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Message From the Principal 21.06.24

Dear Parent / Carer

After weeks of rain and miserable weather the sun has finally returned and looks set to stay for sports day next Friday! With this in mind, students will not be required to wear blazers next week.

It was Mrs Smith’s turn to lead assemblies this week and she focused on raising awareness of disabilities and special educational needs. Students were shown a video produced by Scope which shared a lot of common phrases which frustrate people who are living with disabilities. They were then given the opportunity to discuss why such comments may be frustrating and it was great to see the level of thought and reflection from all students. It was a very powerful assembly which really promoted celebration of diversity.  

Year 10 students have been undertaking the first of two weeks of their mock examinations. Their attitude towards these important assessments has been phenomenal with all students making the most of the opportunity to see how they are progressing with their studies. Once all mock examinations have been completed, staff will be sharing detailed feedback with students so that they are fully appraised of where their strengths and areas for development are in each of their subjects.

On Wednesday it was our Year 6 transition evening and Mr Firth welcomed the Year 6 children and parents who will be joining Team Rushden in September. I am delighted that the school is now oversubscribed with a substantial number of children on the waiting list who all want to join Rushden Academy.  

There have been a variety of trips taking place this week with the Year 10 historians visiting Chester House, the Social Action Squad visiting the Beeches care home and our library ambassadors taking a trip to the Bodleian library in Oxford. Next week, Year 12 geographers will be travelling to the South Coast with Mr Bocking and Miss Kinsman to complete various field work assignments.  

I hope you enjoy the weather this weekend whatever you have planned,

Yours sincerely,

Mr B Baines

Principal

Final Pieces for GCSE Creative Arts

Have a look at what our brilliant Creative Arts students have produced for their final pieces. Well done for all your hard work! #TeamRushden #CreativeArts 

 

Message From the Principal 07.06.24

Dear Parent / Carer

As always, it was a pleasure to welcome the students back after the half term break and ask them all about the experiences and activities they undertook whilst off school.

I led the assemblies for all year groups which centred on the themes of bravery and motivation. The assembly started with asking students to volunteer for a challenge without sharing any information about what the challenge entailed. It was amazing to see so many students who were brave enough to volunteer and then undertake the blindfolded physical challenge in front of all of their peers. I then went on to talk about different types of bravery such as social, moral and physical bravery and encouraged students to reflect on times where they have stepped out of their comfort zone. The assembly finished with a story from Daniel Pink’s book Drive which explained why internal motivation is much more important than undertaking challenges on the promise of external rewards.  

Our Year 7 students all took part in a character workshop where they were taken through a series of dramatic scenarios before being given the chance to explore the different components of character and reflect on who they want to become in the future. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive from all students.

On Thursday evening, we welcomed a number of parents and carers into school to watch our Year 10s perform both DNA and 45 Minutes. It was a chance for you all to once again see how talented our students are whilst also seeing just how much work has been undertaken by our students in order to deliver such incredible performances. Thank you to the performing arts team and to all students involved for the dedication and hardwork that went into making the performance a reality. 

As you are all aware, Mr Firth has been appointed as my successor and so I will be leaving Rushden on the 28th June to take up my new post from Monday 1st July. Mr Firth will therefore start his role as Principal from Monday 1st July. 

Finally, it was an absolute pleasure to award Rex from Year 7 with his silver tie after completing all the silver badge challenges in the Rushden STARR award. Rex is the first Year 7 to achieve this and it reflects a huge amount of dedication to his own personal development - well done, Rex!  

Have a lovely weekend,

Yours sincerely,

Mr B Baines

Principal

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