Wilnecote Warbler April 2019

WELCOME
Wilnecote Warbler
April 2019
HEADTEACHERS WELCOME
The Wilnecote School was recently selected by the
Department of Education to be a host school for the
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS.) This is a survey of the educational achievement
of pupils in years 5 and 9 organised by the International
Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
(IEA).The resulting report provides analysis of the TIMSS
findings for England and compares England’s performance
to the other 56 participating countries.
The Year 9 students, selected at random by the IEA, spent a
whole morning being tested on mathematical and scientific
concepts and having their attitudes to learning in these
subjects assessed. We are very proud of their effort and
commitment, particularly so given that they will not receive
individual feedback and nor will the school. Instead they
have given value to a wider educational research tool. The challenging tests and their remit made
me reflect on the testing culture so prevalent in our education system. We know and understand
why certain subjects and their rigorous testing to an international level are important but at
The Wilnecote School we also know how important other things which shouldn’t be tested are;
developing a love for the arts, a capacity to enjoy making music, maintaining healthy and fit
bodies, experiencing things beyond the curriculum. As I welcome you to this half term’s Wilnecote
Warbler it is wonderful to see so many of these important areas of the curriculum and activities
beyond it being showcased in such abundance. I urge all our students to grasp the opportunities
to go above and beyond here at Wilnecote.
Mrs Hartle MA(Oxon)
PASTORAL WECOME
We can’t believe that it is already the end
of Spring Term and it’s time for a welldeserved
Easter break. At the beginning
of term, The Pastoral Team welcomed Mrs Ager as
the new Head of Grazier and Mrs Hill as Director
of Student Standards, both have brought valuable
experience and knowledge to the team.
Well done to each and every one of you who was invited to the Celebration Cinema Club to celebrate
outstanding behaviour during the Spring Term. You all should be very proud of the positive approach
you demonstrated to your studies, lessons and the school community. We really enjoyed celebrating
this success with you all. If you didn’t receive an invitation this time, then you need to make sure that
you focus and apply yourself next term so we can celebrate with even more students.
After our Easter holiday we will only have 15 school weeks left, our Year 11s will be starting their final
GCSE exams, Years 9 & 10 will be continuing their studies for their GCSE subjects and mock exams.
Year 8s will be finishing KS3 and will start looking forward to starting their GCSEs in September and
Year 7s will be finishing their first year at The Wilnecote School. Finally, we will all be welcoming our
new Year 7s during transition.
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We hope you all have a fantastic Easter break, relax and enjoy spending time with your friends and
family. See you in a few weeks!