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CONGRATULATIONS!

Celebrations at Hart School as students make grade

TheHartSchoolinRugeley is celebrating after a great set of 2022 exam resultsatGCSEand Level3.

The firstcohort to sitexams in normalcondition forthree years, the oversubscribed school,whose motto is ‘WeCan,WeWill,We Do’, is celebratingseveral students achievingimpressiveDistinction* grades at GCSEand at Level3 more pupils achievinga GradeAorequivalentthanany othergrading available this year.

NotableGCSEsuccesses include Lucy Bannister: four Level9s, five Level 8s,two Level7s; WrennCrozier:three Level9s, three Level 8s,two Level 7s,one Level 5, one Distinction*;Grace Illingworth: twoLevel 9s, five Level8s, three Level 7s,one Distinction*;Seren Jorkowski: twoLevel 9s,fourLevel 8s,three Level7s, oneDistinction*; andSamuelGyde: twoLevel 9s, threeLevel 8s,fourLevel 7s,one Distinction* andone Distinction.

AndLevel 3successes include Archie Duffy,who achieved Ain mathematics, Ainphysics,and B in chemistry; Holli Anderton,who achieved Binliterature, Binsociology, andD*indance;and Emmi Whibley, whoachievedanA*inlaw, Cinmathematics,and D* in business

Proudprincipal RachaelSandhamsaid: “Thiswas the firstcohort of students to sitexams in three years, andwe’re incrediblyproud of theirhardwork, andthatofour dedicatedstaff,toachieve such a

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greatset of resultsatbothGCSE andLevel 3.

“We’re excited to be able to continuesupportingmanyofour Year 11sinour successful SixthForm, andfor thoseYear11s and13s going

on to pastures newwewishthem allthe verybestfor ongoingfuture success.”

TheHartSchool, whichispoised to unveila newnet-zero building andisrankedinthe top5of first-

choice secondaryschools forYear6 parentsinStaffordshire, is currently ratedgoodbyOfsted butisworkingtowards beingoutstanding ItsYear6openevenings will be held on October4,5-6.30pm and

October5,6-7.30pm andYear12 open eveningonOctober 18,5pm7pm.

FormoreonThe Hart School call 01889802440orvisit www.hart school.org.uk

PrincipalRachaelSandham with students,lefttoright,Grace Illingworth, WrennCrozier, andLucy Bannister

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Thomas TelfordUTC

Recruiting forSixth Form forSeptember 2022

TheSixth Form curriculum provides considerable breadthfor students througharange of academic A-Levels includingmathematics, English language, biology,chemistry andphysics as well as vocational courses linkedtoour Design, Build, andInnovate specialisms.There is something foreveryoneatthe UTC.

Additionally,T-Levels areanew course which commenced at theUTC in September 2021.Itfollows GCSEs andisequivalent to three A-Levels.These 2-year courses have been developed in collaboration with employers andbusinesses so that the contentmeets theneedsofindustryand prepares students forwork.

T-Levels offerstudentsamixture of classroom learning and‘on-the-job’experience duringanindustry placementofatleast 350 hours (approximately 45 days). It provides theknowledge andexperience needed to open the doorintoskilled employment, furtherstudy or ahigherapprenticeship.

Formoreinformation check outour websitewww.thomastelfordutc.com or emailadmissions@thomastelfordutc.com

Springfield Campus,Cambridge Street,Wolverhampton, WV10 0JR Tel: 01902872180

Year 11 pupils made every moment count

Thorns CollegiateAcademycelebrated excellent GCSE results, welcomingYear11pupils back to mark theirachievements.

PrincipalManny Kelaysaid: “Achieving GCSEsagainst thebackground of thelasttwo yearshas been particularly challenging.

“Weare extremely proudofour young people,who made everymoment count, achievingresultswhich reflect theirhardwork.

“Wewishthemwellintheir futures.

“Over90% of students have left the AcademyhavingachievedGCSEs in maths andEnglish,withover60% of thoseachieving aGrade 5orbetterin English.

“Overall,attainmentinpublicexaminationsisthe highestithas been sincethe introductionofthe new-style GCSE, andsince theschooljoined ShirelandCollegiateAcademyTrust.

“InadditiontoGCSEsuccess,students didexceptionallywellintheir BTEC qualifications, with 24 pupils beingawarded thetop grade–Distinction*.

“There were some exceptionalindividual performances.Mohammed Mashkoor wasawarded Grade9sin allninesubjects- atruly incredible achievement.”

Otherindividualsuccesses include Aleena Aziz andSophieCox who

achieved twoGrade9sinEnglish languageand Englishliterature, Sienna Bloomerwho achieved aGrade 9in artand design,Amber Baylisswho achieved aD* in performing arts and Taylor Johnsonwho achieved two Grade9sinchemistry andcomputer science.

Important

ThePrincipal added: “Weare atruly comprehensiveschool–wedonot only celebratethe strongestacademic achievements, butthose at everylevel “Everyresultisimportant today.”

