Friday 6th June 2025

From the Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are thrilled to have been awarded recognition from the SSAT for our outstanding examination results again, and you can read more about this in the section below.

We are now about to enter our final half term of the year and look forward to celebrating lots of achievements from all of our students.

We have made some amendments to 2 of our policies - Child Protection and Safeguarding and our Anti-Racism policy which both outline what our internal protocol is regarding contacting parents if various external agencies arrive unexpectedly at the school. Both policies are available to read on our website.

Finally, if you are planning ahead, please note that we have published our 2026-2027 term dates which you can see below.

With my thanks for your ongoing support,

Mrs M Pye

Headteacher

Ambition for our students

At GHS we are very ambitious for our students. We want our students to achieve outstanding results at the end of Y11 and Y13. We also have ambitions for all our students to go into university or apprenticeships at the end of Y13. This year we have had over 30 applications to Oxford or Cambridge university as well as 20 applications for competitive Medicine and Dentistry courses.

We want all of our young people to secure the qualifications and skills to be able to lead financially and emotionally secure lives in the future.

We try to ensure that all of our students make very good progress whilst they are here with us.

Ambition for us at GHS means that students:

Develop key skills through the learning process, such as problem-solving, good communication and teamwork. We do this through planning and delivering lessons, which means that students use their knowledge and skills to work through problems.

We support our students with a personal development programme that gives them experience of university through our Aim Higher programme, the students get to visit universities in Y10 and, we have Careers fairs where students can talk to representatives from different industries/companies about what they do and what the entrance requirements might be.

We also support our students through the development of skills as part of our enrichment programme. We have an array of clubs which allow students to develop their leadership and team working skills.

How you can support your child:

Be ambitious for your child - talk to them about their future career aspirations.
Make sure that you have high expectations of them.
Discuss every interim report with them in detail:
1. Look at the attendance.
2. Look at the attitude to learning for each subject, challenge any concerns (these are highlighted in amber or red).
3. Set attainment grade targets with them so that they are always making progress from one interim to the next.
Make homework a priority - this is a key part of their learning, and this will enable them to achieve better grades.
Encourage them to partake in at least one club every year.

SSAT (The Schools, Students and Teachers Network Award)

We are delighted that our excellent outcomes have been recognised by the SSAT in this year’s Educational Outcomes Awards. The award recognises Greenford High School is among the highest performing secondary schools in the country, based on performance data and information from Ofsted in 2024.

GHS was recognised for being in the top 20% of non-selective schools nationally for student attainment in the '2024 end of KS4 exams'.

Year 10 Cinema Rewards Trip

To reward our hard-working students, the year 10 team organised a trip to the cinema!

Parent Volunteer Opportunities!

Working Together to Safeguard Children

The Department for Education has added some new resources to support the Working Together to Safeguard Children document. These include a NEW child and family friendly illustrated guide and animated video and details of a toolkit for children, young people and their families, and practitioners working with them.

You can view the illustrated guide here

You can view the animated video here

Men and Masculinities Programme:

Use the link to find out more:

You can find out more about the programme in Ealing and how it may support families you are working with here.

RSE (Relationships, Sex Education) Coffee morning

Last week, we hosted our first RSE coffee morning. It was so lovely to meet so many parents and speak to them about the curriculum and how we engage our young people.

We understand that parents/carers have many commitments, so if you were unable to attend or just want to browse through the slides, please click on the link below:

https://www.greenford.ealing.sch.uk/page/?title=Coffee+Mornings&pid=1215&action=saved

Careers Coffee morning

Greenford High School’s Careers Guidance and Education and SEN departments would like to invite you to an impartial Post 16 Information and Advice coffee morning on Friday 13^th June from 9am to 10:15am

The Career Guidance Adviser, SEND and Yr. 10 Pastoral Team would like to support, advise, and inform parents/carers of the post 16 (Yr. 12 & 13) further education and training options available to your child outside of GHS 6^th Form.

Invitations will be sent out to parents.

Social Media Coffee Morning

We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming Social Media Awareness Workshop designed specifically for parents and guardians. In today’s digital age, social media play a significant role in our children’s lives-shaping how they communicate, learn and express themselves. While it offers many benefits, it also presents challenges and risks that are important to understand.

Workshop Details:

Title: Navigating Social Media- A Parent’s Guide

Date: Tuesday 17^th June 2025

Time:3.30pm-4.30pm

Location: B Block Library

Presenter: Ms Nayyar- Assistant Head of Inclusion

This information session will cover