Headmistress’s Introduction
Summer 2012
Inside Heathfield
2012 is certainly turning out to be a year to remember for this country, with The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Olympics both taking place in London. Life at Heathfield has been, as ever, busy and productive, and all the girls have worked extremely hard for their internal and public examinations. We look forward to learning about the achievements of our Sixth Form and Form V girls when the GCSE and A Level results come out during the summer. Our annual Fellowship Day saw the biggest turnout to date with Old Girls coming from as far afield as Australia to celebrate our 113th Fellowship Day which this year was a Diamond Jubilee themed affair. The school has also achieved its Bronze Eco-Schools status which shows the commitment the school has made to becoming more environmentally friendly.
Vote of thanks to the Head Girl team
We have held a Careers Fair, welcomed our new girls at our annual New Girls’ Tea Party, and have concluded the year with the long standing tradition of Parents’ Day. A busy and successful term has been the perfect conclusion to Academic Year 2011/2012. I would like to wish all of our leavers and parents success and happiness in the future and I look forward to seeing everyone else in September after a relaxing summer holiday. With best wishes Mrs Jo Heywood Headmistress
Careers Fair A typical job interview question is: where do you see yourself in five years’ time? With twelve invited speakers including many of our Old Girls, parents and representatives from outside organisations, our Form V and Lower Sixth girls and visitors from other schools were treated to a range of talks.
Head Girl Team 2011/12 The Head Girl and Deputy Team are selected for their potential leadership qualities, their rapport with their fellow students and their ability to take on with good grace, humour and style any challenges that are thrown at them. This year, Tallulah, Emma and Alexandra have surpassed expectations and have proved to be a very successful team. Working closely with the Headmistress and the Senior Leadership Team the girls have undertaken many duties, both high profile and those concerned with the day-to-day organisation of the school. The girls have grown in confidence and the daunting task of presenting and giving talks to parents is now second nature. Along with the LVI prefects, the Head Girl team provides very effective support to our Registrar as they can be relied upon to tour prospective parents around the school and give them the unabridged insight into life at Heathfield. We would like to thank Tallulah, Emma and Alexandra for all their support this year. Ingrid, Taylor and Sophia, the bar has been set!
Is university right for me and if not, what are the alternatives? How do I approach pursuing a career in fields such as Law, Hospitality and Events Management, IT, Market
Research and Design? What skills will I require to help me gain employment? These were some of the important questions that our panel of advisors posed to the girls. The talks were thoughtprovoking and provided an invaluable insight into different career paths and how these goals could be achieved. All in all it was an extremely successful evening. Mrs Ingram, Head of Sixth Form & Mrs Bramley, Head of Careers
Mr Green talking about a career in the hospitality industry
Key Dates for Michaelmas Term 2012* 4th September 2012 – LVI Girls Return 5th September 2012 – Forms 11,111, IV, V and UVI Girls Return 6th September 2012 – New Form I & II Girls Arrive 21st - 23rd September 2012 – Exeat Weekend 5th - 7th October 2012 – Exeat Weekend 19th - 28th October 2012 – Half Term 9th - 11th November 2012 – Exeat Weekend 24th November 2012 – St Nicholas’ Stalls (Optional Exeat) 14th December 2012 – End of Term *Please see school calendar for more details of other events