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.

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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 l Formoreinformation about volunteeringvisit www.ncvo.org.uk

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.

UpperForster Street,Walsall,WS4 2AE

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

Moreton School, Old Fallings Lane, Wolverhampton WV10 8BY 01902558310

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