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International Women's Day 2023

To read our students' account of Highsted's International Women's Day celebrations, please follow the link to our Student Voice webpage.

Calling all Year 4 & 5 Pupils!

Welcome to your very own High Flyers production! This journal has been designed exclusively for you by Highsted Grammar School. It is packed with ideas and information to enlighten, excite and inspire you to develop a passion for learning across a whole range of subjects, in a way that you may never have thought about before.

To download your personal online edition, just click on the cover page above or follow this link. To download earlier editions from 2022, follow the links below.

To download Issue 9, please follow this link.

To download Issue 10, please follow this link.

To download Issue 11, please follow this link.

To download Issue 12, please follow this link.

To download Issue 13, please follow this link.

To download Issue 14, please follow this link.

Reading at Highsted: a whole school commitment

At Highsted, '...Reading is actively promoted, and pupils are encouraged to read more widely.' (Ofsted, 2023.) Welcome to our latest webpage, which emphasises the importance and value of reading for life - whatever your age, whatever your ability, whatever your interest. 

Please follow this link to find out why we believe that reading is so beneficial for learning, for creativity and for wellbeing.

Mad Science Saturday

On Saturday 4 February 2023, we hosted our annual event Mad Science Saturday. Fifty three boys and girls from 15 different primary schools across Swale attended Highsted to take part in interactive science workshops. To read an account of this important primary school liaison day, please follow this link.  

U18 Kent Schools' Football Cup

On Monday 6th March, Highsted Grammar School U18 football team travelled away to the Marsh Academy in New Romney for the quarter finals of the Kent Cup. To read our Match Report in full, please follow this link.

Girls on Board: new webpage 

 

To visit our new Girls on Board webpage and find out more about this exciting new programme at Highsted, please follow this link.

Highsted Careers Bulletin

Welcome to our regular Careers Bulletin! Thinking about your future? Curious about opportunities available to you? Eager to learn about exciting new careers? Download your own copy of the Highsted Careers Bulletin Winter 2022/23, Part 7 now. Just click on the cover page above.

To access Careers Bulletin Winter 2022/23, Part 6, just follow this link.

To access Careers Bulletin Autumn 2022, Part 5, just follow this link.

To access Careers Bulletin Summer 2022, Part 4, just follow this link.

To access Careers Bulletin Summer 2022, Part 3, just follow this link.

 To access Careers Bulletin Spring 2022, Part 2, just follow this link.

 To access Careers Bulletin Spring 2022, Part 1, just follow this link.

Awards Evening: Class of 2022


The Highsted Community were delighted to welcome students, parents and special guests to our annual Awards Evening. We were particularly pleased to welcome back so many of our past Year 13 students who were keen to regale us of their adventures in the workplace and university life. To read our reports about this evening of celebration and inspiration, please follow this link.

Local artist inspires A-level students

Highsted Art Department was delighted to welcome local artist Charles Williams to the school in late November to deliver a talk on his inspirations, techniques, works and what it’s really like to be an artist working in the industry!

The school’s A-level Art students had the opportunity to see Williams’ most recent and favourite works, and were invited to ask questions and engage with the artist as he explained his influences and processes. Williams’ rich medium of improvisatory storytelling through his self-described 'collage of styles' inspired the students to challenge themselves to connect with the observer. Williams emphasised the importance of evoking a 'visceral response' to one’s work, which could be accomplished by taking risks and testing the limits of the media they use.

To read this article in full, please click on the image above.

12 Days of Action

To download the full-sized copy of these activities, please follow this link.

Admissions Arrangements Consultation

Highsted Grammar School is consulting on its admissions arrangements for entry to the school from September 2024.  For further information, please follow this link.

HighLights Magazine

  

Welcome to HighLights, your personal school magazine, written by Highsted students, for Highsted students.

To download your own copy, click on the cover page above or just follow the HighLights!

 To download Issues 1 - 3please click on the cover pages below.

       

Mad Science Saturday!

To download the poster and book your place for the event, please click on this link or on the image above.

 

Exceptional students excel again!

We are delighted to report another year of excellent achievement by Year 11 in their GCSE Results. Students have consistently demonstrated their willingness to overcome challenges during their GCSE two-year journey and showed courage and determination to challenge whatever life threw at them and as a school we are rightly proud of their success.

To read more and see photos from GCSE results day, please follow this link.

Highsted students buck the trend!

