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Performance

Please use the following link to access our achievement and attainment performance data.

The 2011 Primary School (Key Stage 2) performance tables were published on 15 December and can be found here

This Term At SHS:

March:

Wednesday 6th:

• Year 8 parents evening
• Runshaw open evening
• Trip to skills north west - Trafford Centre

Thursday 7th:

• Trip to skills north west - Trafford Centre
• Release of January results to candidates

Friday 22nd:

• Last day of term.

European Visitors!

Shevington High School has been thrilled to work with our colleagues at Millbrook Primary School to welcome a group of young Romanian pupils and staff to Wigan.

Shevington pupils had been eagerly anticipating the arrival of our European guests for many weeks.On Friday 8th March 2013 two of our students boarded our school minibuses to collect the Romanian pupils to accompany them to Wigan Town Hall and the Mayor's Parlour!
Our students reported an exciting visit where they were introduced to The Mayor of Wigan Council, Councillor Myra Whiteside. See the image here


The following Monday, March 11th 2013, Romanian pupils and staff arrived at Shevington High School to enjoy a 'typical day' in an English High School.

Pupils integrated brilliantly into our learning pathways and contributed with confidence in all lessons. Romanian teachers were keen to observe teaching methods and many ideas were eagerly exchanged between staff all keen to learn from each other!During the afternoon our Year 7 pupils enjoyed a professional performance of singing and dancing from our talented guests who looked magnificent in their national costumes

The experience was rewarding for all our young people and many lasting friendships were formed as the children relished a rare glimpse into a culture quite different from their own! Click here for picture

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Comic Relief 2013

Shevington high school is celebrating Red Nose Day in style this year.
On Friday 15th March 2013, £1 will be collected during form time and students can wear their own clothes (non-school uniform).
However, students must adhere to normal rules regarding hair colour, nail varnish/make up and jewellery.
Red noses will be on sale to pupils £1.

Various activities will take place at break and lunchtimes but lessons will be as normal.

Break time - Climbing wall will be available to pupils - cost £1.

Lunchtime activities see below.Fund raising activities will include:-

Drama Studio - Hair cut for Mr Bullman, Mr Crookes and Mr Blackburn (£150 must be raised)

Wet sponge throw for Mrs Benson and Mrs Jones (£1 for 3) - Entry cost for pupils to watch 50p

Climbing wall - available at break and lunch for all pupils (Supervision from PE staff Mr Wright)

Languages - Café with drinks and cake for Year 7. (50p entry cost for pupils)

Humanities (room) - Games at lunchtime.

ICT - Play online games for 30 minutes (50p entry cost)

8 Orion to sponsor Miss Naylor to be dressed as a pupil all day.

Mrs Chapman selling pens and pencils at 30p each from Tuesday to Thursday.

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Popular Polyglotz

Shevington High School hosted the second annual Polyglotz Day on Friday 1st March 2013. This popular multi - language day was attended by 76 Year 5 pupils from 14 primary schools across the Wigan Borough!

Enthusiastic, young pupils participated in lively interactive workshops in Italian, French, Spanish and Chinese Mandarin. Pupils worked hard to prepare presentations ready for visitors later in the afternoon.
Pupils enjoyed international cuisine during the day with delicious Danish pastries for Breakfast and a Chinese and Italian themed lunch carefully prepared in Shevington's kitchen.

Throughout the day pupils gradually transformed the school hall into 'The Shevington Grand Café' complete with table decorations and candles! The scene was set to welcome parents, staff and other visitors to afternoon tea and entertainment provided by our Primary pupils,

The Shevington Grand Café was filled to bursting point with guests enjoying delicious fondants and Tiramisu accompanied by a glass of French 'bubbly!' The outstanding background music provided by Daniel Wilson one of our talented young musicians added to the café atmosphere.

All eyes were on our Year 5 pupils as they performed song and dance in Spanish and Italian and a fabulous puppet show revealing their superb French skills!
Finally, Mandarin worked its magic and guests were amazed as pupils introduced themselves to guests in perfect Mandarin!

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Shevington High donate to the "End Polio Charity"

Mr Terry Hogan of Wigan Rotary Club visited school on Friday 1st March to receive a cheque for the "End Polio charity" campaign sponsored by the Rotary Club.

Money has been raised from the sale of Crocus lapel 'badges' which highlight the still relevant Polio vaccination drives.

In many countries where there is mass vaccination the familiar purple colour of the crocus is made into a dye and used to mark the skin on a finger to record those who have received the vaccination.

In the photograph Mr Hogan can be seen with Mr Grant the Headteacher and a number of Senior Students happy to be involved in one of the many charity ventures Shevington High School actively contributes to.

For more information use the following link http://www.endpolio.org/

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Chinese New Year At Shevington High

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Shevington High School pupils have just returned from an exciting and fun-filled adventure in Paris!

On 7th December, 40 pupils and 5 members of staff; Mrs Hames, Mr Edey, Miss Phillips, Ms Soudani and Mr Baxter made an early start on their journey to the PGL Chateau de Grande Romaine outside Paris.

Saturday was action packed, we visited the Louvre and saw the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. We then took a boat cruise along the Seine river and took some great pictures of the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and all the wonderful bridges.In the afternoon, the weather stayed dry and we did a tour of the Christmas markets on the Champs Elysée. It was an unforgettable day!

The icing on the cake was Disneyland on Sunday. We enjoyed many great rides and also spent a lot of money in the Disney shops. Mrs Hames and Miss Phillips loved 'It's a Small World'.

On Monday we were tired but thoroughly enjoyed the journey home and were already reminiscing about our stay..

A magical experience, and another extremely well organised trip, well done the MFL department and a huge thank you to all 5 teachers!

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Children In Need Day 2012

Non uniform day

Click here to read more

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Why SHEVINGTON HIGH is the right choice

To read the full Ofsted report 2012 please click here

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INSPECTION OF SHEVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BY OFSTED

School will be inspected Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 September 2012
Please read the attached letter for further information
Ofsted Inspection Letter
http://www.shevingtonhigh.org.uk/documents/Letter to Parents.pdf

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SHS Sports Day!

Our annual sports day will once again take place at Robin Park on Thursday 19th July.click here for the letter and for more information.

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The Olympic Torch came to Shevington High.

