Sweyne Park Times
EMPLOYABILITY FOR LIFE

Mae's Garden


As you may recall from a previous Sweyne Park Times, we are currently developing a Charter to accredit key skills which employers and colleges are all telling us are important for later success, such as motivation, communication skills, excellent attendance, etc. Later this month we will be launching this Charter with pupils in Year 11 and pupils will be able to achieve accreditation at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. To ensure the certification is rigorous, the whole process will be quality assured by Petroplus. The Charter is also supported by Essex Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses, and the final Certificates should therefore carry real clout for our pupils if successful. Watch this space!

 

October 2008

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14th November 2008 EMPLOYABILITY FOR LIFE! - Pupils get working...  
7th November 2008 WAY TO GO YEAR 7! - It's a funny old game...  
24th October 2008 A QUESTION OF SCIENCE - Ask the SPS pupils...  
17th October 2008 POETRY IN MOTION - Winning poems for Young Essex Poets...  
10th October 2008 A SENSE OF COMMUNITY - Pupils get involved...  
3rd October 2008 BEST IN THE COUNTRY - Two pupils in top ten for Art & Design...  
26th September 2008 OUR SUPERB AMBASSADORS - Open Evening 2008...  
19th September 2008 GOING GLOBAL - International School Award...  
12th September 2008 MAE'S GARDEN - A fitting memorial...  
5th September 2008 BEST EVER! - The SPS results are in...  
18th July 2008 A BUSY END OF TERM - Have a happy, safe and relaxing summer holiday...  
11th July 2008 SHADES OF GREEN! - Petroplus Fine Art Challenge...  
4th July 2008 CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT- Key Stage 3 Achievement Awards' evening...  
27th June 2008 SUMMER BELLES & BEAUX - Year 11 having a ball!...  
20th June 2008 HIGH FINANCE - Look out Wall Street!...  
13th June 2008 A TASTE OF THE ORIENT - Learn Chinese in a day!...  
6th June 2008 ART & FUN IN THE SPANISH SUN - Year 10s view the Spanish art...  
23rd May 2008 ESSEX BOOK AWARD - Pupils meet Tim Lott at Chelmsford library...  
16th May 2008 GOOD CHEMISTRY! - Pupils take part in the Salters' Festival of Chemistry...  
9th May 2008 HISTORY BROUGHT TO LIFE - Stewart Ross visits school...  
2nd May 2008 WHEN I GROW UP - What will our pupils be...  
25th April 2008 PTA IN TOP GEAR! - Thank you PTA for the new minibus...  
18th April 2008 PEACE AROUND THE WORLD - Peace Poster Winners...  
28th March 2008 SPS Goes Dutch - A fair exchange...  
21st March 2008 HAPPY EASTER, DOBSON HOUSE! - Eggciting visit from the SPS Easter Bunnies...  
14th March 2008 A BRILLIANT WEEKEND! - Kingswood Activity Centre is a hit...  
7th March 2008 A BIT OF A DRAMA!! - SPS pupils caught acting bug...  
29th February 2008 SKI AUSTRIA - 2008 Ski Trip for SPS pupils...  
22nd February 2008 SONGS, PERFORMANCES & SKILLS - Pupils get involved in Soundnation...  
8th February 2008 EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION! - Year 7 have Middle Ages crisis...  
1st February 2008 SWEYNE PARK MEANS BUSINESS - Employable Skills for Life...  
25th January 2008 SECURING TEACHER SUCESS - Teacher Learning Academy...  
18th January 2008 NEW YEAR NEW BUILD! - Media/Drama Block...  
11th January 2008 A REAL RESULT! - School Achievement Tables 2007...  
4th January 2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR - Welcome Back...  
14th December 2007 POLITICS IN ACTION - MP visits school...  
7th December 2007 MEET THE MENTORS!- SPS to open communication links with local primaries...  
30th November 2007 PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF - SPS Winners...  
23rd November 2007 INVESTING IN PEOPLE - SPS Awards...  
16th November 2007 CREATIVE CURRICULUM - The dramatic and artistic SPS ...  
9th November 2007 A RIGHT ROYAL RECEPTION! - Head to don his bet bib & tucker...  
2nd November 2007 A 'DRAMATIC WEEK' - Chocoholics at SPS...  
19th October 2007 Green For Go! - Environmental Miss Hann...  
12th October 2007 ALL TOGETHER NOW - One World Week brings exciting activities...  
5th October 2007 DRIVING AHEAD WITH THE PTA - Nearly a new minibus...  
28th September 2007 OPEN EVENING - Find out for yourselves what Sweyne Park is like...  
21st September 2007 THINKING SCHOOL - New Computers to feed the brain...  
