Wider curriculum highsted grammar school, sittingbourne, kent. The whole process was very, very stressful, she says. At guardian jobs, we bring together likeminded job seekers and employers to create a happier world of work for everyone. This increased the number of year 7 places to 265 overall, across two sites. Jobs with weald of kent grammar school for girls guardian jobs. When booking appointments please only book one appointment per subject even if your child has multiple teachers. Funds for demelza class of 2017 nicola secures place at top american university. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the subject at this outstanding girls grammar school. I am enormously proud to be the headteacher of weald of kent grammar school. This year, all of the year groups selected a book that they. If information is incorrect in get information about schools, please report it to the school.
Parent of a year 6 student id like to send a quick note on behalf of my son, who attended the brazil fair year 6 outreach event yesterday. First new grammar school in 50 years opens in kent bbc. Sep 04, 2017 2017 summer holiday from wednesday, july 25th to sunday, september 2nd. Weald of kent school recently opened their brand new mathematics, sixth form study and exam centre with a ceremony attended by both the mayor of tonbridge, cllr.
Welcome to the official facebook page for weald of kent grammar school. Jan 11, 2016 image caption tonbridges weald of kent grammar school is scheduled to open on a site in sevenoaks in 2017. The main aim of world book day in the uk and ireland is to encourage. With the event seeing children dress up as their favourite characters in schools across the uk and authors appear at events around the country. Weald of kent grammar school uniform is available online and in our tunbridge wells shop monday saturday 95. I am only going to take a caravan to bidborough in the first instance. Test results results will come out in the middle of october. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Secondary schools sundridge and brasted ce primary school. World book day 2017 since world book day began in 1997, more than 275 million book tokens have been given away.
A guide to kent grammar schools for boys kin learning. A guide to kent grammar schools for girls june 19, 2017 thousands of children from bromley, orpington, sidcup and bexley sit the kent test each year but often their parents dont realise that they are at a disadvantage because of their distance from the schools. Olaves, newstead wood and the bexley and kent grammar schools. Welcome to the information section of our website, this area is designed to provide all the general information about school.
The royal charter for establishment of a grammar school was also granted at this time. It was incredibly hard to choose winners because the standard of costumes was so high. Sep 08, 2017 englands first new grammar school in five decades has opened. World book day is fast approaching and here at sps we have costumes at the ready. These establishments are linked with weald of kent grammar school, urn. Rachael said that the competition was exciting but nervewracking because she wanted to do well on beam since it. Crispin speldhurst church of england voluntary aided. Applicants who live in or close to tunbridge wells will be given a lower priority as there is a grammar school. In 2017, weald of kent grammar school academy trust was granted permission to operate an annexe in sevenoaks. Children with lower scores could be offered grammar school places under government plans term dates at kent and medway schools for 2017. Approval for the school to build an extension nine miles away in sevenoaks was given last year. According to kent county council, the new building is an annexe of an existing girls grammar school, weald of kent in tonbridge, and therefore legal because grammars are still allowed to. Uk uses cookies which are essential for the site to work. It became a 6th form college in the 80s and then combined to form part of harrow college.
Welcome to the weald of kent grammar school parents evening booking system. Apr 23, 20 this page is best viewed in an uptodate web browser with style sheets css enabled. Weald of kent grammar school annexe challenge put on hold. Appointments can be amended via a link from the email confirmation please ensure your email address is correct. Weald of kent grammar school sets no test of its own for applicants at this stage of entry. Weald of kent grammar school address, contact number. This shows whether a pupils family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census.