On Friday 1 June Olympic Torch Bearer Hazel Johnson visited Shevington High School. Hazel took the torch around school to show excited students.
Hazel carried the torch around the Wigan Life Centre on Thursday 31 May. She is a badminton player and last year won two gold medals and one silver at the Special Olympics Summer World Games.
Hazel's father Mr Jeff Johnson is a Learning Support Assistant at Shevington High School as well as a badminton coach. Hazel began playing at 9 years old and with the help of her dad has won a collection of medals. Hazel was also chosen as Wigan's disabled Sports Achiever of the Year.
What an inspiration for our students!

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Youth Speaks Tournament at Shevington High School - Tuesday 14th June 2012

On Tuesday 14th June, for the first time, Shevington High hosted the Wigan Schools round of the 2012 Youth Speaks competition. We welcomed teams from Hawkley Hall High School, St.John Fisher RC High School, and St.Peters RC High School.
With Shevington as current Local and District champions, the competition was always going to be tense. However, thanks to the fantastic efforts of staff and pupils, the visiting schools were warmly welcomed, and the teams immediately settled in. With a fairly large audience comprising the other teams, their teachers, members of staff, Rotary club members and some parents, the teams were faced with quite a challenge to step up to! Yet step up they did - the quality of speeches and speakers was, once again, outstanding, and a real credit to the pupils and their teachers/schools.

Mr Lunt welcomed all, then passed over to Assistant Headteacher Mr Giffiths, who spoke about the importance of this event as an opportunity for young people to build their life skills. Terry Hogan of Wigan Rotary club then revealed tthe order of teams and clarified the rules. St.John Fisher opened the competition with a presentation on 'The Art Of Manga', followed by Hawkley Hall with 'Misplaced Money'. Next was St Peters' presentation, 'Theatre: A Place of Educaton or Exploitation?' Finally, Shevington presented their topic: 'Face-ing the Future'. A diverse range of topics, and the hard work put in by teams and teachers was readily apparent.

The judges then went into deliberations - which, we gathered, became quite fraught, as the decision was so close that they had struggled to reach agreement! In the end, St Peters were winners, with Joe Dandy also nominated as Best Speaker; Shevington came second, with Laura Whitter and Matthew Turner nominated as Best Chairperson and Best Vote Of Thanks respectively (for the second year running).So, very well done to St Peters, and indeed to the other teams. We were of course disappointed not to have won on this occasion, but we will strive to regain our title in next year's round!

The competition concluded with presentations of gifts to the teams and the officials, including flowers for Mrs Peacock, who donates the Peter Peacock Shield to the winners of the local competition each year.In the end, the day was a huge success, with all who attended commenting on the excellence of the organisation, the warm welcome, and the quality of the teams' presentations.

Shevington High School would like to thank Wigan Rotary Club for their support; the officials who gave up their time; our staff and pupils who helped make the day such a success; and the other teams for attending. We look forward to travelling to St John Fisher for next year's competition.
Mr Lunt

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Shevington to Host 2012 Youth Speaks Heat for Wigan Schools!

Following their sensational achievement in being crowned District Champions in the 2011 Youth Speaks competition, our team is once again in training for a fresh round of the competition. The stakes are even higher this year, as Shevington High are delighted to have the honour of hosting the competition.

Our Headteacher, Mrs H Mackenzie OBE, said: “I am delighted and thrilled that Shevington can host the Youth Speaks Competition on Tuesday 12 June. It is a wonderful opportunity for young people to showcase their talent and skill. I look forward to listening to some fabulous entries, and welcoming other competing Wigan Schools.”

Mr Lunt, who is responsible for co-ordinating the event, said: “Youth Speaks is a rare opportunity for pupils to face and overcome one of life's scariest situations: public speaking. The competition has plenty of challenges - but it also offers a great chance to build a team, and face those challenges together.”

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Grease is the word!

Tonight is the closing night for our fantastic production! Staff and pupils have worked unbelievably hard and now they're ready to showcase their talents one final time!
Don't miss out on what's promising to be a fantastic show!

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Nothing Stops Learning!

Local Elections didn't get in the way of LEARNING for Year 6 pupils from Shevington Millbrook and Shevington Vale Primary Schools! The pupils and their teachers simply relocated to Shevington High School!
We really enjoyed having our Primary Colleagues and pupils with us for the day and it was fantastic to see the pupils working with great enthusiasm.

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Premier League Reading Stars 2012

On the 3rd of May 2012 our premier league reading stars were invited to watch and meet the Wigan Athletic squad. To view pictures of the event click here

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New School Term

School returns for staff - Monday 16th April
All Pupils return - Tuesday 17th April

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Remembrance of Jason Turner Harris

This week the venture group of pupils will produce button holes and these will be sold in school week beginning Monday 26 March and on Friday 30 March everybody in school will wear their button hole in remembrance of Jason Turner Harris, these will cost £1.00 with proceeds going towards Jason's charity.
A big thank you to all involved.

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Y7 netball team finish 3rd!

The Year 7 Netball team who came 3rd in the League hosted at Robin Park. The successful team members are:

Tia Leyland, Emily Ralph, Jessica Lewis, Sophie Elsden, Lucy Cotton, Jordan Downie, Steph Hart, Charlie Bennett Luanne Hern and Leah Atherton.

I am very proud of so much success not only for our young people but for the quality of staff in leading such events.

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Shevington in the top 100 high performing schools!

SHS recently received a letter from Nick Gibb the School's Minister. To be named as one of the Top 100 High Performing Schools over a 3 year period is an absolutely fantastic accolade for Shevington. There is no doubt that by working closely together we can achieve wonderful outcomes for all of our young people.

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BBC School News Report

On the 15th March 2012, Shevington took part in the BBC School News Report day. To see the outcome click here

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YEAR 10 AND 11 GCSE RESULTS - 8TH MARCH 2012

On Thursday morning pupils from Year 10 and 11 received GCSE certificates for modules that had been completed since September 2011.
There was a great deal of excitement as students received grades from History, English, Media and Science.
We wish all Shevington High School students the best of luck for the remaining components of their GCSE studies!

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Titanic Venture!

The Titanic Literacy Day was on Thursday 1st March 2012.Click here for pictures!

On Thursday 1st March, as a joint celebration of World Book Day and to promote the importance of Literacy, Shevington High School English faculty hosted a day of sea faring activities for y5 pupils from 14 different primary schools. The event involved pupils and staff dressing in an outfit linking to the Titanic theme so pupils arrived donned in anything from evening gowns, tops and tails, flat cap and braces or sailor suits. There were feather bowers galore!

