Link Letter - March 2002

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The half term started with very sad memorial assemblies. The school joined with students from Ansford, Yeovil College and Sexey’s in remembering Kayley who was in Y11 and Sarah who left us two year’s ago. Our thoughts are with the families of the two girls - and of Nick, who was not a KA student - and the community of Bruton : they were bright young people who had everything to look forward to.

SPORTS COLLEGE STATUS

On February 4th The Secretary of State for Education announced that King Arthur’s had achieved Sports College status. When we open in September King Arthur’s will be a Sports College.

What will this mean? More sports, more teams, more opportunities! And it is not just for the students at King Arthur’s - we want this to be a partnership with other schools in the area, the Sports Centre and the Moor Lane complex.

Don’t think it is just about elite squads and super stars. If this Sports College idea is going to work it has got to benefit us all - from the youngest toddlers through to grandparents. Everybody agrees the nation is not fit enough and that’s what the Sports College is about : giving us all opportunities to do things, encouraging us to get fit. So, whoever you are reading this Link Letter, the Sports College is about you!

OFSTED INSPECTION

We want to say thank you to all parents who completed and returned Roger Holmes’ questionnaire about KA. There were several hundred envelopes returned - although of course the school will not know yet what you have said about us! We were pleased by the very kind and supportive things that were said at the parents’ meeting with the Registered Inspector. We now look forward with confidence to the inspection week.