Newsletter – March 2025
Spring is a time of hope and renewal, and as I write, the sun is shining, daffodils are in bloom, the days are longer and summer seems within touching distance.
I am greatly looking forward to the school production of Lord of the Flies and want to thank Mr Moseley and congratulate the cast in advance. They have worked hard in rehearsals and deserve success. Thanks also to the PTA who funded the rostrum staging that is integral to the production. Speaking of Creative Arts, I am delighted to say that we have appointed a new Director of Music, Ms Stott, and Teacher of Music, Mr Simons, who bring a wealth of experience and will bring fresh energy to concerts and performances from when they start in September.
It has been a busy term for trips and activities, with this newsletter packed full of adventures and experiences, both near and far. I was delighted to go on the school ski trip to Austria over February half term and see how much progress young Verulam skiers made in just a week. I’m also looking forward to attending the Lake district trip in the summer term to celebrate almost a year at Verulam for year 7. From maths challenge to House of Lords debates, from Holi celebration to community litter picking, from Macbeth day to district and county cup finals in a huge range of sports, there is so much to get involved in and I would encourage your son or daughter to embrace opportunities.
I wanted to draw your attention to some recent research from the Department for Education on attendance. We always knew that there was a link between attending school regularly and improved academic outcomes, but I was surprised to learn by how much. Missing just 10 days of year 11 reduced the likelihood of achieving grade 5 in English and Maths by 50%! We might think that a score of 90% in anything is good, but not for attendance. The whole school attendance is hovering around 93% and I am asking parents/carers to do what they can to ensure that their son or daughter attends school and gets into the 95%+ bracket at every stage of their education.
Finally, we say goodbye to two colleagues at the Easter break. Mr Ahmed is a charismatic Geography teacher who has taken a post closer to his home in Luton and we thank him for his service to Verulam this year. Ms Daya, Head of Year 8, is relocating a little further afield to the USA and we thank her for her pastoral leadership across a range of year groups as well as excellent teaching in the Humanities. Good luck in the USA! Mr Holding will be in temporary charge of year 8 for the summer term and knows this year group well.
I wish you a restful break and good luck to year 11 and year 13 students who are firmly ‘at the business end of the season!’
Mr Moane
Headteacher
Pastoral
Year 7 Verulam and STAGS Disco
On 26th February, Verulam hosted our first collaboration with STAGS, holding a disco for Year 7 students from both schools. An idea floated and organised by the sixth form senior team and supported by staff from both schools and the Verulam PTFA – the evening was a tremendous success.
Initially it was boys on one side of the canteen and girls on the other but it wasn’t long before the two groups started to mix and make new friends with some being reunited from their primary schools. Once the ice was broken there was a buzz in the air and some possible first steps into blossoming romances!
The music was blaring, the tuck shop was open, and it was hard to spot if any dancing was going on! However the students from both schools had a great time and we are now looking to make this a possible bi-annual event with an autumn Halloween disco held at Verulam and a summer event held at STAGS to forge a lasting partnership between the two schools.
Mr Knowles
Attendance Matters
On 14th March, the Department for Education published an important piece of research on the link between attendance and attainment. The full report can be read here.
90% attendance means missing almost four whole school weeks per year, and this accumulates as teachers rarely have the time to fully reteach topics. Year 7 upwards provides foundational knowledge for study at GCSE and A-level. I will leave you with a startling conclusion from the research. Although it is focused upon year 11, similar conclusions can be drawn for other years where just 10 days not in school has a measurable and significant effect upon attainment:
At KS4, pupils who attended school nearly every day in Year 11 (with an attendance rate of 95-100%) were 1.9 times more likely to achieve the Grade 5 in English and Maths GCSE compared to pupils who only attended 90-95% of the time (relating to upto 2 weeks more time in school over the course of a year) and 3 times more likely than persistently absent pupils who only attend 85-90% of the time (relating to 4 – 6 weeks more time in school). This means missing just 10 days of year 11 reduced the likelihood of achieving grade 5 in English and Maths by around 50%. Pupils who attended school 90-95% of them time were also 1.6 times more likely to achieve
Grade 5 in Maths and English GCSE compared to pupils who only attended 85-90% of them time, relating to an additional 2-4 weeks in school.
