Read all about the latest news and activities happening, and reasons to celebrate our school in the below Headteacher's blog.
We welcomed some of our Governors, Trustees and Members from Batley Multi Academy Trust into school on Thursday 23 April 2026. It was a real privilege to listen to a range of learners deliver their presentations from the Historical Society and The Kings Trust Competition. Refreshments were provided by our food technology learners and reader leaders were able to support the latest escape room in our LRC. A fantastic array of talent.
Talking to year 11 learners it is clear the anticipation of the written GCSE exams. It can be a worrying time for parents keen to support their child. Some useful tips for parents to help are:
1. Monitor one upmanship within friendship groups as others seek to log the amount of hours they have revised. Quality revision, in a quiet room mixing up subjects is key.
2. Encourage your child to prioritise sleep. Working all through the night is more damaging than they think.
3. Focus on the process, not the results. Help manage a quiet space, provide revision materials and help them manage the time.
4. Help them to eat well, avoid high processed sugary foods that will not help concentration.
Source: Times Newspaper
The points below summarise the information shared with learners this week.
Key School Notices & Attendance
- Attendance & Success: The school emphasizes a strong link between high attendance and exam achievement. Parents are encouraged to work with tutors if any issues are affecting a learner's attendance.
- Uniform & Equipment: Learners are reminded that while jumpers are optional in warmer weather, blazers must still be worn in corridors. All learners must arrive prepared with basic equipment like pens and pencils.
Learning & Achievement
- Literacy Expectations: Learners are expected to maintain high presentation standards, including underlining dates and titles, using correct punctuation, and making corrections in purple pen.
- Reading Rewards: Teachers are awarding ‘Reading Awards’ on Class Charts for excellent effort in reading and vocabulary. Five winners from Years 7-11 are chosen weekly to select a book from the school's vending machine.
- Homework Reminders: All homework is set via Class Charts. Failure to meet deadlines or quality standards will result in a ‘Study and Support’ (SAS) detention.
Opportunities & Personal Development
- Eco Committee: An introductory meeting for learners interested in school sustainability will be held this Friday at break time in Room 36.
- Job of the Week: This week’s focus is on becoming a Fire Safety Officer, requiring Grade 4+ in English, Maths, and Science.
- Cultural Awareness: This month’s personal development focus includes learning about Vesak (Buddha Day) and exploring human rights stories from Mozambique.
- After-School Clubs: PE clubs (Volleyball, Taekwondo, Mixed Sports, and Darts) and Key Stage 3 Art Club are currently running.
Learner Shout-Outs (Top Performers)
Each term, the top five learners in each year group for the '5 Cs' (Character, Creativity, Community, Connection, and Collaboration) are entered into a prize draw.
This week's assemblies will be on the theme of resilience and the determination required to overcome any barriers to be successful. This is exemplified by the entrepreneur and author Selina Brown, who has challenged discrimination in the publishing world to self publish her own books to become a preeminent children's author, now with a book deal of her own with Penguin Books. Thanks to these efforts Selina has been nominated for the Queen's reading heroes award.
One of the other nominees is an organisation promoting Bookhubs around the country, where communities can share books with each other. This idea has been taken up by four of our year 11 learners who presented to Batley Multi Academy Trust Heads to establish something similar across Trust schools. We hope this will help enable all children to have access to exciting reading materials at home.
The points below summarise the information shared with learners this week.
Career Focus: This week’s "Job of the Week" is a Helicopter Pilot, emphasizing the importance of Maths, English, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
Following an extended holiday period we are delighted to have returned to school this week ready for the start of a busy term. This is a particularly pressured time for our year 13 and 11 learners as their exam period starts in earnest. On this note we were fortunate to secure the services of a local ‘lifecoach’ who has worked this week with some of our year 11 learners. The focus on recognising that certain aspects of our life can be stressful and how we can develop mechanisms to manage this. Important future life skills, but certainly something to help our learners about to sit external exams.
Of course for our younger year group high attendance (above 95%) is crucial for their success and we continue to be dismayed when families take extended breaks. Please avoid disadvantaging your daughter by taking holidays, visits or appointments in school time. We know that learners double their chances of securing at least a grade 5 or higher in English and Maths if their attendance is above 95%. Please support us and them by encouraging your daughter to be in school every day.
This summary highlights key information for parents from the Batley Girls' High School bulletin for the week of April 13, 2026:
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