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Ar g o e d H ig h S c h o o lAim sO u r m o tto is "S u c c e e d in g T o g e th e r fo r E x c e lle n c e in L e a r n in g "O u r aim is t o p r o v ide a fir s t clas s edu catio n fo r o u r ch ildren in a s ecu re, calm , en jo y able an ds tim u latin g at m o s p h ere. W e w il l w o r k in p a r t n e r s h ip w it h p a r e n t s t o h e l p s t u d e n t s b e c o m e : -

W e w il l e n d e a v o u r t o e n s u r e o u r c h il d r e n• E n jo y lear n in g in t h e br o ades t s en s e• Are able t o w o r k in dep en den t ly• M ak e n ew frien ds an d are able t o w o r k w it h differen t p eo p le• Hav e a breadt h o f o p p o r t u n it y• Are w ell t h o u g h t o f in t h e co m m u n it y• Feel v alu ed• Are p r o u d o f o u r Sch o o l co m m u n it yW e w il l a c h ie v e t h is b y : -• Valu in g each s t u den t as a u n iq u e in div idu al• St retch in g an d s u p p o r tin g all t o ach iev e t h eir p o ten tial• Hav in g h ig h ex p ectatio n s o f s t u den t s an d s taff• Celebratin g s taff an d s t u den t ach iev em en t s• Pr o v idin g a p u r p o s efu l, s afe an d s tim u latin gen v ir o n m en t

• K eep in g abreas t o f n ew dev elo p m en t s an den co u rag in g in n o v atio n

• G iv in g t h em o p p o r t u n ities t o w o r k in a v ariet y o f w ay s• W o r k in g in p ar t n er s h ip w it h p aren t s , co m m u n it y an dbu s in es s

• Reco g n is in g t h at all h av e a r o le an d res p o n s ibilit yw it h in t h e Sch o o l’s co m m u n it y

• E x p ectin g m u t u al res p ect an d t o leran ce• Pr o v idin g a br o ad ran g e o f o p p o r t u n itiesin an d o u t o f t h e clas s r o o m

• O fferin g p as t o ral s u p p o r t, g u idan cean d co u n s ellin g

• Tak in g effectiv e actio n s h o u ld am em ber o f t h e Sch o o l s p o il o u rco m m u n it y fo r o t h er s

A r g o e d H ig h S c h o o l -" A n e x c e lle n t le a rn in g e n v iro n m e n t,w h e re a ll c a n e x c e l."

• Self-m o tiv ated• Co n fiden t• Prep ared fo r all as p ect s o f life• In dep en den t lear n er s

an d h av e• Self-res p ect an d res p ect fo r o t h er s• Valu es an d h ig h ex p ectatio n s• In teg rit y

C o d e o f C o n d u c t

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

W e h av e a clear co de, w h ich is bas ed o n t h e" K ey Valu es " w h ich u n der p in t h e Sch o o lAim s , t h es e are: - Ho n es t y , So cialRes p o n s ibilit y an d M u t u al Res p ect.

Th e o n e m ain r u le fo r t h e w h o le Sch o o l is : -"E v e r y o n e w ill a c t w ith c o u r te s y a n dc o n s id e r a tio n to o th e r s a t a ll tim e s ".

T h is m e a n s t h a t p u p il s : -• M ak e it as eas y as p o s s ible in clas s fo rev er y o n e t o lear n an d fo r t h e teach er t oteach (Ar riv e o n tim e, w it h all t h e co r recteq u ip m en t, lis ten carefu lly an d fo llo win s t r u ctio n s )

• M o v e ar o u n d t h e Sch o o l in a s en s ible an dq u iet w ay . (K eep t o t h e left, n ev er r u n o rs h o u t in t h e co r rid o r s , s h o w g o o d m an n er s )

• Alw ay s s p eak p o litely t o ev er y o n e, t r y t olis ten an d u n der s tan d o t h er p eo p le’s p o in t so f v iew

• K eep t h e Sch o o l clean an d tidy s o t h atit is a p lace w e can all be p r o u d o f. (Pu tlit ter in bin s , k eep w alls an d tablesu n m ar k ed an d res p ect dis p lay s )

• Alw ay s rem em ber t h at y o u r an d t h eSch o o l’s rep u tatio n dep en ds o nt h e w ay y o u beh av e w h en o u t o fs ch o o l. Th is co de ap p lies t o s ch o o lv is it s an d y o u r co n du ct o n t h ew ay t o an d fr o m s ch o o l each day .

Cla s s r o o m E x p e c t a t io n s• E n ter r o o m s s en s ibly , w h en t o ld, an d g os t raig h t t o y o u r p lace

• Ar riv e co r rect ly d res s ed• Tak e o u t bo o k s , p en s an d o t h er ap p r o p riateeq u ip m en t

• Rem ain s ilen t w h ils t t h e reg is ter is tak enan d in s t r u ctio n s are g iv en an d co n cen t rateo n w h at is bein g s aid.

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• Pu t u p y o u r h an d t o an s w er q u es tio n s .W o r k s en s ibly w ith y o u r clas s m ates . Don o t dis t ract o r an n o y t h em

• Reco rd h o m ew o r k accu rately in y o u rPlan n er

• If y o u ar riv e late t o o r m is s a les s o n y o un eed t o m ak e u p w o r k co v ered

• Act w it h res p ect an d co u r tes y at all tim esan d car r y o u t all reas o n able req u es t sw it h o u t ar g u m en t.

