‘ Young Volunteer’ Award
In September, Pocklington School won the Young Volunteer Award at the Pocklington Community Volunteer Awards, recognising the dedication of our Lower Sixth students through the long-running Community Action Programme. The programme runs every Thursday afternoon and enables students to support local charities, schools and organisations, making a genuine difference within the community.
Students regularly volunteer with groups such as Dementia Forward, Wilberforce Care Home, I Love Zero, Pocklington Rugby Club and several local primary schools. A particularly inspiring partnership has been with Kings Mill School, where our students lead sports sessions for disabled children.
The award was presented to Miss Lucy Hornby, Co-Curricular Coordinator, alongside students past and present. Both Miss Hornby and Head of School Becky Lovelock praised the students’ commitment, highlighting the programme’ s role in developing community-minded young people. The evening also featured a lively performance from the Pocklington School Swing Band.
New Middle School area
The refurbished Middle School area has already brought clear benefits to pupils. The new, comfier seating and softer lighting create a welcoming atmosphere, while the dedicated work and social zones help students focus when they need to and relax when they can. Additional rooms now provide ideal spaces for small meetings, tutoring and quiet conversations. The display of school artwork adds colour, pride and a sense of ownership for everyone who uses the space. We want to thank all members of staff who have worked so hard to prepare the area; pupils from across the school have responded extremely positively and we are enjoying the impact the area is making here in school.
Inaayat Hashim, Head of Middle School
Academic
Poesiae Winners
As I wrote at the beginning of term, our focus throughout Michaelmas has been upon consistently instilling a spirit of high academic expectations: encouraging our pupils to be ambitious, reinforcing the benefits of‘ having a go’ and using every obstacle and stumble as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Our fortnightly newsletters have captured just some of the many ways in which we’ ve accomplished this: fieldtrips and theatre visits, classroom simulations and scientific demonstrations, model competitions and bake-offs, lunchtime clubs and visiting speakers, in-person teambuilding and online supercurricular materials, and external competitive successes showcasing linguistic( Poesiae) and mathematical( Regional Team Maths Challenge) skill!
We’ re looking forward to stretching and challenging ourselves further as the Lent Term gets underway …
Laura Powell, Senior Deputy Head( Academic)
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