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Priory News
Priory School - Fawcett Road - Southsea - PO4 0DL - Telephone (023) 9281 9115 - email : priory@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Volume 15 Issue 3
March 2013
Editor Y Nicholson
Ensuring Your Child’s Right To a Good Education
Ofsted
As you will know, Ofsted inspected us at the end of February and have said they are very happy with the
improvements we are making to the school. They have removed our ‘inadequate’ category. They said that the
leadership of the school is good and we are well on the way to becoming a good school, rapidly. They consider
senior and middle leaders to be working ‘cohesively and determinedly to drive improvement’.
The overall judgement of ‘Requires Improvement’ indicates that we are not yet good, but the report is full of
examples indicating that we are making excellent progress towards that goal. Our self evaluation of the school,
which they described as ‘rigorous’, is that we will reach that towards the end of the summer term. That is a
remarkable turnaround and the result of an enormous amount of work by everyone involved in the school.
The highlights of the report are that they saw little misbehaviour and they only judged behaviour as a 3 because
of too much 'passive' behaviour in lessons. They note that:
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Gaps between different groups are well monitored and are closing;
Pupils report that behaviour has improved greatly;
Senior and middle leaders work cohesively and determinedly to drive improvement;
There is an improving picture of teaching and much more is outstanding;
The impact of our work on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, saying pupils recognise the
principles of the Convention and this helps them manage differences and resolve conflict maturely.
There remains much to do and I am very grateful to you all for your support in what has been a very testing time
in the school's history. We continue to work hard to get the school where you would want it to be and I am sure
you recognise that behind their words 'The Headteacher has driven improvement relentlessly since his
appointment. He is systematic and uncompromising in his pursuit of good teaching,' lies a world of difficult and
challenging professional conversations and decisions, with the best interests of your child always at its heart.
The Future
Our conversion to become an academy with AET continues and we are already receiving excellent support from
the Trust. Their English and Maths specialists are working with our teams to continue improving teaching in
those areas, particularly in Maths. Their Regional Director is working closely with me on our strategic planning
and many of the strengths the inspection team saw in the school, particularly our use of data to raise standards,
is a result of our work with AET over the last few months. I am very confident that the trust will be in a position to
really cement the improvements we have made to the school and enable us to become outstanding within three
years. In particular, the Trust will be focusing on supporting us to achieve our targets from the Ofsted inspection:
 Further improve the quality of teaching so that it usually good and more is outstanding;
 Raise attainment by increasing the rates of progress for all groups of students, especially in Mathematics, so
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that the proportion making at least the expected progress in English and Mathematics is in line with national
averages by September 2013;
Increase the pace of implementation of whole-school strategies to support and develop basic literacy and
regularly evaluate their impact on the quality of students’ work.
Can I thank you all for your support during what has been a testing time and assure you that we continue to
strive to get the school as good as you would expect as swiftly as possible.
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AET Consultation
You should have received a message earlier this term about the outcomes of the consultation on our conversion
which are published in full on the school website. In summary, the vast majority of staff agrees with the proposal
and parental opinion, of the 30 who responded, is equally split. The Chairs of the Governors’ sub-committees
and the Chair of Governors have looked at these concerns in some detail and in essence these were
considered in great depth by the Governing Body during its year-long deliberation about converting to become
an academy. Therefore the Governing Body has affirmed its decision and is awaiting the Academy Order being
signed by ministers.
The conversion will provide the school with additional support to continue the improvements we have already
made and accelerate our journey to becoming outstanding. This support includes:
 Expert English and Mathematics support for teaching and learning;
 High quality CPD opportunities for all staff;
 Recruitment support to ensure that vacancies are filled by the highest possible candidates, including
representation at national and international recruitment fairs;
 Professional challenge and support for the Headteacher and the senior leadership team from a National
Leader of Education.
We are expecting the conversion to be complete so we open as an Academy in September 2013. This will be
accompanied by a change in the school’s name which you can give your opinion on in this newsletter.
Over half the schools in the country are already Academies and the Governing Body has very carefully
considered the best options for the school. We are agreed that AET is the organisation best placed to provide
us with the support and challenge we need, while allowing us to flourish as a school with strong links within the
City of Portsmouth and the community of Southsea. Our main aim was to ensure that the school’s ethos would
survive conversion, and AET are very clear that this is for the Governing Body to decide.
Academy Name Change
Our conversion to become an Academy has to be accompanied by a change in school name to indicate the
change in status. Our working assumption was that people would wish to continue to call the school Priory
School, so we asked AET to work on an option which would allow us to keep the name. This was achieved
through the addition of a ‘strapline’ as you can see below. On consulting with staff and pupils it has become
clear that the overwhelming majority of pupils and most staff prefer the cleaner and simpler option to rename as
‘Priory Academy’. We are keeping our traditional badge and in essence we remain ‘Priory, Portsmouth’ as it
says on our blazer badge. Do use the reply slip below to let us know your opinion on the naming options.
Please look at the two proposed
school names.
The word 'Academy' has to be in
there and the group's motto must
be there too. We have kept the
school's badge and need to
decide whether to remain 'Priory
School' or become 'Priory
Academy'. If we remain 'school'
we have to find a way of signalling
we are an Academy and thus the
need for the strap line. Can you
indicate your preference please by
ticking the one you like better and
return your slip to the school.
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Helping Children Everywhere Stay Safe and Flourish
RUN FAT BOY RUN - THE SEQUEL
In 2009 I decided to tackle something that had always
fascinated me, the London Marathon. It was an
incredible day and one that I have never forgotten and
as a result I am due to tackle the 26.2 mile course again
on 21 April .
What my memory had conveniently forgotten was the six
months of training you have to do prior to the big day. As
I write I am nearly four stone lighter, the training is
reaching its peak and I would be lying if I said it hasn’t
been tough, it really has been a cold winter!
Last year I was fortunate enough to be selected to run at the opening of the Olympic Stadium and so I can claim
that I crossed the finish line before Mo Farah. He may be a double Gold medallist but he is clearly bitter and has
decided to take me on in the Marathon!
He is reportedly raising £250,000 by completing 13 miles of the course, I think he knows I would have him if it
came down to a sprint finish on the Mall! I on the other hand, intend completing the whole course, if I can make it
past a very nice sandwich shop at 19 miles, however I need your support.
I am running for the NSPCC which will surprise all the pupils at Priory who know I don’t like children! Seriously
though for every £25 I raise a vulnerable child will be able to access specialist support that could change their
lives.
If you would like to support me then you can either visit my fundraising page at www.virginmoneygiving.com/spaf
or I will be collecting around school. I will be getting pupils to pay to guess my finishing time with a prize going to
the nearest correct answer, unfortunately the answers sometime in May and never have already been taken!