“ Th e p u p ils ’ a ttitu d e s to le a rn in g , th e in te re s tth e y s h o w in th e ir w o rk a n d th e ir a b ility tos u s ta in c o n c e n tra tio n a re a lm o s t c o n s is te n tlyo u ts ta n d in g . Th e y w o rk p ro d u c tiv e ly a n d m a k eg o o d u s e o f th e ir tim e .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Th e p u p ils a re c o u rte o u s to e a c h o th e r a n d toa ll s c h o o l s ta ff a n d v is ito rs . Th is is a ne x tre m e ly frie n d ly, h a p p y s c h o o l.”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Th e p u p ils ’ b e h a v io u r in a ll a s p e c ts o f s c h o o llife h a s o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s . Th e ir e x e m p la r yb e h a v io u r a n d p o s itiv e a ttitu d e m a k e le s s o n s ap le a s a n t a n d s tim u la tin g e x p e rie n c e w h e rele a rn in g is e n c o u ra g e d .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

W e h av e dev elo p ed a h o m e s ch o o lag reem en t, w h ich is p rin ted in eachs t u den t ’s Plan n er. W e as k p aren t s ,s t u den t s an d teach er s t o s ig n t h is t os u p p o r t t h e p ar t n er s h ip ap p r o ach .

O u r L e a r n in g E n v ir o n m e n t

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

O u r s ch o o l is s et o n a p leas an t h illt o p s itean d is s u r r o u n ded by ex ten s iv e, w ell-m ain tain ed g r o u n d s . Acco m m o datio n isu s ed effectiv ely an d w ell m ain tain ed s o o u rp u p ils ben efit fr o m ex cellen t facilities an dres o u rces .Facilities fo r s p o r t are fir s t clas s leadin g t oh ig h s tan dard s o f ach iev em en t an d a br o adcu r ricu lu m o ffer. All p u p ils are en co u rag edt o p ar ticip ate in lu n ch tim e an d after s ch o o lactiv ities .Clas s r o o m s are brig h t an d ch eerfu l lear n in gen v ir o n m en t s w h ere dis p lay s o f p u p ils ’w o r k celebrate t h eir ach iev em en t s .ICT facilities are ex cellen t. Th e w h o le s ch o o lis n et w o r k ed s o ICT can be acces s ed asreq u ired by cu r ricu lu m areas an d by p u p ilsfo r t h eir o w n s t u d y in g . E v er y clas s r o o m h asan in teractiv e w h itebo ard an d p r o ject o r. Alldep ar t m en t s u s e t h e s ch o o ls ’v ir t u al lear n in g en v ir o n m en tt o o ffer o p p o r t u n ities fo rlear n in g bey o n d t h eclas s r o o m .

“ Th e s c h o o l o ffe rs o u ts ta n d in g le a rn in ge x p e rie n c e s a n d q u a lity o f c a re , g u id a n c e a n ds u p p o rt.”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Th e p u p ils m a k e o u ts ta n d in g p ro g re s s in th e irm o ra l, s o c ia l a n d c u ltu ra l d e v e lo p m e n t.”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Th e p ro fe s s io n a l p u p il/te a c h e r re la tio n s h ipre fle c ts a v e r y h ig h le v e l o f m u tu a l re s p e c t a n da d e e p u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e ir m u tu a l n e e d s .In te ra c tiv e w h ite b o a rd s a re u s e d in tru ein te ra c tiv e fa s h io n a n d , a s a re s u lt, a ll p u p ils , o fa ll a b ilitie s , b e c o m e e n th u s ia s tic a lly in v o lv e d inth e ir o w n le a rn in g a n d a c h ie v e h ig h s ta n d a rd sin le s s o n s .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Th e re a re o u ts ta n d in g e x a m p le s o f te a c h e rsg iv in g fre e ly o f th e ir o w n tim e to s u p p o rt p u p ilsw ith th e ir a c a d e m ic w o rk in th e lu n c h h o u r a n da fte r s c h o o l.”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

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O u r C u r r ic u lu m

At Arg o ed s t u den t s fo llo w a cu r ricu lu mw h ich g iv es a s o lid g r o u n din g fo r t h efu t u re. It p r o v ides a br o ad ran g e o fo p p o r t u n ities fo r all p u p ils . Th r o u g h o u tt h e s ch o o l lear n in g tak es p lace t h r o u g h'Ar e a s o f E d u c a t io n a l E x p e r ie n c e ':M at h em aticalScien tificL in g u is ticSo cial an d E n v ir o n m en talRelig io u s , M o ral & eth icalCreativ e & Aes t h eticTech n o lo g icalPh y s ical & Healt h

M an y les s o n s are tau g h t in m ix ed-abilit yfo r m g r o u p s bu t s o m e s et tin g h as beenin t r o d u ced in y ear s 7 an d 8 an d 9 t o en s u res t u den t s w o r k at t h e co r rect p ace an d areals o s u p p o r ted an d s t retch ed ap p r o p riately .In Year s 10 an d 11 (K ey Stag e 4) t h ere ism o re o p p o r t u n it y fo r ch o ice, bas ed o ns t u den t 's s t ren g t h s an d in teres t s .

All o p tio n s u bject s are cu r ren t ly tau g h t t oG .C.S.E . lev el an d all are av ailable t o all

s t u den t s . In Year 10 an d 11 s o m e s t u den t sw h o req u ire p ar ticu lar s u p p o r t w it h t h eirlear n in g can h av e ex t ra tim e fo r h elp an dg u idan ce by s t u d y in g few er o p tio n s u bject s .W e are n o w o fferin g ex ten s io n activ itiesadditio n al G CSE s an d en h an cem en tp r o g ram m es co llabo ratin g w it h o t h erlear n in g p r o v ider s .

