October 15th, 2021
To celebrate Black History Month at Stretford High School, several teachers and members of staff are recommending their favourite books by black writers! Mr Sztehlo recommends The Black God’s Drums by P Djeli Clark Mrs Midgely recommends The Colour Purple by Alice Walker Mr Hirst recommends My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle Ms Douglas recommends […]
September 28th, 2021
As you may be aware we are currently working towards a Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA). We’re here to serve you and your children and this award gives us a framework to ensure we do this to the best of our ability. What we’ve done so far: Held a parent forum to take your views […]
September 21st, 2021
Dear Parents/Carers At SHS, we all work together to CARE – that is to: contribute to our Community build Aspirations build Resilience provide excellent Education We know that we cannot do this in isolation and we are very grateful to the many professionals across Trafford who help us achieve our aim: the nursing service, social […]
July 21st, 2021
Dear Parents and Carers, As we depart for the summer break, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a peaceful and restful holiday. I have detailed below the September return dates and arrangements for our students. Year 7: First day at Stretford High School will be on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th 2021. […]
July 19th, 2021
Dear Parents/ Carers It has been an extremely trying year – for our children, for our staff and for you, our families. As I am sure you know, infection rates in Trafford are higher than they have ever been. We are feeling the impact of those high infection rates, as I am sure you are. […]
July 12th, 2021
This is England. This is England: Raheem Sterling, whose big sister would go with him to training and back every day, three buses each way, and never once complained. Raheem Sterling, who called the day he bought his mum a house ‘the best day of my life.’ This is England: Jordan Henderson, who spent most […]
July 5th, 2021
5th July 2021 Dear Parents/ Carers It has been an extremely trying term – for our children, for our staff and for you, our families. Due to our geographical position amongst the wards with the highest infection rates in Trafford, we have suffered a lot of COVID related interruptions this half term. Thank you for […]
June 30th, 2021
Dear Stretford, Thank you all for your patience and the work you did into researching which charity we would be supporting to help people impacted by the crisis in the Palestinian Territories and the State of Israel. The votes have been counted and while it was close, there was a clear preference for Medical Aid for […]
June 22nd, 2021
Today, June 22nd marks Windrush Day. This new day, which began two years ago, is aimed at celebrating the Caribbean community and their contributions to British society. On June 22, 1949 – 71 years ago – several hundred people arrived from the Caribbean to live in Britain. After World War Two, Caribbean people who had served in […]
June 10th, 2021
Dear Parents, Carers and Pupils, I am writing to provide you with an update on funds collected by our pupils in aid of Palestine. With regard to recent events around our pupils’ engagement in fundraising for Palestinian beneficiaries, I would like to put on record that I unreservedly apologise for a decision I made to […]