Issue 4 2019-2020

CONNECT WITH IMBERHORNE SCHOOL

OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM AT IMBERHORNE We are often complemented on the strong leadership that Imberhorne has. Recent comments from both Ofsted and our own parent question-naires have reinforced this message. We thought it would be nice to bring you some messages from our Senior Leadership Team to reacquaint those families who have been at Imberhorne for a while and to familiarise those who have recently joined us in Year 7.

Mr M Brown - Headteacher

I am very proud to be the Headteacher of Imberhorne school, having been in this role since 2013. Prior to this, I was Deputy Headteacher at Imberhorne for five years. I feel very fortunate to be support-ed by an outstanding Senior Leadership Team who embody our school values on a day to day basis and are thoroughly commit-ted to making Imberhorne a happy, caring and supportive community.

My background is in the Arts, an area of the curriculum that provides an important creative outlet for students. There are many areas of strength in the school and I believe that the creative subjects provide a great deal of character both in the range of things we do and how we engage with the world. My own creative output is in the form of occasional pieces of artwork and some rather colourful ties!

Dr C Barr - Deputy Headteacher

I thoroughly enjoy being the Deputy Headteacher at Imberhorne, it is such a great school and I consider myself very fortunate to be surrounded by wonderful colleagues, delightful students and their supportive parents. I have held a number of roles at Imberhorne since joining in Sep-tember 2005, when I was appointed Assistant Headteacher, responsible for KS3.

I trained as a PE and Science teacher and re-trained in PSHE and Citizenship. In addition to these subjects I also love teaching Geography; I am a bit of a coun-tries, capitals and flags nerd and am lucky enough to have taken a round-the-world trip. Away from school I enjoy being fit and healthy and I try to find time to pursue my favourite sporting activities such as snowboarding, tennis and yoga. Cont’d on page 2…

For all our latest news, sports updates and general notices, don’t miss our web-site news feed and social media pages:

http://www.imberhorne.co.uk/latest-news

https://www.facebook.com/imberhorne/

https://twitter.com/imberhorne

https://twitter.com/ImberhornePe

https://www.instagram.com/imberhorneschool/

COMPASSION.ACHIEVEMENT.RESPECT.ENDEAVOUR

NEW FORMAT FOR

2019/2020

Issue 4 2019-2020

29th January

“Good leadership, the school encourage students to push them-selves and get involved in more than just lessons” Y11 Parent Dec 2019

Issue 4 2019-2020

Mrs H Timson - Assistant Headteacher

I joined Imberhorne as Assistant Headteacher, leading Key Stage 3 in 2012 and I love every minute. There is something quite special about this school, working at a place where staff and students really care about each other is probably what gives it the extra little bit of magic.

I trained as a PE teacher in Cardiff and worked for 18 years at Croesyceiliog school in Cwmbran. It was here that I became a Head of Year and then moved into the Senior Leadership Team. People are often fooled by a hint of a Welsh accent which is slowly diminishing but I am actually from Galway on the west coast of Ireland. Having a family has given me less time for my passions although I believe strongly in the need for regular exercise for my own sanity and I am huge advocate of this for our students.

Mr M Jones - Assistant Headteacher

I joined Imberhorne as a Maths Teacher in 1992, becoming Head of Year a few years later. My current role as Assistant Headteacher, a post I have held since 2012, is to over-see the strategic planning and implementation of the whole school timetable, lead in student academic communications to parents/carers and produce and analyse school data for both parents, staff and the wider community.

As a Maths graduate from the University of Oxford, I thoroughly enjoy working at Imber-horne in such a successful Maths department. In my spare time I am Chair of Governors at a primary school and I love tending to my allotment with my two children.

OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM CONT’D

“The headteacher and senior leaders lead the school with passion and determination. Leaders, including governors, are ambitious for academic success and in enabling pupils to be happy and well-rounded individuals”

Ofsted Mar ‘19

Mr M Conroy - Deputy Headteacher

In 2014, I was very pleased to join such a successful school as Imberhorne and work with such a hard-working and talented team, progressing from my role as Assistant Headteacher at a school in Hove. My role is a very broad one, covering the design of the curriculum and assessment as well as the more organisational tasks such as the over-seeing the school calendar, staffing cover and all school trips.

