Looking back over this year, we have seen many of the pre-pandemic events return to the school calendar: the Carol Service, Swanage Jazz Festival, the Sports Review, Founder’s Day Service, the trip to Cern (location of the largest particle physics laboratory in the world), the drama residential trip to London.
Longer haul foreign experiences return to the calendar next academic year starting with The Gambia in October and South Africa in July.
The current Year 8 parents had their first visit onto the school site for a presentation on Options and the Olympic Hall was full. Attendance was much higher than pre-pandemic. I imagine parents are pleased to be able to take an active part in their children’s school lives once again. It really is a joy to see events that haven’t happened for several years once again taking place.
Thank you to everyone who has responded to Mr Dunn’s parent survey. By yesterday we had received almost 300 replies. The findings are overwhelmingly positive and will be shared with you at the beginning of next term when hopefully we will have many more.
Our trading arm, Personal Best Education, is very busy and doing excellent work. We‘re very proud to announce that the company has been awarded the National Citizen Service (NCS) Open-to-all Community Grant contract to become the Organisational Lead for South East England, partnering with organisations across the region that share its values and aims to equip young people for the future. This will enable us to offer regular experiences for up to 7,000 young people to focus on life skills such as employability, communication and interaction with peers from all backgrounds. The hope is for them to discover the best version of themselves.
On behalf of Trustees and Staff, we wish all our parents and students a fun-packed summer.
Click here to see what's on in September:
Monday 4 September
Year 7 students only, 10.30am - 3.10pm
Tuesday 5 September
All students return to school, 8.35am
Wednesday 6 September
Nothing advised
Thursday 7 September
Nothing advised
Friday 8 September
Nothing advised
INSET Days for 2023/24
Friday 1 September 2023
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 January 2024
Monday 19 February 2024
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Every effort is made to ensure these dates are accurate. There are occasions when circumstances beyond our control may result in changes
Second-Hand Uniform Sale - Tuesday 1 August 2023
The Mountbatten School will be holding a Second-Hand Uniform Sale on Tuesday 1 August between 10.00am - 12.00pm in the Old Founder's Room.
Please note, we will only be able to accept cash on the day.
All items of PE kit (including the sweat shirt) will be priced at £1.00 each.
Trousers and skirts: £2.00 each. (Maximum of 2 items per child)
School shirts: £1.00 each
Blazers: £3.00 (Maximum 1 per child)
Old style house ties: £2.00 each
New Year 7 tie: £8.00 each
Lost Property
Please ensure any Lost Property is collected from Student Services before the end of term.
Any borrowed uniform or school shoes also needs to be return at the end of term please.
Congratulations to the following students for levelling up on Sparx Maths!
Rio G 8SMO - Level 1
Liv F 8KMN/JLE - Level 1
Dasha Z 8KMN/JLE - Level 1
Abigail R 7CBN - Level 2
Evan T 8KMN/JLE - Level 2
Jessica T 8IPY/ESY - Level 2
Ollie C 8JBY - Level 2
Ben C-E 8IPY/ESY - Level 2
Amelia S 8KMN/JLE - Level 2
Louie B 8JBY - Level 2
Filippos A 7TAS - Level 3
Priyana G J 8RLE - Level 3
Geography Department
Geography Stars
Chorley T 7DCR
Oscar L 8SFN
Jacob H 8KMN/JLE
Tilly E 8KMN/JLE
Rory H 9SBS
Phoebe R 9BHT/NKY
Sophie F 9HCO/CFT
Isaac C 10NKN
Music Department
ABRSM Singing - Musical Theatre Exams
Congratulations to the following students who have passed ABRSM Singing for Musical Theatre exams –
Emmeline H 9HCS - Grade 5 with distinction
Sebastien K 9AOR - Grade 3 with merit
Emma F 8IPY/ESY - Grade 3 with merit
Science Department
STEM Leaders Level 2 Qualification
Congratulations to the students below who have completed their STEM Leaders Level 2 Qualification in Leadership. These students have been instrumental in the successful delivery of STEM workshops, assemblies and science clubs this academic year.
