GCSE Results Day

Results will be available for collection on Thursday 24th August 2023 from 9am. In the interest of security only you can collect your results but if you wish for another person to collect your results on your behalf, you must provide them with a letter signed by yourself allowing them to do so. If you are not available to collect them on Thursday 24th August, you need to inform Mrs Woods or Mrs Crowley as soon as possible.

GCE Results Day

Results will be available for collection on Thursday 17th August 2023 from 9am. In the interest of security only you can collect your results but if you wish for another person to collect your results on your behalf, you must provide them with a letter signed by yourself allowing them to do so. If you are not available to collect them on Thursday 17th August, you need to inform Mrs Woods or Mrs Crowley as soon as possible.

Youth Takeover Day Tramshed

FREE Workshops and Live Youth Music - Saturday 15th July 2023 1-7.30pm.

#tramshed #free #polymat #woolwichpoly #woolwichpolytechnic #thamesmead #greenwich

We are incredibly proud of Ebenezer. He took A Level Drama after regretting not choosing the subject for GCSE, and he quickly realised this was the subject for him. He listened to feedback to improve, motivated others and would stay late for rehearsals to make sure he was the best he could be. With this dedication we knew he would be ideal for the National Youth Theatre, and he successfully applied whilst at 6^th form.

We take the students to see as much theatre as we can, and we often refer to the National Theatre in lessons. When Ebenezer told me he had got the role of Bukayo Saka at the National in Dear England, Ms Coleman, Ms Brunton and I booked our tickets immediately.

To see Ebenezer, centre stage at the National Theatre, holding an audience of over 1000 people in the palm of his hand as he delivers his final monologue, was an incredibly proud moment for the department. I am so proud of him, his work ethic and his humility and I cannot wait to see what he does next. Well done Eb!'

Miss Waine - Head of Drama

Dear England is a play about England football manager Gareth Southgate, the pressures of elite sport, and the role of the national men's football team in the national psyche.

It’s time to change the game.

The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game?

With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land.

Written by James Graham, it opened in 2023 at the National Theatre in London starring Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate and directed by Rupert Goold. The title comes from the open letter which Southgate wrote to England fans in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The show runs until 11 August 2023, and you can book tickets here: National Theatre

Mohamed Elsandel former student of Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys stars in new Idris Elba thriller series ‘Hijack’ on Apple TV.

Mohamed Elsandel left Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys in 2018, the drama department couldn’t be more proud of the success he has achieved since leaving school.

Born in Holland to Sudanese parents, Mohamed moved to London at a young age. He joined the National Youth Theatre and since then has gone onto perform in ‘Angels’ at the Greenwich Theatre and films ‘Hireth’ and ‘Playtower’.

Mohamed stars as the character Jaden in the new thriller series ‘Hijack’. Told in real time, “Hijack” is a tense thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, and authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Idris Elba stars as Sam Nelson, a top negotiator who finds himself in the eye of a storm when the plane he is flying on is hijacked. Elba also exec produces the show.

Hijack launches on Apple TV+ 28^th June 2023.

A free online safety guide on money muling.

Criminal organisations digitally ‘launder’ the illegal profits of their operations (including scams and drug deals) by moving funds through innocent-looking accounts, which makes it harder for the police to track. To achieve this, they often recruit young people – money mules – who are trusting enough to be taken in by their advances and simply see an easy way to make some cash.

These impressionable youngsters are sometimes approached to take part in person – but more commonly it happens through social media, where the criminals use euphemistic titles like ‘money transfer agencies’. Our #WakeUpWednesday guide takes a look at this emerging online hazard, highlighting how trusted adults can help to protect young people from money muling.

Click here to download the free online safety guide on money muling

Dear parent/carers, 

We are pleased to announce that Woolwich Polytechnic Boys is introducing a new, more efficient and secure system for reporting your child’s absence due to illness, called Studybugs.

If you haven’t already, please get the free Studybugs app, or register on the Studybugs website, and use it to tell us whenever your child’s ill and unable to attend school.

Get the app or register now:  https://studybugs.com/about/parents

Top 3 reasons to use Studybugs

1. It’s integrated with our systems, so we know right away if your child is unaccounted for.
2. It’s quick and easy to register and use and automatically reminds you to keep us posted.
3. You’ll be helping the NHS and other public health organisations improve children’s health. https://studybugs.com/about/schools