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The Woodroffe School

Category: Rough Notes

Rough Notes – April/May 2019

24th May 201924th May 2019

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]

Rough Notes – March 2019

29th March 201922nd May 2019

At the end of this term we are two thirds of the way through the 2018-19 academic year and, as always, time seems to have gone very quickly. After the Easter break there are only a few weeks before …[Read More]

Rough Notes – February 2019

1st March 201929th March 2019

With over a 1000 students in the school we sometimes forget all the trials and tribulations they face each day just to arrive at school prepared and ready to learn. I fear sometimes the same could be said …[Read More]

Rough Notes – January 2019

31st January 201931st January 2019

The past few weeks have certainly been interesting. It never occurred to me that the announcement of my plan to take early retirement at the end of this academic year would end up in The Daily Mail …[Read More]

Rough Notes – December 2018

21st December 201821st December 2018

The weeks running up to Christmas are often the busiest times of the year in schools and, of course, Woodroffe is no different. The last few weeks of term have seen a whole host of seasonal activities …[Read More]

Rough Notes – November 2018

30th November 201830th 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]

Rough Notes – October 2018

1st November 20181st November 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]

Rough Notes – September 2018

28th September 20181st October 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]

Rough Notes – July 2018

27th July 201811th September 2018

Schools, as politicians frequently point out, are at the heart of the community. When a school closes, or is put into Special Measures by Ofsted, the impact on the community can be profound …[Read More]

Rough Notes – June 2018

29th June 201829th June 2018

Still to come we have Junior Awards Evening; a Year 9 Maths Live day; a History Department visit to Chalke Valley; CCF Army camp; the Year 7 Maiden Castle Trip; the Year 11 and Year 13 Proms …[Read More]

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