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- [No Exception](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/no-exception/) - I will start this week with a ‘thank you’ to the Year 6 parents and carers who have been submitting their ticket requests for the Year 6 musical. Getting them in early will help me allocate the seats and try and provide as many families as possible with the extras they have asked for. Mr
- [1605](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/1605-2/) - I could get used to these shorter weeks in school. What’s that? They will be even shorter in a few weeks? Oh yes! 33 days to go. Seriously, there is so much going on in the remaining few weeks of the year, the time is going to fly by. There is lots to look forward
- [Devon ‘26 Edition](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/devon-26-edition/) - As we sit here, listening to the fourteenth song in a row I don’t recognise, it presents itself as the perfect time to finish this week’s blog. Which can only be titled ‘Devon ’26 edition’. The week started early on Monday morning. I say early - that’s by Mr. Mills Juniors standards. Mrs. Bryan would
- [A Matter of Interest](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-matter-of-interest/) - After an unusually quiet weekend, given the last few as a barometer for Whitehill-related activities, the main activity for our Year 6s this week has been their SATs. Whilst these end of Key Stage assessments do not define our pupils, we obviously want the pupils to do as well as they possibly can so that
- [Smile!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/22751-2/) - They say the best football teams always win the league (of course, I am discounting the current Premier League campaign) and I am delighted to report that last Friday evening, our boys’ football team won their league final to win this year’s competition outright. A fantastic league campaign and final last match saw them beat
- [They Were All Awesome!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/they-were-all-awesome/) - This is one of these blogs which starts at the end of last week as on Friday, after last week’s summary had been posted, I ventured outside to watch two more football matches against William Ransom. It was warm, and both teams played well in what was probably the last fixtures this year, with the
- [Picnic with the Principal](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/picnic-with-the-principal/) - It’s been a lovely week weather-wise which is always a blessing and this sunshine started last Sunday when we had a number of pupils taking part in the charity football event at Hitchin Town. Other commitments meant I wasn’t able to lend my support on this occasion but those who did attend have reported a
- [Medals All Round](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/medals-all-round/) - Welcome back after the Easter break to the summer term. A term that started with some reasonably summer weather too. It really does make all the difference having warmer and sunnier weather, so fingers crossed it lasts. For me, this marks the start of my final term at Whitehill (I’m not counting down the days…
- [The End of Another Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-end-of-another-term/) - As we reach the end of another term, and I get set for my final term at Whitehill (and in education?), we have certainly made sure the pupils have been busy this week with our STEM-themed timetable. Not only have the pupils been busy but it goes without saying that these weeks don’t just happen,
- ['Frog or Rock?'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/frog-or-rock/) - We started this week how we usually end it, with an Achievers’ Assembly. Given the hectic nature of the last few weeks, we haven’t been able to hold our regular Friday festivities and so I held an impromptu celebration to kick off the week. We caught up with some of the sports reports from some
- [An Innovative Showcase](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/an-innovative-showcase/) - As you know, it was an extremely busy Friday last week and I wasn’t on site. That being said, I cannot begin this week’s reflections without saying well done to the football team who beat Weston to reach the final of this year’s Wix Cup with a 4 – 0 victory in the pouring rain.
- [I Can't Wait for Devon!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-cant-wait-for-devon/) - A huge thank you to everyone who supported last Friday’s quiz night organised by our amazing Friends’ Association and hosted by the incomparable, Liz Bannister. I think this was her finest by far with the human catchphrase round a masterpiece. How does she come up with something like this? I was also honoured… I think…
- [No Rest for the Wicked](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/no-rest-for-the-wicked/) - I hope you all managed to get some rest last week as we got ready for the second half of the school year. The coming weeks promise to be very interesting as the governors home in on my successor. More about that next week… perhaps. It appears we didn’t all manage to shake off the
- ['Absolutely Outstanding...'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/absolutely-outstanding/) - What better way to end our wellbeing week in school than with a week off. We have reached half term and the halfway point of the academic year. In reality we are little beyond halfway with the number of school days left, but who is counting? Oh, that’s right, I am! It was refreshing to
- ['Ji-ma-i-ma'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/ji-ma-i-ma/) - It was great to see Whitehill represented at the County Cross Country finals on Saturday. For some of our families who had current Whitehill pupils plus older siblings also competing, it did mean a swift change of venues between events, but my trustee reporters were able to cover all races. Well done to all who
- [Ruthless Efficiency](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/ruthless-efficiency/) - Last weekend, we had a team of lower school gymnasts representing Whitehill at the Zonal Finals of the national schools’ trampolining competition. A huge thank you to the parents who made this possible and travelled to Cardiff with their children. Given the age of this year’s team, I have no doubt this will not be
- [Apples! Lots of Apples!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/apples-lots-of-apples/) - The week started with an assembly that overran by quite some time, as the JLT and I introduced their time capsule project which they are running over the next couple of terms. We looked at examples of what was placed in the last time capsule, buried in 2000 and dug up for our 50th anniversary
- [Raining Again](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/raining-again/) - We managed to avoid the snow that affected many parts of the country last week but have had several days of miserable, damp weather this week which has impacted breaktimes and lunch. Whilst the snow hasn’t caused a problem with travel, the roadworks around Hitchin and in particular Whitehill, have meant traffic has been horrendous.
- [24 To Go](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/24-to-go/) - Happy New Year to you all. I trust the Christmas break was an enjoyable couple of weeks and you feel ready for the joys of 2026. For some, I have no doubt, you will be returning to work for a rest! It has been lovely to catch up with pupils and parents on the playground,
- [Standing Room Only](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/standing-room-only/) - We have made it. We are all tired after such a long term but we are delighted with what we have managed to achieve over the last 15 weeks. With all the end of term shenanigans, we started the week as I would usually end it, with an Achievers’ Assembly. We wanted to present our
- [Captivated in Conversation](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/captivated-in-conversation/) - As many of these blogs do, this week’s missive reflects upon events which started prior to the pupils returning to school on Monday morning. After school on Friday, I headed up to Highbury Infants to join in with our Friends’ Association Christmas Fair. It certainly felt very busy and having one of our choirs perform
- [Just Ask the Year 3 Team](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/just-ask-the-year-3-team/) - Our second short week after what I hope was an enjoyable long weekend for you all. I think the timing was perfect, especially as we enter December and we have our run-up to the Christmas break. There is certainly plenty to fit in – just ask the Year 3 team! I spent much of Tuesday
- [Living Proof](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/living-proof/) - It might have only been a four-day week, however this week’s blog starts last Friday and takes in part of the weekend. We certainly like to keep busy. I referenced last week’s ‘space week’ for Year 5s in my previous blog and not long after it went live, pupils from Voyager and Apollo were back
- [Keeping Everything Crossed](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/keeping-everything-crossed/) - My assembly, first thing on Monday morning, celebrated International Student Day. A day where pupils, students can think about the opportunities they have as a result of being able to go to school, compared to education in other parts of the world. Whilst we may not always wake up, champing at the bit to come
- [A Chicken?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-chicken/) - What an awful day Monday was this week weather-wise. Give me cold over wet, any day as a teacher, just so long as we can get pupils outside at break and at lunch. It was a similar story across the week with fixtures being cancelled and lots of weather watching taking place by anyone who
- [Such Amazing Teachers](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/such-amazing-teachers/) - I hope the break served you all well. It certainly was a much needed week off as far as I was concerned and the opportunity to put my feet up (by that I mean visit a few shows in London) and switch off from school was much needed. I, like my colleagues, return ready for
- [Twenty Percent Already!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/twenty-percent-already/) - We have made it. The end of a very long half term and one which means we have now had 20% of the academic year. No wonder some staff got through their final few consultation evening appointments by whispering. Hopefully, a week away will recharge everyone’s batteries and we can return fit and healthy ready
- [A Wonderful Role Model](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-wonderful-role-model/) - Thank you to those of you who got in touch with me after last week’s blog and in particular with reference to the feedback we received following our London trip with Year 5. Firstly, I am glad that you also thought the email we received was worthy of sharing and secondly, I do like receiving
- [What are the chances?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/what-are-the-chances/) - Last week’s blog started with reference to a wonderful Friday evening’s football with the boys’ team at the Priory. This week’s blog can start in a similar way, with reference to another football outing at the Priory. On this occasion it was with the girls’ team but unlike the first trip, the weather last Friday
- [Challenge Accepted](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/21842-2/) - This week’s blog starts with reference to two great events last Friday evening. As you know, we celebrated the opening of our new library last week and on Friday after school, following the announcement of another amazing year from our Friends’ Association, we opened the library up for parents to come and see what we
- [I Can't Thank You Enough](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-cant-thank-you-enough/) - Apologies before you start. This week's blog is long! Another week passes but one which saw me contemplate, for the first time, putting the heating back on in school. I then found my jumper and a coat and so can save a little bit more money until it gets really cold. Once the ‘big coat’
- [Wonderful Company](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/wonderful-company/) - We are well and truly back into full swing across the school. The Year 3s continue to settle and I must admit, I look at some and think that they have been here for years. I continue to enjoy my conversations with them and listening to their enthusiasm about their first three weeks at Whitehill.
- [The Standard was Exceptional](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-standard-was-exceptional/) - The end of the first full week back and it is as if we have never been away. I blame my age! The weather early in the week was a blessing and it did mean we could make use of the field and give the pupils the space we know they love. I spent time
- [For Good Reasons](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/for-good-reasons/) - Welcome to the first blog of another academic year. For those new to these weekly reflections, welcome. They are designed to provide an informal weekly summary of what I have been getting up to and more importantly what the pupils have been getting up to each week. They will go live on the website around
- [I Beat a Kealey!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-beat-a-kealey/) - Welcome to the final blog of the academic year. Whilst we don’t finish school until Tuesday, there will be little to add and so I will make this the last one of the year (much to the relief of my dad). For those who were on ‘pick up’ duty last Friday, I hope you enjoyed
- [As Did the Cows](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/as-did-the-cows/) - The only place to start this week’s blog is reflecting upon the huge success of last Friday’s Friends’ Association Summer Social. We were blessed with perfect weather and this certainly helped draw in the crowds. Throughout the evening, I had several chats with the committee and other staff members suggesting that it felt like the
- [Officially Old](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/officially-old/) - It was certainly a warm start to the week. Having considered the forecast, I was pleased with our decision to offer PE kits as a uniform option to the pupils. Additional gazebos were erected too, to provide additional shade and I have to admit, I had several conversations in the airconditioned library in order to
- [A Christmas Treat](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-christmas-treat/) - As far as the teachers are concerned, the fact that this blog is out, means we have got through the week, which has been exceptionally busy for them all. When writing up the diary for the week on Monday morning, in the staffroom, I simply wrote ‘good luck’ under Friday as it was just bonkers.
