Wider-Curriculum

Poetry by Heart Competition

Poetry by Heart is an annual national competition that invites students to recite and perform a pair of poems (one pre-1914, one post-1914) from memory. The finalists perform at a grand final at Shakespeare's Globe.

Heathfield submitted more entries this year than we have ever done previously- including our first ever group recital. The recitals were wonderful, students did extremely well and were rightly commended highly for their performances.

The College is extremely proud of the students who took part, and many thanks to Ms Savage for the opportunity created by entering them and the support given to enable them to represent so strongly.

Samaritans Talk to Year 10 PSHEe

This term we were very pleased to welcome back volunteers from the Eastbourne branch of

Samaritans to run lessons to all of Year 10 in PSHEe. As part of our constant focus across the school (and in particular in this part of the curriculum) on emotional health and well being, the intention is to bring mental health issues into the open and encourage kindness, sharing and honesty.

The Samaritans overarching mission is that fewer of us will die by suicide and they provide a vital and non- judgemental lifeline for so many people in emotional pain. Year 10 sessions are not only about making all of us aware of this amazing charity, but also about our young people increasing their resilience, listening and empathic skills.

GCSE Photography Trip

GCSE Photography students spent a day in Brighton for their location photo shoot. We explored different areas of the city and its identity, photographing the beach, streets and alleys, graffiti to the Royal Pavilion and the pier. Everyone found something to catch their eye and it was great to see student their compositions, changing camera angles and getting a mix of closely cropped and wide views.

Sports Day

Over 240 students across Years 7-10 competed at sports day, with a number of stand-out performances at Lewes athletics track. All students who competed were superb, with many taking away multiple medals for their performances across different disciplines.

The overall winners were Heffle, with Caden Norcott and Klarry Willis receiving the trophy from Ms Cobbold who oversaw her 33rd and final sports day.