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| To see archive 'News & Events' click on the appropriate years 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 , 2003, 2002 , 2001 otherwise scroll down. | To see 'News & Events' for the Junior School click here |
Newsletter Summer 2008 Click on the image on the right to see the latest edition of 'The Avenue'. |
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| Boys' Clothing List for September 08 | Girls' Clothing List for September 08 |
| Parents Meetings & Other Dates 08/09 | Term Dates To 2010 |
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Sports Day June 2008Lister 733, Mennell 652, Tuke 639 More photos to follow |
| ISI Inspection Report for the School - February 2008 | Click here to download direct from the ISI website. |
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Notes for New Parents September 2008 Click on the above to download |
Online version of the documents sent to new parents, most of which are relevant to all parents. |
![]() | Click here to read Bobby's report about how the £1,329 raised on F&F Day is being used through the charity that Bobby and his wife have founded to ensure that aid gets to where it is needed. |
We are curently advertising for an Assistant Bursar (Finance) - 20 hours a week, and a full time Geography Teacher for either September 08 or January 09, an Invigilator (from 3rd June for 3 weeks), and a part time Specialist Teacher for the Study Centre. There is also a vacancy in the Junior School for a Key Stage 1 Class Teacher. More details on these posts can be found by clicking here.
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Good Luck to Year 11, 6i and 6ii with their GCSE, AS and A Level exams. |
Above shows members of Year 11 celebrating the last day of lessons last Friday.
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on Friends and Families Day |
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Year 11 Drama ExamOne of the groups performing an excerpt from Wind in the Willows in assembly last Friday, and we were all suitably entertained! Well done. |
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London MarathonCongratulations to Stephanie Chaplin, our cleaning supervisor, who raised over £2,000 for MEDICS in the recent London Marathon. |
![]() | Update on latest Development Plans Click here or on the image on the left. |
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![]() | Latest Newsletter Spring 2008Click on the image on the left to download the latest copy of our Newsletter for Spring 2008. A hard copy has also been mailed to all parents. Click here is you would like to look at previous copies of the Newsletter. |
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Summer AS, A2 and GCSE Exam Timetables
Provisional timetable for Summer 2008 AS, A2, and GCSE exams Provisional timetable for Summer 2008 GCSE exams - to help identify the Science GCSE exams click on the GCSE Science course codes. Timetable for Practicals and Orals exams - click here.
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Friday 14th March - a lot going on - Sports Relief, Cabaret, Non-Uniform Day, Austerity Lunch, a Cake Sale for the Tiger Foundation + normal lessons!
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![]() | Buddhist Centre VisitYear 8 visited the Buddhist Centre in Cambridge on Wednesday to learn about two different kinds of meditiation, as part of their study of the three Eastern religions. |
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Uttlesford Reality Roadshow for Years 9 & 10.Students attended the Road Safety, ASB and the Law, Substance Misuse, Internet safety, Respect and Relationships, Fire Safety and Theatre Active workshops all day on Friday 7th March 08. |
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World Book Day 6th March 08Years 9 and 10 were treated to a performance of 'Malika's Kitchen' by the lively performance poets who visited the school on Thursday afternoon. |
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GCSE
Options Handbook - September 2008
in pdf
format (this is for
those in Year 9 going into Year 10 in September)
Reply
sheet
re. Year 10 Option choices also in rtf
format - please return to Will Mullen by 19 March 08.
The above documents
and others can also be found on the Parents' Page.
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Photos now on website - click on images below
There were 3 dances from ‘42nd Street’, ‘Anything Goes’ and ‘We Go Together’ followed by a play entitled ‘Hiding Straw in Haystacks’.

![]() | Year 7 'Africa Day' Tuesday 5th Feb 08This photo shows some of our Year 7 pupils in the pottery workshop. There were other workshops involving textiles and making music. |
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The
post of Bursar is available from April 2008 following the retirement of Jane Corwin
after 12 years of service at the school.