Thank you in advance for your support and if you turn on the television on the day I will be the overweight,
sweaty runner in a bright green running vest just behind Mo Farah!
Mr Mason
Parent Governor
The Headteacher would like to notify parents that one of our parent governors is coming to the end of his
term. He is willing to stand for re-election, however, other parents may apply if interested. If more than one
nomination is received then an election will take place.
Any expressions of interest should be sent to the Headteacher and received by 12 noon Tuesday 9 April
2013. These can be sent by email to priory@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk or letter to the school, marked for the
Headteacher's attention. Further details about becoming a parent governor are on the school website.
Priory Association News
Last Wednesday, 6 March, the Committee met for the first time this year.
It is never thought the best time for an event during the early months of the New Year, because of cold, dark
evenings. Therefore, I am pleased to announce that we have arranged a QUIZ EVENING for Thursday 16 May
from 7pm (more details to follow). Please put the date in your diaries. This is a fun, social evening usually
enjoyed by ALL! Tickets are priced at £2 for Adults and £1 for Children or Concessions. Please spread the
word amongst your family and friends and see if you can make up a team.
Another event for the future is an indoor Table Top Sale to take place on Saturday 22 June. Tables can be
hired for the usual cost of £5. More details will follow or please contact Mrs Childs on 023 9281 9115 Mondays
and Tuesdays.
Our next very informal Committee Meeting will take place on Wednesday 1 May at 7pm in the school library. If
any parents would like to join us, please do come along as we are always looking for help with serving
refreshments at Parents’ Evenings and other events. We are now small in number and only just managing to
keep going, so any help is always greatly appreciated.
Mrs Linda Childs - PTA Secretary
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Ensuring Your Child’s Education Develops Their Talents
and Abilities to the Full
STEM Event at Priory School 31 January 2013
On Thursday evening a large group of Priory students came back to school along with 12 Ambassadors from
STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) industries. The evening was made up of the students
spending time with each Ambassador and quizzing them about their careers. The evening was enjoyed by all,
and was a fantastic opportunity. We look forward to working with STEM to arrange more activites in the future.
Ms L Chisholm
The STEM careers event was a planned evening in which
the group of gifted and talented pupils in Years 9-11
gathered to speak with professionals from the STEM
industry areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and
Maths. The evening was a great success with a speed
dating set-up providing an excellent insight into prospective
career options and potential jobs. Ranging from BioChemists to Engineers, the professionals demonstrated the
role in their jobs and talked about major high points in their
careers whether it be finding a potential cancer diagnostic or
sending a £1 billion satellite into space. Overall, everyone at
the event left with a broadened knowledge of STEM jobs and a growing interest in the intriguing STEM
division of the industry.
Scott Giles
The STEM evening was a brilliant chance to learn about careers that I wouldn’t normally consider. We sat in
groups and moved from table to table asking different people about their jobs. We met lots of interesting
people, including an airplane mechanic and a radiation expert. One of the most interesting people we visited
was a naval engineer who told us all about the boats he had worked on, and about how the Navy had given
him the options to get a degree. He showed us a slideshow showing us all the boats he had worked on,
including one of our house names, the Invincible. He told us that, by far, his favourite trip was when he went to
the Antarctic, it was just him and a marine sitting on a glacier with cups of tea, surrounded by penguins.
Another interesting person was a biochemist. She had genetically engineered mice to be glow in the dark!
There was also a man who built satellites, he told us all about his job, which he had being doing for 30 years,
and 15 of them were spent learning how to make them! He showed us a model satellite, and told us how each
‘wing’ is the size of a football pitch! There was also a civil engineer who was studying at University, so he told
us all about University and lectures. All in all it was a great evening and I had a great time!
Imogen O’Neil
The STEM event was a great chance to learn about jobs in
areas that I wouldn’t have considered before. It was great to
interview people who came from industry and science. One
of the people there was a Naval Engineer, he showed us a
slide show and told us his favourite part of the job was when
he went to Antarctica and saw loads of penguins. It was very
interesting to learn about what these people actually do in
their jobs - a biochemist who worked on a project to find out
how cancer works and showed us a picture of her
genetically modified (glow in the dark) mice. A space craft
engineer designed satellites, and he showed us a model of
one of his designs. He also told us that his job was all about
the ‘competition’- other companies would go for the same job, but most would be his friends or future
colleagues.
Caitlin Hill- Paul
“It was great to see so many enthusiastic students.” STEM
Ambassador
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UKMT Intermediate Mathematics Challenge
In February the top Mathematics set in Year 9 and in Year 10 entered
the UKMT Maths challenge. The challenge involves answering 25 multiple choice questions in one hour and is taken in school under normal
exam conditions. The questions are challenging and require problem
solving and thinking skills.
The awards were as follows:
Best in School: Jude Clements
Best in Year 10: Megan Wright
Best in Year 9: Jude Clements
Silver Awards: Jude Clements, Megan Wright, Edwin Street, Finn
O’Neill, Scott Giles, Waala Ellabib
Bronze Awards: Burhan Ahmend, Ioana Kozseni, Gillian Owen, Matilda
Evans, Sam Fowler, Alice Kellam, Talha Sadak, Kiran Boyland, Liam
Robinson, Joe Lannon, Daniel Morgan, Asiyah Sadak, Rachel Hearne,
Ruth Jarvis,
Well done to all who took part.
Year 11 Workshops
In the lead up to the March examinations the Maths department ran
some workshops on Saturday mornings. Thank you to all staff who gave
up their time. These workshops were well attended and pupils found
them of use.
Thursday after school remains the workshop time for pupils in Year 11:
Room 70: Middle Sets
Room 67: Higher Sets
All pupils are welcome to attend these.
Pupils of the week
The following pupils were awarded ‘Pupil of the week’ by their Maths
teacher in the first half of the Spring term.
Congratulations to you all.
Jamie Fenlon
Harry MacLeod
Darcy Leake
Ethan O'Mara
Lucas Morgan
Chloe Spreadbury
Jaber Ahmed
Jemma Turner
Ashlie Moore
Megan Robertson
Jacob Dyer
Amy Carter
Charlie Hawkins
Pip Lofts
Kayleigh Postlewaite
Clarice Christie
Lucy Austin
Xin Lin
Hannah Rose
Jacob Roh
Sam Lloyd
Kieron Morgan
Corbin Bradford
Emily Gosling
Victoria Cruz
Mia Mills
Demi Wincott
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Alice Hopkinson
Maedy Harris
Cheyanne Andrews
Tom Austin
Jamie Settlefield
Connor Ridout
Charlotte Shaw
Chloe Barter
Carla Little
Sara Hussein
Lola Huntly
Jordy Johnston
Jessica Nagy-Miticzky
Sara Yalcin
Zac Adams
May Holliday
Oakley Mallinson
Kane Green
Tyler Foyle
Katie Cummins
Mia Crawford
Alisha Uddin
Tommy Leigh
Adam Ruff
Amy Carter
Chloe Dean
Examination News
Year 11
The summer series of exams start
on Tuesday 14 May and finish on
Wednesday 26 June 2013. The
Leavers’ Assembly will be held on
Friday 24 May.
