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from Huish Academy
Life at Huish is full of opportunity both within and beyond the curriculum. Many of our students take part in events of note that have a positive impact both for themselves and the wider community. Please take the time to read some of the newsworthy events that have taken place recently and remember you can also follow the academy on facebook and twitter.
Huish Partners - Business Breakfast
Newsletter January 2019
Year 9 Options Process
For the KS4 Option Information booklet click here
Meet the new Chelston Head of House
Find out moreYear 9 Parent Forum Feedback
Transport
Huish Episcopi Transport Information
Parent Trustee (Governor) Election Result
Congratulations to Graham Ash who has been duly elected as Parent Trustee (Governor) for a term of office of 4 years.
We would like to thank all those who put their name forward and took the time to complete candidate statements and for those of you who voted. Details of the number of votes cast can be obtained on request from the Clerk to the Academy Board.
With best wishes.
Lost Property
If students have lost items, especially coats, in school, then please can they check the house base.
For PE kits check the PE office.
If not claimed by the end of term they will be donated to charity.
Find out moreLeonardo Helicopter Apprentice Open Evening
For further information please click here.
BAE Systems Yeovil Open Evening
For further information please click here.
Early Access Letter to Parents
For further information please click here
Information Sessions for Parents, Guardians and Carers
For further information please click here.
Work Experience
Work Experience Booklet 2018-19.
Work Experience Placement Form.
Parent Trustee (Governor) Vacancy
For further information please click here
Tuning in to Teens
Police Dog Visit. Drugs Awareness
Update on School Funding Campaign
Dyslexia Awareness Week
Find out moreThe Great Huish International Bake Off
Find out moreSomerset Careers Fair 2018
Find out moreHuish Bake Off House Competition
Find out moreAcademy Open Evening
GCSE Results 2018
Find out moreScience Technician Vacancy
Find out moreNewsletter
For our latest newsletter please click here
It's coming home
Find out moreSports Day 2018
Find out moreOn-line safety information
Some on-line safety information from the Academy.
Find out moreHuish Academy gains Gold award for safeguarding!
Find out moreEnd of year exams for years 7 & 8
Find out moreMay 2018 News letter
For the latest newsletter please click here
Yr11 English Revision
Yr11 English revision is on Friday 1st June 10.00-2.15pm in the English rooms.
If you are not booked in, please see Miss Singleton on the day to be put into a group.
Announcement
You may be aware of a recent event within the school community. We ask that you respect the relevant family's privacy and sensitivities by considering if you should post any comments, especially on social media. We will inform you through the normal channels of any relevant developments.
Privacy Notice
With new Data Protection laws coming into force tomorrow, we have updated our Privacy Policy. This document covers information we collect about our students and how we use.
Please follow the link below
Academy Privacy Notice Students
Academy Privacy Notice Workforce
For further information, please contact Amanda Eastwood at the school at aeastwood@educ.somerset.gov.uk.
YR9 student Jordan Williams Wins National Competition!
Find out more"Let's Talk Together"
Parental involvement with the Academy PSHE programme.
Please click here for the programme content. If you would like to get involved please email Zoe Leach, Principal's PA, at zleach1@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Maths Challenge Success
Find out moreShakespeare Week
Shakespeare Week Photos - Click Here
National Number Day
Find out moreJoseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
For more information click here
House System
For the House System Parent Presentation please click here
New Uniform Guide
For detailed guidance on uniform for September 2018 click here
PE Kit - End of Line Sale
Click here for End of Line Sale.
Indoor Swimming Pool Open Date
We are delighted to announce that construction work on Huish Leisure’s new indoor swimming pool is on schedule and will open for use on Monday 11th June.
Find out moreYEAR 7 FETE RAISES CASH FOR CHARITIES!
Congratulations to year 7 for running such a successful event!
Find out moreBBC News Report
A group of 20 students from Years 7-12 took part in the BBC’s national School Report news event, which gives young people a chance to develop their media literacy skills and produce their own stories about subjects that matter to them.
Find out moreFamily and Friends Drama GCSE performances
Tonight’s family and friends Drama GCSE performances for Group A will be rescheduled from this evening until Wednesday.
Sports Relief 2018
Click here for Sports Relief 2018 at Huish Episcopi Academy
Health Behaviour Survey Important Notice
Find out moreGuest speaker at assemblies next week
Dear Parents/Carers of Year 9 and Year 10 students
As I am sure you are all aware drugs education is an important part of our PSHE provision. To further support this work we have a guest speaker visiting the Academy on Tuesday 13th March to speak with Year 9 and Year 10 students.
