We are delighted to share that with the publication of the School Performance Tables yesterday our Academy is placed 42nd in the country overall, and 10th out of all non-selective comprehensive schools.
A fantastic achievement for our students and staff!!
What an achievement! 👏 Last Friday we all had a chance to celebrate our amazing progress scores.
HASU success is a true statement to the hard work and commitment of our wonderful students, their families and staff.
We would like to thank everyone for all your support.
Teachers are spending 2 hours a day on admin tasks – but giving them the flexibility to do some of these tasks at home would ease the workload pressure, a new government-commissioned report says
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@Doug_Lemov The simple ‘clean slate’ start to the lesson - greet your students with joy, regardless of how the last lesson for them went, or the last lesson with you was. Showing students you are happy to see them changes a whole lesson in terms of effort!
Year 11 after school Maths revision starts this Wednesday (24th March) from 3pm - 4pm and will be on every Wednesday until the end of Term 5. It is important that students attend as many of these sessions as possible as we will be covering topics in their final assessments.
I'm thinking the most important thing students need to 'catch up' is to return to schools with great behaviour, great curriculum and great teaching... core stuff done really well, supported to the maximum. Give schools resources for that. Not bells and whistles. Not extras.
This is only my opinion but if you want to mitigate learning loss from the pandemic for your child (or any child) read aloud to or with them from a challenging & engaging book at or slightly above their comfort range for independent reading as much as you possibly can.
BLOG: It's still a wonderful job. Annual posting of this older blog from me, about Christmas, and teaching, and meaning. Happy well-earned holidays, everyone. https://t.co/wwJlWr705H