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Read MoreEnd of term arrangements
Published 31/03/21End of Spring Term arrangements
Please be advised that school will be closing on Thursday 1st April for the Easter break.
In line with COVID safety measures, students will be dismissed from tutor between 12.45pm and 1pm. School coach times have been adjusted accordingly.
School will reopen as usual from 8.30 a.m. on Monday 19th April. We wish all students and their families a very Happy Easter.
Read MoreYear 11 Assessment Window Timetable
Published 30/03/21In order to help form an accurate 'Teacher Assessed Grades', many of your subjects will be giving assessment opportunities over the coming weeks. These tests will largely be taken within normal lesson time. A timetable of all assessments taking is attached below.
If you have any questions please speak to Mr Williams
Read MoreTake a moment to reflect
Published 23/03/21Today has been marked as a National Day of Reflection.
At 12pm, the school community will come together virtually for a moment of silence when we will reflect on collective loss, show support to those bereaved and hold on to hope for a brighter future ahead. We will prepare our students carefully for this moment of reflection.
Please be assured that we will be vigilant and we will respond to support any student who experiences upset during this time. We are extremely proud of the community spirit shown by our students throughout the last twelve months. We hope that this moment today will show solidarity, collective strength and kindness to those who have experienced the sadness of loss.
Read MoreStorywriting competition
Published 17/03/21A local business is running a storywriting competition for all Piggott students with the chance to win £20, £30 and £40 book vouchers. See details below if you would like to enter.
Read MoreTwin success in computing challenge
Published 17/03/21Over 480 Piggott students from Years 7 - 13 took part in the Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge last November for a chance to make it through to the Oxford University Computing Challenge (OUCC), a prestigious event in computational thinking.
Of that number, 50 Piggott students scored in the top 10% nationally, automatically giving them a place in Oxford University’s ‘invitation-only’ event.
The first round of the annual OUCC challenge is held online in schools, and supervised by teachers with participants' solutions auto-marked by the OUCC system.
Following this, the top 20 students in each age group are usually invited to Oxford University to compete in the final, but for obvious reasons, the final will be held remotely in 2021.
This year, Piggott twins Finlay and Oliver remarkably achieved a top 20 place after competing against 3,875 students nationwide in the Year 8 & 9 OUCC category.
This is a remarkable achievement, “We are all super excited and so proud of Oliver and Finlay”, says Patranjali Bhattacharya, the Head of Computer Science at The Piggott School.
“As a department we work hard to organise a great number of activities and competitions every year to inspire our students. This competition started in November and wrapped up over lockdown, which made things more challenging to organise and I thank Miss Leonard for all her hard work with this. When we make break-throughs like this, it is very inspiring to us and our students. It keeps us even more motivated to carry on!”
This is the Piggott’s second year competing in the OUCC and last year, finalist Matthew Sullivan won the chance to spend the day at Oxford University to participate in the finals and attend seminars.
The OUCC is an invitation event which aims to encourage students to develop their skills further and produce programmed solutions to computational thinking problems.
We wish Finlay and Oliver all the best in the upcoming final tomorrow, Thursday 18th March. Follow The Piggott School on Twitter @PiggottCESchool to find out how the twins get on.
Read MoreUK University Search Virtual Fair
Published 09/03/21Join your peers for this "FREE" and incredibly special online and interactive UK University Search Virtual Fair. The event will feature universities and colleges from across the UK as well as ten live webinars on essential topics such as UCAS personal statements, clearing, and student finance.
This year, UK University Search have designed an amazing online experience to allow you to explore a huge range of post-18 options. Their Virtual Fair will feature a wide range of exhibiting universities including Russell Group, red brick, modern and specialist institutions. This incredible event will enable you to visit exhibition stands and chat to representatives, view information and videos, download prospectuses and take part in live webinars in the virtual auditorium.
The event is completely free of charge to students, parents and teachers. This fair is designed to provide you with everything you need to make the right decisions. We hope you will take part.
They've also brought back Webinar Wednesdays so you can find out all you need to know about your post-18 options from the comfort of home!
Choosing Your Next Steps - Originally Aired: Wednesday 3 March 12:00 - Available on Demand
Applying to University (UCAS Personal Statement) - Wednesday 10 March 12:00
Applying to Creative Courses (Portfolio Advice) - Wednesday 24 March 12:00
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Read MoreMass testing begins
Published 08/03/21Our Year 12 students have been the first to return to school for their Lateral Flow Test; the first of three tests they will take over the next 10 days. Over 160 students were onsite this morning, all following social distancing guidelines and dealing with this unusual scene with aplomb. This afternoon our Year 13 students will follow suit before resuming onsite lessons tomorrow.
We want to thank our staff and our volunteers for going above and beyond to ensure this process runs smoothly, efficiently and above all, safely. Here are some photos from our first morning of testing.
Read MoreReady for mass testing
Published 04/03/21As students and staff prepare for the much anticipated return to school throughout the week commencing 8th March, the team in charge of leading the expansion of the Covid Testing Centre has been working round the clock to build 16 testing stations and train over 50 parent volunteers.
From Monday, testing will commence and students in Years 12 and 13 will take their first on-site Lateral Flow test, followed by Years 9, 10 and 11 on Tuesday and Years 7 and 8 on Wednesday. The school will undertake approximately 4000 tests on students over the course of the next two weeks as students then return for their second and third test.
Next week will be a complex mix of online teaching, on-site teaching and on-site testing, as teachers aim to keep the standards of learning high despite the inevitable disruption.
It has been an incredible team effort to meet the DfE guidelines for the safe return to school; it has taken a whole school community taskforce to make this happen and ensure we can achieve this epic challenge swiftly, smoothly and safely.
We cannot thank our school community enough for their support and words of encouragement throughout this challenging and unprecedented time. We have tried to capture as many of these messages on our website here.
We have no doubt that Piggott students will demonstrate their resilience and courage once again, as they return to school in these unusual circumstances and take it all in their stride.
The safety and wellbeing of Piggott students and staff is our number one priority and will continue to dictate the decisions we make in relation to the transition back to school. Thank you for your patience, support and understanding.
A record of all correspondence about Covid and the return to school is available on our website here.