Nationally, lower grades were expected for this year's A-levels, but once again we are delighted to report that the Class of 2022 have achieved record A-level examination results. Despite the challenges of the last two years, the students have shown tremendous determination and commitment to their studies with an amazing 80% of grades awarded at A*-B.

To read our report and view photos from the day, please follow this link

Sixth Form Information Evening 2023

Looking to join a Sixth Form that nurtures excellence and supports individuals to succeed? Join us at our 2023 Information Evening on Thursday 12 January to see what Highsted can offer you. To find out more, please follow this link to our Entry to Sixth Form webpage.

Entry to Sixth Form: September 2023

Download your Sixth Form Student Guide 2023-25 here.

Visit our Sixth Form with a virtual tour 

Please click here to begin your journey to Highsted. Remember to open the link using a computer to view the full presentation.

For further information direct from our specialist subject staff and for anything else you need to know...

...just follow this link to our detailed information page!

Athletics Roundup Summer 2022

Highsted's annual Athletics Track & Field Event 2022 took place on Friday 15 July, accompanied by fantastic weather throughout the course of the day. All year groups took part in the events through a variety of running and throwing activities, and it was a pleasure to see the students competing in their forms for a medal, particulalry after the limited opportunities over the past two years due to the Covid pandemic. To read about this tremendously successful day and see photographs from the  event, please follow the link to take you to our new webpage: Athletics Event 2022. 

On Saturday 11 June 2022 nine of our athletes represented Highsted at the Kent Schools Track and Field Athletics event at Medway Park. 

On Thursday 19 May, the Year 7 athletics team competed in the Swale District Athletics Competition at the Sittingbourne School; Thursday 5 May, saw the Year 9 team taking part in their age-related event; and Thursday 28 April began this year's District Competitions with the Year 10 athletes.

Overall this year has been our largest field of competitors to date, and it particularly pleasing to see Highsted girls competing against the rest of Kent after such a long absence from schools' competetive athletic events.    

To read more about each competition, please follow the link to our Highsted Match Reports page.

Additionally, this summer, we congratulate Katie (Year 12) for her representation and success in the UK Athletics Championships. Click here to access our Extra-Curricular Achievements page. 

Year 10 Maths Events

During the first week of July, teams from Year 10 took part in ‘Maths in Action’ at University of Greenwich and competed in the London & South East Maths Team Tournament. To read about the workshops and challenges in which the students participated, please follow this link to our STEM - Making Learning Fun! page. 

ICGS Conference 2022

Having been selected to represent our school, a number of Year 12 & 10 students attended the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS) conference on Tuesday 12 July. This year’s theme was social justice, with a focus on progressing towards true equality in both education and the wider society. Key concepts, such as unconscious bias, diversity & inclusion, and activism were covered, allowing for deep consideration and passionate discussions. Bouncing off of other students’ remarks and experiencing a strong sense of female empowerment gave us an unexplainable sense of pride, and we left each session feeling inspired and motivated to be an ‘agent of change.’

Please follow this link to our Student Voice page to read Millie M's account of the day and download a full copy of her report.

Sister Act: Student Review

To read a detailed review and see a collection of photographs from our latest school production, Sister Act, just follow this link to our Student Voice page. The performance was received with great acclaim and appreciation by packed audiences during the last week of June, and our review is written by talented Year 10 student, Chik O-N.

Highsted Travels back in Time

On Saturday 18 June Highsted hosted its annual Taster Saturday event, this year themed ‘Highsted Travel Back in Time,’ when 125 pupils from across 34 local primary schools participated in a range of interactive workshops. To read about this and see our photos, please follow the link to our Community Events page.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

On Tuesday 28 June, Highsted held its second Shakespeare Day, inviting local primary school pupils to attend a series of English and Drama workshops. To read the report on our exciting way to learn about Macbeth, please follow this link to our Community Events page.

Mathletics 2022

On Wednesday 8 June, 65 children from six different primary schools came to Highsted for Year 5 Mathletics. The pupils arranged themselves into teams of five and competed in four different activities using their mathematical knowledge, problem solving skills and team work. To read about this inter-school event and other scientific activities at Highsted, please follow this link to our STEM page.

British Science Week 2022

At the beginning of March, Highsted took part in an intense week of activities to celebrate British Science Week. There were special in-class challenges to practise the engineering and design skills of the students. To read our report of this exciting journey across the range of STEM activities, please follow this link to our new British Science Week page.

