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End of Term Farewells and Good Wishes
Categories: Principal's Blog
Some fond farewells and end of term message
Attendance
Categories: School News
It's been another great year for attendance at Lodge Park Technology College and yet again attendance across the school has improved.
July newsletter released
Categories: School News
The July newsletter is now available from the parent portal section. You can either view it in Yudu format (recommended) or PDF.
Changes to College Day Agreed
Categories: Principal's Blog
Following the consultation period, governors have now agreed changes to our college day to start in September 2010.
Going Vertical!
Categories: Principal's Blog
It's the weekend in the middle of a momentous fortnight at Lodge Park
Year 13 Formal
Categories: School News
The Year 13 students of 2010 had their 'Formal' on Saturday evening at the Best Western Rockingham Forest. This was a final chance for the students to relax and say goodbye now all their exams are over.
June newsletter released
Categories: School News
The June newsletter is now available our parent portal section. You can either view it in Yudu format (recommended) or PDF.
Anne Franklin wins East region teaching award
Categories: School News
Anne Franklin has won the Becta award for next generation learning in the East region today at a ceremony today in Bishop's Stortford. This means that she will now go through to the national final in London in October.
Lodge Park Student Council at the Achievement Show
Categories: Principal's Blog
LPTC students shared their ideas with teachers from across the UK at a major conference.
Achievement Show 2010 - Student Voice Questions
Categories: School News
15 June saw our Student Voice council present at the Achievement Show in London
Nomination for Parent Governors
Categories: School News
We will have four Parent Governor vacancies between now and 31st August 2010 to join our Governing Body from September 2010.
Consultation on changes to College Day
Categories: Principal's Blog
[updated] We are proposing some changes to our college day for next year - find out more and give your opinion.
Xcellence in Student Voice
Categories: Principal's Blog
Two great examples of Lodge Park students finding their voice.
New Uniform for September 2010
Categories: School News
Details of our new uniform and ordering are now available.
Spirit of Corby Awards
Categories: Principal's Blog
We are really pleased to see that two of our students have been nominated for Spirit of Corby Awards
Be safe at lunchtime
Categories: School News
We have high expectations for the way our students act in the local community.
Update on changes for September
Categories: Principal's Blog
There are a number of important changes at college from September - this is a brief summary for Parents
Teaching Award Update
Categories: School News
It's a real pleasure to report that Mrs Franklin has now progressed to the regional finals for the Teaching Awards.
Spring newsletter and newsletters section change!
Categories: School News
The Spring newsletter is now available and the newsletter section gets a redesign!
Rounding up a busy week
Categories: Principal's Blog
News on Arts, House names and other business in a hectic start to May
Uniform Update
Categories: School News
New uniform guidelines for the remainder of the academic year 2009-2010
Lodge Park Innovation Recognised in US
Categories: Principal's Blog
Our innovative use of computer gaming technology to build confidence in Music lessons has captured the imagination of some American colleagues.
Gordon Brown (& Elvis) @Lodge Park
Categories: Principal's Blog
We had a couple of quite strange days preparing for hosting an election rally at Lodge Park on Saturday 24th April
How do you make sure EVERY student has mentoring EVERY week?
Categories: Principal's Blog
We were pleased to welcome Ed Fitzpatrick headteacher of Cherry Willingham Community School in Lincoln and some of his students to share their experiences of having mixed-aged tutoring.
Please Vote for Us
Categories: School News
Lodge Park Technology College is through to the final for a Promethean Interactive White Board competition.
Soul Band Blog
Categories: Principal's Blog
A new entry in the Soul Band Blog features the first Lodge Park TV broadcast!
Teaching Award
Categories: Principal's Blog
It's a real pleasure to report that our Director of Specialism, Mrs Franklin had a visit from the assessors from the Teaching Awards today.
Student Voice present at National ICT Conference [updated]
Categories: Principal's Blog
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Our student council have successfully presented at a national schools conference.
Mixed Age Tutor Groups - 2
Categories: Principal's Blog
To try out how mixed-age tutor groups at Lodge Park might operate in practice we have had a pilot group working for several weeks now. This is the second installment of their blog.
Parent test users wanted
Categories: School News
We are looking for a group of parents to test our Online Reporting System which gives you information about your child's attendance, behaviour, achievement and reporting data online.
Youth Parliament Elections
Categories: Principal's Blog
Voting is underway for the Youth Parliament Elections
Corby Women's Theatre Group and Shout! Youth theatre invite you to a performance
Categories: School News
Mixed Age Tutor Groups
Categories: Principal's Blog
We've now started a pilot mixed age tutor group in college and they will report back to everyone on how well it is working.
Motor-vation
Categories: Principal's Blog
Really pleased to see our students in the ET for the Motor-vation project
Shaping the NHS
Categories: Principal's Blog
Last week our students were speaking up about the Health Service.
Uniform!
Categories: Principal's Blog
Thank you to everyone who answered the poll on uniform, I'm pleased to announce that our governors have considered it and agreed a decision.
Student Voice
Categories: Principal's Blog
Text messages have begun to come in for the student council to discuss...
