Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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December 2023 Newsletter
Thu 21 Dec 2023Our latest newsletter is now available. You can access it via the following link:
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Sixth Form Open Evening
Mon 06 Nov 2023
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An update regarding RAAC at Pershore High School
Fri 01 Sep 2023Friday, 1 September 2023
Re: Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)
Dear Parent/Carer
I am writing to update you on the situation regarding RAAC at Pershore High School.
We are aware that one temporary building currently housing our smaller drama teaching space and costume store may be of RAAC construction. We are awaiting a detailed, specialist, survey which we hope will take place in the next few weeks. As a precaution we have taken these rooms out of use and will timetable drama lessons in a different location.
The building in question is scheduled for removal as part of our rebuild and expansion project. This is a very exciting development for the school and the DfE are in the process of contractor engagement for what will be a £22 million improvement for the school. We anticipate that this work will start in the summer term of 2024.
As soon as I have further information regarding the potential RAAC building and the rebuild and expansion project I will update you.
I hope that you and your families have enjoyed an enjoyable summer break. As a reminder, the start of term dates are as follows:
Monday, 4 September 2023
Staff Training Day – school closed to students
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
All students in Years 7, 8 and 12 only start
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
Students in Years 9, 10, 11 and 13 start
We look forward to welcoming all our new students and their families.
Best wishes
Phil Hanson
Executive Headteacher
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GlosGeog speaker session for A-Level Geographers
Tue 11 Jul 2023Who? Dr Chris Spencer, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England (UWE). Dr Chris Spencer - UWE Bristol
What? A 45-minute lecture evaluating coastal flooding in Somerset using GIS (a systems approach is employed to understand coastal problems and how we might use this to make coastal zone management decisions), followed by a Q&A session. A 30-minute introductory talk about studying geography at university and how to decide on courses.
Where? Live stream in 6th Form Centre
When? from 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm Thursday 13th July 2023
Why? Links with GCSE and A level specification content. A great local and up-to-date case study to use. Helping to raise the profile of geography.
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Pershore Pupils Join the Fight Against Cancer
Tue 11 Jul 2023The PE Department is hosting a special event on the school’s playing fields on Tuesday 25th July as part of Race for Life’s schools programme.
Around 750 youngsters, will join forces with teachers, to take on cancer and walk, jog or run 4k in aid of Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work.
Tom Barz, Head of PE at Pershore High School, said: “Race for Life is a great addition to the school timetable. We’re really looking forward to taking part and raising money for Cancer Research UK. The whole school is supporting the event so it will be a real team effort and a great day out for pupils and staff, all whilst raising money for an important cause.
“Sadly, most of us know someone who has been touched by cancer and we all have our special reasons for taking part and wanting to help more people survive.”
To support your son/daughter taking part in the event, please donate via parent pay. We will also be issuing sponsor forms for pupils who wish to raise money this way.
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RGS - Young Geographer of the Year
Thu 29 Jun 2023Royal Geographical Society - Young Geographer of the Year (rgs.org)
“Calling all our young Awesome Geographers – The Royal Geographical Society Young Geographer of the Year competition is underway and we want you to enter.
This year’s theme is ‘A blueprint for the future’ – can you create an A3 poster to send into us which outlines your plans to solve some of the worlds global issues?
Click on the link to find out more about how to enter. Deadline for entries is 2nd October 2023 but we will ask that you send your entries to the Geography department by 22nd September 2023.
Good luck and if you need any ideas then come and find one of the Geographers in school to help you”.
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Sparx Maths Impact Report
Fri 23 Jun 20232023 Sparx Maths Impact Report. Well done PHS.
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Clive Corbett, EO Avonreach Academy Trust Retirement
Fri 23 Jun 2023Please see below a letter from Andy Longdon, Chair of Avonreach Academy Trust Board regarding the retirement of Clive Corbett as Executive Officer and the appointment of Phil Hanson as Chief Executive Officer.
22nd June 2023
We hereby announce that Clive Corbett has for personal reasons decided to bring forward his retirement from the positions of Executive Officer and Accounting Officer at Avonreach Academy Trust. We are immensely grateful for the dedicated service that Clive has given to the creation and development of the Trust over the last 6 years and indeed for his 44 years of total service to the education of children and young adults. In combination with his time at Pershore High School, Clive has devoted himself to improving the educational outcomes and lives of children in the Pershore pyramid for over 28 years and it is without any doubt that he has had significant positive impact on the lives of many thousands of children that have passed through his care during this time. He leaves a legacy of educational and institutional improvement and has been instrumental in the formation and formative development of Avonreach Academy Trust, which would not be the strong and stable Multi Academy Trust that it is now without his significant contribution. I and the Trust Board offer him our sincere thanks and wish him the long and happy retirement that he so very much deserves.