- [Only Two](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/only-two/) - It’s certainly been a glorious week in terms of the weather and whilst these sunny days have enabled plenty of learning to take place outside of the classroom, it has meant that some rooms get a little warmer than others. The hall, for example, as the Year 6s rehearse their play, is very toasty by
- [Behaved Impeccably](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/behaved-impeccably/) - I started last week’s blog with a reference to the amount of time we have left this academic year. I stated that it would be plenty of time to achieve all we needed to with the pupils and with our curriculum. Have I changed my mind in seven days? Should I get a job as
- [Plenty of Time](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/plenty-of-time/) - We’re on the home straight. We have reached the final half term of the year, and it is always an interesting time in school. There is so much to do and in what feels so little time to do it. That being said, when we returned on Tuesday, after the INSET day, we still had
- [Being With Friends](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/being-with-friends/) - It was an early start on Monday as we waved goodbye to the Year 6 pupils who were heading down to Devon for their residential. Having done their very best last week in their SATs, they were in for a week of adventure, fun and hopefully the chance to chill and ‘tick’ another activity off
- [Please Sir, Can I Have Some More (Toast)?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/please-sir-can-i-have-some-more-toast/) - Well done to our Year 6s who have this week completed their SATs. In the future, they probably won’t remember much about the actual tests, or what the subject of the reading comprehension was, but they will remember just how much food they managed to consume as part of the now infamous ‘SATs breakfasts.’ I
- [Chill A Little](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/chill-a-little/) - I trust last week’s Bank Holiday was an enjoyable one. I was in Harrogate for work for four days, travelling back (on a very crowded train) on Sunday and so the extra day was most welcome. We come to the end of a key week for our Year 6 pupils as they have now covered
- [A Party Atmosphere](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-party-atmosphere/) - I remember last year thinking that the London Marathon event that 30 of our pupils took part in was one of my highlights of the year, if not of my time at Whitehill. To therefore have the opportunity to do it again with even more pupils was everything we wanted it to be. We entered
- [BOGOF!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/bogof/) - I hope you all enjoyed the lovely weather we had over the Easter break. It really made a difference and was very welcome. With the bank holiday being right at the end, it also felt like a long break. We return for what is a short and ‘interesting’ half term, calendar-wise. We have just come
- [Is it still only Tuesday?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/is-it-still-only-tuesday/) - Monday started with the joys of temporary traffic lights right outside the school. What fun! It was made even worse when I arrived at school by the fact that the lights weren’t working meaning it was a bit of a free for all. Thinking it couldn’t get any worse, we then found on Tuesday they
- ["Although somehow, I doubt it!"](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/although-somehow-i-doubt-it/) - It was a busy week last week for Friends’ Association events and I concluded last week’s blog stating that I was about to support the quiz night. It was a wonderful evening, and the hall was heaving as parents and friends tried hard to take Liz Bannister seriously enough to be able to answer the
- [Sequins and Songs](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/sequins-and-songs/) - It has been an interesting week for me logistically and when you have a packed diary or need to be out of school at different times, it means you can lose track of what day it is and what has actually been happening. That being said, communication is key, and I have been kept informed
- [Eerily Quiet](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/eerily-quiet/) - Having been away from the school on NAHT business for Thursday and half of Friday last week, I was away from school again on Monday this week but for far more exciting reasons (no offence to my NAHT colleagues). I managed to secure a tour of Parliament for our Junior Leadership Team – the four
- [Becoming Cultured](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/becoming-cultured/) - The only place to start this week’ s blog is where I left last week’s and that is with the two sporting events which were about to take place on Friday afternoon. Our two lower school, rapid-fire cricket teams had a very successful afternoon, displaying amazing determination and great skill. The blue team made it
- [Can you see why I enjoyed Thursday so much?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/can-you-see-why-i-enjoyed-thursday-so-much/) - Following a very productive INSET day on Monday, the pupils returned on Tuesday to what we hoped might be the start of spring and some warmer weather. It was very pleasant outside at lunch and the pupils even asked the question about using the field. Of course, we should have realised it wouldn’t last as
- [Sparkly Dresses](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/sparkly-dresses/) - Great learning takes place when you come out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself with something new. On Monday morning this week, I did just that when Mrs Bailey asked me to perform a poem with a couple of other staff to launch this year’s John Gohorry Poetry Competition. I am useless when it
- [A Glowing Report](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-glowing-report/) - Saturday saw Miss Gooderham, Miss King and our ever-reliable parents take our cross-country teams over to St Albans for the County Finals. All 12 athletes did very well and can be proud of their achievement. A huge congratulations go to Kieran, Connor (Year 6), Katie and Grace (Year 5) who all finished high enough in
- [Plug it in!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/plug-it-in/) - As I mentioned in last week’s blog, I have spent some time out of school this week. That being said, I have kept in touch with what has been going on whilst I have been engaged in other activities. Last Saturday, I joined Miss Gooderham and the football team at the county finals of this
- [The Enormous Turnip](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-enormous-turnip/) - The week started, as usual, with my Monday assembly which continued with the theme of ‘what makes a good friend?’ Continuing from where we got to the previous week, we looked at the characteristics of being a friend and considered the idea that as well as having good friends, it is also important to be
- [Utterly Inspiring](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/utterly-inspiring/) - When you don’t have many actual appointments or meetings in your diary, it does mean I can spend a bit more time visiting classes and chatting to pupils about the work they are doing. It also means that teachers are able to send me pupils who have earned headteacher’s awards. Monday and Wednesday this week
- [Potatoes!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/potatoes/) - Can I start by wishing you all a Happy New Year, even though we are now a third of the way through January. I hope you all had some lovely family time over the break and enjoyed an opportunity to recharge your batteries, whilst trying to avoid the ‘bug’ that was going around. It certainly
- [A Very Merry Christmas](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-very-merry-christmas/) - Monday started with the first showing of Whitehill’s entry for the Christmas ‘Number 1’, in my assembly. Last week, pupils who have singing lessons with Miss McConnell Smith – and I didn’t realise how many there were – got creative and recorded their version of Sparkle and Shine. Miss McConnell Smith then cut together the
- [A Truly Magical Event](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-truly-magical-event/) - Usually, by the time I report on the Year 3 production, the school Christmas lunch and the visit of Anthony Glenn, we have only a couple of days to go. Not this year however, as we still have a week of this term left (with plenty left to do). The Year 3 production was another
- [Ambassadors](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/ambassadors/) - I was on the playground early on Monday morning for the first go at my random advent calendar. Monday’s was an easy one for the pupils who quickly worked out that for a biscuit treat, they just had to greet me in the appropriate way. It isn’t something that I did, or will do every
- [Dedicated and Enthusiastic](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/dedicated-and-enthusiastic/) - To start where last week’s blog ended, my train journey back from Birmingham was almost on time and I did manage to make it back to school for the start of the Year 5 space night. Not only did this part work, but it was also a reasonably clear night and so for my part,
- [Why No Netball?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/why-no-netball/) - Year 5s headed out to Bayfordbury Observatory on day one of their space-themed curriculum week as a change to the usual trip to Leicester. The Year 5 teaching team made the decision to freshen up the visits for this week and picked a couple more local visits providing more learning opportunities for the pupils. It
- [Simply Stunning!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/19759-2/) - Monday this week needs to be marked in some way. We had our first taste of blue sky this month. It was a lovely clear day and a crystal-clear evening, so I popped outside with a few members of Cookie Club to see what we could find in the night’s sky. As well as the
- [Proud of Our School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/proud-of-our-school/) - Welcome back to the second half of the autumn term. Seven weeks which will fly by and see the Year 3s put on a production. Mr Denney and Miss Smith are already starting to panic at the number of days they don’t actually have! It will be brilliant as always, I am sure. Last Sunday,
- [Tough Questions](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/tough-questions/) - Although my blogs usually start by referencing what we did on the Monday of the week they are published, I will start this week by going back one day further to the Sunday afternoon. As many of you will know, the school sponsors Miss Gooderham as a player for Stevenage Women and so I regularly
- [Some Essential Supplies](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/some-essential-supplies/) - Monday morning was full waterproof, poncho and umbrella weather as I stood on the playground first thing, meeting and greeting the pupils for the start of another week. It was similar attire for the majority of the pupils too (except the poncho) although there are still those hardy few who rock up in a polo
- [Phenomenal!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/phenomenal/) - In recent weeks, I have been communicating with Ofsted’s Regional Director regarding policy and guidance on their website and it has proved to be very open and honest. I am doing this for clarification for schools in general but obviously in our current position, it is of great interest to Whitehill and to me. The
- [I Lost Five Slides!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-lost-five-slides/) - My week started on Sunday, as I was in school doing a bit of work to get ahead but also to wave off Mr Wells and Mrs Bryan as they headed to Devon on business. The business? A visit of the centre our Year 6s will be going to in May, as we move away
- [Utterly Gorgeous!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/utterly-gorgeous/) - I had another really enjoyable Saturday morning in the company of another one of our football teams. After the successful boys’ early season rally, it was the turn of the girls last weekend and once again the results were very positive. They looked so smart in their kit and took to the field with enthusiasm
- [Above and Beyond, Above and Beyond!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/above-and-beyond-above-and-beyond/) - It was a beautiful morning last Saturday for the first sporting event of the year. The early season boys’ football rally is a great season opener and I am so glad I went along to support. Support, and referee a few of the matches. The team played very well and with an impressive attitude throughout
- [Curiosity is Key](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/curiosity-is-key/) - Already, this week draws to a close and it is time to reflect upon our second week back. A sure sign that the start of the year is busy is the fact that I have had little time to visit classrooms. This will get better as the initial term-start rush is out of the way
- [Here We Are Again](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/here-we-are-again/) - Happy New (School) Year to you all. I trust you had some quality family time together over the last six weeks and in chatting to some of you on the playground, I am guessing the return to school couldn’t have come around quickly enough. For those of you who are familiar with these blogs, ‘welcome
- [And that is a wrap!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/and-that-is-a-wrap/) - And that, as they say, is a wrap! The 2023 – 2024 academic year comes to a close and we say goodbye to another cohort. A cohort who finished Year 2 in lockdown; who had significant disruption throughout Year 3 and Year 4 but who are now ready to move onto their respective secondary schools.
- [A Guest Blogger](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-guest-blogger/) - I will start with a HUGE thank you to our Friends’ Association committee, volunteers and all whom came along to our not so summer, ‘Summer Social’ last Friday after school. In all seriousness, we did reasonably well with the weather and when it did start to rain, the gazebos popped up and provided some shelter
- [A 'Little Bit' Wet!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-little-bit-wet/) - The first thing to say about this week is that I have been in school and I have been visible. Hopefully Imogen (Year 3) has noticed and I am back in her good books. Having established that, let’s have a look at what the pupils, and I, have been getting up to. Having prepared an
- [#Coulddobetter](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/coulddobetter/) - When a Year 3 pupil sees me at lunchtime on Tuesday and says that she is disappointed not to have seen me around school until then, I feel guilty and upset that I have not been visible enough in school. It isn’t good enough that I have been away from school or ‘locked in my
- [What exactly is that meant to be?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/what-exactly-is-that-meant-to-be/) - Once again, and fortunately for the last time this academic year, my blog is being published whilst I am not in school. In fact, this week I am sitting on a train somewhere between Liverpool and Euston (heading south) but more about that later. The weather on Monday was actually a welcome break from the
- [An Excellent Extravaganza](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/an-excellent-extravaganza/) - I have had another very enjoyable and exceptionally full week which has involved classroom visits; visits to different schools; online meetings; in person meetings and another collection of pupil reports to read. The pupils have been equally as busy with two year groups venturing out and about. Monday was reasonably quiet and it enabled me
- [Here we go then...](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/here-we-go-then/) - Here we go then. The home straight, so to speak, of another academic year. As we reach the end of this week, we have 29.5 teaching days left in school. Having shared with staff at the beginning of the week the number of things still left to do and the amount in our calendar, I
- [Nice Shirts!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/nice-shirts/) - A slightly earlier start for me on Monday this week as I had to make sure Mr Mills Jnr was in school in time to greet the Year 6s who were heading off on their residential to the Isle of Wight. I am pleased to report that all who needed to be on time were
- [Biscuits and Biscuit](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/biscuits-and-biscuit/) - The Year 6 pupils have been doing their SATs this week. As I am sure you are all aware, these are a set of statutory assessments designed to measure the outcomes and progress of pupils as they reach the end of Key Stage 2. The pupils have worked so hard to be ready for this
- [Violet Won!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/violet-won/) - Another short week completed and some lovely weather to accompany it. Perhaps we will have a summer after all. My four days in Wales at the end of last week and over the weekend on NAHT business were very interesting. My base for the three nights was the Celtic Manor Hotel – home of the
- [Photo Finish](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/photo-finish/) - We come to the end of the first of two shorter weeks in school having been interrupted by a polling day. For staff, we take it as an INSET day so that there is no reduction in the number of teaching days the pupils receive. That being said, it is still an inconvenience. For me,
- [We see you, Kieran!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/we-see-you-kieran/) - I have mentioned in the past in these blogs, particular highlights and events we take part in which I think will ultimately be a highlight of the year. Saturday will certainly fall into that category. Miss Gooderham had successfully applied for 30 spaces in this year’s London Mini-Marathon which is held annually on the Saturday
- [That Is Not Right](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/that-is-not-right/) - Welcome back! The summer term has started at pace – so much so the weather has not caught up yet. Despite this, the field has been used at lunchtimes and as far as the pupils are concerned, that is all that matters. Let’s hope we can get some warmer and less wet weather in the
- [A Final Thought](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-final-thought/) - Tick! Another term completed and in the interest of maintaining my regular update, 61½ school days to go until the end of the academic year. No one panic! It has been a shorter term, but nevertheless an exceptionally busy and more importantly, successful term with achievements in the classroom, on the sports pitches, on the
- [Come Back With a Smile](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/come-back-with-a-smile/) - It could be fatal last words and as I write this, I am already regretting thinking it but the weather has actually improved this week. I did morning duty without a coat on one day and even contemplated allowing the pupils back on the field at lunchtime. As I said, I look out of my
- [An Amazingly Appropriate Name](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/an-amazingly-appropriate-name/) - A concerted effort will be made today to keep this week’s blog shorter. I used to think it was my dad being naturally grumpy, but when I was greeted on Friday evening upon my return from Brighton by a parent, whose first words were, ‘that was a long blog today’, perhaps I need to cut
- [Much Calmer than Last](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/much-calmer-than-last/) - If you are reading this blog, it means that I have managed to post it successfully from my train back home having spent that last two days in Brighton on NAHT business. As you would expect, I have kept in touch with the school to find out what has been going on and of course
- [Seeing things go bang!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/seeing-things-go-bang/) - There is no such thing as ‘easing back into it’, when you’re at Whitehill. These first five days back after the half term break have been full on as the curriculum was taken over by all things STEM related in our science and computing week. A huge thank you to Mr Denney for putting everything
- [One final thought for the this week...](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/one-final-thought-for-the-this-week/) - With an increase in Friday fixtures, (the week simply isn’t long enough) I am now having to start each blog with reference to something from the previous week. On this occasion, it was a first representative outing for some of our Year 3s as two teams travelled the short distance to William Ransom for a
- [Meeting and Greeting](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/meeting-and-greeting/) - Whereas I described last Monday morning as a bit of a West End farce, this week started with so much positivity and good news. We received our first bicycle donation for the Bikes without Barriers campaign with the promise of a couple more to get our collection off to a great start. When I ventured
- [Not That We Are Counting](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/not-that-we-are-counting/) - Very occasionally, you have ‘one of those days’, don’t you. I am sure it isn’t only in education but in other public sector roles and perhaps in industry too but Monday this week was one such day! Things were happening around me that would look right at home in a West End farce – perhaps
- [Cash It In](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/cash-it-in/) - Monday morning saw me post our final ‘tweet’ as we committed to swapping over to Instagram. It has been used, and I believe appreciated, for many years – certainly the 11 I have been at Whitehill – but the platform has become a little clunky in recent months and a change is as good as
- [Great Ambassadors](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/great-ambassadors/) - I will start this week’s blog with an update to the ultimate question from last week. Would I be able to teach my dad how to get onto Instagram so that he can continue to see what we get up to and the amazing work the pupils do at Whitehill? Short answer… yes! Success! Even
- [Think of me](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/think-of-me/) - It has been a relatively quiet week in terms of entries in my diary but it is incredible how quickly that space can be filled with impromptu meetings or routine work that ‘just needs finishing’. I have no doubt that as the term gathers pace, these opportunities for time to ‘just do’ will decrease and
- [Blogs are good for your health... it's official!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/blogs-are-good-for-your-health-its-official/) - Welcome back and a Happy New Year to you all. I hope you enjoyed the break and managed to spend some quality time with family and friends. It did feel quite short having only one full week away but there was still enough time to eat far too much and pop into London a couple
- [Have a Wonderful Christmas Break](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/have-a-wonderful-christmas-break/) - Was this term three days too long, or was finishing on a Wednesday a lovely treat? There is no correct answer to that but we finish today when some of my colleagues still have two more days to go. Now that would be hard work! It has been a very successful first term. We welcomed
- [The Last Full Week](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-last-full-week/) - The end of the last full week of 2023 and it certainly feels like it too. From the positive angle, there have been plenty of Christmas activities or themed lessons. However, from the opposite point of view, there are a lot of tired pupils and staff are certainly looking forward to the break. On Monday,
- ['Vibrant, happy learners...'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/vibrant-happy-learners/) - As many of you will know, we currently sponsor Miss Gooderham at Stevenage Women FC and so I will go to many of the matches to cheer her and the team on. It was lovely this weekend to be joined by Ettie (Year 4) and her dad who also came along to support. Miss Gooderham
- [I'm not that festive!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/im-not-that-festive/) - One of Junior Leadership Team members, in her pledges at the start of the year, suggested that one of the charities our school should support this year should be Stand By Me. They are a local bereavement charity which we have supported previously and which has some close links with Whitehill. I was asked a
- [A Busy Weekend](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-busy-weekend/) - Last week’s blog went live just before the pupils returned for the Year 5 Space Night. Although the lovely clear sky we had enjoyed for the most of the day was replaced by clouds, it was still another very successful evening and the pupils, I hope, would have got a great deal out of it.