14th September 2007 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - SPS pupils become global citizens...  
7th September 2007 WHAT A RESULT! - Excellent GCSE results...  
20th July 2007 THE ANGEL SCULPTURE - Sweyne's artwork unveiled...  
13th July 2007 FESTIVAL OF SPORT - Who became the 2007 champions...  
6th July 2007 SUMMER CELEBRATIONS - Awards & Prom for SPS Pupils...  
29th June 2007 CELEBRATING SUCCESS - Prefects, perfect for the job...  
22nd June 2007 PUPIL PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF!- Darren Shan pays a brief visit...  
15th June 2007 THE ROAD TO MOROCCO - There's more to the desert than sand ...  
8th June 2007 Mae Bessell - 17.4.1947 to 23.5.2007...  
25th May 2007 CYCLE SAFE- 5 star cycle shed...  
18th May 2007 TREK FOR LIFE - Cancer Research walk...  
11th May 2007 THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY - Pupils attend Salter's Festival of Chemistry ...  
4th May 2007 PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL - Stephen Castle visits the school ...  
27th April 2007 PUPIL PROJECTS - What the pupils have done for the school ...  
20th April 2007 TANZANIA - Reports from the Hur-Whi tribe...  
30th March 2007 THE TEMPEST - Artyfact Theatre Company reduces Shakespeare for pupils...  
23rd March 2007 SCIENCE FAIR - If you went down to the hall today ...  
16th March 2007 SCIENCE AUTHOR SPILLS THE BEANS - Steve Parker visits the school...  
9th March 2007 ESSEX BOOK FESTIVAL - Joshua Levine visits the school...  
2nd March 2007 TRIDENT GOLD - Awards for six Year 11s...  
23rd February 2007 MERRY OLDE ENGLAND! - SPS steps back in time...  
9th February 2007 LIVELY LITERATURE - Alan Gibbons drops in...  
2nd February 2007 A DAY OF DRAMA - SPS boys get a feel for acting...  
26th January 2007 DISNEY MAGIC - Media meets Mickey...  
19th January 2007 L.A. BOUND - Old boy to be proud of...  
12th January 2007 WE DID IT! - £300 raised for trek funding...  
5th January 2007 GIRL POWER! - Pupils problem solve for a day...  
15th December 2006 CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS - SPS finds the meaning of Christmas...  
8th December 2006 CHRISTMAS SHOW - SPS performers bring the season's greetings...  
1st December 2006 SOUTHEND UNITED FC - Money for Tanzania with footballers' help...  
24th November 2006 AWARDS EVENING - A celebration of outstanding pupils...  
17th November 2006 AFRICAN ART - Ceramics Special Curriculum Day...  
10th November 2006 PERFECT PITCH - SPS not letting the grass grow under their feet ...  
3rd November 2006 SWEYNE PARK SECURES SUPERB PUPIL SUCCESS...  
20th October 2006 A FITTING TRIBUTE - A great Headteacher remembered...  
13th October 2006 FANTISTIC FUND-RAISERS - SPS Minibus on its way...  
6th October 2006 PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER - Heads from specialist schools pay us a visit...  
29th September 2006 DO ALIENS REALLY EXIST? - Pupils challenge the science experts...  
22nd September 2006 GARDEN WINS GOLD MEDAL - Jade's Garden makes Rayleigh bloom...  
15th September 2006 DRIVE LIVE - Road Safety assured for our year 11s...  
8th September 2006 WHAT A RESULT! - SPS GCSE results a great success...  
21st July 2006 TOP AWARDS AT BP ART COMPETITION  
14th July 2006 WE'RE 2 SMART 4 DRUGS - Pupils learn to say NO!  
7th July 2006 KATE SPILLER - 23.7.52 - 29.6.06  
30th June 2006 PREFECTS' ASSEMBLY - congratulations to the new SPS prefects...  
23rd June 2006 WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL! - visits this week from local primary schools ...  
16th June 2006 CREATIVE CLASSROOMS - SPS pupils having their say ...  
9th June 2006 SPORT IN SPAIN - First class action, facilities and coaching...  
26th May 2006 SIKH EXPERIENCE - SPS pupils visit the Sikh Gurdwara in Grays...  
19th May 2006 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS - Six of the best...  
12th May 2006 WE WON THE CUP! - SPS boys are a winning team...  
5th May 2006 SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD - meet Thierry Henry hears top poem from SPS pupil...  
28th April 2006 'SAILS' AT AN EXHIBITION - SPS GCSE pupils art work on display...  
21st April 2006 PRINCESS DIANA AWARD - SPS pupils receive award ...  
31st March 2006 FUTURE ENGINEERS - `CragRats' engineering SPS pupils future...  
24th March 2006 GOING DUTCH - SPS Staff visit Eijkhagen College...  
