Enjoy your half term!

Wishing our students and staff a wonderful and restful Half Term break.

See you back in school on Monday 23 February!

Excel in your Trial Exams! Are you prepared?

A reminder to Y10 and 11 students to check the timetable for the February Trial Exams.

View the Trial Exam timetable here: highstorrs.co.uk/students-par...

Ahead of the Trial Exams, please check Satchel:One for tips and advice from your teachers.

Thursday 19th March - 7pm - & Friday 20th March - 7pm £7.50 adults £5.00 concessions High Storrs Dance Xchange 2026

The High Storrs Dance Xchange is back for 2026!

Join us on Thursday 19th March or Friday 20th March (at 7pm) for a spectacular night of dazzling performances by our students.

£7.50 for adults ; £5 for concessions.

Tickets are on sale here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/high-storrs-...

This month's Headteacher's Blog is out!

In this post, Mrs Levy discusses Trackers in detail. Trackers provide a breakdown of a student's attitude to learning (A2L), achievement points, & areas for improvement.

Read here:
highstorrs.co.uk/what-happens...

Attending school for the full 190 days each year gives students the strongest foundation for success.

We have been encouraging students to start the new year with great attendance and build strong habits. With our daily, weekly & monthly prize draws, we have some fantastic rewards up for grabs.

Ofsted admits to ‘generic wording’ in new report cards Concerns emerge after 12 out of 103 new inspection report cards show duplicated language, despite different inspectors visiting the schools in question

Concerns emerge after 12 of Ofsted's new inspection report cards show duplicated language, despite being from different inspectors

HSS Connect

Today we published the third edition of our newsletter, HSS Connect. We have emailed it to our community, and it is also available in the News section of our website.

Read here:
highstorrs.co.uk/hss-connect-...

27 January International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Today marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2026. This day of remembrance honours the millions of people who were murdered in the Holocaust.

In last week's assembly, students reflected on this year’s theme, “Bridging Generations” – using recorded words and testimonies of victims and survivors.

Big Challenge Tuesday 3rd Feb in Main Hall - 12:15pm to 12:45pm Come along and support Cash only

Dear Students & Staff,

On Tuesday 3rd Feb, we are hosting our Big Challenge Fayre!

Our student teams will be selling lots of lovely products including bath bombs, candles, lip glosses and wax melts.

Pop down to the Main Hall at 12:15pm and show your support- and don't forget to bring some change!

Thank you @tesmagazine.bsky.social for your support.

Our 5th Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report is an important read.

Published on our website next week.

Sheffield Parent Hub have organised free programmes called Living with Teenagers.

Participants will learn parenting strategies and receive personalised support to help put these into practice.

Book here:

www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk/sheffield-pa...

www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk/sheffield-pa...

Are your classroom interactions balanced? Just like Premier League heatmaps reveal player movement, #teachers can reflect on where their attention goes during lessons. The findings might surprise you. Jon Tait explains: buff.ly/T2hEYz0 #teaching #schools

#WRD25 Change Hearts Change Minds Change Lives Together we are Stronger Text RED to 70470 to give £1 Scan to donate securely

Show Racism the Red Card

Today is Wear Red Day 2025. We have encouraged students and staff to wear red today, to show our support for anti-racism.

Show Racism the Red Card is the UK's leading anti-racism educational charity.

To donate to Show Racism the Red Card, visit here:
www.justgiving.com/charity/ther....

Show Racism the Red Card CHANGE HEARTS. CHANGE MINDS. CHANGE LIVES. At High Storrs, we have a zero-tolerance policy against racism. We want this school to be a safe space where everyone is welcome, respected and valued. On Friday, we are hoping that as many of you as possible will join us in wearing red to create a bigger awareness across school that racism in any form is unacceptable. Friday 17th October Become an ally in our fight against racism.

Show Racism the Red Card

Remember - HSS is supporting 'Show Racism the Red Card'.

Please wear red to school in support of this campaign, on Friday 17th October.

Show Racism the Red Card is the UK's leading anti-racism educational charity.

For more info, visit www.theredcard.org/wear-red-day/

#WearRedDay

Each year our students, families and staff are invited to engage with Edurio surveys and we use this feedback to continue to shape and develop our school.

We are delighted to have won another national Edurio award: Parent Choice Award 2024-25.