- [Space Week (and lots more besides)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/space-week-and-lots-more-besides/) - Another week and another blog. It is also the second Friday in a row where I was out of the office and taking part in a series of meetings with the NAHT. This week I was in Cambridge but have managed to get back in time to publish this and also get ready for the
- [Nativity Vibes!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/nativity-vibes/) - After the recent rain, the week started clear and dry (it didn't last!). It was chilly but at least it wasn’t raining. That gave me a sense of optimism on Monday morning that perhaps we might be able to get the telescope out at some point this week. After the trauma of having to test
- [Put the World to Rights!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/put-the-world-to-rights/) - Welcome back after our half term break. I hope you all had an enjoyable week and some quality family time together. We return to dark mornings and dark nights, which is quite miserable. On the upside, when we take delivery of the telescope, it means we get to have some fun after school looking into
- [I Love Our Achievers' Assemblies](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-love-our-achievers-assemblies/) - What a busy last week of this first half term of the school year. Seven weeks (35 days) have flown by and have largely been very successful indeed. I hope the Year 3s feel they are well and truly part of #TeamWhitehill now and are looking forward to the next half term, where I know
- [Who Am I To Argue?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/who-am-i-to-argue/) - One of the first jobs I have each Monday is to go through my email inbox for anything I might have missed over the weekend or for those I read but knew could wait for a response. One such email this week came from Downing Street inviting me to a reception next Wednesday at Number
- [An Official Opening](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/an-official-opening/) - We are certainly full steam ahead now and the fact that the letter came home at the beginning of the week inviting you to book a consultation evening appointment, we are heading ridiculously quickly towards half term. How did that happen? If you do have any issues with booking your appointment, please do get in
- [A Family Business](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-family-business/) - Similar to last week, this blog starts with a football rally at Wilshere Dacre School on Saturday morning. It was another lovely morning for the girls’ team this week, to take part in a series of friendly matches to get the season underway. The players all did so well, conceding only the one goal in
- [Continue to Impress](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/continue-to-impress/) - This week’s blog starts last Saturday morning, when I joined Miss Gooderham and one of our football teams at the early season festival hosted at Wilshere Dacre School. I haven’t been able to make the last few due to other commitments and so it was great to be able to get there this year. It
- [All The More Challenging](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/all-the-more-challenging/) - Two weeks done and we are going strong. From Monday next week, we will begin our two-week timetable and lessons will begin in earnest after our soft start but for now, let me reflect upon the second week of the year. I wasn’t in school much on Monday, as I had to attend several safeguarding
- [Welcome Back or Welcome!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/welcome-back-or-welcome/) - The first blog of a new term; the end of the first week of the Autumn Term and a week which has felt more like the middle of summer than the start of September. Still, we shouldn’t moan, as I’d rather have this weather than the dilemma and stress caused by the first signs of
- [That Is It](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/that-is-it/) - As you may have seen from twitter last Friday night, the awful weather we had didn’t stop us from enjoying the Year 6 party and ensuring this cohort had a great time. Having ordered inflatable entertainment for them, a meeting on Thursday ensured that they still got to have some fun after a slight change
- [They thoroughly deserve it!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/they-thoroughly-deserve-it/) - Another phenomenal week! Another week for me to be so proud of Whitehill Junior School. Before I reflect on the week from Monday, let me go back to last Friday and the Friends’ Association Summer Social. We were so lucky with the weather again and after an afternoon of hi-viz direction and instruction the pupils
- [They are an Awesome Bunch!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/they-are-an-awesome-bunch/) - Well that was a week and then some! I really do continue to be impressed how the teaching team adapt and make things work. Couple this with 241 responsive and motivated pupils and of course, once again, the week has worked. After my assembly where we were looking at how we interpret ‘labels’ we use
- [7% Left](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/7-left/) - At the start of this week, we still had 10% of the academic year left. That is quite a sizeable chunk of time in anyone’s books. 10% is a decent portion. That is, until you look at what we are trying to pack into that 10% and then you have a little panic. Having ticked
- [An Easy Option](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/an-easy-option/) - I have mentioned to a few parents I have spoken to this week how I have spent the majority of my time sat at my desk in front of my computer (getting a numb bum!). This time of the year and these few weeks in the middle of the last half term require me to
- [I Couldn't Disagree](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-couldnt-disagree/) - It wouldn’t be fair to labour the point and I really must move on but I am delighted to start this week’s blog by saying that I did have a particularly enjoyable weekend! Not only that but I am pleased that Mr Khera crossed the road and allowed to me to gloat for a few
- [Have a great weekend - I might!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/have-a-great-weekend-i-might/) - Another four-day week to kick off the last half term of the school year. This time around it wasn’t a bank holiday or coronation but an INSET day for staff to get prepped and ready for the manic half term which lies ahead. It was definitely needed and welcomed. I hope you all had a
- [Screams of Delight](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/screams-of-delight/) - Although I have been away all week with the Year 6s, it is Friday and therefore I must post a new blog. Apologies to the other parents but most of it will reflect upon the week away with this cohort but I hope you will still find it of interest. After all, it is highly
- [What Should I Take?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/what-should-i-take/) - We had that strange school phenomenon at the start of this week which was to have to work on a Monday. Because of INSET and bank holidays, Mondays have not featured much this term and it was interesting to note the number of staff members – me included – who made reference to this as
- [Do Forgive Me!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/do-forgive-me/) - Thank you so much for the emails and kind words on the playground in relation to our Ofsted report which I shared with you all last Friday. As I mentioned at the time it is a team effort - our amazing #TeamWhitehill - and reflects a great deal of hard work on all fronts. We
- ['Pupils thrive...'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/pupils-thrive/) - ‘Pupils thrive in this happy, vibrant and purposeful school.’ What a fitting opening sentence from our long-awaited Ofsted report which I sent home earlier today. I hope you are as pleased with it as I am. The ‘outcome’ statement was also exceptionally pleasing considering this was not what was initially expected. This is clearly the
- ['Ave It!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/ave-it/) - My blog this week is published as I sit in a conference room in sunny Telford on day one of the NAHT annual conference. Having been in school for the other four days I can still reflect on the week and I have been in communication with school today to find out who won our
- [A Hint of Optimism](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-hint-of-optimism/) - Welcome back to the first blog of the Summer Term. I say ‘summer’ with a hint of optimism that the weather will also follow suit and be kind to us. I think we are all ‘done with rain’ now and would welcome some warmer and drier weather. The budget would also benefit from me being
- [Still No Report](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/still-no-report/) - Weather featured quite a lot in last week’s blog and on Saturday, as Leo was competing in the National Cross Country Finals, he had to compete with thunder and rain. Despite these conditions, he did so well and beat his personal best and also improved on last year’s position in a very strong field. Huge
- [Don't forget the clocks!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/dont-forget-the-clocks/) - Last Saturday, we had several teams competing on the sporting front in very contrasting conditions. In the morning, Miss Gooderham took a girls’ football team to take part in the end of season tournament at Wilshere Dacre School. I often make reference to the fact that there is ‘no such thing as bad weather, just
- [Smile for the Camera](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/smile-for-the-camera/) - After the hectic nature of last week with interviews, Ofsted and the like, it was business as usual for #TeamWhitehill. I say that simply to highlight the fact that we would never do anything ‘just for Ofsted’ and the usual lessons, activities and enrichment opportunities are on our timetables week in week out. My blogs
- [Stand Up and Breathe!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/stand-up-and-breathe/) - When your watch spends the whole of Monday telling you stand up and go for a walk, whilst at the same time, hinting you may want to ‘breathe’, you can tell it was a mad day. Before I reflect upon this, Sunday was awesome! Miss Gooderham had arranged for members of the girls’ football squad
- [Off We Go](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/off-we-go/) - Last Saturday, I joined Mrs Bailey, Mrs Davies and Mrs Lomas for the Recycled Fashion Show at St Chris. It was the first time the event had run since early 2020 and it was good to have been able to run this club again and enter the competition. It is a very long day for
- [If you don't ask...](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/if-you-dont-ask/) - Welcome back after the half term break. I hope it proved to be successful for you all and if possible, you managed to get some quality family time together. Whitehill School was busy over the course of the week as was Whitehill Road. Hitchin Holiday Camps held another successful four-day camp for local pupils and
- [Thank You So Much](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/thank-you-so-much/) - For many members of staff, and pupils, this week was a continuation of last week with several activities taking place over the weekend. There is no doubt about it that as we reach the halfway point in the year – still without that illusive ‘call’ – everyone is ready for and deserves a rest. Last
- [The Best Bits of My Job](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-best-bits-of-my-job/) - I have to start this week’s blog with reference to two particularly successful sporting events which took place last Friday night and over the weekend. I mentioned how I was heading over to Fearnhill School last Friday evening for our heat of the district indoor athletics competition. It brought back memories of when I used
- [The Week in Shorts!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-week-in-shorts/) - Despite not having parents (nor me) to support them, the feedback from Miss McGurk and her team after the Young Voices concert last Friday was simply brilliant. There were 9000 pupils in the choir; it was loud but the atmosphere was amazing and the pupils were a credit to the school. With the problems we
- [Logic Problems](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/logic-problems/) - This week has been very productive indeed! I have been pleased with the outcomes of many of the meetings and discussions I have been involved with and can see the light at the end of several tunnels that I am currently navigating. Long may this continue! Monday’s assembly was good fun – or at least
- [No One Missed Out](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/no-one-missed-out/) - The end of the first full week after the break and certainly a very full week for me. Plenty to keep me busy in school with the opportunity to catch up with a former colleague too. I have also been visited by lots of pupils who have been rightly proud of the work they have
- [Squeaky Clean](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/squeaky-clean/) - I will start by wishing you all a Happy New Year and trust that your break – however short it might have felt – was a success. Chatting to parents on the playground on Thursday morning, many of you, like me, experienced some form of the cold / flu bug. Teachers always seem to get
- [Done!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/done/) - Done! School is out for the term and for 2022. It has been a very long term but a very productive term. The Year 3s have impressed since they joined and the opportunities for the pupils across the school have been many. It would be wrong to pick out particular highlights but seeing Year 6
- [Sprouts Have Feelings 2](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/sprouts-have-feelings-2/) - We are almost there – at the end of what feels like the longest ever Autumn Term. Just three more days and we can rest for Christmas. This week did not go completely to plan but in true Whitehill fashion (and spirit) we still managed to achieve everything we set out to but in one
- [A Life of Its Own](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-life-of-its-own/) - After morning duty on the playground my first job on a Monday is a whole school assembly at 9.00am. I literally run from the playground, pick up any assembly notes I have prepared and go down to the hall and talk with our pupils. This week left me a little upset. For the first time
- [Everyone is Welcome](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/everyone-is-welcome/) - Although I wasn’t able to make it this weekend to support, on Sunday our trampoline teams took part in the regional rounds of this year’s national competition. Mr Lord and Mr Henderson were there looking after our gymnasts and kept us all informed via twitter. A huge congratulations to all who competed and all who
- [Revolting Children!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/revolting-children/) - Even though it is Thursday, with our occasional day tomorrow, we have reached the end of the school week and so it must be time for a blog. I would like to start this week by correcting a tweet shared on Monday by Mrs Locke. Clearly she was upset by my reference in last week’s
- [Simply Stunning](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/simply-stunning/) - Once again, I find myself out of school on a Friday but once again, I have made sure a blog is ready to be published. The other downside of being out on a Friday – albeit on important business – is the fact that I have not been able to meet with a group of
- [Phenomenal Feedback](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/phenomenal-feedback/) - Although I am currently in Nottingham with my National Association of Headteachers’ hat on, it would be remiss of me not to ensure there is a blog published on a Friday. That being said, my dad would have a week off and I would get a ‘moan free week’… what am I doing? I had
- [Time to buckle up](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/time-to-buckle-up/) - What a mad week I have had! And looking at the calendar for the coming weeks it doesn’t look like it is going to get any easier. Time to buckle up, cross my fingers and take one day at a time. The first day back after the October half term usually means one thing… Mr
- [A Huge Thank You](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-huge-thank-you/) - I want to start this week’s blog – the last one before the break – with a huge THANK YOU. Thank you for the sponsorship which has seen us raise just under £2500 (with gift aid) for our Friends’ Association. How? By some ‘fool’ who said he wouldn’t mind jumping off a 180 foot platform
- [A Job Tomorrow!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-job-tomorrow/) - Only one week until half term. It only seems like yesterday we were welcoming our new Year 3s into school yet now, they are very well established and achieving success on a daily basis. They are a wonderful cohort who will no doubt achieve great things over the course of the next four years. Mrs
- [Manager of the Month](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/manager-of-the-month/) - It has been a slightly quieter week for me in terms of meetings which has meant that I have been able to catch up (ever so slightly) with one or two bigger pieces of work which I kept putting off. It has been very satisfying to be able to cross things off a ‘to do’
- [A new instrument for us](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/13809-2/) - Last Saturday, I am pleased to report that I managed to escape Asda delivery so that I could join Miss Gooderham at Wilshere Dacre School for the Girls’ football festival. The weather was kind and there was plenty of support for the Whitehill Team including Archie (Year 6) who was there to cheer on his
- [I am that old!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-am-that-old/) - We might only have been in school for four days this week but it has certainly been a productive week with pupils really pushing ahead with their curricula now they are back in the routine. I had the pleasure of chatting to quite a few pupils who had been sent to me with impressive work.
