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To begin our Careers Week activities, we were pleased to welcome a special visitor to the school - Sally-Ann Hart MP for Hastings and Rye.

Facility pupils had a great day learning new skills at Hove Cricket Ground today, participating in the Discoverability event, along with about 25 other schools. Ryan was interviewed by BBC Sussex Radio, which is the second time he has been a spokesperson for Saxon Mount as last year he was on the telly, on South East News at the same event!

As part of their Science studies, 3LM and 3JB have been learning about habitats and food chains so they went on a trip to Drusillas and attended an education session on Habitats and Adaptations. They had a great time.

The Year 10 students visited the Big Futures Careers exhibition in Eastbourne on Tuesday 25 April 2023. There were a lot of interesting things to see and do. All the students spoke to colleges, employers and charities about different opportunities that could be available to them. Some comments from the students were that it was an "Exciting" "informative" and "Excellent" morning. Well done Year 10!

Ofsted inspectors visited our school on the 22nd & 23rd February. In their new report, they found Torfield’s pupils are ‘immersed in literature’ and that ‘their special educational needs are not seen as a barrier to learning or to full participation in all that life has to offer.’

Well done to the two Harveys, Ryan, Fenton, John and Natalie who got all the way through to the regional finals for the Table Cricket competition at the K2 Arena in Crawley yesterday. 

Back in February we held a 'Yellow Day' to raise money for St. Michael's Hospice. They share our thanks for everyone involved as together we raised an amazing sum of £161.75!

On Wednesday Year 8 pupils went to Mallydams Wood for the day. They learnt about the RSPCA and jobs they offer. They also took part in forest school activities and had great fun even though they got very muddy!!

This term our Year Five pupils enjoyed a one-night residential staying in the woods at Mallydams.

Thank you so much for all your contributions on Red Nose Day last week and we raised over £210 on cake sales, not including other donations on Parentpay. All the monies raised will go directly to charities supported by Comic Relief. Thank you all the bakers, buyers and hosts.

This term many of our classes have experienced educational visits to local bookshops.

On 15th March Miss Jagot took a group of our year 11 pupils to Hastings Community Fire Station. As well as finding out about some of the tasks Firefighters do, they found out about many other roles within the fire service and how the essential skills are needed in a range of different jobs. The pupils were interested to find out about the young cadets and volunteering roles within the fire service. The pupils, as always, were extremely polite and attentive. It was a real pleasure to take them. 

This years Comic Relief Red Nose Day is on Friday 17th March. If you wish to make a donation please follow the link below which will take you to the Red Nose Day Donations page for Saxon Mount School on the ParentPay platform. Saxon Mount School Donate to Red Nose Day 17-03-203 on ParentPay

Skills Builder Employer Q&A session. Yesterday pupils in Year 8 took part in an online Question and Answer session with 3 employees from a range of businesses. The questions our pupils asked were really good and they showed excellent speaking and listening skills. This event was run by Skills Builder and was really valuable for the pupils.

9AS/GP took part in a workshop today with Louisa and Lee from the Hastings Contemporary. We made large stamps using our marbling and printing papers and added text using a type writer.  The artwork our students have made will be exhibited at the gallery during the Easter period alongside artwork from other local schools. 

Options Information Session for Parents of Year 9 Wednesday 6th June 2023 5pm to 6pm. Post 16 Information Session for Parents of Year 10 Wednesday 28th June 2023 5pm to 6pm. Summer Holiday Activities Signposting Event for all Parents Monday 3rd July 5pm to 6pm.

Year 10 went to an I Can Careers event in Eastbourne today. They got to meet lots of providers of education and supported employment. This was a chance to see all the opportunities they will have after leaving Saxon Mount. 

Last Friday some students from East Sussex College Hastings came into visit Year 11. They talked about the course they are doing and did a presentation on what they wished they had been told before they went to college. The pupils all met Lesley and Kerry who are the tutors on the courses they will be doing in September. This was another small step in their transition to college.

Today some of our year 8, 9 and 10 pupils visits Glyndebourne for a tour and to speak to staff about their jobs at the theatre.  We had a great time trying on the costumes, learning about prop making, set design and lighting. 

This term children at Torfield have been using their PE lessons to develop their knowledge of dance. To celebrate and share everything they have learned we held a dance showcase so that each class could perform the routines they have been creating in their lessons.