The school hall had been dressed with the front section of the Titanic itself as a centre piece and the corridors of the english faculty adorned with portholes and Titanic memorabilia.
The day focussed on pupils taking part in a series of workshops linked to the theme of the day.
Pupils read about the crew and timeline of events on the Titanic before embarking on a multiple choice quiz using our state of the art PowerVote interactive voting system to register their answers. This was a huge success with all pupils learning some interesting facts about the Titanic and showing they could remember them.

Pupils moved on to put themselves in the position of those on the Titanic on its maiden voyage.  They watched some film clips to help them imagine the setting and atmosphere before writing diary entries about their anticipation and excitement as they set off on this epic journey. They created word clouds showing their wide emotional vocabulary and excellent presentation skills and even wrote some poems with a nautical theme.

Pupils completed their complement of workshops with a dramatic re-enactment of the ship's journey timed to music and a voice over. They were able to demonstrate many emotions of the event through mime and body language and showed great maturity in presenting their work. A number of Shevington High School, Year 8 pupils ably supported the workshops showing great ability to work with younger pupils and support the smooth running of the day as a whole.

The day ended with a celebration of all things Titanic as parents, staff and pupils joined together to present some of the work from the day. An overwhelming number of pupils wanted to share their work and did so brilliantly well with the ship as a backdrop whilst parents enjoyed afternoon tea in the ship's lounge.
March 1st, 2012

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SHS Ski Trip 2012! - Pictures

During February half term (18th-26th), pupils from year 10 and 11 travelled to Courmayeur in the Italian Alps to take part in various winter sports activities, including skiing and snowboarding. Our pupils had a fantastic time, experiencing different cultures, developing new skills and gaining new friendships. All of our pupils were fantastic ambassadors for the school, showing a mature and sensible manner. All members of staff who accompnied the pupils would like to congratulate them on a brilliant week of skiing and snowboarding. Pictures and videos are now on our Facebook page

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Top 100 Schools

Shevington High School is now amongst the 100 top performing schools based on sustained improvement over the last 3 years. See the letter from Nick Gibb - here.

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Shevington Speakers Shine On!

Youth Speaks Team named winners of 2012 Intermediate District Final

Despite the fact we had to give up our Saturday in half term...the Youth Speaks team, their parents, Terry Hogan of the Rotary Club - and of course, myself - journeyed to the tranquil setting of the Forest Hills Hotel in Frodsham, Cheshire, to compete against three other schools for the title of Intermediate District champions 2012.

Once again the level of competition was very, very challenging. The tension was much more palatable than the Leigh Zone Final.

A fourth position in the draw didn't help nerves, as the team had to sit through the other competitiors' presentations, and realise just how tough they were going to be to beat! There were a number of truly outstanding performances and speeches, and we all wondered whether the team could once again rise to the occasion...

Once again, they proved they are a TEAM above all else, giving an outstanding performance, with little or no reliance on notes (which endeared them greatly to a tough and experienced judging panel).

After what seemed like an eternal wait, the individual awards were made first - with Laura Whitter being awarded Best Chairperson, and Ben Foster Best Speaker, in the Intermediate category! Amazing!

Following this, Bury Boys Grammar School were announced as Runners Up...and Shevington High School as the winners of this year's competition!

The team were once again ecstatic. This means ourselves and Bury go through to the Regional final - same venue, Sunday 25th March - when eight Intermediate teams will present...but only ONE will go through to the National final in Wales.

Can we do it?

From what I have seen, I have every reason to believe we can. Shine on, Shevington Speakers!

Mr Lunt
27th February 2012

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Ski Trip Information

On Saturday 18th February 2012, 38 of our year 10 and 11 pupils are travelling to the Italian Alps to experience various snow sports activities.
Pupils will depart school at 1 pm on Saturday 18th February 2012. (Pupils are asked to be at school no later than 15 minutes prior to departure-12:45 pm)

Pupils will travel down to Dover, taking an evening ferry to Calais, travelling overnight to our resort, Courmayeur, Italy.

Once in the resort, pupils will engage in various snow sport activities, including skiing and snowboarding

On the evening of Saturday 25th February 2012, pupils will begin their journey home, arriving back at school on Sunday 26th February at approximately 2 pm. (Depending upon traffic conditions) – If this time changes, pupils/accompanying teachers will contact parents with an updated time of arrival

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Dear Parent/Carer

I have been asked by Mr and Mrs Harris to give you details with regards to Jason’s funeral.

This will take place on Friday 24 February

The service is at 10.45 am

This will be held at St Anne’s Parish Church, Church Lane, Shevington

The family have said that they are willing to accept flowers or donations. The donations will be in aid of the intensive care unit of Manchester Royal Children’s Hospital. If you so wish to send flowers or give a donation please do this via the funeral Directors:

R Banks & Son Funerals Ltd
Halliwell House
758 Ormskirk Road
Pemberton
Wigan
WN5 8BB
Telephone: 01942 222156

During the next half term I will be working with the pupils to decide on a memorial for Jason here in school and will give further details throughout the term.

I must commend all of our pupils for their thoughtfulness, kindness and empathy for Jason and his family. They have been absolutely superb.

Kind regards.
Yours sincerely
Mrs H Mackenzie OBE
Headteacher

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Youth Speaks Win Again! 02/02/2012

On a cold and frosty night, our intrepid Youth Speaks team of Laura Whitter (Chairperson), Ben Foster (Speaker) and Matthew Turner (Proposer of the Vote of Thanks) plus their proud parents and, of course, myself - journeyed to darkest Leigh for the Zone finals of the current Youth Speaks public speaking competition.

Nerves had begun to show in rehearsals earlier this week, and the team had seemed less confident than they were before the local competition last June. However, in the face of some eloquent and powerful speeches from the first two schools, our team took their places and proceeded to give a performance that showed they could truly rise to the occcasion. Laura introduced the team and their topic with confidence and style; Ben delivered a powerful and passionate speech; and Matthew topped off the team's efforts with an enthusiastic and sincere close to the proceedings.

The tension built as we sat through all the other teams' speeches, which were very interesting and covered a range of topics. We then had to endure a short break while the judges deliberated. Shevington were announced as successful in going through to the District Final, on Saturday 25th February, at Frodsham.

What stood out most for me was how our team could easily have competed at the Senior level. Unlike some of the teams, they knew their speeches almost by heart, and made little reference to notes or cards. A number of the adults attending came to me to praise the team's performance. They truly were a credit to themselves and our school.