Theschoolisholding an open event on September 29.For moreinformation aboutthe academyand forthcomingopenevents, visitthornca.org.uk

Studentsshine once againatthe UTC

Students at Thomas Telford UTChavereceived theirGCSEresults.

Duetothe pandemic,thisisthe first time that students have satexams since2019and theUTC hasreasonto celebrate.

ThePrincipal of theUTC,AvGill, said:“Congratulations to ourYear11 cohort whoreceived theirGCSEresultstoday;ithas been an incredibly toughtwo years.

“Weknow how hard ourwonderful students have workedand we areextremelyproud of them

“Over 70%ofstudentsachievedat least5 GCSEpasses, includingEnglish andMathematics

“There were some standout individualperformances.

“Andre Zacnyinparticularhas achieved exceptionalresults,securing grade9’s in allGCSEsubjects.

Supportive

“I wouldalso liketotakethisopportunitytothank ourincredibly hard-working stafffor not only providing firstclass teaching throughoutthis period butalso forcreatinga caring andsupportiveenvironment forour students

“Manystudentswill remain in our SixthFormtostudy A-levels

“Otherswill take aslightlydifferent path by completingBTECs in Con-

structionoreven thebrand-new T-level qualification,which comeswithsignificant inputfromemployers

Vision

“Thisalignswiththe UTC’svision of preparingits students forthe ‘world of work’.’’

Thomas TelfordUTC still have afew spacesavailable in itsSixth Form Formoreinformation,contact the UTCon01902 872180

Thorns CollegiateAcademy pupils

Students celebrate at theUTC

Academycelebratesits best results

Year 11 students at Shireland CollegiateAcademy,based in Smethwick, rejoiced as they received theirGCSEgradesaftersitting examsfor the firsttimesince thepandemic.

With theanxious wait finally over,studentsgot to see theoutcome of alltheir hard work, after what canonlybedescribed as a disruptiveand challengingcouple of yearsfor teaching andeducation Theresults were evident, with many smiling facesseenamongst students as they openedtheir envelopes includingteachers, whojoined in with theircelebrations.

Happy

Sighs of relief were also heardas students foundthatall theirresilienceand determinationhad paid off.

Year 11 studentRushma Khan said:“It wassomuchbetterthan expected andIfeelveryrelieved.”

FaithIdiahisaid: “Withall the difficulty, I’mhappy that we were abletosurpass this andget theresultsthatwewant.”

ShirelandCollegiateAcademy sawits bestresults andoverallpass rate this year,where 74%ofGCSE

entrieswereawarded grades 9-4.

Twenty-three percentofGCSE entrieswerealso awardedthe top grades 9-7, with ahandful of students awardedgrade 9s acrossall subjects.AshpreetChahalsaid: “I feel amazing! Iwasn’texpecting

it”, andfellowclassmate Sameer Gulzar said:“It’s thehappiest I have felt.”

Students whoachieveda standardpassinbothMaths andEnglish also sawanincreasebyten percentagepointscomparedto2021, with

strong pass ratesrisingbyeight percentage points.Principal David Irishsaid: “Weare so proudofour Year 11 students whohaveachieved our best ever resultsatShireland Collegiate Academy.

“A fabulous effort by ourstudents

andIwanttothank ourstaff forall theirhardworkover what hasbeen adifficult twoyears

“Weare delighted!”

Formoreinformation about the academy, visitcollegiateacademy co.uk/

Students have been praised fortheir ‘fabulous effort’

Thereweremanysmilingfaces on resultsday

SchoolsinDudleyAcademies Trust arepoweringtheir waytosuccess

Thefoursecondary

academiesthatare members of Dudley Academies Trusthavebeen celebratingtheir best ever GCSE results.

This comesatthe endofa year during whichone of them was judged‘Good’byOfsted andall four have improvedthe progress made by theirlearners.

Four yearsofprogress andsuccess

Jo Higgins, ChiefExecutive of Dudley AcademiesTrust,expressed herdelight at theadvancesthe Trusthas made.“Iamextremely proudofthe immense progress our secondaryacademies have made in thefouryears that we have been operational.

“The news that Ofsted inspectors hadclassed TheLinkAcademyas a‘Good’schoolwas particularly pleasing,asitisexceptionally rare fora school to go up twogradesin onego!

“Now,the Trustiscelebrating record results.

“All four of oursecondaryacademieshavesignificantly improved theirresults andare better thanin 2019.

“Despite thenationaltrend for resultstobelowerthanlastyear, twoofour academiesare also celebrating resultsthatare significantly higher than thoseawarded in 2021

Gold standard

“All have improvedonthe gold standard GCSE measureofGrade 5plusinbothEnglish andMathematics andinone case by amassive eighteenpercent

“There hasalso been aclear im-

provementinthe number of learnersachieving thehighergrades, seven to nine.

“Intwo academies, almost twenty percentoflearnersachievedthisin English.

“Thisisanincredibleachievement forour young people andthe staffwho have supported them through twoyears of disruption and uncertainty.