Please check your My Child At School app or web portal for a live view of your child’s attendance.
Mr Moane
Trips & Visits
Geography Field Trip
At around 1.15 am (!) 54 students and 5 staff set off from Morrisons for the annual Geography enrichment experience that was for the first time to Lanzarote. After a very easy flight and short coach journey we arrived at the hotel ready for the next few days. These days saw boys undertaking a variety of visits to explore the physical geography above and below ground plus a number of cultural experiences. Highlights included Timanfaya National Park & the Volcanic Coast, El Golfo: Green Lagoon, Salinas de Janubio, Jameos del Agua, César Manrique House Museum and finally a Submarine Safari. Many pictures of these locations can be seen on the Facebook updates from the trip.
During these guided tours we learnt much about the geological past of the Island and looked to its future. In amongst this we were able to explore our local area and undertake some traditional activities in the evening – the cinema, escape rooms and crazy golf! After 4 very long and action packed days we then returned home to normal life. A great experience was had by all. Preparations are now underway for next years visit to Iceland.
Mr Toley
Zell 25: Ski trip
After a years break from skiing, the school ski trip returned with a bang and saw 78 students head of to Zell Am See in Austria. After a short delay in Dover due to a broken down ferry we soon got on the road for the marathon drive down to our resort and arrived in good time to watch both Cool Runnings and Eddie the Eagle (on one bus) as preparation for the next few days.
Following this we had 6 fantastic days weather that saw the boys skiing progress really well – some had never been on a mountain before the trip. As well as going to just under 10,000 feet on the glacier, we skied down numerous, blue, red and even black slopes.
Not only did we ski every day from Sunday to Friday we had apres ski in the form of swimming, bum boarding, tubing, skittles and the high light for many of us, an Ice Hockey match featuring Zell Am See.
Following this, the return coach journey was almost enjoyable as it saw the beginning of catching up on some well needed sleep by all.
Next up is Canada and the resort of Jasper in Feb 26.
Mr Toley
Year 11 GCSE History Trip to Berlin
Year 11 GCSE Historians visited Berlin at the end of February to enrich their Cold War GCSE course. On the first day of our trip, we started at the end of the Second World War – our first ‘activity’ was to visit the area above the ‘Fuhrer Bunker’ where Hitler committed suicide on 30th April 1945. We then walked to the incredible piece of commemorative artwork: the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe. Our next stop on our walking tour was the Brandenburg Gate – the symbol of Berlin. Following this, we moved onto the Soviet War Memorial – a structure left by Soviet rule over East Germany, expressing the long-lasting effect the USSR had on Eastern Europe. After dinner, we visited the Reichstag – the famous government building of Germany.
Day two largely consisted of a visit to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp located just outside Berlin. Here, we walked around the outlines of the old barracks and learned about the horrors that occurred. Following lunch, we drove to the famous Olympic Stadium in Berlin – built in 1936 by the Nazis and today used as a space for events, including the local Berlin football team stadium. Impressively, it was this stadium where Bolt set his famous 9.58 100m world record at the World Athletics Championships Berlin in 2009 and where Zidane infamously headbutted his opponent in the 2006 World Cup Final.
On the last day, we toured Berlin’s resident Stasi (East German secret police) prison and learnt about the horrors and inhumane activities that had occurred there. Following this, we went to the famous checkpoint between East and West Berlin – Checkpoint Charlie. Here, we entered the famous museum covering Berlin’s role in the Cold War.
Mr Pettitt
Year 13 Social Science Trip to NYC
The annual Year 13 Social Science Sixth Form trip to New York City was yet another unforgettable experience, providing students with incredible opportunities to explore the intersections of history, politics, art, and culture. Our students represented Verulam School with pride, curiosity, and enthusiasm over the four days, creating memories to last a lifetime.
This year’s trip was an incredible success, with students fully immersing themselves in the educational and cultural experiences offered by New York City. Their exemplary behaviour and enthusiasm were a credit to Verulam School, and we look forward to making more memories on next year’s adventure!
