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September 2020 Transition

We look forward to welcoming our new Year 7 students in to school on Wednesday 2nd September 2020.

The current Coronavirus restrictions have unfortunately meant that we have been unable to invite you in to school for our normal Transition events. However, we have been lucky enough to spend time with the majority of you in previous years in our many primary school activities, so most of you will already be familiar with the school and many of the teaching and support teams. We have put together a short School Tour video to remind you of the main areas of our Box Lane site. Click here to watch this.

Our 2020-21 Year 7 Student Guidance and Form Tutor team, the people who will be responsible for your care, welfare and academic progress throughout your time at CHS, are:

Miss C Blundred	Year 7 Guidance Team Leader	I am looking forward to welcoming you all to Congleton High School. I hope you will all be very happy here with us and I will do my best to help and support you throughout your time at our school. Having taught Music at CHS for 20 years, I have a pretty good idea of how fantastic the school is. I hope that you are excited about joining us and making the most of the wonderful opportunities that will be available to you. I know things may be a little strange to begin with and there will be lots of challenges that you will have to face but, having been a Head of Year for many years, I hope you will come to me with any problems or concerns. I hope you have a lovely summer and I will see you in September.
Mrs L Darling	Deputy Headteacher	My name is Mrs Darling and I am also new to Congleton High School. I will be joining as Deputy Headteacher in September and I am really looking forward to welcoming you to the school. I know you will have lots of things you may be worried about as you leave your primary school, but you will be very well looked after by all of the other students and staff at Congleton. Starting Year 7 is a really exciting time for you and there are lots of new friends and memories to make. I hope that you enjoy your summer and I really look forward to meeting you all soon.
Miss L Franks	Student Support Services Team Leader/Deputy Safeguarding Lead	Hello everyone, my name is Miss Franks and I am the Pastoral Support Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Lead at CHS and very much look forward to meeting you in person when we start back in school next term. Moving up to high school means lots of changes and my team of learning mentors and I will be here to support you to make your transition as smooth as possible.
Mr M Calogirou	Year 7 Form Tutor	Hello, my name is Mr Calogirou and I have been teaching Design and Technology at CHS for 8 years. I know it has been a very different year to normal however I am looking forward to welcoming you to the school and helping you start on the next part of your journey at CHS.
Miss A Hark	Year 7 Form Tutor	Hello Year 6, I hope you are all feeling well, my name is Miss Hark and I teach Geography. I am really looking forward to meeting you all come September and thought I should let you all know a little more about me. Aside from teaching Geography, I enjoy taking my dog, Miley the Doberman, on long walks, I also love baking (my ‘signature bake’ being a lemon drizzle cake), I do try to go to the gym at least three times a week and I am still a keen ballet and ballroom dancer. If I am not doing any of the above, then you will probably find me trying my best to play rugby with my two nephews. I cannot wait to meet you all!
Miss L Harrison	Year 7 Form Tutor	Hi Year 6, I am Miss Harrison and I teach English. I am looking forward to meeting you all and helping you to get settled in at Congleton! In my spare time, I enjoy going on long walks with my dog, baking sweet treats and reading crime fiction. Stay safe and I will see you in September!
Dr L Jones	Year 7 Form Tutor	Hi Year 6, I am Dr Jones and I teach Science. I am very much looking forward to meeting you all in September. I love to teach Science because it is all around us, from the galaxies above to the volcanoes rumbling on the sea bed. In my spare time, I like to walk across the Cheshire countryside with my two dogs. I also regularly volunteer for my local hospice and take part in fundraisers. Over the years I have completed a sky dive, abseil, walk across fire, half marathon and trekked across the Sahara desert to help raise money for them.
Miss M Rios de Penny	Year 7 Form Tutor	Hola Year 6, my name is Señora Penny. I teach Spanish, which is my native language. I am originally from Argentina and have been living in England for 27 years. Previously I have taught at both Castle and Black Firs Primary Schools as well as fulfilling my duties at Congleton High School. I am looking forward to meeting you all in the new academic year. So, start practicing Spanish!!!!
Miss T Stacey	Year 7 Form Tutor	Hola Year 6! My name is Señorita Stacey and I teach Spanish. I am looking forward to meeting you all in September. I love teaching Spanish because it has given me many opportunities to work and travel in Spain. I enjoy drama and music, so make sure you're ready for some role plays in Spanish along with listening to Spanish music.
Mr A Watkins	Year 7 Form Tutor	Hello Year 6. I am Mr Watkins and I have the pleasure of being a Year 7 form tutor in September. I have been teaching Design and Technology and PE at Congleton High School for 16 years and love the school. I look forward to meeting you all and starting you on your secondary school journey.