What a superb start to the academic year it has been. As we finish our first half term of 2024/25 it is a great time for me to reflect on a personal level about what an absolute pleasure it has been to get to know our wonderful school community.
Highlights this half term have included our wonderful Open Evening, the Year 11 ‘A Slice of Advice’ evening, a visit from a racehorse and jockey, and meeting a group of parents this morning for coffee to talk about their experience of York High School to date (pictured below).
I would like to thank our students for the superb start to the academic year and I look forward to seeing you all after a well-deserved half-term break.
Have a great week!
Gavin Kumar
Principal
Thursday 24 October
School closes for half-term break at 3.10pm
Friday 25 October
Teacher Training Day – school closed to students
Wednesday 6 November & 13 November
Exam Stress Sessions for Year 11
On Tuesday 22 October, we welcomed Smashed to York High to perform a play and host a workshop about the dangers and impacts of underage drinking to our pupils in Year 7 and 8. All of our pupils engaged wonderfully, discussing the questions posed and displaying confidence in sharing their ideas. Well done!
If the play’s content has raised any concerns amongst young people, please encourage them to speak to their form tutor or Head of Year for support.
The last two weeks have seen YHS students get to spend time with 2 fantastic authors, and find out about their journeys in writing.
Thank you to Tesco Askham Bar!
Miss Woodward met up with Jo, Community Champion at Tesco, to collect a donation of washing detergent for our Community Cupboard. Donations such as this help us with our continued efforts to support the wider local community.
If you would like to donate to our Community Cupboard, we are always happy to accept donations of tins, jars and packet foods, hygiene products and other helpful items.
Donations can be dropped in to Main Reception during school hours, or you can contact reception@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk to discuss other options.
Our Community Cupboard is available to all – if you would like to request some help please get in touch with us via email reception@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk or call 01904 806600 – all requests are confidential and do not require a referral or voucher. (Please note that the Community Cupboard is not available during school holidays.)
Well done to all of this week’s Excellence Every Day reward winners: Thomas, Lucy, Kayla, LJ, Amelia, Max, Jamie, Ruby, Lucy, Lewis, Anitah, Adrian, Lydia, Emilee, Demi, Cristina and Lily.
We are excited to announce that on 28-29 April we will be providing Year 7 pupils with the opportunity to attend a residential visit to Carlton Lodge.
The cost of the visit is £135 and includes: six outdoor and adventurous activities, an overnight stay and all food provided.
To secure a place on this visit we are asking for a deposit of £35 to be paid before 11 November. This can be done through ParentPay or you can bring cash into main reception during school hours.
There are 100 places and they will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
This week is the first in our Careers Spotlight feature. Every week we will be placing a profession, qualification, organisation, event or useful advice in the spotlight.
This week in the spotlight, it’s T Levels.
T Levels are two-year courses taken after GCSEs and are equivalent to three A Levels.
These courses have been developed with employers so that students are prepared for entry into skilled employment or higher education.
T Levels offer students on-the-job experience through an industry placement of 45 days.
To find out more visit the T Levels website or speak to Mrs Callan, Careers Leader.
Last week, we shared news of our brilliant Year 8 Restart a Heart Day where every pupil in the year learned vital CPR skills as well as experiencing other medical knowledge.
We’re delighted to have been awarded the Bronze Award from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service for our commitment to CPD.
Our #YHSWay focus for this week is 'Routines and Habits – Uniform' 🌟
Last weekend we celebrated students from @York_High and @MillthorpeSch as they premiered their own short films at Aesthetica Film Festival. Many thanks and congratulations to all involved @CityofYork @ASFFest
Well done to last week's RAS Achievers, Lucy-Anne and Jamie, who were nominated by our English department 🌟 🤩
Another great walk around @York_High this morning. The investment in the school environment is making a big difference!
Looking good!
#ExcellenceEveryDay
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