- [Happy Children Learn](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/happy-children-learn/) - We have reached the end of week two and the end of the second week of our ‘soft start’ to the academic year. This two-week settling in period has allowed for a combination of team-building activities, visits and collaborative projects, whilst slowly moving towards the start of the school’s curriculum. From Monday, it is full
- [Easy to Say](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/easy-to-say/) - What a wonderful first week of the new school year. It was lovely to welcome everyone back on Monday morning and also welcome for the first time, our new Year 3 cohort. I have spent much of the week visiting our classes and seeing what they have been getting up to as part of the
- [I Must Be Mad](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-must-be-mad/) - That’s it! We’re done! Officially, the Year 6s finished their time at Whitehill with only their second full year but I suspect when we look back, very few will have had that 100% attendance which was usually a regular occurrence for pupils at Whitehill; not just in Year 6 but across all four years they
- [Perhaps it wasn't water!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/perhaps-it-wasnt-water/) - What an awesome week! So much happening and so much enjoyment across all four year groups. We may only have four and half days to go but the teachers and pupils are all continuing to work really hard; who knows, we may still get that Ofsted call (although I really hope not now). In general
- [The Man with Biscuits](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-man-with-biscuits/) - We are now officially down to single digits as we count down to the end of the year. As far as my dad is concerned that means only two more blogs after today before he gets the summer off. It’s a good job I am thick skinned or I might start to take these insults
- [Britain's Funniest Class!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/britains-funniest-class/) - How can it be July? Already! Three more blogs after his one and then my dad gets a rest for the summer! Anyway, over the weekend, you may have seen the tweet finally announcing the result that Benny and all of Voyager Class had been hoping for and that was that they had indeed won
- [The Best School Trip Ever!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-best-school-trip-ever/) - I was excited over the weekend for Monday to come around. I am not wishing my life away or have so little to do over the weekend (two shows on Saturday!) but I was expecting a call from the Beano with a little information in relation to the Voyager Class competition. I mentioned last week
- [I got to use a Bunsen burner!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-got-to-use-a-bunsen-burner/) - I think the best summary of the week we have just had would be ‘a tad busy’! At this time of the year deadlines come around so quickly; some related to the current academic year and others thinking already about next year. Add to this mix, one off events; usual classroom lessons, above average temperatures
- [Please Keep Voting!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/please-keep-voting/) - I hope you all had an enjoyable half term break. The rest was a good one for me and came on the back of that wonderful week away with our Year 6 pupils. The additional two days at the start of the week were just perfect and, although I spent much of these two days
- [A blog with a Difference](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-blog-with-a-difference/) - So, as suggested last Friday, and with me being in the Isle of Wight all week, my blog will predominantly (but not completely) reflect upon an amazing week away with the Year 6s. I have been keeping abreast of what has been going on ‘back at the ranch’, and I am sure many of you
- [How High?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/how-high/) - Oh my goodness… having agreed to accompany the Year 6s on their residential next week, this week has simply not been long enough. What’s the phrase? So much to do, so little time? Well it is what it is and we’ve made it work, as always. More about that residential later. Monday started brilliantly. Joshua
- [Beyond Brilliance!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/beyond-brilliance/) - I finished last week’s blog heading down to the O2 in order to watch our school choir perform in the much anticipated Young Voices concert. I am pleased to report I got there in time and even managed to find my e-ticket which I had to download on another ticket app. Surely there is a
- [Where are my trousers?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/where-are-my-trousers/) - We do occasionally have short weeks in school. The first week after the May half term will be three days due to the additional day for the Queen’s Jubilee and an INSET day, for example. This week however, always feels strange with pupils returning for two days (after a bank holiday) and then having a
- [One of those Days!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/one-of-those-days/) - The last few parts of this blog are being composed in between meetings and presentations at this year’s National Association of Headteachers' Annual Conference in Telford. The conference started this morning (a 5am ‘get up’ was a shock to the system) and it has been a productive day so far. It continues tomorrow and is
- [A Great Result](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-great-result/) - The first blog of the summer term and we have been treated to weather which actually makes me think it is the summer term. I hope you all enjoyed your break and had some quality family time and more importantly, a rest. I did manage to add to my theatre visits and yes, I did
- [Basking in a Book](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/basking-in-a-book/) - And just like that, another term ends. Although there has been some disruption, it has been a term where we have been able to reintroduce a sense of normality to proceedings which I can tell the pupils have certainly enjoyed. When we return after the break, I hope this will continue and it will be
- [Stuff!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/stuff/) - And just like that we reach the end of another week and this time, it is the end of the penultimate week of the Spring Term. The weather certainly lifted the spirits around the school and in budgeting terms, allowed me to reduce the amount of hours the heating was on. When we return after
- ['Up North'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/up-north/) - Let’s start this week’s blog in Macclesfield last Saturday. I often joke about Macclesfield in reference to the darker days of my beloved Manchester City, but this visit to Macclesfield was for the joys of a National Final. On Friday afternoon, Mr Lord and Miss Edwards, together with parents and pupils from our three trampoline
- [Stars](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/stars/) - I have enjoyed a very productive week; I haven’t been as visible around the classrooms (which the teachers might say is a bonus) but I have managed to get a lot of ‘stuff’ done. Of course, I would never hide completely and my diary did include visits from people who I was keen to show
- [THINK](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/think/) - After the incredible success of last week’s Science and Computing week it was back to the routine of our curriculum again. Of course, it was just as interesting and as always, there was some great work for me to see as I visited classrooms and chatted with pupils. Following on from Friday’s ‘in person’ Achievers’
- [Dave the Dog!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/dave-the-dog/) - What a way to start the new half term! This week has been such a hive of activity with all things ‘science and computing’ as I am sure you will have seen from the many photographs the staff have been sharing with you via twitter. I did manage to get to the West End during
- [It Is Exceptional](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/it-is-exceptional/) - My blog this week starts with the exciting news from last weekend when Mrs Small took four teams of cross country runners to St Albans for the County Championships. Six Year 6s and six Year 5s were selected to represent the school in this event, competing on a course around Westminster Lodge. I was kept
- [The Keeper of the Pritt Sticks!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-keeper-of-the-pritt-sticks/) - It might only feel like we have just returned after Christmas but we now only have one week before half term. The packed and exciting curriculum means there is never a dull moment and time certainly does fly. I started this week with a chat to pupils in my Monday assembly about road safety. With
- [The Heart of the School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-heart-of-the-school/) - I have had an incredible week and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the work produced across all four year groups. I champion, and am particularly proud of, our creative curriculum and the topic based approach we take and this week has highlighted the benefits of this. I have seen history, science, art, English, maths, PE and
- [A Bright Yellow Coat](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-bright-yellow-coat/) - Was I glad to see Mr Waluk again on Monday morning! He might have only been away for a week but to see him back in his office as I arrived and then out again looking after the crossing meant that I could spend time in my office and catching up. It also meant I
- [I Can't Thank Them Enough](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-cant-thank-them-enough/) - What a week! As indicated last Friday, as well as carrying out my role as a Headteacher this week, I have doubled as site manager and cleaner. All I can say is, I have done my best but I think the staff will be glad when Mr Waluk returns next week. The part of his
- [Chief Blog Reader!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/chief-blog-reader/) - Happy New Year to you all! I hope the Christmas break provided you all with the time to enjoy some quality family time together and an opportunity to consume a vast amount turkey (or vegetarian alternative) sandwiches! I mentioned in my communication to parents towards the end of the break that I had spent some
- [Nobody Panic!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/nobody-panic/) - Should I start this week’s blog with an apology to my dad for its potential length, or wait until the end? Perhaps now, so he can just stop reading! I’m kidding, he will still read it and enjoy moaning even more! Anyway, what an amazing, manic, productive, stressful, creative last week of the Autumn Term
- [If They'll Have Me](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/if-theyll-have-me/) - Despite the fact that the piles of paper in my office have not got any smaller this week, it has been worth it as I have had the pleasure of spending a lot more time with pupils. Over the course of the week I have worked with individuals to support them with assessments; I have
- [Science Detectives](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/science-detectives/) - I hope you enjoyed the longer weekend; it was timely as far as I was concerned and did give a slightly extended break again as we rode the recent outbreak in school. As mentioned in my letter to parents and carers on Thursday, I do believe we have come out the other side but it
- [I Can Concur](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-can-concur/) - Where do I start? It’s been quite an interesting week for sure (and it’s only been four days long). Last Friday, through the weekend, saw my ‘in box’ quite active which led to meetings with the local authority and staff. As I mentioned in several communications earlier in the week we did have an outbreak
- [Get Caught Reading](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/get-caught-reading/) - I finished last week’s blog getting ready to support the Year 5 team as they welcomed back the pupils for an evening of space-related activities. This is planned to support the science-related topic they teach with the hope that the skies will be clear enough to actually see ‘some of the stuff’ they cover. To
- ['Quite, Quite Perfect'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/quite-quite-perfect/) - Having developed the most awful cold over the weekend (yes, only a cold), I was pleased to wake on Monday morning feeling much better but still with a slightly tired sounding voice. For that reason, Mrs McConnell Smith deputised for me with another set of prospective parent tours after the briefest of Monday assemblies. By
- [Attitude and Aptitude](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/attitude-and-aptitude/) - I always seem to start blogs in the first week after a holiday by stating that the break is now a ‘dim and distant memory’. For various reasons, this time it seems more pertinent than ever. We have all been exceptionally busy and I, for one, have had several manic (and long) days. That being
- [Bigger Than They Thought](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/bigger-than-they-thought/) - We have made it to the end of the half term and I am in no doubt that the break has come as a welcome relief to all, for all sorts of reasons. We continue to be busy in school and continue to achieve so much. My virtual assembly on Monday morning was taken over
- [Headteacher for the Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/headteacher-for-the-day/) - My blog last week was written from my National Association of Headteachers conference in London. At the time of publishing, there was still one day to go which saw the new Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, come and address the attendees. After this speech, I was one of a handful of Heads who
- [Into Overdrive!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/into-overdrive/) - What an interesting week it has been. I am writing the opening paragraphs of this week’s blog from my room at the Westminster Plaza hotel overlooking the Houses of Parliament as I come to the end of the first day of the NAHT conference which is being hosted in the old County Hall building on
- [Fun in the Woods](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/fun-in-the-woods/) - I started last week’s blog talking about the great work our Friends’ Association does and the wonderful contribution to the school coffers made as a result of the events over the last year. What I didn’t share with you, however, was the amount which was raised at our after school ‘social’ two weeks ago. The
- [PSQM Gilt!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/psqm-gilt/) - I have to start this week’s blog as far back as last Friday when the Friends’ Association hosted a joint schools’ community event at Whitehill. We were blessed with wonderful weather which meant we could make use of the space and just relax. Given the events of the last 18 months it was the perfect
- [Who's In? Who's Out?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/whos-in-whos-out/) - This week saw the pupils move from the ‘soft start’ approach of the academic year to more traditional curriculum delivery as the teachers began to introduce the pupils to the topics they will be covering this term. Even after only a few days, I have enjoyed having a peek at the books to see what
- [Inner Jackson Pollock!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inner-jackson-pollock/) - We have reached the end of our first ‘full’ week of the year and also the end of our planned ‘soft start’. These first few days each year are not filled with traditional lessons as such but are timetabled to give the teachers and support staff the opportunity to get to know their new pupils
- [Lighthearted and Upbeat](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/lighthearted-and-upbeat/) - Welcome to the first blog of this new academic year. For those of you who are new to Whitehill this term, this weekly blog will give you news and updates related to the most recent week in school, as well as a ‘heads up’ as to what the pupils and I will be getting up
- [Profound Individual Growth for Sure!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/profound-individual-growth-for-sure/) - Although this is the first paragraph of the blog, it has been the last one written. I didn’t want to tempt fate by writing about getting to the end of the year without any of our bubbles popping until the very last moment but I can now say we have! Given what I am hearing
- [The Bare Necessities!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-bare-necessities/) - We have reached the end of the penultimate week of another extraordinary year. We are so close now to the summer break; let’s hope we will make it ‘intact’. It has been an amazing week, with so much success and so many ‘feel good’ moments. On Monday, the Year 3s went on an outing to
- [An Ancient Coin!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/an-ancient-coin/) - We are down to single figures now in terms of how many days are left in his academic year. That being said, there is still so much more we need to do and also, looking across the school this week, so much we continue to achieve each and every day. Year 3s this week have
- [A Weedy, Dribbling Ticklebrain!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-weedy-dribbling-ticklebrain/) - The focus across the week for our pupils has been ‘all things Shakespeare’. Every other year we have a Shakespeare themed week where we make the Bard’s plays the focus for the pupils’ work, not just in our English lessons but in other aspects of the curriculum too. It has been wonderful visiting classes and
- [A VIP Escort](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-vip-escort/) - This time of the year is traditionally exceptionally busy in school, not only for pupils and teachers but also for me and the leadership team, as we round off this year and begin setting up the next academic year. Given the small matter of the pandemic, our ‘to do’ lists have become considerably longer. For
- [That's Amazing!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/thats-amazing/) - After all the excitement of the week leading up to half term with our residential visits and activities around the school, I can imagine many pupils used half term to relax and recharge. I know the staff did, even if there was the small matter of reports which need to be written. These reports will
- [What an Amazing Week!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/what-an-amazing-week/) - What an amazing week! It has been an incredible five days and therefore really hard work to keep up with all the photos and tweets from across the three school residentials as well as the active learning happening in Year 3 this week. What has pleased me the most and meant that I have been
- [It Must Fit Someone](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/it-must-fit-someone/) - It’s been a really productive and exceptionally positive week in school and rightly so. Before I reflect on this, last Friday evening, I joined Miss Gooderham and two girls’ football teams at Wilshere Dacre for the second of three fun festivals. After some intense contract negotiation, the Year 6 team was managed by a coaching
- [Read Around the World](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/read-around-the-world/) - This week started with the excellent news from the Prime Minister that the country was on target to hit the next stage of the ‘road map’. From Monday 17th May, plans for stage three would come into play which would mean the residential visits for Year 4, 5 and 6 could go ahead. The PM
- [Benny and the Bandits!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/benny-and-the-bandits/) - This is always a disjointed week; a three-day week due to a bank holiday followed by an INSET day which we are ‘forced’ to take due to the school being commandeered for local elections. At least these closures are planned well in advance and we all have plenty of notice. We haven’t been able to
- [Goals Conceded, Zero!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/goals-conceded-zero/) - As I mentioned last week, as each day goes by, the school is starting to feel more and more like it should do. Clubs are in full flow and pupils from all four year groups are able to access a range of extra-curricular opportunities. I often find myself standing outside and lunch and after school
- [And Rightly So](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/and-rightly-so/) - What a lovely week! The sun was out (for most of the time) and as always, there was a really productive vibe around the school. As with last week, I have been doing quite a few tours – for various reasons – and there was just a wonderful atmosphere radiating from each and every classroom.
