Month: May 2021

Horse Care Course at Silvermere

Our students have been enjoying visits to Silvermere Equestrian Centre in Surrey. The family-run centre was opened in 2005. The team always welcomes our students with kindness, happiness and enthusiasm. Students are learning how to take care of a horses, …
21st May 2021

AcSEED Award success!

We are delighted to have been re-accredited with The AcSEED Award. The award recognises our commitment to creating a mentally healthy environment and supporting pupils throughout their time at school. ​ Our offer has expanded in a number of ways, …
17th May 2021

Jack Petchey Award winners!

Mr Walsh was delighted to present three worthy winners with Jack Petchey awards this week. The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up to inspire and motivate young people and recognise them for their achievements. Youssef (pictured), year 11, won the …
14th May 2021

What book are you reading?

As we progress as a school we have found that having a strong emphasis on reading has become more important in order to develop our young people.  We are setting out to encourage our students to read more, and part …
13th May 2021

Preparing for animal care

As part of our animal care course, year 11 students have an opportunity to design and put together a vivarium for some of our school reptiles: a bearded dragon, a crested gecko and a leopard gecko. In preparation for this, …
11th May 2021

The ‘Beech Hut’ is open!

Beech Hut is a business enterprise of the post-16 department led by Amanda Skidmore. Students are running a restaurant, enabling them to practise customer service by welcoming customers in the room, taking their order, communicating the information back to the …
10th May 2021

A new minibus!

St Philip’s is delighted to announce that international charity, Toc H, has kindly donated a minibus to the school.  The Ford Transit is a seventeen seater that comes with a very handy roof rack. We plan to put the bus …
7th May 2021