Pocklington School Newsletter Summer Term 2019 | Page 3

Athletes impress
across track and field
Lower School update
Revision strategies and exam technique tips
were the name of the game at the start of the
term as our students prepared themselves for
the summer examinations. The key piece of
advice was to show us your very best and I hope
that every pupil achieved the results they were
aiming for. Whilst it is important to celebrate
successes, targets for improvement must also be
set, particularly for our Second Year pupils who
move up to the Middle School next year when
they will start their GCSE studies in some
subjects.
I was delighted to welcome our new First Year
pupils to Induction Day at the end of June; the
day was a great success, filled with plenty of
excitement and it was super to see so many new
friendships being made.
On the last day of term, 51 pupils and 8
members of staff will depart for Bamburgh,
Northumberland for the adventure of the year:
House Camp 2019! It promises to be a week of
exploration, fun and we will be spending plenty
of time on the beautiful beaches of Bamburgh
under the backdrop of the impressive castle.
There will be lots of stories to tell and memories
made, I am sure.
I wish everyone an enjoyable and relaxing
Summer and I hope our new First Year pupils
and their families enjoy meeting their
Housemaster/ mistress when they visit over the
holidays.
Miss Samantha J. Cheadle
Middle School – Fourth Year careers talks
Fourth Year students benefitted from the careers
insights of Pocklington School’s wider
community in a series of talks aimed at
stimulating ideas about their future careers and
building momentum ahead of next year’s GCSE
exams.
Parents, OPs, friends of the School and
members of the Careers and Business Network
delivered ten-minute talks on their current jobs
and career journey, providing insight into the
world of work, and incentive to students as they
work towards their goals.
Careers and University Advisor Gillian Jones
said the visitors’ talks were valuable
opportunities for pupils to broaden their career
horizons, learn about routes to the workplace
and the skills that are valued, as well as help
them make informed decisions about future
subjects and courses.
Good luck to
all those who
have taken A
Levels and
GCSEs
Results Dates are:
Thursday 15th August
– A Level
and Thursday 22 August
– GCSE
2
Henry Rodmell, Carmen Brooks and Lucas Walton
A successful term for our athletes saw two
pupils, Carmen Brooks and Lukas Bradshaw,
qualify for the English Schools Track and Field
National Finals in Birmingham in July.
Carmen (Third Year) will represent Humberside
Schools in the Junior Girls’ Shot Putt and Lukas
(Fifth Year) in the Intermediate Boys’ Discus after
winning performances at the Humberside
Secondary Schools Athletics Championships.
In addition, Lukas finished overall first in the
Intermediate Boys section of the English
Schools Athletics Association North East
Schools' Combined Events Championships at
York at the end of June. Carmen finished third in
the Junior Girls section of the same event.
Four other pupils were also declared
Humberside School Athletics Champions in the
following events: Lucas Walton (Third Year) –
Junior Boys’ Triple Jump; Henry Rodmell (Third
Year)
–
Junior
Boys’
200m;
Lauren
Watkins-Hargan (Lower Sixth) – Senior Girls’
1500m.
The Intermediate Boys, Junior Boys and Junior
Girls teams all qualified for the North East
Regional B finals in the English Schools Team
Athletics Track and Field Cup.
A record 15 lower school athletes also qualified
to compete in 16 events in the prestigious
National
Preparatory
School
Athletics
Championships in Birmingham in July, after
impressive performances at the North East
Regional trials in June. Ellie Quick (First Year)
equalled the North East Prep School record in
the U13 Girls’ Long Jump.