We can also announce that with the full support of the Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team at Pershore High School, Phil Hanson has kindly agreed to bring forward the commencement of his roles as Chief Executive Officer and Accounting Officer at Avonreach Academy Trust, effective immediately. As previously reported, the Trust Board is delighted with this appointment and we look forward to working with Phil as we start a new chapter in the Avonreach journey, building on the strong foundations that Clive has helped put in place.
Please join us in thanking Clive for his service and wishing him well in his retirement, welcoming Phil in his new roles and continuing to support the Trust as we move forward together.
Andy Longdon
Chair of Trustees
Avonreach Academy Trust
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Work for students whose teachers are not available to set remote learning
Wed 01 Feb 2023Teaching staff who are not striking have set work on ePraise for students to access remotely. Should students not have any work set as their teacher is on strike they have also been provided with a list of links for English, Maths and Science, also on ePraise. This is copied here for reference:
Should you have a lesson where no work has been provided:
If you are taking public exams at the end of this academic year, you must use this time to make some appropriate revision notes in topic areas they would be most helpful to you. You are not revising but making preparations for when you do – remember the more times you review the same information, over a long period of time, the more likely you will commit this to your long-term memory and be able to retrieve it when you need it in an exam.
If you have an assessment coming up in any subject, use the time to prepare for this.
If you want to engage in some independent learning, you could use the following links to explore a new area of interest within the subject area, or find out more about what you are currently studying in lessons.
English:
Years 7 to 9
Continuity Oak
Curriculum - Curriculum (continuityoak.org.uk)
BBC Teach (for Shakespeare)
KS3 English Literature - BBC Teach
Year 10
Continuity Oak (revision lessons for both ‘Blood Brothers’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’)
Curriculum - Curriculum (continuityoak.org.uk)
English folder of the Student Shared Area
English Lit KS3 - choose sections from the Shakespeare section
Year 11
‘Y11 Independent Study’ in the Student Shared Area (resources/practice questions/links)
Maths:
login: eg 012345@pershore (using your school login number)
password: divide
If you don’t have any tasks/homework on there, you can still choose your own topics to work on independently. Year 8 to Year 10 have upcoming Maths tests and have a revision list on Epraise, which has hyperlinks to Mathswatch videos and practice questions.
Other sites:
https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html
Maths | Pershore High School (there is a document with links to these websites, and more)
Science:
Years 10 & 11
Doddle Science
There are a great deal of resources and simple assessments you can use there
General:
GCSEPod
Available for all students not just those studying GCSE. Sign in with Microsoft 365 login
BBC Teach (for all subjects)
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Strike Action: School Closure for students in Years 7 to 11
Wed 01 Feb 2023Following the decision by the largest teachers’ union, the Nation Education Union (NEU), to take strike action on Wednesday 1st February the school will be closed to students in Years 7 to 11..
Inevitably, industrial action generates strong opinions, especially when children are affected. The industrial action is part of a national dispute between the teaching unions and the Government, and not linked specifically to Pershore High School. A striking colleague’s decision will have been a very difficult one, particularly given their ongoing dedication to your child’s education and welfare. A significant proportion of teachers at Pershore are members of the NEU and it is important that you are aware that the normal school day will be disrupted next Wednesday.
You may be aware that unions do not share specific information about who will be taking industrial action in advance and therefore, in order to plan for a safe and organised school environment, we have to assume that all staff in the NEU will be absent. In addition, there will be staff who are themselves affected by strike action because their child’s primary school, for example, is closing. Therefore, unfortunately, the strike will impact on the majority of students.
The arrangements for Wednesday 1st February are as follows:
Students
Years 7 to 11
The school will be closed to students in Year 7 to Year 11 and they remain at home.
We will provide access to online learning activities for each year group via epraise on Wednesday 1st February, where possible due to staff absence.
Years 12 & 13
Students in Years 12 and Year 13 are expected in school as normal; there is staff capacity to manage their attendance safely. Students should follow their usual timetable, with taught lessons where the teacher is present, and be prepared to work independently on their studies where this is not the case. Students are required on site for the day in the usual way.
Vulnerable students
We have limited capacity to provide supervision at school for students that may be considered vulnerable, following the DfE guidance included in the letter sent to parents on Friday, 27 January; the students will use the facilities for their online learning activities, as those students who are at home.
All students attending school are not required to wear school uniform on Wednesday 1st February.
Transport
School transport will be running as normal on the day. Students attending school should arrive at their usual time and sign in at the school Reception.
Free School Meals and School lunches
All students attending school will have access to Pershore Kitchen as normal. The parents/carers of students eligible for free school meals students who are not attending school will be emailed a Wonde voucher for that day.
There are further strikes planned for Wednesday 1st March, Wednesday 15th March and Thursday 16th March.
Although subsequent strike days may have a similar impact, we will update you with arrangements specific to those dates. As ever, thank you for your forbearance in our attempt to minimise the disruption to your child’s education.
Best wishes,
Phil Hanson
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