“Inviewofthe unprecedented challenges learners have faced duringthe pandemic, it is absolutely tremendoustosee learners gaining up to nine Grade9sorequivalent.

Againstthe odds

“Asa Trust, we servesomeofthe most economically disadvantaged areasinthe country, whichmakes these resultsparticularlyspecial.

“These resultsalso confirm that theTrust is realisingits missionto develop inspirationalschools that enable alllearnerstodream bigand achievetheir goalsinlife.

“ThisYear11cohortisthe first groupofyoung people to have spent five yearsinour Trustschools whichisa clearfactorinenabling them to do so well

“Thanks go to ourprincipals, governors, school leaders, teachers, associate staff andmembersofour centralteamwho live andbreathe theTrust’s values to providethe very best educationfor ouryoung people

“Thank youalso to ourparents andcarersfor theirongoing support

Adding aprimary phase to theTrust

“Atthe beginningof2021, we welcomedBlowers GreenPrimary,judged‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted twiceina row, as the firstprimary school to join theTrust.

“This year,Kates Hill Primary, aconsistently‘Good’school, also joined us.Webelieve that having a large, thriving andmutuallysupportivegroup of primaryschools within theTrust will be vitalto achievingour aimoftransforming theprospectsofyoung people in Dudley

“Inthe last five years, we have made abig differencetothe prospectsour learners have.All four of oursecondaryacademies have significantly raisedtheir GCSEresults, with majorimprovements in attainment andlearner progress

“Bothprimary schoolshave achieved SATS resultsatorabove thenationalbenchmark forexpected progress andBlowers Greenis significantly above forthe ‘greater depth’ measure.

“Weare confidentthatour learn-

ersinall phases will continue to flourish in thecomingyearsand achieveexcellent examinationoutcomes.

Howthe Trusthas achieved this progress

“Weare abletoaccomplish these andmanyother advances because we have alarge andexperienced CentralTeamthatsupportseach academywithits leadership,teaching, building programmes,sports andactivities, financialmanagement,staff training, IT and–most importantly–the progress and wellbeingofyourchildren

“Wehaverecruited numerous, excellentstaff to ouracademies and made some outstandingappointmentstotheir leadership teams

“Wehaveintroduced aproven

system of rewardsand behaviour management that haschanged the cultureofour classrooms, accompanied by araftofnew approaches to teaching

“Millionsofpounds have already been invested in improvingthe buildings, facilities andcomputing equipment of ouracademies, and much moreisbeing spentthisyear.

“I am confidentthatour academieswillcontinuetomakegreat stridesforward over thecoming yearsand that yourchild will find everyopportunity to thrive there andtodevelop as arounded and confidentyoung person.

“Wewantyourchild to ‘Dream Big’ andtoknowthatmanypositive life choices arewithintheir reach.

“Working with you,wewill do everything in ourpower to make that areality.”

CelebratingnineGrade 9s or equivalent at TheLinkAcademy

ChiefExecutiveJoHiggins

LearningatBlowers GreenPrimary,judged‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted

Supporting learnerstosucceed

Followingthree successiveyears in which our secondary academies

improvedtheir results, we have now achievedour best set of results ever Allfour of oursecondaryacademies arebetter than in 2019.Despite the national trendfor resultstobelower than lastyear,two of our academies have resultsthat aresignificantlyhigher than in 2021.All have improved on the

gold standardGCSE measureofGrade 5plusinboth English andMathematics and in onecase by amassiveeighteen percent.

We can nowsay to parents that iftheir children come to one of ouracademies, theywill have everyopportunity to

excel. If schools league tables had been publishedoverthe last three years,I am surethat our academies wouldhave movedupsignificantly.”

Jo Higgins, Chief Executive of DudleyAcademiesTrust

Celebratingour best ever GCSEresults

Topachievers at Beacon Hill Academy were Lucy Burchellwho gainedsix Grade 9s, aD2* and oneGrade 8, TomassJereminovics with twoGrade9s, twoGrade 8s,three Grade 7s anda Grade6,and Reela Mohammad with two Grade9s, one Grade 8, threeGrade7s, aD2* andaMerit2.Caitlin Taylorand Helen Lewis also excelled.

Principal Sukhjot Dhami said, “I am proud to announce that, basedonour preliminary �gures, we have achieved increased progress for our learners for the fourth year in arow.This is testamenttothe hardworkand commitment ofall the learners, staff andparents/carers These results,secured during turbulent times, areexceptional and showcase the high-quality educationavailable at Beacon HillAcademy,which is on track to make many moreyears of progress.

This was the �fth year of improved GCSE results for PegasusAcademy.Topachievers were Sameer Qureshiwith threeGrade 9s, four Grade 8s andaGrade 7, and Hana MehagerwithfourGrade 9s,two Grade8s, one Grade7 andaD2.

Andy Landers, Principal,said, “I am delighted to announce �ve years of improved exam results. These areamassiveleap forwardfromthe last time that exams wereexternally marked in 2019 and from the results of last year. PegasusAcademy is undoubtedly one of the fastest improving schools in Dudley.Our results in Englishand Mathematics again showedgreat progress and yet again our learners excelled inArt &Design and their othercoresubjects and options. Pegasus learners leave school with higher levels of achievement thanwhen they joined.

