Doodle - our VLE Term 1 numbers

Well done to everybody for their hard work on Doddle in the first term of this academic year.  The poster below highlights all the winners and statistics.  Keep it going and good luck to all in trying to win the weekly competitions.

Knife Crime specialist visit

Martin Griffiths, 52, is a leader in a rapidly growing area of medicine: patching up the victims of knife crime in London. He is a consultant vascular/trauma surgeon at the Royal London Hospital and is passionate about reducing violence in young people.

Martin visited the school in January and met with pupils in small groups or as individuals. He talked openly about his experiences of knife crime

and the work he is doing to educate young people about the dangers involved.

Some of the more shocking facts included that 'over 50% of all people killed by a knife in the UK are killed with their own knife' and that 'there is no safe place to stab someone'. Martin explained that unfortunately he has seen people killed from knife wounds to their legs or arms as well as the more obvious damage inflicted when someone is stabbed in their upper body.

Our first bloom this year

Flowers, in January!

Already around the school site you can see daffodils and narcissus appearing. They add a lovely splash of colour and make a great start to this year’s Polygon in Bloom.