- [Y'All Ready for This?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/yall-ready-for-this/) - Welcome back! The start of the final term of this academic year. How can that be? It only seems like yesterday that we were putting plans together for the lockdown after Christmas. We are truly hoping that we will continue to push forward with the government’s roadmap and there will be more and more opportunities
- [Positivity and Productivity](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/positivity-and-productivity/) - What a productive term! Real school, virtual school, creative arts and a return to normality. The atmosphere around the school remains one of positivity and productivity but without a doubt, I think the upcoming rest will do everyone the world of good as we prepare for a busy summer term. #Whitehillscience has been getting a
- [They're So Cute!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/theyre-so-cute/) - A year ago today saw the school close for the majority of pupils for the first time due to the pandemic. What a year it has been! We have moved forward so much with our ability to deliver the curriculum through remote provision and this has meant as we now return to face to face
- [Back for Good](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/back-for-good/) - Schools haven’t been closed at any point throughout lockdown but it was lovely to welcome back all pupils on site on Monday morning. Like me and all the staff, I am sure you are hoping that this time it is for good and we can begin to regain normality back in our lives and our
- [Very Well Indeed!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/very-well-indeed/) - A phrase such as, ‘we’ve made it’ is usually reserved for the end of term but on this occasion, I would say it is appropriate to say ‘we’ve made it’ to the end of lockdown. And, I feel justified in stating, ‘very well indeed’. On Monday, the current set of national restrictions come to an
- [Cautious Optimism](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/cautious-optimism/) - There is a real sense of cautious optimism amongst the staff following the announcements this week, in terms of moving forward and coming to the end of a year of disruptions and difference. In just over a week, we will welcome all our pupils back to face to face teaching with the hope that this
- [Nothing!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/nothing/) - After one day of everyone in school and 29 days remote provision, we have reached the halfway point of the Spring Term. I know all the teachers would agree when I say that the coming week is going to be very welcome indeed and I think everyone – pupils and staff alike – is ready
- [Sushi with Steve](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/sushi-with-steve/) - Another week, the start of another month and a continuation of the current lockdown. I truly hope we are now beyond halfway, as it is clear from chatting to teachers, parents and pupils, we just want to be back in school. I will keep my fingers (and everything else) crossed that this is the case.
- [Not quite the 'Biscuit' I meant!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/9412-2/) - This week’s blog starts with an apology to sisters Olivia (Year 5) and Sophie (Year 3) who featured in the wonderful photograph I used as the title image in last week’s blog. When they found out that the image had been used, they were so excited (it was a great photograph) but then were left
- [Biscuits with the Boss](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/biscuits-with-the-boss/) - In support of the teachers this week, I have spent quite a lot of time in online meetings. Minimal interaction with the pupils unfortunately, but as I will explain later, I intend to rectify that from next week. Two hours on Monday were spent putting third year student teachers through mock interviews as they begin
- [Learning is Layered](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/learning-is-layered/) - The consensus around the school is that it feels like we have been in this latest period of lockdown and delivering our home-learning provision for such a long time now. It must be remembered, however, this is only the first full week and the offer is still being tweaked. That being said, I continue to
- [A Pause for Thought](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-pause-for-thought/) - The usual format of my blogs would see me look at what I have been getting up to this week whilst reflecting on the work done by the pupils across our eight classes, not forgetting all the extra-curricular opportunities they have. This week’s blog needs to be different (for obvious reasons) and I want to
- [Anything Interesting?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/anything-interesting/) - The last blog of the term and the last blog of 2020. Anything interesting happened this year? I should probably run a competition for you to describe this year in five words. Why not use the comments’ facility at the bottom of this blog and I will pick my favourite (and most creatively appropriate) as
- [Oliver Twist... Twice](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/oliver-twist-twice/) - I don’t feel I have spent much time in my office this week which highlights the fact that it has been a super-productive week around the school. Not only have we enjoyed a few seasonal events, but the pupils have been engaged in some wonderfully creative and inspiring learning opportunities across all aspects of the
- [Nodding with Style](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/nodding-with-style/) - There’s a line in the original Toy Story film where Woody tells Buzz that he is not actually flying, but ‘falling with style.’ It was exactly this which sprung to mind when I watched #teamwhitehill’s dance film we shared with you on Tuesday evening. I was certainly not dancing but ‘nodding with style’ (although you
- [Celebrate Diversity](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/celebrate-diversity/) - The most appropriate place to start this week’s blog is to look back at the success of last Friday evening when the Year 5 pupils returned to take part in their space themed evening. As predicted the weather was not kind but that didn’t prevent the pupils having a really productive and enjoyable evening. First
- [Answers on a Postcard!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/answers-on-a-postcard/) - This week was a very interesting and productive week for our Year 5 pupils as they took part in a series of themed lessons and days all based on their science topic of Earth and Space. In fact, in a couple of hours the pupils will be returning to school for the last set of
- [It Was Foul!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/it-was-foul/) - It really feels like we have had such a productive week. Not only have the pupils been really busy and really successful during lessons, but there have been lots of other activities and events worth celebrating in this week’s blog. The start of the week saw me receive two video messages in support of the
- [Mr Waluk's Womble Award](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/mr-waluks-womble-award/) - We started back after our much needed half term break knowing that new rules were coming in on Thursday regarding Lockdown 2.0. I posted over the weekend a brief update to our specific Covid-19 blog with what I believed to be the things primary schools needed to be mindful of which was effectively ‘carry on’.
- [Thomas is a Wizard!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/thomas-is-a-wizard/) - Well done, everyone. We have made it. Not only that, but we have made it to half term with our bubbles intact! Thank you to each and every member of our school community who have helped with keeping the school as safe as possible for our pupils and teachers and for all the support you
- [Virtual Biscuits?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/virtual-biscuits/) - Monday started with the first visit of the school photographer. It was a shame we weren’t able to open the session up to siblings and other family members from outside of Whitehill but nevertheless, in-school siblings were still captured as were the individual shots we need. You will have received a ‘ticket’ which you will
- [Durham, Cardiff and Hatfield!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/durham-cardiff-and-hatfield/) - One aspect of our school site that I really do appreciate is the amount of outside space we have. This has proved to be invaluable throughout lockdown, and since returning in September, as it has allowed the pupils the space to play whilst remaining in their ‘bubbles’. We have three playgrounds; ample play equipment and
- [Record Breaker](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/record-breaker/) - There is a belief in education that September feels like the longest month, although with plenty to keep me occupied since returning after the summer break, I can’t quite believe we have reached October already. The need to be tactical upon our return, to ensure the school remains as safe as possible for our community;
- [#teamwhitehill](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/teamwhitehill/) - Since the start of the original lockdown in March, I have often referred to #teamwhitehill in various tweets and website posts. To me, #teamwhitehill covers staff, pupils and parents – the whole Whitehill School community. This week, I have once again found the need to use this very hashtag as we celebrate the way we
- [We might even have biscuits!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/we-might-even-have-biscuits/) - This week, our classes have transitioned from the focus of re-establishing routines and getting used to being back at school to a more traditional timetable and have done so brilliantly. I continue to be impressed with the positive approach the pupils have been taking since returning as have the teachers; the school feels lovely at
- [Zones of Regulation](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/zones-of-regulation/) - Our focus again this week has been to continue with our familiarisation work as the pupils settle back into school at the start of this new school year. As I mentioned last week, it is important we get the start of the year right and I have no doubt, as I visit the classes, that
- [A Memorable First Week!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-memorable-first-week/) - We might only have been back three days but it has certainly been an eventful and very productive start to the new academic year. Couple that with the fact that the majority of pupils have now done one more days ‘in-school’ education than they had done between the middle of March and the end of
- [It doesn't define you...](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/it-doesnt-define-you/) - I really have no idea how to start my final ‘Friday blog’ of this academic year. We have reached the end of what can only be described as the most surreal year I have ever known; and in the school’s 50th anniversary year. Can you remember back to our spitfire flypast, the time capsule? All
- [Happy Birthday, Dad!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/happy-birthday-dad/) - This week we welcomed back our final two classes (split into their two groups of 15) to spend their two days in school. Apollo (Year 5) and Orville (Year 4) had their first two days on Monday and Tuesday and then their second groups attended on Thursday and Friday. It has been a logistical challenge
- [A Tick in that Box](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-tick-in-that-box/) - After the success of last week when we had two of our classes return for their catch-up days, we were joined this week by pupils from Mayan Class and Voyager Class. Once again, the teachers were excited to have their pupils in school and judging by the smiles and chatter on the playground each morning,
- [A Very Welcome Visitor](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-very-welcome-visitor/) - Whilst last week might have been the busiest I have had, this week has been a very productive week and one which has produced some wonderful moments and an increase in what we have been able to offer our pupils. We began this week by welcoming back half of Lamarr Class and half of Aztec
- [A Natural in Front of Camera](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-natural-in-front-of-camera/) - Well this has been the busiest week for me since we went into the lockdown. Just manic! It started on Monday evening with a staff meeting in which the teachers and I were determined to find a way we could make it possible for all pupils to be invited back into school, albeit for a
- [Another Flypast](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/another-flypast/) - Time is passing us by far too quickly at the moment; publishing this blog means we must be at the end of another week. Worryingly there are now only five weeks left until the end of the academic year yet there is still so much the staff team want to achieve. We have had our
- [Here is the News](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/here-is-the-news/) - So we returned to school on Monday to begin the second half of the Summer Term. Of course, this was far from a typical start to a half term for many reasons. Leading up to, and then over half term, we had been working really hard to ensure the school was ready to receive the
- ['Thank a Teacher' Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/thank-a-teacher-day/) - Believe it or not, we have reached the halfway point of the summer term. Next week would have been half term and a chance to relax and prepare for the hectic last seven weeks of the academic year. Equally, I should have been in school until around 1am tonight waiting for the Year 6s to
- [More than just SATs](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/more-than-just-sats/) - The first thing to acknowledge in this week’s blog is the fact that this week would have been SATs week for our Year 6 pupils. A week of tests which assess the pupils in Reading, Spelling Punctuation and Grammar and Maths. Despite finishing school two weeks before Easter, this year’s cohort would have been ready
- [I couldn't possibly comment!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-couldnt-possibly-comment/) - So today marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day and despite being a bank holiday, the current situation meant that I was in school with three other members of my staff team to support pupils of some of our key workers who equally didn’t get the day off as they continue their war with coronavirus
- [Cake, Card and Computers](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/cake-card-and-computers/) - Time continues to pass us by and despite spending four days working from home this week, it seems to continue at great speed. I was in school on Monday, however to begin ‘week 2’ of our virtual Summer Term. As well as checking in with the eight virtual classrooms and seeing the work the teachers
- [All Jackson Pollock!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/all-jackson-pollock/) - As I reflect on the first week of our virtual summer term, it has been lovely to see that the weather has done its best to remind us of this fact. Whilst it would be far better if we were able to enjoy the sun without the current lockdown in place, I am sure the
- [A Run For Her Money](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-run-for-her-money/) - Despite this technically being the last Friday of the Easter holiday, I thought I would write a blog as school has been open for key worker pupils and many of you continue to share what you have been getting up to with school, via many different platforms. In fact, I have been struggling to keep
- [End of term... or is it?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/end-of-term-or-is-it/) - So, I would usually start this blog with some reference to ‘having made it to the end of another term’ but school timing seems to be irrelevant at the moment. That being said, I still wanted to write a blog to try and maintain some normality and, as with last week, draw together some of
- [The Chicken Whisperer!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-chicken-whisperer/) - Having had a week off from the usual blog writing in order to concentrate on the ever-changing position with school closures, I thought I would return this week to reflect on the last seven or so days and give my dad something to moan about other than the current global pandemic! We need to try
- [I Have No Words!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/i-have-no-words/) - Another week and another blog which starts with reference to an event which took place last weekend. On Sunday, I joined Miss McGurk and Mrs Deller and members of the school choir for the Hertfordshire Music Service Gala at the Royal Albert Hall. We left school just after lunchtime so the choir could take part
- [It's a Potato!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/its-a-potato/) - Despite the awful weather, there is once again so much to celebrate and acknowledge in this week’s blog. As I start to write, I am slightly worried by its length and therefore a certain response I might receive but let’s go for it and see what happens! I joined Mrs Bailey and a group of
- [Deliberately Shorter!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/deliberately-shorter/) - Well, this has been an interesting week! I don’t feel my feet have touched the ground and I am conscious I have spent quite a few hours with my office door shut – something which I don’t like to do. I will begin this week’s blog with a final push of the staff ‘Who Done
- [Computing Type Stuff!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/computing-type-stuff/) - Where to start? If our twitter feed this week is anything to go by, this has the potential to be one of the longest blogs to date. (I can hear my dad moaning already!) That being said, as one parent commented yesterday, the pupils have had such a great week and have been so enthused
- [Young Voices](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/young-voices/) - This week’s blog starts with a thank you to the parents who accompanied our cross country runners to the County Finals in St Albans last weekend. Mrs Baxter managed to photograph most of our athletes and Mrs Charmantier tweeted the final few. All of the Year 5s and Year 6s who qualified for the finals
- [Enthusiasm and Pride](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/enthusiasm-and-pride/) - I’ve had one of those weeks were my ‘to do’ list has grown exponentially whilst at the same time the pupils have been here, there and everywhere. On Monday, the Year 6s took part in their Phase workshops for this term where the focus was on moving through Year 6 and starting to look at
- [Bouncing High!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/7584-2/) - I will start this week’s blog by congratulating our trampolinists who competed in the Zonal Finals of this year’s national competition in Cardiff. I was unable to attend but thanks to the brilliant team of parents, we were kept informed through the power of social media. All of the pupils who bounced can feel very
- [Politics and Art](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/politics-and-art/) - It was an early start on Monday, as the Year 6s headed off to London for a day of politics and art. The coach was away just before 7.00am which ensured they were at the Houses of Parliament in plenty of time. Having done this trip myself, there is nothing worse than cutting it fine
- [Self Regulation](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/self-regulation/) - Can I start the first blog of 2020 by wishing you all a Happy New Year and also by thanking you for all the support we have received following my email on Monday. Mrs Cook has been in a couple of times this week (I don’t think she trusted me with the school cheque book)
- [Happy Christmas](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/happy-christmas/) - So I mentioned last week how my diary was relatively clear and how, after the manic week we had last week, I should be able to approach the Christmas break in a reasonably calm way. Oh dear! How wrong could I be?! It hasn’t all been madness as some of the meetings were necessary and
- [Five Into Four Does Go!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/five-into-four-does-go/) - My goodness, what a week! How we managed to fit everything in we had planned, particularly after the general election forced us to do it in four days as opposed to five is testament to the great staff team and also the fantastic pupils. On Monday, I accompanied the Year 3s as they ventured up
- [A Shocking Lesson!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-shocking-lesson/) - Can I start by thanking the Friends’ Association and all who supported the Christmas Fair at Highbury last Saturday. It was lovely to see many of you there, enjoying the activities whilst raising funds for both Highbury and Whitehill. I am sure many of you will have seen the tweet announcing the amount raised which
- [Fifth and Sixth!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/fifth-and-sixth/) - It is amazing how much work I can get done when there are no pupils and no staff in school. I have sorted emails, planned staff meetings and drunk far too much coffee, whilst listening to Classic FM. In addition, I have written this week’s blog as we head into December. The start of the
- [Well done, Miss G!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/well-done-miss-g/) - I finished last week’s blog wondering how much sleep we would all get at the Year 5 Space Sleepover. The short answer? Not much! It was a great evening however and the Year 5 team worked really hard to ensure the pupils had a fun time despite the weather not being conducive to star gazing.
