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Tuesday 3 May 2022 Arrangements during the Examination Period Sixth Form

Thursday 28 April 2022 Standards and Expectations of Behaviour and Dress As referenced in the last bulletin dated 31 March 2022, we strive for high standards of behaviour, courtesy and self-discipline among pupils and expect them to adopt the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Garth Hill College Pupils. All pupils have been reminded of these expectations in assemblies this past week and will continue to receive regular reminders to reinforce our expectations.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 Examination Invigilators Required We are seeking to appoint a pool of reliable people to support all examinations. No experience is needed as full training will be given but experience of working with young people will of course be an advantage. The main examination period is in June and July, however, there will be other examinations requiring invigilators at other times of the year.

Tuesday 26 April 2022 Year 11 Leavers Hoodies, Year Book and Prom The shop to purchase Leavers Hoodies is now open. The suppliers are a local company, DM Hoodies and we have used this company for the last two years. Please click on the link below if you wish to consider placing an order: hoodies can be purchased inarange of colours and sizes. They will have an embroidered Garth Hill College badge on the front with a large 22 on the reverse with the names of all pupils in the year group. Your child can also choose to have a name of their choice on the back.

Thursday 31 March 2022 Summer Uniform The wearing of summer uniform (the blue College polo shirt) is now permitted. The College polo shirt may be worn in place of the shirt and tie. No t-shirts or jewellery should be visible at the neck of the polo shirt or under the hem of the polo shirt or jumper.

Monday 28 March 2022 Years 11, 12 and 13 Review 3 Reports Review 3 reports for years 11, 12 and 13 will be sent to parents/carers via our Schoolcomms system on Friday 1 April 2022.

Thursday 24 March 2022 Bracknell Forest Council Early Help Survey 2022 Please find below a message from Bracknell Forest Local Authority about a survey they would like parents/carers to complete.

Wednesday 23 March 2022 Restaurant Menu Changes - 24 & 29 March 2022 Due to supply chain issues the following temporary changes are being made to the restaurant menu:

Tuesday 22 March 2022 Information for Bracknell Forest based Ukrainian and Russian residents There is a meeting taking place on Saturday 26th March, 10am 12, at Easthampstead Baptist Church, South Hill, Bracknell, RG12 7NS.

Tuesday 22 March 2022 Panathlon Sports Leaders A massive well doneto the Year 10 Sports leaders who did an amazing job running both the primary and secondary Panathlon event last week at the Sports Centre. This was a new event for Bracknell Forest Sports Partnership and it did not disappoint. Great fun was had by all the children and the leaders!

Monday 21 March 2022 Student Voice Conference Our Senior Students led our whole school Student Voice Conference on Friday, this was well attended by students of all ages from across the college.

Friday 18 March 2022 Performing Arts at GCSE and A-Level Shrek the musical is being performed at South Hill Park this Easter. We are so proud to recognise the talent of 3 out of the 4 lead characters being GHC pupils.

Wednesday 16 March 2022 KS3 Science Magic Show Today for Science Week, Dr Matt Pritchard (The Science Magician) visited Garth Hill, doing four shows for our KS3 classes. He was our last visitor before the 2020 lockdown, and it's great to have him back two years on!

Wednesday 16 March 2022 Non Uniform Day - Friday 18 March

Tuesday 15 March 2022 St Patrick's Day Menu - Thursday 17 March To celebrate St Patrick's Day on Thursday 17 March the restaurant has a special Irish themed menu.

Tuesday 15 March 2022 Ride Anywhere Week - Big Prizes to be Won for Cycling

Tuesday 8 March 2022 Canteen Menu Change - Tuesday 8 March On Tuesday, 8 March the canteen willhave Katsu Curry on the menu instead of the Chicken Pie & Breaded Sweet Potato Katsu.

