Humphry Davy School

With the public examination season a matter of days away, students in Year 11 are focused and preparing for the next few weeks and we wish them well. With careful  planned revision and some early nights, it is hoped that the high quality learning and teaching that has happened over the last four and a half years will enable this year group to exceed the results of last year's Year 11, even though that year group achieved the best results In the school's history.

Other year groups are looking forward to an equally busy term:

·        A group of Year 8 students are preparing to spend two days at Lycee Le Nivot, our partner school in Brittany. What better way to improve their French?

  

·        Interviews take place later this term for the senior student team for 2012/13. The school is looking for prefects, house captains and of course a Head Boy and Head Girl for the next academic year

  

·        The Creative Arts team get into top gear for their busiest term. The choir has already been on stage as part of the TIN performance as part of the Heartlands project in Redruth and later this month, Music on the Mount will see lots of Humphry Davy musicians performing on St. Michaels mount as well as friends from our primary partner schools who play with the transition band. The Music and Art departments are getting ready to play their part in the forthcoming arts festival at the Catholic Church in Penzance in May

  

·        Year seven parental consultation sessions will take place on Thursday 10th May between 15.30 and 18.30

 

 ·        In June we are welcoming friends from Penzance's twin town, Concarneau as will as our partner students and staff from Lycee le Nivot in Brittany who are coming to Cornwall to take part in our Mazy Day celebrations

  

·        10th July sees the start of our E4 activities week where students have the choice of a range of exciting enrichment activities

  

·        As well as their exams, our Year 11 are looking forward to their Leavers' Ball which will be held in St Ives on 10th July

  

·        Term finishes at 15:00 on Friday 20th July

 

 

Do take a few minutes to look through the events that took place last term. The key stage three performance evening was a huge success with over 100 students on the stage. We have also had groups travelling at working at Oxford University as well as some outstanding performances from our sportsmen and women.

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"You may recall the article on the right, published in the Cornishman when I started in September 2008. I spoke then about the ‘atmosphere of positive anticipation’ amongst staff and students and my personal target of achieving recognition as an ‘Outstanding School’ within five years. Some cast doubt at the time, but I am delighted that our OfSTED inspection team have recognised the fantastic progress made and the quality of provision that now exists here at the school with 5 judgements of 'Outstanding'!"   Bill Marshall, Headteacher.

 

Full details of the OfSTED can be found here and details of our 2011 GCSE results can be accessed here

 

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