Highdown School
and Sixth Form Centre
Welcome to Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre serving the communities of Caversham and Emmer Green to the north of Reading, Berkshire.
Headteacher, Rachel Cave
- 17JunYear 10: PPEs begin
- 18JunYear 12: PR3 and mentor reports issued to parents
- 21JunYear 6: Transition day (inclusion only)
- 21JunYear 11: Public written exams end
- 24JunProspective Year 12: Sixth Form induction day 1
- 24JunYear 12: Work experience week begins
- 24JunProspective Year 12: Sixth Form induction meeting
- 25JunProspective Year 12: Sixth Form induction day 2
- 25JunYears 8 and 9: French trip departs
- 25JunYear 9: PR3 issued to parents
- 25JunYear 10: PPEs end
- 25JunKS3 Drama Production
- 26JunYear 10 Y-Band: PPE catch up exams
- 26JunYear 10 X-Band: Sixth Form Unwrapped
- 26JunYear 13: Public written exams end
- 27JunYear 10 X-Band: PPE catch up exams
- 27JunYear 10 Y-Band: Sixth Form Unwrapped
- 27JunYear 6: Transition day
- 28JunYear 12: Work experience week ends
- 28JunProfessional Learning Day 5: Academy closed to all students
- 28JunYear 8 and 9: French trip returns
- 28JunYear 9: Ypres trip departs
- 30JunYear 9: Ypres trip returns
- 30JunYear 8: Rhos Y Gwaliau trip departs
- 01JulYear 8: MEP China Trip Departs
- 02JulYear 8: PR3 and mentor reports issued to parents
- 03JulYear 6: Welcome Evening
- 04JulSummer Showcase
- 06JulYear 8: Rhos Y Gwaliau trip returns
- 08JulSport’s Day Field Events
- 09JulYear 7: PR3 and mentor reports issued to parents
- 09JulSports Day
- 09JulYear 12: Intervention evening
- 10JulYear 5 Day: School closed to Highdown students
- 11JulBig Learning Day 3: Citizenship
- 12JulHighdown Literary Festival
- 12JulYear 10 Art: National Portrait Gallery Trip
- 13JulHighdown and South Chiltern Choral Society Concert
- 14JulYear 8: MEP China Trip returns
- 15JulYear 8: STEAM Fair
- 15JulYear 8: HPV 1 immunisations
- 15JulYear 9: HPV 2 immunisations
- 15JulProfessional Learning Celebration event
- 16JulYear 10: PR3 issued to parents
- 17JulYear 10 Photography and Graphics: Kew Gardens Trip
- 19JulEnd of term 6
- 02AugPTA Fundraising Event
- 15AugA Level Results Day
- 22AugProspective Year 12: Sixth Form enrolment interviews
- 22AugGCSE Results Day
Week A
... A hugely productive session ended with a lively debate regarding the feasibility of electric cars and whether they are more of a problem than a solution.
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... manufacturing. In groups, students then considered a series of case studies of different countries looking at who is perhaps most to blame for the current issues the world is facing...
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This week on the BNC, students continued their exploration of climate change and the various factors that contribute to global warming. They brainstormed where these harmful emissions come from and came to the conclusion that the issues are wide ranging, from agriculture to... https://t.co/3Jjdf1XvAt
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RT @HighdownDrama: KS3 production - 'A Tale to be Told' - Coming soon!! @HighdownSchool https://t.co/lvdkmhjCbq
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It's Week B! Don't forget @AccentCatering Burritos pop-up on Thursday and Frozen yoghurts from Friday! Good luck to our Y11/13 students with this week's exams. https://t.co/JTeUjLwMm5
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“I’d also like to take this opportunity to say how happy I am with the Sixth Form teaching staff who have made P’s A level exam experience so positive. She has been well prepared and supported and has been able to approach each exam with a degree of confidence that has been lovely to see. Whatever the outcome in August, the exam experience has been a positive one for all of us.”
“I was bowled over by their positivity and each teacher seemed to know my daughter very well and gave supportive and constructive feedback.”
“I'd like to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks for all your efforts and an appreciation that such intervention sessions are for the students' benefit and are just part of what you teachers do that is over and above your standard working hours. ”
“We will always consider it our school and support it. We feel it is a beacon in our local community.”
“My son comes home from school buzzing from his lessons and informing me of the P points he has received.”
“I just wanted to say a massive Well Done to Highdown and a big thank you to the fantastic Teachers that you have.”
“Thank you so much for hosting us at your lovely school”
“Attending radio extra-curricular club every Thursday after school is great fun and has boosted my confidence. Thank you.”
“We were thoroughly impressed by your school: the facilities, curriculum and staff, the beautiful setting and in particular the students”
“Students have strong relationships with their teachers.”
“Teaching has greatly improved since the previous inspection. It is now at least good across the school and students make good progress in a broad range of subjects.”
“Highdown makes school life as good as it could be”
“We used the Highdown School Radio equipment to create a sound effects podcast to enhance our A2 Drama examination performance. It was easy and fun to use. ”
“The behaviour of students is good. They are polite and courteous to each other and to adults. Students are punctual to their lessons and treat their school with respect.”
“You have many fine teachers at Highdown”
“Students are well presented and proud to members of the school community”
“Students feel safe and well looked after.”
“Teachers know their students well and use information about students’ progress to identify where students are underachieving. Additional help or support is then quickly provided to help these students to catch up.”
“The headteacher provides outstanding and determined leadership for this rapidly improving school.”
“Subject middle leaders have a very clear understanding of the impact of their subject on the overall outcomes for the school.”
“Pastoral middle leaders provide high quality support and guidance.”
“The school’s curriculum is broad and balanced.”
“‘’The strong leadership of the school was one of the reasons we wanted our son and future children to join. It is a fantastic school.’’ ”
“He will have gone away appreciating the professionalism of the Highdown staff and their commitment to improving the life chances of the young people at the school”
“I just loved meeting with your pupils. They were polite, cooperative, charming and interested – and I would happily have stayed all day talking to them!”
“We would like to say a huge thank you to all of you for taking my son to Rhos-y-Gwaliau. He knows how fortunate he is to have teachers who are willing to take students away for a whole week on a challenging trip like this. ”
“Thank you all again for giving up your precious time to offer our young people the chance to challenge themselves in this way. We can only imagine the amount of additional stress, organisation and hard work that goes into making a trip like this happen and we really appreciate it. ”
“I just wanted to congratulate you and your team for the very good Ofsted report and also for the excellent GCSE / A level results…. All excellent.”
