Meet Mr Panesar – Raising Standards Leader, Head of KS5 Mathematics and Deputy Head of the Mathematics Department.

Hear all about Mr Panesar’s role within the school, the extra support, and opportunities that available to our students, his views on what makes Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form unique, what motivates him as a teacher and what it is like to work at Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys.

Watch the full series on our YouTube Channel here

Women in Business Networking Event

Our women in Year 12 and 13 finished out the Spring term with an invitation to the #BuildYourNetwork event, hosted by Momentum ITSMA. This women in business evening, a celebration of Women’s History Month, was organised by Woolwich Poly alumna Dami Quadri, Class of 2018.

‘As someone who came out of Woolwich Poly Sixth Form, it’s great to be able to connect and inspire current students who are in a position I was once in. Being able to be involved and give back to a school that gave me so much. I’m so excited to see what the future holds for this year’s cohort of Poly students’, said Dami.

The evening provided an opportunity for our students to speed network with women from companies such as Microsoft, Salesforce, Fujitsu and PwC as well as share thoughts and learn how to manage some of the most difficult topics facing women today, like how to balance work and home life, or how to overcome imposter syndrome.

Year 12 student Carmen said, 'I absolutely enjoyed the evening. Meeting new people and discussing both the challenges and the opportunities that there are for young women in the corporate environment has made me more confident in pursuing my career'

A similar sentiment was shared by Sekinat, Year 12, 'It was incredible to meet with women in various careers who shared their experiences in the world of work. I also learnt how important emotional intelligence and believing in oneself are in achieving career success’.

A huge thank you to Dami and all our alumni who continue to contribute to our Sixth Form.

Ryan Biddiss, local man from Woolwich, has kindly donated a bleed control kit to Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys. Ryan visited the school on Tuesday 21st March to donate the kit and meet with Head of School, Mr T Lawrence. Ryan was a former student of Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys and left in 2011. Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys is the first school in the Borough of Greenwich to receive one of these kits, and we are incredibly grateful for this donation. This is the first kit made available in the Thamesmead area.

Ryan is passionate about preventing knife and gun crime and has set up a knife amnesty group – Protect Our Children Patrol. For more information about the group Protect Our Children Patrol

He is also 1 of 14 representatives from the Daniel Baird Foundation Charity who works to spread awareness, fundraise and donate bleed control kits. The Daniel Baird Foundation has been established in memory of Daniel Baird. Daniel was just 26 years of age when he was fatally stabbed in Birmingham in July 2017, following a night out with friends, in an area where no bleed control kit or trauma pack was at hand to use. The family of Daniel Baird believe that, had there been a publicly accessible bleed control pack available, Daniel’s life may not have been cut so short.

A bleed control kit contains all the equipment needed to control severe bleeding and has been installed in our reception and is registered with the ambulance service. These kits work out at £96 each, and you can make a donation to purchase more kits for Ryan to donate at his go fund me page here: GoFundMe

'We are delighted to support the foundation and appreciate Ryan's generosity in providing us with the kit.'

Mr T Lawrence - Head of School

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Meet Myla! - a former Student at Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form.

Hear all about Myla’s views on why education is so important, the ways in which the Sixth Form has helped her improve, who inspires her, her achievements at Sixth Form, the extra support available to students and what the future holds.

Watch now!

Year 13 CTECH Sport Students are running an event called 'Goal for Good' - a football tournament run for Year 8 students on Wednesday 8th March 2023. 

All money raised will be going to their chosen charity - Children in Need.

A fantastic event for our school community, where our oldest students will be working with and supporting some of our youngest students. 

Stay tuned for an update!

Message for current parent/carers

We are delighted to invite you to participate in a new annual survey in which we'll be giving you the opportunity to express your opinions on parent and carer engagement at Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form, and your overall confidence in the school’s strategy.

To help us with this, we're working together with the Edurio survey platform. You will have received a link to this survey through your MCAS account. 

Surveys are completely anonymous and confidential, though the responses will be aggregated for the purpose of analysis.

The survey deadline has been extended to Friday 3rd March 2023, so please make sure to have your say and share your feedback.

Your opinion and honesty are much appreciated.

If you have any questions or concerns please get in touch with Edurio at support@edurio.com

If you have not received a link to this survey please contact  enquiries@woolwichpoly.co.uk

We look forward to your feedback!