NEWSLETTER
AUTUMN 2025
Welcome to the first newsletter of this academic year! It has been a great week welcoming old pupils back in Reach Academy Feltham and Feltham College and getting to know our new pupils. Find out a bit more about what they have been up to below.
Dates for your diary
Here are details of important events until the end of term.
| Year Group | Date | Timings | Event details |
| Year 6 | Tues 16th Sept | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Getting to Know You Event and Welcome |
| Year 8 | Tues 16th Sept | 4.30pm – 6pm | Getting to Know You Dinner |
| Year 9 | Thurs 18th Sept | 4.30pm – 6pm | Getting to Know You Dinner |
| Year 12 | Thurs 18th Sept | 4.30pm – 6pm | Getting to Know You Dinner |
| Reception – Year 6 | Mon 22nd - Fri 26th Sept | 3pm – 3.30pm | Primary Scholastic Book Fair |
| Year 7 | Tues 23rd Sept | 4.30pm – 6pm | Getting to Know You Dinner |
| Year 10 | Tues 23rd Sept | 4.30pm – 6pm | Getting to Know You Dinner |
| Year 5 | Weds 24th Sept | Daytime until approx 6.15pm | Trip to Lion King Lyceum Theatre |
| Year 3 | Thurs 25th Sept | 2.30pm – 3.15pm | Getting to Know You Event and Welcome |
| Year 4 | Mon 29th Sept | 2.30pm – 3.15pm | Getting to Know You Event and Welcome |
| Year 1 | Mon 29th Sept | Daytime | Kew Gardens Trip |
| Year 5 | Tues 30th Sept | 10am – 1pm | Maths Wizard Competition at Hampton School |
| Year 11 | Tues 30th Sept | 4.30pm – 6pm | Getting to Know You Dinner |
| Year 2 | Weds 1st Oct | 2.30pm – 3.15pm | Getting to Know You Event and Welcome |
| Year 5 | Tues 14th Oct | 2.30pm – 3.15pm | Getting to Know You Event and Welcome |
| Year 1 | Mon 20th Oct | 2.30pm – 3.15pm | Getting to Know You Event and Welcome |
| Reception | Thurs 23rd Oct | 2pm – 3pm | Getting to Know You Event |
| All year groups | Mon 27th Oct - Fri 31st Oct | All day | Half term holiday |
| Parents of children starting reception in Sept 26 | Tues 4th Nov | 9am and 1pm | Open Event |
| Parents of children starting reception in Sept 26 | Tues 11th Nov | 9am and 1pm | Open Event |
| Year 11 | 26th Nov | 5pm to 7pm | Feltham College Open Event |
Spotlight on... Golden Tickets Years 6-11
We are excited to share with you news about the introduction of Golden Tickets. This is the chance for Manjit and the Reach Academy Feltham teachers to recognise exceptional pupil endeavour in lessons. Those who receive a ticket will be entered into a prize draw.
Year 7 Open Events at RAHP
Next week our sister school Reach Academy Hanworth Park is holding a series of events for pupils who will start Year 7 in 2026. The events are on 17th September at 10am until 11am, on 18th September at 6pm until 7.30pm and 19th September at 10am until 11am. Please let friends and families with Year 6 children in other schools know so that we can share with them all the fantastic things they do at RAHP.
Primary
Early Years - Key Stage 2
Reminder
As the days begin to get a little colder and wetter please remember to send your child to school with a coat.
Congratulations!
To our certificate winners last week for showing the Reach value of Reflect. Well done!
A warm welcome to all our new and returning nursery parents!
We are incredibly proud of how well the children have begun their exciting journey into education. They've been busy exploring our new learning areas and are already getting to grips with the rules and routines of nursery life.
Please note that from 15th September, the Nursery session timings will be as follows:
- Nursery AM: 8:20am – 11:20am
- Nursery PM: 12:20pm – 3:20pm
- Nursery All Day: 8:20am – 3:20pm
This week we've been strengthening our hands by rolling and squeezing playdough. In the role play area, we've enjoyed hosting tea parties, while the sand tray has been a hub for digging and filling. We've also been busy building roads for our cars to zoom along!
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Snack Table
We've been enjoying fruit and water at the snack table. There's no need to bring water bottles to the nursery, as we're learning to drink from cups and pour water ourselves: an important step in developing independence!