- ['Mr Disney'](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/mr-disney/) - “I am pretty good at sizing up culture. I observed a great one at your school which showed high expectations, kindness, professionalism and a complete understanding of the larger purpose and responsibility of developing students for success in all parts of their lives.” Lee Cockerell – Executive VP (Retired) Walt Disney World ® Resort. I
- [In Safe Hands](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/in-safe-hands/) - Welcome back to the second half of the Autumn Term. It’s probably quite cliché to say so, but it feels like we haven’t been away. I do hope, however, that you all had a chance to spend some quality time together and the pupils did have some time to rest and get set for the
- [How is my child talented?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/7190-2/) - We’ve made it! Eight-week half terms are always tough and the staff and pupils are certainly ready to down tools and have a few days of rest and relaxation. That being said, in the last five days we have kept as busy as normal and achieved a great deal. On Monday, we welcomed back William
- [Happy Anniversary](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/happy-anniversary/) - Happy Anniversary to us! There can only be one place to start this week’s blog and that is with the celebrations to mark the 50th Anniversary since the opening of the school on the 15th October 1969. We had already had our Summer Ball to begin the celebrations but it was imperative we marked the
- [Rainbow Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/rainbow-day/) - It’s been a very different week for me but it is certainly business as usual for the pupils; and by that I mean plenty to celebrate both in the classroom, on the sports pitches and through the other opportunities in the classrooms. On Monday morning, we counted the votes for the parent governor elections and
- [Purple 4 Polio](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/purple-4-polio/) - I’ve had a busy week! A great deal of time has been spent trying to get up to date with many of the tasks and answering a long list of questions Mrs Cook has compiled for me. I am afraid I am still not quite there with the tasks (questions all answered) but given a
- [A Source of Amusement!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-source-of-amusement/) - For those of you who are interested, football last Friday evening was a success! The team I was playing for won and more importantly, my lengthy warm-up meant that I was still walking later that night and over the weekend. Anyway, back to more important matters; the week at Whitehill. Both Mrs Beresford and I
- [Lucky Kids!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/lucky-kids/) - It was interesting to see the posts on social media last Friday evening after the amazing spitfire flypast and the excitement that generated. It was lovely to see people referring to the school and the wonderful opportunities the pupils get. I don’t think anyone would argue with that. I was pleased to be able to
- [Our Very Own Air Show](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/our-very-own-air-show/) - Everywhere you looked around Whitehill this week were posters trying once again to capture the attention of the pupils and staff and to win the most votes at this week’s Head Boy and Head Girl elections. The Year 6s who stood for election have all done a wonderful job and worked really hard to show
- [I'm Impressed!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/im-impressed/) - Firstly, can I begin my first blog of this academic year by welcoming all of our new families to Whitehill. If this is the first time you have read one of my blogs, I hope you find them interesting and informative. I endeavour to give an insight into what the pupils and I have
- [Goodbye and Good Luck!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/goodbye-and-good-luck/) - We have made it! Made it to the end of another wonderful year. A year full of success both in the classroom and throughout the range of extra-curricular activities we have offered again. My 37 blogs this year have highlighted the pupils’ achievements and I hope you have enjoyed reading these each and every Friday.
- [What a Performance... Part 2!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/what-a-performance-part-2/) - With one week to go, one might be excused for thinking we would be winding down and ‘finishing off’. How wrong would you be, and this week has been packed full of exciting events and opportunities which of course means I have plenty to write about in the penultimate blog of this academic year. I
- [What a Performance!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/what-a-performance/) - The only place to start this week’s blog is with a mention of last Saturday’s 50th Anniversary Ball. Despite it being the hottest day of the year to date, all of Mrs Cook’s hard work in getting the ball ready and then decorating the marquee paid off and it was a fantastic evening. A huge
- [How Could I Refuse?](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/how-could-i-refuse/) - Despite having man-flu, I put on a brave face and joined some of the teaching team to take part in a charity netball competition last Saturday morning. It was a fantastic day and with Mr Miley’s phenomenal basketball skills, we progressed through the morning’s games with relative ease and made the main competition in the
- [All Will Become Clear...](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/all-will-become-clear/) - It was an early start for me on Saturday as I opened the site for the arrival of Happy’s Circus as part of the Friends’ Association Summer Fair. This is the third time the circus convoy has arrived to perform at Whitehill and it is fascinating watching the team set up with such efficiency. Everyone
- [No Such Thing as Bad Weather!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/no-such-thing-as-bad-weather/) - What an exceptionally busy week! What an exceptionally wet week! But as I always say, there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing! The two key projects for pupils this week have been the ’Big Dig’ for our Year 3s and ‘Bikeability’ for many of the Year 5s. Both meant the pupils
- [#thisgirlcan](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/thisgirlcan/) - There is only one place I can start this week’s blog and that is with a heartfelt thanks for all the support the school has received over the last three weeks and also to the incredibly professional and hard-working staff who have gone ‘above and beyond’ in so many ways. Both the Year 6 and
- [Our Brilliant Year 6s](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/our-brilliant-year-6s/) - Although Wolves failed with their part in my weekend’s masterplan, Manchester City didn’t and I was able to wear my shirt with a huge smile on my face as I welcomed the pupils to school on Monday morning. I got the distinct impression certain pupils have been avoiding me this week! Just the small matter
- [Wet but Great Fun!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/wet-but-great-fun/) - The end of another short week and whilst long weekends are lovely, they do cause havoc on my diary and the need to get five days’ work done in 80% of the time. Couple that with the fact I was at the NAHT Annual Conference for three days at the end of last week and
- [Sunny Telford (if only!)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/sunny-telford-if-only/) - Today’s blog has been written and posted from Telford whilst I come to the end of the first of three days at the National Association of Head Teachers’ Annual Conference and so apologies for it arriving slightly later than normal. In fact, at 3.00pm I was asking the Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, a question related
- [Sugar Rush](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/sugar-rush/) - Welcome back after the Easter Break to my first blog of the Summer Term. A Summer Term which sees only one five-day week until half term. We are certainly hurtling towards the end of this academic year. The Easter break for me involved some time with my family, including a trip into London to see
- [The Bard of Avon](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-bard-of-avon/) - We’ve made it! The end of the Spring Term and the end of another very productive 12 weeks at Whitehill which was capped off with our Shakespeare themed week filled with all things related to the Bard of Avon. I’ve enjoyed visiting the classes and the workshops over the course of the week but unexpected
- [Thomas C and Me V...](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/thomas-c-and-me-v/) - I’ll start this week’ blog thanking the pupils and staff who attended the ‘A’ Team Football Rally last weekend and also those who attended the Girls’ Football Rally the weekend before. They were two great events and although I wasn’t able to get to either this year, the PE Team reported back to me and
- [Our New Website](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/our-new-website/) - What a week! Hectic, challenging but as productive as ever. Where shall I start? Perhaps the most appropriate place to start is (hopefully) with the platform you have used to access this week’s blog. I am hoping our new website has now gone live and you are reading this blog in its new format. I
- [A Dopamine Hit!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-dopamine-hit/) - It’s been a lovely week in school (if not with the weather) and I have managed to get out of my office quite often to see the pupils working and also taking part in several extra-curricular events. I have also been very productive and have seen several items on my ‘to do’ list crossed off
- [Success After Success](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/success-after-success/) - I left you last week heading off to Cannock for the start of a very busy and exciting weekend of school events and therefore this seems like an appropriate place to start this week’s blog. For those of you who note every detail in my blogs, my wife’s car did start at the end of
- [Start the Car](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/start-the-car/) - Here we go! My blog has been posted slightly earlier than normal as I am about to embark on a slightly mad couple of days in terms of school events. It’s going to feel a little like the Vicar of Dibley when she ended up visiting as many houses as possible, consuming a Christmas dinner
- [Planned, Unplanned...](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/planned-unplanned/) - Halfway through the academic year! That was quick! But before we have a chance to chill for a few days and enjoy a break it’s time to look back at the week and look at what we have been getting up to as the weather (I hope I am not speaking too soon) improved considerably.
