Regents Review Spring '18

The Regents Review Spring 2018

GENERAL NEWS

Parent Forum Thank you to all parents who attended the Parent Forum on the 22nd February. Your feedback on a range of topics including the use of homework software is greatly appreciated and will help us in our drive towards further improvements in our practice. The next Parent Forum is scheduled for Thursday 14th June and will run from 6.30 – 7.30. Details and information regarding the agenda will be posted on the school’s website. There will also be an opportunity to meet the newly structured Leadership Team at this meeting. Refreshments are provided and all are welcome. If you would like to suggest an item for the agenda, please use the email info@regentspark. southampton.sch.uk and please specify for the attention of Mrs Cosford.

Spencer, Our Therapy Dog Spencer continues to support staff and students as the Regents Park Therapy Dog. As Spencer gets closer to sitting his Therapy Dog exam Mrs Barnes is working hard to get him to follow the school rules. Spencer was one of our stars on the BBC School Report and he has even attended the Year 10 Parents Evening to meet some of our parents.

PSHE The key themes this term in PSHE have been mental health and risk. In the first half-term, Year 10 and Year 11 students took part in the Heads Up project. These workshops were delivered by Solent Mind in order to inform and educate young people about their wellbeing and mental health. Their other aim was to equip young people with coping strategies so that they can manage their own wellbeing. We hope for KS3 students to

also take part in this project next academic year. In Spring Term 2, students had a variety of workshops and assemblies to raise awareness of potential risks they may come across as teenagers and how to counteract them. The Year 7s and 8s were educated on potential hazards and encouraged to come up with a fire escape plan. They also got to take investigate what a working Fire Engine is like; they particularly enjoyed trying out the fire hose- luckily it was

a dry morning and the beast from the east was nowhere to be seen! The Year 8s also took part in Yellow Door workshops on what to look out for in terms of dangerous relationships and the year 10s had drug awareness sessions delivered by No Limits organisation. Finally the Year 9s had an educational assembly on the dangers of smoking and drinking alcohol and the Year 11 students had an assembly on consent.

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