Reminders
Please remember to bring in your child’s wet bag with spare clothes and shoes. Do make sure all items are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Also, don’t forget to label your child’s jumpers and coats to help us keep track of everyone’s belongings.
Welcome to Reception!
The Reception Team is incredibly proud of how well the children have settled into their new school environment. It has been a joy to see them come in each day with smiles on their faces, ready to explore, learn and make new friends.
They have shown a fantastic attitude towards trying new things and have particularly enjoyed exploring our exciting outdoor area.
We’ve also been very impressed with how hard they are working to learn each other’s names and build new friendships. This is such an important part of starting school and we are pleased with the kindness and respect they are already showing one another.
A special mention must go to all the children for showing real courage when trying the food provided at lunchtime. New routines and unfamiliar meals can feel like a big step, and we are so proud of how they are embracing it.
PE Day
Please remember that children will need to bring their PE kit to school every Wednesday in a clearly labelled PE bag.
Snacks
A healthy snack is provided each day for all children, so there is no need to send a snack from home.
Uniform
Please ensure that all items of your child’s uniform are clearly labelled with their name. This helps us support the children in keeping track of their belongings throughout the day.
Thank you for your continued support — we are looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!
Welcome to Year 1!
What a brilliant start to the year it’s been! Year 1 has settled in beautifully and it’s been such a joy to see all those smiley faces back in school. We’ve been busy learning new routines, building relationships, and diving into exciting topics across the curriculum. The enthusiasm in the classroom is infectious: we’re so excited about the term ahead!
Reading
Reading books are sent home every day. Please enjoy 10 minutes of reading each day with your child and record it in their reading record.
This daily habit helps build confidence, fluency, and a lifelong love of stories! Reading books will be changed every Friday!
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
We’ve been learning the story of 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea', in our writing lessons, learning all about capital letters and full stops.
This will build on their foundations from Reception and help to build coherence in their story writing.
Maths
In Maths this week, the children have been developing their early number sense through subitising, which is the ability to recognise quantities instantly without counting.
The children have been enjoying exploring this using dots and ten frames. This foundational skill supports fluency in number bonds and lays the groundwork for future calculation strategies.
Bee-Bots
Our classroom turned into a hive of activity this week as the children mastered the art of Bee-Bot programming during their computing lesson. They took great delight in watching their tiny robots follow the algorithms they’d created as you can see.
Important Information: PE Days
Ash Class: Monday and Wednesday
Camelia Class: Tuesday and Thursday
If you have any questions please email the Year 1 team: Jacky, Dawn, Genna and Issey.
Welcome Back!
It has been a delight to welcome Pine and Cherry Class to the new academic year. On our first Thursday and Friday together, we spent time practising routines and getting back into the flow of a full school day. The children have shown great courage and endeavour as they settled back into learning.
✨ Top tips for a smooth start:
- Early bedtimes help ensure children get enough rest for the school day. Try to keep bedtime consistent each night.
- A hearty breakfast is especially important as the children are adjusting to their new lunchtime of 12:30pm. At school, they enjoy a morning snack at 9:30am to help keep them going.
Phonics and Book Club
This week we launched Phonics and Book Club.
- Children in Phonics are continuing to practise and strengthen their knowledge of sounds.
- Children in Book Club are beginning to focus more on comprehension skills and getting used to the lesson structure they will follow throughout primary school.
In Book Club, we are reading 'The Tunnel' by Anthony Browne.
This story follows a brother and sister who are very different but must work together after a mysterious tunnel leads them into an extraordinary adventure.
📚 At story time, children have also been learning the difference between fiction and non-fiction:
- Fiction: made-up stories from the imagination.
- Non-fiction: texts that give us facts and information about the real world.
Writing
In writing lessons, we are starting with a non-fiction unit. The children will be learning how to write their own non-chronological report about Pirates!
Here are some fun facts you could share at home:
- Pirates sailed the seas hundreds of years ago in search of treasure.
- A pirate ship often had tall masts and large sails to travel quickly.
- The Jolly Roger (skull and crossbones) was flown to scare other ships.
Homework and Reading
In Week 2, homework has focused on children completing their reading records at home.