“ Th e c u rric u la r p ro v is io n fo r th e ra n g e o f p u p ilsa t th e s c h o o l h a s m a n y o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re sa n d fu lly m e e ts th e ir re q u ire m e n ts .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ O u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s o f th e s c h o o l’sc u rric u lu m in c lu d e ..., c a re e rs e d u c a tio n a n dg u id a n c e o f th e h ig h e s t s ta n d a rd ,... th e b re a d tho f th e a c c re d ita tio n p o s s ib ilitie s fo r p u p ils a t th ee n d o f K S4.”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

All s t u den t s fo llo w a co u r s e o f s t u d y inW els h an d R.E . fo r fiv e y ear s as req u iredby Natio n al Cu r ricu lu m reg u latio n s . InYear s 10 an d 11 all s t u den t s s t u d y fo r t h eSh o r t Co u r s e fo r bo t h s u bject s at G CSElev el. Th is eq u ates as an additio n alG CSE fo r all.

E n r ic h m e n t Ac t iv it ie s

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

Th ere is a h u g e ran g e o f o p p o r t u n ities fo ro u r s t u den t s t o p u r s u e t h eir in teres t s an dbr o aden ex p erien ces o u t s ide o f t h eclas s r o o m .E x am p les o f th es e are: -Ar t - Clu b, co m p etitio n s , ex h ibitio n s in t h elo cal co m m u n it y , w o r k in g w it h Ar tis t s inres iden ce an d t rip s t o Ar t G alleries .Ch a r it ie s - Su p p o r t ran g es fr o min ter n atio n al dis as ter relief t o lo cals o cieties , tak in g p ar t in lo cal an d n atio n alev en t s .D T Clu b - W eek ly m eetin g s , co m p etitio n slo cally an d n atio n ally .D r a m a - F r o m r o le-p lay t o fu ll-s calep erfo r m an ces w h ich tak e p lace eachy ear. Recen t p res en tatio n s in clu de -Back t o t h e E ig h ties , " Redu cedSh ak es p eare” , Un der M ilk W o o dan d Th e So u n d o f M u s ic" .F ie l d S t u d ie s - Vis it s an d t rip s t olo cal p laces o f in teres t. Res earchin t o as p ect s o f life o u t s ide s ch o o l.L a n g u a g e s - Vis it s t o E u r o p e.In ter n et lin k s w it h s ch o o ls in F ran cean d G er m an y . Res iden tial W els hlan g u ag e co u r s es , v is it s t o Cardiff, Urddactiv ities an d E is teddfo d.

M u s ic - A s ch o o l ban d, bras s , w o o dw in dan d s t rin g . In s t r u m en tal les s o n s , ch o ir an dg u itar g r o u p s co n t ribu te t o reg u larp erfo r m an ces an d co n cer t s . W e als o h av em an y bu ddin g r o ck ar tis t s !Recreatio n - Dis co s , t h eat re v is it s , bo w lin g ,fo r m al din n er s .S c h o o l Co u n c il - Rep res en tativ es fr o m eachfo r m co n t ribu te t o t h e r u n n in g o f t h es ch o o l.T E S N e w s d a y c o m p e t it io n .

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S p o r t s - Netball, r u g by , at h letics , s o ccer,bas k etball, cr o s s -co u n t r y , o rien teerin g ,h o ck ey , crick et, dan ce, aer o bics , s elf-defen ce etc. Clu bs an d m atch es ag ain s to t h er s ch o o ls are h eld reg u lar ly .

S t u d y S u p p o r t - Av ailable in t h e L ear n in gRes o u rce Cen t re an d L ibrar y dailyVis it s - A w ide ran g e o f v is it s o r g an is edt h r o u g h o u t t h e s ch o o l y ear - Ch es ter Zo o ,Cw m Idw al, Ch es ter, G reen field Valley ,Telfo rd, Italy , F ran ce, G er m an y .

In f o r m a t io n T e c h n o l o g y - E u r o p eanCo m p u ter Driv in g L icen s e an d Do u bleAw ard G CSE are o ffered t o y ear 10s t u den t s after s ch o o l. Th e co m p u ter s u iteis o p en at lu n ch tim es an d after s ch o o l fo rall s t u den t s .

Y o u n g E n t e r p r is e - O p p o r t u n it y t o dev elo pa co m p an y an d w o r k as a team inp r o d u ctio n an d s ales in y ear 10. W e h av e at raditio n o f s u cces s beatin g all o t h erNo r t h W ales s ch o o ls ’ o n a reg u lar bas is t og o o n t o t h e All W ales Heat s .

“ Th e c u rric u lu m is e n ric h e d th ro u g h a no u ts ta n d in g ra n g e o f e x tra -c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s ,w h ic h a ls o c o n trib u te w e ll to p u p ils ’ p e rs o n a l,s o c ia l a n d c u ltu ra l d e v e lo p m e n t.E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

Pro g ra m m e in c lu d e s :• Cu ltu ra l e x p e rie n c e s th ro u g h a v a rie ty o f

c o m p e titio n s a n d p e rfo rm a n c e s in m u s ic ,s p o rt a n d d ra m a ;

• A w id e ra n g e o f c lu b s a n d a fte r s c h o o la c tiv itie s to p ro m o te p u p ils ’ le a rn in g o u ts id eth e c la s s ro o m . Th e s e a re v a lu e d b y b o thp a re n ts a n d p u p ils , a n d

• N u m e ro u s e d u c a tio n a l v is its to lo c a l p la c e s o fin te re s t, e x c h a n g e v is its a n d v is its a b ro a d toe x p a n d th e p u p ils ’ h o riz o n s .

