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Castledown recently received a Healthy Eating award which is a great credit to the kitchen staff and HC3S for all the work done to improve the overall standard of the food served.
The School Council was also involved in initial discussion about the potential menus offered to the students at break and lunchtimes.
CASTLEDOWN ACHIEVES 'HEALTHY SCHOOL' STATUS!
After much hard work and the efforts of staff and students, we finally achieved our ‘Healthy School’ award, at a presentation ceremony in Trowbridge on 9th October.
James Pye and Kristina Freeman represented the school at the ceremony at City Hall, to receive our plaque.
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Newsletter December 2007
HEADTEACHER'S MESSAGE
Dear Parents
We are almost at the end of our calendar year. This school year got off on an extremely high note with our very encouraging Key Stage 3 and GCSE results which we celebrated at our recent KS4 Celebration of Success evening. Then we were inspected by Ofsted on 17th and 18th September 2007. Their report, which hopefully you have read now, gave us a grading of good across all categories. This is the second highest possible grading from Ofsted and highlights the improvements made by the school over the last two years since we were taken out of special measures. I feel that the report accurately reflects the team work that now exists at Castledown and would like to personally thank all the students, their parents, the Governors, staff at the school and members of the wider community for the part they have played in helping us achieve such a high standard.
Following recent consultation meetings about the Academy, proposals are now well advanced and by the time you receive this newsletter I hope many of you will have attended the consultation evening on 29th November 2007 at 7pm. The anticipated start date for the Academy is still September 2009, with the new buildings hopefully being opened in 2010. Castledown School has been given the opportunity to contribute to discussions and the development of the Academy. I am able to confirm that all Castledown Students will automatically transfer to the new Academy and that we are focusing on ensuring that the young people of this community continue to enjoy high standards of teaching and learning during the transition period. A robust admissions policy will be implemented, ensuring that places are secured for local students. This is a very exciting period for the school, but as ever we will not lose sight of our focus on teaching and learning. Whilst our results have been outstanding, there is always room for further improvement.
May I wish you all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and remind you that school begins for staff and students on Monday 7 January 2008.
Yours sincerely
John Pender Headteacher
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The plans for the Academy are progressing well, with many aspects of opening a new school being considered in detail. There have been a large number of separate consultations with all stakeholders, and everyone, including the Governing Body, supports the project.
The opening of the Academy is planned for September 2009, with the move to the new buildings in September 2010. It is a very tight schedule but with everyone’s support, achievable.
The final decision to go ahead will be taken in March 2008, after which, providing the project is approved, there will be no turning back.
For updates, please log on to www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk or www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/academies
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The school is working hard to organize an Arts Week for students and parents. The events start on June 30th and there is an evening of varied happenings across the school planned for Thursday July 3rd. Further details of the events will be placed on the website when they become confirmed. |
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New appointments at Castledown
The following appointments have been made to the staff at Castledown and will be taking up their posts in September 2008.
Mrs Jean Bell – appointed as Deputy Head; currently Assistant Headteacher, Castledown
Mr Stephan Madzarevic – appointed as Deputy Head; currently Assistant Headteacher, Kingdown School
Mr Tony Rogers - appointed as Assistant Headteacher; currently Head of Humanities Faculty, Castledown
Mr David Maxwell - appointed as Assistant Headteacher, currently Head of English
Ms Rosie Lane - appointed as ICT teacher
Ms Catherine Evans - appointed as English teacher
Mr David Bell - appointed as English teacher
Ms Kristina Livingstone - appointed as German teacher
Mr Matt Price - appointed to PE Department as part of Graduate Teacher Programme.
Castledown School is a small mixed rural comprehensive school situated on the edge of the Salisbury Plain. In the latest Ofsted (September 2007), the school was judged to be good in every category. The school is designated to be the first Rural Academy in the country, opening in September 2009. The sponsor is Wellington College and it is envisaged that numbers on roll will increase to 1,150, with 250 students in the Sixth Form.
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