Sky Sports Living for Sport Event
Sky mentor, Mike Mullen (former World BMX Champion), ran a series of sessions for a group of Year 10 and 11 girls on Tuesday 9th November 2010... > Read

Gold Standard
Sawyers Hall College is delighted to announce that it has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Standard...
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Primary School Menus
Sawyers Hall College would like to announce the new menus for St. Thomas of Canterbury School... > Read

£825 Raised for Charity
On the 27th April, a number of year 10 students hosted a charity dinner as part of their BTEC course, to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer... > Read

Sawyers Hall Winners!
Sawyers Hall College are the Mid Essex Under 16 Rugby Champions after a thrilling fightback from being 12 – 7 down at half time ... > Read

Indian Feast
The Key Stage 3 Let’s Get Cooking Club created an amazing Indian feast for their 2010 Cookathon on Tuesday 16th March. > Read

Business Accountancy
A Level Business and Yr11 GCSE Business students took part in an Accountancy Master Class ... > Read

Year 10 Business Cafe
Yr10 Business BTEC students planned and ran a Chocolate Café for several lunch times as part of their BTEC course... > Read

Specialist College Launch
On Wednesday 17th March our Year 7 & Year 8 students along with Year 5 students from our Partner Primary Schools took part in a range of health related activities as part of our Specialist College Launch event. > Read

Creative Writing Workshop
To celebrate World Book Day on 4th March, local author, Peter Inson, was invited to lead Creative Writing Workshops with students from Years 7, 8 and 9 > Read

Animation Day
Art club enthusiasts from years 7 to 9 were recently invited to take part in an animation workshop day in college, led by Anglia Ruskin University > Read

£1000 raised for Cancer Charity
Yr13 A Level Business students have been extremely busy organising a number of events to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust > Read

Over £600 Raised for Cancer Research UK
.A few months ago you may have read an article about the year 13 business class and the work they have been doing for charity.
For their coursework project, they had to raise money for Cancer Research UK. It can now be revealed that they have successfully managed to make over £600 for the charity!> Read

Ski USA 2009
During Easter 2009, 48 students from across the College were accompanied by 5 members of staff on the annual ski trip. This year’s trip was a bit different though as the group decided against the usual trip to Italy and instead spent the week skiing in Stowe, Vermont. > Read

Presentation to Mr Terry Reynolds
On Tuesday 12th May, Head Boy, Calum Mayne and Head Girl Rose Trehern presented a number of gifts including a photograph and certificate on behalf of the College Council to Mr Terry Reynolds> Read

Shared Music Making with Daisy Cottage Residents
On Tuesday 5th May ten Year 10 GCSE music students hosted a visit from the residents of Daisy Cottage, a supported adult community adjacent to the college site on Sawyers Hall Lane. As an opening, the five visitors, each of whom was accompanied by a carer, were entertained by a performance from the students. > Read

Diploma Taster Day
A Taster Day for the Construction and the Built Environment Diploma was hosted by Sawyers Hall College on Wednesday 29th April to give year 9 students from schools across Brentwood, a chance to learn about the innovative new course. Students from Shenfield High School and St. Martin’s School joined with our students to gain an insight into the theory and practical work involved in this new qualification, which is worth seven GCSEs (grades A* to C), and to learn about related career opportunities.> Read

Doing Something Funny for Money
“Do Something Funny for Money” was the slogan for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day 2009 and Sawyers Hall College hosted a number of great events and raised an amazing £961. Fund raising events included; staff Bush Tucker Trials, college dress-up, non-uniform, cake sales, face painting, sponsored events and many more. > Read

Press Release
Latest News: Please use the link below to access press statements and current information on the proposed partnership between Shenfield High School and Sawyers Hall College> Read

Putting Children First
It is deeply disappointing to me that the local media have chosen to suggest that Sawyers Hall College is in peril and could close based on no significant evidence whatsoever. Yes, it is true that our intake numbers are low and we have been in discussion with the Local Authority about this situation for some time. > Read

A Level Business Class Charity Event
The College’s A level Business class organised a number of charity events around the school as part their business course. The group were assessed on the way that they planned and managed the events, as well as their handling of business fundamentals such as finance, marketing and production. > Read More

First Student Leadership Conference
The first conference of the newly-elected Sawyers Hall College student leadership council took place on Tuesday 27th January 2009, involving almost 80 students, representing each year, staff members and Headteacher, Mr Stephen Capper. > Read More

Assemblies for Shakespeare
“Some 400 years after they were written, Shakespeare’s plays are read and studied with undiminished interest all over the world, with every culture bringing its own distinctive perspective to his work. > Read More

Year 9 Drama Workshops
Why choose to study drama at GCSE?
Lesley Williams from Basildon Youth Theatre (BYT) led several two hour sessions for all year 9 students which addressed this question. As well as focusing on the many benefits of studying drama. > Read More

Senior Awards Evening
Head students, Calum Mayne and Rose Trehern, introduced the evening, which began with a musical interlude performed by Jemma Fowler, Amy Lambert and Sara Rayment.
Awards were presented by Neil Bates, Chief Executive of Prospects College to students who gained GCSE, DiDA, BTEC, AS Level and A Level qualifications last year.> Read More

Australian Football Teams Visit Sawyers Hall College
Waverley College, from New South Wales Australia visited Sawyers Hall College during their summer holiday tour and played football against our Year 11 and our Sixth form teams. Waverley is a private school for boys and the teams are touring England and Scotland > Read More

Video Conferencing Competition
Several Year 8, gifted and talented students were selected to participate in a video conferencing competition, which was organised by Essex County Council. Sawyers Hall College took part in the second heat > Read More