We always strive to ensure this is
a great occasion however,
parents should note that if any
concerns about behaviour arise
we will not hesitate to begin study
leave early in order to ensure the
smooth running of the school.
Pupils will be issued with an
FINAL individual timetable on
Monday 22 April 2013 and will be
requested to sign for it. Another
copy of the pupil’s individual
timetable will be sent home to
parents at the beginning of May.
There will be a copy of the
Examination Guidance Booklet
and a generic timetable on the
school website.
All Year 11 pupils must attend all
of their normal lessons until 24
May 2013. After this date they will
not be expected to attend school
due to the volume of their external
examinations. Before this date
they must attend all of their
lessons, unless they have an
exam at the same time. This
applies even if they have taken
some or all of the exams in the
subject. Teachers run revision
sessions for their subjects
throughout the ‘study leave’
period.
Results will be available for
collection, in person only, on
Thursday 23 August from 10 am –
12 noon. School staff will be
available for any queries pupils
might have. If your son/daughter
is unable to collect their results at
this time and they wish to receive
them, they will need to take a
stamped addressed envelope to
Mrs Nash in the Finance Office
and they will be posted out on
Results Day.
This summer, similar to other
local schools, we intend to publish
all of our pupils’ results in the
local press alphabetically after the
results day in August 2013. If you
prefer your son/daughter was not
included in this, please contact
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Ensuring Your Child’s Right to Relax and Play, and to Join
in a Wide Range of Activities
Dance Marathon 2013
Every year, with the help of Mrs Andrews, Mrs Medland and this year’s new edition Mrs Spear we
organised a 10 hour dance marathon to raise money for our school dance show. The money we
raise goes towards props, costumes, set, hair and makeup; so every penny we collect really does
count!
7am: An early start to the day, weary eyed teenagers make their way into the Sports Cafe to meet teachers. On
arrival we queue to hand in our sponsorship forms and any money we have already been able to collect is all
handed over to Mrs A, who is busy punching numbers into her calculator, in preparation to reveal the first
amount of money to be raised. We then move into a second queue faced by Mrs Spear and Mrs Medland poised
behind the breakfast counter, ready to fuel people for the day. A shuffle of Mrs Medland’s ITunes helps everyone
through breakfast and completes our first hour!
8am: ‘A drum roll please’ cries Mrs A, giving her exactly what she wants, she flings her hands out motioning to
stop before revealing we had raised nearly £1000! There was a buzz in the room. We then went on to the
nostalgic hour of the day by watching last year’s dance show and remembering all the good times we’d had in
the previous years and being excited by the fact that these are yet to come this year.
9-11am: With the normal school day beginning we throw ourselves into two hours of rehearsals for the upcoming
dance show. The music’s pumping and everyone’s finally woken up, it proves a very productive two hours
indeed.
Just before break we all gathered for our first show back, which was very exciting as it was the first time all the
dancers from all the dances had been together and all were eager to show their routines.
First performance back:
12-1pm: For the first year we were allowed out for our breaks, meaning
we could also spread the buzz around school! After our first break we
continued with another hour of rehearsals to make any adjustments
from watching the performances back before break and then did
another show back which Mr Penfold came to photograph for us. This
led us into another break.
1-2pm: It was time to group up! Mixing up all the year groups, we
formed teams and were given a bag each which had: four black bin
bags, two blue bin bags, two white bin bags,
two balloons, a roll of cello tape and a pair of
scissors. It was ‘How to look good in... Bin
liners’ time!’ This year the theme was ‘Prom’
and we were given 40 minutes to come up
with a creation from our group, along with
Mrs Spears late brainwave to add in a sheet
of tin foil each, there were some stunning designs. Then the competition really began
as two members from each team lined up to take on the cat walk, the model strutting
her stuff and the introducer to make sure everyone knew who your team were!
Everyone then set to clearing up the ‘mess’ whilst our two judges Mrs Medland and
Mrs Spear set to deciding on a winner... and the results were, in 4th- Mysterious Girls,
in 3rd- The Scooby Doo’s, in 2nd- Spotty Dotty and the winners were the SPARKLE
BABIES!
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2-4pm: We then went into our final hours of rehearsals of the day.
There was still plenty of energy bouncing round the rooms and a buzz
was still strong as we made it through the final hours.
4-5pm: Only an hour to go! Collecting our bags, we made our way back
to where we started- the sports cafe for Mrs Medland’s infamous quiz.
There were many round and much deliberating going on but the final
results came out to be: In 10th- Popelicious, in joint 9th- Spotty Dotty and
Scooby Doo’s, in 7th- Mysterious Girls, in joint 5th- Oreo and Team 4, in
joint 3rd- Diva Fever and Team, in 2nd- Sparkle Babies and The winners
were THE SWAGGERS!
What an incredible dance marathon we have had this year! It was tiring
but well worth it and it’s still not too late to donate! Any pennies you
have floating around feel free to hand in to either Mrs Medland, Mrs
Spear or Mrs Andrew as all will help us to get this show on the road!
Please come and support the show, for tickets or more information see one of our dancers or any of the above
teachers. There will be performances on Tuesday the 26 of March and Wednesday the 27 of March, come and
let us entertain you!
By Olivia McLeod, Year 11 Choreographer
Sport News — Sport News — Sport News — Sport News
U14 Girls’ Hampshire Cup Football
The U14 Girls’ Football Team
played Bayhouse at home on
Thursday 14 March. This was
the girls’ first game as an 11-aside team after success in 7-aside competitions; Year 7
Partnership Champions, Year 7
ESFA County Runners-Up, Year
8 Partnership Champions, Year
8 NPower County Champions,
Year 8 NPower Regional
Finalists and Year 9 Partnership
Champions.
The girls put in a great
performance beating Bayhouse
2-0 in the second round of the
Hampshire Cup. The girls will
now meet either Robert Mays
School or Perins School in quarter finals.
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Sport News — Sport News — Sport News — Sport News
Priory School are Portsmouth Cheerleading
Champions!
The girls have been working for a long time towards
this cheerleading competition with the help from two Portsmouth
University Cheerleaders every friday night after school.