Reading is one of the most fundamental parts of learning, helping children develop vocabulary, comprehension, imagination, and confidence.
Please ensure you are signing your child’s reading record every day when you read together at home. Include:
- The book title and pages read
- A short comment about how your child managed the reading
Your support makes a huge difference to their progress!
Getting to know you event
On Wednesday 1st October we will be holding our Get to Know You Event at 2.30pm until 3.20pm. This will be a lovely chance to meet, chat, and share some food together.
For our shared “tea time”, we kindly ask that families bring baked goods only (cakes, biscuits, muffins, etc.) to contribute to the table.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
It has been a wonderful start to Year 3!
The team has adapted so well to being in Phase 2 and are working so hard. Kajal, Rachel, Sandeep and Amrit are so proud of everything the team has achieved so far and cannot wait for the year ahead. The children are looking incredibly smart in their new uniform and they have been endeavouring to learn all the Reach routines to ensure we make the most out of our learning time and have calm and purposeful transitions throughout the building.
Writing
The children have been introduced to 'The Magic Paintbrush' by Julia Donaldson. They have been broadening their vocabulary and learning how to punctuate direct speech. We cannot wait to see the children’s finished pieces of writing!
Maths
We have started our first unit which is on developing the children’s number sense (how numbers are composed and decomposed and how they relate to one another) and improving their calculation strategies, e.g. using mental strategies to calculate. For example, to do 15-7 I can do 15- 5 = 10 then take away 2 more to get 8.
Please can you support us in making sure the children know their 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 and 11 times tables? This is something you can practise with the children at home so that doesn't become a barrier for your child in school. We are more than happy to discuss ways you can do this, so please come speak to us.
Science
We have started our unit on practical skills and last week the children learnt the six key features of a scientific diagram! They learned the difference between a diagram (which is simple, clear and always labelled) versus an illustration (which has meticulous details and is very artistic). Here are some examples:
Humanities
This term, the children are starting the year with Religious Studies, which comes under the umbrella of humanities. Children have begun looking at Christianity.
Children have started to understand who Jesus was and his birth, life and death. In accordance with one of our British values, children have been very mindful and respective of all different religions, faiths and cultures.
Excitingly, in every lesson we always look for our Star Theologian who would have used one or more of the following skills:
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I can compare the similarities and differences between beliefs of different religions. |
I can summarise the main beliefs of a religion. |
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I can share my understanding of my religion or beliefs in a respectful way. |
I can evaluate the impact religious practices have on society. |
We are so proud of Wisteria and Oak class so far and we KNOW that our children are going to thrive this year with the continuous support of their teachers and you!
Year 4
We have had such an exciting start to our time together in Year 4 and have been super impressed with the hard work and positive attitudes of all of our team mates!
Over the last week we have spent lots of time practising our new routines and ensuring that we are ready for a successful term of learning. Please see a brief overview of what we are learning in our core subjects this term.
Maths
In maths, we are focussing on place value. This is an important skill that we will be using frequently in lessons this year and will help to further develop the maths skills that we learnt in Year 3.
Maths at Home
To challenge your child at home, you can give them different numbers and ask them to identify which numbers are in the ones, tens, hundreds and thousands columns.
Writing
We are basing our writing around a book called ‘The Journey’. It follows the story of a girl who goes to magical places with a crayon and escapes various tricky situations along the way.
Writing at Home
To consolidate your child's writing progress, you can practice writing a sentence a day, focusing on one of the following grammar targets:
- Fronted adverbials
- Relative clauses
- Subordinate clauses
- Expanded noun phrases
Reading
This term, we are reading the book ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ We have started to explore the main characters in the book and have discussed what we think could happen to these characters throughout.
Reading at Home
To support reading lessons, it is vital that your child is reading for 10 minutes at home everyday. They should be writing a new definition or about the story in their reading log afterwards.
We are looking forward to the year ahead! If you have any questions please email: jason.free@reachacademy.org.uk or alex.campbell@reachacademy.org.uk.
What an amazing start we’ve had to Year 5!
We have seen such an enthusiastic start to year 5 from all of our students and a really positive commitment to learning.
Book Club
We have started reading ‘Oh Freedom!’ by Francesco D’Adamo. This links brilliantly with our new history unit: the Transatlantic Slave Trade. We have shown high levels of endeavour in both classrooms which has allowed us to have in-depth conversations around these topics.
