Heathfield in the News

Education

Our Headteacher spoke to the Radio 4 The World at One show about current issues in education.

Return to Plan A

Our Headteacher spoke to the Radio 5 Live breakfast show about the removal of face coverings in classrooms, the approach to exams and perspectives from schools at the time of this announcement.

Plan B Return to College

Student Covid Vaccinations

Successful Start to The New Term

Peer on Peer Abuse: Everyone’s Invited and the Ofsted Report

Our Headteacher spoke to BBC Radio 4 The World at One show, alongside the Schools Minister, about the findings of the peer on peer abuse report and implications for schools

Lockdown a year on: silent reflection

Students from Heathfield TV were asked by BBC South East to record and submit footage of the students of the College marking the national minute of silence for those who lost their lives in the Covid pandemic. This formed part of a regional montage that was shown in all episodes of the South East news on 23^rd March.

The Return to School

Students, staff and parent volunteers spoke to Lauren Moss, Political Editor for BBC South East about the return to school site, Lateral Flow Tests, Masks and learning. Heathfield Community College supported the lead story at lunchtime, the main 6.30pm news and late evening news.

As part of this change to national lockdown restrictions the Headteacher also spoke to BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio 5 Live in the days leading up to the return to College.

Lockdown 3

Sixth Form student Rachel Sparrow spoke to BBC Sussex the online learning provision, facing another lockdown and the uncertainty facing exam year groups at this time. She spoke on two occasions on 4 and 5 January to the Breakfast Show hosted by Danny Pike.

Remembrance  Day

Students at the College marked Remembrance day with a 2 minute silence and linked the day to the theme of 2020, the service of nurses and midwives.  The events at College were filmed by HTV students and featured as part of the BBC South East summary of events around the area on 11^th November 2020.

Vitual Open Evenings & Mornings

Head of Heathfield Community College, Caroline Barlow talks with Neil Povey from Hailsham FM about the college’s arrangements for prospective parents, ahead of the 31st October application deadline for Year 7 places in 2021.

Back to School

ITV Meridian visited Heathfield Community College to find out how the return to school post-lockdown had been managed.

A Level Results

ITV Meridian visited Heathfield Community College to report on the awarding of 2020 A Level examination outcomes.

Covid-19

BBC Radio Sussex explored the issues relating to Covid-19 before lockdown started

Digital Generation

ITN (national) vistied Heathfield to explore an Ofcom report on the Digital Generation

My First Vote

Sixth former Bayden was interviewed by BBC South East on voting for the first time in the December 2019 General Election

County Funding

In the light of the December 2019 General Election Sunday politics interviewed our Headteacher about the impact of school funding cuts

GCSE Results

On the release of the 2019 GCSE results Heathfield students spoke of the hard work involved in securing their top grades.

Inspirational Teachers

“Its about believing in people before they believe in themselves” Mr Hatchard is reunited with an ex student who he inspired as part of the DfE #getintoteaching campaign.

Future Careers

BBC Radio Sussex profiled the Employer Mentoring scheme that is run for some students with the suport of local employers and Wealden Works

ESCC Funding

BBC South East spoke to our Headteacher and students about the impact of cuts to local authority funding

The Music Service

Heathfield musicians make some noise about the proposed cuts to East Sussex Music Service.

Defence of the Arts

BBC Education editor Branwyn Jeffries reported from Heathfield about the threat to Arts education in schools

News Stories produced by Heathfield Students

PM for the day

In the 2017 July General Election campaign the BBC asked “What would you do if you were PM for a day?”

Manchester Arena Bombing

Heathfield students speak about the importance of being able to discuss difficult events like the Manchester Arena bombing.

Education Funding  

In February 2017 our Heathfield Headteacher spoke to Sunday Politics about the pressure being placed on schools due to lack of education funding.  Click here for full programme article

News Stories produced by Heathfield Students

News Stories produced by Heathfield Students