Mr Base
Curriculum Update
Cakes, cakes, cakes!
This year the Year 7’s have been observing and drawing cakes! Cakes are an excellent source of different shapes, peculiar decorations and yummy flavours. Who doesn’t like a cake! They are using cakes as a basis of learning how to draw in three dimensions covering rectangles, circular cakes, triangular slices as well as a combination of these: a muffin for example, has both a circular base and triangular creamy top.
This term the year 7’s were asked to make their own cake using different materials found around their homes. Cardboard, coloured paper, paper mâché, tissue paper and paint were common materials however pom poms, lolly pop sticks, plasticine and coloured pipe cleaners also made an appearance. The students could make this as personal as they wanted – they might have a favourite sport they wanted to show off, perhaps a holiday or even a skill they wanted to learn in order to make their cake. It was completely their decision.
The department has been amazed at some of the ingenuity and creativity from this year group and would like to praise all students for their hard work and innovation.
Mrs Tomlin
Year 12 Physics
As part of the course, Physics A Level students’ study all aspects of electrical engineering. To end their work on electricity and create a bridge to their next topic on electromagnetic waves, year 12 students were tasked with writing a scientific article on the technological progression of ‘illumination’ from the candle, to the incandescent light bulb to fluorescent lights and finally to modern efficient LEDs. This takes them on a research journey through the physics of why hot objects glow, to how lightbulbs can reach the same temperature as the surface of the sun, to an introduction to quantum mechanics. What makes this task the most challenging is not researching all of those effects, but managing to rewrite and reteach them to a general audience.
One of these articles from year 12 physicist Jamie I, managed to nail this more challenging aspect of the task, teaching his reader new concepts through accessible and well constructed analogies, communicating high level Physics in a way that can be understood by all, I heartily encourage you to read through and enjoy his work here.
Mr Higgins
Maths at Verulam – Spring 2025
It’s been a busy term in the Maths Department – particularly in March, some might say the most mathematical Month – with lots of exciting things to start the year.
January 28th was the Intermediate UKMT Challenge, with almost 90 students from years 9 to 11 taking part and some fantastic challenging questions it was a great day. The results were as brilliant as our boys with 16 Bronze, 25 Silver and 8 Gold. Congratulations to everyone who took part, we always look forwards to the Maths Challenge and can’t wait to see how the Junior Challenge goes on the 1st of May.
Our Year 7’s had their group challenge on the 25th of February , two teams and four rounds of puzzles and problem solving – and a bit of running about remembering reflections! It was so much fun and both teams did brilliantly, but particularly our 7RUL group who managed to place third in the heat and will be representing Verulam in the finals next month!
Our annual celebration of our favourite irrational number Pi was on a Friday this year, 14th of March was Pi day and as usual we had a whole host of activities throughout the day. Digits 0-9 were hidden around the school to be brought to Bradshaw to get our own Pi decimal as long as possible, Year 11’s had some delicious round snacks (with very useful formulae for their exams!), we had a whole school challenge to find the biggest circle, and our very talented Year 9’s made some beautiful Pi drawings using their knowledge of constructions. As always we can’t wait to see what our students get up to next year.
Last but certainly not least, March 20th – what a busy day here in the Maths Department! The morning we had five of our brilliant Year 10 and 11 students completing the Olympiad and Kangaroo challenges after performing so well in the UKMT Challenge back in January. We had some fantastic questions this year, and for those who aren’t aware the Olympiad challenge is 2 hours long for 6 questions! A massive congratulations to Jacky Poon, Max Digweed, Mackenzie Fowler, Seb Skaanild and Tony Tung for taking part, it wasn’t easy but we can’t wait to see how you did!
Finally the afternoon was time for the Maths Feast, a fun educational challenge for Year 10 students which tests problem-solving and teamwork skills. Teams of four students tested their maths skills with an all-you-can-eat feast of problems. Both of our teams had a lot of fun with some really interesting challenges. Broken calculators, ribbons around boxes, and estimating how many bathtubs would you fill with how much you drink in a lifetime! Extra special shout out to 10X1’s team who placed in the top third out of everyone partaking!
