Newsletter 16.05.25
I can’t write my weekly reflection without first mentioning year 11. This week has been tough, with many having exams each morning and on some days exams in both the morning and afternoon. I have been so incredibly impressed with the pupils’ resilience and dedication.
Newsletter 09.05.25
I cannot believe that exam season is upon us already. Exams began on Tuesday, with the GCSE Art exam. I know Mme Sullivan was incredibly impressed with the work produced. We then had GCSE papers on Thursday and Friday. Pupils were in cram from 7:30am each morning, and it was fantastic to see their smiling faces as they left the exam hall.
Newsletter 02.05.25
This week I have been thinking about Mondays, as this Monday was year 11’s last Monday in school before the start of their GCSEs. I know that it may not be everyone’s favourite day of the week, but it does happen to be mine. Every Monday morning I have the privilege of speaking to all pupils during whole school assembly and celebrating the successes of the previous week.
Newsletter 25.04.25
As the Summer Term begins, I have returned to school full of optimism. Perhaps this is due to having a rest and spending time with my loved ones over the Easter holidays. Perhaps it is the wonderful weather we enjoyed over the holidays.
Newsletter 04.04.25
It has been a busy but rewarding term here at The Hurlingham Academy. The end of a term always offers us a moment to reflect on the progress we have made as a school as well as a chance to look ahead and set ourselves new goals.
Newsletter 28.03.25
I know I say this every week but it has been an incredibly busy week here at The Hurlingham Academy. I cannot believe all the extra curricular events that we have had this week. Charity week has been actioned packed, with dodgeball, football and baking to name just a few.
Newsletter 21.03.25
We are currently in the month of Ramadan. Many know Ramadan as a time for fasting, where those participating abstain from eating or drinking during daylight hours. We recognise that this can be a challenge for many, and I would just like to take this opportunity to say how pleased I have been with pupils commitment to their studies over the past couple of weeks.
Newsletter 14.03.25
On Monday we held our termly parent forum. This is always one of my favourite evenings of the term. Of course, it is fantastic to hear all the things that you think we are doing well here at the school, but it was also great to hear your suggestions about how we can improve. I always say that it is only by working together that we will achieve the best for our children.
Newsletter 07.03.25
Following our assembly with Mme Francis on Monday, which celebrated all things reading and world book day, I started thinking about how much we can learn from books. We can learn about different cultures, times in history, be transported to different parts of the world, or possibly different parts of the galaxy.
Newsletter 28.02.25
Welcome back after what I hope was a restful and enjoyable half term. At the start of each term, I think it is important to reset expectations. Here at The Hurlingham Academy, we believe that consistency in teaching and expectations is key.
Newsletter 14.02.2025
It’s been an incredibly busy week again here at The Hurling-ham Academy. On Tuesday we had our termly PSHCE and house drop down day. In the morning pupils tackled a num-ber of important issues; Year 7 welcomed back 3 of our alum-ni pupils who spoke about their journey’s through 6th form, university and onto the world of work, Year 8 were investigat-ing careers in finance, year 9 were investigating alcoholism and year 10 were completing a module in computing .
Newsletter 07.02.25
It’s been another busy week here at The Hurlingham Academy. Teachers have been working around the clock to mark all the assessments completed by KS3, and I have already observed some fantastic feedback lessons.
Newsletter 31.01.25
This week I have been reflecting about the role of parents and the community, in supporting our vision here at The Hurlingham Academy. It is through working together that we really can achieve the best for our pupils.
Newslewtter 24.01.25
Once again it has been a busy week here at The Hurlingham Academy. Key stage 3 continued to work hard on their assessments.
Newsletter 17.01.25
Although we have only been back for a couple of weeks, it feels like we are well into this half term. I say this not because it has felt long, to the contrary the weeks have flown by, but because of how settled and focussed pupils are.
Newsletter 10.01.25
Happy New Year to all of our parents, students, staff, governors and members of our local community. At the start of a New Year, I like to reset my goals: to refresh my aims for the year. Here at The Hurlingham Academy, we know how important continuous improvement is.
Newsletter 16.12.24
It has been another busy week at The Hurlingham Academy. As you know, one of my favourite phrases is that good, or in our case outstanding, schools don’t wind down. As I walked around school this week I saw pupils working hard in every classroom. It has also been lovely to see key stage 4 pupils starting to receive feedback from their mock papers, and see pupils are responding to this feedback so positively.
Newsletter 06.12.24
As regular readers of the newsletters will know, I absolutely love the festive season. As soon as December hits in my house, the Christmas tree goes up, in all it’s flashing glory. I have also increased the number of Christmas trees we have up in school, to really get into the festive spirit.
Newsletter 29.11.24
This It has been another incredibly busy week here at The Hurlingham Academy. On Wednesday we had our school drop down day. During periods 1-3 years 7 and 8 were studying a wide range of computing skills ranging from spreadsheets to coding. I have to say from walking around the school, I was blown away by some of our year 7 pupil’s coding knowledge– although I really felt my age as I most definitely did not learn this at school.
Newsletter 22.11.24
This week, I have taken some time to reflect on our relationships with the parents and carers of the pupils in our care. As a Head, I do my best to be open to feedback from all of our stakeholders, including staff, students and, of course, parents.