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End of Year Celebration Assemblies- Save the Date

July 11, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

As we approach the end of the academic year, we are excited to celebrate the hard work, progress and achievements of our students in our End of Year Celebration Assemblies.

These special events will take place in school at 2:00pm on the following dates:

  • Year 7 – Monday 14th July

  • Year 8 – Tuesday 15th July

  • Year 9 – Wednesday 16th July

  • Year 10 – Thursday 17th July

  • Year 12 – Monday 21st July

Each assembly will be a chance to recognise effort, attainment, progress, and contributions to school life across the year.

This year, all parents and carers will receive an email invitation to their child’s assembly. The email will let you know whether or not your child is receiving an award. However, we warmly welcome all parents and carers to attend, regardless of whether their child is being formally recognised. These assemblies are a celebration of the year as a whole, and every student has played a part in making it a success.

We hope you can join us as we come together to celebrate the dedication and accomplishments of our young people.

 

Mr M Armitage
Assistant Headteacher

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Changes to the 601 bus route from September

July 9, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

We have been made aware that the Uno 601 Welwyn Garden City to Borehamwood service is being withdrawn from 31st August.

The Hatfield to St Albans route section is being replaced by the service 602. The St Albans to Borehamwood route section replacement is being explored.

For further information see:

https://www.intalink.org.uk/august-2025

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/25289880.major-changes-popular-st-albans-bus-services-august/

Mrs H Line
Deputy Headteacher

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Unwanted/used uniform and PE kits.

July 4, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

We are currently appealing for good quality used/unwanted uniform and PE kits.

If you have anything to donate please drop it off at the school office.

Thank you!

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School avoidance support group

July 4, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

Please see the below flyers about a free school avoidance support group.

 

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Onatti Theatre Production

July 4, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

On Thursday 26th June, students in Year 8, students in Year 9 who have chosen to study French next year and those studying GCSE French in Year 10 were able to experience French language theatre.

The Onatti Theatre Company visited Townsend School and performed their French language play “Prendre Sa Revanche” (Take Your Revenge), a comedy developed especially for secondary school pupils who are learning French.

Two antique dealers try to fool customers by passing off fake artifacts as real, but this time they are made to be the fools! Revenge comes when they try to con someone who’s quick thinking who turns the tables on these two unscrupulous dealers.

The play was performed completely in French by French actors, but is very accessible due to the action and its interactive nature and there was much laughter. In the Languages department, we feel that experiencing the culture of a country is an essential part of developing your understanding and knowledge of a language and we hope students enjoyed this opportunity.

 

Mrs S Livesey
Head of MFL

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Townsend’s 50th Anniversary

June 27, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary of being at our High Oaks Site.

In May 1975, the official opening of Townsend Church of England School took place, combining the separate school for girls and school for boys, which both originally opened in 1933. We are organising a number of exciting activities in school this term to celebrate and mark this key milestone in our history.

As part of this celebration, we would like to collect as many old-school photographs as we can to create a timeline of Townsend over the last 50 years. We are particularly looking for whole-school, year group and form group photographs from all previous years, but in particular the first few following the opening in 1974/75.

We are happy to take copies of these pictures so that you retain the originals, as I am sure they are of sentimental value to you. If you are in contact with any former students or staff who may have these pictures, I would appreciate it if you could share this request with them. We will also be sharing on our social media platforms to hopefully reach a wider audience.

If you can help us with this project, we would be very grateful and ask that you contact the school by emailing admin@townsend.herts.sch.uk or call us on: 01727 853047 to make the necessary arrangements.

Thank you!

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Arriva flyer- saving money on bus travel

June 27, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

Please see the below flyer about saving money on bus travel.

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End of Year Celebration Assemblies – Week Beginning 14th July

June 27, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

We are delighted to invite you to our End of Year Celebration Assemblies, where we will recognise the achievements, effort and progress of our pupils over the course of this academic year.

The assemblies will take place as follows:

  • Year 7 – Monday 14th July

  • Year 8 – Tuesday 15th July

  • Year 9 – Wednesday 16th July

  • Year 10 – Thursday 17th July

  • Year 12 – Monday 21st July

All assemblies will begin at 2:15pm and will last for approximately one hour.

You should have already received an email invitation for your child’s assembly. Please note that some invitations may state that your child is not currently due to receive a specific award. However, there is still a chance that they may be recognised for excellent attendance or for high End of Year Conduct points, as these certificates will be finalised closer to the end of term.

If you would like to attend, please complete the Google Form that was sent to you via a separate email, letting us know how many seats you would like to reserve (up to 4 per pupil).

We look forward to welcoming you and celebrating the successes of our students together.

 

Mr M Armitage
Assistant Headteacher

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Polite notice regarding parking

June 27, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

Just a gentle reminder to use the car park in Toulmin Drive to drop off and collect your children at the beginning and end of each day.

We need to be able to keep High Oaks and Sparrowswick Ride free of traffic to allow buses to get through and to enable residents to access their driveways. Cars should not be parked on dropped kerbs. We understand traffic wardens have been on the road this week and have been issuing penalty charge notices for cars parked on dropped kerbs. Many thanks for helping to keep our streets safe and calm.

Mrs H Line
Deputy Headteacher

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Upcoming Local Events

June 23, 2025/in General News/by Isabelle Stuckey

Please see the below flyers about upcoming local events.

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  • Arriva bus tickets
  • Support for Families
  • Homework Club
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    • General Information
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    • Reporting a concern
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    • Business
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    • Design & Technology
    • Design & Technology – Food Preparation and Nutrition
    • Drama
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    • Film Studies
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