Mx Moreland
Curriculum Enrichment
STEP Enrichment
CED saw year 7 welcoming the STEP team to enrich their understanding of Anglican Christianity. The day included various activities, ranging from fairtrade discussions and tasks, to raising questions about the existence of God and the importance of Jesus to Christianity. Our boys responded brilliantly to the workshops that were delivered, and most importantly, they showed true Verulam values in the form of respect for other people’s religious beliefs and perspectives. RE at Verulam encourages our boys to think deeply about the world around them and question the varying beliefs and religious practices that they learn about, in the spirit of Socrates who once said that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” The boys can now use their newfound knowledge and enhance their questioning as they continue investigating other religious worldviews in class.
Mr Curcic
CED – Macbeth
During CED, Year 10 students spent a day focused on Macbeth, one of their GCSE English Literature texts. By far, the best part of the day was the performance of Macbeth by The Globe Players, a travelling theatre company, who performed the key scenes and also broke out of character to analyse some of Shakespeare’s core language. The students were incredibly engaged as the text was brought to life for them in the school hall, and hopefully this helped with their understanding of the plot of the play.
Mrs Carr
Holi Celebrations
As we marked the end of winter, on Friday 14th March, year 7 celebrated Hindu Holi in its traditional form of throwing powdered, coloured paints at each other. The boys were aptly reminded of Krishna’s cheeky characteristics and thoroughly enjoyed running around and throwing paints, even at our beloved RE teachers! The afternoon was certainly full of cheer and joy, and we hope that as spring comes the same joy is carried through into our learning during the summer term.
Mr Curcic
British Science Week 2025
This past week, our school has been abuzz with excitement as we celebrated British Science Week 2025! The theme for this year, ‘Change and Adapt’, provided a fantastic opportunity for students to explore the impact of change in science and how living organisms and the environment must continuously adapt to survive.
The week began with thought-provoking assemblies led by our Director of Science, who introduced the theme by discussing the dramatic changes occurring in the Amazon Rainforest due to deforestation. Students learned how these environmental changes not only affect the biodiversity of the region but also have far-reaching consequences on the global climate. This important discussion highlighted the role science plays in understanding and addressing real-world challenges.
Beyond the assemblies, students had the chance to observe a range of engaging activities. One of the standout moments was the rat dissection, where students observed first-hand the internal anatomy of a mammal, deepening their understanding of biological structures and adaptations. The excitement continued in chemistry with an explosive demonstration, showcasing the power of chemical reactions and their role in understanding scientific change.
Adding a competitive element to the week, students took part in a Periodic Table treasure hunt around the school and using their knowledge of elements to win prizes. This fun and interactive challenge helped reinforce their learning in an enjoyable way.
British Science Week has been a fantastic success, sparking curiosity and enthusiasm across all year groups. A huge thank you to all students who participated with such enthusiasm. We look forward to seeing how this inspiration carries forward into our science lessons and beyond!
Mr Charmolky
National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week
Just before the February half-term break, the school marked National Apprenticeship Week, celebrating the value and opportunities apprenticeships provide. In selected PSHE lessons, we focused on raising awareness about apprenticeships as a valuable route into various industries. Activities included discussions about apprenticeship opportunities, the skills employers look for, and the benefits of learning while earning. Students also explored real-life success stories from apprentices in different fields.
In the first week back at school after the half term break, the school marked National Careers Week. In selected PSHE lessons, students participated in a range of activities designed to broaden their understanding of future career options. This included career-themed quizzes, and activities exploring job sectors and employability skills. Students had the opportunity to reflect on their strengths, interests, and potential career pathways.
Both weeks provided valuable insights into career planning and helped students consider their next steps with greater confidence.
Mr Lewis
Extra Curricular
Library Activities
World Book Day was celebrated with a week full of exciting activities including a Reading Bingo, The Masked Reader, Book Swap, Bookmark Competition, Starbooks Tasting and the World Book Day Bake Off!
The World Book Day Bake Off was very popular with the students, who had the opportunity to taste and vote for their favourite bake.
The votes are in…
Well done to our bake off winner Eddie C. year 10 with a Matilda inspired chocolate cake!