E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

R e lig io u s E d u c a t io n

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

Relig io u s E du catio n is an in teg ral p ar t o f t h ew h o le s ch o o l. It is carefu lly des ig n ed t os u p p o r t t h e aim s o f t h e s ch o o l an d t o dev elo pt h e s t u den t in t h e w ider et h ical an d m o rals en s e.Co llectiv e w o r s h ip tak es p lace daily in t h et u t o r g r o u p s o r in h o u s e g r o u p s o r s ch o o las s em blies . Th ere is a p lan n ed p r o g ram m e o ft o p ics fo r co llectiv e w o r s h ip .In y ear s 10 an d 11 t h e RE co u r s e leads t o as h o r t co u r s e G CSE q u alificatio n .

“ Th e p u p ils m a k e o u ts ta n d in g p ro g re s s in th e irm o ra l, s o c ia l a n d c u ltu ra l d e v e lo p m e n t. Th e ym a k e g o o d p ro g re s s in th e ir s p iritu a ld e v e lo p m e n t.”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Pu p ils ’ a ttitu d e s to le a rn in g , th e in te re s t th e ys h o w in th e ir w o rk a n d th e ir a b ility to s u s ta inc o n c e n tra tio n a re a lm o s t c o n s is te n tlyo u ts ta n d in g .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

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H o m e w o r k

Th e p r o v is io n o f h o m ew o r k , t o s u p p o r t t h eteach in g an d lear n in g w h ich tak es p lace ins ch o o l, t o en co u rag e s t u den t s t o w o r kin dep en den t ly an d t o dev elo pres p o n s ibilit y fo r t h eir o w n lear n in g , is anes s en tial p ar t o f t h e s ch o o l’s p o licy .St u den t s are ex p ected t o co m p leteh o m ew o r k reg u lar ly t o a h ig h s tan dard. Iny ear s 7, 8 an d 9 a w eek ly h o m ew o r k tas kw ill be s et in each s u bject area w h ich isallo cated t w o h o u r s o r m o re p er w eek o nt h e tim etable. F o r s u bject s w it h les s t h ant w o h o u r s , a fo r t n ig h t ly freq u en cy isex p ected. Teach er s allo w at leas t t w oev en in g s bet w een h o m ew o r k s et tin g an dco m p letio n . In creas in g ly activ ities fo rin dep en den t lear n in g in v o lv e t h e u s e o fblo g s , w ik is an d t h e s ch o o l v ir t u allear n in g en v ir o n m en t.

E x cellen t h o m ew o r k w ill be rew ardedt h r o u g h t h e m erit s y s tem bu t w h enh o m ew o r k freq u en t ly falls belo wex p ectatio n s , a s t u den t w ill beas k ed t o at ten d ‘catch - u p ’s es s io n s o r deten tio n s .Help is o ffered in o u rdaily " Ho m ew o r kClu b" fo r an y o n ew h o is s t r u g g lin go r n eeds s o m et h in gex p lain ed.

Paren t s can h elp w it h t h e o r g an is atio n an ds u p er v is io n o f h o m ew o r k by u s in g t h ePlan n er bo t h as a s o u rce o f in fo r m atio nan d as a m ean s o f co m m u n icatio nbet w een h o m e an d s ch o o l.

" H o m e w o rk is s e t a n d m a rk e d re g u la rly a n de x te n d s a n d c o n s o lid a te s th e w o rk d o n ein c la s s ."E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ A n o u ts ta n d in g re la tio n s h ip e x is ts w ith th ep a re n ts a n d th e c o m m u n ity a n d th e re is a c le a ro p e n d o o r p o lic y fo r p a re n ta l c o n ta c t. M o s tp a re n ts p ra is e th e e x c e lle n t c o m m u n ic a tio nw ith th e s c h o o l. Th e p u p ils ’ p la n n e rs p ro v id e sa n o p p o rtu n ity fo r fu rth e r c o n ta c t b e tw e e np a re n ts a n d th e s c h o o l, a n d , a t b e s t, a re w e llu s e d b y p u p ils , te a c h e rs a n d p a re n ts .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

C a r e e r s E d u c a t io n

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

Prep aratio n fo r ‘L ife after Ar g o ed’ is a p ar to f t h e Per s o n al Dev elo p m en t p r o g ram m et h r o u g h o u t t h e s ch o o l. St u den t s are s h o w nh o w t o m ak e realis tic an d in fo r m eddecis io n s abo u t t h eir im m ediate an d lo n g er-ter m fu t u res . In fo r m atio n an d adv ice isg iv en o n o p tio n ch o ices in y ear 9 an dch ild ren are en co u rag ed t o u s e t h e career slibrar y an d Career s Ser v ice facilities .‘Career s W ales ’, s u p p o r t s t h e s ch o o l'scareer s edu catio n p r o v is io n by p r o v idin g anim p ar tial career s in fo r m atio n an d g u idan ces er v ice t o all s t u den t s an d p aren t s .In ter v iew s w it h in div idu al s t u den t s an dp aren t s are o r g an is ed t o as s is t w it h careerrelated decis io n s , in clu din g Six t h F o r mco u r s es an d F u r t h er E du catio n . In Year 10t h e career s bas ed K u do s co m p u ter as s is tedlear n in g p r o g ram m e en co u rag es s t u den t s t oco n s ider t h eir o w n q u alities an d s t ren g t h s ,an d t o beg in t o m ak e p lan s fo r w o r k o rfu r t h er edu catio n . In Year 11 ev er y s t u den th as t h e o p p o r t u n it y fo r w o r k ex p erien ce.

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h o u r s o f ex p erien ce in a o n e-w eek blo ck .Ses s io n s are als o r u n o n in ter v iewtech n iq u es w it h m o ck in ter v iew s , fillin gap p licatio n fo r m s an d co m p letin gcu r ricu lu m v itae. W e m an ag e a m en t o rp r o g ram t o en co u rag e in div idu als t o ex cel.W e o ffer detailed an d im p ar tial adv ice o n allo p p o r t u n ities fo r fu r t h er edu catio n an dt rain in g at 16-p lu s w h ich are av ailable in o u rp ar t n er s h ip co n s o r tiu m , lo cal s ix t h fo r m s ,co lleg es an d t rain in g ag en cies .

