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Spending time in nature can support children’s wellbeing, learning, confidence and development – but busy routines, safety concerns and limited outdoor space can make it harder to prioritise. This #WakeUpWednesday guide explores why everyday contact with the natural world matters, and how families, schools and carers can make outdoor time feel accessible, enjoyable and worthwhile. From noticing wildlife on the school run to creating mini adventures, growing plants at home or using technology to identify birdsong and insects, the guide offers simple ideas for all ages. This guide shares practical ways to help children enjoy the outdoors, build confidence and develop a lasting connection with nature. It also highlights how older children can benefit from independence, purposeful challenges and sensible risk-taking, helping them build resilience and curiosity outdoors. Read more here: https://nationalcollege.com/guides/connecting-children-with-nature #CFGS #grammarschool #churstongrammar #churstonferrersgrammarschool #churstongrammarschool #wellbeing #wellbeingwednesday #TheNationalCollege #mentalhealthsupport #WakeUpWednesday #wakeupwednesdays #WeAreChurston #ChurstonTogether

Sixth form is your chance to shine - to challenge yourself, try new things and see how far you can go. We support our sixth formers to think independently, solve problems, take on leadership and work confidently with others. You’re given the space to grow and the specialised support and guidance to thrive. We warmly welcome all our current students and Year 11 visitors from other schools to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 11th November from 6-8pm. This is your chance to make informed choices about your A-Level subjects and future career path: Meet the Experts: Speak directly with Subject Teachers and gain insights from our current A Level students. Hear the Vision: Attend the main presentation delivered by the Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form and Sixth Form students. Presentation Times: 6.15pm and repeated at 7pm. No need to book - just sign in on entry. Check out our our digital prospectus for September 2027 - https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/699871bd7432d2223784f1b1/6abcecd94552882ac77d0f95_Sixth%20Form%20Information%20Booklet%202027_2028%20web%202.pdf From high-level academics to enrichment, responsibility and friendships, the Churston experience helps you develop in every direction. Join us - and find out what you’re capable of when you aim high. Don't miss this opportunity to explore why students choose to join our highly successful Sixth Form! #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGSsixthform #CFGSsixthformopenevening #CFGSopenevening #WeAreChurston #ChurstonTogether

Before half term the running club took a record-breaking 28 students out for a run! Luckily it was a lovely sunny day - we ran just over 2 miles and were back just in time for lessons! It was great to see how many students wanted to be involved - a big thank you to Mrs Brooks and Mrs Burman for helping pace and ensuring everyone kept up. Mrs Godsland #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGSsport #CFGScocurricular #CFGSrunningclub #CFGSachievement #WeAreChurston #ChurstonStories #ChurstonTogether

Ambitious? Curious? Ready to push yourself? We give you the space and specialised support to excel academically and thrive personally. We warmly welcome all our current students and Year 11 visitors from other schools to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 11th November from 6-8pm. This is your chance to make informed choices about your A-Level subjects and future career path: Meet the Experts: Speak directly with Subject Teachers and gain insights from our current A Level students. Hear the Vision: Attend the main presentation delivered by the Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form and Sixth Form students. Presentation Times: 6.15pm and repeated at 7pm. No need to book - just sign in on entry. Check out our 2027 digital prospectus here: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/699871bd7432d2223784f1b1/6abcecd94552882ac77d0f95_Sixth%20Form%20Information%20Booklet%202027_2028%20web%202.pdf At our core, we are a supportive and inclusive community that champions academic excellence every single day. If you are looking for an environment that will challenge you, support you and help you reach your goals, we would love you to join us. Don't miss this opportunity to explore why students choose to join our highly successful Sixth Form! #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGSsixthform #CFGSsixthformopenevening #CFGSopenevening #WeAreChurston #ChurstonTogether

The Friends of Churston are delighted to announce the return of our Pre-Loved Uniform! Our new uniform has been a great success so thank you so much to students and parents for embracing it so enthusiastically. Unfortunately it temporarily created a gap in our offering for pre-loved uniform which many of you have been asking us for. Thanks to our dedicated Friends of Churston team, who have sorted and collated kind donations, means that we are now able to offer Pre-Loved Uniform again! Find out more on our Parents Portal at: https://sites.google.com/churstongrammar.com/parent-portal/help-resources Please contact uniformresale@churstongrammar.com for more details or to donate any uniform your child has grown out of. #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #FriendsofChurstonGrammar #WeAreChurston #ChurstonTogether

