SENIOR ACADEMIC SIMON HYETT

The Summer term is the crescendo of the academic year with public examinations and end of year exams. Form 11 have been completing I/GCSE qualifications across the curriculum while Form 10 have completed their Religious Studies GCSE, both equally thankful to have taken place in the air-conditioned Jubilee Hall.

However, the term certainly is not all about examinations and before the exams began, Form 11 were able to enjoy the History Film Night watching ‘1917’ and many of Form 10 disappeared off to Athens for an excellent Form 10 Classics Trip.

Learning Performance also visited the school for their Memory Techniques workshop to help students store all that content for their GCSEs.

Mr Sikipa has been leading the excellent Duke of Edinburgh programme and students were able to complete their practice expeditions, with the Form 11 ‘silver’ expedition taking place close to the end of term.

For me personally, Sports Leaders is a highlight of the Summer term with some of our oldest students teaching some of our youngest sporting skills; while also learning a lot about leadership themselves. Form 10 have had their Parents’ evening, trialling an expanded format over two days to enable more appointments with great success. The evening also saw Mr Walliker and I giving our Future Schools Talk as students and parents start to consider their post St. Edmund’s education. Even in the final weeks there was much to look forward to, with Form 10 Geography pupils off to Slapton Sands and our final celebrations of academic success in our Rewards Assemblies and Senior Speech Day.