I would like to thank the team, their parents, and Terry Hogan from the Rotary Club for the support and enthusiasm shown so far in the competition. Onwards to the next round!
Mr Lunt

Shevington In The News

Check out our fantastic BBC School News Report day here!

Check back soon for more news and clippings of Shevington in the news!

Vision for learning

We intend that Shevington High School recognises the value of each pupil as an individual and the importance of nurturing every aspect of their personality - intellectual, creative, emotional, physical and spiritual. The school's aims and values are necessarily closely interlinked to ensure that pupils are provided with the opportunity to develop a reasoned set of attitudes, beliefs and values.

We are a family centred school in a community that nurtures potential, embraces technological innovation and fosters high aspirations to succeed in education, work and life.

All different, all equal
Taking pride
Succeeding together
Meeting the future

Shevington High School aims to provide a secure and caring environment where children:

Are safe

Are healthy

Enjoy and Achieve

Make a positive contribution

Achieve economic well-being

The 5 Shevington Standards

At Shevington High School in order to meet the aims of this policy, Students and Adults are expected at all times to work hard to meet our 5 Shevington Standards which we have set in order to promote respect. Our attitudes, systems and rules are drawn from and support these standards.

They are:-

We will show respect for each other at all times

We will show respect for School property and another person's property at all times

We will show respect for ourselves and others by ensuring that our actions do not put at risk the health and safety of ourselves or others

We will show respect for ourselves and others by ensuring a high standard of personal appearance and organisation.

We will show respect for ourselves and others by supporting a positive climate for learning

Personalised Learning

The term personalised learning means maintaining a focus on individual progress, in order to maximise all learners' capacity to learn, achieve and participate. This means supporting and challenging each learner to achieve national standards and gain the skills they need to thrive and succeed throughout their lives.

Nurture Learning

We are committed to our nurture learning pathway and have witnessed the enormous benefits it affords to pupils.

The pathway is aimed at pupils who have not fully gained the personal and social competences needed to achieve success through a mainstream curriculum. This has often resulted in low levels of learning and in particular poor literacy.

The aim of the pathway is to provide support for missed learning experiences in a primary style setting with moderated provision, targeted to support and address their individual needs. The belief is that within this nurturing environment pupils will develop the social, emotional and learning skills to raise self esteem and independence and underpin future success.

As in all learning pathways in school pupils' progress will be monitored and careful planning and preparation will be used to integrate pupils into mainstream pathways if or when it becomes appropriate.

Curriculum Model for KS3 & KS4

Our vision is for a curriculum which will provide learning opportunities and support for all young people which nurtures potential, embraces technological innovation and fosters high aspirations to succeed in education, work and life.

The curriculum is designed to meet statutory requirements and support the intended outcomes of the national curriculum. It is all the planned learning experiences for pupils, is inclusive and promotes community cohesion.

The focus for learning for all pupils is the development of the attitudes and attributes needed to achieve success, the skills for learning, life and enjoyment and knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

The aim is to develop a coherent curriculum that builds on young people's experiences in the primary phase and that helps all young people to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.

Specifically, the curriculum is intended to help young people to:

Achieve high standards and make better progress

Narrow the attainment gap and enable those not achieving age-related expectations at age 11 to catch up with their peers

Have and be able to use high-quality personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS) and become independent learners

Have and be able to use high-quality functional skills

Be challenged and stretched to achieve their potential

Have increased commitment to and enjoyment of learning leading to participation to 19 and beyond

In addition we believe that the curriculum should:

Personalise learning to promote motivation and engagement

Increase the focus on English and Maths

Ensure effective transition at all levels

Be fully inclusive

Promote current and future well being

Provide opportunities to access innovative technologies

Provide opportunities for those pupils with gifts and talents to excel

Meet the specific needs of all pupils including those with disabilities and with special educational needs.

Pathway Groupings

In Years 7 to 9 pupils are placed in Pathways groups. The aim of this arrangement is to provide the best learning environment to support all pupils to achieve success. It allows for the delivery of individual personalised learning within the context of a group of pupils of broadly similar ability. The naming of the pathways after constellations of stars reflects the belief that all pupils are stars and will, with our help, find a way to shine.

The number and nature of the Pathways is determined by the specific needs of each cohort.

Pathway groupings support transition at Key Stage 2 by providing consistency for pupils, allowing them to form strong relationships with each other and with their teachers. It ensures that a number of the initial challenges such as pupils finding their way around the site and forming new friendship groups are minimised. Pupils in a particular pathway follow the same timetable and are thus able to move around school together so locating teaching rooms more easily.
Pathways groupings are constantly monitored and movement between groups is facilitated as considered appropriate to meet the emotional and academic potential of individual pupils.

Literacy 2011 - 2012

November 2012:

Click the link below to read more about our very own Mrs Garfield being appointed as National Literacy Champion for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT)

http://www.ssatuk.co.uk/ssat/programmes-support/achievement/literacy/literacy-champions/

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October 2012:

UKLA Book Awards 2013

Ms Garfield has been asked by the UK Literacy Association to form a panel of teacher-judges for their Book Awards this year. The Awards are the only ones in the country that are voted for by teachers for use in school libraries and within the classroom.

The team of judges comprise Ms Garfield, Mr McIntyre, Mrs Williams, Miss Perry, Mr Lunt and Mr Baxter. At the start of next month, 20 books will arrive, and it is their task to read all the books and discuss which 6 should be shortlisted. This will not be an easy decision to make! They then have to argue with other panels of judges about which one they think should be the overall winner.

Students can become involved by reading some of the books themselves and putting forward their reviews to the panel of judges. They will also be asked to create a video about their thoughts on the short-listed 6 titles nearer to the Awards Evening on 5th July 2013 at Liverpool Hope University. It is a great accolade for Shevington High School to be involved in such a high-profile event, and it is hoped that students (as well as teachers) will have the opportunity to meet the short-listed authors at the Awards Ceremony.
Shevington High School really IS a reading community

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September 2012:

Click here to read a fantastic article from SSAT about reading for pleasure featuring our very own Mrs Garfield!

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July 2012:

Year 6 Transition Passport - Rooted In Reading

On our recent Induction Day, all Year 6 students transferring to Shevington in September were issued with a 'Transition Passport' to record their reading from Year 6 (with assistance from their Primary Teachers). Students were given a series of tasks to complete over the summer, as they look forward to joining Shevington's reading community. The Secondary tasks do not need to be completed until September, but all students completing their passports successfully will receive a badge. It also helps us understand the kinds of texts students like to read so we can order suitable reading material for the library! Don't forget, students have ALL been given log in information for Lexia, so remember to log on over the summer. 20 minutes three times a week is all that is needed!