The Bursar is responsible
for the management of the finances, administration and property of the School
and is also Clerk to the Governors and a member of the School’s senior management
team.
Probably a qualified accountant, the successful applicant will have a proven record of administration at a senior level, financial management and the control and management of projects.
Click here to find out more about this post.
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Chris Levine and his 3D Hologram of the Queen.
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Chris Levine produced his unique 3D hologram of
the Queen 4 years ago and is about to open an exhibition with the other photos
he took of the Queen at the time.
You can access this article online by
going to the Telegraph website and searching for Chris Levine or by clicking
here . Find out more about Chris Levines's work on his website at www.chrislevine.com.
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![]() | School MenusClick here to see the current 3 week menu in operation this spring term. Our Catering Company, Chartwell's, also hold a carvery every week, and a Chefs' Theatre (see photo of stir fry on left) at least once in every three weeks. |
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Parents please note that as yet we have not seen many cases in this area or this school. Please advise all children to thoroughly wash their hands for a full 2 minutes and with a bacterial soap if possible, always before eating and after every visit to the toilet. Any child who is sick should remain at home until well, and then a further 48 hours with no symptoms before returning to school.
Our most common complaints at present are headaches and coughs and colds; please ensure your child/children have plenty of tissues and cough sweets, which should hopefully avoid them having to come out of lessons to get them from the Medical Centre.
Sharon Rose - School Nurse - 16 January 2008
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- see Vacancies Section for more details.
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Autumn Term 2007 Newsletter This is being mailed to all parents, but you can download a copy by clicking on the image on the left. |
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Whole School Photo September 2007. Click on
the image on the right to enlarge. |
If you have not yet collected your photo order from Reception then please do so as soon as possible.
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Calendar for Spring Term 2008 - click
here This is
also being mailed to all parents.
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Timetable for January 2008 GCSE, AS & A Level exams - click here
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Children in Need - Non-uniform day
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I | f you have a photo you would like included then email to mjh@friends.org.uk |
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Friends' School PTA Recipe Book
| The long awaited Friends’ School PTA Recipe Book is now available for purchase from either of the School offices, or by ordering online at PTA@friends.org.uk The Books, which contain over 50 recipes sent in by parents, children, teachers and support staff, are priced at £5.00 each and would make an ideal gift for Grandma as well as being a useful keepsake. Both offices have a copy which may be viewed prior to purchase. | ![]() |
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PTA Autumn Quiz Evening Saturday 10th Nov.
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Friends’ School sent a 55 strong cross country team to the district competition this year. In the last few years Friends’ have performed extremely well considering we are competing against much larger schools. A team consists of 8 runners with the top six places counting towards the team event total. The year 7 girls had outstanding individual results with Imogen Candler being placed 2nd, Cordelia Kiddy 3rd, Pandora Kiddy 4th and Libby Whitfield 10th. Combined with Annie Scholfield and Poppy Greenwood’s placings of 17th and 18th respectively they were district champions. The year 8 girls also performed exceptionally with Becky Westerhuis 5th, Jess Mazdon Binns 6th, Elizabeth Cooke 9th, Elle Casey 10th, Jocelyn Jarman 11th and Poppy Stanbury 17th. They too were named district champions for the second year running. Alice Irwin and Polly Johnson ran fantastic races in the year 10/11 group and were placed 3rd and 4th overall. Brilliant results by our girls.
The boys also had some
pleasing results with the year 8 boys being placed 2nd in the teams event. James
Cochrane was placed 2nd, Ben Kaye 9th and Jed Hunter 19th. The year 10/11 boys
were placed 3rd overall which was particularly pleasing seeing that our team consisted
of 6 year 10’s. Jack Richardson was placed 7th whilst Ben Brown ran well
for 15th. The year 7 and 9 teams were placed 10th overall.