Vicious Circle
Four young actors from Ape Theatre gave an energetic performance to the Year 7 students and Year 10 Drama students.
Vicious Circle, written by Matt Allen & Andrew Mulquin, is set in a modern school and shows how four friends support each other through various problems as well as discovering how dangerous traffic can be – not only the threat of road accidents but also the risks that cars pose to the environment. > Read More

The Eagle Has Landed!
Eagle Heights Wildlife Park and Bird of Prey Centre brought a variety of birds during a recent visit. Students from Sawyers Hall College, as well as Larchwood and St. Peter’s Primary Schools were introduced to several of the birds and then watched as each bird in turn flew across the hall – centimetres above their heads. > Read More

Success!
Sawyers Hall College has recorded its best GCSE results for six years. With a 14 percent increase in the pass rate since 2006, the number of students achieving five or more A* to C grades has risen to over 51 percent. > Read More

Appointment of Stephen Capper as Head
The Governing Body of Sawyers Hall College are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Stephen Capper as Headteacher of Sawyers Hall College effective from 1st September 2008.
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Construction and the Built Environment
The launch of the Construction and the Built Environment diploma took place last Thursday. The event was attended by a number of local businesses together with the Mayor of Brentwood

Students See Stars!
Students were seeing stars at a recent event arranged by Mrs Lebow and the Science Department.> Read More

CC4G Girls Get Animated!
Models of body parts and animals, flexible figures and Plasticine were just some of the materials that the CC4G girls had at their disposal to create animated videos. > Read More

Students Raise Funds for 7-year Old Maya
Compassionate Sawyers Hall College students were so touched by the Romford Recorder’s story about a 7 year old girl’s fight for life that they decided to raise funds to help send her to America for treatment. > Read More

Modern Myth Performance
Year 10 GCSE Drama Students ‘Modern Myth’ Performance
On Thursday 13th March, 21 year 10 GCSE drama students from Sawyers Hall College performed their Modern Myth plays for pupils in St. Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Junior School. > Read More

Ryan Back on Air
Year 10 student Ryan Stokes is currently working with local radio station for Basildon & East Thurrock, Gateway FM. The station is community based so will feature lots of information from around the area. > Read More

Health Awareness Week
Between 2nd and 8th May the Sixth Form took part in their very first ‘Health Awareness Week’. > Read More

Russian Lessons for Year 8 students
Sawyers Hall College languages teacher Dominique Saywell speaks fluent Russian and is seen here working with year 8 students in their MFL Modern Foreign Languages lesson.
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Support for Teenage Cancer Trust
Starting in September, the Year 13 business class began to organize an event for their A-level coursework. > Read More

College Open Evening - Snakes Alive!
Sawyers Hall College invited Snakes Alive to come and spend a day working with the students giving practical hands on opportunities to get close to some of the largest and most interesting snakes in the world and to take part in its open evening activities on Wednesday 19th March.
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Sawyers Students at PCCG
On Monday 17th March the Police Community & Consultative Group met at The Nightingale Centre, Pastoral Way, Warley between 7:30 and 9pm.
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Active Kids
Active Kids vouchers is about influencing young people in a very positive way by providing them with live experiences, activities and equipment. > Read More

Ski Trip to Aprica, Italy - February 2008
The annual College ski trip took place this February half term to Aprica in Italy. Twenty two students and three members of staff flew to Italy...
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Trampolining
Seven girls from Sawyers Hall College took part in the first Brentwood Schools Trampolining Competition on Wednesday 23rd January 2008 >Read more

Jujitsu Champion

After years of training at a club in Harold Hill, Kieran Franklyn of year 8 became a jujitsu champion. >Read More

Radio Ryan

Ryan Stokes, a year 10 student in the college has recently started working as a co-presenter for Gateway FM. >Read More

Future Chef

Visitors to the Open Day at Sawyers Hall College on Saturday 29th September may have been lucky enough to see the school heat of the Future Chef Cookery Competition. >Read More

Newsletter

Use the links below to download a PDF copy of the college printed newsletter.

December 07

July 07

CC4G Photo Shoot

Members of CC4G, all smiled for the camera as they had professional photos taken. The girls posed for the photos, which were taken by Peter Spicer from Cinnamon Photography, on Thursday 22nd November. Peter will be returning to the college to talk to the A level photography students about what he does as a photographer. However, all students who are keen photographers can attend this meeting and learn more about the techniques and methods you can use when taking photos. If you like the idea of having a professional photo taken just like the girls from CC4G did, contact Peter Spicer who’s details are below.

Peter Spicer
Cinnamon Photography
Virgo House
103 High Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4RR

01277 203233

Mid-day assistant retires

On Tuesday 18th December 2007, we will say goodbye to mid-day assistant Olive Roscoe, who is retiring after working in Sawyers Hall for 37 years. Before Olive began working in Sawyers Hall in 1970, she worked in Library Hill Nursery providing school lunches for the pupils. Although she said that she is extremely sad to be leaving a school that she loves, she is glad to be leaving it when it is on a high. Throughout the say, Olive takes care of the Margaret Hutton building, also known as block one. Her best memories from working in the college are meeting new people such as the students and many members of staff. Olive would like to thank all of the senior members of staff, administrators, students and Mr Capper for making her time in the college so enjoyable. She also believes that the atmosphere in Sawyers Hall is wonderful and is looking forward to attending the Christmas party, which she will return for, on the 19th December.

Once Olive has retired from the college, she hopes to spend her time doing her hobbies, gardening and fishing and would like to visit some state homes. She also enjoys reading classic novels such as Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austin and Flower in the Attic which is written by Virginia C Andrews. From all of the staff and students of Sawyers Hall College, good luck Olive and thank you for everything you have done.

Claire (10mma)