The speaker is Janie Hamilton who lost her son over two years ago and is very passionate about changing lives by sharing her story with youngsters to appreciate the devastating affects of cannabis.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at school (jmerrick-wren@educ.somerset.gov.uk) should you have any concerns about this matter.
J Merrick-Wren
Assistant Principal
Vertical Tutor Group and House System
For further information please click on the link below:
Academy Is fully open on Monday 5th March
The Academy will be fully open on Monday 5th March.
All transport is running as normal.
YR10 Work Experience Information
For the YR10 work experience booklet click here.
For the YR10 work experience parent letter click here.
For the YR10 work experience medical form click here.
For the YR10 work experience placement form click here.
NSPCC charity mufti day on Thursday 8th February
Thursday 8th February will be a mufti day with proceeds going to the NSPCC. Students need to give £1 to their tutors. Donations can be given to tutors from Monday 5th February onwards
Options Evening This Thursday
Year 9 options evening takes place this Thursday 25th January from 6-8pm. There will be a presentation in the main hall and an opportunity to talk to teachers of options subjects.
Ofsted Inspection
Click here for Ofsted Inspection Report following the inspection of 6 December 2017.
Year 11 Mock Exam
Year 11 Mock Exam Timetable January 2018
Success at National Schools Championships
The Huish Episcopi Academy equestrian team recently competed at the National Schools Championships.
Find out moreChristmas Lunch
Christmas Lunch Menu Yr7-11 is available here
Wednesday 20 December
Ofsted Inspection
School Inspection Guide for Parents
YR7 and 8 Christmas Disco
Buy your ticket early to avoid disappointment. Tickets are £4 and can be purchased from the Academy shop.
For more information click here.
Lower School Drama Production
Huish Episcopi presents The Government Inspector. For more information click here
History GCSE Trip to London
Your child has brought a letter home about out study visit to London. Due to the popularity of the attractions we are visiting we have to pay in advance and very quickly if we are not to lose our bookings. Please make sure all forms and payments are returned by the date on the letter. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter and for what has always been a very popular and worthwhile visit.
Yr7 Tutor Evening
Reminder to book your appointment with your Child's form tutor as per instructions in recent email communication.
October 2017 Newsletter
For the latest newsletter please click here
Swimming pool update
Find out moreHuish Sixth Open Evening
Huish Sixth Open Evening - Thursday 19th October 5-8pm
Click here for further Information
Jemima Layzell Trust creating writing competition
Huge congratulations to Yr9 Evie as her creative writing has been selected by Michael Morpurgo as one of only two finalists in the Jemima Layzell Trust creating writing competition. This is an amazing achievement.
Hopefully, Evie will have the opportunity to meet with Michael Morpurgo himself! Look out for her work in the Lamp magazine.
English 'Wall of Fame'
Congratulations to Lewis, Alice & Lauren for their work at the start of this term-featured on the English 'Wall of Fame'
Find out moreOpen Evening
You are invited to our Academy Open Evening on 20 September 2017 find out more
Extra-Curricular Programme
For Autumn term 2017 activities click here
KS3 Homework Timetable
For KS3 Homework Timetable please click here
GCSE Results 2017
Find out moreA fond farewell to Huish
As we approach the end of the Summer holidays and the excitement of another two great sets of results for Huish Sixth and our Year 11 students starts to wane, it seems an appropriate moment to pass on my thanks to all the students, staff and parents who I have had the pleasure to work with over the past four years for their support.
I believe Huish is a great school with the best students I have ever had the privilege to work with. Over my time we have significantly improved results and are now consistently amongst the highest achieving schools in Somerset across a range of measures and our most recent results, despite the more challenging examinations, are evidence of that. However, we have also tried to develop an offer which develops the whole child and incorporates sports, the arts and a massive range of trips and visits all of which provide opportunities to develop softer skills such as leadership, resilience and teamwork. Our principled curriculum has also remained true to our belief that a broad and balanced education is best therefore we have protected time for PE to encourage healthy lifestyles, promoted the Arts and strongly encouraged students to study languages even though other courses might get the school better overall results for the league tables.
In parallel we have spent a great deal of time and money improving the facilities that our students have from redecoration, new roofs and electrical rewiring to a new classroom block, new Artificial Grass Pitch and in February a new indoor swimming pool.
Huish students deserve nothing less than the best!
None of these improvements would be possible without your support and a great team of both support and teaching staff. So as my focus starts to shift to new horizons and challenges I would like to once again thank everyone who has helped make Huish such a popular and well respected school and wish Chris Wade, my successor, all the staff and students the very best for the future.
