One of our parents, Dr Brian O’Neill was the Chairperson of the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group established by the government. The Group’s Terms of Reference included having regard to ‘the development of the internet as a platform for media consumption and dissemination of content on a pervasive basis’ and the ‘profound opportunities that the internet offers to society as a whole and to children and young people in particular’.
The report published in June by the task group, Report of the Internet Content Governance Advisory Group made several interesting recommendations which will have an impact on educational and commercial policy over the next few years.
The Parents Association hope to invite Brian in to talk to us about some of their findings in the autumn.
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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