Through SSAT funding obtained by King Charles I School students, we have recently had an alternative Olympics week which featured such events as water polo, tug of war and ultimate Frisbee!

The highlight of the week was the Wheelchair Basketball Experience - Gordon Perry, a GB international and top flight coach, worked with our GCSE and A level P.E students for a whole day on Tuesday 24th November.

This term we have had a very busy start to 2010. The biggest news is the PEER bid for £25,000 of matched funding from the DCSF. We have been able to raise approximatley £34,000 in pledges from the trust and from various companies such as IMjack (software) (£15,000), and Sciencescope (£4,700).
Eileen Stead has been able to co-ordinate nearly £5,000 in pledges from the work that she does with local employers. The bid is about to be sent to the DCSF, and we await their response. We are planning to spend the capital grant on developing our ICT work, to create an 'Increasing interactivity' initiative to enhance student engagement in lessons.
The clear aim of this work is to raise standards by increased use of new technologies, both in lessons and in the key school performance indicators.