- [Bug Bingo!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/bug-bingo/) - I was correct to look towards Friday in last week’s blog as it was the first day this week where I sat in my office for a few minutes and had a chance to look through an ever increasing ‘to do’ pile. That being said, the other four days have not all been unpleasant, as
- [Do you want to build a snowman? You bet!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/do-you-want-to-build-a-snowman-you-bet/) - As my in-tray continues to grow in height, time has continued to speed up this week. Where does the time go? Phase were in on Monday to work with our Year 6s again. It was another productive afternoon and both classes participated enthusiastically with the team and as always, the feedback was very positive. All
- [Top Bouncing!](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/top-bouncing/) - It was an early start last Sunday so that I could get to the University of Hertfordshire for the Zonal Finals of this year’s trampolining competition. Poppy and Yasmin (Year 5s) were kicking things off as part of the U11 Novice Team at 8.30am and I wanted to make sure I got to see everyone

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- [Letters 2025 - 2026](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/letters/letters-2025-2026/) - From here you will be able to download and read the key letters which have been sent out via email or hard copy over the course of the year. Copies are also available from the school office. For convenience and ease of access, the most recent letters will appear at the top. Date Letter Description
- [Meet the Governors](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/governors-2/meet-the-governors/) - We will no longer be publishing a printed version of our ‘Meet the Governors’ brochure and will instead be keeping this page updated as and when roles or responsibilities change, or when governors leave or join. Further information relating to the governors can be found on our ‘Goverors and their Roles‘ page. Dr Sarah Backhouse
- [Our Governors and Their Roles](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/governors/) - Our Whitehill Governors Should you wish to discuss anything with any of our governors, please address correspondence care of Whitehill School. Name Governor Type Specific Role Term of Office Register of Business / Pecuniary Interests Register of Financial Interests Relationship to a member of staff or relative Mr Steve Mills Headteacher N/A
- [School Uniform](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/school-uniform/) - All children at Whitehill wear school uniform. The school uniform is electric blue sweatshirt or cardigan and gold polo shirt. These items can be purchased, embroidered with the school logo. Light grey school trousers or skirts may be worn along with grey tights or grey/white socks. Stretchy fabric or leggings are not permitted. Checked or
- [Downloadable Resources](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/downloadable-resources/) - From time to time, we may make reference to a resource or perhaps a presentation we have used in school and make it available for a wider audience. In such circumstances, these will be made available in the table below. As always, if you are unable to find something you are looking for, please contact
- [School Lunches](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/school-lunches/) - All ordering of school lunches is done through our provider, School Grid. From this site, you are required to pick your child’s lunch options in advance. The latest school menu is also available here. To access this platform, you must have a School Grid account. To obtain this information please contact the school office. A
- [Wellbeing at Whitehill](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/wellbeing-resources-and-support/) - Happy children learn. A good state of wellbeing is therefore an essential ingredient in academic success. Mrs McConnell Smith is our trained and designated Senior Mental Health Lead. She can be contacted on: senco@whitehill.herts.sch.uk or by calling the school office. This page of our website is used to provide useful information about how we support
- [Staff](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/ourstaff/) - Here are the members of #TeamWhitehill. For a more detailed overview of each member of staff, you may be interested in the Transition tab of the website which includes videos and pen portraits of the teachers and support staff. Headteacher Mr Steve Mills Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Assistant Head – Curriculum Mrs Heidi
- [Policies](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/policies/) - From here, you are able to download the most recent versions of the school's key policies. Again, please feel free to contact the school office for further information. Certain policies may be listed under the Statutory Information tab on this website. Paper copies of any of the policies listed are available upon request from the
- [Year 6 Curriculum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/curriculum/year-6-curriculum/) - Curriculum Overview Welcome to the curriculum information for Year 6. We use the National Curriculum as the basis for the core knowledge taught at Whitehill. Our topic-based approach allows us to provide a curriculum that is creative, connected and rigorous. Further and more in-depth information can be found in the curriculum overview section of our
- [Year 5 Curriculum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/curriculum/year-5-curriculum/) - Curriculum Overview Welcome to the curriculum information for Year 5. We use the National Curriculum as the basis for the core knowledge taught at Whitehill. Our topic-based approach allows us to provide a curriculum that is creative, connected and rigorous. Further and more in-depth information can be found in the curriculum overview section of our
- [Year 4 Curriculum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/curriculum/year-4-curriculum/) - Curriculum Overview Welcome to the curriculum information for Year 4. We use the National Curriculum as the basis for the core knowledge taught at Whitehill. Our topic-based approach allows us to provide a curriculum that is creative, connected and rigorous. Further and more in-depth information can be found in the curriculum overview section of our
- [Year 3 Curriculum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/curriculum/year-3-curriculum/) - Curriculum Overview Welcome to the curriculum information for Year 3. We use the National Curriculum as the basis for the core knowledge taught at Whitehill. Our topic-based approach allows us to provide a curriculum that is creative, connected and rigorous. Further and more in-depth information can be found in the curriculum overview section of our
- [Extra Curricular Activities](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/extra-curricular/) - One of the key features of Whitehill’s philosophy is to be able to offer all children activities which are extra to the National Curriculum. Both children and teachers gain enormously from these as they offer an opportunity to widen the children’s experiences outside the normal constraints of formal lessons but within familiar surroundings and with
- [School Films](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/blogs/school-productions/) - This page of our website will contain the links to the school production films we have made, as well as other videos from time to time. For production films you will need the password which is available via the school office. The most recent films will appear at the top. Welcome to Highbury and Whitehill
- [Friends' Association](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/pta-2/) - The Friends of Highbury and Whitehill The school has a very active Parent Teacher Association which organises fun events throughout the year and raises valuable funds for both Whitehill Junior and Highbury Infant Schools. The Friends of Highbury and Whitehill Schools (FOHWS) is an informal group which allows parents and other individuals to meet and
- [Pupil Premium](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/pupil-premium/) - Overview Schools receive a payment, Pupil Premium, for each child who is currently eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) or has been eligible for Free School Meals with the last six years (FSM Ever 6). This payment was £1515 per pupil for 2025-2026. Children who are looked after (CLA), or children from service personnel, are
- [Safeguarding](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/safeguarding/) - 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' (DfE 2022) requires all schools to follow the procedure for protecting children from abuse which are established by the Hertfordshire Children's Safeguarding Partnership. Schools are also expected to ensure they have appropriate procedures in place for responding to situations in which they believe that a child has been abused or
- [Term Dates](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/term-dates-2/) - All term dates are included on the School Calendar page of our website, however we have also included a full set of term dates on this page for quick reference. If you are unable to find something specific, please contact the school office. Autumn Term 2025 Wednesday 3rd September School Term Starts
- [Meet the Teachers](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/meet-the-teachers/) - Find out a little more about each of the teachers who will be at Whitehill Junior School from September 2023. Click on any of the videos below to listen to the teachers tell you a little about themselves. You may also find out about some of our teachers’ hobbies. Mr Mills - HeadteacherMrs McConnell
- [Meet the Support Staff](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/meet-the-support-staff/) - You’ve heard from the teachers in the Meet the Teachers section of the website. Here is a little bit of information about some of our other members of teaching and support staff who work across the school. Mrs Bradshaw Hello, I am Mrs Bradshaw and I currently work in Aztec Class. You will also see
- [Statutory Info](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/statutory-info/) - From time to time, we are required to provide certain 'statutory information' to comply with government legislation. If this information or document does not feature under any other section of the website, for example 'Inclusion' or 'Curriculum', then there will be a link below to the latest version of the document. If you are not
- [Letters 2024 - 2025](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/letters/letters-2024-2025/) - From here you will be able to download and read the key letters which have been sent out via email or hard copy over the course of the year. Copies are also available from the school office. For convenience and ease of access, the most recent letters will appear at the top. Date Letter Description
- [External Links and Information](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/external-links-and-information/) - On this page, you will find links and signposts to various external websites to support you and your child who may have additional needs. We will look to add to it and update it as often as possible. Herts Local Offer The Local Offer lets parents and young people know what special educational needs and
- [SEN/D Information Report (School Offer)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/sen-d-information-report-school-offer/) - School Offer (SEN Information Report) Last reviewed April 2025 Welcome to our “School Offer” information. On these pages you should be able to find the answers for many frequently asked questions relating to what we offer children in our school who have a Special Educational Need (SEN) This information has been put together by a
- [Useful Information and Resources](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/useful-information-and-resources/) - In thinking about our transition pages, we wanted to try and include some useful resources and key bits of information all in one place. From this page, you will be able to find links to other sections of the website specifically relating to aspects of transition, such as uniform and the school brochure. You will
- [Brochures](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/brochures/) - We have now phased out a downloadable full school brochure and replaced it with a QR Code booklet which is available from the school office. It will mean it is always up to date as each code will link directly to a page on the school website. Of course, if you struggle to find the
- [Parent Info](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/) - This key section of the school website will allow you to access some of the key information and documentation relating to Whitehill Junior School. The majority of the information will appear separate pages featured within the drop down menu within this section but where this not be possible, a link will feature below, allowing you
- [Speech and Language](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/speech-and-language/) - Supporting speech, language and communication at our school We have a communication supportive environment which ensures that children’s speech, language and communication skills are planned for and supported throughout the day, it covers three broad aspects: The school environment The strategies that adults use The opportunities that children have to practise and develop their communication skills In our school environment, you will
- [Contact Us](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/contact-us/) - ADDRESS Whitehill Junior School, Whitehill Road, Hitchin Hertfordshire, SG4 9HT PHONE & EMAIL 01462 621313, admin@whitehill.herts.sch.uk Mrs Amy Flanagan SCHOOL HOURS Our school is open from 8.45am til 3.15pm. Mon – Fri. Lunch is 12-1pm. SAY HELLO!We would love to hear from you! Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name
- [Our School Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/our-school-day/) - Overview 8.35am Pupils can arrive and go straight to their classes 8.45am School day starts and register taken 10.30am - 10.45am Morning break 12.00 Lunchtime 1.00pm Afternoon lessons begin 3.15pm End of the school day Start and finish times Children can come into their classrooms from 8.35am each morning ready for the start of the
- [Our Core Purpose (Ethos and Values)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/our-core-purpose/) - A great deal of time has been spent looking to articulate our ethos at Whitehill Junior School and the graphic below, based on a theory by Simon Sinek, defines our 'core purpose', our 'guiding principles', our 'values' and our 'behaviours' which you will see whenever you visit our school. Our core purpose of 'Profound Individual
- [Whitehill's Curriculum - An Overview](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/curriculum/whitehills-curriculum-an-overview/) - Aims The curriculum is the whole planned experience pupils can expect when they come to Whitehill. Through our curriculum, we aim to provide pupils with the best possible chance of becoming: Successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve. Confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives. Responsible citizens who
- [Admissions](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/admissions/) - September Admissions Whitehill Junior School is a popular, two form entry school meaning our published admission number (PAN) is currently 60. As a maintained school, it is the local authority who handle our admissions and details can be found on their website. We would love to show you around our school, although you can take
- [Welcome to Highbury and Whitehill Schools](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/welcome-to-highbury-and-whitehill-schools/) - We hope you enjoy this short film we have had made which shows the links between Highbury – our feeder Infant School – and Whitehill. It highlights our guiding principles and whilst the two schools are very different, the underlying ethos is the same. Happy children learn! A huge thanks to HitchinTV for their help
- [Letters 2023 - 2024](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/letters/letters-2023-2024/) - From here you will be able to download and read the key letters which have been sent out via email or hard copy over the course of the year. Copies are also available from the school office. For convenience and ease of access, the most recent letters will appear at the top. Date Letter Description
- [The Year 3 Classes](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/the-year-3-classes/) - We have two classes in Year 3. They are called Aztec Class and Mayan Class and from September 2022 will be taught by Miss Smith and Mr Denney respectively. Pupils arriving from Highbury Infants, our feeder school, are generally kept together. In other words, one Year 2 class will become Aztec Class and the other,
- [test](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/test/) - test This page of our website will be used to provide useful information and resources on wellbeing which parents might find helpful at home. They will link closely with the work we will be doing in school across all four year groups. In September, pupils were introduced to the Zones of Regulation to help them
- [Governors](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/governors-2/)
- [A Virtual Tour of Whitehill](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-virtual-tour-of-whitehill/)
- [School Structure and Rewards](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/school-structure-and-rewards/) - Classes Whitehill Junior School is a two-form entry junior school and therefore will have two classes in each year group. Normally, pupils transferring from Highbury Infants (our feeder school) will remain together and become our two Year 3 classes. Linked with our curriculum, these are currently known as Aztec Class and Mayan Class. We find
- [Welcome to Whitehill](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/transition-information/) - Welcome to Whitehill Junior School’s ‘transition section’ of the school website. We hope you will find this tab, plus others in this section, useful in getting to know Whitehill as you join in Year 3 or at any point during your education. You will find information on a whole range of topics in relation to
- [Wrap Around Care](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/wrap-around-care/) - Whitehill Junior School fully understands the need for parents to have wrap-around care and we have been working hard to provide a solution for pupils and parents at Whitehill. After School Provision From September 2020, we are delighted to have been working with Cookie Club as they provide our after school care for pupils at
- [COVID-19: Latest information and updates](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/blogs/covid-19-what-we-are-doing-now/) - Latest information for parents (Most recent information will appear at the top) We are required by the Department for Education to publish our plan for remote provision on our website. We have saved our latest version under the 'Parent Info' tab and then 'Statutory Information'. For convenience, you can also open it up using the
- [School Statement on High Quality Provision](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/school-statement-on-quality-provision/) - The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice (2015) requires all local authorities to describe the special educational provision it expects to be available for children and young people who have SEND. This information describes the arrangements schools should have in place for Hertfordshire children and young people with SEND. (Throughout this document, numbers
- [Leah Brennan Talk](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/wellbeing-resources-and-support/leah-brennan-talk/) - On 2nd November, Leah Brennan, a local child psychologist, visited Whitehill again, this time to talk about resilience in children and young people. See below for a copy of her slides and also a link to the recording from the night. For the recording, you will need to request a password from Mrs Lanni in
- [Our Governing Body](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/about/our-governing-body/) - Whitehill Junior School Governing Body The Governing Board is part of the Leadership and Management of the school and works within the Department for Education and Local Authority guidelines and provides an independent view of the school. Governors work with the Headteacher to set the vision and strategic direction and to improve the school, ensuring
- [Website Privacy Policy](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/privacy/) - Introduction We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users. This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of our website visitors and service users; in other words, where we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal
- [Tour of the School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/a-tour-of-the-school/) - If you are new to our school, Whitehill may well feel like unknown territory. The video below gives you the chance to remind yourselves of the main areas of the school and who you might find there. See what you recognise.
- [Year 4 Residential - Overstrand 2021](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/year-4-residential-overstrand-2021/) - Overstrand 2021 We have dedicated this page to information for this academic year’s Year 4 Residential to Overstrand in May 2021. Mr Denney has put together an information video, presentation and an FAQ sheet, links for which can be found below. Other useful documents: Initial Parent LetterFAQsInformation PowerPoint
- [HOME LEARNING: Useful Resources](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/covid-19-useful-resources/) - Welcome Over the course of the next few days, we will aim to update this page of the website with some useful links and resources which will support pupils and parents with home-learning opportunities. As time progresses, we will also look to have links to specific class tasks or resources here too. If there is
- [Head Teacher's Blog](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/blogs/head-teachers-blog/)
- [North Herts Healthy Hub](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/north-herts-healthy-hub/) - Healthy Hub provides Coronavirus support in North Herts North Hertfordshire District Council (NHDC) has tailored its Healthy Hub service to provide residents with information, advice and support in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This will include how to: stay mentally well and physically active whilst staying at home access essential items such as food
- [PTA - Summer Fete 2019](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/pta-summer-fete-2019/)
- [Sports Day 2019](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/sports-day-2019/)
- [Year 6 Leavers' Party 2019](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/year-6-leavers-party-2019/)
- [Year 6 Production 2019 - A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/year-6-production-2019-a-midsummer-nights-dream/)
- [Year 4 Residential to Overstrand 2019](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/year-4-residential-to-overstrand-2019/)
- [Year 6 Residential](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/year-6-residential/)
- [Gallery](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/gallery/) - Year 6 Party 2025 We gave the camera to Mya - one of our Year 6 pupils with a talent for photography - and here is sample of what she took during the evening. I think it captures the fun! Sports Day 2025 A small sample of the 100s of photographs taken during our sports
- [School Calendar](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/term-dates/)
- [More Able](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/more-able/) - This page and the information contained within is currently under review and will be updated shortly. Should you have any questions in the interim, please contact the school office.
