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The Regents Review
Summer 2017
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WELCOME
Headteacher’s Welcome
GENERAL NEWS
Dear Parent
Welcome to the Summer 2017 edition of the
‘
Regents Review
’.
What a year it has been for not only Regents Park,
but also the nation. Never have we seen Education
play such a key role in the political agenda with
all of the political parties during the snap election
defending their stance. As with most state sector
schools we have certainly felt the pinch and
even though the secretary of state for education
announced extra funding for schools it appears
that the funding will be taken from other areas
of our budget. I am extremely proud of what we
achieve at Regents Park and again being nationally
recognised as in the top 10% of all schools proves
that we provide value for money and Regents
Park has the top rating within the department of
education efficiency indicator.
With all the academic success of the school and
as you can see from the newsletter the wealth of
opportunities, we have become a very popular
choice for parents. In light of this Southampton
City Council are facilitating investment in Regents
Park which will result in the school’s ability to
increase its PAN from 150 to 180. The investment
is intended to help the school with updating of the
buildings and amenities.
This is an image that you will see in and around
school and it sums up the vision for Regents Park.
In a turbulent year within this country and abroad
it was with
P
ride
that our students continue to
show
R
espect
in the way they respond to human
disaster.
The events such as Rock Challenge, X Factor, The
art/photography exhibition,
C
ommunity
Fete
and innovative teaching weeks demonstrate
our commitment to
C
reativity.
My vision for the
school next year is to continue to Challenge all
students to achieve better than they thought was
possible.
Finally, I wish all parents, community members,
staff and students a very restful, relaxing and safe
summer break.
Jonty Archibald
Headteacher
@regentsparkhead
Chair of Governors
As we reach the end of another
academic year, it is hard to
believe that at a year has gone
by!
Since I last wrote about who the
governors are on the governing
body, we have had some changes
in the membership. Alice
Wrighton and Lisa Wilson had
been on the board but left during
the year. We would all like to
thank them for their commitment
to Regents Park whilst they
were on the board. The current
governing body is made up of
twelve governors and they are:
Jonty Archibald, Head Teacher;
two Co-Operative Learning Trust
governors - Andy Withers and
Donna-Marie Janson; two parent
governors - Jon Greenacre and
Marcus Warder; five co-opted
governors – Ian Fielder, Dave
Davenport, Hayley Ryan, Claire
McGougan and Stephen Godwin
(who joined us in September
2016); one staff governor - Una
Rogers and myself as the Local
Authority governor and Chair of
Governors.
The associate governors
have remained and they are
Sam Barnes, Senior Deputy
Headteacher, Jim Henderson,
Deputy Headteacher and Carlene
Amos, Business Manager. We
have held two full governing
body meetings a term and you
can see the minutes for these on
the school’s website under the
‘Governors’ section.
It was lovely to see such a good
turnout for the Year 6 transition
parents’ evening this year.
Students who will be starting at
Regents Park Community College
in September attended the school
during the day and returned to
the school with their parents in
the evening. Refreshments were
served, a fashion show informed
parents of the required school
uniform and parents had the
opportunity to meet with key
staff who will be involved when
their child goes into Year 7.
Governors are always pleased
to be invited to attend events
during the year, for example,
Rock Challenge. This year,
Regents Park students took
their inspiration from ‘1984’ by
George Orwell and ‘Big Brother’
was key to their performance.
Regents Park won their heat in
Southampton and went on to
compete in the regional finals
held in Portsmouth, winning
several awards on the night.
Congratulations to all those
involved. As I write this, governors
are looking forward to attending
the ‘X Factor’ singing talent event
and the first ever Regents Park
fete. A fete on this scale has taken
a lot of organising and I hope the
weather holds!
Finally, I would like to wish you a
happy summer holiday and hope
the weather hold once school is
finished for the summer.
Beverley Higlett