#SchoolGovernorSpotlight : Mr P Collard

10th March 2023Mrs S Field
Mr Collard has been a member of our Governing Board since 1993 – that is a lot of volunteering hours!
He has been of incredible value and support to the school throughout this time questioning, challenging and being fully strategic with his input.
Mr Collard sits on several of the committees; Resources & Management (that he also chair of), Pay & Performance, Standards & Achievement and Foundation Trustees.
 
“I have two sons who attended Enfield Grammar School and I have served as a Parent, Community and Foundation Governor since 1993.
I studied Physics at Birmingham University and worked in film and digital TV production.
I am interested in science, media education, and have also served as President of the BKSTS, the Moving Image Society”
 
Mr Collard is also the Link Governor for Maths (Numeracy), Computing and ICT including Cyber Security.
In addition to his specialist roles you will often find Mr Collard attending various events and concerts in school, in support of the school and the students.
 
https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/about-us/governance/
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EGS Employability Day Event delivered by The Reach Society – Coming Soon!

6th March 2023Mrs S Field

After National Careers week, and ahead of Employability Day, we are holding our own event at the end of March. This year we will have some amazing high profile business people coming to speak to our boys, coordinated by the Reach Society. 

The day will run from 10am through to 3pm and will be for those in Years 10 to 13.

There will be a variety of local businesses for our students to talk to, including Metro Bank, Santander, and Enfield Council, as well as the following special guests (we will bring you their full ‘bios’ leading up to the event);

  • Ritchie A. C. Neil  Senior Account Executive at Salesforce – one of our ‘Panel of Experts’
  • Krystal Alliance a team working with committed organisations who really want to encourage, support and inspire greater equity in their workplace. They will be facilitating 2 themed workshops (Employability Skills, Young Role Models)
  • Michael Fuller is a UK-based entertainment New York Attorney-at-Law and music business consultant
  • Nathaniel Peat is a Multi-Award-Winning Entrepreneur, International Speaker (inc. TEDx), Business Coach, Engineer, Pilot, and man of many talents & achievements

“building connections”

The Reach Society services are tailored to be easy to understand by boys in their primary, secondary and tertiary stages of their personal development; and by young men in the process of entering adult life

At Reach Society we believe that Black boys and young Black men are born with unlimited potential. And that they, like all young people, need to be encouraged, motivated and inspired to discover their potential by taking the actions early that will lead to the formation of habits that are essential for the development of robust characters

www.reachsociety.com/

 

Thank You to our School Governors :-)

28th February 2023Mrs S Field
On National School Governors Awareness Day today, Enfield Grammar School would like to thank all of their volunteer governors for their dedication to helping the school on a strategic level. Our governors are passionate about helping us to keep up and improve all aspects of running a school for the benefit of educating our students. There is a lot going on behind the scenes that this group of committed parents and those from the local community work closely with the School Senior Leadership Team to support the school, finding it both a valuable and rewarding role.
Several of our governors were available online during the recent parent evenings and were delighted to be able to meet and speak to many of our current parents and students.
If you would like to know more about school governance and meet the team, please visit our Governance page on the website: https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/about-us/governance/
 
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Mr Jones-Owen (Chair of Governors) on a parents evening session in our conference room

Year 13 Visit To The London Institute of Banking & Finance

24th February 2023Mrs S Field
Our Year 13 Finance and Economics class visited The London Institute of Banking and Finance (LIBF) campus.
The visit included a  guided walking tour around the financial district. Students learnt about studying finance and career options they can consider, preparing for university and student life.
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Non-School Uniform Days: Raising funds for the Turkey/Syria crisis

20th February 2023Mrs S Field
We have a number of staff and students who have families that have been affected by the devastating earthquakes.
In response to students who have asked if we can help to raise some funds, we have decided to hold TWO non-uniform days THIS week:
– Thursday 23rd – Sixth form only – £2 donation from each student that takes part.
– Friday 24th – Years 7-11 and Staff – £2 donation from students taking part and £5 from staff.
Please help to support if you can.
#community #helpingeachother #support

World Book Day is on 2nd March

12th February 2023Mrs S Field
A  World Book Day Digital Voucher has been emailed to all students. Use the QR code to redeem one of the books in the initiative – Discover the full list of £1 books available for World Book Day 2023.
Details:
  • Only ONE TOKEN can be used per transaction
  • The book token barcode can either be scanned from their phone/tablet screen or printed out and shown in-store. You will need to check with their local bookseller before visiting if they can accept the barcode on mobile devices.
  • The digital book tokens cannot be redeemed online
  • The token redemption date for the £1 book tokens is from 16 February – 26 March 2023.
  • Students can swap their £1 token for any of the World Book Day books or get £1 off a full price title or any full price book or audiobook (as long as the book or audiobook costs at least £2.99 at participating booksellers. …. maybe a revision book?!
  • For full terms visit worldbookday.com/terms-conditions

Shops:

  • Your local independent bookseller
  • Asda
  • Blackwell’s (selected stores only)
  • Morrisons
  • Sainsburys
  • Tesco
  • The Works
  • Waterstones
  • WHSmith
Our mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. We want to see more children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings them.

#SchoolGovernorSpotlight : Mr D Willett

10th February 2023Mrs S Field
Mr Willett commenced his volunteering as a school governor back in 2019 when he was elected in as a Parent Governor.
Bringing with him his experience of being a PE teacher, made him an apt choice for the role of Link Governor to the PE Department. He has regular contact with Mr Kendrick (Director of Sport) helping to support the department.
 
“I am a qualified PE Teacher BA (Ed) Hons, Exeter University, and I currently work in advertising as Director of Agency Development at News UK. I have maintained a keen interest in education and have recently completed an MSc in Psychology”
 
Mr Willet sits on both the Admissions Committee and the Standards & Achievement Committee. In addition, he is also the link for ECT (Early Career Teachers) recently reviewing the ECT and PGCE provision and associated challenges with Mrs Faverjon.
 
https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/about-us/governance/
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