Maths
We have started building on our knowledge of place value, all the way up to 6 digit numbers. If you would like to challenge your child at home, ask them to explain the difference between a digit and a number!
Writing
We have started our first narrative unit based on the book ‘Zoo’ by Anthony Browne. We will be working on using fronted adverbials, relative clauses, expanded noun phrases, and subordinating conjunctions.
To support your child’s writing at home, please ensure they read for 15 minutes every evening and then sign their reading record.
Here is an example of an exceptional reading record entry from Shaurya.
We are so excited for the year ahead and can’t wait to see the progress Year 5 will make!
Year 6
What a start!
Our incredible Year 6 students have made a brilliant start to life in Phase 3!
They have returned from their summer holidays ready and eager to learn, having shown great endeavour in every single lesson so far. We spent some time in week 1 practising our routines to ensure that learning time is maximised throughout the year and our pupils have risen to the occasion.
We have been very impressed with how mature they have all behaved and we are sure of a fantastic year ahead with them.
What have we been learning?
Book Club
We have begun our new story of ‘Letters From the Lighthouse’ by Emma Carroll, which is set in Britain at the height of the Blitz during World War 2.
World War 2 and its social impact is the topic of our Humanities lessons this term.
Maths
We are studying 6 and 7 digit numbers, looking at their place value and using this knowledge to compare, order and round.
Writing
In Writing, we have analysed the key features of a recount so that we can include them in our own work.
PE
We will be doing a variety of exercises to build up our natural fitness, as well as learning how to play basketball by effectively moving our bodies and shielding the ball away from the attacker.
PE days for Year 6
Tuesdays: Esk
Thursdays: Medway
On these days, children should come into school wearing their PE kit. They do not need to bring their normal uniform in as they will not be required to get changed after their PE lesson.
Please ensure that your child is not wearing any jewellery.
Homework
In regards to homework, please ensure your child signs their reading record every single day. They need to write the number of pages they have read, and in the comments section, write an interesting word with a short definition. Alternatively, they should summarise what they read.
Moving forward, we will be setting daily homework on Google Classroom. Please ensure that your child joins the Year 6 group so that they can access the resources they require. Links are as follows:
- Class invite link
- Class code: raxmo2xd
Secondary
Key stage 3 & 4
Art
Year 7 have made a fantastic start to the year and have been working with endeavour on their shading and hatching skills. They used fine-liner to show the cross-hatching gradation scale, a skill they will develop over this first cycle as they create their own Vanitas-inspired still life drawings.
Ahad
Zaynah
Alexa
Welcome back!
Year 8 have made a fantastic start to Year 8 and I have been really impressed with their hard work and routines both in class and around the school. So many of their teachers have noted how enjoyable it has been to teach Year 8 so far this year, which is fantastic.
To help streamline homework, a new timetable has been created and uploaded to the Year 8 Google Classroom. This will be really useful to support your child to organise themselves and make sure they know what and when homework is due.
Science
In Science this cycle, students are learning about electricity and magnetism. These key concepts build the foundational knowledge for GCSEs and help them to understand that atoms make up everything!
See this snapshot from Saher’s book, with her detailed drawing of how atoms can gain or lose electrons to become ions.
Art
Year 8 have started their art lessons with outstanding endeavour. They have been applying mark-making techniques to draw insects focussing on symmetry and contrast between transparent and solid texture.
After producing black and white mark making bugs inspired by Rosalind Monks, they then drew some beautiful dragonflies using stippling in both warm and cool tones, plus black and white, to define the elegant form and the delicate wings.
Iden
Avya
Saher
Fatuma
Muhammad
Srijay
Saif-
Pele
Sahasri
Austeja
Iman
Shout Outs
Faduma: SO to Kendrick who has such a brilliant and focussed start to the year! His uniform was immaculate, handwriting was beautiful and such great participation
Navjot: SO to Rayen, he has been super focused and obviously kind in all of our sessions today!
