St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School

Congratulations to our Sixth Form students collecting their grades today. We wish all of our outgoing Year 13 students the very best as they progress on to the next stage of their lives and encourage them to stay in touch over the coming years, as we are sure they will continue to achieve great things!

Our Sixth Form students are celebrating another great set of results. Over 25% of students achieved an A or A* in two or more of their courses with nine students securing an A or A* in at least three subjects. Students following vocational pathways performed superbly, with over 35% of grades being awarded the equivalent of an A or A*. These are just a few of the highlights of a wonderful day for our students.

Headteacher, Ben Doyle, was delighted, saying “These results did not happen by chance, it is down to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic students, the expert instruction and pastoral care provided by our incredible staff, and a solid home school partnership.”

84% of our students have already confirmed a place at their first choice university, with destinations and courses for our students wide and varied. These include such courses as studying Law at Southampton, Biomedical Sciences at Southampton and Mathematics and Sports Science at Loughborough University.

Particularly successful students include Harvey Brinson and Celine Hanna with 3A’s, Tilly Gibson with 2A* and 1A, Dominic Owen with 1A*, 2A’s and 1B and Matty Grzybowski with 2A* and 1A.

Simon Atkins, Head of Sixth Form said: "We are extremely proud of all of our students and their efforts. The results are a real reflection of their incredible work ethic over the last two years and they fully deserve all of their success."

Good luck to all our Sixth Form students collecting results tomorrow.

A LEVEL EXAM RESULTS
Thursday 15 August 2024

If you are unable to collect your results in person, you MUST give a signed letter of authority to the person collecting on your behalf. This person MUST bring some form of ID with them. Any results not collected on the day will be posted to the home address that we have on file.

Last week our whole school community took part in our Ethos Day, a whole school community event, with students from Reception through to Year 12 taking part.

Feedback was really positive with so many students and staff having a great day. Members of the public, and Andrew (guest speaker) were very complimentary about our students. It was a great event and a powerful reminder of what a brilliant community we have at St Peter's.

This year the charities supported by donations were Reaching the Unreached: Brother Lionel's Charity for Impoverished Children in India and MacMillan Cancer Support: A charity which has provided tremendous support and help to former members of staff and their families.

Alongside raising funds for our two wonderful charities, we are hoping Ethos Day may give us an opportunity to raise support for the St Peter's Development Fund – monies raised this year will be used to focus on recycling and other 'green' initiatives around the school.

The library are running a summer reading challenge for secondary students over the holidays, with a certificate and a small prize for all completed entries.

Students will receive a scented ice cream bookmark when they borrow a book from the library and take an entry form.

Thank you for your help with encouraging reading over the holidays.

Happy summer reading!

The Library

Just a reminder we have period products available through the period products scheme.
If students need sanitary supplies ahead of the summer holiday break, please ask in the student hub. We have tampons, sanitary pads and reusable pads available.
The scheme is available to students who have forgotten their products, can't afford products or have come on their period unexpectedly.

Last Thursday saw Secondary participating in the annual sports day. Students competed in athletics as well as football, netball, basketball, volleyball, tug of war, indoor rowing and dance. The weather was good and the atmosphere was excellent. The day was a real success, with students competing hard but with a real sense of inclusivity and sportsmanship.

The eventual winners were Mission (yellow) and it was a real pleasure to have so many parents in attendance to share the afternoon races with us.

Several long-standing records were broken on the day and we will soon be able to release an updated version of the school sports records as they now stand.

Thanks to all involved and to parents for their support with the house coloured tops.

A big shout out to all the students who took part in the Town Sports Last week. Some great personal performances and exciting relay finals. Excellent attitude and team moral throughout the day.

Are you a secondary/Post-16 teacher interested in closing the disadvantage gap between students by enhancing their socio-emotional outcomes through teaching?

If yes, you’re invited to participate in this research project conducted by the University of Exeter in Collaboration with Devon Couty Council. The online survey should only take 10 minutes of your time; please click this link to complete https://exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ihj49ccoFubBuC

Want to find out more on this topic? You can also take part in a short focus group. If you are interested, please email [email protected] for more information.

Maths Teachers, Mrs Dunn and Mr Willmore, will be taking part in the Relay For Life on 13 July in memory of Claire Wallace and to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Claire was the total life and soul of St Peter's Maths Department. Perpetually happy and positive and hugely loved by staff and students alike. She died from pancreatic cancer very suddenly. Annually, we come together to be part of the 'Be More Claire' team to raise funds to give others the chance to fight cancer. We will be walking/jogging/running during the 12-hour fundraising challenge.

To donate and support the team, please see www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kirstydunn-6688ef0a81744f13b520e7a1?utm_source=IG

Relay For Life celebrates the power of community fundraising to make breakthroughs happen. Across the UK and the globe, teams of friends and family fundraise for world-leading cancer research. Then, we unite as a collective at a weekend festival to honour everyone affected by cancer and celebrate the progress we’re making. Together, we remember loved ones and celebrate the tomorrow’s made possible. Together we are beating cancer.

Congratulations to Mr Willmore, St Peter's Maths Teacher, for coming Third in the Fastest Teacher in the South West competition!

Earlier this year, with the help of two of our Teaching Assistants at Primary, we started an after-school Gardening Club. By the end of September we are hoping for a good harvest of potatoes, corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, onions and carrots.

Good progress has already been made towards our vision for a growing learning environment and the project sits well alongside the re-wilding work by Mr Motte (TA and Forest School Leader) who has created a dipping pond and been planting new trees, bushes and an area for wildflowers. We have already seen an increase in birds and insects visiting our school fields, which is supporting the Littledown Greenway project led by Bournemouth Parks Foundation.

