The Sweyne Park School

Pupil Prospectus

WELCOME TO THE SWEYNE PARK

SCHOOL

THE SCHOOL ETHOS

One simple rule:

This means:

Respect yourself

Respect others

Respect our school environment

Finding your way

Senior school is different to primary school as there are more

pupils and different subjects so there are going to be many more

classrooms!

Don’t worry though, you’ll find your way. It’s easy when you

have got used to it. Everyone gets lost at first! Even the teachers!

At first the Year 8 Induction Assistants and Senior Prefects are

assigned to your tutor group and will help you find your way.

The school map is in your planner which you will be given on

your first day, and also there is an interactive map near the

canteen and this map shows you how to get to where you need to

go.

On your way to classrooms there will be many friendly people

who you can ask who will be willing to help you to find your way

around.

Mia and Amy (Year 8)

School Subjects

Across

3. A great subject for staying healthy, having fun, working on team skills whilst doing exercise.

4. You carry out fun experiments to help learn about the world around you.

6. Learn how to communicate with people around the world.

8. Express yourself with a variety of instruments and singing and study how the experts do it

too!

9. The chance to study RE, History and Geography whilst using a range of techniques and

whilst playing at being a detective.

Down

1. You find out new strategies on how to work out hard sums easily, while having a fun time

solving puzzles.

2. Try your hand at textiles, resistant materials and creating fabulous food recipes. These are

great lessons for getting hands on!

5. Show off your acting skills whilst making your own productions with your friends.

7. It is not all about Shakespeare! You will cover many topics, read books, write your own

stories, articles and poems.

Try and crack this crossword

complete with the school subjects

you will be studying…

Clubs are a great way to meet new

friends. What will you join?

Friendships and Settling-in.

Starting secondary school can be a daunting experience – but

really there is nothing to worry about at all! Everyone will be in

exactly the same position; I can assure you, you will make so

many friends very quickly. As you participate in the many group

activities you will meet new people and make life-long friends

who share the same interests as you. Just pluck up the courage to

speak to someone new and you never know – they could be your

best friend throughout your life at Sweyne Park and after.

Chloe (Year 8)

Clubs

Clubs are a great way to make friends with new people and meet

people that share the same interests as you. At Sweyne

Park there are lots of different types of club you can join. Here

are some examples below:

IT club

Eco-warriors

Book club

Pottery club

Chess club

Music clubs

Sports clubs

British Sign Language club

Rights Respecting club

History Hunters And many more!

The Library

The library at Sweyne Park is unlike any other! From countless

incredible books of all genres to the book club, everyone can enjoy

it!

The library stocks many books on different topics which

can help you with home learning and it is a great place to work

before or after school if you need some quiet time or to use one of

the computers.

Mrs. Waghorn, the librarian, is very friendly and can always

recommend a good book!

The library often hosts visits from famous authors and there are

always competitions and activities going on.

Maisie (Year 8)

Year 7 Good Reads

We enjoyed reading some of these books…

Open:

Mon – Fri

7.45 – 16.30

The library and

IT rooms are

open before and

after school so

pupils can

complete

homework

there too!

The Teachers

The teachers at Sweyne Park are really friendly. At the

beginning of Year 7 you will meet your form tutor, who you will

then see nearly every day, they will always be there to talk to

and Miss Taylor who is the Head of Year 7 always makes time

for you as well. Your subject teachers will try and make the

lessons fun so you do not feel like it’s hard work even though

you are being challenged.

It’s important you follow that one rule, RESPECT. The teachers

will always expect you to follow this rule which means

respecting yourself, respecting other people and respecting

our school environment. Teachers may ask you to re-do work or

improve on what you have done, but that is because they care

and want you to do well.

Some people may be anxious and think the teachers may be

mean, but they are nothing like you may see in films. They will

be available at break times, lunch and after school if you want to

talk to them or need help with your home learning. There is also

the PFS team and LD support in lessons too!

Callum (Year 8)

The School Trips

I’m really excited about the trips we can go on. We have already had lots of reward trips in

Year 7 for achieving good effort grades in our lessons such as a bowling trip and a Christmas

quiz. You also have the opportunity to go on residential trips as well where you stay overnight

and experience lots of activities during the day. Last year the trips included:

French Trip to Château de la Baudonnière

German Christmas Markets

Large Hadron Collider, Cern, Switzerland

Skiing, Stubai Valley, Austria

History trip to Auschwitz, Poland.

Languages trip, Berlin

Languages trip, China

Drama Trip – New York

White water rafting, Aosta Valley, Italy

Plus many more!!

Going on trips will give you fantastic opportunities and you will make many new friends whilst

having lots of fun!

Sam (Year 8)

Sport at Sweyne Park

PE is important for keeping fit and healthy. It’s also lots of fun! Even if

you don’t usually enjoy it the PE teachers are really nice and very

encouraging. You will learn the basics sports as well as trying out new

activities you may have never done before. The facilities are amazing!

We have a swimming pool, a large field, a gym, an AstroTurf and a

large sports hall.

I love playing rugby and they have really good teachers to train you to

reach a high standard. There are opportunities to have Essex trials. I

had trails and I successfully got in. We have many students in the

school that compete on a county and national level. A few have even

competed internationally! Sport will help your confidence, enhance

your team work skills and aid health. It is important that you continue to

work hard in your other lessons though as you might not make the team

if your behaviour is not good enough!

Connor, Ethan and Shay (Year 8)

Girls take part in:

Netball

Hockey

Football

Basketball

Badminton

Athletics

Rounders

Dance

Gymnastics

Fitness

Swimming

Badminton

Boys take part in:

Rugby

Football

Cricket

Basketball

Athletics

Swimming

Badminton

Fitness

Hockey

Sports club train

after school and play

fixtures against

other schools. So

teams even compete

internationally!

Biometric Scanners

There is a thumb scanner

that you use to pay for the

food. It is very easy to use.

It means you do not have

to bring money to school

as it can be topped up by

Parent Pay. You can use

the machine to bring

money in and top up the

thumb print too.

Elliot (Year 8)

The Food

There is a wide selection of food available. Breakfast wraps,

fresh salad, fruit and homemade cakes. The ladies on the till

are lovely.

There is a main cafeteria which serves main meals. There is a

different menu each day. Wednesday is roast dinner day

which is delicious. Friday is fish and chip day which is very

popular! Before school it is open for breakfast and serves

bacon, sausages, hash browns, croissants and toast. YUM!

The Pod is outside, beside the main entrance to the school.

The Pod serves milkshakes and fast food items such as slices

of pizza, nachos, and the waffles are very popular. All the

food is good value for money and there are lots of healthy

options.

There is also a counter where you can choose from a wrap,

baguette, roll or sandwich and you have a selection of fillings

to choose from. Many teachers eat in the canteen with us so

it’s nice to get to know them there as well.

Mason and Ella-Rose (Year 8)

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our pupil

prospectus!

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