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| 24th August 2010 | |
| Job Opportunity - One-to-One Tutor | |
The Thomas Hepburn Community School requires an enthusiastic and committed individual to help us deliver One-to-One tuition in English and Mathematics. A qualified teacher, you will be able to help our Year 7 pupils secure a Level 4 in both English and Mathematics. You will work closely with our English and Mathematics departments to highlight each individual’s personal needs. If you are interested in this post please contact Sam Read at samread@gateshead.gov.uk for more information. Applications from NQT's are welcome and a full program of training and support will be provided Closing date for applications: Friday 10th September |
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| 19th April 2010 | |
| National Science and Engineering Week Award | |
To celebrate National Science and Engineering week 2010, The Thomas Hepburn Community School coordinated its sixth "Science and Engineering Showcase" event which was held in the Gateshead’s Metrocentre, Europe's largest indoor shopping centre. The event was planned for the Thursday of National Science Week and had the objective of bringing Science out of the classroom and into the heart of society. The showcase highlighted to the public the fantastic Science that is carried out in primary, secondary, specialist, special schools and other organisations from our area. A full range of differentiated lessons were delivered in school so that all our students were fully engaged in the week. We also sent out special science activities to 9 of our cluster partner schools. Our event always has a strong community input as local universities and other schools are also involved. The activities are open to every member of the public who was present on the day via the interactive activities and the large volume of presenters willing to engage them. Our famous ‘Star Lab’, an inflatable planetarium, was also present at the event. ‘Star Lab’ holds a maximum of fifteen adults at each time and members of the public were welcomed in to listen to a twenty minute show about the constellations of the night sky and the mysteries of space. The Thomas Hepburn Community School is classed by Ofsted as a good school with outstanding features and is thrilled to bring this prestigious outstanding contribution award to the North East. Mrs J. Collin - Science Teacher |
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| 19th April 2010 | |
| School Meals - Price Increase | |
From the 19th April 2010, a two course “special” lunch will cost £1.85, a “Main course only” will cost £1.20 and a “Meal Deal of the Day” will cost £1.85 - there will also be increases on the general tariff.
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| 11th March 2010 | |
| BBC School Report 2010 | |
11th March 2010 was BBC School Report day, where the BBC open up their news feeds to school pupils all across the country. We took 7 students to Gateshead CLC where they worked with professional standard TV and Radio recording equipment to produce some fantastic news reports. It was a fantastic success, we even made the 6 o'clock news! Our students produced a video looking at education in the present, this fit into their LIVE web broadcast where they interviewed Noel Jackson from the Life centre in Newcastle. Some of our students were involved in a news report created by the BBC and shown on the 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock national news! We also had a couple of students interview Maggie Atkinson live on the radio. Click on the link to the right to see some highlights from the day. |
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| 24th February 2010 | |
| Shortisted for a National Science and Engineering Week Award | |
| We are very excited to have been short-listed for an award in the Outstanding Contribution category for our contribution to National Science and Engineering Week. Fingers crossed and keep checking back to see the results! | |
| 24th February 2010 | |
| Attendance Update | |
Good attendance at The Thomas Hepburn Community School continues to be very rewarding! Congratulations to Year 7 student Georgia Wilson and Year 10 student Lee Stewart who won the bike prize for 100% attendance during Spring Half Term (Monday 5th January – Friday 29th January 2010). Well done! We are also delighted to announce the winners of the 2 pairs of Newcastle United tickets for 100% attendance between Monday 5th January and Friday 12th February 2010: Year 7 student Callum Swanston and Year 10 student Eleanor Hopgood. For those of you who missed out on last term’s prizes NEVER FEAR we have further prize draws coming up! Metrocentre vouchers: There are more Metrocentre vouchers for both students and their parents/carers who are in the 95% club this