TEACHER ASSESSED GRADES

Join us today to celebrate dance. At Smithills School we take great pride in our dance provision from exploring international and renowned dance practitioners, themes, styles and cultures to excelling in productions, events and competitions throughout the UK. As Darcy Bussell states, ‘Dance is a great way to express yourself’ At Smithills School we know our dance provision excels in ensuring all our pupils have the opportunity to fully express themselves through the medium of dance. We are extremely proud of all our pupils and the dance work they produce. Please enjoy our special video that gives you a snapshot of why our pupils love to dance.

Between the 31st March and the 1st April forms were invited to take part in a hunt for very important famous people linked to subjects. But did you get the link between them all?

Our 2021 World Book Day, just like everything else, was a little bit different. We developed resources to make sure that World Book Day continues to send a powerful and positive message about books and reading, even in lockdown.

The aim of this video is to provide you with some additional guidance as to how qualifications across all subjects will be awarded in 2021. It is aimed at the parents of pupils who were expecting to sit examinations in the summer term. Your child has already received this information following their return to face to face learning.

Our Principal, Mr Sidebottom gives staff and pupils a step-by-step guide on how to self-test for Covid-19.

We are delighted to have been able to secure guest speakers who will, alongside our own staff, address parents and carers on the significant issue of mental wellbeing. The video will include presentations from experts in the field of mental health and wellbeing, including, Jacqui Duckham, a senior educational psychologist in social and emotional mental health, and Lisa Clemmett, a Public Health Nurse, who works for Bolton Children's Integrated Health and Wellbeing Service. Additionally, we have information provided by Heather Hook from Kooth, an online mental wellbeing community and Miss Angus from Smithills who will share tips on how to support children whilst they are working from home.

Mrs Scrivens will show pupils how to make Flapjacks from scratch in this short video.

In this short video, Mr Sidebottom takes pupils through all the stages of our Covid-19 testing at Smithills School.