Number Day 2022

On Friday 4 February, Highsted Grammar School took part in NSPCC Number Day. Eighteen members of staff proudly wore numbers for the day and the students engaged in a hunt around the school to find them.

To find out how they all got on, follow the link to our STEM - Making Learning Fun! page. 

Kent Schools' Swimming Competitions

On Saturday 15 January a team of Highsted students travelled to Hartsdown Leisure Centre Swimming Pool in Margate, for the Kent Schools’ Swimming Championships.

To read the full account of this highly successful day, please click here.

Highsted Lecture Series 2022

To download further information and to register your interest in this talk, please follow this link

Highsted Digital Leaders: Safer Internet Day

Please click here to go to our Online Safety at Home webpage for more information about the Digital Leadership Programme. To download our Digital Leaders' account of their activities to date and the proposals for their Safer Internet Day assembly, please follow this link.

Children's Mental Health Week 2022

For updates on Children's Mental Health issues and support, please follow this link to our Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 webpage.

Highsted Sixth Form: 10 Days of Action

Inspired by the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, Highsted Grammar School’s Sixth Form has created its very own 10 Days of Action to raise awareness of key issues that matter most to our community. As form groups, students have produced a daily focal point for all students to consider and discuss.

To see more about this initiative, please follow this link to our Student Voice webpage.

To download your own copy of their presentation, please click here.

Mad Science Saturday 2022!

Saturday 5 February saw Highsted Grammar School host its annual STEM activity, Mad Science Saturday 2022. The event was a morning of fun-filled, engaging scientific experiments aimed at inspiring Year 5 girls and boys to be enthralled with Science! To read the full report and see photos from the day, please follow this link to our STEM page. 

Ready to be a Highsted Girl?


Visit our school with a virtual tour

Click here to access our Open Day Presentation. Please open the link using a computer to view the full presentation.


Mental Health Update

In support of students and parents, at Highsted we work in conjunction with the Mental Health charity, Place2Be.

Parenting Smart offers practical advice for parents and carers of children aged 5-11. All of the content is created by Place2Be's parenting experts. It is based on evidence and their experiences working with children, young people and their families. Please follow this link to our Health & Wellbeing webpage, where you will find further information and access to the services offered by this important Parental Support site.

Highsted Students in British Taekwondo Championship

On Sunday 28 November 2021, two Highsted students, Chloe and Sophie, represented Sittingbourne’s TSA Taekwondo club in the PUMA British Taekwondo Championships in Bristol. To read their report, please follow this link

GCSE Students Show Grit & Determination!

Please follow this link for our examinations summary and first images of the Class of 2021 students receiving their GCSE results.

The Photos Say It All!

Please follow this link for our examinations summary and first images of the Class of 2021 students receiving their A-level results.

International Women's Day 2021

As part of International Women's Day 2021, students have been exploring a range of activities under the slogan #ChooseChallenge.

Year 13 have been leading workshops for Lower School girls on the presence of gender inequality and our need as women to build a positive mindset that captures the idea of Brave, not Perfect. Year 12 have produced a video which champions Courageous Women. To view this thought-provoking piece of work, please follow this link.

More events are planned, so watch this page for further updates.

Super-Curriculum 2021/22

Our new Super-Curriculum provision for Pre-GCSE and GCSE is now live online. To access our Pre-GCSE materials for Year 9 students who are preparing to begin their GCSE courses in September and our GCSE Enrichment and Extension materials for Key Stage 4 students, please follow this link to the Super-Curriculum 2021 webpage.

Remote Education Provision

During the current Coronavirus pandemic, Highsted Grammar School is providing a comprehensive package of curriculum materials, teaching and support for all our students. To read how this provision is organised and see the answers to frequently asked questions, please follow this link to our new information page.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 

Please click here to view our tribute to Holocaust Memorial Day,
27 January 2021

Health & Wellbeing webpage

In Mental Health Awareness week we have created a new webpage to draw together support materials for all in the Highsted community, particularly throughout the current Coronavirus pandemic.

To access the latest information please go to Our School: Health & Wellbeing by following this link.  

Online Safety at Home

To support the Highsted community through the Covid-19 school closures and to enable everyone to continue their education by working safely online, we have collected together a range of new resources for students and their parents/carers.

NEW information sheet and activities are available now by following this link.  

