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Character week 2024 Complete! Well done to all students who have worked hard this week on a range of activities centred around our 5 Rs. A big shout out must go to those who were away from school site and took on many adventures and represented our school well; and of course the year 6 guests who took part in some transition activities for year 7. 3.5 days to go until summer! #aspire #characterweek #respect #relationships #responsibility #reflection #resilience

Countdown to the Great Unboxing! On the 5th September, Year 7, 8 and 9 (current 6, 7 and 8) will get to unbox their new iPads! Please don't forget that you need to have made your year one payment, by the 31st August. It is £104 or £52 if your child is entitled to Free School Meals. You can make your payment in chunks, provided the full amount is there by the 31st August. #NexusOne #EsseQuamVideri https://www.hhs.herts.sch.uk/521/nexusone-our-ipads-for-all-programme

The y8 students have made it to culmington manor ready for a week of adventure #aspire #characterweek

A reminder that this week is character week. Students are going to be taking part in a range of different activities that will teach them skills and help them to embody our school’s 5 R’s. Respect, Resilience, Responsibility, Relationships & Reflection. Students who are on school site must be wearing their school PE kit as some activities will be outside or require lots of movement. Students may not wear non uniform and only the correct kit will be permitted. Swipe for a reminder of the expectations of kit.

Head to head debate on the day before our Mock Election, with the shock news that Reform UK appears to have withdrawn from the race! #election2024 #studentpolitics #Essequamvideri

It's that most wonderful night of the year! #prom #allgrownup #memoriesforlife #essequamvideri

Thankyou to @showracismtheredcard for coming in and working with our y8, 9 & 10 students this week. A really useful and informative session. #aspire #essequamvideri #showrasismtheredcard

Today’s weather is expected to be cooler than yesterday. The Met Office forecast is cloudy with sunny intervals and a high of 22°. The ‘feels like’ temperature high is 18°. Students are expected to follow our normal uniform expectations - blazers and ties back on

Please come along to the summer concert next Friday! Tickets still available through parent pay #summervibes #concert

The weather forecast on Wednesday is sun and a high of 27°. It is expected to get cooler on Thursday & Friday. On Wednesday, students have permission not to wear Blazers & Ties. All other uniform expectations must be followed. Please also remember to bring plenty of water to drink.

Don't forget that tomorrow, Tuesday 25th June, is the Scholar's Trust Staff Conference and that the school is closed to all students.

#nationalwritingday Our recent research in to Children and young people’s writing in 2024 found that: Fewer than 3 in 10 (28.7%) children and young people aged 8 to 18 say they enjoy writing in their free time - the lowest levels we’ve recorded. Only 1 in 9 (11.1%) children and young people told us that they wrote something daily in their free time, halving from last year. Of those who write in their free time once a month, 3 in 5 (59.1%) say they write to be creative, while half write to express their ideas and imagination (52.8%) or their thoughts and feelings (47.7%). Interestingly, while children’s enjoyment of writing at home is in decline, the opposite is true for their enjoyment of writing at school. More than half (53.6%) of children and young people enjoy the writing they do at school, a 22% uplift in the past year.