Andrew Davis
Principal
Huish Episcopi Academy
2013-2017
New GCSEs - Key Facts
The attached documents provide some key facts about the new grades for students.
For Nine facts about new GCSE's click here
New GCSEs. Parent Guide to 2017 results click here
For a comparison of new 9-1 grades with the existing A* to G grades click here
Arrangements for GCSE Results Day
Results will be available for collection from 9am on Thursday 24 August from Huish Sixth Form Auditorium. Please note that if somebody is collecting results on a student's behalf they will require a signed letter of authorisation from the student.
SWIMMING POOL DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
We are pleased to announce that the Academy has awarded the contract for the swimming pool development to Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd.
The construction work will commence at the end of August/early September, with completion expected in Spring 2018.
Well done to Yr10 for completing their GCSE Literature Paper 2 mock
Well done to Yr10 for completing their GCSE Literature Paper 2 mock.
Find out moreSnapchat
Please read carefully if your child uses Snapchat for communicating to their friends since we have been made aware of a possible security threat following a recent upgrade to the app.
Find out moreHuish Academy Summer Concert
Tickets can be purchased from the academy shop. For more information please click here.
Final revision sessions for GCSE History.
For details regarding final history revision sessions please click here.
Fundraising success for the support group 2bu.
Students put on cake sale to raise funds for 2bu group.
Find out moreEnglish revision full.
The English revision session taking place on 2nd June is now full. Sorry to all who have not already booked a place.
Core Revision next week
For further information click here.
YR 7 student in British Fencing Championships
YR7 Huish student Isobel Hext competes in British Fencing Championship.
Find out moreSpring newsletter
Our Spring newsletter has just been published - click here
Chris Jelley visits Huish
Acclaimed Poet Chris Jelley visits Huish to work with students looking at poetic inspiration in nature.
Find out more2BU Somerset visiting students
Find out moreUniversity of Exeter professor visits students
Find out more'It could be us'
Year 10 students visit Oxford University
Find out moreEnglish Revisiion
Unfortunately due to Year 10 Parents Evening on Wednesday 29 March, we will be unable to run revision. However, there are lots of materials on the Google Classrooms that students might want to use.
Monthly writing competition
The English Department are pleased to announce a new Monthly Writing Competition, which is open to all students. Details can be found here
Year 9 students 'developing'
Find out moreHuish students become BBC reporters!
Well done to all the brilliant BBC School Reporters today and thanks to Ms Donnellan and Mrs Pearce for all their hard work too. Follow this link to listen in on BBC Somerset.https://www.makewav.es/huishepiscopiacademy
Provisional Exam Timetable Released
For a copy of the provisional GCSE exam timetable please click here.
Visiting Speaker from 2BU
We are very fortunate to have Lisa from 2BU visiting Huish Academy on 23 March. 2BU is a support service for LGBT young people and their allies in Somerset. It's a safe space for 13-18 year olds from across the county to make friends, find support and have fun! Lisa will be talking about 'Definitions, Rights and Staying Healthy. If any students from Year 9 to 13 would like to come along to the presentation which will take place in the Library over lunchtime P5, please contact Mrs Canning at Huish.
Huish Leisure Swimming Pool project update
Find out moreNew York, New York!
Another successful and busy tour
Find out moreJaguar Landrover visit
Business and DT students learn about lean manufacturing
Find out moreEquestrian Success!
Huish students come 2nd in competition.
Find out moreWork Experience Information
YR10 will take part in a work experience week from Monday 17th-Friday 21st July inclusive. Our work experience co-ordinator is Emma Higman and she can be contacted via the Academy main telephone number.
Click on the following link to access the approved placement database: http://ssp.learnaboutwork.net/
For a copy of the work experience student booklet click here
For a copy of the approved placements form click here
For a copy of own placements form click here
For a copy of the medical consent form click here
End of Line PE Kit sale
Click here to view some of our end of line PE kit that is being sold off with big discounts
Options Evening 2017
Year 9 Options Evening will be taking place this year on 19 January from 6.00-8.00pm. Course booklets will be issued to students ahead of the evening. Please click here for further details.
Head of Geography to complete first half-marathon
Year 10 geographers have been learning about the devastating impact of malaria and how this disease is very simply prevented with treated mosquito nets. In March Mr Moncur (Head of Geography) will be completing his first half marathon and would like to raise money for this very important cause .
