On Monday 15th September Megan Cross and George Dixon celebrated with their families the amazing achievement of five years without a day’s absence from Greenfield. Mr Priestley and Mrs Stubbs joined them at the Riverside Stadium in Chester – le – Street to see them enjoy the glory and add their congratulations to that of Rachel Shimmin, Corporate Director, Children and Adult Services and Caroline O’Neill, Durham’s Head of Education and Metro Radio Presenter Karen Wight
100% Attendance for five years has certainly paid off for these students, Megan has done exceptionally well achieving 5A*s, 6A’s, 1 B and 1 C grades in her GCSE’s allowing her to go onto study English Language, English Literature, Politics and Maths at Queen Elizabeth sixth Form College in Darlington. Megan also finds the time to coach younger students in tennis as well as play and umpire netball. George also achieved 5 high grades and has moved onto New College Durham where he is studying Level 3 in Engineering. He made the most of the wider opportunities offered at Greenfield to enrich the experience and became a competent skier, enjoying the annual ski trip with the school.
Rachel Shimon congratulated the students and expressed her thanks to the proud parents and teachers who had supported and encouraged the young people to show such a commitment to attending school. She expressed how incredibly modest and inspiring they were and they should be proud of themselves.
Excellent attendance is a quality sought after by all employers and certainly something worth putting on any CV.
Mrs Stubbs, Assistant Headteacher said “Greenfield has now celebrated 100% attendance at this ceremony for 10 years. Students want to attend Greenfield and be a part of the continuing success and caring environment in which every child is valued as an individual. ”
