AS and A2 Exam Performance

Year 12 & 13 will be performing their exam dance pieces on Tuesday 19th May at 5.45pm in the Main Hall. Tickets are £3 and money raisedwill contribute towards the Year 13 trip to New York next year. We would appreciate your support at this important event – Bring your ownsoft drinks and nibbles!

Many Thanks. Mrs Jefferies

PTA Event - Stephaneez Dance Craze

You've seen Chance to Dance, now it's YOUR Chance to Dance!

Have fun doing salsa, line dancing, country dancing and fun disco dances with your friends and family.

Friday 10th July 2009 8-11pm

Advance Ticket Prices Adult: £6, Child: £4 Family: £18Tickets will cost £2 extra on door.

Bring your own drinks and nibbles

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Girls Ski Team County Champions

The senior Girls Ski team were crowned County Champions on Sunday when they successfully retained their title at Bromley Ski Slope. This was another fantastic achievement for the team who are regarded as one of the best teams in the country. The team was made up of Joanna Llewellyn, Georgia Luck, Amy Bryant and Ellie Steward. This was a particularly fitting way to end the season as it was Joanna and Amy’s last race for the school before they go to University. The Championship also marked the debut for a new boys team made up of Andrew Owens, Darren George, Tom Sutherland and Tom Bryant. The team also did fantastically well to finish 4th.

Once again thank you for the superb support of all parents.

D Loomes

Return Locker Keys

At this time of year we need to allocate lockers to students who will join Hayes School (Years 7 and 12) in September 2009 – some 500 in total. Consequently we need ALL Year 11 and Year 13 students to empty their lockers and return their keys to us. Any Year 11 Students who are joining the 6th Form will be able to apply for a new locker when they return in September. Their locker will be allocated in one of the 6th Form areas rather than where it is at present.

Students will be able to return their keys at Student Reception during break and lunchtime only on the dates listed below:

• Tuesday 9th June
• Friday 12th June
• Thursday 18th June
• Friday 19th June

If a locker key is not returned by the end of Friday 19th June, the locks will be changed and any contents will be disposed of.

24 Hour Table Tennis

On the 1st May, a 24 hour table tennis was held by 22 year eight students and 4 teachers. The students and teachers were,

• Vicky Rowedder


• Kim Buckland


• Ben Hollick


• Michael Barney


• Alfie Horwood


• Poppy Younger


• Ben Slocombe


• Charlie Firth


• Tom Marshall


• Becky Jones


• Hannah Buckle


• Alex Cripps


• Ellie Howarth


• Daniel Biggs


• Izzy Izzard


• Kirsten Allemand


• Chloe Graham


• Sophie Mcillmurry


• Max Broggio


• Kieran O’Brien


• Luke Busby


• Hollie Maides


• Miss Allman


• Miss West


• Miss Goschinski


• Mr Whittle

For the first couple of hours everyone was hyperactive and excited, but didn’t realise how tiring it would get as the hours went by. We found it very hard but at midnight when the teachers asked if we wanted to go to sleep, we refused and told them “we came to do a 24 hour table tennis” and that is what we did. We would like to congratulate the people who stayed up all night and also those who stayed for the whole 24 hours. But thank you to those who took part anyway.
We have received great sponsorship from everybody and thanks to everyone who sponsored us, but currently we do not know the exact amount that has been raised. We speak for everyone when we say, we had a great time and loads of fun. Our advice for you is that if you get the chance to do a 24 hour event, then never give up and keep going till the end as the feeling inside once you have finished is amazing (most likely the adrenalin).

By Hannah Buckle, and Ellie Howarth

Kirkland Rowell Survey Results

94% of parents, 88% of students and 97% of staff rated Hayes School good or very good in our recent and first ever Kirkland Rowell survey which measures the perceptions of staff, students and parents and compares Hayes to schools nationally and to similar schools. This percentage is ‘outstanding’ according to Kirkland Rowell especially when compared to other schools. We are delighted with this recognition of our work as a school. It shows the commitment of students, staff, parents, governors and allassociated with the school. We all have much to be proud of and to celebrate as we continue to strive for excellence in all areas of the school from providing high quality education in the classroom to providing first-class opportunities for students to develop skills, talents and interests in sport, music and drama to name but a few. I have shared below the key findings from our staff, student and parent surveys. We are especially pleased with the response rate from all groups, which was particularly high in relation to other schools and indicates the shared commitment to Hayes being an outstanding school. 922 parents completed and returned the parent survey and over 1400 students responded to the student survey. Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the surveys. Both parents and school staff identified teaching quality and school discipline to be most important to them whilst also recognising thatthese are areas of strength for the school. 80% of parents judged the quality of teaching to be good or very good and this continues to be atop priority for teachers at the school. It was also encouraging to learn that 97% of parents felt the school met or exceeded their expectations of it. Over a third of parents feel that the school is better than they had expected it to be when their children first joined the school. Our arrangements for transfer from primary school were also praised by parents and the school’s reputation and academic standards at the school are key factors determining the decision of parents and students to join Hayes, rated above location. Our work to promote healthy lifestyles through diet and exercise was perceived by the overwhelming majority of parents and students to be good and in comparison with other similar schools is well developed. We do, however, wish to continue to look at ways to engage more students in healthy eating and physical activity through our healthy school provision and extensive range of extra-curricular activities. 35% of parents and 69% of staff recognised the progress the school has made in the past year identifying that the school has improved in the last year. Less than 3% felt the school had become worse in the last year. The quality of school management, range of extra-curricular activities and school communication were recognised as strengths of the school by parents and staff praised the respect students show each other and staff, student attitudes to learning (on the whole!) and the extent of support and knowledge of governors. The overwhelming response clearly demonstrates that in nearly every area Hayes School is meeting the needs and expectations of students, parents and staff, all of whom are proud of the school and the direction in which it is going. However, to improve all agree:
1. We need to maintain and continue to improve on our strengths e.g. school discipline, quality of teaching and learning, examination results
2. We need to address identified areas for development (perceived or actual) including careers guidance, the performance of some subjects and punctuality and attendance.
3. We need to continue to involve parents, students and staff in monitoring the school’s performance. We will therefore invite all to contribute to future surveys on an annual basis to allow us to measure improvements. More detailed information from the surveys can be found on the home page of the school website (www.hayes.bromley.sch.uk).

Thank you to all parents, students and staff for completing the surveys and for providing us with such valuable insights and information.

Mr Osborne, Headteacher

Art Work

Friday 15th May is the last and final opportunity for all current and ex GCSE, AS and A Level Art, Photography and Textiles students to collecttheir art work from last year from the Art department lock up. We are having the current metal shed demolished over the half term breaktherefore the shed must be cleared by next Friday 15th May of all folders, sculptures and canvases.If you do not wish your work to be demolished please come to the Art department as soon as possible to make arrangements to pick upyour work.I would appreciate it also if you could inform friends who attended Hayes last year and still have art work stored in the lock up that nextFriday 15th May is the FINAL, FINAL deadline.

Mrs McKenna, Head of Art