The charity he is supporting is the top rated charity for effectiveness by Givewell, an independent charity evaluation service. This means a small donation of a few pounds could really do a great deal of good (it is estimated that for every £500 spent on mosquito nets a child's life is saved). If you have a few pounds to spare, please sponsor Mr Moncyur at https://www.AgainstMalaria.com/JimMoncur
Parents' Evening Guidance
Find out moreHuish Christmas Concert Success
A thank you from the principal for a wonderful night of entertainment and food!
Find out moreYear 7 girls Hockey success at County
Find out moreFormer Sixth Form student receives Diana Award
Find out moreYear 10 student braving the Open Water
Find out moreFormer student on course to become a jockey
Find out moreShowjumping members succeed again!
Find out moreMaria Marten is a big hit!
Find out moreHuish Geographers come third in National Quiz
Find out moreYear 7 students gain Achievement Project
Find out moreBiology students enjoy lecture
Find out moreDrama students Year 13 'Transition Tour'
Find out moreRecommended Reads for Years 9-11
Find out moreSixth Formers in Business Challenge
Find out moreLooking for Language volunteers
Find out moreStudents plant a new hedgerow
Find out moreStudents visit from Yew Wah International School
Find out moreStudents' success in Engineering Challenge
Find out moreChallenge Plus
Find out moreDo you want to become a teacher?
Find out moreShowjumping team latest
Find out moreNational Cipher Challenge Club
Find out moreCareers Fair 2016
Click here for more information on the upcoming Careers Fair 2016
Science Lecture
Find out moreSite security measures and access after half term
Find out moreOctober 2016 newsletter
Find out moreHuish Students visit Nice
Read a review of the Nice exchange here
A gentle reminder about keeping students safe
Find out morePool Information Evening
Find out moreDuke of Edinburgh Silver expedition
Find out moreSEND Information report
The SEND information report is now available to parents and carers.
To view the report click here.
If you have any queries please contact our SENCo Mrs Hills using the contact details on page 1 of the report.
Year 10 Poetry
Find out moreMock English Language GCSE
Find out moreHuish Students in regional final
Huish Episcopi Academy students Edward Lane and Johnny Bayford in year 8 are members of Wells Lifesaving club. Both boys train hard every Sunday evening and show a great commitment and enthusiasm to lifesaving. They will both hopefully become trusted lifeguards in the future.
Edward and Johnny regularly train and compete as a pair at the junior boys level. Last Saturday (17th Sept.) Edward and Johnny, having got through the county stage, represented Somerset at the Southwest of England Regional Finals of the Royal Lifesaving Society's Annual Competition. They were up against several other pairs from Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. They did fantastically well to compete at such a high level and came second overall.
Parental e-praise logons now available.
Parental e-praise logon is now available. Parents will be able to see the e-praise dashboard, an overview of how their child/ren are doing and the various prizes that are available.
The e-praise link can be found at the Huish Episcopi Pupil Parent Access (padlock in the bottom left hand corner) on the Academy website. To enable you to log on your e-mail address must be registered to the Academy. Please forward an e-mail address to the school office if you have not registered an e-mail so registration can be made.
Somerset Shakespeare Schools Festival
Click here for more information.
Find out moreOpen Evening 2016
Find out moreWork Experience in the House of Lords!
Find out moreFantastic GCSE results
Find out moreHuish Sixth celebrates great results
Find out moreExam results collection
Find out moreImpetigo notice to parents
Find out moreJuly Newsletter
Click here to read the July 2016 newsletter
Year 7 reading certificates
Find out moreInterested in joining the Academy Equestrian team?
Find out moreSports Day 2016
Find out moreHuish welcomes back BAFTA winning ex-student
Find out moreYear 7 Rounders
Find out moreYear 10 in County Rounders finals
Find out moreYear 9/10 cricket team are County Champions
Find out moreIndustrial action on Tuesday July 5th
Please click on the following link for information regarding the NUT strike action that is taking place nationally on July 5th and how it will affect Huish Academy and Huish Sixth.
Letter regarding strike action.
Students selected for the Satellite Netball Academy
Find out moreYear 8 at Hestercombe
Creative writing abounds
Find out moreNew SEND policy
The new SEND policy can be viewed here.
Please email comments to huishconsultation
West Side Story tickets on sale
Find out moreBehaviour for Learning policy consultation
Find out moreTour of Wessex comes to Huish
Tour of Wessex – Review
Find out moreHuish student spends the day with England internationals
Yr10 student Finley Boarder was amongst only 30 students nationally to take part in the Natwest schools cup academy day with England international players Chris Robshaw, Matt Kvesic and Dave Atwood along with England Head Coach Eddie Jones.
