January 2015

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Created: Thursday, 08 January 2015 16:34

Written by christine

Welcome back to college and a Happy New Year to you all. As you will see in our newsletter it was a busy end to 2014 at Groby Community College and on the campus as a whole. It was fantastic to see so many examples of students across the 11-19 age range working together particularly in the Performing Arts. 

Students, staff, parents and carers have put in an enormous effort to enable the college to thrive throughout the Autumn Term. As Principal I am incredibly proud of each and everyone associated with Groby and the contribution they make to its success.

A huge thank you goes to the Leadership Team led by our Post 16 students.  This new body, formed at the end of the last academic year, has supported Mrs Hubbard (Deputy Principal) and Ms Wood (Head of Post 16) with many events this year.  They are true ambassadors of the college and have received superb feedback for their professional attitude and the enthusiasm with their approach to everything that is asked of them. Over the next few months our Year 13 students will be recruiting Year 12 to take over their leadership responsibilities. I encourage all Year 12 students who want to be part of the Leadership Team to get involved.

Thank you to our Year 11 students who approached the mock examinations with confidence and maturity.  We are all looking forward to the results day this month when they will get their first taste of what it is like to open their envelope to see how they have done.

The Performing Arts department created some ‘festive magic’ at the college with a cross campus musical extravaganza on 4 December involving students from Year 7 to 13.  In addition to the concert, the department staged its annual show last week.  Students performed Disney’s hit ‘High School Musical’ to packed audiences on each of the four nights. The live band was also an absolute delight.

At end of last term we said goodbye to two of our valued staff.  Ms Massingham has been PA to the Principal and retired after 12 years at the college.  Mrs Woolhouse, who left us in the summer term, continued to support our Post 16 teaching throughout this term but will now concentrate fully on her new post with the Institute of Physics.  Both members of staff have contributed a huge amount to the smooth running and reputation of the college. We welcome Mrs Brown as the new Subject Leader for Physics and wish her luck in her new role. Mrs Brown is a highly experienced teacher with a number of years of experience in an outstanding school in London.  

All good wishes,

Mr Coles
Principal