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Lexia

It may be summer, but that doesn't mean you can't keep up with your work on Lexia. It is possible to download Lexia to your home computer and continue with your 20 minute sessions three times a week over the holidays. Many students have had excellent gains in reading age from logging in regularly, and there is no reason for this to stop over the next 6weeks! If you'd like to log on from home, please see Ms Garfield for a letter and instructions on how to do so. Our Year 6 students are working on this over the summer in preparation for their arrival at Shevington as our new Year 7s.There will be prizes awarded for all students logging on for an average of 60 minutes a week over the holidays. These will be presented in the first week of the new term.....so get logging on!

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June 2012:

In the library this term it's all about the Olympics.

Form teams will compete in different challenges during Registration times and also in the library lessons. Challenges will take on many forms including a task set for 20 minutes 12 seconds. It's all about the team�work. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for individual events and prizes for the first past the finishing line. Good luck to all competitors!

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Youth Speaks Tournament held at Shevington High School

Tuesday 14th June 2012
On Tuesday 14th June, for the first time, Shevington High hosted the Wigan Schools round of the 2012 Youth Speaks competition. We welcomed teams from Hawkley Hall High School, St.John Fisher RC High School, and St.Peter High School.

With Shevington as current Local and District champions, the competition was always going to be tense. However,thanks to the fantastic efforts of staff and pupils, the visiting schools were warmly welcomed, and the teams immediately settled in.

With a fairly large audience comprising the other teams, their teachers, members of staff, Rotary club members and some parents, the teams were faced with quite a challenge to step upto! Yet step up they did - the quality of speeches and speakers was, once again, outstanding, and a real credit to the pupils and their teachers/schools.

Mr Lunt welcomed everyone, then passed over to Assistant Headteacher Mr Griffiths, who spoke about the importance of this event as an opportunity for young people to build their life skills. Terry Hogan of Wigan Rotary club then revealed the order of teams and clarified the rules.

St.John Fisher opened the competition with a presentation on 'The Art Of Manga',
Hawkley Hall followed with 'Misplaced Money'.
Next was St Peters' presentation, 'Theatre: A Place of Education or Exploitation?
Finally, Shevington presented their topic: 'Face-ing the Future'.

A diverse range of topics, and the hard work put in by teams and teachers was readily apparent.
The judges went into deliberations - which, we gathered, became quite fraught, as the decision was so close that they had struggled to reach agreement! In the end, St Peters were winners, with Joe Dandy also nominated as Best Speaker; Shevington came second, with Laura Whitter and Matthew Turner nominated as Best Chairperson and Best Vote Of Thanks respectively (for the second year running). So, very well done to St Peters, and indeed to the other teams. We were of course disappointed not to have won on this occasion, but we will strive to regain our title in next year's round! The competition concluded with presentations of gifts to the teams and the officials,including flowers for Mrs Peacock, who donates the 'Peter Peacock Shield' to the winners of the local competition each year.' The day was a huge success, with all who attended commenting on the excellence of the organisation, the warm welcome, and the quality of the teams' presentations.

Shevington High School would like to thank Wigan Rotary Club for their support; the officials who gave up their time; our staff and pupils who helped make the day such a success; and the other teams for attending. We look forward to travelling to St John Fisher for next year's competition.

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May 2012:

Shevington to Host 2012 Youth Speaks Heat for Wigan Schools'

Following their sensational achievement in being crowned District Champions inthe 2011 Youth Speaks competition, our team is once again in training for a fresh round of the competition. The stakes are even higher this year, as Shevington High are delighted to have the honour of hosting the competition."I am delighted and thrilled that Shevington can host the Youth Speaks Competition on Tuesday 12th June.It is a wonderful opportunity for young people to showcase their talent and skill. I look forward tolistening to some fabulous entries, and welcoming other competing Wigan Schools." Mr Lunt who is responsible for co-ordinating the event said: "Youth Speaks is a rare opportunity for pupils to face one of life's scariest challenges: public speaking. The competition has plenty of challenges -but it also offers a great chance to build a team, and face those challenges together."

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Premier League Reading Stars (PLRS) meet the Premier League Football Stars!

On Thursday 3rd May, our dedicated PLRS enjoyed a visit to Wigan Athletic's Training Ground to watch the players train. Accompanied by Miss Almond, Miss Jones and Mr Crookes, they got to meet the players and manager, gaining photos and autographs from all they met. For many, it was a dream come true. Jonathan and Tim attended and produced the following report:

"We all gathered in the library with the excitement looming. We waited patiently outside school, and for a moment we thought they would never come! Finally we got into the bus and travelled to the Training Ground. Nerves started to take over as we saw the great cars in the car park. When we reached the players, they lined up to sign autographs on our programmes and shirts - they were all very polite and spoke good English. Our Librarian Miss Jones almost fainted (who wouldn't)! We met the manager too and had our photos taken.After meeting them, we watched them train. It looked like they were having a great laugh. When we had to leave it was a shame because we wished we had more time to get to know the players. I'll definitely be in PLRS next year so we can come back and meet them again."

Premier League Reading Stars meet every Thursday in the Library at lunchtime. See Miss Jones or Mr Crookes for details. Report by Jonathan Whitfield 7P and Tim Hartley 7C.

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April 2012:

Youth Speaks

Laura Whitter, Matthew Turner and Ben Foster took part in the Youth Speaks Team District Final at Frodsham last Sunday giving their best performance to date.

They were up against some very tough competition but on this occasion did not make it through to the final, they remain the local Zone and District Champions for the next 12 months so well done team! The 2012-2013 competition begins on 12th June. My thanks go to Mr Lunt, the team and their parents who have taken time out of their own busy schedules to help prepare for the competition and to attend the previous rounds.

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Talk for Writing

7 and 8 Orion have been working on a new literacy initiative called 'Talk for Writing'. Having studied and learned 'Voices in the Park' (complete with actions), they have gone on to write their own stories which were proudly displayed during our recent Arts Mark Assessment. They also demonstrated their writing talents to visitors from schools in the North East who were so impressed with their work, that they are going to introduce the same scheme in their own schools!

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Reading Champions

Tuesday lunchtime's boys only club have been working hard looking for even more suitable reading material to purchase for the Library. So far, they've chosen a set of graphic novels and subscribed to a number of magazines, including ones for football, gaming and fishing. They've continued tweeting celebrities and are receiving regular feedback!