SO for Aurelia who set a target for herself to show more courage this year and has already shown that by offering her thoughts and ideas all day! 🦁
Faduma: SO to ALL of Team Cherwell this morning! They made learning about rules and routines so much fun with all of their brilliant participation, thoughtful insights and willingness to be obviously kind. Excited to have a brilliant year with them 💫🌟🎉
Sophie: SO to Zion for his obvious kindness, always saying his please and thank yous and Kuldheep for his excellent geographical knowledge
Kit: I was so impressed with Cherwell's focus and endeavour in our lesson. They were so reflective and practicing key routines with amazing maturity.
Specific SOs to Chidera for showing courage, to Agamya for beautiful book work, and to Saif for being obviously kind in offering to help me distribute books.
Sophie: SO to Jojo for his geographic knowledge, Olive for taking pride in her work through her neat and organised work
Phoebe: SO to Team Cherwell - what an absolute dream it was to teach them Spanish for the first time. I was incredibly impressed by the endeavour in the room from every single student. Special SO to Chidera who asked me 'cómo estas' as she entered the room and then responded in Spanish back to me! SO to Rediet who pronounced a really difficult Spanish word with perfection.
Michael: SO to Rowan for getting HOTR for our music class today. Excellent work, consistent focus and first time every time for instructions
Megan: Amazing drama lesson this morning from 8a - special SO to Cien and Millie who were absolute superstars in giving supportive and constructive feedback to their peers ⭐️⭐️
Sarah: They were all amazing, Reach score 5! SO to Saher, Muhammed, Javed, Austeja, Saif, Iman, Fizaan, Srijay for exceptional endeavour!
Kit: I was so impressed with Cherwell in our first science lesson today- they tackled tricky concepts with lots of enthusiasm and were showing so much courage! #superscientists
In particular, Saif, Rhea, Zion, and Kaitlyn really impressed me with their efforts and excellent scientific diagrams
Chloe V: Team Cherwell were great - some fantastic participation from Aarya, Rhea, Carey and Eisa! Year 8 have the challenge to be obviously kind in French so look out for their language skills, let me know and praise them!
SO to Pele, JoJo, Olive, Austeja, Aurelia, Srijay and Rafay for Show Courage. They showed some amazing work in their first ever French lesson tackling the present tense with “être”. Don’t forget to spot their French skills when being obviously kind and let me know as they are very keen to use French language a lot!
A Super Start for Year 9
It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know the amazing Year 9s since they have come back from the summer break. They have embodied our whole school focus on kindness and the highlight of my day is welcoming them in the morning.
The Year 9 form tutor team have all commented on their renewed sense of calm and focus since their return and they have loved hearing their shout outs for each other at the end of the day. I personally have loved listening to their well thought out opinions in response to the question of the day in family dining.
Homework
To help streamline homework this year, a new homework timetable has been created and uploaded to the Year 9 Google Classroom.
This will be really useful to support your child to organise themselves and make sure they know what homework is due and when.
Pupils will receive their first payslip at the end of this week. Please read this to keep track of your child's behaviour including merits, demerits, Step 1 & 2, HWCU and automatic detentions and sign both the planner and the payslip every weekend.
This will be checked and signed by form tutors every Monday during form.
School Bags
There has been some confusion on school bags. All pupils have been reminded that they should be using the Reach Academy Feltham school bag only. Please can you ensure pupils arrive with the correct bag on Monday or they will be in Step 2.
Finally, please see below some incredible shout outs demonstrating Year 9’s Endeavour in the first two weeks - let’s keep it going!
Shout Outs:
Sarah: SO to Team Tyne who have had an excellent start to the year. Amir had such neat handwriting and answered every question in his booklet, Logan and Lilah were on fire answering questions, Mikaal, Malika and Suvan were brilliant in STAR. Such a joy to see them.
Eve: SO to Max in Tyne. He was so so kind to me on the stairs earlier and really made my day!
Joel: SO to Team Don for having such an amazing start to the year! You have really thought deeply about today's assembly and are starting to make the marginal gains so they can reach the goals they want for this year! #upthedon!
Chloe V: Massive SO to Team Don who were fantastic in their lesson this morning Huge SO to Team Don this morning in English! Special SO to Nelab, Kenzie and Amelia S for showing so much endeavour and resilience in your extended writing task, I loved the endeavour from Joelle, Waqas, Krish, Ayaan and Nelab; they took as many opportunities as they could to show courage answering questions about French grammar that were not easy!
