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Digital Empowerment Programme
14 May 24

Our Year 7 and Year 9 students recently received a presentation run by the Stay Safe Initiative called the Digital Empowerment Programme.
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Sheldon Receives Good Ofsted Rating
14 May 24

Sheldon School declared ‘Good’ in all categories during its Ofsted inspection on 12-13 March 2024.
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Ten Tors Featured on BBC News
10 May 24

Our 2024 Ten Tors teams were featured on BBC Wiltshire ahead of their 2 day, 35 and 45 mile treks through the Dartmoors on 11 & 12 May.
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Year 13 Leavers' Day
10 May 24

Our Year 13 Leavers' Day was full of sunshine and laughs as we celebrated their last day of school before exams begin.
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Young Musician of the Year Awards 2024
7 May 24

On Wednesday night, our School Hall was filled with music as our students took the stage for the Young Musician of the Year Awards and Concert.
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Great Big Dance Off South West Competition
3 May 24

Our KS3 Dance Company competed in the South West regional heat of the The Great Big Dance Off earlier in the week against 12 other schools in the region.
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DofE Silver Expedition 2024
26 Apr 24

Our DofE Silver Qualifying Expedition was a huge success.
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Chippenham Borough Lands Charity Donation for Mental Health Provision
23 Apr 24

Sheldon School recently received an award from Chippenham Borough Lands Charity for £8,000 to support mental health provision in the school.
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Chippenham Teen Takeover
23 Apr 24

This weekend is the Chippenham Teen Takeover with tons of free events for young people including sports, arts, music, theatre, dance, comedy, food and more!
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Homework Survey Result
22 Apr 24

Thank you to all the parents and carers that participated in our recent homework survey.
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December, 2024

20th It's not too late to apply to Sheldon Sixth Form
20th 2024 Christmas Achievement Assemblies
18th Christmas Jumper Day 2024
18th Sixth Form Carol Service 2024
17th EAL Christmas Celebration
17th Reverse Advent Christmas Hampers
13th Y12 Politics Students Visit Parliament
13th Primary Christmas Cross Country 2024
12th Wendy and Peter Pan Closing Night
12th Y7 German Christmas Market Trip
11th 2024 Christmas Lectures at Oxford Natural History Museum
11th Louise Carver - Fabulously supportive Chair of Governors
11th 2024 Sixth Form Winter Varsity
10th Christmas Baking with Mrs Williams
10th Applause for Wendy and Peter Pan
7th Christmas Concert 2024
5th Sheldon Sixth Form Student Wins Photography Competition
3rd Art Students Explore Barcelona

November, 2024

27th Sixth Form Leavers 2024 Reunion
26th School Closure Tuesday 26 November
26th Reopening and Mock Rescheduling
25th SCHOOL CLOSURE - 25 NOVEMBER
22nd Sparx Reader Workshop
22nd Crime Scene Day 2024
18th Reverse Advent 2024
18th Dungeons & Dragons Club on BBC
18th Ten Tors Training Walk on the BBC
15th Teachers Get Soaked at Children in Need 2024
11th Green Careers Guide
11th Remembrance Day 2024
8th Y12 Expedition to Greece Launched
7th Children in Need 2024

October, 2024

25th Awards Evening 2024
22nd Jessica Baker Memorial Award
22nd Sixth Form Expedition To Tanzania
19th Young Officials Event 2024
18th Primary Hockey Festival 2024
16th Sixth Form Open Evening 2024
14th DofE Parent Meeting 2024
11th Hello Yellow Day 2024
11th Y11 Berlin Trip 2024
10th Y10 Work Experience Parent Evening 2024
7th Y13 Student Finance Information Session
4th Black History Month 2024
4th Bike Security
3rd German Exchange Visit 2024

September, 2024

August, 2024

28th Best of Luck to Paralympian Dan Bethell
22nd GCSE Results 2024
22nd Back to School Uniform and Equipment List
15th A Level Results 2024

July, 2024

19th Year 7 Challenge Walk
18th Head Students 24-25
18th National Youth Dance Company Workshop
12th Sports Day 2024
5th Summer Concert 2024
5th Quiz Night 2024
4th Olympic Day Run 2024
2nd GBDO National Finals 2024