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Global Reading Challenge

Every month, Miss Jones runs a reading initiative in the library that is always popular with a large number of our students. This time it's a Global Reading Challenge, with students receiving a passport and collecting air miles in return for time they spend reading. Some students have already been around the world and are now flying back in the opposite direction.

We're hoping everyone will land back in London in time for the Olympic Reading Challenge, complete with a 3-D stadium, running track and medals

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March 2012:

Leaders in Literacy

On 15th March, senior leaders from Oakfields Community College, Middlesborough and Oasis Academy, Wintringham, spent the day at Shevington High School looking at how literacy is delivered throughout the school and curriculum. Our visitors had heard about the good work here from a training course Ms Garfield has been delivering to schools around the North of England.

During the day, our visitors were able to watch Toe by Toe being delivered to our younger pupils by students in Years 10 and 11. They visited French and Spanish classes to see how VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openings and Punctuation) was being used to improve writing in all languages, and they enjoyed a performance of stories by Years 7 and 8 Orion in the Drama Studio. Our visitors also got to have a go on 'Lexia' and were impressed with the information it provided about the literacy needs of students.

They were very impressed by the hard work of the staff and students and Shevington, and already they have contacted us to say they're trying out some of Shevington's ideas in their own schools!

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Premier League Reading Stars (PLRS)

This football-based reading initiative started in fine style with a visit from Wigan Athletic's Literacy Co-ordinator, Gareth Nolan. Not only did he talk about the importance of literacy in football, but he also brought tickets so everyone could go to the match....it's just a shame that Shevington's pupils didn't manage to bring them any good luck!!
Mr Crookes and Miss Jones run this football-based reading club every Thursday lunchtime in the Library. We're now well into our fixture list and the teams are doing very well indeed. This week, every participant was given their own PLRS 2012 Football Key ring as a memento of taking part, and three shiny trophies arrived ready to be presented to the top Goal Scorers at the end of the season.

On the 24th April, 10 lucky participants will be attending Wigan Athletic's Training Ground to watch the players train and meet them for photos, questions and autographs afterwards. A full match report will be posted on the website!

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BBC School Report

March 15th saw Shevington's first participation in the BBC's School Report. A hectic day was had with students, Mr Lunt and Mr Lewis hastily filming from the 'studio', editing highlights from Youth Speaks and the Ski Trip, and interviewing visitors in the school. The results can be seen on our website and on the BBC's School Report website too. It was such a success, that there are plans to televise highlights from the term more regularly, and a commitment to contribute an even larger report for next year!

Well done to Mr Lewis, Mr Lunt and all the students taking part!

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Shevington Speakers Shine On!

Youth Speaks Team named winners of 2012 Intermediate District Final Despite the fact we had to give up our Saturday in half term...the Youth Speaks team, their parents, Terry Hogan of the Rotary Club - and of course, myself - journeyed to the tranquil setting of the Forest Hills Hotel in Frodsham, Cheshire, to compete against three other schools for the title of Intermediate District champions 2012. Once again the level of competition was very, very challenging. The tension was much more palatable than the Leigh Zone Final. A fourth position in the draw didn't help nerves, as the team had to sit through the other competitors' presentations, and realise just how tough they were going to be to beat! There were a number of truly outstanding performances and speeches, and we all wondered whether the team could once again rise to the occasion...

Once again, they proved they are a TEAM above all else, giving an outstanding performance, with little or no reliance on notes (which endeared them greatly to a tough and experienced judging panel). After what seemed like an eternal wait, the individual awards were made first -with Laura Whitter being awarded Best Chairperson, and Ben Foster Best Speaker, in the Intermediate category! Amazing! Following this, Bury Boys Grammar School were announced as Runners Up...and Shevington High School as the winners of this year's competition! The team were once again ecstatic. This means ourselves and Bury go through to the Regional final - same venue, Sunday 25th March - when eight Intermediate teams will present...but only ONE will go through to the National final in Wales. Can we do it? From what I have seen, I have every reason to believe we can. Shine on, Shevington Speakers!

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Premier League Reading Stars

Monday 27th February saw the launch of Premier League Reading Stars at Shevington High School. Gareth Nolan, from Wigan Athletic, came to the library at lunchtime to speak to students interested in joining in with this football-based reading challenge. He talked about the importance of reading, explaining his job at Wigan Athletic, and even answering some questions from our students!

As part of the Reading Challenge, students form teams (like football) and hold fixtures. These will be led by Mr Crookes and Miss Jones. There will be a warm up followed by a game... just like a proper match! Wigan Athletic have already donated some free tickets for matches, and ten lucky participants (those that attend regularly and make good progress in their reading) will be attending the training ground on 24th April to watch training and meet some of the players!
Would you like to be involved?

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Reading Champions Success

The boys from Reading Champions have been using Shevington High School's Twitter account to 'tweet' sportsmen and male celebrities asking for their favourite book and how often they read.
Imagine their surprise when they received tweets from David Baddiel (author/comedian), Joey Barton and Phil Neville (footballers)! The local newspaper was interested in what they were doing and came to take photos of the group with their 'Tweet of the Day'. The club has also been given £200 by Mrs Mackenzie to spend on magazine subscriptions and books that they'd like to see in the library to encourage more boys to read.

Reading Champions runs in the Library every Tuesday from 1.30pm. All welcome, it doesn't matter if you haven't been before! See Mr Baxter, Mr Lewis or Mr Holcroft for more information!

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LEXIA

Shevington High School has taken the opportunity to be involved in a 3 month trial of a phonics-based literacy programme delivered via computer! In national trials, large gains on reading age have been made in a short period of time, so it was decided to conduct a trial with our students.

Lexia only needs to be worked on for 20 minutes 3-4 times a week, but the 'games' students conduct in that time help them to strengthen their reading, spelling and comprehension skills considerably. Many year 7, 8 and 9 students have been involved, and the results will be available after Easter. However, already students are making huge gains in their reading skills as a result of the time they have spent working on Lexia.

Because it is web-based, Lexia can be installed on home computers, thus allowing the student to access it from home. This is ideal for students who need extra support, but aren't able to take time out of curriculum to do so. It also means that work can continue at home during school holidays, ensuring that the learning doesn't stop when school does!