A massive well done to our runner up Callum A. year 7 with a very delicious and creative Diary of a Wimpy Kid cake!
Well done to our bookmark competition winners Leo DS. year 9 and Oscar K. year 7 and our runners up Tyler D. year 9 and Loui T. year 7.
To celebrate International Women’s Day in March, we held a reading challenge centred around books written by women and featuring strong female protagonists, aligning with this year’s theme of empowerment. Well done to everyone who took part and completed this reading challenge.
At the end of March, we launched the exciting ‘Arcade Challenge,’ inviting students to tackle various reading challenges to earn tokens. These tokens can be exchanged for awesome prizes—worth one, two, or five tokens each or saved up for a special 20-token prize! Best of all, any book counts! The challenge runs throughout April to celebrate National Arcade Day and to inspire students to see reading as a fun and exciting adventure.
There’s even more excitement coming in April. Get ready for an Easter scavenger hunt in the library and the launch of our new, ongoing reading-at-home initiative, ‘Read to Your Sibling’ with our new ‘Sibling Shelf’ ready for National Siblings Day!
Miss Pettitt
STEAM Club
Following the success of our miniature motorised go-karts our whole school STEAM club was fortunate to receive PTA funding to build a full size go-kart! Our students prepared a CAD version of the go-kart, planned the entire build and costed all the parts. We are excited that the wheels and the wood for the frame have arrived already!
In the mean time we have been working on a design for a F1 go-kart and building bridges too!
We look forward to sharing pictures of our full size go-kart in the summer term.
If your child would like to be involved in STEAM club, please come along to S3 on a Wednesday after school.
Mrs Cornmell, Mx Moreland and Mr Charmokly
Summer Term Clubs
Details of lunchtime and after school clubs and activities for the Summer term will shortly be available the school website by following the link here. All clubs will be starting again on the first week back in April.
Mr Toley
Sports Round-Up
It’s been a fantastic and action-packed month for the PE department! Please see the results table below for a full breakdown of everything that’s been happening.
We’re excited to share that both the Year 9 and Year 10 football teams are through to the district finals, and the senior football team is heading into their semi-final next week. We also have the Herts Year 7 Futsal Tournament and the Herts Year 7 Rugby Tournament happening before we break up for Easter.
In addition, we have an exciting title decider on the horizon, as our Year 7 basketball team faces off against the only other 100% win-rate side, Samuel Ryder, in what promises to be a thrilling league final.
We’re hopeful that in the next newsletter, we’ll be able to share some exciting news about silverware coming home!
Mr Errington
| Basketball | |||
| Team | Opponent | Result | Report |
| Boys-U13A | Sir John Lawes School | Won : 30 - 24 | |
| Boys-U12A | St Albans School | Won : 61 - 12 | |
| Boys-U12A | Aldwickbury School | Won : 28 - 16 | |
| Boys-U13A | Samuel Ryder Academy | Lost : 33 - 34 | |
| Football | |||
| Team | Opponent | Result | Report |
| Boys-U14A | St Albans School | Won : 2 - 1 | |
| Boys-U14A | Sandringham School | Draw : 3 - 3 | |
| Boys-U13A | Sandringham School | Draw : 2 - 2 | |
| Boys-U12A | Sandringham School | Lost : 1 - 2 | |
| Boys-U12B | Sandringham School | Won : 5 - 0 | |
| Boys-U13A | Samuel Ryder Academy | Lost : 1 - 6 | |
| Boys-U16A | Katherine Warington School | Won : 6 - 2 | |
| Boys-U12A | Samuel Ryder Academy | Won : 9 - 0 | Goals: Stewart(3), Kosh(2), Staples(3), Coffey MVP(s) Stewart |
| Boys-U15A | St Columba's College | Won : 7-5 (AET) | Goals: Coffey(3), Johnson(4) MVP(s) Johnson |
| Boys-U14A | St Columba's College | Won : 2 - 1 | Goals: Roache, Bustamante |
| Boys-U15A | Beaumont School | Won : 3 - 1 | Goals: Abdul-Rahman, Chow, Reed MVP(s) Abdul-Rahman |
| Boys-U13A | Simon Balle School | Lost : 1 - 5 | Goals: Whelan |
| Boys-U16A | Beaumont School | Lost : 0 - 1 | |
| Boys-U14A | Sir John Lawes School | Won : 1-0 (AET) | Goals: Smith MVP(s) Smith |
| Boys-U12A | Sandringham School | Lost : 0 - 2 | MVP(s) Kosh |
| Rugby 7s | |||
