Alert today – Alive tomorrow.

The Road Safety Week was observed from Sunday, 5th  to Thursday, 9th May 2013,it was an innovative effort by the Students Voice Group of the Winchester School, student community has joined their hands to spread the awareness and messages to the parents on the need of Safe driving on roads and around the school premises. Truly appreciate the effort taken by the students and staff to reduce the number of road accidents by creating mass awareness. The SVGs, involving students from year 1 to Year 10 took the initiative, a first of its kind in our school, the students mainly focused on creating awareness among parents and students through posters competitions and special assemblies, objective of the assemblies were to share and carry the awareness messages to parents. Videos and presentations were compiled by the SVGs and shared during the registration time.

The Key Stage 3 students were in full vigour of celebrating The Road Safety Week , their enthusiasm has taken them to the next step of spreading awareness through parades with posters. Despite of the extreme heat outside during the school dispersal time , these students urged to spread messages with their lovely messages and awareness posters to mums and dads who had come to pick their children. We could see the sparkles of joy in the eyes of the parents, they were proud to see their children showing concerns for the community and for their family itself. This was indeed the icon of the week.

Winchester firmly believe that TOGETHER WE Can. Students are the best instruments for creating such awareness in parents, so let’s all live with their dreams.

Nirmal Rani- Head of Key Stage 3 (2012-2013)

　

 A word from one of our Winchester PD champions (This article was published in the Winchester PD News letter) 

The PD Programme in Winchester is designed to foster the personal and professional development of teachers, to enhance their teaching effectiveness and the effectiveness of students’ learning. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Head of PD, Mr. Rohan Roberts for his enthralling training sessions.

I am lucky that I enrolled myself for the Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers programme . We, the cohort-2, would wait eagerly for Thursday afternoons just so we could attend these trainings. We were enriched with the practical, theoretical and ICT learning experiences we had in an active learning environment. I wish I could bring back the great time I had with a great team and a great teacher, Mr. Roberts.

But I am thankful that the CPDs we have on Wednesdays are an ongoing process in Winchester. It’s wonderful to be part of the Winchester PD sessions. Teachers gain a lot through attending and conducting the PD sessions. Teachers have immense opportunities in Winchester; it’s the choice of the teacher to be a trainer or a trainee.

 

I have remarked that Winchester school is a platform for all the teachers who have a keen desire to enhance their teaching skills. I earlier discussed my desire to conduct a PD on Creative Displays and was encouraged enthusiastically. This gave me an opportunity to share my experience and to work with a wider team as there were teachers from both the secondary and primary. In April, I also led a PD for the Transport Department on the etiquettes and responsibilities of the drivers and conductors. This gave me a new experience of working with another department. The next PD I will be leading will be on Purposeful Play to Inspire Learning for the 21st Century Global Society.

It’s not only the teachers but our students too who benefit from these opportunities. Next week we have student-led ICT training for teachers, I am so excited to work with them as a co-facilitator. Winchester has groomed my career. I’m confident that I will continue to learn, explore and create a new spirit for education. - Nirmal Rani

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