“ A s a re s u lt o f th e w e ll s tru c tu re d PS E p ro v is io na n d w e ll p la n n e d w o rk e x p e rie n c e , th e p u p ilsd e v e lo p a n o u ts ta n d in g a w a re n e s s o f th e w o rldo f w o rk a n d o f th e ir o w n v o c a tio n a l s tre n g th s .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Th e p a rtn e rs h ip w ith p a re n ts , th e c o m m u n ity,s c h o o ls a n d e x te rn a l a g e n c ie s is g o o d w itho u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

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R e p o r t s a n dP a r e n t s E v e n in g sCo m m u n icatio n is v ital t o t h e s u cces s o feach ch ild. W e w o r k clo s ely w ith p aren t s t oen s u re p r o g res s is m o n it o red an d ch eck edreg u lar ly . F u ll s ch o o l rep o r t s are s en t t op aren t s o n ce ev er y y ear. Th e p r o g res s o fs t u den t s is rev iew ed reg u lar ly an d p aren t sare co n tacted if th ere is an y cau s e fo rco n cer n . E v en in g m eetin g s are ar ran g ed fo rt h e p aren t s o f Year 7 an d Year 10 s t u den t san d th eir fo r m t u t o r s du rin g t h e fir s t ter m .Paren t/teach er co n s u ltatio n m eetin g s areals o h eld an n u ally fo r each y ear g r o u p .Par t w ay t h r o u g h t h e y ear p aren t s an dt h eir ch ildren are in v ited t o m eet th e t u t o rat a ‘tar g et s et tin g s es s io n s ’ w h en tar g et sw ill be n eg o tiated fo r t h e fo llo w in g ter m .Th es e tar g et s w ill be m o n it o red clo s ely byt u t o r s an d s u bject teach er s . Targ et s fr o mt h is day an d at o t h er tim es are reco rded int h e Plan n er p r o v idin g a referen ce fo r bo t hs t u den t s an d th eir p aren t s .Th e m eetin g s w ith p aren t s are an es s en tialp ar t o f th e t w o -w ay co n tact betw een h o m ean d s ch o o l an d th e ex cellen t at ten dan ce byp aren t s at t h es e m eetin g s dem o n s t ratest h e co -o p eratio n an d clo s e co m m u n icatio nw h ich ex is t s .

“ Th e s c h o o l’s p a rtn e rs h ip w ith p a re n ts , a n do th e r s c h o o ls a n d in s titu tio n s re in fo rc e p u p ils ’le a rn in g e x p e rie n c e s a n d in c lu d e th e fo llo w in go u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s :

• Pa re n ts a re v e r y s u p p o rtiv e o f th e s c h o o l;th e ir v ie w s h a v e b e e n a c tiv e ly s o u g h t a n da c te d u p o n . A re g u la r n e w s le tte r h ig h lig h tss c h o o l e v e n ts a n d a c tiv itie s .”

E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Pa re n ts c a n re s p o n d to a s s e s s m e n ts a n dre p o rts a t a n y o f th e m e e tin g s o r o n th e ta rg e ts e ttin g e v e n in g s . A ls o a s th e s c h o o l h a s a no p e n d o o r p o lic y, p a re n ts v is it th e s c h o o l tod is c u s s th e ir c h ild re n ’s p ro g re s s a t s h o rt n o tic e ,s h o u ld th e y s o d e s ire .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

L e a r n in g S u p p o r t

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

Arg o ed Hig h Sch o o l w o r k s w it h in div idu als t oen s u re all are s u cces s fu l. M an y ch ild ren ,in clu din g s o m e o f t h e m o s t able, m ay n eedadditio n al h elp at s o m e s tag e o f t h eir s ch o o lcareer if t h ey are t o m ak e t h e bes t p o s s iblep r o g res s . O u r aim is t o m o n it o r eachs t u den t ’s dev elo p m en t carefu lly an d t oiden tify an d m eet h is /h er n eeds as an d w h ent h ey aris e.Th is p o licy ap p lies eq u ally t o all s t u den t s , n o tju s t t h o s e w h o h av e s p ecific lear n in gdifficu lties .

O u r p h ilo s o p h y is t h at all ch ild ren req u irein div idu al at ten tio n if t h ey are t o m ax im is et h eir p r o g res s an d w e p r o v ide a w ide v ariet yo f s u p p o r t, fr o m o ccas io n al ex t ractio n t oen h an ced, adv an ced lear n in g m aterials .

W e h av e a lar g e lear n in g s u p p o r t dep ar t m en tw h ich facilitates s u cces s fu l lear n in g w it h int h e m ain s t ream cu r ricu lu m fo r s t u den t s o f allabilities .

Th e ’Co m m u n icatio n Cen t re’ h o u s es t w os p ecialis t co u n t y res o u rces fo r Sp eech an dL an g u ag e res o u rce an d As p er g er s Sy n dr o m e.Sp ecialis t acco m m o datio n , res o u rces an dt rain ed s taff are av ailable in s ch o o ls p ecifically t o m eet t h e n eeds o f s t u den t sw it h lan g u ag edifficu ltiesan d As p erg er sSy n dr o m e.