17th March 2006 SCIENCE WEEK - Your questions answered ...  
10th March 2006 YEAR 8 LEADS THE WAY - Kingswood helps to build leadership skills...  
3rd March 2006 REMEMBERING JADE - Official opening of the Jade Ryan Garden...  
24th February 2006 SNOW, SUN & SMILES - SPS Ski Trip is full of fun ...  
331 10th February 2006 INVESTORS IN EXCELLENCE - SPS the first school in the country to gain this award ...  
3rd February 2006 SOUND NATION - Baptist Church members come to entertain pupils...  
27th January 2006 MEDIEVAL DAY - SPS turns back time ...  
20th January 2006 NATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR - Ex SPS pupil receives award ...  
13th January 2006 WRITE ON THE EDGE - Alan Gibbons visits the school...  
6th January 2006 ANIMATED PUPILS - Watch out Wallace & Gromit!...  
16th December 2005 LEGO ROBO CLUB - Fords involve pupils in "robot wars"...  
9th December 2005 MODEL ENGINEERS - Insight into Ford careers....  
2nd December 2005 MOISTURE MEASURE - SPS pupils soldering on....  
25th November 2005 OUTSTANDING AWARDS - an evening of success ....  
18th November 2005 FACING FACTS - SPS helps the BBC explain about mouth cancer....  
10th November 2005 AIMING HIGHER - Pupils visit Emmanual College, Cambridge....  
4th November 2005 EAST MEETS WEST - SPS welcomes visitors from Japan....  
21st October 2005 WORKING TOGETHER FOR TANZANIA - SPS raising money....  
14th October 2005 LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!! - welcome to the SPS studios....  
7th October 2005 HIGH ACHIEVERS - pupils show off their outstanding work......... ....  
30th September 2005 TELLING TALES - Charlie Wilson visits the school....  
23rd September 2005 QUESTION TIME - SPS pupils grill the panel....  
16th September 2005 AFRICAN ADVENTURE - SPS link in Tanzania....  
9th September 2005 A* PERFORMANCE - 2005 an exceptionally good year....  
22nd July 2005 HAVING A BALL - All dressed up with somewhere to go....  
15th July 2005 MIDSUMMER MAGIC - SPS Pupils give their best performances ....  
8th July 2005 AWARDS EVENING - Pupils receive their Achievement Awards ....  
1st July 2005 PREFECT HONOURS - Pupils receive their badges & ties...  
24th June 2005 ARTSMARK SILVER CELEBRATION - SPS picks up award ...  
17th June 2005 BETSET WINNERS - SPS boys in winning team...  
10th June 2005 NOVEL IDEAS! - Pete Johnson visits Sweyne...  
27th May 2005 RUNAWAY SUCCESS - SPS Pupils' sporting achievements ...  
20th May 2005 SENSING SUCCESS - SPS Pupils' extendable tester ...  
13th May 2005 FUTURE FASHION DESIGNER - SPS Pupils enter fashion competition ...  
6th May 2005 FESTIVAL OF CHEMISTRY - SPS Pupils gain 3rd place...  
29th April 2005 MARATHON SUCCESS - Amy runs the London Mini-Marathon...  
8th April 2005 DESIGN COMPETITION SUCCESS - SPS Pupils win the trophy...  
1st April 2005 KINGS OF KINGSWOOD - An adventure weekend  
24th March 2005 TAKING RESPONSIBILITY - Pupils at seminar on substance abuse..  
18th March 2005 COMMONWEALTH DAY - Pupils find out all about it..  
11th March 2005 FIRST AID FILM STARS - Pupils do casualty ...  
4th March 2005 GIVE ME A SIGN - Pupils have a quiet chat ..  
18th February 2005 SOUNDNATION - SPS learns Christian values...  
11th February 2005 THE BIG HUSH - Quiet SPS pupils raise £3,700....  
4th February 2005 WESTMINSTER RULES - SPS pupils have Parliamentary tour..  
28th January 2005 THE DISNEY EXPERIENCE - SPS pupils at Disneyland Paris ...  
21st January 2005 READ ALL ABOUT IT! - Ex-pupil now ECHO reporter...  
14th January 2005 MEET A FAMOUS AUTHOR - G.P.Taylor comes to the school...  
7th January 2005 GROUND FORCE REWARDED - New garden for Sweyne Park...  
16th December 2004 OUR GOLDEN GIRL - Emma 11CGa is our `golden girl'...  
10th December 2004 GLOBAL CHRISTMAS - Santa seen at SPS...  
3rd December 2004 PUPIL VOICE - SPS pupils have their say...  
26th November 2004 AWARDS EVENING - SPS pupils reap their rewards ......  
19th November 2004 SCIENCE STARS - Time flies for Summer School Class of 2004 .......  
11th November 2004 GETTING ACTIVE - Castle Point & Rochford School Sport Partnership launch...  
5th November 2004 MEET YOUR SCHOOL COUNCIL - What does the school council do for you ......  
22nd October 2004 A SUPER SCHOOL, A SUPER WEEK - One World Week at SPS...  
15th October 2004 SIGN OF THE TIMES - World Record Breakers!...  
8th October 2004 CALM IN A CR