All secondary schools in kent choose a school from the list below and you will be presented with information compiled from numerous recent offical data publications. Nov 08, 2017 the sevenoaks annexe of the weald of kent grammar school was officially opened on friday november 3 during an event that featured special guests and entertainment by the pupils. Weald of kent grammar school is an academy located in the south east region in the local authority of kent. Information such as headteachers name, school website, address, location on the map, gender, agerange and school type also typically take 1 to 2 months to be updated here after first being updated, by the school, in get information about schools. The school holds specialisms in languages and science. Were making changes to buses to tonbridge grammar, weald of kent grammar and hillview schools from monday 3rd april 2017 arriva are making changes to buses serving tonbridge grammar, weald of kent grammar and hillview schools to improve reliability and boarding times. Weald of kent, as previously mentioned is a really great school but is increasingly in recent years started becoming more pressurised. Home children gallery whole school world book day 2017. To obtain further information about this new opportunity to join our teaching team, please follow this link. Weald of kent grammar school tudeley lane tonbridge kent tn9 2jp. Check the subsection menu on the left, or use the search function.
It depends on their school and its world book day plans and its always a good. In addition people of other faiths, or no faith at all can seek wisdom in. Weald of kent grammar school will post their welcome letters in march 2017. We also use nonessential cookies to help us improve government digital services. Weald of kent grammar school is a selective or grammar school with academy status in tonbridge, kent, england, for girls aged 1118 and boys aged 1618. On friday 6 march, highsted celebrated world book day with staff and students honouring the world of comic book and graphic novel. When booking appointments please only book one appointment per subject even. First new grammar school in 50 years opens in kent bbc news.
The school has over 1,000 girls on roll and was rated as outstanding in its 2007 ofsted inspection. Were making changes to buses to tonbridge grammar, weald of. In key stage 1 we decided to celebrate the work of one of our favourite authors julia donaldson. For schools that opened or closed part way through this period, the absence information will be based on a shorter period. Applicants who live in or close to tunbridge wells will be given a lower priority as there is a grammar school provision for students in that area.
Parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. Many parents search for official resources relevant for weald of kent grammar school to help their child prepare as best they can for the 11 plus test. Andrew rogers, a 26yearold teacher at weald of kent grammar school for girls, tonbridge, admitted to three robbery charges and three charges of having a firearm with intent. Pupils caught in middle of drive to expand kents grammar. Year 7 admission to weald of kent grammar school is determined by pupil performance in the kent eleven plus exam. Nov 19, 2019 response by weald of kent grammar school to rita on 9 october 2017.
World book day gives many children first chance to buy one books. It would be an annex of a girls grammar, same as if w o k had an annex in 7 oaks. Sundridge and brasted c of e vc primary school, church road, sundridge, kent, tn14 6ea email. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get. Image caption tonbridges weald of kent grammar school is scheduled to open on a site in sevenoaks in 2017. Parents evening system weald of kent grammar school. Tonbridges weald of kent grammar school has built a.
Response by weald of kent grammar school to rita on 9 october 2017. Newsroom a trusted news feed for young readers, with curriculum resources. Mar 06, 2015 like thousands of kent schoolchildren, georgia sat what is known as the kent test which results in 20% of pupils going to grammar school. Weald of kent grammar school online school uniform. World book day provides a quarter of eight to 11yearolds in the uk with. Parents must advise the school either in writing or by email by the deadline date, as given by kcc, whether they are accepting or declining the place offered. The admissions officer will maintain a waiting list if the school is oversubscribed. Aimed predominantly at children, in the uk and ireland world book day promotes. Weald of kent grammar school, kent, kent, united kingdom.
Englands first new grammar school in five decades has opened. Private secondary school wise if your dc isnt grammar suited there are some nice secondary schools including wally hall in sevenoaks and sackville in hildenborough. As an ex weald girl myself, i have benefitted first hand from the opportunities that a first rate weald education offers. Highly selective girls grammar school in tonbridge. This article is within the scope of wikiproject kent, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the county of kent in south east england on wikipedia. The schools adjudicators admission objection decision about weald of kent grammar school. Weald of kent grammar school is a selective or grammar school with academy status in tonbridge, kent, for girls aged 1118 and boys aged 1618. The parents, children and staff made a super effort to commemorate this wonderful day celebrating a.
Heroes and heroines world book day 2020 highsted grammar. During the day, students showed their love of literature by attending school. World book day 2017 targets giving away 1m books to children. This does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but those who are eligible to receive them. In addition to school events, the highsted choir has performed annually since 2004 at a special christmas concert held at mount ephraim, in support of the swale youth development fund. Some lessonpastoral time are also dedicated to reading.