AtTheLinkAcademy,FayeYardleyachieved seven Grade9s, aD2* and oneGrade 8, making her theTrust’s topachiever.Ruby

Sampsongainedeight Grade9sand aGrade 8, Tahir Zada achievedsevenGrade 9s and a Grade8,NimaRahman has one Grade9, four Grade8sand 2D2*s, whileAbigail Hackett has six Grade 9s

Principal Emma Edwards-Morgan said, “Alreadythisyear,the academy has been judgedtobe‘Good’ by Ofsted,two grades higher than previously.Now we have an exceptionalset of GCSEresults with agreat leap forwardinthe achievement level of our learnersfor thefourth yearrunning The progress made by our learnersisnow among thevery best in Dudley andthisschool willcontinuetoimprove year on year.

YamaAdamsofStJamesAcademy collected aGrade 9, three Grade8s, a7and a6 Dayan Boutou, Xue-Ni He,Abdul Saeed, Hameed Attayee, EthanWood alsoachieved aGrade 9and therewas amultitudeofother strong results.

Principal, Ian Moore, said, “Once again, our learners have turned in astrongset of results which re�ectthe improvements made across the academy.Preliminary �gures indicate that St James learners areleaving school with higherlevels of achievement than whenthey joined, which should signi�cantly improveour position in theschools league tables. It was adelight to see allofthe happy faces in the results hall.These results illustrate the resilience and matureattitudeofour learners, who areacredit to themselves, theirfamilies and St James.Their grades will give themthe life chances that they deserve.”

“I am delighted with the progress shown in these remarkable results and delighted forour learners.

Getbackontrack if resultsdon’t go to plan

It’s importanttorememberthatit’scompletely normal forteenagers to feel disappointed if GCSE resultsday doesn’t go as planned.

Tutoring platform MyTutorhas shared itsgo-to guidefor parentsto help theirson or daughter recover theirconfidence.

Help them to facethe facts

Sometimesa wake-upcallcan be exactlywhat’sneeded.Havingthem realise what they need to workon is essentialfor growth,and gives them achancetocome back stronger,witharealunderstanding of the challengetheyare facing.Cheesy it maybe, butit’samuchmoreeffectiveand productive wayfor them to takethe results. It won’t work in theirfavourtoassurethemthat theirresults didn’t reflecttheir performance,theykneweverything,or they couldn’t have workedharder They now have achoicetomake: repeattheir examsand fail againor workhardand fightfor thefuture they want

Sometimes, alittleextra effort is allthat’sneeded.However,it’s also true that hard workisn’t always enough.Yourteenmay need some extra guidance from someone who’sbeenthrough GCSEs before

to know what went wrongsothey canchangetheir approach productively.Finding the perfecttutor is oneoptionthatcan make ahuge difference to help yourteenboost their grades.

Workingout what went wrong

It maybethattheyhaven’t understood afew concepts from the start, or that they have trouble with keyterms in yoursubject;it couldevenbeexamtechnique.For example,GCSEEnglish requires a

certainwriting styletoturnaround good grades,sowriting apiece void of thelearned styleinclass won’t do them anyfavours.Success in a subjectissometimesverysimple yet realisingthattheymightbeinneed of guided advice anda road mapto getthere canbekey

Beingpositive

When your teen realises andacceptswhatwentwrong,the best thingtheycan do is be positive! They getanother chance to prove themself andshow theirhardwork.

There’snoshame in adding an extrayearatschool- as long as it’s worth it.They’ll gettouniversity (orjob,apprenticeship, internship etc.)withmoreexperience, knowledge and, faithinthemselves and theirwork.

Connect them with people likethem

Sometimesthe real challengecan be that yourteenfeels completely alone: if nobodyhelps them figure outwhere they went wrong, they canfeelveryisolated–especially

if alltheir friendsdid better than them.Thisiswhy it’scrucial for teenstospeakwithstudentswho have been throughthe same exam periodsasthem.

They’vebeenthere,lived and breathed GCSEsand,moreover, know howtoget it right. It gives yourteenthe chance to sitdown andtalktosomeone whoknows how to revise,who cangivethem alltheir tips andtricks, whoknows what theexaminers want andcan help them identify wherethey’re goingwrong

Congratulationsto ourYear11students

Thestaff

andgovernors

of St Michael’sChurchof EnglandHighSchooltake greatpleasureincongratulatingthe 2022 Year 11 cohort fortheirrecord breaking GCSE results.

They wouldliketothank allstaff for ensuring students receivedthe highest qualitylearningexperiences andparents fortheir supportthroughouttheir time at St. Michael’s.

Thehardworkofstudents paid off with 100per cent of students achievinggrade9-4 or equivalent in Spanish, biology, chemistry, physics andhospitality.Over90percent achieved 9-4 in art, textiles,child development,sport, music, performing arts andhealthand socialcare.

