News

Awards Evening 2009

Staff, pupils, parents and governors celebrated the Annual Awards evening on Thursday 12th November.  We were delighted to welcome, Kevin McMahon, Principal of St Mary's College to present the awards to former and present pupils.

Click here for photographs and more information of the event.

Building Schools For the Future

We're On the Way!

The photograph shows the signing of the Governing Body agreement which signifies the real start of the BSF programme for Pleckgate.  This agreement paves the way for the contractors, Balfour Beatty Ltd, to hopefully commence work in January.  Pictured signing the document is the Chair of Governors, Mrs Ruth Pimley accompanied by Headteacher Mr Robin Campbell and Mrs Dot Thomson, Senior School Improvement Officer for Blackburn with Darwen.

For full details of the plans for the new school click on our  BSF Page

GCSE Results 2009

Another record broken!!!!!

Once again the summer GCSE results showed some outstanding performances both individually and across subject areas.  47% of pupils achieved 5+ higher grades (A*-C) including English and Maths (just below the national average).  59% of all pupils achieved 5+ higher grades with 100% A* - C grades (or equivalent) in BTEC Sport, Statistics, Music and CIDA (ICT).

Achievement across the ability range was OUTSTANDING with 99% of all pupils achieving 5+ A* - G grades and every single pupil achieved some form of qualification.  This is a remarkable level of pupil achievement particularly when the starting points for some pupils are taken into consideration.  Click here for a summary of the KS4 results.

Charity Donations Reflect Caring Ethos

2008/09 was, once again, a superb year for Charity Donations in which pupils and staff excelled and showed how much consideration is given to others less fortunate.  In total, school donated £11,282.80 from a range of charity events including Comic Relief Day, Coffee Morning, Readathon and a Sponsored Walk.

Pleckgate adds a touch of 'Flava'

Flava - best known for reaching the semi finals of ITVs Britain's Got Talent came to Pleckgate to deliver two workshops to build confidence through the power of dance.  Click here to read more and view photographs.

Secondary Geography Quality Mark

Members of the Geography Department have been working hard to complete the application and portfolio of evidence to become recognised by the Geographical Association for providing excellence in teaching and learning in Geography at Pleckgate High School.

The department's application was well received and the Secondary Geography Quality Mark was awarded on 24th March 2009.  'We are very pleased to be the first school in Blackburn with Darwen to achieve the prestigious quality mark in our subject', Miss Swales said.  In the most recent round of awards only 10 schools received the award, with a total of 56 schools holding the quality mark nationwide.

International Visit

Two teachers from Pleckgate are undertaking a trip of a lifetime.  They are visiting our new partner school in the Ivory Coast, Mrs Ward (MFL) has been working on projects over the last two years with Irma Grand Bassam and is looking to further develop collaborative projects during her visit.  She will be accompanied on the trip by Mr Pellet who is keen to set up projects with his own subject area, Geography, and further develop his work in developing the International Dimension across the school.  For more information and to follow their trip read their blogs on the links.  Click below for further details.

//pleckgateivorycoast.blogspot.com   and

www.irmagradbassampleckgate.blogspot.com

February 2009 - Pleckgate receives recognition as a High Performing Specialist School

Following the outstanding 2008 GCSE performance we are delighted to announce that we have received notification from the Government (DCSF) that we have met the criteria for High Performing Specialist Status.

This means that we will be invited to develop a second specialism in addition to our mathematics and computing status and receive additional funding.

Mr Campbell has been invited to meet Government representatives in London to discuss the proposals and further details will be published soon.

Two More Awards!

The Blackburn with Darwen SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education) has sent a certificate and letter of congratulations to Pleckgate for its '.....sustained commitment to developing and recognising effective learning in RE.  SACRE members were pleased to note the increase in entries for GCSE and the high levels of success at A* - C grades'

Well done to the RE team!

 

• Awards Evening 2009
• Flava
• Recognition of Success - Two Awards
• Building Schools for the Future
• Recent events
• Charity Events
• Pleckgate news
• Letters to Parents