On Friday May 17th, we celebrated the graduation of our 45 Year 13 learners from IBDP. The ceremony, included inspiring speeches, certificate presentations, music ensembles and CAS awards. The event concluded with a special reception, where graduates, families and teachers shared in the celebration. We are all so proud of our amazing graduates and wish them well for the future. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

At the beginning of May, our Year 12 CAS learners embarked on their CAS Expeditions. All three trips shared similar objectives, and gave our learners lifelong memories and friendships. Each provided unforgettable opportunities to challenge themselves, to build connections with local communities and develop ongoing, sustainable projects that will make a genuine difference to people's lives. 

The learners are excited to be able to share their experiences with the learners in year 7-9 in this Friday's assembly. We are very proud of all that they have achieved and how they have supported each other through the experiences too.

As a community, it is our duty to ensure we educate learners about how to behave online. To protect our learners in school we use software that enables us to filter and protect learners from harmful content whilst on our wifi. We work with learners to help them understand their digital footprint and what constitutes acceptable use and know that many of you also support this at home. Our learners complete the ‘IT Use Policy’ when they join the school and we address digital citizenship in our PSHE lessons and tutor time activities.

Social media can be great when used well, however, we know there are many different platforms, that not all use is constructive and that at times learners can use these to hurt others. Common platforms are TikTok, Snapchat, Discord and Instagram and as parents there are some useful parent guides provided by Common Sense Media at this link. Many of our parents find the 'Life360' app a useful tool as it provides tailored plans to fit your family's needs, such a parental controls to switch off access to certain apps and the ability to set up timed periods where an app cannot be used.