Last night they put on a fantastic performance and won the title.
All girls are ecstatic that they have won the title beating
Portsmouth High School, ALNS and Mayfield (last years
winners). Last year we came second in this competition and the girls were so thrilled. Whilst we were still at the
venue last year they all said that they would come back next year to win. AND THEY DID!!
Ms L Spear
Netball
It is now the Netball season on the Partnership calendar and we have
only had a few matches.
Year 10
18 Year 10s went to The City of Portsmouth Girls’ School on Monday 4
March for their first half of their tournament against the other schools in
the Partnership.
Results
Priory A vs Admiral Lord Nelson School = Draw 1-1
Priory A vs The City of Portsmouth Girls’ School = Draw 0-0
Priory A vs Mayfield = Draw 4-4
Priory A vs St. John’s College = Lose 0-4
Priory B vs Mayfield = Lose 0-2
Priory B vs Admiral Lord Nelson School = Win 5-3
Priory B vs St. Edmunds = Lose 2-4
The other half of the year 10 tournament will be taking place on Monday
18 March
Year 7
8 Year 7s went to The City of
Portsmouth Girls’ School on
Wednesday 6 March for their
tournament against the other
schools in the partnership.
Results
Priory vs The City of Portsmouth
Girls’ School = Win 4-1
Priory vs Milton Cross = Win 2-1
Priory vs St. John’s College =
Lose 0-8
Priory vs Admiral Lord Nelson
School = Lose 1-2
Year 8
Win City Girls 6-1
Win Admiral Lord Nelson 6-0
Win Milton Cross 3-0
Boys’ 5-a-side Football
A tournament was held at ROKO
for the Year 7s
Team 1: 4 wins, 1 loss
Badminton
KS3 Runners –Up in Portsmouth
Partnership
Girls’ Basketball
Year 9 Runners-up in Portsmouth
Partnership
Girls’ Football
Year 7 Partnership - Winners
Year 8 Partnership - Winners
Year 9 Partnership - Winners
Year 7 ESFA Indoor - Runners-up
Year 8 PFC in Community County Winners
Year 7/8 NPower - Regional
Finalists
Still to come this term...
Year 7 and 8 Hockey Boys and
Girls
Year 7 and 8 Regional Indoor
Athletics Final
Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 Netball
U14 Hampshire Cup (Girls’
Football)
U13 Trampolining
U15 Trampolining
Good luck to all competitors and
performers this term!
Year 9
Matches will be held on 20
March at The City of Portsmouth
Girls’ School.
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Sport News — Sport News — Sport News — Sport News
Table Tennis
Jokubas Matuzevicius Year 7 finished as the Runner-up in the Portsmouth
Partnership.
Stephanie O’Connell Year 7
finished third in the Portsmouth
partnership.
Dylan Linsell Year 10 finished
third in the Portsmouth
partnership.
Jimmy Yeung Year 10 Won the Portsmouth Schools’
Individual tournament and went on to represent Portsmouth in
the Hampshire Schools final in Southampton.
Jimmy won this to become the Hampshire Schools’ Champion
and now will represent Hampshire at the Nationals in
Doncaster in April.
Ms L Spear
Indoor Athletics
Year 7 and 8 boys and girls from the Portsmouth Schools Partnership came to Priory for the indoor Athletics
event at the end of January.
Priory Boys came third and Priory Girls came first and will now represent Portsmouth at the Regional Final later
this month. Team: Rosie Freeman/ Darcy Parrack/ Calista Guilvezan/ Lauren Hodkinson/ Miki Ginns/ Stefani
Tsoneva/ Ruby Parent/ Gracie White/ Alex Collighan/ Megan White/ Tassia Murray/ Olivia Davies.
Boys’ Football
The Year 7 team have completed all their Portsmouth League fixtures with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. They
are still waiting to find out where they have finished in the league compared to the other schools in Portsmouth.
Having already gone out of the Hampshire Cup, they were pinning their hopes on a good run on the Portsmouth
Cup against Mayfield. A hard-fought game ending in a 3-5 loss was disappointing.
The Year 8 team are continuing with their winning ways. They are still waiting to hear who the League Play Off
will be against for the Portsmouth League Champions. They have now made it through to the Hampshire Cup
Semi-Final against Bishop Challoner School in Basingstoke having beaten Bittern Park 1-0 in the Quarter-Final.
They are waiting to find out who they will be playing in the Portsmouth Cup Semi-Final against either Springfield
or St Edmunds.
The Year 9 team have made it through to the Portsmouth Cup Final. We are still waiting to hear who we are
playing and when the final is being held. They are the second of our teams heading into a Hampshire Cup Semi
-Final against either Wildern or Salesians. They have completed all their League fixtures and we are again
waiting to hear the final league positions.
The Year 10 team are sadly out of the Hampshire Cup with a 5-0 defeat at Testwood School. They have a
Portsmouth Cup Semi-Final being played later this month against Mayfield. Their final league fixture is also
against Mayfield.
The Year 11 team are our final and third team through to a Hampshire Cup Semi-Final. This is being played
against Miltoncross later this month. They have a Portsmouth Cup Semi-Final game against Admiral Lord
Nelson. They still have a couple of league fixtures to be completed.
Boys’ football is going from strength to strength with three teams in Hampshire Cup Semi-Final action, three
teams through to Portsmouth Cup Semi-Finals and one team already through to the Portsmouth Cup Final.
Good luck for the remainder of the season!
Ms P Medland
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Ensuring Your Child’s Right to be Safe
Bullying - A Guide for Parents or Carers and Children
Bullying in any form and for any reason will not be tolerated
Pupils found to be involved in bullying can expect that all steps will be taken to ensure the bullying will be
stopped. This could also apply to incidents reported from the community and happening outside school.
Actions taken by staff at Priory School could involve a wide variety of strategies and interventions. The highest
sanction will be a permanent exclusion.
Although bullying incidents are very low at Priory School, if something should happen then please take
note of the following guidelines:
What to do if you are being bullied?
First of all, don’t worry. This can be sorted out. Think about what is happening to
you and try to stay calm. Try to talk the situation through with someone else to clarify
if you are the victim of a genuine bully or a friendship grouping that has gone wrong
and needs some help to be put right. Although falling out with friends is likely to
make you sad, this is not always bullying.
If, however, someone is being very unkind or hurting you and you don’t know why
and you can’t stop them doing it, then this is what you do:
Talk to someone, anyone. At Priory School, we have Pupil Mentors who will listen
and act accordingly. They have been trained and take their role as seriously as an
adult. You might also choose to talk to a teacher, a member of the support staff, a
friend or someone at home.
ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU HAVE YOUR YEAR LEADER AND A PUPIL SUPPORT WORKER WHOSE
ROLES ARE TO SUPPORT YOUR EVERY NEED.
Never be afraid to tell someone as bullies rely on keeping you quiet!
What to do if your child is being bullied
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Talk to your child and find out the facts. If necessary, keep a diary of incidents.
Approach the school. First approach should be your child’s Group Tutor or Year Leader.
Make an appointment to talk things through in full.
Allow the school time to investigate and deal with your concerns and agree a reporting back date.
Make a note yourself of the agreed action the school will take so can reassure your child.
Try to stay calm and trust the school to do our job but ultimately keep in touch if you are not satisfied with the
outcome.
Cyber-Bullying
The role of the parent is paramount in the control of online bullying. Parents have a responsibility to police what
the young person is accessing. Through chatroom use a child could, in theory, have access to millions of
people online throughout the world. This can take place at any time and intrude into places that you might
regard as safe and personal. Support for parents is available through the school E-Safety policy which you can
find online in the parents’ portal.
Holiday Requests During Term Time
We do not authorise any holidays taken in term time. We do recognise the financial incentives, but the disruption
experienced by the pupil can be very significant. This absence will in most cases lead to a Fixed Penalty Fine
Notice, currently £60 per parent per child.
We are asking you to be alert and support your child in attending school on time and throughout the term.
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Addresses/Contact Numbers
Pupils going off-site
It is essential that we have up to-date information. If telephone numbers
or addresses do change we need to be able to update records
immediately.
We would like to remind all
parents of our policy of pupils
staying on school premises
throughout the school day. We do
not permit our pupils to leave the
premises at any time during the
school day without a written pass
signed by an authority on the
school staff.
Sometimes parents wish to give us friends’ and relatives’ contact
numbers in case of emergencies.
Medical Information
The School’s Welfare Assistant needs to be informed of any medical
condition.
Medication eg, tablets are only administered by her after parental
request in writing.
Asthma inhalers are held by pupils but not tablets; these should be
handed to the School’s Welfare Assistant .
Spray Deodorants - a number of pupils have an allergic reaction to spray
deodorants, in some cases severe reactions. These are not permitted in
school. It would be appreciated if pupils would only bring “Roll-0n”
deodorants for use in school.
Employment of Children
Please note that any child who is employed and receives payment e.g. a
paper round, must complete a Child Employment Form. These forms are
available at the School Reception and/or the employer.
Free school meals
Portsmouth City Council is very keen to promote healthy eating,
particularly for school age children. Families who receive any of the
benefits listed below are eligible to apply for free school meals:
- Income Support (IS)
(children who receive IS in their own right are also entitled)
- Income based Job Seeker’s Allowance
- Income based Employment Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax
Credit and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,190
(as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)
- the guarantee element of State Pension Credit
If you would like to apply for a free school meal and you are in receipt of
any of the above benefits, please complete the Entitlement Application
Form where we will assess your application electronically. Please call
023 9283 4962 if you need any more information.
When it is complete you can either send it to the address below :
Mrs Julie Sabiston
Entitlement Officer
Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2EA
or you can return it to your child’s school and they will send it for you.
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Please be reminded that if you
wish your child to leave school
during the school day for an
official appointment a note should
be provided stating date and time
of appointment and whether or not
you are collecting your child.
If your child should feel unwell at
school, he/she should go to the
Medical Room for the Welfare
Officer to assess the situation.
Parents will be contacted if she
feels their child is not well enough
to remain in school.
At a recent Health & Safety
meeting it was agreed that if a
pupil needs to be sent home
during the school day either due to
illness or any other reason, school
staff will not arrange a taxi for
them. If parents are happy for
them to get a taxi home then it is
the responsibility of the parents to
arrange this themselves.
Pupils leaving the site without
authorisation put themselves and
others at risk. The school cannot
accept this behaviour. Any pupils
identified as being offsite without
permission run the risk of an
exclusion from school.
Persistence in this offence runs
the risk of a permanent exclusion.
Please ensure your daughter/son
is aware of our concerns in this
regard and the consequences of
ignoring our instructions.
Thank you in anticipation of your
co-operation in this matter.
Borrowing Money
Please note that the school is no
longer able to lend money to
pupils to pay for a school lunch,
therefore please ensure they have
money to purchase their meal.
Priory Newsletter
The Pastoral Team at Priory School
We are here to ensure that your child has a positive experience at school and that they are able to achieve the
best possible outcomes. The Year Leaders and Pupil Support Workers will work closely with your child’s Group
Tutor to remove any potential barriers to successful learning. Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the
team should you wish to discuss any aspect of your child’s wellbeing.
Deputy Headteacher
Mr M Marande – mmarande@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Assistant Headteacher
Inclusion Leader
Mr S Lewis
slewis@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Mrs L Kent
lkent@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Year 7
Year Leader
Pupil Support Worker
Mrs K Wright
kwright@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Mrs K Toman
ktoman@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
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Year 8
Year Leader
Pupil Support Worker
Mrs K Morrison
kmorrison@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Mr M Graham
mgraham@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Year 9
Year Leader
Pupil Support Worker
Mrs Z Richardson
zrichardson@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Miss L Harding
lharding@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Year 10
Year Leader
Pupil Support Worker
Mr C Harris
charris@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Miss J Jones
jjones@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Year 11
Year Leader
Year Leader
Pupil Support Worker
Mrs E Whitelock
ewhitelock@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Ms A McGowan
amcgowan@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
Mrs T Clasper
tclasper@priory.portsmouth.sch.uk
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New Punctuality Initiative
In order for every child to enjoy their right to a good education, it is important thay arrive at school on time, ready
to learn. This means being in tutor by 8.25am.
The following procedure is now in place for all pupils:
If you are late once in a week - You will need to fill out a Lateness Form during breaktime in your Year Office.
If you are late twice in a week - You will need to fill out lateness form during breaktime in your Year Office and
a phone call will also be made home to your parents by your Year Leader or Pupil Support Worker.
If you are late three times in a week - A school detention (60 minutes) will automatically be issued for
persistent lateness in a week.
If you fail to attend your Year Office at breaktime to fill out the form then you will automatically receive a
whole school detention (60 minutes) for failing to follow the school policy.
The evidence you give for your lateness may be monitored by the Local Education Authority and your parents
could be liable to a fine if it does not improve.
The Lateness Form needs to be filled out by anyone who signs in between 8.35 and 10.00am. Lateness after
10am automatically gets coded as an unauthorised absence unless there is a genuine reason given. A note from
home giving an unavoidable reason for being late must therefore be provided.