Many of thestudentsachievedgrade 9s or thevocationalequivalent: in total, 104students across arange of 24 subjectareas achieved thetop gradein at leastone subject.

Thestaff andgovernors said individualperformances were extraordinary with onestudent, Eliana Bankole, achievingeightgrade 9s or equivalent Additionally,three students achieved seven grade9s or equivalent:Honor Cartwright,AmeetaBahra andJessica Postings

They arealso veryproud of thestudents whohavemadesignificant pro-

Thehardwork paid offonresults day

gressfromKey Stage2.BartoszMironiuk made themostprogressachieving twogrades9sorequivalent, five grade 8s,two 7s andtwo 6s followed by Aman Gura,Zuzanna Monaghan,KikiPaul andPaige Harvey

Thestaff andgovernorsalso paid tributetothe school’s late headteacher,Jayne Gray.Theysaidachieving the highestresults in theschool’shistory wasatestament to herdedicationto thestudents of St Michael’s.

Gettingready for your interviewday

It’s absolutelynormalto be feelingbothexcited and nervousbeforeattending your firstjob interview.

It mayseemeasiersaidthandone, butit’simportant that you don’tlet those feelings disrupt yourchanceto shine.

Your mind is probably working over time dreaming up allkinds of best and worstcasescenarios of how it might go

To help,it’sworth remembering that alittlepreparationcan go along wayand will help you feel more at ease when thebig day finallyarrives.

You’ve probably heardyourparents talk about theimportanceofmaking agood firstimpression, andone of the best ways to help yourself feel more confident andincontrolistobeprepared. Research everything you can about thecompany andwhatthe role you have appliedfor entails.

Your arrivalisyour firstchanceto demonstrate yourconfidence andprofessionalism so make sure you allow plentyoftimetoget to thevenue

Always dresssmartly –remember you will be seen before you areheard so make sure theway you aredressed is business-likeeven if theemployee dresscodeiscasual

When answeringquestions,beconfidentinyourskillsand abilities when you aretalking andmakeeye contact.

If you do find yourself getting flustered, take amoment to gather your thoughts before continuing,theywill expect youtobenervous.

Remember it is in both of yourintereststhatyou answer honestly and don’texaggerateyourskillsand experience as this couldcome back to haunt you later.

Beforehand,prepare afew questions that youcan askabout theroleand the firm you arehopingtoworkfor as this demonstratesyourinterestinthe position.Finally, trytoend theinterview on apositive note –thiscould be quicklysummingupwhy you wouldbe avaluableadditiontothe team.

Anddon’t forget it’s only oneinterview,there will always be otheropportunitiesifyou miss out.

CONGRATULATIONSTOALL OF OUR GCSE STUDENTSONYOURFANTASTIC RESULTS

We arepar�cularly proudofthe amazing progress made by studentssince joiningthe school, they have worked hard through some very tes�ng �mes andhavedemonstrated values such as hard work, resilienceand courageoverthe last fewyears

Celebra�ng Pupil’ssuccess:

•Manpreet Malhi achieved 8grade 9s and2grade 8s

•Ravneet Kaur achieved 3grade 9s and6grade 8s

•Gurneer Kaur achieved2grade 9s, 4grade 8s and4grade 7s

•Harmanpreet Kaur achieved 2grade 9s,5 grade8sand 3grade 7s

•Harpreet Singh achieved 2grade 9s 4grade 8s,2 grade7sand 1grade 6

•Baldesh Kumarachieved1grade 9, 5grade 82grade 7s and1grade 6

•Bhupinder Kaur achieved 4grade 9s,2 grade8s, 2grade 7s and1grade 6

•Jasmin Sohal achieved1grade 9, 4grade 8s,3grade 7s and1grade 6

•Gurjot Kaur achieved 3grade 9s,2grade 8s,2 grade 7s and1grade 6

•GovindChathaachieved2grade 9s,4 grade 8s,2 grade 7s and1grade 6

If youwouldliketojoin our Sixth Form provision KhalsaSixth (KVI), please contact Mr AslamatI.Aslam@tkaw.org

Excellentgrades for academy’s students

Pupils at TheKhalsaAcademy Wolverhamptonare celebrating afterreceivingtheir excellentGCSE results.

Over 80%ofpupilsachieved5or moreGCSEs at astandardpassincludingEnglish andmathematics (9-4)and over 64%ofpupilsachieved5 or more GCSEs at astrongpassincluding English andmathematics (9-5). Schools arejudgedonKey PerformanceIndicators (KPI)thatcompare schoolslocally andnationally.

Thepercentageofpupilswho achieved aGrade 5orabove in English andmathematics (64%)ranks the academy, (based on 2019 data), at the topofnon-selective schoolsinWolverhampton.

