Join us tomorrow afternoon for our Primary Support Surgery! 📚 A great opportunity for primary colleagues to get expert advice, hints and tips for their setting. 📅 Tuesday 25th Feb ⏰ 3:45pm - 5:00pm 📍 Chessbrook ESC, Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LJ

We're all set to welcome our Primary colleagues to our Primary Surgery this afternoon. Drop in from 3:45pm - 5:00pm to get some useful hints, tips, resources and not forgetting cake!

We are immensely proud to welcome back our ex-student and alumni, Tilly Conners, to Chessbrook! Tilly shared her journey, inspired our students and spoke about her career as a qualified plumber - perfect for celebrating Careers Week! 💪🔧

Our amazing Chessbrook staff fully embraced World Book Day last week! 📚✨ Their creativity brought stories to life and inspired our students to celebrate the magic of reading. A huge thank you to everyone who took part! #WorldBookDay

Thanks to our incredible AP providers for their Careers Week Sessions! Special mention to B1Z for organising fantastic Careers Week talks, including an inspiring session from Munnelly Group on the construction industry. Opportunities like these make a real impact!👏🔨

On Friday we celebrated Pi Day with exciting activities! Students found their birth dates in Pi’s digits, learned memory techniques to recall 3.1415926535... solved the Pentominoes Pi puzzle & baked delicious pies in Food! 🥧 A fantastic day of fun, learning & all things Pi!💡

This Spring Term, our staff have been incredible - donating generously to our food bank collection. We're proud to have supported families across Watford and the Watford Food Bank with essential supplies. Our commitment to the community goes far beyond the classroom!

𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 As the days get warmer & more of us are out walking, our staff organised a community litter pick along Ebury Way - helping to keep our local streets & green spaces looking their best. Small acts, making a big difference💚

Last Friday we wrapped up the term in style! From an inspiring STEM session with alumni Andrew Stenson & Adam from Creative Hutt x Amazon, to a well-being breakfast & a well earned takeaway treat students & staff. Finishing the term with energy, inspiration & a treat or two!

Another brilliant START event today bringing primary & secondary colleagues together 💬 A focus on sharing strategies & best practice to support students transition. Huge shoutout to our primary colleagues for the info sharing over recent months - collaboration at its finest! 🙌

📚 Top Tips for Managing Exam Stress 🧠 Support your young people through exam season with these practical, powerful strategies to boost confidence and reduce anxiety. 💪✨

With the warmer weather kicking in this week, here's some useful hints & tips for your revision & homework sessions! 💧 Hydrate - have a bottle on the desk 🧠 Taking short brain breaks 🌿 Getting fresh air at break times 🧹 Keeping your workspace tidy 🎯 Setting small goals

🎉 A lucky Chessbrook student received Saracens tickets for showing great resilience during the DofE expedition and full engagement in the 'Project Breakthrough' mentoring programme, delivered by Emily from the Saracens Foundation. Grateful for this inspiring partnership!

Brilliant to see our Year 11 students and their families so engaged in our apprenticeship workshop! A valuable opportunity to explore future career pathways and make informed choices together.

𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 📖 Last week we celebrated our Year 11s as they head into their final exams. They’ll always be part of our Chessbrook community & we look forward to welcoming them back for results day & awards evening.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 Join us for our Primary Support Surgery on Tuesday 10th June, 3:45–5:00pm at Chessbrook. ☕ Tea, cake & practical advice from our outreach & SEN teams. 📍 Scan the QR code to sign up!

Chessbrook💙Woodoaks Farm We continue to love our time down at Woodoaks Farm working on making wooden planters from reclaimed wood! 🪵 Fantastic life skills being learnt alongside Eco Ted & the team at Woodoaks. A great place to take learning outside the classroom! 🧑‍🌾

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗖𝗣𝗗💡 Staff CPD this half term spotlighted personal projects - an inspiring showcase of passion, insight & innovation. Brilliant work from the team, all driving forward the impact we make at Chessbrook. 👏

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗖 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟰/𝟮𝟱! 💬 Join us on 12th June, 3:45–5:30pm for Communication & Interaction led by our SENDCo. Jess King. Discover practical strategies to boost positive engagement in your classroom. 📍Sign up via the QR code on the flyer!

Students have been getting creative with blackout poetry! 📓 A simple activity that anyone can do to create new writing from texts that are already provided. With a few days left of half term, why not give it a go!