Izzy: SO to Tyne, who were so buzzing for their new RS topic all about crime and punishment! So many enthusiastic students! But a special SO to Amir who had an amazing lesson #startstrong 🎉
Joel: Huge SO to Team Don in English! Special SO to Nelab, Kenzie and Amelia S for showing so much endeavour and resilience in your extended writing task.
Tom: SO to Bhavya for modelling perfectly obvious kindness when asking me about my summer!
Chloe V: SO to Team Don, I was blown away by their knowledge and hard work in Spanish! They are fantastic linguists. SO in particular to Waqas and Amelia S for fantastic focus and to Dylan for Reflect (what a change since last year!) They would all deserve a SO though as they showed so much courage!
Adam: SO to Stuti from Year 9 Computer Science for Have Fun. Stuti was engaged 100% with learning about cybersecurity. She even asked politely to extend her poster design to include more advanced advice about cybersecurity and told me interesting information about cryptography. Her passion and motivation for learning about computer science is inspiring.
Tom: SO to Team Tyne for a wonderful start to History. So much endeavour from everyone there today. Particular SO to Mia and Paris for relentless focus.
Chloe V: SO to Team Tyne in particular to Charlie who missed a double lesson but came in showing courage through every task and that definitely deserved a golden ticket considering how hard it was!!
Alice: SO to Amelia S who really 'locked in' for Maths earlier and was super impressive.
Excellent Art Endeavour!
Year 10 have had an excellent start to the new year in Art by improving their drawing skills to create convincing soup can drawings inspired by Pop artist Andy Warhol and then blending colour pencils to create realistic Chupa Chups lollipop drawings.
As they work through Cycle 1 Year 10 will make a number of drawings of sweet things in a range of media and will develop skills in 3D, producing oversized lollipops in landscape sculptures inspired by the Pop Art movement.
Lana
Suvan
Phoebe
Max
Ammaar
Welcome back to Reach!
The Year 10 team is so excited to start their GCSE journey with this wonderful cohort of students. Year 10 has kicked off the year with a calm, positive and productive start (read some shout outs below!).
It is very clear to see that every student is determined to be the best versions of themselves, so that they can achieve the grades and ensure that they can go on to live a life of choice and opportunity. Look at some of their work over the past two weeks below.
Please continue to ensure that your child is coming to school on time, with the correct uniform and equipment and staying organised.
Our focus in Year 10 this cycle is organisation. Every student has a planner that they should use to log homework and important dates and deadlines. Please can you check your child's planner weekly to ensure students are accountable and so you can keep track of your child’s progress.
They will receive their first payslip at the end of this week. Please read this and keep track of your child's behaviour including merits, demerits, Step 1 & 2, HWCU and automatic detentions and sign both the planner and the payslip every weekend.
This will be checked and signed by form tutors every Monday during form.
Shout Outs!
- Chloe.S: Loved popping into Team Thames this afternoon with Megan in English! Varunan and Christine had some great ideas in partner talk! They were so obviously kind to me today (saying hello and asking about my summer).
- Navjot: Shout out to Logan who was obviously kind and greeted me first and told me he was very excited for Chemistry this year!
- Chloe.V: SO to Iqra and Cadeyn who got stuck in straight away with routines and making friends. It is not always easy to be the new students and to learn new routines, but by the end of focus they already did so confidently! So happy to have them being part of Leam!
- Ruksar: SO to Y10 for a really calm, kind and efficient lunch yesterday with some new routines. It was lovely to go around the room and join in with some conversations.
- Chloe.S: Massive SO to Year 10 Spanish today - I LOVED teaching them Spanish for the first time ever! They have clearly done lots of hard work with Phoebe and are SO ready for GCSE!
- Anastasia: SO to Logan for showing obvious kindness and stopping me in the corridor to say good morning, ask how I am, and ask about my summer holidays! #cultureissogreat
- Manjit: The Year 10’s were mocking 'have a great weekend too, Manjit' as they were leaving activity. I would consider that a big, big win. Mocking us with manners is exactly the type of school I want to work in!
