Dear Visitor,

WELCOME TO THE PARAYHOUSE SCHOOL WEBSITE

I look forward to meeting you at one of our forthcoming Visitors  Mornings and showing you our school.

Until then I hope our website gives you an idea of our ethos, achievements and community.

And who better to start you off on your virtual tour than our Head Boy & Girl?!

With good wishes,

Sarah L Jackson – Headteacher

HELLO FROM OUR HEAD BOY!

My name is Uros and I am 15 years old. I am in Blue Group now and I was in Yellow Group before.

Now I am Head Boy I help around the school. When we have Visitors Mornings the visitors ask me questions about Parayhouse and I feel proud.

I cannot speak but I communicate using signs and gesture. My teachers help me.

I leave Parayhouse in July 2012. I want to go to college, maybe to be a painter & decorator or learn cooking. My favourite lesson is Life Skills, and I like cooking. When we had History Week we studied the Victorians and I made a Victoria sponge with strawberry jam – YUM!

HELLO FROM OUR HEAD GIRL!

My name is Sara, I am Head Girl and this is my last year at Parayhouse. I came here in Y9. My old school, a local secondary school, was big with lots of students and more than 30 in a class. I didn’t like putting my hand up because so many people were looking at me. It was easy to sit and not get asked questions.

At Parayhouse there are only 10 students in my class. I have to join in and answer questions but I get help if I find it difficult. I have enjoyed being here and I have made friends who I meet outside school.

This year I am going to college one day a week and I have nearly finished my Level 1 in Hair & Beauty. My tutor thinks I will get Level 2before the end of the year.

I think my reading and writing have really improved since I have been at Parayhouse. Everyone here knows me and I know them. This has given me more confidence and I look forward to college now – I am not so scared.