Well done
runners, Jenny Allwood and myself would like to praise you for your commitment
and effort leading up to and on the day.
Nick Batcheler
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From the Archives:Asphalt
Cricket |
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Remembrance Day and White Poppies
| Why are some wearing white poppies? Click on the poppies on the left to find out more. Also click here to find out more about the Peace Pledge Union. Their shared belief is that war and violent conflict are neither necessary nor inevitable. Their shared aim is to work towards creating a just world free from war. |
Red and white poppies were available from Reception.
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How
to order your Whole School Photograph
(The 12th November deadline for school orders has
now passed)
This is now on display outside Reception in the Senior and Junior Schools. Order envelopes will be sent home with pupils. Alternatively you can download one by clicking here or on the image above.
Costs for the above are: A - cream mount in dark wood frame= £49, B - cream bevel cut mount = £29, and C - roll in a commemorative box = £19. ( Please note that the mount colour will be cream as shown above and not maroon)
Please send your order envelope and cheque, payable to Friends' School, to Reception by Monday 12th November at the latest. Parents living abroad may ask for the cost to be included on school bills. Photos need to be collected from Reception later this term. Late orders have to be sent directly to Tempest by parents and they include a £5 late handling charge.
A low resolution copy of the photo is shown below. Click on it to enlarge slightly. The length of the actual print is about 81 cm or 32 inches.
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![]() | Sixth Form Pilgrimage to explore the roots of the Quaker movement September 2007Click on the photo to see more. |
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The
majority of parents subscribe to ParentMail, and receive Parents’ Notes
and other communications from the school by email. This service is free to parents
and has been particularly useful during the postal strike. If you have not subscribed
to ParentMail then may we urge you to do so and download the form here
and return to the School.
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‘Silent Witnesses’ by former Friends’ School pupil Tom Robinson in the Guardian on Tuesday 25th September. See the online version at http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2176409,00.html
‘Quaker Schools – perfecting the art of good behaviour’ in the Independent on Thursday 27th September. See the online version at http://news.independent.co.uk/education/schools/article2999530.ece You can also click here to download a pdf of the article.
'How to Grow Apples' - a short comedy
by Richard Smith
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2007 Science Department Gardening Competition
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Whole School Photo 7 Sept 07
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| GCSE Results 2007 Results at Friends’ School Saffron Walden showed another very pleasing improvement on last year with 92% of pupils achieving 5 or more A*- C grades and an overall A*- G rate of 99.9%, with 76% of pupils achieving 8 or more A*-C and 60% of all grades at A*- B. Click here to see our press statement. |
Click here to see a summary of our A Level and GCSE Results for 2007
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A level Exam Results 2007 Click here to see our press statement. Photos show a few of our students after getting their results. |
Students at Friends’ School Saffron Walden were celebrating a superb set of A level results this morning. 35% of the grades were at A (11% above the National Average), 65% at A and B (15% above the National Average), with 93% A-C (19% above the National Average). Overall the pass rate was 100%. Well done.
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Year 8 Activity Week Outdoor Activities |
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Year 9 Residential Trip to Normandy 2nd to 5th July 2007.Click on the photo to see more. |
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A, AS level and GCSE Art Coursework 2007.Click on either photo to see more. |
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Year
11 and Sixth Form Summer Ball Click on the photo to see more. |
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![]() | Sports Afternoon 20th June 2007 Lister 1060, Tuke 990, Click on the photo to see more. |
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Year 7 Geography
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Summer 2007 NewsletterThis is being mailed to all parents at the start of the summer holidays, but if you would like to download a copy then please click on the image on the left. |
| EMERGENCY
SCHOOL CLOSURE In cases of extreme weather conditions or if any other event causes us to close the school: We will publicise this information on the News page of the School website. We may also make use of ParentMail. If appropriate we will also endeavour to broadcast this information on the following local radio stations: Radio
Cambridgeshire on FM 96 or MW 1026 |
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