NEWS Highcliffe school joins HISP Multi Academy Trust
A Christchurch secondary school and sixth form has joined a multi academy trust (MAT) in a bid to expand facilities, resources and to improve investment in staff training.
Highcliffe School has partnered with HISP Multi Academy Trust to receive access to its extensive school improvement network and to receive funding to improve some of its buildings. HISP MAT currently works with schools across wider Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Southampton and Portsmouth areas.
The partnership has brought in funding for
staff training and development, as well as new facilities and opportunities for students - for example from the Solent Maths Hub and the Science Learning Partnership.
Headteacher Patrick Earnshaw said he is excited to be working with HISP MAT and can’t wait to welcome the positive impact it will have on the students, teachers and overall quality of Highcliffe School.
Acting CEO of HISP MAT Amanda Parry said: “Our partnership with Highcliffe School will uphold their outstanding standards of teaching and will provide students, teachers and staff with even more opportunities to succeed.
“It is fantastic to see the students and teachers making use of our wider support and resources such as the Solent Maths Hub.
“I am really excited about the future we are shaping for Highcliffe School.”
Patrick Earnshaw added: “Working with HISP will consistently ensure we are providing our pupils
and staff with the resources they need to flourish. HISP is helping us lay the foundations for success.”
HISP MAT also works with Tanners Brook Primary, Portswood Primary and Thornden School, however it has five further schools set to join the trust in the near future. u
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New Esteem Project for primary aged children
Christian charity, acet UK, has been awarded £120,000 over the next 3 years by Benefact Trust to develop a new ‘Esteem’ project for primary school children – helping them build healthy self-esteem and increase their knowledge and confidence so they can understand their own worth, build positive friendships and know how to stay safe and healthy. Many children experience puberty whilst they are still in primary school, with some girls starting their periods as young as eight. Esteem will not only offer quality lessons and resources to help build their understanding and give them confidence whilst their bodies change, but also crucially offer training to teachers, many of whom say they don’t feel equipped to deliver statutory relationships education and have not received enough training in this area. Over the next 3 years, Esteem’s school workers will develop a new relationships curriculum to complement their acclaimed secondary school Esteem programme and will research, pilot and deliver relationships education training to over 300 educators who, in turn, will reach 23,000 children. The course will be accredited by the Open College Network. As a result of Esteem sessions, acet UK expects the children to have increased confidence to build positive friendships, set and respect boundaries, and recognise what an unhealthy friendship or relationship looks like and what to do in that situation. The sessions will also give them a better understanding about body changes during puberty, the differences between appropriate and inappropriate, or unsafe, contact, and how to stay safe
online and recognise bullying and abuse and how to seek help. Patrick Haverty, Head of Year 9 and Head of Citizenship at Compass School in Bermondsey, where Esteem have been teaching secondary students for many years, said: “Their knowledge and skills in this area have been nothing short of vital for all students.”
If you would like your primary school to be involved, please contac
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Southampton primary school launches brand new computer suite
A primary school based in the heart of Southampton has opened the doors of a brand new computer and IT suite in a bid to offer a wider range of teaching to its pupils.
Tanners Brook Primary School in Millbrook has welcomed over 30 new desktop computers to enable children to explore, learn and develop IT skills to prepare them for their next steps of education.
The IT suite seats 32 children and has also been used as a teacher training hub.
Tanners Brook Primary School is passionate about its pupils ‘achieving their personal best’ and discovering the subjects they love as early as possible. The IT suite has encouraged children to find a passion for IT while learning
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Headteacher Ingrid Dowse said she is delighted about the new IT suite and is excited to see pupils and teachers making use of the space. Ingrid said: “The new suite has provided our pupils with opportunities to build really strong IT skills at a young age and prepare them for the transition into secondary school.
“We want our pupils to achieve their personal best during their time at Tanners Brook and it’s important we provide them with excellent facilities and equipment.
“We’ve certainly seen a lot of excitement from the teachers and pupils about the new suite. The children can’t wait for their next IT lesson. “We love watching them explore the subjects they’re interested in, discover what they love and pursue their passions.”
Tanners Brook Primary school is committed to continuous improvement and will be opening a new science lab soon.
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https://www.tannersbrookpri.org.uk November 2022
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