term. Disneyland Paris: Gateshead Education Welfare Service has a 3-night break for a family of four to Disneyland Paris as a prize draw for students across the borough achieving 100% attendance and punctuality from Monday 19th April until Friday 9th July 2010. Britain’s Got Talent! Students with 100% attendance next term (Summer Term) demonstrating acceptable behaviour and punctuality will be entered into a prize draw for tickets to see Britain’s Got Talent Live at the Metro Radio Arena. Please see posters around the school for further details. Remember – You’ve got to be in it to win it! And Finally……. Hooray! The Attendance Derby is here! All tutor groups now have their chance to take part in the most talked about race of the year. Up until Easter we are running a race for the best attending tutor group to win a Pizza Party lunch for their whole tutor group. Further races will take place during the year, and more prizes will be won! |
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| 23rd February 2010 | |
| Year 8 Art - Animation Competition | |
Congratulations to Year 8 pupils David Gordon, Carly Ivers, Dionne O'Brien, and Victoria Mogford who successfully won the final of Heworth CLC's Animation Competition. Competing against Cardinal Hume, Lord Lawson and Heworth Grange in the final, having battled through the earlier heats of the competition in December. The Pupils were challenged to create backdrop's, storyboards, and Digital Stop motion animations (created using 'I Can Animate') based on an environmental theme. The completed animations were finished by adding soundtracks including sound effects and music (created using Garage band). The films were independently judged and marked; Links to the theme, Storyboard sketches, Animation Quality and originality, Backdrops, Sound Effects and Music. Each pupil received 'I Can Animate' software for the school and each other as well as a digital camcorder for the Art department. Well done. |
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| 28th January 2010 | |
| Building Schools for the Future | |
As you are aware we are currently in the middle of a very exciting BSF project. We will soon have in place a dedicated student newsteam who will be updating our new BSF page regularly - documenting the whole process. In the meantime we have put some images here for you to see the progress so far. To find out more about those involved in the BSF project click here to visit the Inspired Spaces website. |
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| 21st January 2010 | |
| Year 11 Open Evening | |
Open evening for Post - 16 options is Thursday 21st January at 6pm in the Life Long Learning Centre. Click on the link to the right to view the prospectus - printed copies will be available on the evening. We look forward to you joining us. |
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| 12th January 2010 | |
| School Open as Normal | |
| School will be open as normal from today. | |
| 11th January 2010 | |
| Late Start Monday & Open AS NORMAL Tuesday | |
School will re-open for Years 10, 11 & 12 on Monday and OPEN AS NORMAL from Tuesday 12th January 2010. Arrangements for Monday are as follows: Staff - arrive for 10.30am Key Stage 4 & 5 (yrs 10, 11 & 12) - 11am start - all students assemble in the canteen Key Stage 3 (yrs 7, 8 & 9) - School Closed All students refer to previous post for activities that can be completed at home. |
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| 7th January 2010 | |
| Closed Friday and Late Start Monday | |
School will remain closed on Friday 8th January and re-open for Years 10, 11 & 12 on Monday Arrangements for Monday are as follows: Staff - arrive for 10.30am Key Stage 4 & 5 (yrs 10, 11 & 12) - 11am start - all students assemble in the canteen Key Stage 3 (yrs 7, 8 & 9) - School Closed All students refer to previous post for activities that can be completed at home. |
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| July 2009 | |
Class of 2009 The rain stopped, the sun shone and out they came! Stepping from limousines to the flash of cameras into the stunning grounds of Lumley Castle. The girls would have given the contestants of Britain's Next Top Model a run for their money! Their outfits were spectacular! The boys looked sharp and sophisticated in their tuxedos. The photographer took formal shots of the students then the highland piper began to play at the comer of the castle. He led the procession around and into the castle to be greeted by staff before entering the dining room. After the four course meal Mrs Barker gave the formal address and then...THE PARTY STARTED! The music began and the students took to the floor until 12:30am! It was a truly wonderful night - a huge thank you to the Class of 2009 - you are stars!
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