Half-Term Activities including Free Squash Sessions

19th October 2022Mrs S Field

A Spooktacular half-term

This October half-term runs from Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October.

The School & Early Years Improvement Service are delighted to bring to residents

an October Spooktacular programme filled with food and fun.

Take a look at our half-term programme of activities. 

We have over 6000 places available to book where children, young people and families can choose from swimming, gymnastics, cooking, drama, arts and crafts and many more.

The Spooktacular is completely free of charge and the bonus is all sessions come with food. Places are limited, so to avoid disappointment, book today

The Spooktacular is funded by the Household Support Grant issued by the Department of Work and Pensions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governor Spotlight: Mr Jones-Owen – Chair of Governors

18th October 2022Mrs S Field

School Governor Spotlight: Introducing Mr Guy Jones-Owen, Chair of Governors.

“As an old boy of the school, I am very proud to now be serving as one of its governors. Professionally, I have over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry and am currently the Area Director for Metro Bank in North London. Seeing the boys grow and prepare themselves for the outside world is very important to me and is the ethos of the school.”

Mr Jones-Owen currently sits on the Foundation Trustees Committee, Pay & Performance Committee, a Member at the AGM and is Chair of the Stakeholders Committee and has been a Governor of our school since September 2018.

For more info: https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/about-us/governance/

 

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Our School Governors: ‘EGS Governing Body’ – An Introduction

17th October 2022Mrs S Field
It’s time to start introducing some of our School Governors who are all volunteers in the extremely important role they play to support and guide the school. Over the next few weeks, we will ‘spotlight’ some of our governors so that you can get to know them.
 
Our Enfield Grammar School Governing Body is made up of various governors;
Foundation Trustees, Parent Governors, Staff Governors, Community and Co-Opted Governors.
These governors sit on sub-committees that hold 3-4 meetings per year; Resources & Management, Standards & Achievement, Stakeholders and Admissions as well as the FGBs.
For more information about school governance and our governing body, please visit our website page: https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/about-us/governance/
 
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DofE Silver Exped 22 ….Success!

13th October 2022Mrs S Field

Huge congratulations to Kavin, Richie, Tuan-Raihan, Jasraj and Harrison for successfully completing the DofE Silver Expedition weekend.

On Friday 7th October, our 5 Silver DofE participants set off to the Peak District to complete their Silver Award Expedition of 3 days and 2 nights.
The boys experienced a tough first day, hiking 10 miles from Matlock to their destination, carrying a fully loaded rucksack and enduring many spells of heavy rain. The boys, however, persevered as a team completed their routes over seven hours.
After a good evenings rest, the boys then set of on their second days route. They navigated south following the River Derwent completing, in total, 15 miles over the course of the day. The weather was much kinder on them with beautiful sunshine and sights to take in. The Chatsworth Estate being one of the beautiful backdrops for them to take in.
For their final day of hiking their expedition route, the boys were taken up into the ‘Dark Peaks’, ascending Mam Tor to the height of 517 metres to take in the breath-taking scenery.  They then following the path along the ridgeline before descending towards the town of Castleton.
Their Silver expedition then cumulating in a further ascent of 250 metres from the town towards the waiting and welcoming view of the school mini bus.
The team did incredibly well over their expedition weekend, despite all the challenges they faced. They worked together and kept each other motivated to complete their routes. The boys should be very proud of their achievement and determination; truly living by the school motto “As much as I can”.
Both Mr Smith and Mr Wragg  were extremely proud of the boys and, have really enjoyed the overall experience of spending this time with them throughout this expedition as well as the previous practices and Bronze Expedition back in the summer. .

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Staff INSET #BHM Style…

12th October 2022Mrs S Field
Last Friday was our INSET Day, and as it was during #BHM we were all treated to an amazing themed lunch cooked by our very own; Mr Khan, Mr Applewhaite, Mrs Hardy & Mrs Okuyemi. Look what we had:
 
Guyanese Goat Curry
Trinidadian Brown Stewed Chicken
Trinidadian Chana Aloo (ChickPea Curry)
Nigerian Jollof rice
Indian Basmati rice
Mixed Rotis
 
Delicious and filling, it got us all through the rest of the day very contentedly!
Thank You Very Much 🙂
 
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Open-Evening October 2022: A Great Evening!

11th October 2022Mrs S Field
We’d like to say a massive thank you to:
 
– all our STAFF all their work yesterday in putting together and hosting a fantastic Open-Evening.
– all our STUDENT volunteers helping out as tour guides, meet & greet, helping in departments.
– all the lovely FAMILIES who visited us; it was lovely to see you all and thank you for the wonderful feedback we received last night and today.
 
There was such a lot to see and get involved in; science experiments, music performances, murder mystery, tasting and branding, DT creations and even toasted marshmallows from our DofE boys.
 
EGS Open-Evening successful!
 
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Staff Spotlight: Ms N Baldwin, Head of Psychology

10th October 2022Mrs S Field

We start this week off by introducing our new Head of Psychology, Ms Baldwin.

Originally from Mauritius, Mrs Baldwin moved to England aged 8 and spent most of her school years in North London, she then went on to study a Psychology degree at university, followed by teacher training at Brighton University.
 
After graduating she started her career teaching GCSE social sciences and A-level Psychology. Throughout her career so far, she has had a number of varied roles, from classroom teacher, head of faculty and assistant headteacher.
 
She enjoys travelling and spending time with her family. She has a son aged 4 and a daughter aged 2!
 
Having spent most of her life living and teaching in London, she is so pleased to join the Enfield Grammar community teaching in the town that she grew up in and helping contribute to our boys exciting future ahead.