Last week, Year 7 and 8 welcomed Michael Brioud into assemblies who talked to our pupils about mental health and the Kooth online service designed to support young people.The assembly outlined the main principles of Kooth which offers free, safe and anonymous support to young people over the age of 11.After Easter, our KS3 classes will be provided with an
We are looking for two enthusiastic, caring and committed Learning Support Assistants to join our team. Do you enjoy supporting pupils to thrive? Do you enjoy empowering pupils to develop their confidence and independence? Do you have high hopes and expectations for all pupils? If you are patient, compassionate and want to make a difference, please get in touch with
Rap and hip hop artist from here in the North East, Kay Greyson, ran dynamic, energy-filled writing workshops for lucky groups of Y8s and Y9s this week. Kay is signed to a record label, has performed at The Royal Albert Hall and is about to embark on a project for BBC3. Described as getting ‘the room on board from the off’
It’s International Day of Happiness today and what a day of joy it has been in school! We were delighted to welcome Nu Sound Brass to school in conjunction with Core Music and HMS PTA as part of our all new ‘Resonate’ music project. The band performed an amazing set for the whole school across the day and led workshops
Congratulations to our pupils who won the Indoor Cricket Tournament on Wednesday this week. The team worked brilliantly together and were triumphant against Highfield Middle in the grand final. It was a joy to see an excellent all round performance from the girls, who have now qualified for the county final and will represent Tynedale next week. Good luck to
Many thanks to Poppy K in Y7 who has written no.8 in our series of book reviews by our fantastic ‘Library Champions’. Poppy’s book and her review are on display in HMS Library with the other recommendations. All are available for borrowing – please come and take a look! Happy reading everyone! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Mr Freeman-Myers is off to the National Careers Guidance Show at Elland Road in Leeds today hoping to come back with some great ideas for a summer term middle to high school transition event being planned as well as other great opportunities. If you are keen to get involved in careers4kids at HMS, please get in touch with Mr Freeman-Myers
Last week, at Hexham Middle School, Dineo Brittain Dodd from Northumberland’s HINT (High Incidence Needs Team) delivered a wonderfully informative parent session exploring dysregulation and de-escalation strategies to support young people. We were joined by sixty parents/carers and finished the talk with a productive Q and A session alongside the Be You team. We were delighted that Dineo and Be
I am delighted to announce the Spring Games 2024 results. Each and every single one of pupils engaged brilliantly over the past two weeks. Mr Cameron and his team have awarded so many Respect, Engage, Aspire points in lessons. Pupils have approached the event with an air of House competitiveness and have displayed excellent sportsmanship, humility and courage throughout the
Congratulations to George who won the giant monkey on Red Nose Day. The name was ‘Teddy Mercury’ and George managed to carry ‘Teddy’ out of school and home last night! Well done everyone for entering! #Respect #Engage #Aspire