Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Wirral homeless fundraising event - Prenton Park
Thu 27 Sep 2018Wirral Ark are a Birkenhead based homeless charity providing supported accommodation, training, medical provision and activities to the homeless in Wirral.
As demand for our services has increased and funding gets more restricted, we are now having to proactively fundraise to bridge the gaps. As a part of our fundraising efforts we have organised a sleep out at Tranmere Rovers on 5th October, which will also benefit six other Wirral based organisations that work with the homeless in some way. Kip on the Kop takes places overnight on Friday 5thOctober and is open to people aged 18+. We ask that participants pre-register for £10 per person, and that each participant raises a minimum of £50 in sponsorship.
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Hiveability Olympics Family Fun Day
Thu 27 Sep 2018The Hive, in Birkenhead, is holding an Olympic family fun day this Sunday. The day will be full of inclusive and fun sports and will have lots of awards, prizes, certificates and giveaways. Please see the flyer below for more information.
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Clare Mount achieves Gold Science Mark
Tue 18 Sep 2018We are delighted to announce that Clare Mount has achieved the Gold Science mark. The Science mark is a quality standard, designed to recognise and celebrate inspirational practice in secondary science departments across the UK. This a fantastic achievement and we would like to congratulate all involved. For more information about the Science Mark please visit www.stem.org.uk/science-mark. Below is the press release from the National STEM Learning Centre.
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College recognised for excellence in science teaching
Clare Mount has today been awarded the prestigious GOLD Science Mark, in recognition of the excellent work undertaken by our science department.
Science Mark was created by STEM Learning to recognise and celebrate best practice in science departments across the UK. Schools and colleges receive the Science Mark when they can show that they are delivering inspiring lessons for students and demonstrate their department’s commitment to high-quality science education.
Adam Little, Professional Development Leader at STEM Learning, said:
“We are delighted to congratulate Clare Mount on receiving the GOLD Science Mark. Being awarded Science Mark is such a prestigious achievement because the assessment process is so rigorous, ensuring the programme is a true hallmark of quality science teaching. Each school and college who receives Science Mark has demonstrated a real and ongoing commitment to excellent science education in their school. Clare Mount is a great example of this.”
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Autism resource helps teachers across UK make PE and Sport accessible for all
Tue 18 Sep 2018Clare Mount Specialist Sports College has developed a resource to help teachers across the UK make their PE lessons accessible to all young people with autism.
Written by Mr Keefe, Mrs Rowlands, Mr Vasey and Mr White and published by the Youth Sport Trust and The National Autistic Society; every school in the Youth Sport Trust network of schools will receive a copy. The Department of Education is also sending out to schools nationally.
Parents and carers can your children by completing ‘the Passport to PE’ section and returning this to school with your child. The guide may also be helpful for structuring activities at home.
Teachers and teaching assistants in schools: please feel free to download the resource and embed in your professional practice here.
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Inspirational visit from Olympian and World Champion Shanaze Reade
Tue 18 Sep 2018Joining us for assembly today was a special guest. Olympian and World Champion Shanaze Reade came to Clare Mount to support the cycling programme, which runs here.
The cycling programme (which includes our Learn to Ride scheme and Bikeability Level 1 and 2), developed further in the past year by Mr Keefe and Mr Cutts, now includes a partnership with British Cycling and HSBC called ‘Go-Ride-Go’.
‘Go-Ride-Go’ gives young people the confidence to ride a bike and take this confidence into other areas of school such as Maths and English.
Shanaze was fantastic and very inspirational with the young people here and at Orrets Meadow Primary School, handing out certificates to those involved. We wish Shanaze the best of luck in her preparations for Tokyo 2020.
Schools across the UK can access a case study of ‘Go-Ride-Go’ here.
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Friday Morning Coffee and Catch-Up opportunity
Mon 17 Sep 2018Friday Morning Coffee and Catch-Up
Every Friday morning in the Bungalow with Steve Vasey
9.30-10.45
A chance for parents to meet and have an informal chat, support each other and share advice and strategies supported by Steve Vasey
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Students at Clare Mount achieved GCSE Results way above expectations!
Mon 17 Sep 2018Students at Clare Mount achieved GCSE Results way above expectations!
“Well Done to all our students following their excellent examination results.”
At Clare Mount we are delighted for all students that achieved or beat their aspirational target qualifications this year.
For some, this involved attaining a BTEC Level 1 in Sport when their target was
Entry Level…….and for one student, with a target of Geography GCSE Grade 4, this involve achieving a Grade 7 (equivalent to an ‘A’) so an extra celebration for Oliver.
Our percentage of higher grades has increased significantly this year; which is fantastic considering almost all our students come to us not able to access the Key Stage 2 SATs at the end of primary school;
therefore even being able to walk into the examination room and take GCSEs is a massive step forward.
The percentage of students entered who achieved the equivalent of Grade C or above has increased brilliantly in the following subjects:
% pass
% C+ (2017)
% C+ (2018)
English
100
3.4
22.2
Eng. Lit.
89
3.6
11
Science
100
16
55
Geog
100
0
40
We are also pleased to announce that the percentage of students achieving English and Maths GCSE has steadily increased over the last 3 years.
Well done to everyone!