Super-Curriculum

The new Highsted Super-Curriculum activities are now available for all Key Stage 3 students, by opening the tab at the top of this page or by following this link.

A new suite of Pre-A-level Bridging Materials, A-level Enrichment Materials and Pre-University Extension Materials are currently being developed for Year 11 & Post-16 students. A range of these activity sheets are now available by following this link.

Important Safeguarding Update - March 2021

Safeguarding Procedures During School Closure

At this difficult time, it is more important than ever that you report concerns linked to a child’s wellbeing.

Please report your concerns as follows:

During normal school hours, contact the school team at: safeguarding@highsted.kent.sch.uk

Outside School Hours, contact Social Services on:

03000 41 11 11 (text relay 18001 03000 41 11 11) or email social.services@kent.gov.uk

If you feel a child is in immediate danger, call 999. 

Activities at Highsted

Please follow the links below to read more about our pre-Covid activities and achievements:

Severe Weather

In the event of severe weather conditions or other emergencies that may result in school closure, information will be posted on the Kent County Council website: kent.gov.uk/winter or kentclosures.co.uk

Information will also be broadcast by BBC Radio Kent (96.7 / 104.2 fm), Heart FM (103.1 / 102.8 fm) and KMFM (Medway) (107.9 / 100.4 fm). You can also check kmfm.co.uk/ (Medway area) or bbc.co.uk/kent. Please note that if such weather seems imminent, further details will be issued at that time.

In these circumstances, the school website will be updated as soon as possible. Please watch this space for specific instructions or information relating to school activities.

New Vacancies
As a result of ongoing development, exciting opportunities arise from time to time for experienced or newly qualified teachers and support staff at our highly successful girls' grammar school....

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Awards Evening: Class of 2022
The Highsted Community were delighted to welcome students, parents and special guests to our annual Award’s evening....

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Highsted Remembers 2020
The Highsted community continues to remember and pay homage to Remembrance Day with an installation of ceramic and acrylic poppies, artfully positioned at the entrance to the school site....

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As a result of ongoing development, exciting opportunities arise from time to time for experienced or newly qualified teachers and support staff at our highly successful girls' grammar school.

To obtain further information about any of these current vacancies, please follow this link to our Vacancies & Teacher Training page.

    Teaching posts

    Head of Business & Economics (M/UPR + TLR 2b)

Head of Physics (M/UPR)

Recruitment & Retention opportunity is available for 

a suitably experienced candidate

 

Head of Year (M/UPR + TLR 2c)

 

Teacher of Mathematics (M/UPR)

TLR 2c available to suitable candidate for Head of Year role

 

Teacher of General Science (M/UPR)

TLR 2c available to suitable candidate for Head of Year role  

 

Teacher of English (M/UPR)

TLR 2c available to suitable candidate for Head of Year role

 

 

    Support staff posts

      Learning Mentor (Pastoral) (37 hours weekly; term time plus four weeks)

      Highsted Academy Trust pay band 6: £21,801 - 23,262 per annum, pro rata

       

      Examination Invigilators (Casual - paid on claim)

      Highsted Academy Trust pay band 3: £19,293 per annum, pro rata

Thank you, Your Majesty

Highsted Remembers

To find out more about how we have honoured Remembrance this year, please follow this link.

Highsted Grammar School

Welcome to Highsted Grammar School. Highsted is a happy and cohesive community and an environment which liberates young women to take the risks and embrace the challenges that will prepare them for their future roles and responsibilities as leaders in tomorrow’s society.

Our success is as a consequence of striking a fine balance between tradition and innovation. Our values are traditional ones and we offer an unashamedly academic curriculum. We are keenly aware, however, that we are preparing our students for a working life none of us can yet anticipate.  Our focus, therefore, is on developing the skills, attributes and habits of mind that will equip our young women as life-long learners. Our aim is to launch them into the world as self-starters, focused but flexible, armed with the courage to grasp opportunities and the resilience and humour to negotiate setbacks along the way. 

We encourage and support our students in exploring their own potential, nurturing existing talents and interests and discovering new ones along the way.  To ensure we enable each and every girl to fulfil her potential, an emphasis is placed on personalisation, on proactive mentoring and on pastoral care. Our students will embark upon adult life conscious of their worth, ambitious for their futures and aware that they are lucky indeed to have been educated here. 

Highsted is a very special school. If you want to see how special, you are warmly invited to pay us a visit. 

Anne Kelly, Headteacher

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