“ Th e A s p e rg e r S y n d ro m e a n d th e S p e e c h a n dL a n g u a g e Re s o u rc e Ba s e s p ro v id e o u ts ta n d in gs u p p o rt fo r th e A L N p u p ils in th e ir c a re .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Th e te a c h in g a s s is ta n ts g iv e o u ts ta n d in g s u p p o rtto in d iv id u a ls a n d s m a ll g ro u p s o f p u p ils inm a in s tre a m c la s s e s . Th e y h a v e d e v e lo p e do u ts ta n d in g e x p e rtis e in te a c h in g a n d s u p p o rtin gp u p ils a n d k e e p g o o d re c o rd s o f p ro g re s s m a d eb y th e p u p ils in th e le s s o n s .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

Co p ies o f o u r In clu s io n Po licy , are av ailableo n req u es t.

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Th ere are s o m e s t u den t s at Ar g o ed Hig hSch o o l w it h ex cep tio n al academ ic/ar tis tic/lin g u is tic/s p o r tin g /m u s ical/dram atic abilit y w h o ben efit fr o m additio n als tim u latio n o r fu r t h er s t u d y in go p p o r t u n ities .

A p r o g ram m e o f en rich m en t activ itiesex ten ds t h eir lear n in g bo t h w it h in an dbey o n d t h e s ch o o l.

Able s t u den t s are h ig h lig h ted t o en s u re allteach er s are aw are o f t h eir abilities s o t h eycan be dev elo p ed an d en co u rag ed fu lly inles s o n s .

“ M a n y o f th e m o s t a b le p u p ils a c h ie v e th e ir fu llp o te n tia l. Th e y g a in th e A */A g ra d e s in th eG e n e ra l Ce rtific a te o f S e c o n d a r y E d u c a tio n(G CS E ) e x a m in a tio n s . Th e p e rc e n ta g e is w e lla b o v e lo c a l a n d n a tio n a l a v e ra g e s .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ Pu p ils ’ a w a re n e s s o f th e ir ta rg e ts is o u ts ta n d in ga n d th e y k n o w v e r y w e ll h o w th e y a rep ro g re s s in g a n d w h a t n e e d s to b e d o n e to re a c hth e ir ta rg e ts . Th e ir a b ility to e v a lu a te th e ir o w nw o rk is o u ts ta n d in g . “E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

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A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

ICT facilities are ex cellen t an d co n s tan t lyu p g raded t o en s u re th at s t u den t s h av e th eo p p o r t u n ities t o acces s t h e lates t m u ltim ediah ardw are an d s o ft w are in clu din g ap p r o p riateacces s t o t h e In ter n et.

Th r o u g h t h e In fo r m atio n Tech n o lo g yPr o g ram m e s t u den t s are tau g h t t o beco m ecritical an d lar g ely au t o n o m o u s u s er s o f ICT.Th ey beco m e aw are o f th e w ay s in w h ich ITan d in fo r m atio n s o u rces can h elp t h em w it ht h eir w o r k .

In y ear 7 w e u s e an in teractiv e s k ills co u r s et o bu ild u p o n ex is tin g s t u den t s ’ lear n in g t oteach an d dev elo p ICT s k ills . Additio n alles s o n s are deliv ered th r o u g h t h e cu r ricu lu mt o bu ild o n t h es e s k ills u s in g s p ecialis ts o ft w are an d ex ten s iv e u s e is m ade o f th eIn ter n et fo r res earch .Th r o u g h o u t K ey Stag e 3 s t u den t s are tau g h tan d en co u rag ed t o u s e th e s k ills o f au dio an dv ideo editin g fo r u s e in a v ariet y o fp res en tatio n ap p licatio n s . In additio n t h eyu s e a v ariet y o f co m p u ter bas ed t o o ls an dap p licatio n s s u ch as m in d m ap s an dan n o tatio n s o ft w are w h ich th ey u s e t odev elo p ideas an d reflect o n t h eirlear n in g .

E x ten s iv e u s e is m ade o f W eb 2.0t o o ls s u ch as blo g s , w ik is an d p o dcas t st o en h an ce lear n in g acr o s s a ran g e o fs u bject areas .

E ach s t u den t m ain tain s ap o r tfo lio an d th e acq u is itio n o fs k ills is m o n it o red clo s ely . Iny ear s 10 an d 11 s t u den t s areex p ected t o beco m e m o rein dep en den t an d t o u tilis e an dfu r t h er dev elo p t h e s k ills lear n eddu rin g K ey Stag e 3 . Th ey u s e ICTto co n t ribu te t o t h eir Pr o g res s Files

an d t o p r o du ce cu r ricu lu m v itae as w ell asfo r G CSE co u r s ew o r k an d res earch .All St u den t s are o ffered th e o p p o r t u n it y t os t u dy fo r t h e E u r o p ean Co m p u ter Driv in gL icen s e an d th e G CSE in Ap p lied ICT (Do u bleAw ard).

“ Pu p ils h a v e a v e r y h ig h le v e l o f v a rie d ICTs k ills . Th e y v e r y s k illfu lly c o n v e y in fo rm a tio n fo ra n a u d ie n c e u s in g a v a rie ty o f m e d ia ; th e y u s eth e in te rn e t w e ll fo r in d iv id u a l re s e a rc h . Th e yu s e ICT re a d ily fo r c o m p u te r a id e d m o d e llin ga n d c o n tro l.”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

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S p o r t in g Aim s a n dP r o v is io n fo r S p o r tArg o ed Hig h Sch o o l h as been aw arded t h e" Sp o r t s M arc" aw ard fo r t h e ex cellen cean d q u alit y o f p r o v is io n fo r s p o r tin gactiv it y . All s t u den t s d o w ell an d areen co u rag ed t o p ar ticip ate in o u r br o adran g e o f activ ities . M an y o f o u r s t u den t sex cel bo t h as in div idu als an d in team s .In deed o u r s t u den t s h av e g o n e o n t orep res en t lo cal an d n atio n al team s fo rF lin t s h ire, W ales an d E n g lan d in fo o tball,w o m en ’s fo o tball, r u g by , g y m n as tics ,crick et, s w im m in g an d badm in t o n .