School website improvements and changes
Categories: School News
The changes and improvements to the school website are now complete.
Music in the news
Categories: Principal's Blog
A great article in the Evening Telegraph about music in schools features Lodge Park
Cutting Edge Technology
Categories: Principal's Blog
Last week we were invited by Microsoft to present our work using their new email system “Live@Edu” and how we make it work within Moodle, our virtual learning environment.
Difficult Weather!
Categories: Principal's Blog
It would be difficult to do the blog this week and talk about anything except that snow...
Categories: Principal's Blog
One negative thing at the end of term related to something very much outside of college – Facebook.
Closure
Categories: Principal's Blog
Sincere apologies for the need to close college part way through our last day of term due to the snow.
End of Term Events 09
Categories: Principal's Blog
Whilst we did try to get as much as possible into the end of term newsletter, there were still a few things in the last days of term that deserve a mention.
School closure - 18th December
Categories: School News
Due to the snow conditions the school will be closing and students will be sent home throughout the morning.
Lodge Park in the Lead!
Categories: Principal's Blog
Lodge Park staff and students feature in a video about a new programme from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Citizenship, Enterprise & Ecology
Categories: Principal's Blog
Last week was a real mix of great stories about young people at Lodge Park contributing to, and learning from the world outside.
Amendment to calendar
Categories: School News
We have changed the date of the Year 11 parent's consultation and Year 7 parent's consultation. Please read inside for details.
Children In Need Total
Categories: Principal's Blog
Two pieces of excellent news - one about achievement, one about charity
Tell us your ideas on uniform by SMS message
Categories: Principal's Blog
Send a text message to our polling number
An invitation to share opinions on uniform for the college
Categories: Principal's Blog
We will be showing some samples from uniform suppliers to get feedback from parents on the 3rd December in the evening.
Student Voice Blog
Categories: Principal's Blog
This isn't the only blog at Lodge Park, the Student Council has one too...
Maths Challenge!
Categories: Principal's Blog
Congratulations to our team that took part in the Senior Team Maths Challenge on the 4th November.
The Votes Are In!
Categories: Principal's Blog
The online poll on what our ambition should be for every student at Lodge Park is now closed and many thanks to everyone (staff, parents & students) that shared their opinion.
What should our ambitions be for everyone at Lodge Park?
Categories: Principal's Blog
A chance for you to have their say on what our ambitions ought to be for everyone at Lodge Park
Term Dates
Categories: School News
The term dates for the years 2009 - 2010 and 2010 - 2011 have been released.
Microsoft Innovative Teachers
Categories: Principal's Blog
It was a real pleasure to welcome Stuart Ball from Microsoft today to look round Lodge Park and meet with some of our staff to talk about innovative use of ICT in the classroom.
New College Prospectus
Categories: School News
The new College prospectus is now available to be viewed online.
Higher Education Parent Information Evening
Categories: School News
Parents of Year 13 students are invited to come to school for an information evening on Thursday 8 October at 6.30pm.
Expect Cannonfire!
Categories: Principal's Blog
On Thursday 8th October there will be the sound of cannon fire coming from the college grounds. Local residents have no need to be concerned however!
Phil Hope MP Visit
Categories: Principal's Blog
There was a general theme of democracy and participation about this week both with the visit of our MP Phil Hope and meeting with our Student Council
A Busy Week
Categories: Principal's Blog
It's been a busy week at Lodge Park, with everyone hard at work and the European Day of Languages on Friday.
European Day of Languages
Categories: Principal's Blog
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This coming Saturday (26th September) is the European Day of Languages which we will be celebrating in college at assemblies all week and using as a theme in lessons on Friday.
Open Evening, Guided Tours and Aptitude Assessment
Categories: School News
Open Evening, Guided Tours and Aptitude Assessment information for students wishing to apply for a place at the College
Year 8 London Reward Trip
Categories: School News
On the Wednesday 15th July 49 students from year 8 visited London the visit was arranged as a reward for the students who had worked extremely hard all year.
Fresh starts
Categories: Principal's Blog
Amidst all the smiles and good intentions at the start of a new college year, it's really important we focus on regular, consistent attendance as a foundation for success.
Welcome back for the new term
Categories: Principal's Blog
It’s a pleasure to welcome everyone back after what I hope was a great summer break ready for a new term.
2010 Admissions: Open Week Events
Categories: School News
If you're interested in applying for a place at Lodge Park next year we'd like to invite you to attend either our open evening or one of a number of visits.
Celebrating Exam Success
Categories: Principal's Blog
This week and last week saw those annual rituals – results days.
GCSE Results
Categories: School News
Lodge Park Technology College is pleased to announce great GCSE results for 2009. The percentage of students achieving five or more Grades of A*-C has risen to our best figure yet of 72%, an increase of 2% on 2008.
AS & A2 Exam Results
Categories: School News
The Year 12 and 13 results came into school today. Follow the link to read the press release.
Leadership Team for the new year
Categories: Principal's Blog
Looking forward to 2009/10 we've now confirmed our leadership team for the year ahead.
Getting involved in decisions
Categories: Principal's Blog
The comments from the students to last week's post really underline just how important things like school uniform are to people!
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