Rough Notes – September 2019
Thank you for taking the time to read through our latest edition of Rough Notes. It has been a very positive start to the new school year, and we have enjoyed welcoming students old and new to Woodroffe …[Read More]
Thank you for taking the time to read through our latest edition of Rough Notes. It has been a very positive start to the new school year, and we have enjoyed welcoming students old and new to Woodroffe …[Read More]
Sunshine, wind and a dash of rain greeted the Year 9 students as our annual Geography trip to Dartmoor took place over the last week. Throughout the day the students learnt about …[Read More]
The new government benchmarks now focus on the number of students achieving 4+ (a standard pass) and 5+ (a strong pass), with particular focus on ‘the basics’, i.e. English and Maths. The …[Read More]
As with last year our students have been awaiting their A-Level results this year with real anxiety. In the last few years students have had to cope with harder exams, much more …[Read More]
This will be the last time that I write to you as I am leaving Woodroffe after 12 years. I am not going too far away as I will take up the position of Headteacher in The Sir John Colfox Academy …[Read More]
Students are invited to collect their exam results in A3 as follows: A Level – Thursday 15th August from 10 am until noon. GCSE – Thursday 22nd August from 10 am until …[Read More]
In the last month Year 10 Art students have been working with various organisations and artists on the GCSE and BTEC Courses. Dan Broom, the events organiser behind Jurassic fields, came in …[Read More]
This exhibition combines working artists with students work to raise awareness of the injustices that occur when terminology like ‘enhanced interrogation’ is accepted without question and when …[Read More]
What can you say about Richard apart from that he was a brilliant and inspirational Head Teacher. I first came to the school 12 years ago as Assistant Headteacher and one of the reasons I wanted to work …[Read More]
Congratulations to the two Woodroffe Ten Tors teams. Both teams successfully completed the 45 mile (silver award) challenge over the weekend. All students involved have worked incredibly hard …[Read More]