Th e s ch o o l p r o m o tes g o o dh ealt h , p h y s ical fit n es san d aw aren es s o fin div idu al n eeds fo r t h efu t u re.

An ex ten s iv eran g e o fs p o r tin g activ itiesare o n o ffer, bo t h inles s o n tim es an d afters ch o o l. Th r o u g h teamg am es , badm in t o n , g y m n as tics ,aer o bics , dan ce, s elf-defen ce,at h letics an d p r o blem s o lv in gactiv ities t h e PE dep ar t m en taim s t o p r o m o te p h y s icalactiv it y as an en jo y ableex p erien ce.

Th e s ch o o l is rep res en ted inall area in ter-s ch o o l s p o r tin gco m p etitio n s an d h as en jo y edco n s iderable s u cces s in t h es eas w ell as in co u n t y an d n atio n alco m p etitio n s .

Th e s ch o o l h as dev elo p ed clo s elin k s w ith s p o r t s clu bs in t h e lo calan d br o ader area. Sp o r t s t o u r s

are o ften o r g an is ed t o n atio n al an din ter n atio n al ev en t s p lu s activ it y h o liday sfo r ex am p le s k iin g an d o u t w ard bo u n d.

“ Th e re is a n e x te n s iv e p ro g ra m m e o f e x tra -c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s , in c lu d in g lu n c h tim e a n da fte r s c h o o l c lu b s . Te a m s a n d in d iv id u a ls h a v ea c h ie v e d n o ta b le s u c c e s s e s a t c o u n ty a n dn a tio n a l le v e l in s e v e ra l s p o rts a n d o th e r a re a s .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

C e le b r a t in gS u c c e s s

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

At Ar g o ed w e believ e in celebratin g s u cces sas m u ch as p o s s ible. As s em blies are h eld t op res en t s u bject aw ard s , at ten dan cecer tificates an d aw ard s fo r Ser v ice t o t h eSch o o l o r Co m m u n it y . All s t u den t s are k eenan d m o tiv ated t o d o w ell. St u den t s ’ w o r k isdis p lay ed in clas s r o o m s an d co r rid o r s s ot h at all can s h are an d tak e p ride in t h eirw o r k an d t h at o f o t h er s .

“ A n o u ts ta n d in g c lo s e c o m m u n ity e th o s m a k e sth e s c h o o l a h a p p y a n d c a rin g c o m m u n ityw h e re th e p u p ils fe e l s a fe .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

Ho u s e Po in t s are g iv en t o s t u den t s bym em ber s o f s taff fo r ex cep tio n al w o r k d o n ein clas s o r fo r h o m ew o r k an d fo r effo r t. Th eym ay als o be g iv en fo r co n t ribu tio n t o t u t o rg r o u p activ ities , w h o le s ch o o l ev en t s o rex t ra-cu r ricu lar activ it y . Du rin g t h e fiv ey ear s , p o in t s accu m u late t o ear nCer tificates . Th es e cu lm in ate in a Direct o r ’sCer tificate aw arded in p er s o n by t h eDirect o r o f E du catio n .

“ Th e s c h o o l’s m is s io n s ta te m e n t, n a m e ly ‘O u rL e a rn in g Co m m u n ity v a lu e s a n d re s p e c ts a ll th ep e o p le in it a s in d iv id u a ls a n d a s m e m b e rs o fth e te a m ,’ is c le a rly re fle c te d in th e s c h o o l’s d a yto d a y a c tiv itie s a n d a ttitu d e s .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

H o u s e P o in t s

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O p p o r t u n it ie s fo rS t u d y S u p p o r tSt u den t s h av e o p p o r t u n ities t o dev elo pt h eir lear n in g bey o n d t h e co n fin es o f t h et raditio n al s ch o o l day .

Acces s t o In fo r m atio n Tech n o lo g yeq u ip m en t, in clu din g t h e In ter n et an d av ariet y o f lear n in g res o u rces in t h e s ch o o llibrar y , is av ailable t o all s t u den t s o n m o s tday s u n til 4.3 0 p m .

Staff s u p p o r t w ill als o be p r o v ided afters ch o o l fo r s t u den t s w h o n eed h elp w it hh o m ew o r k , clas s w o r k an d res earchp r o ject s , o r in deed ju s t a q u iet p lace t ow o r k .

St u den t s w h o h av e been abs en tw ill be en co u rag ed t o rem ainbeh in d t o " catch u p " o n w o r km is s ed.

“ Th e s c h o o l p o s s e s s e s a v e r y c le a r s u p p o rts tru c tu re w h ic h p ro m o te s h ig h s u b je c ts ta n d a rd s a s w e ll a s o u ts ta n d in g p a s to ra lc a re .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

“ L e a rn in g M a n a g e rs a n d le a rn in g M e n to rs ,w o rk in g to g e th e r in a h o u s e s y s te m , k n o w th e irp u p ils w e ll a n d c a re fo r th e m w ith d e d ic a tio n .A n a c c re d ite d L e a rn in g Co a c h g iv e s a d d itio n a ls u p p o rt w h e re n e e d e d a n d th e p u p ils v e r ym u c h a p p re c ia te h e r ‘a rm s le n g th ’ ro le .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

S e xE d u c a t io n

A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

Sex E du catio n is in teg rated in t o ap r o g ram m e o f Per s o n al Dev elo p m en to ffered t o all s t u den t s in Ar g o ed Hig hSch o o l. It is dis cu s s ed alw ay s as p ar t o fp er s o n al relatio n s h ip s an d m u t u alres p o n s ibilities in t h e co n tex t o f p aren t h o o dan d t h e fam ily . Th e s ch o o l p r o v ideso p p o r t u n ities t o ex p lo re s u ch is s u est h r o u g h in fo r m atio n , dis cu s s io n an d t h es h arin g o f ideas an d o p in io n s in s m allg r o u p s . Sex E du catio n is co m p u ls o r y by law .Ho w ev er, y o u can ap p ly t o w it h d raw y o u rdau g h ter/s o n fr o m t h e p r o g ram m e o t h ert h an t h at p ar t co v ered by t h e Scien ceNatio n al Cu r ricu lu m .