All this is exciting for the children to see and be part of and is a source of many practical activities and discussions, including the recent talk on bees by Janet, our wonderful beekeeping librarian!

If you can offer help with any of the items below, please could you drop them at our Primary site (St Peter's School, Holdenhurst Avenue, Bournemouth BH7 6RG) during school term time or email [email protected]

Do you feel alone in parenting your teen? Are you unsure of managing expectations and boundaries within your relationship? Would you like support in avoiding escalation and creating appropriate strategies at home? Or just have a chance to meet other parents/carers of teenagers.

The monthly Teenage Tea and Talk drop in is an informal time to come and chat amongst each other, share concerns, have a cuppa, and not feel alone. This group is facilitated by Navigators who can also offer practical advice and guidance during what can be a challenging time.

The next Teenage Tea and Talk is on Wednesday 31 July, 9.30am to 11am at Somerford Family Hub, Draper Road, Christchurch BH23 3AS. Email [email protected]

Looking to try something new this summer holiday? Perhaps a sport that’s all about epic teamwork, friendship and fun? Bournemouth Rugby have Summer Rugby Camps taking place at St Peter’s Secondary, St Catherine’s Road BH6-4AH. See below for more info and to book visit RIPPARUGBY.CO.UK
email [email protected] or call Stuart on 07899 268265

The Yoto Carnegies are the UK’s longest running and best-loved children’s book awards, recognising outstanding reading experiences created through writing and illustration in books for children and young people.

The Medal for Writing is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.

The Shadowing Scheme, which St Peter’s has taken part in for over twenty years, engages thousands of children and young people in reading the books on the shortlist via reading groups in schools and public libraries.

Over the past three months, our St Peter’s shadowing group, made up of ten students from Year 7-10 and library staff, have been reading, reviewing and enjoying the eight books short-listed by the Yoto Carnegies, the UK’s longest running and best-loved children’s book awards. Each reader voted for their favourite and the book with the most votes from our group was…Safiyyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan. This was put forward to Carnegie, and we then had to wait a few weeks to see if this book matched the winning book announced on the 20 June.

On the day, the judges voted for The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho as the overall winner.

Nationally, the shadowing groups voted for Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher which was the St Peter’s group second choice.

Thank you to all the students who took part this year; they each received a certificate and a small treat.

All the books are available and on display in the library for a recommended summer read.

The Library

Vacancy for a Cover Supervisor.
For further information and application details, please follow the link below:

https://www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/blog/?pid=6&nid=4&storyid=625

The Balmy Bicton 10K on Thank A Teacher Day - Sunday July 7

Well done to our fabulous Maths teacher, Mr Willmore, for making it to the finals of the Fastest Teacher in the (South) West competition!
Good luck Mr Willmore, we are all rooting for you!

We invite parents and carers of all our Primary and Secondary students (from Year 3 to Year 13) to complete a Peripatetic Music Lessons Form for Singing & Instrumental Lessons 2024 to 2025.
Please use the link below or QR code for full details and to access the form:

https://forms.office.com/e/gFapfsVJLk

Our A level biologists were a credit to themselves and the school in both their attitude and how they conducted themselves on todays field trip to Hengistbury head

Vacancy for a Cover Supervisor.
For further information and application details, please follow the link below:

https://www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/blog/?pid=6&nid=4&storyid=623

Vacancy for a Library Assistant.
For further information and application details, please follow the link below:

https://www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/blog/?pid=6&nid=4&storyid=620

Last week most of the Year 12 Art students had their work in the BEAF (Boscombe Emerging Arts Festival) show. They worked with an artist to produce responses to highlight National Windrush Day.

As we enter the summer, SENDiass4BCP find they see fewer people coming along to their in-person and online events. They also have fewer staff available over the summer months. This means they’ll have fewer drop-ins and workshops available to attend – but there are still a number of workshops over June, July, and August. Please do pop along if you have any questions!

To see what workshops they have coming up, take a look at their Events page https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/.

As always, they are still there at the end of the phone (please leave a voicemail though if you don’t get through, and they will call you back, please include a brief reason why you’re calling), they can help via email as well. There is also support available by watching their recorded webinars (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLzmZYKx8HsL8ANPO2qfpgQ), or reading through their online support (https://sendiass4bcp.org/support/).

Vacancy for a Teacher of Science - Maternity Cover.
For further information and application details, please follow the link:

https://www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/blog/?pid=6&nid=4&storyid=602

Vacancy for a Teacher of Social Sciences.
For further information and application details, please follow the link:

https://www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/blog/?pid=6&nid=4&storyid=619

Tom in Year 7 is raising funds for his "Grow a Pound" Challenge entry. He has been fortunate enough to secure an AFC Bournemouth shirt signed by the whole team on the final day of the season. It has now been framed and is presented with a certificate of authenticity. Tom will be selling £1 raffle tickets in the canteen every lunch time for the chance to win the shirt. There is also a runners-up prize of a voucher. The draw will be made at the end of term.
All proceeds will be going towards PTA supported projects at St Peter's.

News update from SENDiass4BCP:

This Wednesday 19/06, you can chat with Rebecca at Rossmore Hub, or Orela at Turlin Moor Hub, both at 09:30-11:30.
We've workshops next week, then a few drop-ins the following week, but there are fewer available over the summer - so get 'em while they're hot!
More details on our latest post:
https://sendiass4bcp.org/2024/06/17/fewer-events/


Events list: https://sendiass4bcp.org/events/

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