Health and Safety ReportBrian Northey and Pat Cannon met with Cathy Bach and Gill Burns on Wednesday, 24th June 2015 to discuss the Health and Safety Audit Feedback carried out by the Local Authority on 10th and 11th March 2015. Many of the items detailed required immediate attention or attention within a 1-3 month timescale. Read More …
Former Student Kate Clark talks to Year 10 studentsLast week, Kate Clark revisited where her journey first began and gave an inspirational talk to the Year 10 Textiles Technology students about her love for textiles from a childhood interest, to now studying fashion in London at one of the top universities in the country. She Read More …
Turton School Music Department Christmas Celebration 2014Last evening I attended with parents, family and friends of our community the Christmas concert. It was not only a celebration of the season for the Music department but their send off for the Head teacher who retires at the end of the term. Many had returned to the Read More …
Remembrance Day 2014“All work, all sound, and all locomotion should cease, so that in perfect stillness the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead”, said the King in 1919 to remember those who had fallen in the war. Yesterday in school with other Governors we stood in remembrance of Read More …
Sixth Form Learning WalkOn 5 November I undertook a learning walk with the Director of 6th Form Pete Tiltman. I was shown around 5 classes incorporating English, Biology, Graphics, Computer Studies and Chemistry lessons. In Biology it was interesting to note the differentiation in teaching; ensuring high ability pupils were fully stretched. In both the Read More …
Owen HughesOn Wednesday, we attended the Inspection Action Group meeting with the Leadership team and members of the LA, which was really positive. Beforehand, I had a meeting with the Head to discuss the new Year 7 and how they were settling in to high school life. I was impressed with the calmness of lesson Read More …
Learning WalkSchool Governor, Brian Northey, took part in a Numeracy Learning Walk on 21st November 2013. Here are his comments. I have found the educational benefit of Learning Walks superb, showing the need for Maths, or the basics and methods, in other subjects covered by the school such as Music, Geography, Art, Design Technology and Read More …
Beauty and the BeastI attended a performance of Beauty and the Beast last week. The whole performance, both from the cast on stage and from those who looked after the scene shifting, was a credit to all those involved, pupils and staff. The stage setting was simple but very effective and changed what appeared to Read More …
Learning WalkSchool Governor, Marie Foley, took part in a Learning Walk of the Sixth Form last Monday, 21st October 2013. During discussion, after the walk, Marie said that she was impressed with the learning and teaching she had observed, the focused and encouraging learning environments, the excellent independent and group work and outstanding behaviour and Read More …