News & Information

On 25th May 2023 Mr Pollard and Mrs Godden took 15 of our Year 12 History students to attend a special session on the Wars of the Roses hosted by historian Lauren Johnson (author: ‘Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI’) at the Tower of London.

The Year 9 football team played Simon Langton Boys School in the final of the district cup on Thursday 4th May. The boys had previously beaten Canterbury Academy in the semi-final just before half term to progress into the final.

We were delighted to welcome Lena from St Hughes College Oxford and her support team into school today. Lena spoke with a mixture of Year 7, 8 and 9 students about dedication and resilience and having a goal to do whatever you want to do in life.

On Wednesday afternoon this week, Mrs Godden, Mrs Bailey and Mrs Kupperblatt had the pleasure of escorting members of the 6th Form Head Student and Senior Prefect Team to meet the residents of the Miramar Care Home in Beltinge.

Towards the end of last term, Year 12 were privileged to be visited by Gambling Harm UK, a leading impact-focused UK charity dedicated to the prevention and reduction of gambling harm.

On Monday 27 March, Year 12 attended our Annual Pathways Conference, a whole day in school focussing on their own individual post-18 career options.

On Wednesday 22nd March, Year 12 Law students visited the Law School at the University of Kent, Canterbury. This was the third session run by the university that was looking at critical thinking in Law.

As you may be aware, the membership of the National Education Union (NEU) has voted to take industrial action in schools across the country. This will take the form of strike action and is currently due to take place on 15th & 16th March 2023.

On Tuesday 28th February, six of our Year 12 students represented the school at the Hope Hack Crime Reduction Conference in Ashford.