WEEK 36 - Friday 12 June 2026

Dear Parents and carers, 

The TCAT Annual Staff Awards Evening took place on Thursday and, as always, it was a fantastic event. The awards presented were based around the 4 Trust values of Aspiration, Respect, Integrity, and Responsibility. An outline of each nominee’s achievements was read out and I have to say, it was a real privilege to listen to what is taking place in all our schools, and the level of dedication. I am very proud to inform you that the following colleagues from Hessle received an award: 

• Mr Compton  (Maths Teacher) 

• Mr Worrall    (Site Team) 

• Mr Willson   (Senior Leader) 

• Mrs Lancaster (Student Services) 

Our Hessle colleagues were all recognised for going above and beyond the already high expectations that we have.  

We now have our new student council groups, and a staff working group, so a task for them over the coming weeks is to review our local procedures for behaviour including rewards and sanctions. In addition, I will be discussing with them our school values. At present we have 6 values for the main school, 4 values for the Houses and 3 values for the Sixth Form College. It is too many and quite confusing. The intention is to have one set of values for the main school that incorporates our Sixth Form values of Ambition, Collaboration and Excellence, as a number of our Hessle High students stay on to attend our Sixth Form. I will update you in a few weeks.  

For the new year 7 intake for September 2026, the school is oversubscribed with over 50 on the waiting list and very recently, there was a full day of appeals. The culture of our school is a strong one and certainly passes the litmus of ‘would I send my own child to this school ‘? as a large number of staff do. Of course, there is still a lot to improve but we have covered a lot of ground since January, which bodes well for the future. 

During my visits to lessons this week, I have seen some excellent work being produced, especially in some of the lower year groups. We also look at books in our Senior Leadership Team meetings. Interestingly, today in the break time dining hall queue, one student asked me what I thought of his exercise books which I thought was impressive as it shows how much they cared.  

Again, our students’ approach to exams has been impressive, as has been your support as parents and carers. Monday is the last exam for year 11 and on Tuesday they are having a non-uniform farewell morning where we will be celebrating their time at Hessle. More detailed communication has gone out to the parents and carers of year 11. It doesn’t stop there though, as Year 12 mock exams have been running since this time last week and Year 10 mocks start Monday.  

I have attached again, the link to request the use of our SLT surgery which is for parents and carers who feel that a complaint or issue already raised has not been dealt with quickly enough. 

Hessle High School SLT Surgery  – Fill in form 

Have a great weekend.  

Mr Nixon

Headteacher