Rough Notes – November 2018
Woodroffe has, for many years now, been oversubscribed and every year there seems to be increasing competition for places in Year 7. This year, for example, there were over thirty …[Read More]
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Armistice Day Poppies 2018
In preparation for the Armistice day celebrations on November the 11th, the Symondsbury Estate asked a number of schools throughout Dorset to create a river of poppies that would run down the …[Read More]
China Day 2018
Together with around 200 Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) students from across four hub partner schools, our Year 7 MEP students had enjoyed various Chinese cultural experiences …[Read More]
Pages in the Sand
This year for the centenary memorial of the 1918 armistice, we were contacted by the town council to put together a team of students to work with local artist Sarah Butterworth and …[Read More]
Naples 2018
Warm sunny days and evenings greeted thirty 6th form students as they descended onto southern Italy for 4 days to discover the geographical and historical features of the Naples Bay area. The …[Read More]
Year 9 Dartmoor 2018
Mist fog and wind? It must be Year 9’s trip to Dartmoor 2018! Last week 180 Year 9 geographers went to Dartmoor to experience the moor in all its moods and to find out whether […Read More]
Rough Notes – October 2018
As you will certainly be aware, there has been a great deal of media coverage recently regarding the funding crisis in schools culminating in the head teachers’ march on Downing Street last …[Read More]
Amsterdam Trip 2018
Over Half term, the Art department took a group of Year 12 and 13 students to Amsterdam to visit several exhibitions at art galleries including the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the …[Read More]
Rough Notes – September 2018
The start of term is always an exciting time and this year has been no different. There is a real buzz about the place and a strong sense of continuing success which makes everyone, staff and students alike …[Read More]
GCSE Results 2018
This year has seen some of the most significant changes to GCSE examinations, both in terms of subject content and the grading structure. Instead of A*-G, we now have 9 – 1, …[Read More]