If you feel your son/daughter would benefit from using Lexia at home, please contact Ms Garfield for further information. It is simple to install, requires no input from parents - your student sits at the computer with headphones on and simply follows the instructions. Results are monitored within school and any issues can be picked up on and taught at school. For more information go to www.lexiauk.co.uk

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Titanic Venture!

On Thursday 1st March, as a joint celebration of World Book Day and to promote the importance of Literacy, Shevington High School English faculty hosted a day of sea faring activities for y5 pupils from 14 different primary schools. The event involved pupils and staff dressing in an outfit linking to the Titanic theme – so pupils arrived donned in anything from evening gowns, tops and tails, flat cap and braces or sailor suits. There were feather bowers galore! The school hall had been dressed with the front section of the Titanic itself as a centre piece and the corridors of the English faculty adorned with portholes and Titanic memorabilia.

The day focussed on pupils taking part in a series of workshops linked to the theme of the day. Pupils read about the crew and timeline of events on the Titanic before embarking on a multiple choice quiz using our state of the art PowerVote interactive voting system to register their answers. This was a huge success with all pupils learning some interesting facts about the Titanic and showing they could remember them.

Pupils moved on to put themselves in the position of those on the Titanic on its maiden voyage. They watched some film clips to help them imagine the setting and atmosphere before writing diary entries about their anticipation and excitement as they set off on this epic journey. They created word clouds showing their wide emotional vocabulary and excellent presentation skills and even wrote some poems with a nautical theme.

Pupils completed their complement of workshops with a dramatic re-enactment of the ship's journey timed to music and a voice over. They were able to demonstrate many emotions of the event through mime and body language and showed great maturity in presenting their work. A number of Shevington High School, Year 8 pupils ably supported the workshops showing great ability to work with younger pupils and support the smooth running of the day as a whole.

The day ended with a celebration of all things Titanic as parents, staff and pupils joined together to present some of the work from the day. An overwhelming number of pupils wanted to share their work and did so brilliantly well with the ship as a backdrop whilst parents enjoyed afternoon tea in the ship's lounge.

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February 2012:

Shevington Speakers Steam Ahead in Youth Speaks Heats! 7pm Thursday 2nd February 2012

On a cold and frosty night, our intrepid Youth Speaks team of Laura Whitter (Chairperson), Ben Foster (Speaker) and Matthew Turner (Proposer of the vote of thanks) - plus their proud parents and, of course, myself - journeyed to darkest Leigh for the Zone finals of the current Youth Speaks public speaking competition.

With a warm welcome and an atmospheric setting in the grand hall of Bedford High School's Upper School, our team found themselves up against two other schools at the Intermediate level, with another six schools competing at the Senior level.

The bar was raised even higher at this next stage, and the pressure was increased by a much larger audience to address. With no microphones, each team had to really project their voices to make sure they could be heard even at the back. Nerves had begun to show in rehearsals earlier this week, and the team had seemed less confident than they were before the local competition last June. However, in the face of some eloquent and powerful speeches from the first two schools, our team took their places and proceeded to give a performance that showed they could truly rise to the occasion. Laura introduced the team and their topic with confidence and style; Ben delivered a powerful and passionate speech; and Matthew topped off the team's efforts with an enthusiastic and sincere close to the proceedings. The tension built as we sat through all the other teams' speeches, which were very interesting and covered a range of topics. We then had to endure a short break while the judges deliberated. I was confident, though; I knew, as soon as the team came off, they had done enough to beat the other two teams. But would the judges agree?

Of course they did! Shevington were announced as successful in going through to the District Final, on Saturday 25th February, at Frodsham.

What stood out most for me was how our team could easily have competed at the Senior level. Unlike some of the teams, they knew their speeches almost by heart, and made little reference to notes or cards. A number of the adults attending came to me to praise the team's performance. They truly were a credit to themselves and our school. I would like to thank the team, their parents, and Terry Hogan from the Rotary Club for the support and enthusiasm shown so far in the competition. Onwards to the next round!

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January 2012:

READING INTERVENTION

There are a number of interventions currently available to our students at Shevington who currently have reading ages below their actual (chronological) age. We have Toe�by�Toe phonics�based programme delivered by Reading Mentors every morning in the library during form time. Staff are currently being trained on the techniques of the "Better Reading Programme" ready for delivery from February onwards.

Guided Reading is used in both Orion Groups and in three KS3 Reading Intervention Groups held weekly.  In addition, all students with a gap between reading and actual age, have access to Lexia which can be conducted in lessons and also at home.

Orion Students are working on "Talk for Writing" leading on to Storytelling. This new group will be working with the Primary Schools, telling stories for the benefit of the younger children, but also to improve their own reading, writing and communication skills.

Reading Champions is targeting boys in particular, using male role models from the staff and senior students to promote reading for enjoyment.

In addition, Miss Jones in the Library runs a rich mixture of reading events, initiatives and groups that students can join! See Miss Jones for more details!

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BBC School Report

Shevington has signed up to take part in the BBC's 'School Report' this year. At the end of this month, Mr Lunt and Mr Lewis will be going to the BBC studios in Liverpool to undertake some training in order to support pupils in the project. BBC School Report will give budding reporters the opportunity to practice their journalistic skills around local and national topics culminating in a news broadcast that will be aired on Thursday 15th March on the BBC News Channel.
Any roving reporters interested in taking part should speak to Mr Lunt or Mr Lewis.

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READING CHAMPIONS

Government figures show that boys' performance is consistently lower than girls' in all literacy related tasks and tests in England for all age groups.  This gender gap also exists when looking at attitudes to reading and reading for enjoyment. Many more boys than girls hold negative views towards reading. There are four main reasons for this:

Boys like reading different types of material to girls (magazines, comics, graphic novels, non�fiction)

Boys like active involvement

Boys like purpose

Boys need male reading role models

In order to address this issue, Shevington has launched "Reading Champions" � a boys only club held every Tuesday lunchtime in the library, run by Mr Baxter, Mr Holcroft and Mr Lewis, assisted by some of our senior students.Already the Reading Champions have conducted a survey into reading attitudes amongst their male peers, and this will help inform the choices made regarding books and resources in the library. They have put forward a member for the Library Focus Group and are in the process of making their own webpage on Shevinton High School's site and creating a closed Facebook Group in order to share ideas, book/magazine reviews and recommendations. Their Reading Champions noticeboard is currently under construction, and this will help them communicate the best reads to the rest of the school.

