Monday 22 January
Nothing advised

Tuesday 23 January
Nothing advised

Wednesday 24 January
MFL Department - MEP Year 9 Students: Chinese New Year Cultural Trip to Oxford, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Thursday 25 January
Year 9 Parents' Evening (Virtual) 4.15pm - 7.15pm

Friday 26 January
Nothing advised

INSET Days for 2023/24
Monday 19 February 2024
Tuesday 18 June 2024

Every effort is made to ensure these dates are accurate. There are occasions when circumstances beyond our control may result in changes. 

Letters have recently been posted to parent/carers of Year 11 MFL students regarding the time of their Speaking Exam on Monday 19 February (INSET Day).

If you have any questions, please email info@mountbatten.school.

Arla D 7TDN

Elliot W 9IHS

Zach S 9IHS

Kelly Y 9RLE

Jake B 10LJS

Congratulations to the following students for levelling up on Sparx Maths!

Samuel L 7TDN for gaining the Silver Award (10 books read and reviewed)

Giulio S 7EHK

Lilah E-C 7ERL

Hollie A 8DCR

Tia E 8SGY

Matilda T 8LHK/EPK

James M 9JFR

Isla N 9JFR

Kyla R 10HCO/KMN

Grace L 11RLR/SOE

Erin G 7ESY/GWT

Harry H 7ERL

Ida H 8MJS/JHR

Sidney B 10SBS

Bethany W 11DDN/HMS

Ying San M 11RLR/SOE

Sean O 11RLR/SOE

Oleksandr M 7JSL

Ellie M 7JAD

Gabi H-K 8LHK/EPK

Alice C 8SGY

Abhishek R 9RGY/JGO

Harry S 9OWS

Miranda B 10SBS

Layla H 10SBS

Harry C 11HDE

Sophia N 11RCS

Ellena B 7EHK

Libby P 7MAZ

Grace K-W 8HHN

Rachael J 9IHS

Toby P 10BHT/CFT

Tiffany M 10PWR

Edward H 10SBS

Megan W 10AWE/RAR

Ying San M 11RLR/SOE

Santhosh M 11DDN/HMS

Students used the careers software ‘CareerPilot’ to investigate where different subjects could lead, as well as spending some time researching different jobs and their qualification requirements. Students can use their accounts at home to continue their research if they wish. The CareerPilot website is: https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/

Both universities invited students for a campus tour and to attend talks about what university has to offer. Students also took part in a variety of workshops to enable them to find out more about the options process, as well as receiving advice and guidance on where the different subjects could take them in the future.

This week, students received their last visitors for the Business Studies course and, over the last two years, enjoyed a total of 12 employer engagements. Our visitors helped support various lessons and brought their business acumen to the classroom. The first visitor this week was former student Jo D who now works for PWC as an auditor. Jo talked about her journey working for one of the big four consultancy firms and inspired students ,talking about her working life in London and New York. Our second visitor was Daniel Tillson, founder and director of Merit Mortgages, who travelled all the way from Basingstoke to talk to students about his former working life in finance and the freedom he has gained from setting up his own company.

EY (Ernst & Young) is one of the big four consultancy companies in the world. The Southampton office is holding an information evening on Tuesday 6 February (6.00pm - 7.30pm) for students to meet apprentices and find out more about the career pathways on offer. Students will also have the opportunity to find out more about the application process and speak to senior members of staff. Please click here to register.

Routes into STEM virtual experience provides an exciting opportunity to explore the various routes you can take towards your STEM career. This course is designed to enable young people to work through activities and projects at their own pace, tour a variety of institutions virtually and also have access to live career sessions and mentor panels with STEM employers. Please see flyer for more details.

3 February: Sparsholt College

This half-term, Year 7 will be exploring how to lead healthy lifestyles by considering what health and fitness is before identifying the need for good food, sleep and exercise habits. Students will also explore the impacts of energy drinks and caffeine-based drinks on health and fitness and the law around the sale and consumption of some products. Students will also consider how oral hygiene is important and how lifestyle can affect teeth and gums. Vaping will also be explored, providing students with the opportunity to consider the law, recent guidance and the worrying effects of using E-cigarettes.

This half-term, Year 8 will be exploring healthy lifestyles and good physical health, as well as how to maintain emotional wellbeing and self-worth, when using social media. Media bias and different media sources will also be covered, so we can encourage students to consider what influences they may be exposed to and what the reliability and validity of different news sources are.

Year 9 will begin the new year by considering what supports healthy living and how to lead a healthy lifestyle at this age. This also includes how to maintain positive mental health and self-worth when using social media. Students will consider how their own self-perception and internet use may be linked and correlated. Students will participate in some basic First Aid training looking at CPR and the recovery position, as well as the use of an AED.

Year 10 wil kick-start the new term with a recap on healthy living and positive lifestyle choices. Students will be given the opportunity to identify which strategies suit them best when finding relaxation techniques. This then leads into exploring the impacts of drug and alcohol use. Students will consider their current understanding and perceptions of various substances, explore how to manage the risks associated with their use and how to keep themselves and others safe  as well as where to seek advice and information in the future. The influences of gang culture and county lines will also be explored.

Year 11 will start the term exploring different stereotypes and ways to challenge them. They will identify what their core values are and how to consider those of others. Students will look at how people identify and explore how they respect the decisions of others. They will also explore why some teenagers are likely to partake in risky behaviours.