GHS Connect #13 Monday 5 December
Mia's notes
Welcome back from what I hope was a good weekend for everyone. As we head into the final few weeks of term, I just want to remind everyone of what an amazing job each and every person at GHS is doing.
Last week was quite a challenging week in lots of ways, and I was reminded of the struggles that many of our students face, whether that be mental health anxieties, poverty, family issues, absent family or something even worse….. What I am also reminded of constantly, however, whether that be through reading SIMS entries, looking at CPOMs, reading emails that staff have copied me into, or simply through what I see when walking around school, is how much everyone looks out for, cares and supports all of our students. And this happens, without fail, day in day out, and is what makes us such a wonderful community. I know that Noble will be addressing the idea of compassion with students in the lead up to Christmas through his assembly, and we are so fortunate that this is something that everyone demonstrates so wonderfully to our students. I know they don’t always appear to be grateful (they’re teenagers!!), but I hope that everyone does realise what a massive difference we are all making.
In relation to Christmas, our end of term arrangements will be similar to usual, with Year 11 and Post 16 finishing a day earlier, and everyone else having assemblies and staggered finishes on the 21st. We do have a few staff who are leaving and want to celebrate the end of term together, so there will be a short staff gathering after students have been dismissed. Further information on this will follow shortly.
Have a lovely week,
Mia
Bright Spots
We have been looking at improving communication processes over the last few weeks, and there has been consultation with HOYs last year, consultation with SLT and also, more recently, a consultation with HODs. The ideas that have come through have been really useful.
Inclusion Heroes!