- [Inclusion](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/inclusion/)
- [Curriculum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/curriculum/)
- [Web Links](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/web-links/)
- [School Trips](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/school-trips/)
- [Letters](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/parent-info/letters/)
- [Blogs](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/blogs/)
- [Office](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/pta/)
- [My Account](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/my-account/) - [woocommerce_my_account]
- [Meal Menu](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/meal-menu/) - 0 Party Cakes 0 Weekly Meals 0 Tasty Fruits 0 Milkshakes DAILY MENUWe want children at Enfant to learn, to lead and to make a difference MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYMONDAYTODAY MEALUNDER THE GUIDANCE OF OUR REGISTERED DIETITIAN Alterum accommodare duo cu. Ius labore luptatum efficiendi ex, ne vim enim rebum honestatis, ad his consulatu pertinacia deterruisset. Te bonorum

## Events

- [USE THE OTHER EVENTS TAB AT TOP](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/use-the-other-events-tab-at-top/)
- [Start of Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/grand-opening-of-the-summers-walk/) - Welcome back

## Venues

- [ikle](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/ikle/)
- [pixmore](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/pixmore/)
- [RAF Hendon](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/raf-hendon/)
- [British Museum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/british-museum/)
- [The Eric Morcambe Centre](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/the-eric-morcambe-centre/)
- [Parmiters School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/parmiters-school/)
- [Bayfordbury Observatory](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/bayfordbury-observatory/)
- [Kingswood - Devon](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/kingswood-devon/)
- [Alban Arena](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/alban-arena/)
- [Milton Keynes Theatre](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/milton-keynes-theatre/)
- [Weston Cricket Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/weston-cricket-club/)
- [Norton Common Skate Park](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/norton-common-skate-park/)
- [Telford International Centre](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/telford-international-centre/)
- [Ridlins](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/ridlins/)
- [William Ransom Primary School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/william-ransom-primary-school/)
- [Wilbury Junior School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/wilbury-junior-school/)
- [St Ipppolyts](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/st-ipppolyts/)
- [O2 Arena](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/o2-arena/)
- [Purwell Primary School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/purwell-primary-school/)
- [The Benham Sports Centre](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/the-benham-sports-centre/)
- [Hitchin Cricket Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/hitchin-cricket-club/)
- [Weston Primary School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/weston-primary-school/)
- [Fearnhill School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/fearnhill-school/)
- [Highfield School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/highfield-school/)
- [Bhaktivedanta Manor](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/bhaktivedanta-manor/)
- [Letchworth Golf Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/letchworth-golf-club/)
- [o2](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/o2/)
- [St Francis College](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/st-francis-college/)
- [Tate Modern](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/tate-modern/)
- [St Mary's School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/st-marys-school/)
- [Ickleford Primary School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/ickleford-primary-school/)
- [Hitchin Library](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/hitchin-library/)
- [Little Canada](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/little-canada/)
- [National Space Centre](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/national-space-centree/)
- [Hitchin Swimming Centre](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/hitchin-swimming-centre/)
- [Hitchin Rugby Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/hitchin-rugby-club/)
- [Fairfield Park Cricket Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/fairfield-park-cricket-club/)
- [Letchworth Cricket Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/letchworth-cricket-club/)
- [Letchworth Tennis Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/letchworth-tennis-club/)
- [Letchworth Rugby Club](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/letchworth-rugby-club/)
- [Hitchin Girls' School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/hitchin-girls-school/)
- [St Christopher's School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/st-christophers-school/)
- [Priory School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/priory-school/)
- [Knights Templar School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/knights-templar-school/)
- [Hitchin Boys' School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/hitchin-boys-school/)
- [Samuel Lucas Primary School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/samuel-lucas-primary-school/)
- [Oughton Primary School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/oughton-primary-school/)
- [Offley School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/offley-school/)
- [Our Lady School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/our-lady-school/)
- [Highover Primary School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/highover-primary-school/)
- [St Andrew's School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/st-andrews-school/)
- [Royal Albert Hall](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/royal-albert-hall/)
- [Shepreth Wildlife Park](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/shepreth-wildlife-park/)
- [British Schools Museum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/british-schools-museum/)
- [Wymondley Woods](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/wymondley-woods/)
- [Overstrand Hall - Kingswood](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/overstrand-hall-kingswood/)
- [St Mary's Church](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/st-marys-church/)
- [Highbury Infants School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/highbury-infants-school/)
- [Natural History Museum](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/natural-history-museum/)
- [Wilshere Dacre Junior Academy](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/wilshere-dacre-junior-academy/)
- [Henry Moore Foundation](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/henry-moore-foundation/)
- [Whitehill Junior School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/venue/whitehill-junior-school/)

## Events

- [Cricket Match v Ickleford (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/cricket-match-v-ickleford-away/)
- [Cricket Match v William Ransom (TBC)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/cricket-match-v-william-ransom-tbc/)
- [Year 6 Sports Leaders at Infant School Olympic Event](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-sports-leaders-at-infant-school-olympic-event/)
- [Year 3 Trip to Shepreth](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-3-trip-to-shepreth/)
- [Cricket Match v Samuel Lucas (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/cricket-match-v-samuel-lucas-away/)
- [Cricket Match v St Ippolyts (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/cricket-match-v-st-ippolyts-away/)
- [Year 4 Multi-Skills Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-4-multi-skills-festival/)
- [Kusama Class Open Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/kusama-class-open-day/)
- [Transition Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/transition-day-3/) - Year 6s to their new secondary schools Year 3, 4 and 5 pupils to their new classes
- [Boys' Football League Final](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/boys-football-league-final/)
- [Year 6 River Trip (provisional)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-river-trip-provisional/)
- [Lower School Sports Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/lower-school-sports-festival/)
- [Interhouse Cricket, Netball and Rounders](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/interhouse-cricket-netball-and-rounders/)
- [Cricket Match v Purwell (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/cricket-match-v-purwell-away/)
- [End of Season Football Rally](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/end-of-season-football-rally/) - Two teams taking part
- [Apollo Class Assembly](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/apollo-class-assembly/)
- [Boys' Football v William Ransom (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/boys-football-v-william-ransom-home/)
- [Families in Mind Course for Parents](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/families-in-mind-course-for-parents/)
- [House Assemblies re Interhouse Comps](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/house-assemblies-re-interhouse-comps/)
- [Upper School Benchball Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/upper-school-benchball-festival/)
- [Boys' Football v Wilshere Dacre](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/boys-football-v-wilshere-dacre/)
- [Poetry Post Club Out Delivering](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/poetry-post-club-out-delivering/)
- [Upper School Football Fixture v William Ransom (Away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/upper-school-football-fixture-v-william-ransom-away/)
- [Boys' Wix Cup Final (Venue TBC)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/boys-wix-cup-final-venue-tbc/)
- [Year 4 Residential Meeting for Parents](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-4-residential-meeting-for-parents/)
- [Lower School Golfway Competition](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/lower-school-golfway-competition/)
- [Herts Cricket Enrichment Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/herts-cricket-enrichment-day/)
- [Inter-House Football and Boccia](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inter-house-football-and-boccia/)
- [Year 6 Residential Meeting for Parents](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-residential-meeting-for-parents/)
- [Upper School Inter-House Hockey Competition](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/upper-school-inter-house-hockey-competition/)
- [Lower School Rapid Fire Cricket Competition](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/lower-school-rapid-fire-cricket-competition/)
- [Girls' Football v Wilshere Dacre (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/girls-football-v-wilshere-dacre-home/)
- [Lower School Girls' Football v William Ransom (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/lower-school-girls-football-v-william-ransom-away/)
- [Wix Cup Semi-Final v Weston (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/wix-cup-semi-final-v-weston-home/)
- [Lower School Football Match v William Ransom (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/lower-school-football-match-v-william-ransom-away/)
- [Girls' Football v Samuel Lucas (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/girls-football-v-samuel-lucas-home-2/)
- [Netball v William Ransom (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/netball-v-william-ransom-home/)
- [Wix Cup Semi-Final v St Ipppolyts](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/wix-cup-semi-final-v-st-ipppolyts/)
- [North Herts Sports Partnership Dance Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/north-herts-sports-partnership-dance-festival/)
- [Girls' Football v William Ransom (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/girls-football-v-william-ransom-home/)
- [Netball v Ickleford (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/netball-v-ickleford-home/)
- [Voyager Class Assembly](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/voyager-class-assembly/)
- [Lower School Football v William Ransom](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/lower-school-football-v-william-ransom-2/)
- [Football v William Ransom](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/football-v-william-ransom/)
- [Girls' Football v William Ransom](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/girls-football-v-william-ransom/)
- [NHSSP Dance Show](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/nhssp-dance-show/)
- [Netball v Our Lady (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/netball-v-our-lady-home/)
- [Lower School Football v William Ransom](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/lower-school-football-v-william-ransom/)
- [Football v WIlliam Ransom (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/football-v-william-ransom-home/)
- [Football v Oughton (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/football-v-oughton-tbc-home/)
- [Friends' Association Discos](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/friends-association-discos/) - See Friends' Association publicity for timings of the Lower School and Upper School events.
- [Year 6 Enterprise Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-enterprise-day/)
- [District Sports Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/district-sports-day/)
- [London Mini Marathon](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/london-mini-marathon/)
- [Year 5 K'Nex Challenge](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-5-knex-challenge/)
- [Mini Netball Rally at St Francis](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/mini-netball-rally-at-st-francis-3/)
- [Netball v Samuel Lucas (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/netball-v-samuel-lucas-home-2/)
- [NSPCC 'Speak Out, Stay Safe' workshops for upper school](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/nspcc-speak-out-stay-safe-workshops-for-upper-school/)
- [Boccia Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/boccia-festival/)
- [Girls' Football v St Andrew's (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/girls-football-v-st-andrews-home/)
- [Mini Netball Rally at St Francis](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/mini-netball-rally-at-st-francis-2/)
- [Mini Netball Rally at St Francis](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/mini-netball-rally-at-st-francis/)
- [Speedstacking Competition](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/speedstacking-competition/)
- [Boys' Netball v St Andrew's (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/boys-netball-v-st-andrews-home/)
- [Cross Country Competition (County Finals)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/cross-country-competition-county-finals/) - Details to be sent to qualifying pupils
- [Sportshall Athletics Competition](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/sportshall-athletics-competition/)
- [Dodgeball Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/dodgeball-festival/)
- [Netball v St Andrew's (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/netball-v-st-andrews-home/)
- [Netball v William Ransom (away)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/netball-v-william-ransom-away-2/)
- [Year 6 Swimming Trip](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-swimming-trip/)
- [Year 4 Visit to Hindu Temple](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-4-visit-to-hindu-temple/)
- [Year 6 Olympic Legacy Event](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-olympic-legacy-event/)
- [Girls' Football v Samuel Lucas (home)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/girls-football-v-samuel-lucas-home/)
- [Year 6 Phase Workshops](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-phase-workshops-3/)
- [NHSSP Hockey Competition](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/nhssp-hockey-competition/)
- [Hockey Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/hockey-festival/)
- [Year 6 Phase Workshops](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-phase-workshops-2/)
- [Year 6 Trip to RAF Hendon](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-trip-to-raf-hendon/)
- [Year 6 Phase Workshops](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-phase-workshops/)
- [School reports to come home](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/school-reports-to-come-home/)
- [Parent / Carer Consultation Evening (2)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/parent-carer-consultation-evening-2/)
- [Parent / Carer Consultation Evening (1)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/parent-carer-consultation-evening-1/)
- [School Open Afternoon](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/school-open-afternoon-2/)
- ['B' Team Netball Rally](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/b-team-netball-rally-2/)
- ['A' Team Netball Rally](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/a-team-netball-rally-2/)
- [Governors' Meeting (FGB)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/governors-meeting-fgb-5/)
- [Governors' Meeting (FGB)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/governors-meeting-fgb-4/)
- [Governors' Meeting (FGB)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/governors-meeting-fgb-3/)
- [Year 6 Party](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-party/)
- [Sports Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/sports-day/) - Parents are invited to the track events whcih start from 12.45pm (access to school from 12.30pm)
- [Year 6 Production (3)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-production-3/)
- [Year 6 Production (2)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-production-2/)
- [Year 6 Production (1)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-production-1/)
- [Year 6 Production Dress Rehearsal to School](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-production-dress-rehearsal-to-school/)
- [Year 2 Transition Tours](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-2-transition-tours-2/)
- [Year 2 Transition Tours](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-2-transition-tours/)
- [Year 4 Residential to Overstrand](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-4-residential-to-overstrand-2/)
- [Year 6 Residential to Devon](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-residential-to-devon/)
- [Curriculum Week - Science and Computing](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/curriculum-week-science-and-computing/)
- [Feeling Good Week](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/feeling-good-week/)
- [Christmas Assembly](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/christmas-assembly/)
- [Year 3 Production (3)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-3-production-3/)
- [Year 3 Production (2)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-3-production-2/)
- [Year 3 Production (1)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-3-production-1/)
- [Year 5 Caribbean Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-5-caribbean-day-2/)
- [Year 6 SATs Week](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-sats-week-2/)
- [North Herts Police Tag Rugby Festival](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/north-herts-police-tag-rugby-festival/)
- [Young Voices Choir to O2](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/young-voices-choir-to-o2/)
- [End of Term (and Academic Year)](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/end-of-term-and-academic-year/)
- [Transition Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/transition-day-2/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-13/) - School closed to pupils
- [Half Term Break](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/half-term-break-5/)
- [Early May Bank Holiday](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/early-may-bank-holiday/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-12/) - School closed to pupils
- [Easter Holiday](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/easter-holiday/)
- [End of Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/end-of-term-7/)
- [Half Term Break](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/half-term-break-4/)
- [Pupils Return](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/pupils-return-7/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-11/) - School closed to pupils
- [Christmas Holiday](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/christmas-holiday-2/)
- [End of Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/end-of-term-6/)
- [Occasional Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/occasional-day-3/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-2/) - School closed to pupils
- [Half Term Break](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/half-term-break/)
- [Pupils Return](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/pupils-return-6/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day/) - School closed to pupils
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-10/)
- [End of Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/end-of-term-5/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-9/2026-06-01/)
- [Half Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/half-term-3/)
- [Bank Holiday](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/bank-holiday/)
- [Pupils Return](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/pupils-return-5/)
- [End of Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/end-of-term-4/)
- [Half Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/half-term-2/)
- [Pupils Return](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/pupils-return-4/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-8/)
- [End of Term](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/end-of-term-3/)
- [Year 6 Production](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/year-6-production-3-2022-07-13/)
- [INSET Day](https://www.whitehill.herts.sch.uk/event/inset-day-11-2022-09-02/) - School closed to pupils

## Series

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