- Anastasia: Sitting outside a Y10.2 maths lesson with Rachael and the students are working so hard! The endeavour is through the roof and students are showing perfect STAR - great start to their maths GCSE! 👏
- Anastasia: SO to 10Bio.2 today- I don't think I have ever been so impressed by such whole class endeavour before - from minute one they were all busy completing the tasks., Every single time I asked for students to track I had 23 eyes on me before I even got to 1 of my countdown! They have made my day and they are going to be amazing GCSE biologists!😄#aspire
- Sarah.C: SO to Leam who were brilliant this afternoon in Double RS. A particular shout out to Lilly who demonstrated excellent religious and historical knowledge.
- Manjit: It might sound cliché, but Year 10 truly epitomises obvious kindness. At the end of the activity, I must have had around 30 pupils (without any prompting) come up and ask me how my weekend had been (which in fact has been very boring).
- Ben: Massive shout to Y10 in PE to start the year. Really pushed themselves and showed obvious kindness towards teammates. Top performers were Logan, Cadeyrn, Alan, Lorenzo R-Jay, Patryk Logan, Hannah and Lena. Well done all to a great start to the year!
- Megan.T: Stunning focus from Thames this morning working on some revision in form - some academic superstars over here! ⭐
- Chloe.V: SO to the Y10 French for their amazing focus this morning. I was impressed with their knowledge and resilience with a tricky grammar concept!
- Phoebe: I had a wonderful lesson with Y10 Spanish today - the endeavour in the room was outstanding. Special SOs to Lorenzo, Brandon, Lilly and Cadeyrn for their endeavour!!
Year 11
Welcome back to our Year 11 cohort of 2026!
Already, we have been incredibly impressed by the focused, mature, and positive attitude many of you have shown in these early weeks. Your punctuality, readiness to learn, and engagement in lessons have set a strong foundation for what promises to be a year full of academic growth and personal achievement.
Year 11 is a time to consolidate knowledge, refine skills, and push towards excellence, both in and beyond the classroom. With mock examinations on the horizon and final GCSEs in view, the habits you build now will shape your success.
As we look ahead to mock exams and your GCSEs, now is the time to develop consistent revision habits. Some highly effective techniques include:
- Active recall – test yourself frequently, rather than just re-reading notes
- Spaced repetition – revise topics regularly over time to strengthen memory
- Flashcards – create and use them to practise key definitions and concepts
- Mind maps – great for connecting ideas and visual learners
- Practice papers – apply your knowledge under timed conditions
Shoutouts
- Ruksar: SO to 11Bio3 - excellent endeavour though their first double with me - particular SO to Kai! He has remembered lots of key knowledge from last year
- Sophie: SO to Calvin and Abdul who were so enthusiastic about geography and who were proactive in improving their responses.
- Navjot: SO to Sofiya for showing courage, she tackled every question I threw at her and had an answer ready
- Sarah C: MoD gave an excellent answer in Geography this afternoon - it was so detailed! He’s off to a flying start
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Welcome!
Welcome to a brand-new academic year at Feltham College Sixth Form! We hope you and your families had a restful and enjoyable summer break.
We are extremely proud to celebrate the achievements of last year’s Year 13 students. Their results were outstanding, with 44% of grades awarded at A–A or D/D**. An impressive 48% have secured places at Russell Group universities, and 94% are attending top third universities.
These successes are a testament to their hard work, resilience and ambition, and to the unwavering support of their families and teachers.
We are delighted to welcome our new Year 12 students, who have already made a positive start to their studies and are settling well into sixth form life.
Year 12 Getting to know you Event
We warmly invite all Year 12 parents and carers to our “Getting to Know You” event at 4.30pm on Thursday 18th September.
This will be a great opportunity to meet the sixth form team, hear more about the year ahead, and strengthen the partnership between home and college. Further, detailed information for Year 12 families will be shared this Friday, so please do keep an eye out for that communication.
For our Year 13 students, it has been fantastic to see them return with real drive and determination. They are already showing great endeavour both in and beyond the classroom. This week we will be reconnecting with their UCAS vision and supporting them as they refine their personal statements.
New Look for our Sixth Form
We are also very proud to share that, over the summer, our sixth form space has been transformed. The new environment is already inspiring our students and providing them with an excellent space to learn, collaborate, and grow.
We look forward to working with you all in the months ahead to ensure our students achieve and thrive.
