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The Regents Review
Spring 2017
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WELCOME
Headteacher’s Welcome
GENERAL NEWS
Welcome to the Spring 2017 edition of the
Regents Review. In re-reading the Spring edition
2015 of the Regents Review there is a sense of
deja vu. Again we celebrate our success of the
Rock Challenge team winning their heat, good
luck to them in the final on the 27th April in
Portsmouth. I am also very pleased to announce
that Regents Park has been nationally recognised
for its exceptional 2016 performance.
Educational outcomes data analysis has shown
that the school is in the top 10% of schools
nationally for progress. This is the third year in a
row that the school has been recognised, quite
an achievement! The SSAT Chief Executive said
‘We know how hard teachers work to ensure
the success of every child. SSAT’s Educational
Outcomes award recognises the professionalism,
commitment and hard work of the leaders,
teachers and students at Regents Park’. Our
thoughts are now on ensuring the current Year 11
perform as well this year and I wish them the very
best with their exams that will commence shortly
after the Easter break.
As you can see this has been a very busy term,
one of my highlights was accompanying the
students over half term to Barcelona. It was a real
privilege to see how amazing our students are not
only in school but outside of school.
Finally, I would like to wish all of our community a
very happy and restful Easter break
Jonty Archibald
Headteacher
@regentsparkhead
Let’s Get
Political: Year
11 Girls Take
Part in BBC
Show
In March ex-student and current
BBC reporter, Emma Vardy,
visited Regents Park Community
College to discuss feminism in
the 21st Century. As part of a
feature for BB2’s Daily Politics
show, she interviewed Year 11
girls about their aspirations and
whether they thought sexism
was an issue in education and
the workplace.
The girls spoke confidently
about gender sterotyping
and their plans for the future.
Unafraid to speak out, the girls
were adamant that employment
should be gained on the basis
of ability, rather than gender,
with some arguing against
positive discrimination. It seems
that not only do Regents Park
girls have high expectations for
their future, they do not want
any special consideration. They
simply want equal rights, equal
opportunities and equal pay.
And quite rightly so!
The discussion was broadcast
on BBC 2’s on Wednesday
8th March to coincide with
International Women’s Day.