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Exam Timetable for GCSE & GCE Summer 2013 available to download

Last Updated (Friday, 19 April 2013 09:08)

The Summer 2013 GCSE & GCE Exam Timetable is now available here

Experience university life at a UEA Summer School

Friday, 01 February 2013 11:30

Giving you the opportunity to experience university

The University of East Anglia run a number of Summer Schools for various age groups over different lengths of time.  All of them are residential giving students the opportunity to really get a feel for student life by staying in university accommodation.  They provide a great opportunity for students to find out more about university.  The UEA will be offering four summer schools this year:

• Year 11 residential - Tuesday 9 July to Thursday 11 July 2013
• Year 9 Summer School - Tuesday 30 July to Wednesday 11 July 2013
• Year 10A Summer School - Tuesday 6 August to Friday 9 August 2013
• Year 10B Summer School - Tuesday 20 August to Friday 23 August 2013

For more information, please visit www.uea.ac.uk/reach/summer

Sign up for new school closure alerts

Wednesday, 05 December 2012 13:17

Norfolk County Council now offer a subscription service for subscirbers to receive notifications by text message or email about any school closures.  Parents, teachers and school children can subscribe to the service and receive texts or emails when their school is closed for any reason, including snow and burst water pipes.  Please note there is a cost of 25p per alert to receive school closure notification by text message. Emails are free. 

To sign up for alerts, visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/disruptions.

Common Application Form for Secondary School - September 2013

Wednesday, 28 November 2012 08:38

Although the Admissions Round for on-line Applications for Transfer to Secondary School 2013 has now closed, you may still apply using a printed copy of the Common Application Form.  Please do not use a paper copy if you have already made an application online.  Please click on the link to view the form, alternatively, copies are also available by contacting Sprowston Community High School office on 01603 485266. Once completed, the Admission Application Form should be sent to:

Norfolk County Council
Admissions Section (Secondary Admissions)
FREEPOST
IH2076
County Hall
Norwich
NR1 2BR

Please also include reasons why the application is late. If you have any questions regarding admissions, please contact either Sprowston Community High School office on 01603 485266 or Customer Services at County Hall on 0344 800 8020. Thank you.

PE Kit Reminder

Last Updated (Thursday, 22 November 2012 10:17)

Please note, all students are permitted to wear tracksuit bottoms (navy blue or black) for their outdoor lessons between October half term and Easter.

Year 10 and 11 Core students may continue to wear navy blue or black tracksuit bottoms for both indoor and outdoors lessons.

Collapsed Curriculum Day November 2012

Tuesday, 20 November 2012 00:00

On Monday 12 November we celebrated our first Collapsed Curriculum Day of the year which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

• Year 7 participated in an interform competition and in designing and building a car for a Wacky races event.
• Year 8 celebrated a European Awareness Day and created a board game in teams
• Year 9 combined both their literacy skills and Art skills together to create exciting visual and text based collages.
• Year 10 worked on their Speaking and listening assessments in English and looked at the theme of equalities in Humanities
• Year 11 either worked on Science coursework, ICT skills or took part in the Big Question which probed philosophical questions, some of their work is displayed here.

We would like to thank all the staff that helped make CC day such a success and all the students who approached the day's events with enthusiasm and great collaborative learning skills.

Mrs Watts

Deputy Headteacher, Teaching and Learning

Click here to view a selection of images from CC Day

Grandparents Group - 10 December 2012

Thursday, 22 November 2012 08:28

There will be a Grandparents group on the 10 December 2012 at Spixworth and Sprowston Children's Centre, Sprowston Infant School from 9.30am to 10.30am.  This will be for grandparents who have full custody or have a lot of involvement in caring/looking after their grandchildren.  This will be a good opportunity for grandparents to meet other grandparents for tea, coffee & cake, to receive support and to discuss ideas about what grandparents want to gain out of this new group.

For further information please contact the Parent Support Advisors Tim Lee on 07720678218 or Gemma Murray on 07720678217.

A great opportunity to get involved in your child's school

Thursday, 01 November 2012 00:00

Parent governors are vital members of the school’s governing body, making a real contribution to the strategic direction of your school. They are able to help the rest of the governing body see things from a parent’s (and student’s) point of view.

There are currently two vacancies for parent governors at Sprowston Community High School, and we would like to encourage you to consider becoming part of an enthusiastic, hard-working and knowledgeable team of governors. It is a very rewarding role which will give you a real insight into how a big high school works, and will also help you to develop a wide range of skills.

Training is available through the Norfolk County Governor Services, but the most important attributes are enthusiasm and a willingness to get involved...Read more

Student Photographs

Wednesday, 10 October 2012 11:30

The school photographer will be attending for a final catch up on the afternoon of Wednesday 14 November. If you would like your child to get their picture taken or if you would like a sibling shot taken, please ask your son or daughter to attend, details will be given out to students nearer the time.  The first delivery of pictures is expected on or around Wednesday 14 November with a second delivery expected before Christmas. These will be given to students in class to bring home.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact a member of the school office on 01603 485266. Thank you

Homework: A Guide for Parents

Thursday, 11 October 2012 08:22

The aim of this booklet, which is available to download below, is to provide parents and carers with information about the homework that your children will be receiving whilst at Sprowston Community High Community.

There is no doubt that regular homework can play a significant role in the learning and progress of young people and that the regular completion of homework contributes to a student’s academic achievement and to the development of wider life skills.

It is very important to us that there is an effective partnership between home and school so that we can work together to ensure that all students are supported in their learning and are given the opportunities to achieve to their potential and beyond.

This booklet will set out some of the principles that underlie our approach to homework.  As always, we value your voice as parents and welcome your views in relation to homework.

Download a copy of the booklet - Homework: A Guide for Parents (pdf, 136Kb)