Mr S Lewis
Attendance Raffles
1st Prize
iPod Nano 16GB
2nd and 3rd Prizes
£30 Gunwharf Voucher or Your choice of game
Your choice of game
Weekly 100% attendance raffle tickets, draw
every half term in each Year Group.
You’ve got to be in it to win it!
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Ensuring Your Child’s Right to a Good Education and to be Safe
Top 100 is our new way of recognising more of the pupils who consistently get it right at school. Each term in each year group a TOP 100
list will be compiled based on Attitude to Learning average, attendance
percentage and Priory Point score (not on their levels or grades). The
names will be announced weekly in assemblies. Pupils on the list will
receive a number of small privileges such as occasional early lunches,
first offer of reward trips and free tickets. They will each receive a letter
from the Headteacher and a TOP 100 card to allow them access to the
privileges. Names will also be published on our website.
Year 7
Year 8
1
Challacombe-Grant
Kody
Jackson Alice
2
Crawford Mia
De Greef Ype
3
Seamer Connie
Thomas Jacob
4
Roh Jacob
5
Year 9
Pearce-Hibbert Sophie
Matuzeviciute Daniele
Year 10
Year 11
Parratt Ellie
Sinden Rae-Ann
Wainwright Chloe
D'All Eoghan
Hill-Paul Caitlin
Mcalister Therese
Truscott Gloria
Green George
Clements Jude
Hall Christopher
Sabir Dibar
Turner Daniel
Keates Kira
Murphy Stephanie
Woods Henrietta
Curtis Jordan
6
Dudman Alex
Freeman Rosie
Keates Shannon
Brown Anna
Leake Darcy
7
Amey Jess
Lewis Keziah
Edwards Fay
Thomas Barnaby
Man Alex
8
Murray Tassia
Vogler Emily
Hawkins Charlie
Robertson Jordan
Lynch Jade
9
Hawkins Jack
Wilson Angel
Westrope Charlie
Gilder Will
Nagel Emily
10
James Henry
Tilley Declan
Vuksanovic Sophia
Turnbull Charlotte
Mutakabbir
Shajida
11
Bremer Theodore
Harbour Holly
Wade Megan
Kendall Charlotte
Russell Charlotte
12
Parent Ruby
Reynolds Joshua
Forse Zoe
Choudhury Sharmin
Khanam Hajera
13
O'Connell Stephanie
Grattan Jordan
Wilford Lois
Stanhope Rosie
Rudkin Nathan
14
Meacham Mollie
Hopkinson Alice
Urquhart Cameron
Begum Fatheha
Astle Isabelle
15
Rees Leonie
Stamenkovic Alex
Hughes Amelia
Kendall Emily
Orna Nishat
16
Willett Harvey
Linford Beth
Lyster Maille
Bryant Keziah
Bridgeford Anthony
17
Sharland Jessica
Evans Jean
Matuzeviciute Gabriele
Cottrell Tom
Pinnock Nadine
18
Feist Angus
Webb Tierny-Leigh
Naik Rupali
Henstock Loren
Vrbik Karel
19
Lacey Josie
Terry India
Wilson Phoebe
Philbrick Jakob
Ware Kaana
20
Clements Nathan
Rosser Megan
Thurgood Lara
Kendall Grace
Mahoney Emma
21
Crawley James
Lang-Miticzky
Kende
Kelly Adam
Robertson Megan
Rose Oliver
22
Bailey Charlotte
Collins Andrew
Jarvis Ruth
Lin Xin
Poore Niki
23
Warner Yasmin
McCormick Grace
Seamer Isobel
Chan Kitty Pui
Kwan
Ahmed Ajmol Uddin
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Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
24
Hawkyard John
Mead Dannielle
Horten Ella
Blades Georgina
Hughes Sophie
25
Gosling Emily
Kellam Beatrice
Street Edwin
Duke Charley
Davies Stephen
26
Kaur Sandeep
Olford Ria
Jones Ellis
Kellam Alice
Hipkin Molly
27
Wilson Megan
Davies Olivia
Wren Hollie
Palmer Matilda
Miah Eshita
28
White Gracie
BurgeSS Grace
Kaur Karam
James Olivia
Ndlovu Samuel
29
Rose Hannah
Teahan Jessica
Payne Amber
Thorpe Natalie
Barker Jessica
30
Wade Jacob
Cleary Megan
Tyler Megan
Yeung Ka-Yun
McLeod Olivia
31
Gerrie Cameron
Rahman Forida
Mdlalose Siphesihle
Owen Gillian
Wainwright Isabel
32
Blowers Keely
Grey Amber
Massingham
Bethany
Ellabib Walaa
Wall Jessica
33
Lloyd Harriet
Makuni Rutendo
Stone Frederick
Ahmed Burhan
Abdul Jabbar
Aneesa
34
Birchall Jay
Holmes Caitlin
Hornsey Paige
Uddin Thahrina
Lindsey Harry
35
Green Lauren
Banfield Jack
Watt Hannah
Garnham Zoe
Guthrie Heather
36
Hussein Annis
Reynolds Jordan
Taylor Alice
Garside Millie
McNelly Ellie
37
Ali Wahid
Hobbs Sadie
Carolan Charlie
Tilley Chloe
Rahman Mizanoor
38
Al-Adhami
Yasmeen
Pinnock Katie
Merrikin Ryan
Tahmina Tania
George Holly
39
Latif Etienne
Amos Nia
Foyle Tyler
Begum Aysha
Barrett Millie
40
Wren Daisy
Moth Olivia
Brown Kieran
White Callum
Kaur Karamjeet
41
Chitty Asantewa
Bernacki Robert
Chadwick Daniel
Tulk Calum
Hartt Kayleigh
42
Al-Baggou Lemisse
Tappenden Joe
Paffett Emily
Sargeant Harry
Hussein Feda
43
Leng Rosie
Wong Timothy
Lasocka Weronika
Wright Megan
Brunnen Cara
44
Miller Harrison
Weeks Thomas
Ngui Wei
Lyster Bronte
Madden Billie
45
Perry-Rowe
Shannon
Futcher Dylan
Cowie Deanna
Pavey-Cedille
Charlotte
Paffett Kelly
46
Dyer Katie
Reeves Oliver
Couval Patrick
Aktar Mariah
Mayor Lola
47
De Carteret Tyler
Duke Michael
Barlow Kyra
Hosseini Sara
Rahman
Mustafizur
48
Helms Amelia
Carter Mark
Anderson Evie-Rose
Gurung Karina
Dean Sophie
49
Austin Emma
Abdalla
Abdelrahman
Hosna Adenas
O'Neil Imogen
Turner Jemma
Moore Peppa
50
Jeff Felix
Austin Thomas
Baker Liam
Guy Zara
Nash Erin
51
Mann Chloe
Garnham Megan
O'Neil Finn
Cripps Charlotte
Linford Megan
52