Executive principal/CEO Anita Kaur Nottasaid: “Wewould liketo congratulate ourpupilswho have workedsohardfor theseresults and whothoroughly deservethissuccess

“Wehavewaited five yearsfor these resultsand we couldnot be moreproud of ourpupilsand school community. We arefortunate to have such dedicatedstaff andsupportiveparents who have continuedtoworkalongside us, sharingour vision of excellence

“Inparticular, grades achieved in Core subjects, cement ourstrongacademicfocus.Westrongly believethat ouruniversalSikhvaluesare thefoun-

dation of oursuccess,coupled with our bespokePersonalDevelopment programme and a Knowledge Rich Curriculum.Wewould liketoconveyour thanks to theschoolcommunity for theircontinued support.”

Vice Principal, MananMirza said: “Weare extremely proudofour result, given thedisruptionthatour pupils have facedoverthe last fewyears.We arelooking forwardtothemcontinuingtheir successfuljourney with us at Khalsa Sixth.”

Khalsa Sixth(KVI) launched in September 2020 andreceived its firstset of excellentA-levelresults

Thereisa rangeofcoursesthatare suitable forbothacademicand vocational pathways andanyonewishing to applycan contactinfo@tkaw.orgfor furtherdetails

TheKhalsaAcademy WolverhamptonispartofThe Khalsa Academies Trust, basedinWolverhampton.

Over themoonwith students’top grades

Pupils at Wolverhampton Grammar School arecelebrating afantastic setof GCSE results.

This year’s bumper crop of 9, 8and 7grades(equivalent to A* andA)are testamenttothe fantasticteaching andlearningenvironment on offerat this co-educational independent school whichhas been educatingstudents for over 500yearsand is renownedfor not only itsacademicrigour butalso for offering exceptionalpastoralcareand thelargestrange of extra-curricular activities amongstschools locally.

Head, Alex Frazer,said: “Thisyear we have been able to provide an even broader andmorediverse GCSE offering at WolverhamptonGrammar School

“Weintroduced business andcomputerscience GCSEs twoyears ago, andwealso currentlyhaveour firstcohortofGCSEdrama students studying forexams next year

“Weare over themoonwiththe achievementofour Year 11 students, taking examsfor the firsttimesince 2019.

“I feel extremely proudofhow hard they have worked fortheir exam success,and of theway my staffherehave supported them throughout.”

This summer,71.6% of GCSE entriesatWolverhamptonGrammar School have been awardedthe most

sought after9,8and 7grades(A*/A equivalent), with 85.6% at grades 9to 6(A*-Bequivalent)

Call 01902422 939tolearn more about SixthFormoptions at WolverhamptonGrammar School

Afew places remain forthisSeptember.

Last week,WolverhamptonGrammarSixth Form students achieved a 100% pass rate at A-leveland with 48% of grades awardedatA*and A.

TheKhalsaAcademy Wolverhampton

Pupils arecelebrating theirresults

Pupils congratulated fortheir commitment

Colton Hillsstudentshave receivedpositive GCSE examinationresults this week aftertwo over years of disruptedstudies which included online home schooling.

Despitethe challenges,students have performedwelland returned an excellentset of resultsenablingthem to reachnextstepdestinations. Resultscontinued on aupwardtrend of improvement, betteringthe positive resultsfromboth2019and 2021

Notably, 71%ofstudents achieved a Grade4orhigherinEnglish this year

Deputy Headteacher,StephenBlower,said: “Our students have made continued to make fantasticprogress with many examples of high achievement.

“Wewould liketocongratulateall thestudents, ourdedicated staffand parentsfor theirhardwork.

“Itisalso areasonfor celebrating pupils whohaveshone in otherways.

“Outside of theclassroom,our studentshavecontinued to show unbelievablelevelsofcommitmentand driveinparticipating in awiderange of extra-curricularactivitiesincludingsports, science andart,withmany achievinghighstandards incompetitionsand performances.”

Colton Hills CommunitySchoolisa vibrant, inclusivecommunity second-

COLTON HILLS COMMUNITYSCHOOL Many Minds,One Mission

ColtonHills is changing.Joinusonour journeytoWorldClass!

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Friday30thSeptember 9:00AM -10:30AM

Pupils celebratepositiveexam results

aryschoolbased in Wolverhampton, offering young people,fromYear7to Post-16, theopportunityofthe best education–withaHigh Performance edge

Formoreinformation aboutColton Hills CommunitySchoolortheir upcoming Open EveningonSeptember 28,which takesplace between4.30pm and7pm,pleasevisit www.coltonhills co.uk.

Hard work pays off forpupils and staff

Followus@coltonhillscs www.coltonhills.co.uk

Congratulations to ourYear 11 students on an outstanding set of GCSE and BTEC students.

Despite adifficult fewyearsdue to the pandemic,our students have worked incrediblyhard, showing resilience and determination.We are incrediblyproud of them all -not onlyfor their amazing results but also for the kindness and supporttheyhaveshown to one another

St.Peter’s Collegiate Academyiscelebrating thefantastic performanceofits

Year 11 students.

