A Student's Story
To help you understand a little bit more about life at secondary school.
A tour of the school in action and helpful hints given to you by our current Year 7s.
A welcome message from the Executive Head Mr Carter.
A welcome message from Head of School Mr Hulse.
A welcome message from Ms Ayling the Head of Year 7.
Mr Patterson (Assistant Head Teacher) introduces himself and tells you about his role at SPH.
Ms Davess-Humphery (SENCO, Head of Inclusion) welcomes you and tell you about her role at SPH.
Mr Collyer (Safeguarding Lead) welcomes you and tells you about Go2 at SPH.
Ms James (Assistant Head) tells us about her role at the school and the different houses.
Mrs Davey (Attendance Officer) welcomes you and explains her role at SPH.
Mrs Leonard our Welfare Officer explains her role at SPH.
Mrs Armstrong (CLA Mentor & Ms Casey (Learning & behaviour mentor) welcome you to SPH.
Mrs Dalgarno & Mrs Hudson (Learning and behaviour mentors) introduce themselves.
Theresa (Chaplain) welcomes you and tells you all about her role and the Chaplaincy at SPH.
Jerome (Chaplain) welcomes you and tells you all about his role and the Chaplaincy at SPH.
The Sixth Form Team welcome you and share some of their own experiences of starting at SPH.
The Sixth Form team help you with a guide to friendships in Secondary School.
Hear from our students who have joined us in Year 7
The Science Department introduce themselves and show some exciting experiments.
The Technology Department introduce themselves and offer some things you can do over the holidays.
The MFL Department introduce themselves
The History Department introduce themselves and their exciting subject.
The R.E Department introduce themselves and tell you some aspects of R.E you will be looking into.
The Performing Arts Department show you some of their lessons and what you will be doing in Year 7.
The Art & Photography Department introduce themselves and ask you to take part in a fun art activity.
The Computer Science Department introduce you to its subject.
The Geography Department introduce themselves and set you some summer challenges.
The English department introduce themselves.
The P.E department introduce themselves.
The Math department introduce themselves.
Videos and accompanying teacher guides to help new students settle into secondary school and deal with the changes that come their way.
Transition top tips from MIND.
Role Models Project
University of Sussex and Uniconnect.
University of Cambrideg and University of Northampton.
Activities from Young Minds.
This free resource offers a brilliant way to help year 6 pupils assess their own character strengths as they reach the milestone of finishing primary school and look ahead to secondary school.
Smiling Mind is a programme that promotes mindfulness for approach to positive emotional well being and good mental health in young people and for those professionals working with them.
Activities from Young Minds.
Activities from Young Minds.
From the Amazing People School.
Activities from Young Minds.