
HALF TERM
Monday—Friday
25th May ll 31st
2015
HARLINGTON SCHOOL SPRING TERM NEWSLETTER 2015
‘GOOD’ OFSTED REPORT FOR HARLINGTON SCHOOL
We are a ‘Good’ School since January 2015. We would like to thank you for your support so far and we look forward to working with you on our journey to being an ’Oustanding’
School .
If you would like more informa on please check our website
h p://www.harlingtonschool.co.uk/school‐informa on/ofsted/
EVENTS COMING UP NEXT TERM
YEAR 8 PARENTS’ EVENING
Thursday 4th June 2015
YEAR 7 PARENTS’ EVENING
Thursday 18th June 2015
SIXTH FORM PROM
Friday 19th June 2015
SIXTH FORM INTERVIEW
SKILLS DAY / YEAR 11 PROM
Friday 26th June 2015
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
PRODUCTION
Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd
July 2015
SIXTH FORM INDUCTION DAY
Friday 3rd July 2015
ACHIEVEMENT EVENING
Monday 6th July 2015
Harlington School is a winner in this year’s SSAT Educational Outcomes Awards
Important Information
Harlington School one of the best in the country for student progress at GCSE
Harlington School has received national recognition for the value it adds to students’ achievements at GCSE.
SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers Network, recently undertook its annual in-depth analysis of official Department for Education data on all state-funded schools in England and identified Harlington
School’s success.
The school has qualified for an SSAT Educational Outcomes Award by being in the top 10% of schools nationally for progress made by pupils between their key stage 2 results at primary school and their
GCSE results at age 16.
The school has been invited to receive their award at a regional celebration ceremony hosted by SSAT at Holland Park School in London on 12 May.
Sue Williamson, Chief Executive of SSAT said:
‘Harlington School should be congratulated for their exceptional achievement. They have proved them-selves to be leading the field in improving GCSE outcomes for their students. There is so much good
practice that this school could share, and I hope they will join us at the celebration evening for the chance to network and share strategies with award-winning schools.
‘These results are testament to the commitment and hard work of the students, teachers and leadership team at Harlington School, and show what can be achieved when skilled teachers have high expecta-tions and ambition for every young person. I am proud that this school is a member of the SSAT net-
work.’
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN A PARENT’S FOCUS GROUP?
As a school we want to look at how we share infor‐
ma on with parents about their children’s progress at
Harlington School. We want to explore what parents
currently like and what you think might work be er.
To help us, we will be conduc ng a series of different
consulta on ac vi es during the summer term. One
of these is to create a parents focus group to consider
different possible methods of communica ng student
progress. The group would meet a few mes during
the term. If you are interested in joining this parents
group could you please contact Mr Wells who is an
Assistant Headteacher. Mr Wells’ email is
FLEXI CLASSES AT EASTER
During the Easter Holidays we are pleased to offer a range of extra
teaching sessions to support Year 11 and Sixth Form students with their
exam prepara ons. The full details of sessions being offered can be
found on our website, on the exam metable page
h p://www.harlingtonschool.co.uk/parents‐pupils/exam‐ metables/
Students who have been invited to a end should have returned their
permission slips. On the day of the session they should come to the
front recep on. They will need to sign in. There will be a reminder board
of which rooms the sessions are taking place in. Can we please remind
all students that these are focused sessions. There will be no canteen or
other food provision services and students are asked to bring in packed
lunches if their sessions is planned to run over a lunch me period.
Year 10 Geography Trip
Students visited the London Docklands and the Crystal Exhibi on at the Royal Victoria
Docks.
Jack Petchy Reward Trip
Congratula ons to Mouziat Raji as she was awarded the Jack Petchy Award in Science.
The prize was used to visit the Science Museum, allowing them to go to the Red Devil sim‐
ulator. It was an excellent day!
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
If you have a child
in Year 6 who
wants to a end
Harlington School
in September,
please ensure you
have returned your
data pack to the
data office. If you
have not received a
pack, please con‐
tact the data office
on 0208 587 3541
Thank you!
Community Lunch
We had 19 local residents having their lunch at our school, we would like to thank
everyone who was involved in making this day a success.
Community Cohesion Day
100 primary school students from the local area a ended, which included fun ac vi es and allow those students
to understand the meaning behind Community. The event was a success and we would like to thank everyone in‐
Harry Potter Night at Harlington Library
V&A Museum Trip
Harry Po er Night included a Drama Play, Games, Le ers to Hogwarts and other fun ac vi es. The event was a
success and we would like to thank everyone who was involved.
Ten Year 7 & 8 pupils visited the Victoria and Albert Museum and had a workshop on designing and making Japa‐nese armour. All the students enjoyed it and it was a success!
British Heart Foundation Fundraising Week
We would like to thank everyone who was involved in
making this Fundraising Week a success. Well done!
Year 9 Holocaust Trip
We had 13 students a ending the Northwood Synagogue to meet a Holocaust Survivor. The trip was a success and we thank the Holocaust Survivor for her me.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
If you have moved
home or changed
any of your contact
details, could you
please ensure you
inform the school or
send an e‐mail to [email protected]
Thank you!
Year 11 A-Level Taster Day
Eight Year 11 students visited the John Lyon School in Har‐row for an A‐Level Taster Day. Those who a ended thor‐oughly enjoyed the experience and were par cularly grate‐ful for the warm welcome and hospitality of John Lyon
School.
HARLINGTON SCHOOL
RAISED
£228.97
Careers Fair
World Book Day
We would like to thank all the members of staff which par cipated and dressed up for World Book Day.
We had 20 different organisa ons a ending our Careers Fair and the event was
a success, even our students provided us with posi ve feedback. Thank you to
everyone who was involved in making this event as success.