Although we aim to encourage wider reading of books amongst the boys at Shevington, it is also about engaging with digital media, non�fiction texts and social networking technologies � harnessing them all to encourage more and more of our boys to engage in reading. We will also be inviting Guest Speakers to the lunchtime sessions to discuss the types of publications they like to read.

Boys can join at any time � just come along to the Library on a Tuesday at lunchtime. Badges and Certificates are available to reward all those promoting reading at Shevington High School.

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December 2011:

THIS YEAR'S READATHON (SPONSORED READING EVENT)

Miss Jones the Librarian will again run this event which takes place from 1st 14 December. The Readathon is aimed at year 7 and 8 pupils who want to be involved, but any interested students are welcome to take part. Prizes for the 'most sponsorship money raised is as below:

Top Girl and Boy - Terry Pratchett novel "The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents"

Top Form - Tin of chocolates (for forms with a number of entrants)

Top Class - Tin of chocolatess (for those English groups with a number of entrants)

As a reward for taking part every entrant will receive a metal pin badge "Readathon 2011" when handing in their sponsorship money.

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NATIONAL POETRY – Please read below article published in a Wigan newspaper

PUPILS at a Wigan secondary school were given a surprise when they received a "Goedemorgen" message from the Netherlands after a balloon release.
Pupils at Shevington High School released their balloons with poems attached to them to mark National Poetry Day last month. Helped by strong winds blowing across the Atlantic Ocean, many of the balloons travelled nearly 500 miles to the coast of the Netherlands, where they were found on a beach by Rina Leydekkers three days after they were released. She got in touch with the school through Facebook and reunited the balloons and their poems with the original owners. A total of 15 balloons were found together on the beach. Two of them belonged to: a Year 8 pupil - Philip Hunter and a Year 7 pupil - Hannah Mills, and because were found a further half a mile up the beach, this made them the competition winners.

Philip and Hannah were presented with a £10 book token as their prize. Teacher Deb Garfield, one of the event organisers, said: "It was a fantastically successful event and we're definitely going to run it again next year. "We would never have guessed the balloons would get as far as they did, but we're hoping they will go even further next year."

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November 2011:

KITS LITERATURE QUIZ

On Monday 14 November a team of 6, year 8 pupils were involved in preparations for the North West heats of the Kid's Literature Quiz which was held at St Gregory's High School in Warrington. The pupils were Charlotte Cheetham, Laura Whitter, Jolie Moon, Georgia Woodcock, Emma Gleave and Timmy Grindley. This is a prestigious international competition with Heats in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The winner of the UK Heats will go to the final in Auckland, New Zealand. 4 students from our team took part in the heat this week. Teams had travelled from all corners of the North of England and the competition was stiff. The defending UK champions from Cockermouth School, who also achieved 3rd Place in the World Final last year, were there to defend their title. Shevington High School's team came a respectable 7th out of 22 teams having battled their way through themed rounds about a wide range of kid's literature. The reigning champions won the Heat and will go through to the UK final.

I would like to praise all 6 students for their excellent team spirit, their determination to fight on despite the intense competition and their good sportsmanship throughout. They were a real credit to the school. We look forward to selecting a 'well read' team for next year's event.

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October 2011:

NATIONAL POETRY DAY

On Thursday 6th October, Shevington High School pupils wrote poems during form time on this year's theme - Games. Students looked at the many different aspects of 'games'; some choosing to write about computer games, football, board and card games, and even the Olympics in 2012.

The best 100 poems were chosen and attached to balloons in the school's uniform colours. They were released by winning students at lunchtime, the strong winds taking them high up into the sky. Each poem has the school's address so that when they are found they will be returned to school with details of the location and time they were discovered. A book token is on offer for the student whose balloon gets the furthest. Deb Garfield, Associate Deputy Headteacher said: "It's important to involve students in all literacy events, and at Shevington this is something we are keen to promote. They've enjoyed exploring the theme through language and are excited about the poems being returned. The winds will certainly help us get a long way. In previous schools we've had returns from Denmark, France and Germany, so I'm hoping Shevington's pupils will beat this."

The event was organised by Ms Garfield and our School Librarian, Miss Jones: "It is just the first of many events the school is planning to promote and celebrate literacy".

Options

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Homework Rationale

Homework can be and should be a way of enriching a child's education. Here at Shevington High School we want to encourage independent learners that are both self-disciplined and responsible. We want our young learners to leave Shevington with the right tools to equip them once they move onto the next step of their journey through life. Homework can be in the form of a variety of activities, but should always extend a person's learning.

Aims and Objectives

To provide learning opportunities outside of the classroom

To enable pupils to make excellent progress academically

To allow learners to gain a wide range of skills in their time at school

To encourage communication between home and school so that pupils get the most out of their homework experience

Whole school homework policy

This is currently being reviewed by Mrs Banks. Please refer to Faculty Handbooks for the policy relating to individual subject areas.

Use of Planner

Attendance Leaflet

Reporting

Year	Date to be posted home
7	12th July
8	12th July
9	12th July
10	12th July
11	TBC

College & 6th Form

When pupils leave Shevington High School at the end of Key Stage 4 there are a range of post 16 options, which include:

St John Rigby

Runshaw College

Wigan & Leigh College

Southport College

Winstanley College

Primary Transition

Primary transition will be available soon.

Lettings

Please find below the relevant documents:

Current lettings

Sports lettings

Letting prices

Letting policy

VAT exemption form

ICT Support

Welcome to the school's Dashboard and Remote application server help page. Here you'll find helpful advice, tips and fixes.

Dashboard:

The school's Dashboard is currently undergoing changes to enable every department and area in school to have the latest upto date information available to the staff, pupils and in some sections governors and parents.

If basic support is needed please contact clewis@shevingtonhigh.org.uk

Remote Logon:

By logging in to the Remote Application Server you will be able to access your documents ANYWHERE in the world!
Also available is several programs which may be beneficial to your educational needs.
To login simply enter your username and password in the boxes. If you are unsure of how to login please click on the helpful guide below for tips about the remote application.

Using the Remote Application Server guide

If you are experiencing errors when logging in you may need to update your internet browser or download a specific patch for the server.
Here is a link to the latest version of internet explorer, by clicking on the link and following the simple instructions you should be ready to access the RAS.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx

If your internet explorer is upto date and your still having problems please download the following patch and then close and reopen your web browser.

Webapp fix

If you still have issues try installing .net framework here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=24872

If you're still having difficulties please don't hesitate to contact the team:
administrator@shevingtonhigh.org.uk

Lexia Reading Guide:

Lexia Reading Guide