| Team | Opponent | Result | Report |
| Boys-U13A | Haberdashers' Elstree Schools | Lost : 10 - 20 | |
| Boys-U13A | Hertswood Academy | Won : 25 - 20 | |
| Rugby 10s | |||
| Team | Opponent | Result | Report |
| Boys-U12A | Berkhamsted School Boys-U12B | Lost : 2 - 5 | |
| Boys-U12A | Samuel Ryder Academy | Lost : 2 - 5 | |
| Rugby Union | |||
| Team | Opponent | Result | Report |
| Boys-U12A | St George's School, Harpenden | Lost : 5 - 65 | |
| Boys-U12A | Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School | Won : 25 - 10 | MVP(s) Stimpson |
Staff Updates
Introducing Ms Liu (Art) and Miss Braban (Sociology)
Ms Liu has studied Visual arts in Sydney College of the Art, Sydney University Australia and moved to London to further her studies in art therapy at Roehampton University and PGCE teacher training at Goldsmiths. Ms Liu past art work is mainly influenced by expressionist painting and she has also created short film and video projects. Some of her short films have been exhibited in art galleries in Australia and Brazil. Ms Liu has vast experience working in the professional arts industry in London such as Unicorn Theatre, Serpentine Gallery and Freshwater Theatre. This experience has given her invaluable knowledge to integrate to teaching art & design to students. Ms Liu is passionate about developing the next generation of talent and values the role of art history from all around the world.
Mrs. Braban began her teaching career at Beacon Academy in East Sussex, where she was a cover supervisor for P.E and Humanities, she then trained as a Social Science teacher, teaching Sociology, Criminology, and Humanities. She then moved to The English College in Dubai, where she taught Sociology and Psychology while also serving as Head of Houses. Most recently, Mrs. Braban was Assistant Curriculum Lead for Sociology and Psychology at Swakeleys School for Girls in West London, In addition to her teaching role, she was Assistant and Acting Head of Year 7 and has also assisted on a number of DofE expeditions.
Mrs. Braban will be leading the Sociology department, she is looking forward to bringing her experience and expertise to the department and getting involved in extracurricular activities at Verulam.
Events
Spring Production: Lord of the Flies
After a very successful Saturday rehearsal and many hours of lunchtime and after school rehearsals, we are eagerly awaiting the opening night of our upcoming Spring Production: Lord of the Flies on Thursday 27th March. The cast and crew have worked incredibly hard to bring the production to life and we’re very excited to welcome friends, family and guests.
There are still a few tickets available for the Friday performance via parentmail. These must be booked by 12pm on Friday 28th March to ensure you don’t miss out.
Mrs Tomlin
KS4 Options evening
Towards the end of last half term our Year 9 students had the opportunity to hear from our subject leaders about the many courses available to study in years 10 and 11.
It was great to see so many parents and carers in attendance and to hear from our passionate teachers proudly talking about their subjects. We are now in the process of timetabling all options and will confirm choices in the final half term.
Mrs A Cornmell
Culture Day
On Thursday 6th February, we held our first Culture Day to celebrate the range of cultures in our school community. The students embraced the opportunity to show their culture with pride by wearing cultural dress during the school day and exploring the different cultural backgrounds in their form. In lessons, teachers gave their lessons a ‘cultural steer’ in keeping with the day. This allowed for further discussion on cultural issues in a range of lessons. This event has allowed us to get to know our students better and for our students to get to know each other better. All in all, it was a very positive and interesting day.
Mrs Avery
Author Visit
This February, we had the pleasure of welcoming multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer to Verulam School. Year 7 and 8 students had the opportunity to hear about his career, the inspirations behind each of his books, and his personal challenges with reading and writing when he was younger. Tom shared how his passion for sports shaped his stories, which eventually led him to explore history and war in his writing.
