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08/05/24

We're thrilled to announce that bookings are now open for our upcoming Open Mornings next term! To secure your space please visit our website or use the link below:https://t.co/Ijd5ubJLbu pic.twitter.com/bdOXNLnqYA

12/04/24

All of us at SST are looking forward to our annual Spring Concert which takes place in just under 1 week!To get your tickets, head over to MyEvolve!#SpringConcert pic.twitter.com/FpWJoYLEqP

04/03/24

Welcome to National !This week, Miss Jenner and Mrs Chapman are curating a series of webinars, each delving into a distinct career pathway. Explore various topics, ranging from careers in finance, working in the NHS and even insights into working at Google!#NCW2024 pic.twitter.com/rM5bLTFHiE

26/02/24

Notice to Parents:Year 9 options evening is on Thursday, 29 February. Please make sure you have booked your ticket via Eventbrite. The first talk is at 4:15PM and parents are welcome to talk to the GCSE subject representative from 4:15PM onwards!

23/02/24

During half term, Ruben in 7E attended a workshop at the Royal Institution in the L'Oréal Young Scientist Centre. Students extracted their own DNA which was separated with enzymes and then sealed into a vial for them to take home!#Science pic.twitter.com/5PwNeX6hmj

06/02/24

We would love for you to vote for SST so we can continue expanding our STEM curriculum and developing our students' learning! https://t.co/24ubHpY817 https://t.co/Db8nxftMBQ

31/01/24

Several of our students recently had the chance to watch Maidstone United play Ipswich Town last Saturday! Here are the photos they've shared of themselves cheering on the Maidstone players, wearing team colours! 💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/vAIbsRIdXN

18/01/24

Throwback to last year's Ballroom Showcase which saw students from Ballroom Club showcase skills and techniques to their friends and family!If you're interested in dance, Ballroom Club runs every Wednesday after school and welcomes all students regardless of dancing skill! pic.twitter.com/Y5D4PoWqag

16/01/24

We are currently recruiting for several Teaching Vacancies here at SST including a Teacher of French/Spanish with a Leadership opportunity.Please enquire via the link below!https://t.co/jZcuxER1s6#Vacancy pic.twitter.com/DxoO12hLCq

14/12/23

Last week our staff really embraced the festive spirit with a Wreath Making Workshop!🎄#Wreath pic.twitter.com/vYO93GSzZG

13/12/23

A reminder to students and parents that on the last day of term Friday, 15 December, SST will have a half day finishing at 1pm!#Reminder pic.twitter.com/y74ulaLSj0

12/12/23

Last chance to buy tickets for tomorrow's Christmas Concert!🎅🎶As always, tickets can be purchased through MyEvolve✨#ChristmasConcert pic.twitter.com/47yABMRNLk

11/12/23

Our students in the Concert Choir had a fantastic time at Fremlin Walk last week!🎶 https://t.co/oloAJe2WJX

08/12/23

Our students in Drawing Club have been producing some amazing work recently! Held each Monday lunchtime with Miss Lovell, students are encouraged to experiment with both digital and traditional drawing.Drawings from Suvan in 10V, Leonor in 7T, Olivia in 7E, and Violet in 7E👏👏 pic.twitter.com/itWAs0THvR

07/12/23

Don't forget to book a space for the upcoming SST Christmas Concert next Wednesday, 13 December! Tickets can be booked via MyEvolve!🎄Throwback to last year's Christmas Concert!🌟✨#ChristmasConcert pic.twitter.com/1lhYXkia5D

06/12/23

Jake in 10V spent a day at last Saturday, where he had the amazing opportunity to go out on the track with a race team!🚦🏎This was only his second time out with them, but nevertheless, Jake made some great progress and received lots of positive feedback! pic.twitter.com/8KbXXtF2OL

05/12/23

After decorating our 6ft Reception Christmas Tree, we took to decorating our main Christmas Tree in the hall which comes in at just over 12ft!!🤩#ChristmasTree pic.twitter.com/II6tn46nKU

05/12/23

A reminder that the Morocco World Challenge parent conference is tonight at 6pm! Make sure you have your Zoom links handyIf you haven't registered already, follow the link below or head to the link in our biohttps://t.co/KA2SolL8U7#WorldChallenge

01/12/23

Hello, sorry for the confusion. It is Tuesday, 5th November!