Apply to sit the 11 plus test you will need to apply. Maidstone grammar school is a grammar school in maidstone, england. Secondary transfer sundridge and brasted ce primary school. For information on which books to use and how to structure 11 plus exam preparation for entry to weald of kent grammar school go to our exam papers and books section for kent. Plans to challenge the approval of englands first new grammar school in 50 years. Weald of kent grammar school believes that students must be presented with a wide a range of learning opportunities to ensure that they truly benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum. Dear rita further to my earlier email below, i can confirm that the answer to both questions is 0. Located in tonbridge, kent, weald of kent grammar school is a selective grammar for girls aged 1118. Previously known as tonbridge technical high school for girls, the school was established in its current form in 1982. Swale music centre uses the school as a venue for its weekly practice sessions and more than 100 girls sing in one or more of the highsted choral groups. Our mission is to give every child and young person a book of their own.
Extra curricular activities weald of kent grammar school. Absence data covers pupils aged 5 to 15 on 31 august 2017, and is for the full 2017 2018 academic year including the second half of the summer term. Rachael page, year, has recently been awarded the title of national beam champion, making her top in the country in this sporting event. Here is a photo of everyones 2019 world book day outfits. Also, mr happy came to our classes to read us some books. The grammar annex in 7oaks will not be an annex of the non selective mixed school. This is the 20th year theres been a world book day, and on 2nd march 2017. Weald of kent grammar school what score needs to be. Weald of kent grammar school data source print 2017 2018 holiday dates.
We had fun dressing up as our favourite book characters for world book day. The school was founded in 1549 after protector somerset sold corpus christi hall on behalf of king edward vi to the people of maidstone for. Sep 12, 2017 a third of pupils at the new sevenoaks grammar school are being forced to leave lessons early to catch buses amid timetable chaos the weald of kents annexe in seal hollow road finishes at 3. Weald of kent grammar school contact phone number is. The following factors will be used to decide who gets a place at the school if it is oversubscribed note that the list is not in priority order. Our original story books, printed and delivered to your door. The six religions studied at borden grammar school all have their own holy books that are a source of teaching, inspiration and comfort to their adherents. Kent 11 plus appications and admissions 11 plus guide. Aug 08, 2016 pupils at the weald of kent grammar school in tonbridge.
More than one parentcarer can complete the ofsted parent view questionnaire so the results may show more respondents than pupils attending the school in september 2019 the questions asked on ofsted parent view were updated. It was important for the school to have a very grand opening. Timu academy trust 01795 472578 bobbing village school 01795 423939 iwade school 01795 472578 login swale research hub. On our free 11 plus papers page, you will find a wide range of resources to download and use for your childs preparation. We have been an ofsted outstanding school since 2007. Be the first to hear of their future vacancies by signing up now for a job alert. I understand it is not just that our students are supported to achieve excellent academic results, it is the resilience, strength of character and. Weald of kent grammar schools sevenoaks annexe officially. Weald of kent grammar school for girls last advertised a job 7 weeks ago. Invicta grammar school huntsman lane maidstone kent me14 5ds. The sevenoaks annexe of the weald of kent grammar school was officially opened on friday november 3 during an event that featured special guests and entertainment by the pupils. Any survey completed prior will have been completed using a different set of questions and may not be comparable. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
A contribution to the school s extensive enrichment programme stem would be required. Plans to challenge the approval of englands first new grammar school. A guide to kent grammar schools for girls kin learning. Application and test process for the kent 11 plus test. Teacher login login and continue parent login administrator login.
Weald of kent grammar school for girls a maths teacher at a girls school has been jailed for four years for a series of armed raids on offlicences. Weald of kent grammar school view and make freedom of. Sports day 2017 highsted grammar school, sittingbourne, kent. Find the telephone number, address, website details and more for weald of kent grammar school on twinkl. He comes home daily with happy stories about his day at school. For example, they may be predecessor or successor establishments.
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