Wednesday 20 June 2018
Dear all,
The latest bulletin contains another summary of just some of the things that have gone on here in the last few weeks.
We are very proud of our transition programme here at The Buckingham School, when we welcome our next group of Year 7 students into the school. This is currently well underway at the time of writing. We are very proud to have our excellent practice recognised far and wide – only this week saw Mr Wardle (Deputy Head) and Miss Collie (Head of Year 7) speak at a national conference for school admissions leaders, talking about the experiences of schools and our own best practice here. Well done both!
Enrichment day was, for me, an outstanding success in so many ways. I have said from the off that I value those extra experiences so much, and will be looking to expand on what already goes on here. The day was a great opportunity for colleagues and visitors to share their passions with our students, and for students and teachers alike to deal with each other in a different light. I am extremely keen to see such a valuable event thrive and grow in years to come. From journalism to street dancing, there was so much to choose from!
In a timely warm up for sports day, a team went to the English Schools Track and Field Cup at Stantonbury and competed exceptionally well, producing our best ever results at that event. Then, last Friday, I attended my first Buckingham School Sports Day. I have to say that I was hugely impressed. The whole school was outside for the day, and behaviour was impeccable. The quality of competition was outstanding, and there were some excellent athletic performances for us all to enjoy. The level of engagement of the staff was best summed up by the sheer numbers competing in the final relay. Like me, I think a number of my colleagues are still feeling it days later!
On the note of all the inter-house sport, and in keeping with our drive to ensure that our students get even more out of school life, we are currently advertising internally for six Heads of House. These will be tasked with promoting the House identity here, and with developing a whole range of curricular and extra-curricular competition, running reward events and much more. Interviews are this week and I look forward to revealing more. Meanwhile our students are being tasked with renaming the Houses to reflect our local identity.
Finally, please consider supporting our “Tenacious Troupe”, using the link https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/tenacious-troupe. Miss Chapman, Mrs Baxter, Mrs Field and Mrs Lewis will be putting themselves through the mill for this fantastic cause.
There’s so much more to tell you about, so read on!
With best wishes.
Mr A McGinnes
Headteacher