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Thomas Hardye Equestrian at NSEA Championships This October half term Thomas Hardye School sent two teams (who’d qualified earlier in the year) to the National Schools Equestrian Association Championships... Performance Poet for Year 9 60 year 9 students enjoyed a virtual session in the Library with performance poet Adisa in conjunction with Dorset Libraries. Simon Gray Cookery Demonstration Year 11 food GCSE students were treated to a fish cookery demonstration this week from Simon Gray, from the Food Teachers Centre... Sixth Form Open Evening 2021 The Sixth Form Team is really excited to welcome prospective students from across Dorset to our Open Evening at 6pm on Thursday 14th October. Let's Travel Again With The Languages Day Bake Off! The 24th of September brought a lot of excitement for us in the MFL department... UK/Japan Science Workshop Five students from Thomas Hardye School took part in the weeklong 2021 UK/Japan Virtual Science Workshops organised by the Clifton Trust. Skills for Life - Community Project The year 10 Skills for Life students have this term conducted a number of community projects as part of the volunteering module of their Asdan qualification. The GAP project Throughout May, June and July of this year a small group of year 9 students have been taking part in the GAP Project, working with Dorset Mind to help grow and tend three allotment plots at Louds Mill in Dorchester. Trenchard Cake Sale Fabulous cakes made by the year 9 cookery club and students from 10SV, ready for the Trenchard Cake sale on July 20th and 21st. All proceeds will go to Julia’s House Hospice. Examining your own DNA Your genes decided whether you are a “lark”, like getting up early in the morning, or an “owl”, choose to get up later. Working with Dr Rowe and Mr Lewis in the Biology Department... Book Donation to India The school has donated 75 boxes of textbooks and withdrawn library stock to Hope4Smile who are a charity supplying unwanted books to rural schools in India. Virtual Author Webinar with Robert Muchamore Twenty one year 9 students attended a virtual author visit in the Library given by the children’s author Robert Muchamore who is most famous for the Cherub series and is currently writing a new series titled Robin Hood. Thomas Hardye equestrian team secure six spaces at national championships Over the last month the squad have been competing at Moreton Equestrian Centre in the hope to qualify for the national championships at Addington Manor. Discover University In January, 90 students and parents attended an online presentation for year 9 students on higher education and universities. This week we hosted a presentation for year 10 and 11 students. Dorset Careers Live Webinar The Dorset Careers Hub Cornerstone Employer Group invites students in years 10-13 and their parents/carers/teachers to join a Dorset Careers Live webinar providing an introduction to 'Careers in the Construction Sector'. Skills for Life volunteering work One year ago, the Skills for Life students were interrupted in their volunteering work for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) at Arne nature reserve by the Coronavirus epidemic. DASP Literacy Competitions 2021 DASP are running two literacy competitions this year which are open to all students. One written competition on any topic or theme with a maximum of 500 words and one creative competition for a piece of artwork relating to any book or text of your choice. Stellar Results for Year 11 Higher Projects Ten most able students in Year 11 received unprecedented results for their Higher Projects this March. The final projects were awarded 8 x A* grades and 2 x A grades – an incredible feat! THS Engineering Challenge 2 Are you stuck for inspiration? Are you wanting to stretch your creativity? Can you solve a problem? Student Finance With Cardiff University The sixth form team at Thomas Hardye is committed to supporting students by providing high-quality advice on all aspects of the university admissions process. THS Engineering Challenge On our return to school in September it was essential for all clubs and extracurricular activities to be stopped. This is a problem for students who enjoy the challenges and building skills that clubs provide. Thomas Hardye student awarded prestigious Arkwright Scholarship Year 12 Thomas Hardye student Jess Mead has been awarded prestigious Arkwright Scholarship. This year only 350 such scholarships were made to Year 12 students nationally. Naval Ship Design Award for Thomas Hardye School Students A team of four talented Year 10 students were awarded certificates and the school presented with a iPad for being runners up in UKNEST’s ship design competition. Can you meet this Engineering Challenge? Build a structure that can propel an object The structure must be composed of household objects. Sixth Form Video Introduction The school has sadly been unable to run its usual Sixth Form Open evenings due to Covid. So to help prospective applicants find out about our Sixth Form, we have produced a video, which is available on this website. Remembrance Video As lock down means that the school will be unable to have its always impressive Remembrance Ceremony this year, Humanities teacher and Head of the School's CCF, Mr Matthews, has made a video for you to watch. Sixth Form Futures Team News The sixth form Futures team has undergone some changes for the 2020-2021 academic year. New Sixth Form Student Union Appointed We have just appointed our new Student Union Presidents for the 6th form. Congratulations to our new Team. It's GCSE Results day! The Thomas Hardye School welcomed back their Year 11 cohort to collect their GCSE results. There was widespread relief that the chaos surrounding last week’s A level results was not repeated. It's A Level Results day! At The Thomas Hardye School, students were invited into school to collect their results. The vast majority of students were able to access their first choice of university or apprenticeship, including Oxbridge places. Thomas Hardye Students have a bright Future with BAES For two weeks in June a group of eleven Year 12 students from Thomas Hardye School (THS) joined BAE Systems Dorchester on a Virtual Work Experience Programme. Latest from Henning College The Henning College Team have produced a video to update you on the latest news. 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