For the full story in the Western Gazette click here.
The academy does not take responsibility for content of external websites.
Visiting University Professor challenges our students in their thinking
Professor of Ancient History visits Academy
Find out moreExam timetable Summer season 2016
The summer season exam timetable can be found here
YR10 Mock Exams
Find out moreYear 8 students produce magazines
Find out moreHalf term Science revision sessions
Find out moreLangport Festival 2016
Join the celebrations 18-26 June
Find out moreGCSE English Language revision
There will be a YR11 GCSE English language revision session running on 3rd June at the Academy from 10am-2.15pm in rooms 40,41 and 42. The session is now fully booked.
Recent visit to Auschwitz
Students are moved by a survivor's story
Find out moreHuish students are members of Rugby team winning the Somerset County Cup
Find out moreYear 11 Timetable/Study Leave
Exams/lesson timetable during Study Leave period
Find out moreGP's visit Huish Academy
GP's take time out to teach first aid to Huish students.
Find out moreCelebrating Shakespeare
Find out moreYear 10 Netball team are County Champions
Find out moreFree swimming for all year groups
Sessions start on Thursday 21 April from 1.25 - 1.55 at Huish Leisure for all year groups.
Princess Katherine in Temperley Dress
Princess Katherine chose to wear an Alice Temperley dress as she stepped out for a garden party as part of the royal tour of India.
Find out moreYear 10 Netball success
Team remain unbeaten at Area level
Find out moreYear 11 Netball team in Area final
Team displayed excellent spirit
Find out moreGirls' Summer Fixture List
Please click here to view the list of sporting fixtures for girls for the summer term 2016.
Easter Newsletter
Latest newsletter from Huish Episcopi Academy has now been published.
Year 10 Summer calendar
Event timetable for the Summer term
Find out moreNew £950,000 Swimming Pool Development at Huish Episcopi Academy
An exciting prospect for swimmers
Find out moreYear 10 & 11 Science Revision
Sign up now
Find out moreYear 11 Revision Aids
Please find below some documents that might be of interest to you in the run up to the summer GCSE examinations.
Find out moreWorld Book Day
Another exciting World Book Day at Huish.
Find out moreCelebrating literature around the world.
Staff and students dress up for world book day!
Find out moreTamsin Cooke visits Huish!
The author Tamsin Cooke will be visiting year 7 students in the Huish Library on the 2nd March to talk about her new book 'The Scarlet Files'.
A copy of the information letter for parents including a reply slip for purchasing the book can be found here.
A Magical Night of Wizardry
The Library hosts an evening of Harry Potter.
Find out moreCoca-Cola Business Challenge
Year 10 Business students attend Regional Finals.
Find out moreYear 8 Netball report
The Year 8 netball team had a fantastic start to their season, winning their opening game against Sexeys School 17-9. As well as conducting themselves superbly, they played well as a team with some fast paced and advanced attacking play. Player of the match went to Emily, for her excellent shooting and movement off the ball. Well done all!
World Cultures Fashion Show 2016
This year we are celebrating World Cultures, with the work of over one hundred students being shown off on the catwalk.
Find out moreFunds Raised in Our Last Mufti day
What a great effort!
Find out moreLangport community Christmas lunch report
Academy hosts local community for the second year running.
Find out moreYear 10 Business Studies team in Regional final of national competition
Regional finals of the Coca Cola Real Business Challenge beckons.
Find out moreStatutory Consultation
Please take note that Huish Episcopi Academy's Admission Consultation commences at 12.00pm on Monday 23 November 2015 and will end at 12.00pm on Monday 18 January 2016.
Find out moreHuish Hot Shots showjumping team
Huish Hot Shots in the NSEA competition.
Find out moreYear 10 Business Studies team
Regional finals of the Coca Cola Real Business Challenge beckons.
Find out moreVisit puts the Olympic in students' sights
Tim Kneale visits the Academy (Western Gazette 17 December).
Find out moreOlympic Medallist
Olympic Elite athlete shares experiences with Year 7 students.
Find out moreYear 10 students take part in Geographical Association's World Wise Quiz
Huish Academy was the only state school participating.
Find out moreHuish Academy Attendance
We would like to draw parents' attention to our latest Attendance Policy. In particular, please note the section on page 2 which covers lateness to school and our procedures for dealing with this. The policy is available to view on this link.
Students visit Comic Con
Students gain an insight into the entertainment industry.
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