E x a m in a t io nP o lic yE v er y s t u den t is en co u rag ed t o en ter fo r asm an y ex am in atio n s as h e/s h e is cap able o fdo in g , leadin g t o fu ll co u r s e G CSEq u alificatio n s w it h E n g lis h , M at h em aticsan d Scien ce bein g co m p u ls o r y . Th ere areals o o p p o r t u n ities t o s t u d y fo r G CSE s h o r tco u r s e q u alificatio n s in PE , RE an d W els h(Seco n d L an g u ag e).

St u den t s s it t h eir ex am in atio n s at t h e en do f y ear 11. Th e G CSE ex am in atio n s areadm in is tered by t h e W els h Jo in t E du catio nCo m m it tee an d t h e No r t h er n E x am in atio n san d As s es s m en t Bo ard.

“ Ta k in g in to c o n s id e ra tio n th e g o o d re s u lts ine x te rn a l e x a m in a tio n s , th e g o o d te a c h in g , th eh ig h q u a lity c u rric u lu m p ro v id e d , th eo u ts ta n d in g c a re a n d s u p p o rt fo r th e p u p ils a n dth e o u ts ta n d in g le a d e rs h ip a n d m a n a g e m e n t,th e s c h o o l o ffe rs g o o d v a lu e fo r m o n e y .”E s ty n In s p e c tio n R e p o r t.

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Ad m is s io n sP o lic y

T h e S c h o o lD a y

O p p o r t u n ities are p r o v ided fo r p r o s p ectiv ep aren t s an d ch ild ren t o v is it t h e s ch o o l o no p en ev en in g an d du rin g t h e day tim e byar ran g em en t.At o t h er tim es , p aren t s are in v ited t oco n tact th e s ch o o l t o m eet t h eh eadteach er p er s o n ally an d t o lo o kar o u n d t h e s ch o o l.Th e adm is s io n s lim it, w h ich w as ap p lied t ot h e s ch o o l in Sep tem ber 1995, is 128s t u den t s p er y ear. Clas s s iz es ran g e fr o m24 t o 3 0 s t u den t s an d w e aim t o k eepg r o u p s iz es lo w . M an y o p tio n g r o u p s arear o u n d 20. Th e s ch o o l rem ain s ex t rem elyp o p u lar w it h p aren t s ch o o s in g t o t rav ello n g dis tan ces t o brin g t h eir ch ild ren h ere.Sh o u ld w e reach o u r s tan dard n u m ber t h eCo u n t y Adm is s io n s Po licy is en fo rced.

Th e Sch o o l Day s tar t s at 8.50 a.m . an dfin is h es at 3 .10 p .m .

Th ere is a m o r n in g break fr o m 11.05 a.m .t o 11.20 a.m . an d t h e lu n ch break is fr o m12.20 p .m . t o 1.05 p .m .

Th ere are fiv e o n e-h o u r les s o n s each dayan d t h e tim etable is o r g an is ed w it h t h reeles s o n s in t h e m o r n in g an d t w o in t h eafter n o o n .

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A r g o e d H i g h S c h o o l

W e are p r o u d o f o u r s ch o o l an d as k o u r s t u den t s t o w ear t h eiru n ifo r m w it h p ride. Sch o o l u n ifo r m is co m p u ls o r y an d m u s t bew o r n by s t u den t s at all tim es in s ch o o l. Th ere are m an y s tair s an ddifferen t bu ildin g s at Ar g o ed s o w e as k fo r s en s ible ch o ices .

S c h o o l T r o u s e r s /S k ir tPlain black n o t p at ter n ed m aterial. Sk ir t s s h o u ld be k n ee len g t han d s h o u ld n o t res t rict m o v em en t. Th ere s h o u ld be n o fas h io nbu ck les , z ip s etc.S w e a t s h ir tNav y blu e w it h s ch o o l lo g o . (O n ly av ailable fr o m F o r res ter s , M o ld).P o l o s h ir tG rey p o lo s h ir t w it h s ch o o l lo g o .S h o e sSen s ible black . (Train in g s h o es are n o tallo w ed). Heels s h o u ld be lo w t o av o idin ju r y o n t h e s tair s .T o p c o a tA s en s ible an d w ater p r o o f o u td o o r co at.H a ir b a n d sNav y , black o r g rey .M a k e -u pNat u ral an d n eu t ral.Je w e l l e r yW ris t w atch .O n e p air o f ear s t u d s in ear s o n ly .O t h er bo dy p iercin g s are n o t allo w ed.Ap r o nF o r u s e in Des ig n an d Tech n o lo g y .

P .E . U n if o r m is als o av ailable fr o mF o r res ter s in M o ld.All u n ifo r m s h o u ld be fu lly labelled.M an y item s en d u p in lo s t p r o p er t y an dcan n o t be ret u r n ed q u ick ly if t h ey aren o t n am ed.

Pleas e n o te - Th e u s e o f aer o s o ls an dliq u id p ap er are n o t p er m it ted in s ch o o l fo rh ealt h an d s afet y reas o n s . Th e s ch o o lcan n o t tak e res p o n s ibilit y fo r m o bilep h o n es o r ex p en s iv e p er s o n al item s . Pleas edo n o t brin g t h em t o s ch o o l.