National Apprenticeship Week 2024 This annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships took place, bringing together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy. The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2024 is ‘Skills for Life’.  

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Thank you to Faye and Katherine from Year 9 and Josh, Dominic, Owen, Elvia, Archie, Leo, Maisie, Grace, Raphael, Martha and Amelia from Year 7, who participated in the RSPB Big Schools BirdWatch, they braved the cold and mud to count over 450 birds around the school site.

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Year 10 Art and Photography students - we hope you are very proud of your hard work and focus during the recent exam.  Well done.

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On Wednesday Dance Live performed at the Portsmouth Guildhall DanceLive! 2024 Wildern ‘Rocked the House’ 

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KS3 Cooking Club has been busy whipping up Strawberry and Chocolate Cheesecakes ready to celebrate Valentine's Day next week! 

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Wildern U13 Girls Football through to the Hampshire School Games after qualifying by beating Wyvern 

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Well done to Sophia Year 8, for being a top librarian and role model to your peers.

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Throughout the week students have had a number of opportunities to work on activities supporting Safer Internet Day learning to make a difference and managing how they are influenced online.

Spring Term Parent Survey

Thank you to everyone to the 430 parents who completed our short Spring term survey on Feedback and Progress.  We will share the outcomes later this month.

Whole School

Monday 12 - 16 February Half Term

Monday 19 February CPD Day - School closed to Students

Tuesday 20 February  Week A 

Monday 26 February Week B

Thursday 29 February Supporting your teenager info evening 6-7pm (in school hall)

Monday 4 March  Week A

Year 7 

Year 8

Monday 26 February Pathways taster lessons begin

Year 9

Friday 9 - Monday 12 February Spanish Trip to Madrid

Year 10

Friday 9 - 12 February Spanish Trip to Madrid

Monday 20 - 23 February MFL practice speaking exams

Thursday 29 February  Blood brothers Trip

Year 11

Our School Expectations

 

We ask that all students meet our uniform expectations by wearing:

• A green Wildern jumper
• A white shirt
• A Wildern tie
• Black trousers (not leggings) or a Wildern pleated skirt
• Black leather or vegan leather shoes

We look forward to seeing all students arriving back to school smartly dressed in their uniform.

 

Following student feedback Block 3 toilets will be open throughout the school day instead of Block 6 and Block 2.

These are the most central toilets and the largest toilet block.

 

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Here is our Spring term co-curricular activities including our Spring Term PE menu. Please look at what is on offer to your child and discuss this over with them as their might be something more that they can get involved with.  Students can sign up via the link they have been emailed last week. 

 

Tuesday

Chilli con carne veggie chilli with rice and nachos (v) or

Cheese and tomato pasta bake with garlic bread (v)

Wednesday

Hunters chicken and wedges or

Sweet and sour chicken/veggie balls with rice (v)

Thursday

Meat or veggie curry of the day with rice and nann (v) or

Beef madras with spicy fries

Friday

Fish of the day with chips and peas or

Chicken or vegetable nuggets with fries and beans

Wildern U13 Girls Football through to the Hampshire School Games after qualifying at Wyvern tonight! POMS: Lucy E and Sadie W

 

Congratulations to the Wildern Year 7 Netball team who finished as Runners Up in the Southampton Schools Netball League this year (out of nine schools).

This is a fantastic achievement and a well deserved result. Lots of our players were representing their school for the first time in these fixtures, their development over the course of the league was very impressive. Overall Player of the League: Lucy E

 

Under 14 Girls Football Hampshire Cup pursuit finished tonight after a 4-1 loss to King's School.

Congratulations to the students who made it to the third round of the competition and for a much improved second half. Player of the match: Isla R

 

 

 

What Parents and Carers Need to Know about Persuasive Design Online

 

For many companies who operate in the online space, attention and engagement are the holy grail. Social media sites in particular make deliberate creative choices to keep people scrolling, reading, watching and clicking. This phenomenon is known as ‘persuasive design’ and it’s being employed in the vast majority of the digital world’s most popular destinations.

A study by the charity 5Rights Foundation concluded that “…the brain's response to rewards and punishments can be leveraged through persuasive design to keep children online.” To tie in with Safer Internet Day 2024, our guide can help to educate youngsters on the effects of persuasive design – and suggests ways to insulate themselves from its influence.

Every Student Matters, Every Moment Counts

 

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Wildern Lane

Hedge End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 4EJ

 

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