Emmeline H 9HCS
Connor P 9JLR
Lewis B 10COY/SDN
Mara C 10FBY
Liv C 10KRL/HMS
Toby F 10FBY
Frederick E 10FBY
Luke H 10FBY
Bethany W 10KRL/HMS
Sienna W 10KRL/HMS
Annaliese H 10NKN
Max S 10COY/SDN
Finlay L 10PSN
Stephanie M 10KRL/HMS
Jacob M 10CPE
Layla P 10FBY
Bella W 10CPE
Liam O 10CPE
Weekly Homework Quiz
Congratulations to these amazing students who have achieved 100% in every weekly homework quiz this year. This is a fantastic achievement - well done!
Year 7
Martha A 7MJS
Sean F 7MJS
Jasmine T 7MJS
Advik B 7IBR
Evie W 7LHK/EPK
Kaelyn D 7TAS
Kyla B 7DCR
Lucy T 7DCR
Imogen W 7DCR
Anabelle B 7DCR
Year 8
Ella C 8JBY
Stella L 8JBY
George H G 8RLE
Arabella D 8CWN
Cole D 8JBY
Luka E 8CWN
Emma F 8IPY/ESY
Clara F 8IPY/ESY
Jake K 8IPY/ESY
Sophie H 8JBY
Celine Z 8OWS
Josephine W-J 8JBY
Harry S 8OWS
Year 9
Scott G 9HCO/CFT
Riley K 9SBS
Libby G 9NWS
Toby P 9BHT/NKY
Daniel P 9AWE/RAR
Would L 9HCO/CFT
Taya H 9BHT/NKY
Edward H 9SBS
Michelle D 9BHT/NKY
Harry A 9PWR
Jack R 9PWR
Eva C 9JLR
Peter H 9HCS
Emmeline H 9HCS
Ella M 9JLR
Joshua M 9AOR
Hannah P 9HCS
Connor P 9JLR
Year 10
Toby F 10FBY
Abi T 10PSN
Matthew W 10DSS
Mia A 10NKN
James B 10NKN
Liv C 10KRL/HMS
Charlotte D 10RLR/SOE
Annalise H 10NKN
Scarlett K 10CPE
Sophia N 10CPE
Liam O 10CPE
Emily T 10CPE
Zara W 10RLR/SOE
Ffion W 10CPE
Rafael V 10NKN
Evie B 10TLS
Mara C 10FBY
Thomas G 10DSS
Jacob H 10TLS
Luke H 10FBY
Finlay L 10PSN
Holly L 10VTE
Amar Lakshan M 10PSN
Rhea M 10TLS
Jamie U 10TLS
Kiera C 10COY/SDN
Stephanie M 10KRL/HMS
Ying San M 10RLR/SOE
Santhosh M 10KRL/HMS
Max S 10COY/SDN
Careers Leaders Award
Mrs Shakya, the school’s Careers Leader, was recently nominated by the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) as one of the ‘above and beyond’ Careers Leaders candidates for the first ever CEC award. Whilst the award went to Mr Watkins from the Brighton Hill Community School, the nomination was appreciated nonetheless and offered the opportunity to network with fellow colleagues over afternoon tea.
We have now submitted the final evidence for the ‘Quality in Careers Standard‘ award and are looking forward to the outcome later on in September.
College Taster Days
This week’s Eastleigh College taster day concluded a very busy year in the Careers Department. Student behaviour across all four taster day was excellent and we are very proud of their conduct.
Click the drop-down menus below to find out more about different careers opportunities coming up for our students.
Year 7 - 11 Careers Insight: Vetinary
Mainstone Vets in Romsey are opening their doors this Saturday to give students a look behind the scenes. Please see flyer for more details.
Hampshire Teen Project
Personal Best Education's Hampshire Teen Project is back! The programme is run in partnership with Hampshire County Council (Connect4Communities) during summer holidays for students ages 11-16 to offer FREE spaces for students in receipt of free school meals.
For more information, view the following presentation regarding the programme. To sign up, click the button below:
Bookings are now open for the Personal Best Summer Activity Camp! From sports to arts & crafts and plenty of outdoor fun, your children are sure to have a great time! Book early to secure your place.
Personal Best's new fitness class, Legs, Bums & Tums starts on Tuesday 5 September. Great for toning those areas as well as a great way to keep fit. The first class is free! (£6.00pp thereafter)
This year saw the return of the Mountbatten Poetry Festival. A proud tradition stretching back over fifty years, the poetry festival showcases students’ original poetry compositions.
Year 7s were tasked with creating an original poem inspired by the Romantic poets.
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