I still very much enjoy teaching my subject, History, especially at Key Stage 5 where I can pursue my love of modern Russian history. Outside of school, I very much enjoy watching and participating in sport. These days I am restricted to watching rugby and football, but I still manage to pick up a tennis racket occasionally and over the last few years have developed a passion for cycling.

Mr D Jones - Assistant Headteacher

I joined Imberhorne in 2012 having previously held teaching posts in Worthing and Heathfield in East Sussex. I absolutely love working at Imberhorne which allows me to work so closely with our brilliant students and their parents. My role covers a number of areas including leading Key Stage 4 as well as behaviour and safeguarding across the school.

I originally trained as a History teacher and history remains a passion. I enjoy visiting places of historical interest at home and abroad. I have also discovered a love of running, having completed 3 half-marathons to date!

2

Visit our website to meet other

members of our leadership team

http://www.imberhorne.co.uk/

content/meet-leadership-team-0

Issue 4 2019-2020

Imberhorne students have access to work experience programmes in Year 10 and 12, we run a successful D of E scheme from Y10 and offer many volunteering op-portunities. We also have careers staff in school providing advice for our students.

3

Imberhorne Careers Team

Mr J Turner

Careers Lead

&

Mrs L Parker

Careers Administrator

Issue 4 2019-2020

In a recent Parent’s Forum meeting, a

question was raised as to whether Imber-

horne staff have training to support the

mental health needs of our students.

This is an area that we have invested in

enormously to ensure that our staff and

students are supported as much as we can.

In the last 18 months we are pleased to

share the impressive amount of training

that has been provided for the following

amount of staff:

Understanding our Emotions - 16

Young People and Eating Disorders - 2

Papyrus - Suicide Training - 15

Understanding Children’s and Young

People’s Mental Health - 1

Life Coaching - 1

Understanding Substance Misuse and

Young People’s Mental Health - 17

Technology, Teens and Mental Health - 1

Mental Health First Aid - 2

Supporting LGBTQ Students - 2

Adolescent Mental Health Level 2 - 14

Youth Mental Health First Aid - 3

Providing continued professional development for our staff

THE WEEKS AHEAD

Wed 29th Jan Y13 Mock Exam Week

Y11 written reports published

Thu 30th Jan Ski Training trip

Fri 31st Jan INSET DAY

Mon 3rd Feb Y11 GCSE Drama dress rehearsals

week

Y9 Options form deadline

Tue 4th Feb Y11 History Trip- Doctor's Show

Tanzanian visitors arrive

Thu 6th Feb Y9 & 10 Intermediate Maths

Challenge

Early school closure 2.30pm

Y11 Parents’ Consultation Evening

Fri 7th Feb Y12 Assessment report published

Languages Challenge ends

Y10 Art Trip to Tate Britain

Mon 10th Feb P.E. Challenge Fortnight begins

Wed 12th Feb Y11 Revision Workshop

Y11 GCSE Drama scripted exam

Thu 13th Feb Y11 GCSE Drama scripted exam

Fri 14th Feb Ski trip departs

Additional Y11 English mock

Break for half-term

Sat 15th Feb Tanzanian visitors depart

Tue 25th Feb Y9 school booster vaccination

6th Form Higher Ed Conference

Thu 27th Feb Y9 Steel Pan Workshop

D of E Parents' Briefing

Fri 28th Feb Y7 Progress reports published

P.E. Challenge Fortnight ends

Mon 2nd Mar Y7 Targeted Mentoring week

Tue 3rd Mar R.E. Revision day Y11 Full Course

Wed 4th Mar Performing Arts Musical

Thu 5th Mar World Book Day

Performing Arts Musical

Fri 6th Mar Y7 Targeted Mentoring

Y13 Mock exam report published

Mon 9th Mar Drama Challenge Fortnight begins

Science Challenge Fortnight begins

Additional Y11 Maths mock

Masterclass Lecture 4

Tue 10th Mar Y11 Art extended exam prep eve

Thu 12th Mar Y9 Relationships & Sex Ed day

Early school closure 2.30pm

Y12& 13 Parents’ Consultation

Evening (Y13 concerns only)