June, 2024

29th Help us raise £1000 for new team kits
27th Open Evening 2024
26th South West Young Chef of the Year 2024
18th New Prefect Breakfast
18th Sixth Form Co-Presidents 24-25
17th General Election 2024 Hustings
14th Hameln Cultural Exchange
11th Work Experience at Cotswold Airpoirt

May, 2024

22nd Great Success at UK Junior Maths Challenge
20th 2024 Ten Tors Teams Take on Challenge in Record Heat
17th Textiles Harry Potter Trip
17th Mr Page on BBC Wiltshire Radio
14th Digital Empowerment Programme
14th Sheldon Receives Good Ofsted Rating
10th Ten Tors Featured on BBC News
10th Year 13 Leavers' Day
7th Young Musician of the Year Awards 2024
3rd Great Big Dance Off South West Competition

April, 2024

26th DofE Silver Expedition 2024
23rd Chippenham Borough Lands Charity Donation for Mental Health Provision
23rd Chippenham Teen Takeover
22nd Homework Survey Result
22nd Geography Trip to the Netherlands
19th Sixth Form Guest Speaker - Roz Savage
18th Much Ado About Numbers

March, 2024

28th Y13 Win Spring Sixth Form Varsity
28th Deaf Students Train With Champion
27th Step Into It 2024
25th Red Nose Day 2024
22nd Sheldon Student Appointed Referee for Wiltshire FA
21st Y7 Girls Rugby
19th Get Into Medicine & Dentistry
18th Congratulations Cross Country Champs!
12th Get Ready for Red Nose Day 2024!
11th Young Musician of the Year 2024
8th Techognition 2024
7th World Book Day 2024
6th Ski Trip 2024
4th Jujitsu Champ

February, 2024

27th Win Big with the SSOF
22nd World Thinking Day 2024
8th Sheldon Football Wins Mid Wilts Champs
8th Winner of First Pokemon Tournament
8th Generous Donation for Deaf Students
7th Cross Country Success
5th Chinese New Year Menu
5th National Apprenticeship Week 2024
1st Order Your Y11 Leavers Hoodies

January, 2024

25th Duke of Edinburgh Awards Presentation 2024
17th Year 9 Footballer Heads to Lithuania
16th Defibrillator Donation
12th Thank you Chippenham Harriers
11th Help Us Find Great Books

December, 2023

15th Deaf Students Get Expert Tennis Coaching
14th Year 9 Trip to Oxford
13th Year 12 Wins Sixth Form Varsity
12th Crazy Chrunchy Christmas Cross Country
12th VP of Sales at Pokemon Visits Club
11th Curtain Goes Up for A Christmas Carol
8th Christmas Concert 2023
7th Fuel Programme - December 2023
5th Welcome Sports Leaders 2023-2024
1st Year 11 Virtual Parents Evening
1st Hot Coco and Cookies for PraisePoint Leaders!

November, 2023

29th Reverse Advent 2023
28th Welcome New Sports Ambassadors
28th Hundreds Raised for Children in Need!
20th Sixth Form Reunion
20th Exam Certificates
16th Pokemon Club Catches Generous Donation
15th Children in Need - Reminder
14th Criminology Crime Scene Day
14th Year 13 Parents Evening
13th Representation Matters Trainings
13th Y7 Parent Information Meeting
10th Year 11 Revision Evening
10th Remembrance Day
9th Flying Start Challenge
7th Welcome New DT Ambassadors
7th Sixth Form Open Evening Schedule
3rd New Homework Strategy
3rd Consultation on PAN
2nd Year 10 Work Experience Parents Meeting

October, 2023

20th FAQs from Meet the Headteacher Sessions
20th Year 7 Camp Videos
19th Congratulations Language Ambassadors
19th Summer Works at Sheldon
18th Congratulations Lego Masters
13th Awards evening 2023

September, 2023

29th Save the Date!
27th Welcome Science Ambassadors
27th Sixth Form Charity Football Match
27th Geography visits Burnham on Sea
26th Congrats Y8 Football
25th Basic School Equipment
20th Save the Date!
11th Careers Lunchtime Pop-ups
11th WHOLESCHOOL PRODUCTION AUDITIONS - A CHRISTMAS CAROL
1st 2023-2024

September, 2022

1st 2022-2023

January, 1970

Mini Mudder for Mini Munchinks

Childhood shapes who you become (as we say at the NSPCC) and Sheldon was a big part of that.

Sir Peter Wanless - Chief Executive of the NSPCC