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  • 08/12/22

    YEAR 9 PRINCE'S TRUST ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE

    On Wednesday 7th December, 60 Year 9 students took part in the Prince's Trust Enterprise Challenge,  During the day the students gained an understanding of the world of work and developed valuable transferable skills of teamwork, problem-solving, communication, creative thinking and resilie...
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  • 24/11/22

    YR9 STEM - GENERAL ELECTRIC HEALTHCARE WEEK

    During the week of Monday 7th November through to Friday 11th November our Year 9 students were fortunate to be part of the General Electric Healthcare week. During this week they took part in a number of Careers and STEM related workshops which included branding, marketing, CV preparation a...
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  • 11/11/22

    YEAR 9 FOOTBALL

    On Wednesday 9th November, our Year 9 football team competed in the cup match against Langley Grammar, this was a fantastic match with both teams working hard to gain control of the game and take it to the next level.  By full time we were in a 1-1 draw situation taking us into penalties...
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  • 10/11/22

    6TH FORM -SCHOOLS/STUDENTS AND TEACHERS NETWORK

    During the week of Monday 7th November, our students in the Sixth Form took part in training that covered three different modules by the SSAT - (School Students and Teachers network).  Module 1 Student Leadership Skills (All Students leaders, chair of school council and future leader...
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  • 04/11/22

    YEAR 8 FENCING FESITIVAL

    On Thursday 3rd November, ten of the Year 8 students participated in a fencing festival, this was a great enrichment opportunity that took them out of their comfort zone and into 'stretch'. The children were able to try a new activity, learn about the rules, regulations and terminology...
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  • 04/11/22

    YR 12 SAFE DRIVE STAY ALIVE

    On Tuesday 1st November, our sixth form students attended the Safe Drive Stay Alive conference at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. Safe Drive Stay Alive is about making young people aware of the many dangers they face and the impact of their actions behind the wheel on themselves, their fri...
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  • 03/11/22

    PERIPATETIC MUSIC LESSONS

    Students are now able to take part peripatetic Music lessons.  Currently, we are able to offer Guitar, Piano and Singing Lessons. These are delivered by visiting tutors.  Letters are available in the Art Room.  
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  • 21/10/22

    6TH FORM STEM EVENTS

    On Tuesday 18th October, Dr Michael Mulholland was welcomed to our school as a guest speaker for our Year 12 and 13 Scientist students. He spoke about his journey in becoming a GP and the journey he followed in becoming the Honorary Secretary of the Royal College of General Practitioners, he also sp...
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  • 21/10/22

    YEAR 7 STEM EVENT

    On Thursday 20th October our Year 7 Students took part in 4 STEM British Army workshops, these were centred around designing and building robots to locate the victims of an earthquake as part of disaster relief. The students were thoroughly engaged and participated with enthusiasm. This was fol...
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  • 21/10/22

    YEAR 11 MAZIMIZE WORKSHOP

    On Tuesday 18th October, we welcomed back Jeremy Dry from Maximize your Potential, who delivered an excellent study skills and revision workshop to our Year 11 students. 'Maximize your Potential' work with schools up and down the country with the aim of equipping stu...
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  • 13/10/22

    GCSE PHOTOGRAPHY

    GCSE Photography students have been exploring the effects of shutter speed and aperture and how they can record and freeze movement.  They had great fun 'drawing with light' and popping water balloons.  
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  • 13/10/22

    MODELLING GOOD READING

    Research suggests, young children whose parents read them one book a day will hear about 290,000 more words by age 5 than those who don't regularly read books with a parent or carer. This significant ‘word gap' could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading develo...
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  • 10/10/22

    YEARS 7-10 SPELLING BEE

    The 2022 Wexham Spelling Bee began on Tuesday 4th October. This involved students from year groups 7 through to 10, competing in their initial round. The finalists (one student from each form) will be competing in the grand final which is being held on Tuesday 11th Octo...
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  • 10/10/22

    YEAR 11 - MYTUTOR

    On Wednesday 5th October, it was the re-launch of the online tutoring lessons, run by MyTutor. A total of 30 students from this year group have been selected, with the aim of boosting their grades and progress in either GCSE Maths, English Language, Literature or Combined Science. This week, th...
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  • 22/09/22

    YEAR 7 CRICKET FESTIVAL

    On Wednesday 21st September we hosted the Year 7 cricket festival for Slough schools. This was led by coaches from the Berkshire Cricket Foundation, and supported by some of our Year 9 sports leaders. It was friendly competition designed to be an introduction to cricket. Five Slough s...
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  • 16/09/22

    School Closure

    The School will be closed on Monday 19th September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. 
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  • 16/09/22

    INTER-FORM FOOTBALL COMPETIOTIONS

    This week we started the term with inter-form football competitions after school for Years 7, 8 and 9 Every event was well attended, with between 50 and 70 students participating and supporting each day. The atmosphere was great, and the children really enjoyed themselves. Medals for the winnin...
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  • 09/09/22

    Queen Elizabeth II

    The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II was marked by her strong sense of duty and her determination to dedicate her life to her throne and to her people. During this time of national mourning the School will run special assemblies, discussion will take place in form groups and a dedicated PSHE less...
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  • 17/07/22

    Year 6 Parents looking to change their school place for September.

    We are having a number of Year 6 parents contacting us saying that they wish to change their allocated school for September and come to us. We still have a few places to fill due to our large expansion of numbers. If you want to change the school the Local Authority has allocated, you will need to f...
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  • 24/06/22

    YEAR 7/8 GIRLS CRICKET COACHING SESSIONS

    Over the course of the last two weeks some of our Year 7 and Year 8 girls have been fortunate to take part in some cricket coaching sessions during their PE lessons. These sessions have been led by Raabia Akhter, a coach from the Berkshire Cricket Foundation. This has been a good opportunity fo...
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  • 03/06/22

    School Closed, Monday 6th June

    A reminder that the school is closed to students and staff on Monday 6th June due to the Queen's Jubilee. As the extra Bank Holiday fell during Half Term all schools could choose another day to close. This school closure has been notified since November. The two students sitting GCSE Chinese...
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  • 13/05/22

    YEAR 7 FUTURE WORKSHOP

    On Wednesday 11th May our Year 7 students participated in Future Workshops run by SEGRO. During their session the students were able to ask questions and gain an insight into the knowledge and understanding of the Slough Trading Estate and how it works, for example that its...
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  • 27/04/22

    YEAR 12/13 VISIT FROM ROYAL HOLLOWAY

    On Tuesday 26th April our Year 12 and 13 students were visited by a team from Royal Holloway. This visit was to discuss what options are available to them if they decided to pursue further education at University, with regard to what financial assistance (Student Finance) would be avail...
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  • 07/04/22

    YR12 STEM AND LAWYERS EVENT

    On Tuesday 5th April 2022, Lawyers from Clayton Stoke Solicitors visited our Year 12 students to talk to them about the technology and career pathways in law. Students found the event particularly informative, the different technology used and the different subjects that law...
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  • 11/03/22

    STEM GIRLS GET SET

    On Tuesday 8th March,  our Year 9 girls prepared and delivered their presentations to an audience of General Electric employees, as well as students and staff from schools around the country. This was, undoubtedly, an entirely new experience for the girls who wouldn't have had the opportuni...
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