Monday 4 March
Computer Science - Year 9 Computer Science trip to National Museum of Computing, 7.30am - 5.00pm 

Tuesday 5 March
Nothing advised

Wednesday 6 March
Nothing advised

Thursday 7 March
Nothing advised

Friday 8 March
Nothing advised

INSET Days for 2023/24
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.

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

Eiza U 7JSL

Ava B 8ADY

Sienna A 8CBN

Joseph N 9OWS

Izzy F 9OWS

Mia P 10SBS

Abi T 11PSN

Rhea M 11TLS

Lewis B 11COY/SDN

Zac B 11PSN

Alice M 11RCS

Adean Y 11DDN/HMS

Bethan T 11RCS

Keira C 11COY/SDN

Harry C 11HDE

Amber M 11TLS

Florence H 11RCS

Sara O 11DDN/HMS

Ewan P 8DCR/BCY

Sampson B 8DDY

Izzy K 8DDY

Anna L 8DCR/BCY

Chloe M 8SGY

Becca N 8DDY

Charley R 9IHS

Spencer C 11DSS

Congratulations to our Year 11 and Year 10 STEM leaders for being great role models and are now the main case study for the Leadership Skills Foundation STEM leadership programme.

Click here to view the link on the Leadership Skills Foundation's website.

The following students have passed Percussion Academy Drum Kit exams –

Eddie A 7MRA Debut Grade with Distinction

Hamish N 7EHK Debut Grade with Distinction

Samuel S 10HCO/KMN Debut Grade with Distinction

Edward V 8HHN Grade 4 with Distinction

Congratulations to the following Year 7 cricket team who came runners up in the Hampshire Schools Competition, narrowly losing to John Hansen in the final.

Jack W 7TDN, Jack W 7TDN, Noah B 7TAS, Harry B 7LAD/AGN, Elliott M 7ERL, Hamish N 7EHK, Jack V 7LAD/AGN, Jude K 7JSL, Jacob M 7LAD/AGN

We now have employers advertising their apprenticeship vacancies for engineering apprenticeships starting from September. Please see bulletin with current vacancies.

We are also running several Recruitment Clinics (see page 2 of bulletin) where young people (and their parents/carers) can book to come along and chat to SETA staff about current vacancies, how to apply and general careers advice about Engineering Apprenticeships.

These will be taking place as follows:

• Tuesday 5 March
• Wednesday 24 April
• Thursday 16 May
• Tuesday 11 June

AFC Totton Academy are offering a full-time education programme, combined with the football excellence framework. The next open training session will be held in the Easter holidays, along with an open evening for parents and students. To find out more, please see presentation. To register, please click here.

Ever wondered how electricity reaches your home?

Welcome to National Grid, the sole monopoly owners of all the electricity supply within the U.K! Explore the world of electrical engineering and renewable energies with National Grid. Don’t miss this chance to light up your career path! Join on Tuesday 27 February, from 5.00pm - 6.00pm, for a virtual insight to the UK’s energy scene! 💡

National Grid is one of the world’s biggest electrical engineering companies, a FTSE 100 Company with over £18 billion and operations all over the globe. Employing over 30,000 people, National Grid are at the forefront of this industry with a rapidly growing renewable energy arm.

This event is geared to all students looking into get into the engineering industry with a big focus on electrical engineering and renewable energies. You’ll get to see first-hand on what engineers get up to as well as meeting top senior professionals on what they do.

To sign up for the event, please click on the link here.

This week a class of students were visited by local Chartered Marketeer, Claire Sutton who runs her own marketing company Minerva Marketing. Claire, who is a former Mountbatten School student, talked to students about her marketing career journey, and gave in insight into the marketing industry.

With less than 5 weeks away until students go out on work experience, preparations are in full swing to get them ready to venture into the world of work.

Next week, students will have an assembly to tell them more about the Prince’s Trust certificate that they will achieve following the completion of work experience and associated paperwork which they will complete during RSHE lessons. We have also planned an employer assembly where a local employer will speak to students about workplace expectations.

Always been fascinated by space? Simply don't understand how a 300-tonne plane can make it into the sky? Maybe it's time to take the Airbus Aerospace programme! We'll go into detail about Space Exploration and how new initiatives help us here on Earth.

You'll hear from the people who make Airbus the company that it is and give you opportunities to complete activities in various departments to get a feel of what department is most interesting for you. We'll even let you in on some industry secrets...like did you know it takes more than 3600 litres of paint to paint the exterior of the aircraft? This programme only takes 7 hours to complete and you will receive a certificate upon completion. Click here to register.

Skills around collecting, sorting and analysing data have never been in greater demand. Whether you're just starting your career, or you're hoping to change career paths, learning data analytics skills can be the key to unlocking new and rewarding career opportunities. A great way to achieve this is through Skills Bootcamps – part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping everyone gain skills for life.

Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and an offer of an interview with an employer upon completion. Learners may also be eligible for job placement in an entry-level data role upon successfully completing the programme, such as data analyst. Applicants must be 19+.

Application deadline: Tuesday 12 March 2024. For further information, please click here.

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 will 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.