Top Achievement Point Achievers 1/2

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The following pupils have been rewarded with the most Achievement Points in their year group, between Thursday 16th  January and Wednesday 29th January.

What a fantastic Achievement, well done!

Year 7

Lily-Grace L 42
Sienna E 37
Faith D 33
Lily D 32
Jeswin R 30
Sheadon F 30
Christian F 28
Jessica M 28
Fernanda G 27
Caleb S 26
Ewan B 26
Rosie O 26
Keira W 25
Daisy D 24
Illy M 24
King-David O 24
Lucy H 24
Paris M 24
Taylor S 24

 

Year 8

Kai H 44
Amelia F 33
Danny B 32
Jamie C 32
Billy-Joe W 30
Josh C 28
Brecon G 27
Will N 27
Freya S 26
Ashley M 25
Callum W 25
Filip H 25
Ines P 25
Esther T 24
Anahit B 23
Lamech O 23
Mayokun D 23
Sophia C 23
Tamarae W 23
Emily T 22
Peter W 22

 

Year 9

Samuel B 29
Ugoma U 28
Isabel L 27
Dimitris C 23
Mahi P 22
Bianca P 21
Nathan T 20
Lily F 19
Emily O 18
Aimee S 17
Albany D 17
Leah W 17
Layla W 16
Praise U 16
Eesha R 15
Emmanuel O 15
Haaliyah A 15
Jasmine M 15
Jessica G 15
Lawrence L 15
Liam C 15
Louie H 15
Matthew H 15
Shane F 15

 

Year 10

Hannah W 28
Oluchi B 27
Vivienne R 23
Sylvia M 21
Cossie S 19
Alex D 18
Aurelie S 18
Antonia K 17
Harrison M 17
Jadon N 16
Latrell O 16
Mia K 16
Zackary M 16
Reginald R 15
Thinuli K 15
Deborah A 14
Ella M 14
Jenica D 14
Jermaine T 14
Peyton L 14

 

Year 11

Connor C 19
Nethra N 17
Ria O 14
Aria K 13
Charlotte F 13
Eric-Alexander G 12
Gabriel O 11
Isabella S 11
Ahmed Y 10
Luigi P 10
Alicia C 9
Chloe A 9
Joseph O 9
Lewis M 9
Nathan J 9
Ashleigh M 8
Jack C 8
Muhammad R 8
Owen K 8

 

Sixth Form

Jessica T 13
Archie B 7
Jada A 6
Candice N 5
Daniella P 5
Jack D 5
Lola B 5
Dylan J 4
Emmanuel M 4
Jaymie M 4
Ramneek R 4
Ruby H 4
Shaun J 4
Tiffany E 4
Tivonah T 4

 

Mr Armitage
Assistant Headteacher

Training with Alban Teaching School Hub

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Please see the below flyers about training to become a teacher through the Alban Teaching School Hub and some other recruitment events that are happening.

Mrs Davey
Assistant Headteacher

Reminder- Please return Visitor/Parent lanyards

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We kindly ask that all visitor/parent lanyards are to be returned to the school office after use.

These lanyards are important for maintaining security and your cooperation helps us keep everything running smoothly here at Townsend.

If you happen to find any at home, please drop them into the school office.

Thank you!

Townsend School Office

Outstanding Travel Plan

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At Townsend, we highly value stewardship of the world around us and we run a large number of initiatives to promote safe and sustainable travel.

In recognition, we are one of very few schools in Hertfordshire to have been awarded the highest accreditation of ‘Outstanding’ by Modeshift STARS for our Travel Plan. Initiatives include promoting the use of public transport, liaising with bus companies, promoting a 5 minute walking zone to school and walking to the abbey as a whole school for some of our Cathedral services.

Mrs Line
Deputy Headteacher

Year 8- HPV Vaccinations

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Don’t forget that the nurses are coming in on Tuesday 11th February to administer HPV Vaccinations.

