Welcome from the Headteacher

Welcome to the final term of the academic year!
Time has gone so quickly this year, I can’t believe that Year 11 will be leaving us in just a few weeks. They are very busy preparing for the final assessments and seem to be well motivated to succeed. The local colleges have been into school interviewing those students who wish to continue in education fulltime and they have been very impressed with the maturity and commitment of the Wentworth pupils.

Formal examinations for Years 7, 8 and 10 will also take place this term. Dates will be posted on the website shortly so that parents can help with revision. There have been numerous trips and visits since I last wrote such as Year 7 visiting the museum to discover their Roman Heritage and Year 9 going to Chester Zoo. A group of Year 10 pupils went to Chester University on a residential visit as part of the Aim Higher Programme. More details will be in the newsletter this half term.

Year 9 pupils have made their option choices and I am delighted to report that we have been able to meet almost all of the pupil first choices this year. We are very proud of the fact that we try, where possible, to fit our timetable and curriculum around the wishes of the pupils and their parents rather than having preset option blocks which can result in the pupil choice being very limited.

Current Year 10 students are very excited to be thinking about their work experience placements. All pupils at Wentworth are offered the opportunity to undertake a one week placement in October of Year 11. The requirement for this to be compulsory has recently been dropped and schools now have to pay for this additional aspect of the curriculum. We firmly believe that this experience is invaluable to our students despite the cost and that it helps to focus them on their future career path. We have an army taster residential course, placements at the hospital, at accountants, solicitors, libraries, schools, garages and other local businesses etc. It is scary how quickly the time goes when KS4 starts and it is vital that students are thinking about their future plans now so that they know what they need to do to be successful, work experience can be very beneficial in supporting this process.

We will also be welcoming the new Year 7 to Wentworth very soon. Our transition team will be visiting all the primary schools to meet the pupils and give them opportunity to see the staff who will be working closely with them in September. If you are a parent of a current Year 6 pupil, or indeed any pupil, and have any concerns about transition any aspect of school or if you wish to look around the school on a normal working day please contact us to arrange a convenient time.

Thank you for your support.

Mrs H L Aaron