Welcome

I am very proud to be the Headteacher of The Elmgreen School.  We are a unique local community comprehensive school and the first parent promoted school in the United Kingdom.

We provide a safe and welcoming  environment where our students achieve high standards and excellent results by working closely with our community.

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“ The headteacher clearly communicates his drive, vision and ambition for the further
development of the school in line with the strong ethos, ’The Elmgreen Way’.” Ofsted March 2012

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'The passion of the Head and Senior Team shines through the school- they are extremely committed to making the school a great one for all. I love the ethos of the school (one of the main reasons I chose it). I am so pleased that the school are willing to be courageous and dare to create a truly unique school that places high value both on academic achievement and pastoral care, following a broad, holistic approach to student well-being. As a parent, it felt like a risk to choose such a new school but I am very glad I was prepared to follow and invest in my own beliefs about education. I do not regret my choice at all.'
Parent of a Year 9 student March 2012

'I am the parent of 2 children one in year 8 and one in year 10. What I like about Elmgreen is the staff's ability to respond quickly and effectively to issues that arise for my children. This has been consistently true over the four years. My children are happy at the school which gives them a positive attitude to being there and to learning. They enjoy the many after school activities and lunch clubs on offer. There is a friendly and supportive atmosphere which helps them join in and feel part of the school's community. The ethos of inclusion, where other people matter, is teaching our children a very valuable lesson in getting on with others which they will need for the rest of their lives.
I am glad my children go to The Elmgreen School.' Parent of Year 10 and Year 8 Student March 2012

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 School News

Deaf Awareness Week at The Elmgreen School

Last week was Deaf Awareness Week nationally so members of the Hearing Support Department were keen to organise activities to support the national campaign for increasing awareness and understanding of Deaf people’s distinctive lifestyles, communication modes and the importance of developing and maintaining a positive identity as a Deaf person.  Tying in well with Word of the Week ‘Identity,’ Mr Bullen, our very own Teacher of the Deaf, was pleased to accept an invitation to speak at Szabo College assembly on the importance for all of us developing a positive sense of personal identity and how members of the Deaf community do this amongst themselves.  The HSD students visited neighbouring Rosemead School to take an assembly for Deaf Awareness.  They taught children the British fingerspelling alphabet and how to use it to sign their names before finishing with a signed song.  The Elmgreen students received an enthusiastic response from the young children eager to learn new skills and teachers were grateful for the hand outs provided so that they could all continue with their skills.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

We have a number of students who are taken part in the Bronze and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Our first expedition is quickly approaching and will see 21 students heading off to Broadstone Warren Scout Site in East Sussex on Friday 31 May 2013. They will return to school on Sunday 2 June.
The students will follow this trip with their assessment on Sunday 21 July 2013. In addition to our Bronze students will have four sixth formers taking part in the Gold award. Their training expedition will take place from the 15 -19 of July in Windermere, with the assessed expedition taking place from the 27 - 31 August in Penrith. Good luck to all our D of E students!

Sports News

Last week, six Year 7 and 8 girls went to St Martin in the Fields High School for an indoor football tournament. The girls played very well throughout the evening, and came out victorious winning all their games and the tournament. A group of students also travelled to St Martins to represent Elmgreen in a year 8 and year 10 Rounders friendly, with some students playing above their age group. The students played very well against St Martins showing The Elmgreen Way throughout the evening looking after each other through exceptional teamwork and won their matches. The students were commended for their excellent knowledge of the rules and tactics. A special mention also goes to Destiney, Rhianna and Ellie for coaching the year 8's through the match, giving them advice, supporting them and giving them confidence when needed. Well done to the Rounders Team!

Year 9 Battlefields Visit

Last week 41, Year 9, students went visit the World War 1 battlefields of Ypres and the Somme. The wandered through the reverential Commonwealth Cemetery of Tynne Cott and the German Cemetery of Langemarck. Students were particularly moved by the size of the sites and the magnitude of loss they represented. The focus was to compare and contrast the two sites and what we could learn about how each side felt about remembrance. The differences were quite stark, with the white Commonwealth headstones standing tall and proud, whilst the German’s were collected in a mass grave representing a fortress for the dead. A lot of this brought alive the student’s studies of WW1 and highlighted the need of future generations to study this period in order for their sacrifice not to be forgotten or taken for granted. Many students commented on how it really brought their classroom learning to life and made them realise why history is such an important subject to study in schools.

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