Congratulations to all the students and staff who were involved in the Festive Concert last night, and thank you to all of the parents, friends and colleagues that came to watch. The performances were outstanding and we raised over £200 from ticket sales and donations which will be split between the school charities and the 2017 Africa trip. Missed the concert? Come to watch Oliver! 9th February 2017 – tickets on sale from 12th December!
This month we received our RaiseOnline Report from the Department for Education, which benchmarks our exam results in 2016 against other schools nationally. We were delighted to see that Heartlands High School is in the top 11% nationally for progress. This confirms to us that our belief in high quality teaching, targeted support and intervention and culture of high expectations work together to ensure that students make exceptional progress. The table below outlines the results in more detail. We are particularly proud of our excellent record in English, Maths and Science and of the fantastic progress made by our most able students:
If you would like to find out more about our Examination Results please click on the link below which also allows you to compare schools by name or local authority.
https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables
As part of our Student Librarian programme, we took a selection of our huge team (how would the library run without them all?) on an aspirational trip to see a university library – Senate House Library.
We had a tour of the library, as well as being shown particular items from their collection to show their range and why different things are kept when others are not. We also learnt a little about what it is like to work there, and the different types of jobs within the organisation.
The building and collection are massive (you can see the tower behind the trees in the photos) and whereas some floors are open to University of London students (and the public!) most of the tower floors are request only by staff, as the shelves are so close together (to fit more books in). The building is often used for films because of its iconic design. It was designed by the same person as our local Southgate tube station!
We are very grateful to members of the library team for taking the time to show us around – Lisa Miller & Richard Espley.
During November 2 teams of HHS students in years 7 & 8 represented our school at the regional heat of this prestigious international competition!
This competition has been going for 25 years, in 11 countries! In our heat, students competed with those from the following schools: QE Boys; City of London; Arnold House; Wetherby; Lyndhurst; University College School; Orley Farm; Queenswood and attempted to correctly answer 100 questions – 10 per themed round – we can’t mention all the rounds in case this affects heats elsewhere in the world! But our boys’ team were top scorers for ‘Realms’.
Technically the visiting authors team won, but the prize was given to Queen Elizabeth’s School with 86/100 who go to the UK final in December. Hopefully they can win and go through to the world final in Canada! Sadly our students didn’t quite make it to the national final, but a good day was had by all.
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Practice for next year using the App!
Thank you to all who took part in the GCSE Certificate evening – it was a great success!
There are only seven days until the HHS Festive Concert! Tickets on sale NOW via ParentPay – £3 adults, £1 students.
We are delighted to invite the parents and students of the 2015–16 Year 11 Cohort back to Heartlands on 22nd November 2016 to celebrate their outstanding GCSE achievements. Please click here to reserve your places at this event. Please note there are a maximum of three places per family due to limitations on space. The dress code is smart, formal-wear.
We look forward to seeing you again at this important celebration.
Please sign up using the attached form https://goo.gl/forms/s9wslQF7tigJVSCw2
Starting from 31st October, we are will be implementing a revised Home Learning model to ensure Home Learning tasks are completed on time and to the best of the student’s ability.
The expectations for home learning remain the same:
All home learning tasks will be set on Show My Homework. This week we are reissuing students with SMH logins as well as the Home Learning Timetable for this academic year. Both will enable you to monitor your son/daughter’s home learning and support them with managing their workload.
We will be adopting the Home Learning Sanction system, as outlined below:
Mock Exam Timetable
Year 11 Mock Exams are fast approaching.
Please click here to see the timetable of examinations for this period.
