Foldr | HP Email | Teams | Wisepay | Staff Home About Information School Life Enrichment Sixth Form School DIrect Contact Aiming Higher Welcome to Hove Park School’s ‘Aiming Higher’ page Art Business Design Technology Drama English Geography History Languages Maths PE Science This area of the website provides information about the work that we do to support those students aiming for the very highest academic achievement. Here you can find details about what we are doing to encourge our students to realise their academic potential. We also aim to provide enriching educational experiences that challenge and inspire our learners to have the highest ambitions for the future. We have a dedicated coordinator in post who leads our Aiming Higher programme, but all our staff are aware of their role in supporting those students with the potential to achieve the highest levels. Provision begins in the planning of our curriculum and all schemes of work planned by heads of departments include specific materials and ideas which differentiate, enrich and extend learning to ensure that the work is sufficiently challenging. Outside of lessons we aim to offer a wide variety of enrichment opportunities across all areas of the curriculum and provide students with the best information, advice and guidance to support them in their aspirations for college/university study. You can read about some of our students’ successes in the case studies link as well as find out more about all of the above by navigating the links on this page. Message from HPA Coordinator My name is James Sandford and since October 2019 I have led on strategies to cater for our students with high prior attainment. As well as this I am also Faculty Lead for Languages and have a good understanding of how to prepare our students for their GCSE and A-level examinations. It is essential that students who have high prior attainment are regularly challenged in every subject and are offered the best opportunity to excel in all areas of education. I work with all departments to ensure teachers are confident applying suitable strategies to stretch our HPA students. HPA students can sometimes find the school journey difficult, as they are not prepared to make mistakes. They may find learning emotionally challenging due to such high expectations. Our aim is to promote a growth mindset for these individuals to ensure they excel in all areas of their Hove Park experience and get a real flavour for the challenges that lie ahead of them in their journey into careers or higher education. Aiming Higher news The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Conference 2021 Ms Pinney will be speaking at The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Conference 2021 today at 3.30pm - https://cypmhconference.co.uk/ ﻿ The talk will be about implementing a whole school approach to mental health, specifically the impact on academic performance by investing in pupil mental health and wellbeing. Hove Park is heavily invested in the emotional wellbeing and mental health of all our young people. The work we do to identify mental health needs and the packages of support on offer at Hove Park has resulted in local and national recognition. Find out more here > https://www.hovepark.org.uk/mental-health-and-wellbeing Children's Parade At Large The spectacular Children’s Parade traditionally marks the opening day of the Brighton Festival. On Saturday 1 May, there will be an online fanfare. The creative minds behind this iconic event, Same Sky , have encourage schools across Brighton and Hove to get involved across virtual platforms in an event that had been dubbed the Children's Parade At Large ( 1 - 31 May 2021). Art groups from year 7 have been creating flags for the event inspired by this year’s theme ‘CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT’. They have created some fantastic flags Thanks to 7Ead1 and 7cad1 for your incredible creative output! Chinese language video festival The first ever Chinese language video festival was launched today to celebrate this year's United Nations Chinese Language Day. The event, organized by UNOG (the United Nations Office at Geneva), the permanent mission of China to the United Nations office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, and CMG (China Media Group), is open to all foreigners worldwide interested in the Chinese language. Deneb, Year 10, Fintan, Year 9 and Luna, Year 8 have made their own version of Chinese poetry videos by recalling their own stories or narrating any memories related to springtime to celebrate the virtual event Show More Facebook feed Latest News Music Enrichment Day Our second Curriculum Enrichment Day was themed as Music from Around the World. Students participated in a range of workshops from external companies on genres such as the music and dance of China, African drumming and samba. There were also many classroom-based activities such as using the app Garageband to create music and the Year 7s enjoyed making their own rap music. Our very own Mr Miles and Mr Barbour also organised and led sessions to whole year groups, which students clearly found both fascinating and engaging. Mr Miles’ session, for example, was a very loud samba extravaganza! Students really enjoyed the day and were fully engaged in these enrichment activities which are designed to supplement the breadth and depth of our curriculum offer. The curriculum days later in the year will look to develop these areas, as well as a focus on supporting other areas of the Key Stage 3 curriculum. Christmas Market & Ice Rink Thursday 2nd December - Hove Park Valley Campus - Christmas Market & Ice Rink Book your Ice Skating tickets here > www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/192260194417 ﻿ Hove Park School for the first time ever, will have a 10m x 10m synthetic ice rink at our annual Christmas Market, complete with music, lights and a snow machine to add to the fun! Tickets are £6 per adult or child, for 20 minutes skating (price includes skate hire). There are 3 penguin aids available per session for our younger skaters, these can be reserved on a first come first served basis for an extra charge of £2.50. To book visit - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/192260194417 If you would like to advertise your business, we are selling advertising space around the ice rink’s barriers – please contact ksalter@hovepark.org.uk with your advertising enquiries. If you would like to run a stall contact dwillard@hovepark.org.uk All profits from our Christmas Market and Ice rink will be going to The Sussex Cancer Fund. Equalities Enrichment day All students in Years 7 to 11 enjoyed a range of activities and learning experiences outside of their normal timetabled lessons on Friday 15th October. This was the first of our Project Days this year and the focus was on Equalities. We had a variety of external agencies and companies who presented to the students on topics around Equalities and Diversity including Disability in Sport, Race and Racism, LGBTU presentations including a talk from Sophie Cook, who presented on trans-gender themes. At the Valley Campus some of our students also participated in a talk about the refugee status of people who enter the country at Gatwick airport. This talk was really interesting as it highlighted the situation and context of many of these refugees, including their welfare, human rights and many other issues. Our aim is for the annual Equalities Day to supplement the thorough and comprehensive education we offer around the Equalities Agenda in Learning for Life sessions. In future editions of Parklife lookout for information about our upcoming Project Days, where we will be focusing on key aspects of the curriculum, including Music Around the World and other Creative Arts themed days. Helpdesk Contacts Nevill Campus Nevill Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BN Nevill Office: 01273 082817 Valley Campus Hangleton Way, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8AA Valley Office: 01273 082857 Sixth Form Office: 01273 082870 office@hovepark.org.uk