On Thursday, 11th March 2010, a group of Year 7 and 8 students will be taking part in the BBC School Report, a BBC project to engage 11-14 year olds in the news. Video reports will be published on the school website from 16.00hrs on Thursday and will also be linked the BBC website. Ex-teacher and BBC News presenter, Huw Edwards, is also lending his support to the project. He said: “I’m involved because I want to give young people the chance to make the news themselves, and I want to share the principals of good journalism.” Check the website again on Thursday to view the full and final Warlingham School news reports

David Blackman, the current headteacher at Hamsey Green Junior School, is retiring at the end of term and the Local Authority is consulting on an amalgamation of Hamsey Green Infant and Junior Schools. Until this is resolved, interim arrangements are being made regarding the leadership and management of Hamsey Green Junior School and Alison Woodhosue, Headteacher of Warlingham School has been asked to support this. This means that, during the summer term only, Miss Woodhouse will be based at Hamsey Green Junior School (on Warlingham School campus site) for one day each week.

Warlingham School hosted their first Business & Economics conference on Wednesday, 20th January 2010, ‘Survival of the Fittest’, for A Level students at Warlingham and other local schools and colleges. Guest speakers from retail giants, Sainsbury’s and Ann Summers and smaller businesses, Domino’s Pizza and The Designplan Group supported this inaugural event by talking to the delegates about topics related to their courses: ‘Big Is Better’, ‘...But Small Is Beautiful’, ‘You Can Grow When Times Are Hard’ and ‘...But You Must Manage Your Way Through Change’.

Wednesday, 20th Januar 2010 at 6.22am - Although some snow in the UK is forecast for today, it is not clear at this stage exactly which areas will be most affected and how much snow (if any) will fall. We will operate a normal day today, Wednesday, 20th January. We will review the situation as the day progresses and will allow students to contact home should transport look as if it will be significantly compromised due to the snow. Please check the website for update notifications if this proves to be necessary, however, we are currently planning the usual 8.35am start and 3.10pm finish followed by the normal arrangements again on Thursday, 21st January 2010

International School Award (ISA) recipient, Warlingham School, hosted its first ever International Diversity Week in October during which it organised a variety of fundraising events in support of the Great Ormond Street Hospital. On Monday, 7th December 2009, Great Ormond Street Hospital’s School Presenter, Louise Fern visited the school to talk to the students about the charity and accept a cheque for £1,439.11 raised by pupils in both the lower and upper school. Louise Fern said: ’It was a real pleasure to attend Warlingham School, not least to receive the cheque of over £1,400 but to meet and thank the school personally. Great Ormond Street relies heavily on public support and it is incredibly encouraging when a school goes to such great lengths to raise an incredible amount of money. Great Ormond Street Hospital would not be where it is today without this kind of support. Enormous thanks go to all the pupils for their fundraising efforts but also a big thank you to all the staff for helping to make it all happen.’

Warlingham School Year 8 students presented Demelza Hospice Care for Children charity with a cheque for £424.55 on Friday, 6th November. Demelza Area Fundraising Manager for South and Central London, James Hunt, came to the school in Surrey to speak to the year group about the charity’s work and receive the cheque on its behalf.