Hollett Tyler
Edgar Aiden
Mkhize Mpilo
Palmer Jessica
Clements Noah
53
Ford Caitlin
Ginns Miki
Giles Scott
Woods Nathan
Hill-Paul Lucas
54
Dean Chloe
Hall Beth
O'Leary Christina
Anderson Louis
Laithwaite Joseph
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Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
55
Barlow Georgia
Parsons Ben
Hunt Gracie
Ahmed Rejwana
Smith George
56
Edwards Dylan
Unwin James
Monaghan David
Murray Elena
Robinson James
57
Mead Felicity
Brown Harry
Hillier Connor-Lee
Palancean Isabela
Calder Abigail
58
Burnell Max
Lepora Ruby
McLeod Olivia
Tan Erik
Rosser Jack
59
Baker Grace
Brickwood Ethan
Shaler Rosie
Johnson Amy
Aktar Mahfuja
60
Burton Verity
Muhammad
Juned
Read Rubee
Rahimika Ilar
Jones Samantha
61
Henstock Ashleigh
Bleebos Maryam
Lee Sophie
Lepora Millie
Meade Kathryn
62
Sharma-Woodage
Zeena
Vaid Yusra
Harris Chloe
Bowman Jasmine
Rafferty Katie
63
Brooks Flynn
Kaur-Digpal Gurjeet
Sandy Cara
Sadak Talha
Pope Lauren
64
Bradley Connor
Ravensdale Mia
Hunt Amy
KozsenI Ioana
Moore Bradley
65
Hicks Olivia
O'Brien Brendan
Poingdestre Ella
Jones Jennifer
Mitchell-Rowe
Conner
66
Perkins Maxine
Morton Erin
Webb Simone
GopI Lall Sunita
Hyde Chandler
67
Frisbee Jasmine
Oliver Robbie
Ridley Amy
Hearne Rachel
Waghorn Joe
68
Loughlin David
Morgan Tara
Taylor Barnes Charlie
Carter Terrianne
Moore Ashlie
69
Alden Jay
Begum Maariyaah
Harris Mary
Bish Megan
Haque Shahin
70
Urquhart Sophie
Kaminska Emilia
Pharro Jamie
Dyer Jacob
Giles Thomas
71
Weston Ruby
Kubanovs Nikita
Turner Rachel
Hematian Bardia
Tansom William
72
Whitcombe Bayley
Crossin Chelsea
Hewitt Jazmine
Arnold Ashley
Wood Harry
73
Ayipah Jonas
McCrea Emma
Prothero Ivan
West Archie
Rahman Tania
74
Blay Luke
ShakibaiI Sara
Macleod Harry
Journeaux-Brown
Jordan
Green Conor
75
CampbelL Ethan
Barreto Stephanie
Jenkinson Lily
Pethick Robyn
Fountain Natasha
76
Coates Meg
Martin Callum
Lockyer James
Carter Samuel
Ahmed Urmie
77
Edwards Zoe
Tsoneva Stefani
Bunting Lola
Henley Sky
Layburn Mollie
78
Hill Lauren
Rutherford Caitlin
Whiteford Carla
Gardner Amber
Uddin Anhar
79
Lee Joshua
Pibworth AmberLouise
Craig Kieran
Spreadbury Chloe
Crage Georgia
80
Lockyer Samuel
Pullen Katie
Hanns Mason
Challacombe-Grant
Cameron
Kew Lauren
81
McAlister Joseph
Sarigul Zilan
Rule Caleb
Yeoman Jack
Martin-Foy Megan
82
Jones Grace
Cooper Zachary
Gough Eleanor
Mitchell Charlie
Winterburn Rosie
83
Kanjanda Tanatswa Kharoubi Hatice
Allgrove James
Zuk Nikola
Blanton Sawyer
84
Martin Alfie
Wilson Chloe
Kelleher Harriet
Al-Adhami Faez
Walklet Ella
85
Tilley Piper
Begum Shanaz
Shaw Charlotte
Cleary Ethan
Singh-Digpal
Gurdit
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Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
86
Rehman Kamil-ur
Harris Maedy
Williams Abigail
Cantwell James
De Almeida Daniel
87
Long Eddie
Puleston Owen
Drain Alfie
Evans Matilda
Hancock Teresa
88
Seibou Faras
Sheath Melissa
Roux Georgia
Banfield Jodie
Lamb-Symon Alfie
89
Banham Oren
White Chandler
Warner Adam
Mullineaux Faith
Smith Gabrielle
90
Collier Max
Frampton Elleni
McNally Heather
Tebb Corey
Robinson Elliott
91
Naik Rahul
Musson Billy
Kelleher Rosie
Tachmin Anicha
Holloway George
92
Hutchinson Jordan
Parrack Darcy
Gibson Hannah
Mutare Myluck
Turner-Cheetham
Meredith
93
Shawyer Brandon
Khan Syedul
Grusiecki Sebastian
SaunderS Beau
Alom Syedi
94
Bentley Luke
Barter Chloe
Duffield Burt
Austin Matthew
Oakes AlexandraJade
95
Duncan Benedict
Robinson Cameron
Davies Zachary
Shawyer Megan
Vaid Mu'Aaz
96
Olford Joseph
Bobik Thomas
Maplesden Madison
Hicks Scarlett
Hanns Kane
97
Rahman Tahmid
Sainsbury Robert
Weeks Georgia
Cole-Rafferty Jasmine
Ford Demi
98
Matuzevicius Jokubas
Wadham Lucy
Boyland Kiran
Evans Lauren
Mason Jack
99
Burton Casey
Doyle Chloe
Jackson Calum
Hitch Sophie
Reeves Grant
100
Stanton Libby
O'Neill Sonny
Greenwood Samuel
Szoma Klaudia
Williams Daniel
Mobile @ Priory
Mobile device acceptable use policy
Co-constructed between staff and pupils of Priory School
Statement:
Members of the Priory School community have the right to use their mobile devices outside of lesson time provided that each
individual accepts their responsibility to respect the rights of privacy and education of others and that their use of mobile devices
is within the law.
Outside of lesson time means you can use your mobile device:
 Before morning registration
 During break times
 After school.
Research has shown that existing acceptable uses of mobile devices include:
 Playing games
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Listening to music through headphones
Social / family communication
Acceptable use means that you have the responsibility to ensure that:
 Mobile devices are ‘on silent’ at all times.
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Images, both moving and still, are not taken of any person.
Mobile devices, including headphones, are put away before arriving at a lesson.
