HIGHLIGHTS

This week Year 11, 12 and 13 students had a workshop from Peter Radford about Sexism and Misogyny.  The workshop, through the company Beyond This, seeks to provide a balanced and objective view around the topic rather than the somewhat distorted views that can be accessed on social media platforms.  The students found his work thought provoking and challenging, it is important that as a school we support young people in understanding issues around Sexism and Misogyny. 

The Year 7 concert on Thursday evening was fantastic, it was wonderful to see and hear five of the Tutor groups sing as a mass choir as well as individual Tutor groups.  I am looking forward to the other half of the year group next week.  I am sure it will be as equally joyful to listen to. 

The Year 10 Boys football team won again!  They are now in the quarter finals of the National Schools Cup.  As a team they have played remarkably well to get this far in the competition playing great football both home and away.  The teams we have played against have also commented on our team's respectful nature which is also wonderful to hear.  The draw for the quarter finals is being streamed live on ESFA's YouTube channel at 6:15 pm on Monday if anyone wants to tune in, the link is:  ESFA TV.

NEWS

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What did students think about the sexism workshop?

Peter Radford talks openly to students 

Who will U15 Boys Football team meet in Quarter-Finals?

Duck mascot helps Girls Robotics team!

Denis' delight at Oxford United FC signing 

Fancy a read?

These are just some of the things that have taken place this week at Charters.  Take a look through our social media using these buttons to discover many more.

NOTICES

MUSIC CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY

The students at the Year 7 music concert last night were absolutely brilliant and it was lovely to see so many families there supporting them. If you would like your child to get more involved in music there are many different opportunities they can access at Charters from instrumental lessons to extra-curricular groups.

For more information please visit the following pages of the school website: https://www.chartersschool.org.uk/77/music-opportunitieslessons 

While it's nice to celebrate the achievements of your children, please can we ask that if any photos or videos of the students' performances were taken, that they are not shared on any social media platforms. 

WCSA EXTENDED PROJECT QUALIFICATION (EPQ) – ONLINE EVENT FOR STUDENTS IN YEAR 11

Wednesday 8 February 2023   Time: 5pm – 6pm

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) coordinator for Wellington College will be running an information session for students who are considering doing an EPQ in conjunction with their A Levels. The online session will cover:-

• Why you should do an EPQ?
  • Skills
  • University
• What it entails.
• What you get out of it.
• Ideas and reflections (what works well).
• Answering questions/ discussing title ideas.

The deadline to apply is 12 noon on Monday 6 February 2023

Students can register to attend this event by using this link – Click to register to attend the EPQ Online Session

Once a student has registered to attend, they will receive an email confirming their attendance, a further email will be sent out which will include joining instructions and a link to the online session.

For safeguarding purposes students will only be able to join the session using their school email address. The session will be recorded and there will be members of the WCSA team present during the entire session.

ASSOCIATE STAFF VACANCY 

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THE GILL LOVE BAND - CHARITY GIG

South Hill park - March 4th 

The Gill Love Band are playing in the Cellar Bar at South Hill Park, Bracknell on Saturday March 4 th at 7:30. The band met here so they really do hope they can get a full house. If they don’t have 30 tickets sold before the event then it will be cancelled !  A fun thing to do on a Sat night at only £10 per ticket.   All proceeds are going to the SHPark Arts Centre Trust to support the lack of funds during the pandemic … they would love people to come and join them. Come and listen to some live music! 

BUY TICKETS HERE

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