Topperformingstudents include

Aarish Shah:10grade 9s;Harriet

Crust: sixgrade9sand four grade8s; Hamzah Shaikh:six grade9sand four grade8s; SerenBlack: five grade9s, three grade8sand twograde 6s;Zoe

Oldham: five grade9s, three grade8s, onegrade 6and M2;AmarGill: five grade9s, threegrade 8s,one grade7 andone grade4;Jagroop Dhugha: four grade9s, five grade8sand onegrade 6; Callum Chin-see:three grade9s, five grade8s, twograde 7s andJessica

to theirstudies

Johnson: threegrade 9s,fourgrade 8s, one grade7 andone grade6

Vice Principal, DanSherriffsaid: “Weare also incredibly proudofSelwynOseiwho achieved 100% in Maths –anabsolutelyamazing achievement.”

He added: “Weare incredibly proud of ouryoung people whohaveachieved brilliantlydespite thedifficultiesthey have faced duetothe pandemic.Their hard workand dedication to their studieshas been fantastic.

“Weare also delightedtohaveso many of ourstudents return to us to continue theirstudies inSixth Form.”

St.Peter’sCollegiateAcademyis proudtohavejoinedthe ThreeSpires Trust(www.threespirestrust.org)

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Year 11 pupilshavebeen praised fortheir ‘fantastic’dedication

Well Done on completing your gcses

Newcastleand Stafford Colleges Group(NSCG)

is extendingahugewell done to thosecollecting theirGCSEresults this week andwants toremind studentsthere’s stilltime to apply for a place in September.

Rated‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, NSCG is Staffordshire’sleading college andoffersarange of progression pathways includingA-levels, vocational courses,T-levelsand apprenticeships.

Last year,NSCGachieveda 99.8% pass rate outof1,050 A-evel entries with 60.7%ofstudents achievinghigh grades A* -B,30.5% ofwhich we A*-A and85.6% achieved A*-C grades

Students in 26 outof27A-level courses also reported a100%passrate in subjects includingaccounting,art &design, business,biology, chemistry, computing, economics, Englishlanguage, English literature, film studies, French, geography,graphic design, history, law, mediastudies,photography, physics,physicaleducation,psychology, philosophy, religion &ethics, sociology andtheatre studies.

Similarly,25out of 26 Level 3BTEC subjects celebrated a100%passrate andfor thoselooking to earn while they learn, NSCG works with around

850regionalemployers viatheir apprenticeshipspathway with achievement rates10% ahead of thenational average.

NSCG boasts ahostoftop-class facilities includingthe Gordon Banks Sports Centre,Academy of Hairdressingand Beauty Therapy,a dedicated Performing Arts Centre andastate-ofthe-artSkills&InnovationHub openingnextyearatStafford. To find out more,visit nscg.ac.uk/apply

Still time to apply forthisSeptember Students praised for remarkable resilience

ment from ourstudents consideringthe difficultiestheyhave facedthroughout theirsecondary education.

Resultsare significantly above the last validated data in 2019 andalsoexceedthe teacher assessed grades of the last twoyears.

This is asignificant achievementas nationally resultshavedeclined. With over 68%ofour students achieving grade5 or above in Englishand Maths and83% achievinggrade 4and above in English andMaths.Thisisinaddition to a5%increaseinthe highest grades (9-7).

HeadteacherTim Harris, Headteacher,said: “It’sanamazing achieve-

“I wouldalso liketosay thankyou to ouramazing staffwho have workedso hard to supportour students, notjust academically butinall facets of their education. Theresilience ourstudents have shownunder such conditions is remarkable.You areall exceptional, inspiring, andtalented young people andwecouldn’tbeprouder of you.”

An Open Eveningwill be taking placeonWednesday,September 28, doorsopenat6pm.Headteacher talks will be taking placeat6.15pm, 7pm and7.45pm.

Open Morningswill be taking place at 9.15am everyday weekcommencing October3.Pleasecontact theschool on 01384816165orinfo@summerhill dudley.sch.uktobooka space.

Summerhill School is celebrating itsbestset of resultsinits history -an amazingaccomplishment having beensoimpacted by aglobalpandemic.

NSCG is rated‘Outstanding’byOfsted

Someofthe Year 11 pupilsatSummerhill School whoare celebrating theirresults

EDUCATION 69 SATURDAY,AUGUST27, 2022 | EXPRESS& STAR

Avital introduction to theworld of work

Work experience is avital introduction to theworld of workfor students, and hasmanybenefits.

Thereare lotsofdifferent ways of obtainingworkexperience. Your school or collegemay have links with employersand be able to putyou in touchwithpeoplewho canhelpadvise you on your application.

Many well-knownlarge businesses operatetheir ownworkexperience programmes.Itcan be agoodideato speaktothe managerorowner,either in person or by phone,beforemakinga formal application.

Don’tlet thefactthata business does notadvertise workexperience opportunitiesput you offfromasking if they will take you on.Ifyou areinterested in what abusiness does,itis worth contacting them to seeifthey wouldoffer you workexperience. Anotherway to gain valuable,real lifeexperienceisthrough volunteering. Helpingothersisnot just hugely satisfying,itcan also help you to make friendsand learnnew skills.