No mobile device is used during a lesson without the express permission of the teacher leading that lesson.
Your use of your mobile device is within the law.
Using your device is not used to bully other members of the community, through any media.
Failure to meet any of these responsibilities will be dealt with using the school’s behaviour policy.
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Year 10 Page - Year 10 Pupil Leader Newsletter Interviews
Mr Lewis
Main responsibilities:
To ensure the behaviour and safety of pupils is the best it can be
To work with Pupil Support Workers and Pupil Leaders and seclusion staff
Daily routine:
Contact parents on behaviour issues (such as seclusion)
He is Assistant Headteacher. He provides support for pupils. He has weekly meetings to discuss behaviour,
attendance and pupils of concern.
Seclusion – half a day, it’s an alternative to exclusion. Helps pupils change and modify behaviour.
Works with Mrs Kent to ensure they provide support and interventions.
Senior Leadership Team – helping to improve teaching and learning in lessons.
He does lesson observations
Supports new staff when they join the school.
Helps in assembly
Break-time duty – behaviour
Teaches PE
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK FOR MR LEWIS – every day is different but every day is a challenge
Ms Fancey
Take us through your average day…
I do bookings for isolation/ seclusion suite and organise meetings for
Mr Lewis, set up detentions, liaise with staff who are on patrol and deal with call-outs, and organises work for
pupils in isolation.
What do you enjoy the most about your job?
I enjoy working with the pupils and Mr Lewis.
What is the most important thing that you do?
I ensure a smooth, consistent and efficient daily operation of the inclusion department.
Tilly Evans, 10 Behens
Tilly started boxing four years ago when she went to a boxing camp in the Easter Holidays with her friend. You
have to be 11 to fight with full contact but you can start training at five years old.
Before long (two years) Tilly had her first skills bout, which has no winner but gives experience to both
participants. This gave her much more confidence and she felt good enough to enter a fight. Even though she
was runner up, she was very happy with the result.
A year later she won the female ABAE boxing championships 2011, after that she won three more bouts.
Over the summer she watched the 2012 Olympics, and when she went back to boxing, she was impressed with
how many girls had signed up because of the Olympics and Nicola Adams.
In the future she wants to stay in amateur boxing and hopefully she will reach Rio in 2016.
Barnaby Thomas Year 10
Lost Property
Items of lost property often arrive at Pupil Services without a name. If not claimed within two or three weeks we
have to dispose of this clothing, generally this is to a charity shop. We do, of course, keep school uniform to
pass on where necessary.
Please ensure your child’s belongings are clearly named, particularly blazers, coats, PE kit and trainers, as we
can then send these items back to them when found.
Should your child lose something, please ask them to look at the lost property, to check all the rooms they were
working in and to ask the PE Department.
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School Uniform - Specific Requirements
Blazer1
Year 7 - 11
Navy blue polyester blazer with Priory School logo. (Compulsory for Years 7-10 from September
2013).
Trousers - black tailored (not tracksuit-type bottoms or ‘leggings’ and not jeans or jean-like casual
trousers). The material should be smart in appearance and not casual. Brightly coloured belts or
patterned/studded belts are unacceptable. Braces are not permitted. Jeans, denim, corduroy, casual
trousers with patch pockets, excessively flared or excessively tight trousers are unacceptable.
Trousers should not be so long as to drag on the ground nor so short as to appear as midi length.
Trousers should be worn in a sensible fashion (not tucked into socks for example).
Skirt (girls), black (not excessively short – never more than 2.5 cm above the knee, nor so long as to
cause a hazard); no splits. The material should be smart in appearance and not casual. Brightly
coloured belts or patterned/studded belts are unacceptable. Braces are not permitted.
Shirt
Years 7 - 10 Plain white cotton or cotton/polyester, collared school style shirt, suitable for clip on tie to
attach to. The shirt must be long enough to tuck into a skirt or trousers. The shirt must not be of a
design that does not have a top button. Pupils must not wear brightly coloured under garments which
show through the school shirt and should refrain from wearing PE kit under the school uniform
Tie1 - school tie - striped colour band allocated to a pupil's year group on arrival in year 7, which will
remain with that year group from years 7 - 10. This will be of a clip on style. Year 11 pupils will wear
a plain navy blue tie (no clip).
Year 11 Sky blue polo shirt with Priory logo. Available from Priory School only.
(Optional see Year 7-10 details regarding plain white shirts)
Sweatshirt2
Years 8 - 11 V-necked, navy sweatshirt with school logo. Available from John Lewis, Southsea.
Jumper/Cardigan
Year 7 - Black V-necked jumper or cardigan.
Years 8 - 11 Black or navy V-necked jumper or cardigan.
Socks - grey, black or navy blue.
Tights - plain black and not of a patterned design.
Coats - plain navy blue or black without obvious logos or slogans. These may include stripes of
reflective material for road safety purposes only.
Shoes - black. Shoes must be suitable for school wear in design and appearance. In the interests of
safety, high heeled (heels no higher than 6 cm), backless shoes and sandals are not acceptable. The
wearing of trainers in respect of injury is not encouraged and would only be permitted on provision of a
medical certificate specifying the requirement. Under such circumstances plain black trainers would
be preferable.
Hats/caps are not part of the school uniform and should not be worn on the school premises.
PE Kit
Shorts3 - navy with Sports College logo
PE Shirts3 - white with Sports College logo. (Boys and girls.)
Socks - navy, long (students are encouraged to change their socks for PE)
Trainers - Trainers for indoor games must have non-marking soles (preferably not black soles)
School Bag - Students must have a sturdy school bag that can accommodate a range of items
including books, stationery, PE kit and materials for specific classes. Carrier bags are not suitable.
1
Available from Skoolkit - Stores can be found in Havant and Fareham or via their website at
www.skoolkit.co.uk or school.
2
Available from John Lewis, Southsea (www.johnlewis.com)
3
Available from Hargreaves , (www.hargreavespromotions.co.uk/store/)
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Price increases with effect from 15/04/2013
BBQ Chicken £1.80
Burgers 90p
Cheeseburgers £1.00
Veggie Burgers £1.00
Chips 75p
Cajun Potatoes 75p
Garlic Bread 30p
JACKET PRICES
Plain Jacket 80p
Jacket with:
One filling £1.20 *
Two fillings £1.40 *
Jacket With :
Tuna £1.40 add cheese, beans OR Coleslaw for 20p
Extra portion of tuna 30p
Any Third topping 30p
Beef Chilli Jacket £1.40 and Cheese 20p
Ice lollies
Strawberry and Orange Callipo 90p
Twister 90p
Smoothies 50p
ALL OTHER ITEMS REMAIN THE SAME
* Excluding Tuna
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