Fri 13th Mar Non-Uniform Day (Comic Relief)

Sat 14th Mar D of E Bronze Training Day 2

MENTAL WELL-BEING AT IMBERHORNE

...you can take a look around our subject website pages to see what is being taught in the curric-

ulum, find useful revision tools for that subject at GSCE too and learn which staff teach the

subject at Imberhorne in the process. www.imberhorne.co.uk/curriculum-subjects

FOCUS ON...HOMEWORK

DID YOU KNOW…

4

Homework can bring families together for a warm-hearted moment where students ask their parents or siblings for help

Issue 4 2019-2020

studentcouncil@imberhorne.co.uk

Since September, we, the student council

team have been working hard to raise the

profile of the student council around

school.

We meet as a council 4 times per term

and feedback to the Senior Leadership

Team once a term.

We have introduced drop-in sessions for

students to drop in and share their

thoughts and ideas on how to improve the

school. Ideas that have been raised so far

include; form trips/teambuilding days, PE

kit amendments and changes to DEAR in

practical subjects.

We have also introduced a student council

email account, to allow students to elec-

tronically contact us with any ideas or

concerns they have.

More recently, we have utilised the school

intranet page to help us raise the profile

of the student council. When students log

in to the intranet page, our team photo

appears with key information and dates,

including meetings and non-uniform

days. You can see an image of how we

have incorporated this below.

We also attended a Student Leadership

event with Sackville and Downlands

Schools’ Student Councils. We discussed

and exchanged aims and ideas for the

school year. By doing this, we all had a

clear understanding of what we want to

achieve for this year and beyond. One

example is bamboo cutlery. Here at Im-

berhorne, we have employed something

very similar – corn-starch cutlery, which

is biodegradable. We also looked at the

option of having more Vegan options on

the canteen menu to promote a healthy

lifestyle. It was a very positive day, and we

feel that networking with other students

from other schools, helped open our eyes

to ideas. This experience really helped us

work on our communication and leader-

ship skills too - all key skills needed to be

on the student council team. We are look-

ing forward to hosting the next leadership

day after Easter.

On the 17th December, we attended a Sen-

ior Leadership Team meeting to present

what we, the Student Council have

achieved so far this year and what our

next steps are before we meet again in

March. We want to look at creating focus

groups - An Eco Group - with the help of

Mr Langstone, a Student Welfare Group

- with the help of Pastoral Staff, and a

Teaching and Learning Group with the

help of Dr Barr.

By Risha Panda & Tia Gandhi

Y8 Student Council

STUDENT VOICE!

5

Issue 4 2019-2020

New for 2019 - 2020

Thank you to all our parents/carers who completed the survey we sent to your in-boxes in December. We

use the information from the 346 replies we received to ensure that the Imberhorne School experience is

as good as it can be. Your opinion matters!

We have launched this new ‘You asked, we did’ section to share the changes that we make as a direct result

of feedback that we receive. We also use the information we obtain from you to target the right type of

messages in this publication and other forms of communication that we use. In other words, what you tell

us you’d like more of - we try and offer it.

So...

In response to requests for easy access to staff emails and help knowing who to get in

touch with we have further developed our website to include the emails of all teaching

staff on the subject pages and have rearranged the helpful contacts and form tutor pages

to assist further. Hopefully finding the right person to email is now far easier when you

navigate the website. Of course, our wonderful reception team are always here to help

you too if you need to pick up the phone.

http://www.imberhorne.co.uk/content/who-contact

We welcome

contributions from all areas of the Imberhorne

community. If you have something you would like included in this publication or our school celebration,

please email phattam@imberhorne.co.uk

YOU ASKED…WE DID…