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Sele Newsletter April 2025
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Sele's Back to Netball 'Monday Mavens' hold their first friendly
Under the direction of their super coach, Sarah, The Sele School's Back to Netball group - now known as the 'Monday Mavens' held their first friendly match this week, playing the Queen Bees.
Sarah writes: 'What a fabulous end to the Spring term!!! A match against the Queen Bees Back to Netball team was our first friendly match and it was fab fun. It was a very evenly matched game full of interceptions, great footwork, perfect passages of play through the court and goals to finish!!! The Monday Mavens just pipped the Queen Bees winning 14-12. Everyone enjoyed it and there’s already talk of a rematch! Please come and join our friendly team for a Monday evening social game of netball. No previous experience required!'
Students attend Modeshift Stars National Awards at the Royal Society
On Thursday 27 March, four students and two members of staff attended the Modeshift Stars National Awards at the Royal Society in central London. The Sele School had been nominated as National Secondary School of the Year for our Travel Plan after being named as both the Hertfordshire Secondary School of the Year and the East Of England Secondary School of the Year 2024 - 2025.
We were very proud to be one of only five secondary schools nationwide to be nominated for the National Award and of the excellent presentation delivered by our students, which focused on the Breathe Clean Project we worked on with East Herts Council.
Modeshift Stars National Awards Event - 27 March 2025
VE Day 80 Celebration in Hertford - Thursday 8 May 2025
Deputy Lieutenants visit Sele
On Wednesday 12 March we were delighted to host Hertfordshire Deputy Lieutenants DL Marion Brown; DL Karen Trew; DL Kate Belinis and DL Akhtar Zaman at The Sele School. They came to look at and meet the wonderful Sele staff and pupils from Bayford Primary taking part in the Airbus We Will Build it Better programme.Deputy Lieutenants of Hertfordshire meet Bayford Primary pupils taking part in Airbus We Will Build it Better
Hertfordshire County Schools Dance Festival
On Thursday 13 March Dance Students from The Sele School took part in the Hertfordshire County Schools Dance Festival at St Albans Arena. They performed a piece choreographed by our Dance Teacher, Mrs Laura Calaz, which was based on the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Sele School at the Hertfordshire County Schools Dance Festival - March 2025
New residents
Have people noticed that we have some new residents in Blakemore Manor in the form of a series of fabulous sculptures depicting the life of an osprey from an egg in the nest through to a magnificent adult. Osprey Lake in Panshanger Park is so named because during their annual migration an osprey is occasionally spotted there - but catching sight of the real thing is a question of good luck and lots of patience.
We thank Claire Pullen of Hertfordshire Health Walks for sending us these photos of two of the new series of sculptures.
Details of Health Walks, some of which start in Sele Farm, can be found on our website by following this link.
Congratulations to Angie
We would like to congratulate Angie Chabauty, a very talented member of The Sele School staff. Angie responded to the call to all artists and designers to enter their work for the Hertford Regional College Open Exhibition 2025 and had two pieces chosen to hang in the prestigious David Gentleman Gallery.
Art Exhibition at the David Gentleman Gallery 2025
Angie said: 'My art work was chosen to be viewed by the public in The David Gentleman Gallery. It was the first time I have ever entered my art work into a competition; I hope this will inspire other artists to do the same.'
Mayor's Writing Competition
In the February Newsletter, we congratulated Joseph and Dani on being the winner and highly commended (respectively) in the Mayor's writing competition on the theme of 'Hertford's Magical Rivers' Age 11 - 14 category. Today we offer further congratulations to them both on their excellent performances in reading their moving and highly imaginative stories to a large and very attentive crowd at the Mayor's 'Cherish Hertford' event held at Hertford Castle yesterday.
February Newsletter
A big thank you to all of our contributors for a very entertaining and interesting Newsletter - some light reading for February Half Term.
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Short Story Competition
The English Department are running a House Competition short stories on the theme of Hertford's Magical Rivers should be submitted by 30 January. Full details on the poster.
December Newsletter
Please find our December Newsletter below - with a big thank you to all contributors.
December Flyer
Once again we thank the Hertford and Ware Flyer for their continued support of The Sele School; in the December issue there is an article about the very welcome re-formation of FOSS - Friends of Sele School.
October Newsletter
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Hertford & Ware Flyer
Turn to page 19 of the November edition of the Hertford & Ware Flyer for an article about The Sele School.
Hertford Regional College Art Exhibition
If you are an artist and want to share your work with a wider audience, why not consider entering the Hertford Regional College Open Art Exhibition 2025 - see poster for details.
GCSE Dance Students visit Middlesex University
In November a group of GCSE Dance Students, accompanied by their teacher, Ms Calaz, visited Middlesex University for a day-long experience of what dance would be like in higher education and to learn about career opportunities in the world of dance.
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Cultural Food Market
On the final Friday of the half term, Sele celebrated with a Cultural Food Market with 16 different cultures represented by staff, students and parents. The event was planned by our School Council who can be justifiably proud of this community celebration. We look forward to more events from the School Council as the year progresses.
Hertfordshire Space Sector
We were pleased to be referenced in a recent Hertfordshire County Council press release regarding the Space Sector in Hertfordshire. The county joined the global celebration of World Space Week 2024 which took place from 4 to 10 October and highlighted the fact that we are home to several leading research institutions plus space and defence companies that lead the way in space exploration and climate science.