If yougotocollege or university, you maybeableto fittimefor volunteering around yourstudies or job. Opportunities caninclude activities such as befriending, helpingatevents, fundrais-

ing, conservationactivities, providing supporttochildren andolderpeople. Youcan make adifferencetothe lives of others, help theenvironment,or help others less fortunateorwithout avoice

As well as volunteering closeto home,you couldalso consider lendinga hand overseas. Thereare many charitiesonthe lookoutfor extra help with projects abroad such as building schoolsfor disadvantagedpeople.

Volunteering canhelpyou gain confidencebygivingyou theopportunity to trysomethingnew andbuild areal sense of achievement.

l Formoreinformation about volunteeringvisit www.ncvo.org.uk

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Proud

We areveryproud of their resilienceand determination. Special mentions go to some exceptional achievements: Christie Uche -eightgrade 9s; AbrarSoleman -six grade 9s and four grade 8s;RubyPeynado-seven grade 9s and one grade8;RachaelLee -fourgrade 9s,two grade 8s and three grade 7s; Tayla Clark- twograde 9s,one grade 8and five grade 7s; Phoebe Brownhill -three grade 9s,four grade 8s and twograde 7s; and Darntai Andam Thomas -one grade 9, three grade 8s and four grade 7s

Alongside these very highattainers arelarge numbers of students who made exceptional progress during their time at Aldersley.Artur Taran, Gabriel Humphrey,Judy Johnson, Maja Mikinkaand Aimee Lewis made the most progress of all students but thereare so manyofthe year group who can be very proud of their achievements.Weare looking forwardto seeing manyofthem returntoAmethyst Sixth in September to continue on their journey with us and wish all of the year group the very best forwhatwill no doubt be abrightfuture. Details of our open day’scan be found on ourwebsite

Aldersley High School, Barnhurst Lane, Wolverhampton WV8 1RT 01902 556868

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Proudtobepart of

We are incredibly proud of all of the grades achieved by our students. They havedoneexceptionally well and their results are the reward forthe hard work anddedication they have shown over avery challenging few years.

We areveryproud of our students whohavepersevered through some significantchallengestoachieve superb resultsthisyear Well done to allofour studentsand,ofcourse,toour staff!

Highlights at ALevel

 Theaverage gradeachieved wasB

 83% of grades awarded were atA* B

 36%ofstudents obtained all of their grades atA* A

 71% of students obtained aplaceattheir firstchoiceof university, including 2placesatOxford

Highlights at GCSE

 56%ofall grades awardedwere at grades 9 8

 99%ofall gradesawarded were at grades 9 5

 56%ofall students achieved over half of their gradesatthe top grades of 9/8

Exceptional results wereachieved by;

Sarish Masood with fivegrade9,three grade 8and agrade 7

Cortney Cummingswith sixgrade 9, onegrade 8and twograde6

Mehakpreet Kahlom withtwo grade 9, six grade 8and aDistinction

Janet Ntiamoah withtwo grade 9, four grade 7, twograde 6and aDistinction* Cole Westwoodwithtwo grade 9, two grade8,two grade 7and two Distinctions Students making the most progresswere Sukhmeet Kaur,Taishah Kelly, Connor Jones and MariahHomer

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It canact as afuturecareertaster andteach you skills that areinvaluabletopotential employers.

Governorsand staff at TheKing’sCESchool are very proud of theoutstanding GCSE resultsthis year andwishall of ourstudentssuccess in their further education choices

To find outmoreabout ourschool joinusfor our

Wednesday6th October 6pmto8pm

Alternatively,tours during school hours can be arrangedonrequest Please telephonereception to arrange. Tel:

Students celebratean excellentset of results

It wasanother fabulous morningofcelebration at TheKing’s CE school.

InterimPrincipal JoyLangley said: “Wecannotforgetthe unprecedented challengesthatthisyeargroup have overcome during their Key Stage4 in ordertosit theirexams andachieve theirresults

“The topgradesare very similar to last year’s results.

“Weare celebrating27grade 9s and 16 L2Dist/Dist* with 17 students gainingatleast onegrade 9and 5students achievingmorethanone

“Ourtop performing studentattaineda magnificent setofresults of 9 grade9sand 2grade 8s

“There area furtherseven students whosecured allthe topgradesinall theirqualifications.

“Weare particularly pleasedwith ourlanguageresults with a100% Grade9 pass rate in Spanish, Russian andItalian;thisisafantastic representationofthe diversity within our school communitywhere we celebrate over 40 differentlanguages beingspoken.

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We aredelightedto report anotheroutstandingyearofacademic

collecttheir results andmove successfully on to thenextstage

them become some of thetop achievers nationally.The

“These resultsare ahugeteameffort andacknowledge theprofessionalism, commitmentand workinsupportingour pupils throughthe pandemic

andinpreparing them fortheir exams. “Wenow focusonensuring thatall of ourpupilsenrol on to thebestcourses forthemand arelooking forward to seeing many of them continue their studieswithusinthe SixthForm.”

Pupils aredelighted with theirresults