We are seeking a Food Technician to support our Food and Nutrition Department to start in September 2024.
Our Easter Bulletin is now available here... Easter Bulletin 2024
We are delighted to have been awarded the “Music Mark Schools” status in recognition of our commitment to outstanding music education and the huge range of opportunities given to our pupils to get involved in music-making activities and concerts.
I am delighted to be able to share with you our official Ofsted report following our inspection in November 2022.
Congratulations to our U18 Basketball team who this week became the U18 Basketball League Winners when they beat Sutton Grammar School 53-51...
We are seeking a Food Technician to support our Food and Nutrition Department to start in September 2024. The successful applicant will be involved in preparing resources, equipment and ingredients for a range of lessons and will be a key member of the Food and Nutrition department. They will assist with the delivery of high-quality lessons and assist students and staff during practical lessons and will be involved with demonstrations of skills, techniques and equipment. Full details and the application form are available via the school website... https://www.richardchalloner.com/our-school/news/vacancy-food-technician
The school's partnership with St Mary's College, Kisubi, Uganda continues to grow and thrive. Through Lent, Year 11 students collected 4 boxes of clothes donations, and raised over £400, for underprivileged people in the areas surrounding St Mary's College. In addition, the two student partnership teams had a video conference where they presented projects they had completed on the Environment. All the presentations have now been uploaded to our partnership blog which can be found: https://rcsmackpartnership.wordpress.com/
Our production of 'Les Miserables' starts tomorrow and there are still a few tickets left for Thursday and Friday via the link below... (Saturday is sold out) https://stagestubs.com/richard-challoner-school/les-misrables-school-edition
This is a lively and happy school. Leaders refer to the ‘Challoner family’ to describe the close school community. Pupils behave very well and treat each other kindly. Leaders want all pupils to experience success and to fulfil their potential, inside and outside the classroom. Across the curriculum, pupils aim high and flourish in their learning.
After attending a Business Networking Meeting at my old school, I was invited to a personal tour by Headmaster Mr Maher. I felt very privileged to be shown around by this very amazing, proud and very forward thinking Head who has steered the school to new heights. The school has practically double in size and student capacity. The old gym where we had a lot of Basketball success is now a well equipped drama studio and music rooms. The basement changing rooms is now the IT Helpdesk. Above the old canteen is a very posh looking cafe. Most lesson work is carried out with personal iPads. Computers everywhere. Do the kids know how lucky they are? It made me want to go back to school!
Your school's Progress 8 score of 0.63 is well above the national average, shows that you are amongst the top 9% of state-funded mainstream schools in terms of the progress your pupils make between key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4. With 86% of your pupils entering the EBAcc in 2018, your school is in the top 5% of all state-funded mainstream secondary schools in the country. EBacc subjects provide a sound basis for careers beyond the age of 16 and can also enrich pupils' studies, giving them a broad general knowledge that will enable them to participate in and contribute to society.
We wish to congratulate you and your teams for your excellent leadership leading to Richard Challoner School retaining its Outstanding judgement from Ofsted. In the latest round of inspections only 17% gained that judgement with less sustaining it from earlier inspections. The report makes excellent reading especially ‘pupils aim high and flourish in their learning’. The team were clearly influenced by the ethos of the school to write such a quote. ‘Weaving cultural perspectives into the curriculum’ which is also described as ‘rich’ is also significant when considered against all the usual concerns Ofsted have about curriculum. Such an outcome can only be achieved by the leadership encouraging all staff to deliver as a confident professional team who know their students well. Please pass on our gratitude to all governors and staff for their full commitment to Catholic education delivering for every student at Richard Challoner School.
Richard Challoner School,Manor Drive North,New MaldenSurrey, KT3 5PE