The Sele School gets a mention in the HCC article because it is part of the 'We Build it Better' programme promoted by Airbus as part of it's UK Space Accelerator programme, delivered under it's Community for Space Prosperity (CUSP) initiative. This is a programme that has been shown to have multiple benefits for Students who participate and The Sele School is proud to be the first UK school to join.
The Moon, Venue and Jupiter align over Sele - February 2023; photo by Matt Martin
MP for Hertford - Josh Dean - visits Sele School
We were delighted to welcome Josh Dean MP and East Herts and Hertford Town Councillor Carolyn Redfearn to The Sele School. The Headteacher had a wonderful meeting with both of these representatives of local and national government, discussing ambitious plans and the bright future for the school.
Sele School visits Westminster
On Wednesday 11 September a small delegation from The Sele School visited the Houses of Parliament to meet politicians with an interest in education, training and skills. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the innovative partnership Sele has forged with Airbus, which has resulted in the opportunity for Sele students to take part in the 'We build it better' programme, a step on the way to solving the skills gap.
The Sele delegation consisted of the Headteacher, Chris Quach with Assistant Headteacher (and Head of Sixth) Sam Burgess and Year 11 Student Holly, who spoke with great confidence to a number of key individuals.
Young Film makers in the News
A team of young film makers from Sele, who scored a stunning success in a National competition, are in the local news. Please follow the link to read the In Your Area article.British Cycling - Free Taster Session 12 August
We are delighted to be hosting a free taster session for British Cycling on Monday 12 August - no previous competitive experience is required but you must book in advance. All aged 7 - 14 years are welcome - to book please scan the QR code in the poster or follow this link.
Summer Newsletter
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Art in the Underpass
Art in the subway reaches its 5-year milestone
We are so pleased to have been asked to contribute again to Hertfordshire county councils Art in the subway scheme. This year it reached its 5-year milestone and the work submitted was as ever spectacular.
The official opening took place on Thursday the 11th of July with representatives for the council along with the talented students of Sele, Simon Balle and Richard Hale.
We were exceptionally proud to have had work included from our students, Eve Dempsey, Jessica Lee, Keira Bryan and Tahlia Greaves
You can find the work displayed in the London road subway, Hertford.
Dance Exhibition at The Sele School
Parents and teachers were treated to a dazzling display of Dance in an end-or-term Exhibition held on 9 July. Students hard work and creativity shone through as they put on a virtuoso show, which was greatly enjoyed by all who attended.
Dance and choreography at The Sele School
For the Year 6 into 7 Transition Evening, some of our Year 10 Dance Students performed a piece that they had choreographed with our Dance Teacher, Laura Calaz. The piece was based on the famous WH Auden poem; Stop all the Clocks.Yarnbombing for Pride
Please see below the appeal for bunting 'flags' so we can 'yarnbomb' the school's Arboretum Area for our annual Pride Celebrations - any contributions to Ms Coyle please.
Hertford Town Council celebrate D Day
Hertford Town Council, in collaboration with the local Cadets will be celebrating D Day at Hertford Castle on Thursday 6 June at 8.00pm
Sele Newsletter - May 2024
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History Trip to Belgium 2024
Exploring the trenches and cemetery at Hooge Crater and Hill 62 Sanctuary Woods on day one of their History Trip to Belgium.
On 23 May 2024 young historians from The Sele School attended the moving ceremony held nightly at the Menin Gate, Ypres, to commemorate the many fallen British and Commonwealth Soldiers whose graves are unknown.
Visit from award winning choreographer
It was a special Friday for aspiring students of dance at The Sele School, when they had an exciting opportunity to meet an Olivier Nominated choreographer, Julia Cheng. Winner of the 2022 Stage Debut Awards, Julia was also nominated for the 2022 Olivier Award (Best Theatre Choreography).
As Creative Director of House of Absolute, she created the dance work Warrior Queens which premiered at Sadler's Wells in London in May 2022.
Hertford & Ware Flyer
Once again thanks to the Hertford & Ware Flyer for their support of the school with a May edition article about the fund raising efforts of Mr Hughes and Mr Gallacher, which culminated in successful completion of the London Marathon. Follow the link for details of the fund raising journey that culminated in their Marathon effort.
Hertford & Ware Flyer - May Edition
Gardening Club
Members of the Gardening Club were excited to spot a wren's nest when tidying the greenhouse. Great care was taken not to disturb the nest and the eggs have now hatched.
Hertford and Ware Flyer April 2024
We thank the Hertford and Ware Flyer for the article in their April magazine regarding Careers teaching at Sele - please follow the link to the current edition.
Sele Newsletter - March 2024
We are delighted to bring you our March 2024 Newsletter - please click anywhere on the image below to read all the latest from The Sele School.
DSPL Newsletter
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Dance Trip to Sadlers Wells Theatre
A highlight of the Spring Term for our GCSE Dance students was a trip to Sadler's Wells Theatre to see Wayne McGregor's 'UniVerse'. The students greatly enjoyed the opportunity to see live professional dance in a production that is an exhilarating collaboration of dance, sound and technology.
Sele Community Day - 30 March 2024
