Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 Term 3 | Page 2

Dear Parent(s)/Carer(s) / Staff / Students and Friends of the
School
I write as we approach the end of term 3, the mid-point in this
academic year and it’s hard to see where the time has gone.
On reflection it’s clear that the youngest of our students have
settled well and are very much part of our community. Others
are progressing well throughout the school and for our most
senior students it is a time of reckoning as they approach the
final weeks of compulsory education. The vast majority of our
senior students are working hard as they approach what is a
critical stage in their lives.
Progress and Attainment are high in their minds and those of
their teachers. Our tracking systems show that many are set to
do well relative to their starting points and the gap in the rates of
achievement and progress between students from more
disadvantaged homes compared to others is narrowing which is
a central feature of what the school is seeking to achieve. We
aspire to raise the standard of achievement for all our students
and believe that upward pressure on rates of achievement for
our most able and those who are particularly challenged will
serve all our students well. Whilst the targets we set are
reported to be challenging many are achieving them and they
are having the effect of driving up expectations. A measure of
the engagement of many Year 11 students is the increase in
attendance to our after-school clubs and intervention support
sessions run by most subject faculties at the school. I am
grateful to the staff who are freely giving of their time to support
our students to achieve. I am also thankful to the many
parents/carers of these students who have supported and
encouraged their sons and daughters over the years and was
pleased to see an increased parental attendance at the last
Year 11 Subject Consultation Evening last week; their
involvement critically makes the difference for many of our
students.

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