Wheelwright Old Boys War Memorial Fund – Money to Make a Difference
The fund is there to support the education of students under the age of 25 years who are, or whose parents are, resident in the former County Borough of Dewsbury.
In short, any of your students that live within the WF12 and WF13 postcodes could be entitled to money.
The trustees can make grants
- For outfits, clothing, tools instruments or books.
- To facilitate travel in furtherance of courses (but not travel expenses to and from home)
Applications must be made in writing by post via the Application Form. Applications via e-mail will not be accepted or considered. Applications will not be acknowledged individually.
The trustees are next due to meet in the second or third week of November. Applicants will receive written confirmation of the outcome of their application by the end of November.
Ofqual have announced that students will be awarded their centre assessment for this summer – the grade the school estimated was the grade they would most likely have achieved in their exam – or the moderated grade, whichever is higher. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-from-roger-taylor-chair-ofqual?utm_source=504d06f9-34a1-44e5-b664-6ba99289892d&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate
An updated statement of results will be emailed to GCE students as soon as we have the data from the awarding bodies, along with any additional information you need to know.
Congratulations to all our students on achieving outstanding GCSE results again this year.
Students are once again to be congratulated for their outstanding successes at GCSE. As well as some overall excellent results for the school, with all of our Year 11 students securing at least five good GCSE grades, there were also 79% of our students who achieved five or more GCSEs at grade 9-7. In addition, 58% of our Year 11 students secured an impressive eight or more GCSEs at grade 9-7. Our headline figure of 9-7 grades is 73%, which is very pleasing.
In addition to these successes, there are also some exceptional individual stories. Well done to Anna Calvert, Hannah Grason and Caitlin Tansey, who all achieved an impressive ten GCSEs at grade 9. Additionally, congratulations to Olivia Helliwell, Claudia Lai and Freya Pugh who all achieved eleven GCSEs at grade 8 and 9.
These excellent results do not just happen automatically. They are evidence of the exceptional commitment and determination of Heckmondwike’s students who received outstanding support from the dedicated staff and hugely supportive parents.
Some impressive overall statistics include:
- 76 students with ten or more 9-7 grades
- 105 students with eight or more 9-7 grades
- 143 students with five or more 9-7 grades
My congratulations and well done to you all.
Peter Roberts
Headteacher
12 August 2020
Following this morning’s announcement regarding the ability to appeal the calculated grades given by the exam boards using mock exam grades, we are awaiting further detailed guidance from OfQUAL as to how this process will work. We will share this information as soon as we receive it. At the moment we do not know which examinations will be eligible for this appeal, but will make the relevant results available as soon as we have clear guidance.
Congratulations to all our students on achieving outstanding A level results again this year.
As always the profile of our grades shows a very strong bias towards the upper range of grades. 78% of the A Level results were at grade C or better and 72% of these grades were either A*, A or B.
There were 212 A* and A grades altogether, including 43 students that achieved 3 or more grade A* or A passes. Extra special mentions go to Emma Buddle, Christopher Denham, Eleanor Falshaw, Jennifer Hoang and Lorcan Nicholls who achieved 4 A* grades in their A Levels. Further congratulations go to Louis Gent-Larroche, Thomas Green, Hashim Khan, Isabella Mencattelli, Cassim Patel and Prabhjot Singh, who achieved an incredible A* grade in all of their A Levels.
These superb results reflect the hard work and dedication of our students and staff, and will enable the students to take their next steps with confidence. The outcomes in terms of students being placed at universities and high calibre apprenticeships of their choice are exceptionally good this year.
My congratulations and well done to you all.
Peter Roberts
Headteacher
As you may know, buses and trains are only able to carry about half the usual number of passengers because of Coronavirus. The government has now announced new guidance to local councils and families about school travel. To make sure that there is enough space on the public transport network for everyone, plans need to be made for the additional journeys that will be made as children return to school in September.
About 20,000 children and young people use the public transport network to travel to school every day in West Yorkshire.
The Department for Transport wants to reduce the number of school children on public buses by 50%. In addition, where children and young people live less than two miles from school, they are asked to walk or cycle if it is safe to do so.
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and the five West Yorkshire local authorities work in partnership to provide dedicated school bus services for around 20,000 children and young people across the region. In September, when schools return in full, dedicated school buses will resume as before, with a small number of routine annual amends. The government says these buses will be allowed to use the full capacity of each vehicle. The Combined Authority is working with councils and transport providers to identify which public transport routes will be the busiest in September. In addition to the 20,000 children who travel to school on public buses, another 20,000 travel on dedicated school buses. Subject to funding being available, more dedicated school buses may be provided.
We urgently need to know how parents will respond to the Government’s guidance. By completing this short survey (less than 5 minutes) you can help us plan and protect the public transport network during the pandemic.
Please view the page to find out more and access the survey here.
If you have any questions about this, please contact the Combined Authority’s Education Transport team on (0113) 3481122
Regards,
Steve Wainwright
Education Transport Manager
Parents fill in a simple online form using this link https://my.kirklees.gov.uk/en/service/Schools_and_education___Covid_19_education_and_childcare_enquiry asking for their details and what their childcare requirements are. This is then allocated to an Early Years Consultant, who contacts the family to establish their needs i.e. times/ days/ transport/ preference etc. The EYCC then contacts PVI childcare providers to find suitable childcare placements, and co-ordinates a suitable place.