Using national survey data, Edurio celebrates success with an annual awards programme.

Oh yes!

GCSE Results Day Live: Photos and top-of-the-class stories from across Sheffield Sheffield’s Y11 leavers are getting their GCSE results this morning - join us for celebrations, photos and top-of-the-class success stories.

Thank you to The Sheffield Star for featuring us in these articles about our recent GCSE Results Day 2025!

www.thestar.co.uk/news/top-of-...

www.thestar.co.uk/education/gc...

Our students have done exceedingly well, with a whopping 46% of all grades achieved being a grade 7 or higher!

A-Level Results Day Live: Outstanding results & clearing advice as students get marks Live in Sheffield with outstanding achievements and success stories as city’s students get their grades.

www.thestar.co.uk/education/a-...

Thank you to The Star for featuring us in this write-up about our Results Day 2025! @thestar.co.uk

A huge well done to our A- Level & BTEC students, we are incredibly proud of your hard work and achievements! 👏👏👏
#alevelresultsday2025

Sheffield ‘wonder kid’ secures Cambridge after smashing A-levels and elite maths exam A Sheffield student has beaten the odds to win a place at the University of Cambridge - after smashing his A-levels and passing one of the most demanding maths exams in the country.

A Sheffield student has beaten the odds to win a place at the University of Cambridge - after smashing his A-levels and passing one of the most demanding maths exams in the country
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffie...

Headteacher's Blog: July 2025

This month's Headteacher's Blog is about our recent exam season.

We are very proud of our students for their determination and resilience over the last few weeks. Thank you as well to our Exams Team & all staff for your hard work.

To read this blog post, visit highstorrs.co.uk/exam-season/

A High Storrs Production A Midsummer Night's Draem July 8th - 11th

We are very much enjoying putting on our performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream this week!

There are limited tickets left for Friday's show, so book yours now to avoid disappointment:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/high-storrs-...

Sheffield Hallam building

Cakes made by students

Student baking a cake

Students in a workshop

At @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social our Y10 Food & Nutrition students were taught about sugar and a range of different alternatives and we conducted an experiment with cake!

We also had a tour of the facilities including the kitchens, sensory booths, and the microbiology & physiology labs.

Responsive Teaching Part 1: Learning is Recursive Not Linear The first in a series of posts looking at how responsive teaching can be understood, implemented, and embedded within system-wide efforts to improve teaching and learning.

*NEW* Responsive Teaching Part 1: Learning is Recursive Not Linear carlhendrick.substack.com/p/responsive...

Lost Property Reminder for Students We currently have a high volume of items in our Lost Property collection. Students, please visit Student Reception if you have lost any items recently. The last day for pick-up will be Friday 13th June. Any unclaimed items will be donated to charity. Thank you.

We are currently overflowing with items in our Lost Property collection.

Parents and Guardians, please remind your child to visit Student Reception, where they can ask for any lost items.

The last day for pick-up of any lost items is Friday 13th June.

Join our team Exams Team Leader Closing Date for applications: Monday 23 June 2025 Interviews to take place w/c 23 June 2025 For more info, please email recruitment@highstorrs-mlt.co.uk

We are still accepting applications for the role of Exams Team Leader at our school.

To apply for this role, please visit here:
minervalearningtrust.co.uk/exams-team-l...
Applications close at 9am on Monday 23 June 2025.

#sheffieldjobs #sheffieldschooljobs #southyorkshirejobs

A High Storrs Production A Midsummer Night's Dream July 8th - 11th

Not long to go until our actors and musicians take to the stage, for our production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

The show runs from Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th July 2025.

To book your tickets, visit here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=h...

Student creating props

Student creating props

Students rehearsing

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at our school play! Many students have been creating props from scratch, using recycled materials, to ensure our production is sustainable. The actors are busy rehearsing, while also balancing exams.

To buy tickets, visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/high-storrs-...

'Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for whatever you do you'll be criticised’.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Healthy Eating Week Are you up for the challenge? Get at least 5 a day Stay hydrated Move more Focus on fibre Reduce food waste

Healthy Eating Week is a chance to reflect and praise yourself for all the choices you make to lead a nutritious lifestyle. It is also a week to try something new or to make a tweak that could improve your health and wellbeing. Hope you have fun with your challenge cards over the next few weeks.