Letter from the Headteacher
Dear Parent ( s )/ Carer ( s )
The end of the academic year is fast approaching … again ! It does not seem a full year ago that I wrote to you at the end of the Summer 2015 term . This year has been another incredibly busy one at Heritage High School as we have sought to challenge all of our students and offer a number of out of classroom experiences too .
This summer has seen not just one but two cultural residential European visits . The first was the ever popular and extremely successful annual Spain trip , where students experienced life in Barcelona and its surrounding areas . Having seen the video footage of the visit that one of our enterprising students produced it was clear that all the students had a great time . In addition our rearranged trip to France included a visit to Versailles , a river trip along the Seine and a visit to Disneyland Paris . On both of these important trips staff leaders were consistently given praise by the public on the exemplary conduct of our students , and it is a real pleasure to be able to pass on this feedback to parents to show that they are a credit to you and your families . This summer also sees a small cohort of Heritage High School students taking part in a visit to Namibia with students and staff from a number of schools across the county . We wish all of our intrepid explorers well !
We have been working exceptionally hard to prepare our Year 11 students for their GCSE exams which were sat during May and June . This cohort of students have been really focussed on their work and eager to perform as well as they possibly can . The year group celebrated in style at the Ringwood Hall Hotel for their prom at the end of June where all of the students really looked the part ! We all hope that they get the results that they deserve in August , and we wish them every success as they take their next steps into education or the world of work .
Our Year 10 students have all been busy in the world of work too through this term , as the year group completed a two week work experience programme . Again , the programme has proved a real success for the students with many positive comments coming from employers about how well students have applied themselves . Indeed , a number of students have even secured part-time jobs as a result of their hard work !
The end to this term shows no let up . We have undertaken a major change in how we deliver the curriculum through the end of this term with the aim of improving the start to the next academic year and giving a more purposeful start to the next year ’ s learning . On Monday 4th July we have moved all students onto their next academic year timetable , and straight into the next year ’ s lessons which gives a significant head-start on their learning . In addition , instead of having our incoming Year 7 students with us for a mere two days of transition we have welcomed them to us for the full last two weeks of term . In this time they have met their new form tutors and started to find their way around the school by following their new Year 7 timetables straightaway . All of the new Year 7 students have settled well and been a real credit to their parents and primary schools too . Well done year 7 !
To bring the term and year to a celebratory close we hold our annual sports day on the final Thursday of term ( weather permitting ). This is always a day which brings out the spirit of teamwork and competition , and is always a huge success . The final day of term then sees students staying in their House bases for the day to participate in inter-House activities and celebration assemblies .
Mr R Marlow Headteacher
We also say farewell to a number of staff this year , some of whom are taking retirement and some of whom are moving onto new challenges . We wish them well in their new ventures .
Please may I take this opportunity to thank you all again for your ongoing support and commitment . I wish you and your families an enjoyable and safe summer , and look forward to welcoming all students back to school in September .
Thank You to Carters Landscape
Many thanks to Carters Landscape for their work on site assisting the Eco Crew by rotavating a piece of land for students to plant potato seeds . We are all looking forward to tasting our first product in the Autumn .