Shout Outs
- Tom - SO for the whole of Y12 econ - so impressed by the amount of preparation and prior knowledge people in the room have demonstrated today. Particular S/O to Adam, Oskar, Kasia, Adline, Mason, and Thashwin for particular endeavour and aspire. SO to team Okavango for a fantastic start to the year with some really thoughtful reflections and contributions. Particular SO to Mazin and Mo for modelling active engagement in discussion throughout
- Kit - I am so impressed with the Y12 computers- so much courage from Hashim who volunteered for 'guess the component', loads of reflecting by Aqil who was recalling GCSE knowledge, and Faris was contributing some excellent answers 💾⭐
- Arrim - SO to team Mara for planning their independent study sessions, taking into consideration effective strategies we discussed in the lesson today! #good study habits # success starts here!
- Adam - I would like to do a shoutout to Danyal, for showing courage and for aspire. He chatted eloquently about his interests including that he’s learning Chinese, which is not easy on your first day in a new location! He also showed obvious kindness in giving me great advice about traveling in East Asia. Also a shoutout to Cyrus, who when asked if hard work was one of his values replied “of course I believe in hard work”, demonstrating great endeavour and courage.
- Leah - Shoutout to Teambezi who have been so open and engaged today! They really got stuck into the ice breaker session, have written some incredibly aspirational visions and share lots of thoughts in the final how to study session!
- Madina - Shoutout to 12 Okavango for being SO warm, welcoming and accommodating to me when I came to lead their visions sessions 🌟 I have never been in a room filled with such ambitious young people who know what their long term goals are and what they need to do to achieve it! #Endeavour 🏆🙌🏻
Please also find below the November timetable for anyone who is retaking GCSEs.
Attendance
- Students that are in the building for 96% of the year are twice more likely to achieve grade 5 in Maths and English at GCSE.
- There are associations between regular absence and extra-familial harms including crime. 81% of those cautioned or sentenced for an offence were persistent absentees from school. 85% for those committing serious, violent offences.
- On average, persistently absent Secondary pupils by aged 28 earn £10,000 less than those that have excellent attendance.
Welcome to Place2Be
Welcome to a new school year from Gwendolyn and Place2Be. It’s been a pleasure to meet and greet some of you on the gate over the last week.
With the long school holidays behind us it might be a good time to think about some of the issues that all parents face. If you are the parent or carer of a child aged 4 to 11 years Place2Be has some fantastic online help for you around a range topics that come up for parents time and again.
There are short videos on issues like your child not sleeping, children who find it difficult to control their anger or how to help your child when they change or start primary school. It’s called Parent Smart and can be found here.
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There is also an online parenting course. This is really flexible and can be done at times that suit you and has different language options. https://www.place2be.org.uk/parenting-smart-online-course/ The Place2Be flyer opposite has links to the Place2Be website where you can get the help videos or sign up for the Parenting Smart Course. The next course starts on the 23rd of September and you will need to register for it by 16th of September.
I look forward to seeing you again at the start of the school day. I am here to help and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask me! gwendolyn.rowlands@place2Be.org.uk 020 88931099/ 07976 209507
Gwendolyn Rowlands. Place2Be School Project Manager Reach Academy Feltham
Year One Parents' workshops
See the flier opposite for more information about a group empowering parents to support children with anxiety. If you'd like to attend, you need to sign up by 16th September on the link here.
Turning visitors into leads.
Wellbeing Hub
We encourage all of our families to join the Wellbeing Hub. Our school is signed up to this fantastic resource which gives families and their children free access to great content on everything including starting school for the first time, puberty, smartphones and anxiety. There are really helpful resources for all ages.
If you haven’t joined the Hub yet, we urge you to do so through using the QR code opposite.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Kay Stone. kay.stone@reachacademy.org.uk
Sign up to easyfundraising and get an extra £2 for your PTA funds:
Our PTA is already signed up to easyfundraising - a very simple way to add extra money to the PTA. Money is donated as you spend it in more than 8,000 retailers, including Tescos, Argos and John Lewis. Click here to sign up:
Reach Schools Connect the Community Fund
We know that in the current climate, there can be numerous pressures on families and that these can be constantly changing from month to month. We want to raise awareness of our ‘Connect the Community’ fund that can be used by families to support you to reduce any financial pressures.
The Local Offer - for SEND children
Hounslow Council has a Local Offer website, offering support to professionals and families with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
You can view it here: The Local Offer