If you would like more informa on please go to the link below:
h p;//www.harlingtonschool.co.uk/careers‐fair‐at‐harlington‐school/
Holocaust Speaker at Harlington School
On the 20th March 2015, Harlington was honoured to welcome Holocaust survivor Eve Glicksman to speak to all of our Year 9s. Eve gave a fascina ng speech about how she escaped Nazi Germany just before war was declared but gave intricate details about the prosecu on she experienced as a Jewish teenager. At 92, Eve gave an admiral speech with a strong message against the prosecu on based on race. The Year 9s asked some insigh ul ques ons
and were fantas c all round.
Year 12 Geography Field Trip
Debate Mate Round 2
The annual trip to Swanage ran again this year, on March 2nd to 4th.We took the AS students to visit the coastal sites of
Swanage, Lulworth Cove and Old Harry. The weather was kind to us this year, in the past we have been flooded,
snowed on, faced temperatures of ‐10 degrees, but this year there was bright sunshine, oh and a very quick hail show‐
er. The aim of the trip was for the year 12's to gather informa on for the Unit 2 exam in May, and they all bravely put
their wellies and got in the river Wey to collect their data. They were very efficient and even the field centre comment‐
ed on their speed, efficiency and at mes intelligence. They were a credit to the school.
Harlington School sent 11 students to the Deutsche Bank Debate Mate Cup, Round 2. The compe on was being
held at Alec Reed Academy where our school competed on the mo on: ‘This house would introduce a quota for
racial and ethnic minority officers in the police service.’ Our teams successfully won two out of four debates.
What do we think about the debate mate compe on?
Nasra said, “It was good because we improved from the last compe on.”
Faisa said, “It was interes ng because I met new people.”
Remember; if you are interested ask Miss Woulfe, Mrs Hellier and Miss Broadhurst for more informa on.
‘Challenge the Gap’
Harlington School organised a Challenge the Gap Event at Hillingdon Outdoor Ac vity Centre. They hosted team‐
building events for 15 Harlington students, 15 Barnhill students and 13 Belmore students. What a super Secondary
School and Primary School Trio!
Harlington School also collaborated with Barnhill Students to organize a Careers Fair for Primary School pupils in
Hillingdon LA. The event was a success!
Extended School Performance Evening
We had three different Primary School a ending our Extended School Performance Evening on the 12th March 2015. The primary school students performed a variety of art, from singing to dancing. We also had the Harlington
School’s drama group and the choir perform at this event as well.
We would like to thank everyone who par cipated this event. It was a success!
Comic Relief Day
Here at Harlington School we did a series of events to raise
money for Comic Relief Day. We had Guess the babies,
Sponge the Teacher, Fancy dress, Own Clothes Day, Stu‐
dent Auc on and many more.
Here at Harlington School we would like to thank everyone
involved and everyone who helped us raise this money for
Comic Relief.
Thank you!
HARLINGTON
SCHOOL
RAISED
£1,190
‘Guess the Teacher’ Competition for Comic Relief
We would like to thank everyone who par cipated in this compe on. However, we would like to congratulate
Hafsa in year 11 and the Finance Department for winning the ‘Guess the Teacher’ Compe on. Well done!
Great Ormond Street Charity Event
Harlington School had a fantas c event on Friday 20th
March 2015. It was a buffet style lunch held in the Learning
Development Department area and was organized by two
year 11 students, Sadiya and Wojciech. The lunch was pre‐
pared by them during their hospitality and catering lessons
as it was a task within their course to organize a charity
event. They chose to raise money for Great Ormond Street
Hospital and they managed to raise money through the sell‐
ing of ckets to the lunch as well as raffle ckets to win a
large Easter egg. We were also pleased to have the company
of Miss Mosdell our Chair of Governors, who was visi ng the
Learning Development Department that day.
HARLINGTON
SCHOOL RAISED
£80
BBC School Report
This year Harlington School were very engaged in BBC School Report. We had a camera man and producer come
in to film a small number of students about the different languages they speak, which was aired on BBC World
Service Radio on 19th March 2015. Also, some of our year 7s produced ar cles that have gone up on the latest
news sec on on our website which the BBC School Report Website has linked to.
We would like to thank everyone who was involved.
Harlington School students receiving Awards
British Science Week
On the 16th March 2015 ll the 22nd March 2015 it was Bri sh Science Week. To commemorate this in Harlington School, we showed videos of scien fic interest during form me.
It has been a fantas c two years for the pupils studying a
prac cal subject off site. The boys have now completed
their Motor Mechanics course and some of them have de‐
cided to con nue with an appren ceship next year. Owen
was awarded with a special commenda on and received a
tool kit in recogni on of his outstanding performance.
The Hairdressing course is now completed and everyone
has received their City and Guilds Cer ficate. Both groups
of young people have done so well and we are very proud
of their achievements. Some of the Hairdressing course pu‐
pils are con nuing with their learning and are con nuing
next year with the next level course.
Well done from Miss Gibbons, Mr Clayton and the offsite
team.
Term Dates 2014/2015
Summer 2014/2015
Term Starts: Monday 13th April 2015
Bank Holiday: May Day Monday 4th May 2015
Half Term Holiday: Monday 25th – Friday 29th May 2015
Last Day of Term for students: Friday 17th July 2015
(Staff Training Days are 20th – 22nd July 2015 – but staff undertake this training as twilight evening sessions throughout the year rather than on these days.)
Term Dates 2015/2016
Autumn Term 2015/2016
Staff Training Days: Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Term Starts: Thursday 3rd September 2015
Half Term Holiday: Monday 26th – Friday 30th October 2015
Last Day of Term: Friday 18th December 2015
If you would like more informa on, please see the link below from our website:
h p://www.harlingtonschool.co.uk/school‐informa on/term‐dates/