29/11/23

Over the last few weeks, our students have been practising their road safety and hazard perception skills with the course!They've learned valuable skills such as how to look after their bikes, ride safely, and the best road practices to use when out on their bikes pic.twitter.com/shLZOInzRW

28/11/23

World Challenge is offering SST students an incredible opportunity to explore Morocco!World Challenge will be hosting a 20-minute Zoom session on Tuesday, 6 December. To register your interest or find out more about the trip please head to the link belowhttps://t.co/KA2SolL8U7 pic.twitter.com/k5mSUyLvlU

23/11/23

Congratulations to Alfie in 7C who recently passed his Karate exam with top marks and secured his Yellow Belt!💛#Karate pic.twitter.com/OpJ2s34bC1

22/11/23

Last week SST celebrated Maths Week with activities held each lunchtime ranging from learning how to crack codes, exploring the connection between maths and art through spirographs, and challenging each other's knowledge of times tables in Times Table Rock Stars! pic.twitter.com/ihDHcyZM2q

20/11/23

Last week, GCSE Art students travelled to London to visit The Hunterian and British Museum. This was an opportunity for students to understand the links between science and art, whilst building up primary source studies for their GCSE portfolios.#GCSEArt pic.twitter.com/GCjZhYfdk9

18/11/23

This Year, leading up to Christmas, SST has decided to partner with a charity that aims to relieve food poverty and reduce food waste in the UK.Please see the poster for a list of approved items you can donate. We will be accepting donations from this Monday, 20th💚 pic.twitter.com/GeDtGPCp16

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Posted on: February 23rd 2024

Geography Trip to Italy

Mrs Rodell-Jones wrote the following report on the school trip to Italy that took place over the half term.
“I am not sure whether words or images can fully encapsulate the experiences thirty-five students from SST had this half term on our visit to Rome and Naples. Our time in Rome saw us on a whistlestop tour of the Trevi Fountain and Spanish steps on our first night, as we sought to understand the architecture of this city of over two million people.
We were fortunate enough to have tickets for the Vatican City – the smallest country in the world and home to the Pope – on Ash Wednesday and the area was filled with people who had come for an audience with the Pontiff. We were tested in our knowledge of Greek and Roman gods by our guides and, having watched ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ on Disney + recently, our students were able make connections to the myths and legends they had heard or read. Words cannot describe the Sistine Chapel and the frescos and artwork we saw, and the Basilica of St Peter’s was breathtaking in its opulence and grandeur. For many of us, seeing what we have only read about in books, seen on film, or learnt in lessons put context to the impressions we had made in our minds. Speaking personally, to see the ‘hand of God’
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image with Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel was the highlight of the trip for me and hearing and seeing the students’ reactions was amazing.
On our second full day we had a tour of the Colosseum which could hold over fifty thousand people on ‘fight-day’. Seeing the floor of the Colosseum and the chambers where gladiators awaited their fate next to lions who had been starved for weeks to ensure a bloody battle was awe-inspiring and chilling. That afternoon, we travelled to Naples for the second part of the trip and the sunshine that had enhanced our visit to Rome was seen in abundance in the Bay of Naples. Seeing the sun set on the bay, framed by the city lights and the foreboding outline of the active volcano, was picture perfect and every hair-pin bend you turned revealled the horizon from a new angle.
The third day saw us climbing through the caldera of Monta Somma to find the Vesuvius volcano; it took a little time but the views across the landscape were worth it and it set the rest of our trip in context. We could see the two sites of devastation that we would visit later in the trip. When the volcano erupted it 79AD, the tiny port town of Herculaneum was covered in a river of volcanic mud (lahar) in less than 10 minutes and the town of Pompeii was showered with volcanic ash, unaware of the pyroclastic flow that would entomb the town three hours later.
The town of Pompeii was beautiful but sombre; you truly see a location caught in time and every home, shop and landmark is preserved, frozen in time. We visited the local amphitheatre that could seat 5,000 people and saw the smaller local theatre – the Odeon, which lends it name to a national cinema chain– which held a more intimate thousand people. Walking the streets and seeing the shops, well-worn footpaths and forum felt like you were stepping back in time. Herculaneum, with its mosaics and artwork, rightly inspired the Renaissance artists, as long forgotten techniques were rediscovered by artists in the walls and floors of this submerged town. Students took time to reflect at what was once the dock edge as we remembered the people who died as they sought refuge from the lahar. On the day Vesuvius erupted, the residents of Herculaneum ran to the dock edge to try to sail away from the mud flow only to see their boats on fire in the sea and their homes covered in the mud as the lahar moved towards them.
Our last morning was spent in Sorrento, a beautiful town that clings to the rugged hillside on the Bay of Naples. It is hard to recall, as I write this review in a rainy and cool UK, that last Saturday morning I was sitting in a sunny square at a pavement café drinking a cappuccino and enjoying the sunshine in a balmy 20-degree heat. Those students who had brought shorts were certainly the canniest packers, whilst I wilted in my wool jumpers.
It was just as well that our average step count was 18,000 steps a day, as the food was carbohydrate high; pizza, pasta and bread was the foundation of most of our meals and the students were keen to remark that the Italian McDonald’s menu is far better and varied than in UK counterpart.
It takes many people to make a trip successful and so, to those staff who gave of their own time, the parents who dropped and collected when the rest of Maidstone slept and Mrs Smith who ensured the trip was well organised and risk assessed - I say a heartfelt thank you. It was a delight and privilege to escort these students on the visit and I hope the sights, sounds and experiences stay with them for a lifetime.”

 

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