If you haven’t already consented or declined to your child having the HPV vaccination, please click the link below before Tuesday.

https://imms.hct.nhs.uk/hpv/2024/hertfordshire/

Thank you,

Townsend School Office

How Safe is WhatsApp for Children – NSPCC

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WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps, used by over 2 billion people in 180 countries.

It allows you to send and receive messages, as well as make voice and video calls. You can connect with people individually or join group chats where lots of people can contribute. All you need to set up a WhatsApp account is a phone number. However, children and young people can easily subvert the restrictions placed on its access. Although rated at 16+, all that is required is a phone number. All it takes is one child in a class to be on WhatsApp, and all the others will wish to join. This can lead to increased vulnerabilities for child users. The NSPCC has released its own analysis about the dangers of the app. If interested, please follow the link below:

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-blog/2023-01-12-is-whatsapp-safe-for-my-child/

 

Ms Gibbons
Assistant Headteacher

Year 11 and Year 13 examination timetables

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All Year 11 and Year 13 students who are taking exams this summer were given paper copies of individual examination timetables this week.

They can also be found on their Edulink accounts. Please spend some time with your child checking their timetable to make sure that they are entered for all subjects as expected (checking the tier of entry – Higher or Foundation – if applicable), their legal name (as this will appear on their certificate), date of birth and if they have any exam clashes. Should there be any errors mark them clearly on the timetable and notify the exams officer immediately and no later than Wednesday 12th February.

Mrs Kovacevic
Examinations Officer

Year 10 Work Experience week 12th-16th May

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Year 10 Work Experience – Placement opportunity

AECOM, who are based in St Albans, are running a structured work experience during the week of 12 May 2025. The activities detailed are:

The student will get experience within all 3 of their main divisions, Buildings, Environment/Water & Transportation – this will be project based and enable the student to better understand the company and how the different departments interact. A specially adapted induction to the company will be given on the first day.

 Under supervision by a qualified/experienced member of staff and following assessment and training activities may include:

  • Health and Safety Talk
  • Site visit – (on provision that parental and/or school approval has been given) but will be supervised at all times
  • Various project design tasks – problem solving/using analysis package where relevant
  • AutoCAD, Dialux and Revit will be taught
  • Bridge building challenge – Team work
  • An insight into marketing & communications activities
  • Graduate presentations – Their work experience so far and details of projects different divisions get involved with

Students should have a keen interest in Engineering and be studying Maths.

Placements are open to any school undertaking work experience that week and are taken up very quickly. If your son or daughter is interested in arranging this as a private placement, they should contact Patsy Coote directly (patsy.coote@aecom.com) for an application form and complete a work experience private placement form available from Mrs Davey.

 

Mrs Davey
Assistant Headteacher 

The Shack at Christ Church

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Please see the below information from Christ Church about The Shack.

“The Shack is a youth club hosted by Christ Church St Albans.

Here’s what The Shack offers;

  • When: Fridays (term time), 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Who: School year 5 and upwards.
  • Where: Christ Church, 3 High Oaks, AL3 6DJ
  • Cost: Just 50p, with warm snacks and drinks included!
  • DBS checked volunteers willing to encourage, and listen to any concerns or worries

The Shack offers an opportunity to enjoy indoor ball games, creative crafts, pool and table football. During the snack time we give a 5 minute talk on how the bible can help us live our lives well and value those around us. It’s a great opportunity to hear about a positive ‘light’ in a world with so much trouble and uncertainty for our young people.

Thank you,

Christ Church, St Albans”.

 

New York Trip

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On Thursday 6th February Sixth Form students along with Mr Timpson and Mr Tominey will embark on a cultural trip to New York.

The trip will see the students visit famous landmarks such as Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, 9/11 Memorial, Central Park and watch a Broadway show at Times Square. The group will return from the trip on Monday 10th February. Look at for their adventures on our social media pages!

Mr Timpson
Head of Maths

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