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We are delighted to be recognised by Alps in the top 25% of UK schools, celebrating outstanding sixth form student progress at A level.
I am pleased to inform you that our Ofsted report has now been finalised and is ready for publication to students, parents, staff and governors. It will also be available on the Ofsted website on Wednesday 28th March.
I am delighted to confirm that we have been judged as good in every section of the report, with the exception of personal development, welfare and behaviour, which has been judged as outstanding. These combined judgements give the school an overall effectiveness grading of good.
Please take the time to review the full report below. Should you require a hard copy, please contact office@uhs.org.uk and we will be pleased to post a copy to you.
On 6th March, 13 students attended the UK celebration of WE Day - a world-wide gathering of students from all backgrounds who come together to 'Get Doing' for the betterment of their school, their community and the whole world. WE Day is a global movement that was inspired by the tragic death of Iqbal Masih, to create change in an individualised world. WE Day brings large corporations, charitable organisations and schools together to do more for the world around them.
Students heard from Naomi Campbell on the importance of activism as young people; Nicole Scherzinger on empowering yourself through communication; Iskra Lawrence on self-esteem and self-belief and Nadja Swarovski on the importance of maintaining our planet through conserving water. They also heard from the Duke of Sussex.
On Monday 11th March, thirteen GCSE German students travelled to London to take part in a revision conference. Students had the opportunity to ask questions to an examiner and gain some tips and tricks to help prepare them for their forthcoming German exams.
Their listening and pronunciation skills were put to the test as they joined in with some German tongue twisters, including the challenging "Sascha schickt sich selbst schicke Schuhe vom Schuhgeschäft im Schwarzwald". They also practiced some of the core skills, such as being able to describe a photo and translating from German into English.
All students received a pack full of useful vocabulary and reminders about tenses, word order and pronunciation, and can use this to help push themselves towards the top grades in their exams!
On Wednesday 30th January, fifteen girls from Year 7 and Year 8 competed in the Hillingdon Dance Festival, held at Bishopshalt School. They competed against different schools from the local area for the opportunity to enter the London Youth Games Final.
On Tuesday 22nd January, nine students from Year 7 attended the annual borough basketball tournament at Queensmead School in high spirits.
On Wednesday 9th January, students from Years 7 and Year 8 visited Swakeleys School to represent UHS in an indoor athletics competition.
Plant Oxford is the birthplace and heart of the MINI production. These cars are manufactured to individual customer specifications. Hundreds of MINIs leave the plant’s assembly lines each day and are delivered to car owners in more than 110 countries around the world.
On Friday 11th January, two Year 13 Spanish students had the privilege of visiting London's British Film Institute at Southbank.
On Tuesday 18th December 2018, 24 sixth form students visited the Bank of England.