Our Expectations Evening (Parental Information Evening for KS3) presentations offer an indication of the year ahead for different year groups, including subjects and assessment, pastoral support available and key challenges. If you were unable to attend an event or wish to look at certain details again, you will find the slides for our Expectations Evenings posted below.

Year 8 Information

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IEaKev7VQk

Year 9 Information

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lq_WCOrvSc

Personal Development Update:
Alongside academic excellence, our highest priority is equipping our students with the resilience, character, and practical life skills they need to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

Here is a quick look at what our students have been engaging with this term and what’s coming up:

• PSHE & RSE Focus: The PSHCE curriculum has been well-planned to ensure that GHS students are equipped with the everyday knowledge they need to thrive in society. So far this half-term, we have had some external workshops: Active Bystander for Year 10/12  and the Breck Foundation for Year 7s – both of which are pivotal in supporting students in the wider world. More details on our PSHCE curriculum can be found on our website.

• Enrichment & Extracurricular clubs: Our after-school clubs are in full swing! Here is our ECC Timetable 2026 Sep-Oct.pdf and here is our PE ECC Timetable 2026 Sep-Oct.pdf We highly recommend that students join at least one extracurricular club.

• Trips: We have already had 8 trips so far this school year, including an A-level Geography residential and a special mention to our Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh cohort, who completed their Bronze award last weekend. We have enrolled our latest cohorts of DofE starts, with 1 more Bronze cohort recruited and 2 more Silver cohorts planned for.

How You Can Support at Home Personal development is a partnership between school and home. We encourage you to ask your child about their recent PSHE discussions and encourage them to try a new extracurricular club if they haven't already signed up.

If you have any questions or would like to contribute to our careers program, please feel free to reach out to me on the below.

Miss P Henderson-Barnes, Assistant Headteacher for Personal Development.
phendersonbarnes@greenford.ealing.sch.uk 

Student Leadership: Our newly appointed JLT members have begun their term by brainstorming ideas about how to move our school forward. First on the agenda is supporting our local community by raising money for charity. Next, we are working on re-launching Student Connect – a student-led newspaper where students will share all the wonderful things we do to support both their academic progress and personal health and well being.

Located at Park View Road, Southall, UB1 3HJ, the Ealing Young Adult Centre (YAC) provides a safe, inclusive, youth-led environment designed to support young people’s personal, social, and emotional development through 1-to-1 mentoring, life skills training, and group activities.

Youth workers help participants build confidence, resilience and mental wellbeing by offering sports and gym facilities, creative arts, cooking, career guidance, and accredited qualifications like First Aid, Food Hygiene, and AQA Unit Awards.

Alongside workshops covering healthy relationships, safety, and leadership through a Youth Forum, YAC runs a featured Wednesdays Girls' Session dedicated to empowering young women.

Please see a link to the YAC Website below:

https://www.youngealing.co.uk/young-adult-centre-3/

Your feedback plays a vital role in keeping our local community safe. We are encouraging all parents, carers, staff, and students to participate in a short survey regarding Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

By sharing your views and experiences, you help us directly address local safety concerns. The results from this survey will assist in:

• Directing local police patrols to the areas where they are needed most.

• Identifying concerning behaviors and safety issues within the community.

• Improving environmental factors (such as lighting and venue safety) that impact how safe people feel.

• Collaborating with local partners to create effective, long-term safety initiatives.

Please take a few minutes to complete and share the survey using the link below:

https://survey.metengage.co.uk/Survey/GUID/60ad7828-7a73-4eab-aab0-cfdbf87900f0

Connecting to Satchel One: Tracking Your Child's Progress

To help you stay fully informed and engaged with your child’s educational journey, we encourage all parents to log in to Satchel One (formerly Show My Homework). This platform serves as your central hub to regularly check set homework tasks, monitor daily behaviour and character points, and track your child's overall academic progress. Every parent has been resent their unique sign-up code this week via email.

To create your account, simply download the free Satchel One app from the App Store or Google Play Store (or visit satchelone.com), select Log in with Parent Code, enter your child's school name alongside the provided code, and complete the quick registration process.

If you have any difficulty locating your code or signing up, please contact Mr Dyason at the following email address:

bdyason@greenford.ealing.sch.uk

Greenford Padlet: Your Essential GHS Quick-Start Guide

To help parents and carers easily navigate school life—especially at the start of your Greenford High School journey—we encourage you to explore our dedicated Greenford Padlet platform. Designed as a central hub for essential resources, the Padlet offers step-by-step instructions for key digital platforms like Satchel One (Show My Homework), quick access to key school policies and practical guides for supporting your child's independent learning at home. While it does not replace our main school website, it serves as an accessible tool to find parenting workshop details, past newsletters, and core guidance all in one place. You can access the resource in the link below:

https://padlet.com/ghsshilburn/quick-links-xc91usn91ct6m8f8

Extra-Curricular Clubs Update

Extracurricular clubs are now fully underway! Our P.E. clubs have been running for a few weeks and all other subject department clubs have now officially started. Students can check the sports timetable outside the PE office or on their year group noticeboards and the images below show the full schedule of clubs available across all departments this term. Encourage your child to get involved and try something new!