Wednesday 2 March 2022 Frantic Assembly Workshop Last week, our year 10 Performing Arts students participated in a workshop with professional performer Gavin from Frantic Assembly.The students worked on devising theatre, creating short performances in the style of the acclaimed company. Not only was this a fun morning, but it gave the students a great opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in Physical Theatre and performance.

Tuesday 1 March 2022 World Book Day 2022 It isWorld Book Day onThursday 3rd March, duringPeriod 1all pupils and staff will take part in 'Drop Everything and Read'. This involves every pupil (years 7-10) silently reading for 30 minutes (9:00am - 9:30am).

Monday 28 February 2022 Supporting Parents & Carers in Education Study Higherwould like to invite parents and carers of students in year 9-13 to sign up to a host of weekly webinars called SPACE:Supporting Parents & Carers in Education. SPACE is a FREE program of events to give parents and carers the tools they need to help their young people through secondary school. The program will also explore higher education, further education and the opportunities available to young people.See below of all for details of all the virtual events taking place.

Monday 28 February 2022 Canteen Menu Changes - Tuesday 1 March There are a couple of menu changes for Tuesday, 1 March in the canteen to celebrate both Shrove Tuesday (Break Time Pancakes) and St David's Day (Chicken & Leek Pie or Glamorgan Sausages, Welsh Cakes and more).

Thursday 24 February 2022 GCSE Options Workshop - Year 8 The Learning to Work team led a group workshop with our Year 8 students, to help and support them with their GCSE Option choices.

Thursday 24 February 2022 Covid-19 Public Heath Advice and Self-Isolation As you may know, whilst the legal requirement for people to self-isolate following a positive test ends from Thursday 24 February, the public health advice has not changed. Adults and children who test positive are still advised to stay at home and avoid contact with others for at least five days, and to follow the guidance until two negative test results on consecutive days are recorded.

Tuesday 22 February 2022 Polar Preet's Arctic Adventure On 22 February, we were lucky enough to be joined by ‘Polar Preet’. Captain Harpreet Chandi from the British Army. Harpreet is the first woman of colour to solo walk to the South Pole and she only completed this adventure in January. She spoke to the Year 9 and 10 Geography pupils about how she ended up as a physiotherapist in the Army and how this led to her many achievements. She covered her journey there, the conditions she had to endure, the preparation and determination she needed to succeed.

Thursday 10 February 2022 Dress and Presentation We would like to thank parents and carers for supporting the College on the issue of uniform. The vast majority of pupils respond well to our code of dress but at times, a small minority fail to comply and we would very much appreciate parental support in helping us to enforce this. We would like to draw your attention to a few points:

Thursday 10 February 2022 Special Arrangements During Week Beginning 21 February We would like to remind you that the College is closed on Monday 21 February.

Wednesday 9 February 2022 Public Examinations 2022 Earlier this week, the Department for Education (DFE) released content guidance material to help focus students' revision ahead of public examinations in Summer 2022.

Wednesday 9 February 2022 Help for students taking exams in summer 2022 Summer exams for GCSEs, AS and A levels will be taking place in 2022 for the frst time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Ofqual and the Department for Education recognise the diffculties students may have faced during the pandemic, and changes have been made to this year’s arrangements to help students.

Tuesday 8 February 2022 Pupil Pick-up/Drop Off and Visitor Parking Following safety concerns, this is a polite reminder to all parents/carers to reiterate the responsibilities you have to help promote safety around the College when parking and dropping off pupils. Inconsiderate and dangerous parking is increasingly causing problems around schools nationwide, putting the safety of pupils and others at risk. To ensure the safety of all, we politely ask everyone to observe the following safety measures:

Tuesday 8 February 2022 Train Station Art This term, students in Year 8 are exploring portraiture and identity in their Art lessons. All students were challenged to create a piece of work in response to Pablo Picasso.Staff were extremely impressed with the students creative use of materials and the expression and character that they showed in their portraits.The college shared the work with The Englemere Arts Society who selected 10 students work to display at Bracknell train station. This is on the right hand side as you walk towards the ticket office.