He also hosted an exclusive workshop for a select group of students, offering them a unique opportunity for a deeper interaction with the author. During the session, they had the chance to ask plenty of questions, and even received autographs and photos with him!
Well done to those of you that completed his reading challenge and received a certificate from Tom himself!
Miss Pettitt
PTA Quiz Night
We are thrilled to share the success of our recent PTA Quiz Night! It was a fun-filled evening packed with laughter, friendly competition and an incredible sense of community spirit. A huge shout-out to our event organiser, Jenn Caminsky, our Quiz Master, Mr Bint and the incredible PTA volunteers, whose hard work and dedication made this event such a success.
We are proud to announce that £3000 was raised on the night, including a phenomenal donation for the Maths department from a very generous parent! This incredible total will go a long way in funding a number of important school requests, helping to enhance classroom experiences and provide valuable resources that directly benefit our students.
A big thank you to the families and staff who joined us for the evening. Your our support truly makes a difference. Here’s to more great community events and continued success in supporting our school. Stay tuned for what’s coming next!
Want to make a donation? There are a some items left on the Giving Tree that you can donate to. Please see below for what’s available and contact verulamschoolpta@gmail.com further details.
| Giving Tree Item | Department | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Guan Yu: Blood Brothers To The End (A Chinese Legend) (Graphic Myths and Legends) | History/Library | £6.93 |
| Jason: Quest For The Golden Fleece (A Greek Myth) (Graphic Myths and Legends) | History/Library | £8.51 |
| Scientific Calculators, pack of 30 | Maths | £104.45 |
| Core Maths Textbook | Maths | £44.49 |
| Home Kitchen Digital Scales x 2 | Food Technology | £18.00 |
| KS3 Football Match Ball | PE | £35.00 |
| KS4 Rugby Match Ball | PE | £50.00 |
| KS3 Rugby Match Ball | PE | £50.00 |
| Separating Funnel x 5 | Science | £115.00 |
| Potable Gas Burner | Science | £39.70 |
| 100ML Beakers, pack of 10 | Science | £31.20 |
| Bicarbonate of Soda, 3kg | Science | £9.00 |
| 25ML Reagent Bottle, pack of 10 | Science | £3.80 |
| 100ML Beakers, 10 pack | Science | £31.20 |
| 250ML Beakers, pack of 10 | Science | £35.20 |
| 100ML Measuring Cylinders x 10 | Science | £35.00 |
Verulam Cricket Club
To all Verulam School parents, staff and friends – New players needed!
- Friendly social cricket. For occasional, rusty and/or regular adult cricketers – and (if we’re short) their children! Not for complete beginners, sorry, but the emphasis is on “social”.
- Midweek summer evenings, May to July. 20/20 social format.
- We play at club and park venues in and around St Albans.
- You’ll need whites, but no need to buy equipment as we have a full kit bag.
- No minimum commitment, you could play all/most of the 10-12 fixtures, or just 1 or 2.
- A match fee covers costs, including a hot snack.
- Nets practice sessions in the spring.
- Interested? Please contact Matt Melling to join us or with any query: mattmelling@ntlworld.com 07785-374826
Coming Up
Thursday 27th March
Verulam Spring Production – Lord of the Flies
Friday 28th March
Verulam Spring Production – Lord of the Flies
Monday 31st March
Year 10 Music Trip
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh
Tuesday 1st April
Eid lunch
Wednesday 2nd April
Madrid Parents Information Evening – 6pm
Friday 4th April
Last day of term – school ends at 12.20pm
Monday 7th – Monday 21st April
Easter Holidays
Tuesday 22nd April
Inset day – no students in school
Wednesday 23rd April
All students return
Wednesday 23rd – Monday 28th April
Year 11 MFL Speaking Mocks
Monday 28th – April
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh
Tuesday 29th April – Friday 2nd May
Paris Trip
Tuesday 29th April
Year 11 GCSE PE moderation
Year 7 Lakes Parents Information Evening – 6pm
Drama Trip to the Abbey Theatre – 8pm
Wednesday 30th April
Senior District Sports
