Message from the Headteacher

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Ms Janet Felkin

I maintain that the decisions that face you today, regarding the next phase of your education, are the most important you will make. You will be making decisions which will affect your whole future.

You are the generation which has grown up with a rapidly developing technology and a style of life which is ever changing. You need to equip yourself with the skills and qualities for your tomorrow, which are likely to be different to those your parents may have needed.

You are being offered a very wide range of subjects. You need to make these decisions based on mature reflection and consideration. What will be useful to you if you have already chosen your pathway? What do you enjoy? We all know that you are likely to do well in those subjects you enjoy. What subjects are you already good at? These are good questions to start with.

Try to avoid making choices based on your friends' preferences or the current teacher you have. Now is the time when you have to think very carefully about yourself; your strengths, your needs and what you are hoping to gain in later life. There will be many people around you who will help you make these decisions and my advice would be to use them and listen.

You will hear much talk about Life Long Learning and here is where it starts. Good luck in your choices and remember that your choices are for the next two years and will enable you to begin the task of creating your own future.

Ms Janet Felkin
Head Teacher