Garth Hill College - Latest News

Wednesday 21 September 2022 Sixth Form Open Evening - Thursday 13 October 2022 We are delighted to announce that we shall be holding a Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 13 October, 6 - 8.00pm. More details coming soon.

Thursday 15 September 2022 Morning Parent Tours - October 2022 We are delighted to announce that we shall be holding Morning Parent Tours for Year 6 parents/carers and pupils from Monday 10 October - Friday 14 October 2022 and Monday 17 October - Friday 21 October 2022.

Thursday 15 September 2022 Open Evening Wednesday 5 October 2022 We are delighted to announce that we are holding an Open Evening on Wednesday 5 October 2022, 6 - 8.00pm.

Friday 9 September 2022 Microsoft Office 365 at GHC At GHC, we use Microsoft Office 365 as a platform for all of our communication, applications and in particular home learning on Microsoft Teams. Please find attached some guidance on how to use Microsoft Teams and Office 365 to facilitate completion of all home learning.

Friday 2 September 2022 Standards and Expectations As we look ahead to the start of the new term, and for the benefit of our new year 7 parents/carers joining the College community, we would like reiterate our expectations of all pupils in meeting our standards of behaviour and dress. We would very much appreciate parental support in helping us to uphold this.

Thursday 1 September 2022 Back to School

Thursday 25 August 2022 GCSE Results 2022 These figures relate to the first grade attained by students by the end of Year 11

Thursday 18 August 2022 A Level Results 2022 Garth Hill College Level 3 Results 2022

Friday 22 July 2022 Tara Cunningham Harris is fundraising for Thames Hospice

Monday 18 July 2022 Sandy Lane Sports Day Leaders Massive thank you to the leaders who supported at Sandy Lane’s Sports Days last week. The pupils did a fantastic job running activities, encouraging the youngsters and helping with the general organisation in some very hot conditions. Sandy Lane staff, pupils and parents were very grateful for your help.

Monday 18 July 2022 Eco Rewards: End of Term Report The Eco Rewards scheme is continuing through to 2023 and expanding with the backing of Bracknell Forest Council (BFC) and Bracknell Public Health team. Crown Wood Primary School are to join the scheme and there is a plan to add 2-3 more schools in September 2022.

Friday 15 July 2022 Menu Changes 18-20 July Due to the expected high temperatures and end of term please note the following menu changes.

Friday 15 July 2022 Extreme Weather Warning As you are aware, there has been an extreme heat alert warning issued for next week. As a result, pupils will be allowed to continue to attend College without their blazers until the end of term. Summer uniform is in place and allows the wearing of shorts. Further details can be found on the College’s website at the following link. Garth Hill College - Uniform and Presentation.

Tuesday 12 July 2022 Timings of the College Day - Trial After the trial day, please share your thoughts using the linkbelow by Monday 18 July.

Monday 11 July 2022 Year 11 Prom - Information Update We are looking forward to the year 11 Prom on 13 July at Trunkwell House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AT. Please find below final arrangements and details of the evening.

Thursday 7 July 2022 Year 10 Work Related Learning Between Friday 1 July and Tuesday 5 July, year 10 students attended a series of work related learning and work experience activities. There have been many highlights and most students engaged well with the programme. I would especially like to mention 10BR, #TeamTurtle, from Rise@GHC, who won the Learning to Work Entrepreneurial Challenge on Monday 4 July. The group’s presentation focused on conservation of turtle wildlife with their idea for ‘The Turtle-Tastic Show’, an eco-friendly and sustainable funfair and concert to raise support of turtle wildlife. Congratulations to Alex Conway, Matthew Rebbeck, Matthew Varela, Robert Townsend, Creed Moss and Alfie Bridger. Well done to all year 10 students involved in the programme.

Thursday 7 July 2022 Learning to Work Entrepreneurial Challenge 10BR #TeamTurtles and "The Turtle-Tastic Show" in partnership with the National Turtle Sanctuary

Wednesday 6 July 2022 Proposed changes to KS3 and 4 for September 2023 Proposed changes to the length of key stages 3 and 4 for September 2023

Tuesday 5 July 2022 Art Exhibition 13-15th July We are very pleased to invite you to this years whole college Art Exhibition at Garth Hill College. This special event will take place across three evenings between 13-15th July (16.00-19.00) in the Sixth form building.The Art team at Garth are extremely proud of all of our students and are looking forward to exhibiting a wide range of Art or Photography from Years 7-13. GCSE and A level sketchbooks will be on display alongside canvases and selected works from all other year groups.Please join us in celebrating the talent and creativity of your son/daughter, or if you are not yet a member of the college then please come along and see what our students can do!Kind regards,The Garth Hill Art Team.

Monday 4 July 2022 Upper School Production - Six Teen Edition

Friday 24 June 2022 Year 11 Leavers - The Yearbook 2022 We are now in a position to begin taking orders for the Yearbook. They are available at a cost of £14.00 via Scopay. Payments can be made between now and 6 July. We will then provide the printing company exact numbers and we will take delivery of the Yearbooks before the end of term for students to collect.

Friday 24 June 2022 Sports Day 2022 Parents, carers and guests are invited to attend theannual Garth Hill College sports afternoon. Fieldevents and heats will take place for pupils on

Wednesday 22 June 2022 Royal Guard at Royal Ascot

Monday 20 June 2022 Year 11 Information Update We are looking forward to the year 11 Prom on 13 July at Trunkwell House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AT. Please find below final arrangements and details of the evening.

Thursday 16 June 2022 Heat Alert - Friday 17 June We have received a ‘heat alert’ warning for high temperatures forecast for Friday 17 June. As a result, pupils will be allowed to attend College without their blazers on this day. All other College uniform regulations still apply. Please note that this applies only to Friday 17 June. We will keep this under review and inform you accordingly should we receive any further heat alert updates. Please ensure your child brings a bottle of water to College, that can be refilled on site to ensure they remain hydrated. They should apply sun cream before leaving home for College and we encourage them to bring a sun hat to wear when outside. PE lessons will take place as normal but staff will ensure adequate breaks in the shade and will plan activities appropriate for the weather.

Wednesday 15 June 2022 Summer Concert 2022 Tickets are now available for the annualGHC Summer Concert 2022.

Tuesday 14 June 2022 Sporting Successes County Athletics

Tuesday 14 June 2022 Important Road Safety Message An important reminder to all students to take care crossing roads, particularly the raised road immediately outside the south pedestrian gate.

Monday 13 June 2022 Important Message to all Pupils - Blazers This is an important message to remind all pupils that they must wear a blazer to College. If it becomes hot, pupils will be permitted to remove their blazers but must have them on their person, visible to a member of staff. Please note, we will keep this under review and inform you accordingly should this change.

Tuesday 31 May 2022 End of Year Exams - Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 End of year examinations for years 7-10 commence on Monday 13 June and finish on Friday 24 June. All examinations will take place during their normal lesson time. Please see the exam schedule below. These exams will be formally marked and will contribute towards the final report of the year which will be issued at the end of term. Assessments have not been set for every subject, e.g. carousel subjects and core PE. Please support your child to prepare thoroughly for each examination. Information, including revision topics and resources can be viewed on Microsoft TEAMS. Pupils have access to their Year Group Microsoft Teams which have been organised and populated with material for each subject examination. We strongly encourage pupils to use this resource to support their revision .