Many of you will recognise the boards in the main corridor, but now My Story is going digital! We’re excited to bring My Story to the Churston Stories section of our website as a dedicated space to publicly celebrate the incredible journeys, leadership and achievements of both our current students and our alumni community. To launch the digital series, we’re spotlighting our Student Presidential Team and House Captains! Taking on extra leadership and volunteering responsibilities, these students truly lead by example and inspire our whole school, embodying our core values of scholarship, self-development, active citizenship, social justice and sustainability. Swipe through/scroll down to preview our very first feature: Student President, Lucas! Got a story to share? We want to hear from you! - Current Students: Achieved something great outside of school? Email details and a photo (preferably an individual shot) to marketing@churstongrammar.com. - Old Churstonians: We’d love to find out what you’ve achieved after leaving Churston! Do get in touch with us at developmentoffice@churstongrammar.com. Watch this space - the full My Story page will be live on Churston Together very soon! #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGSMyStory #CFGSsuccess #CFGSachievement #CFGSPresidentialTeam #WeAreChurston #ChurstonStories #ChurstonTogether

Calling Brixham, Torbay and South Devon employers! We are looking for offers of help and engagement for work experience and support with our careers events. If you feel you could spare time to inspire and support our students then we'd love to hear from you. Key dates - Year 10 Work Experience Week - 1st to 5th March - Year 12 Work Experience Week - 19th to 23rd July - Mock Interviews - 4th and 5th May To register your interest please complete this quick form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGMLrbEKqaQCUlYrzpEWe3goKDa7zL00t0hUS8DIMzDinpbw/viewform Thank you in advance for being part of our community of support. #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGScareers #CFGSworkexperience #CFGSmockinterviews #WeAreChurston #ChurstonTogetherCircle #ChurstonTogether

Our Sixth Form is about so much more than exam results. It’s about discovering what you’re capable of - academically, personally and beyond the classroom. We challenge our students and support them to think independently, solve problems, take on leadership and work confidently with others. You’re given the space to grow and the specialised support and guidance to thrive. We warmly welcome all our current students and Year 11 visitors from other schools to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 11th November from 6-8pm. This is your chance to make informed choices about your A-Level subjects and future career path: Meet the Experts: Speak directly with Subject Teachers and gain insights from our current A Level students. Hear the Vision: Attend the main presentation delivered by the Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form and Sixth Form students. Presentation Times: 6.15pm and repeated at 7pm. No need to book - just sign in on entry. Check out our 2027 digital prospectus here: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/699871bd7432d2223784f1b1/6abcecd94552882ac77d0f95_Sixth%20Form%20Information%20Booklet%202027_2028%20web%202.pdf Don't miss this opportunity to explore why students choose to join our highly successful Sixth Form! #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGSsixthform #CFGSsixthformopenevening #CFGSopenevening #WeAreChurston #ChurstonTogether

Top left: To prepare for their Y11 AQA paper 3 examination our GCSE Geography students visited sites across Exeter to investigate 'Are there inequalities in the housing and environment across Exeter?' Top right: Churston's young writers meet on Mondays to share ideas, enter national writing competitions or simply to find time and space to write. Middle left: House assemblies this week were a great opportunity to introduce students to their new staff Heads of House! Each of our five Houses now has two members of staff who will work closely with the sixth form House Captains to support and encourage students as they participate in House events throughout the year! Centre: Here is 8F at Churston Cove. Over the past two weeks all Year 8 classes have been conducting fieldwork to complete a comparative study of Churston Cove and Elberry Cove. Middle right: 10C Art have been busy creating their Expressionism style, acrylic continuation paintings. Bottom left: During the Summer holidays Max Y8 completed his Raid Open Water qualification and is now a certified scuba diver. He completed several dives and kept up with all the experienced adults with his longest dive being 57 minutes. Bottom middle: In a more unusual Psychology lesson, Y13 students thought outside the box and made and wore their own brain caps to better understand all the different areas of the brain. Bottom right@ Iris Y7 has won ‘Players player’ of the Year award at the annual award presentation at Barton Cricket Club for her cricket team ‘Bells Blazers’. #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGSweekinpictures #WeAreChurston #ChurstonStories #ChurstonTogether

Another brilliant day of rugby for our U13s, who headed to Stover last week for the South Devon 10-a-side tournament! The boys put on a display of outstanding, fluid passing rugby coupled with some truly dominant carries. Facing tough opposition, they fought through the pool stages with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses to finish 3rd, before capping off the day with a fantastic victory in their final match! Special shoutouts from the tournament: - Jenson was unstoppable, scoring a hatful of tries in only his 3rd competitive match, and pulling off a phenomenal, length-of-the-field try-saving tackle! - Sam and Luca managed the games brilliantly from scrum-half, steering the team with real composure. - Archie and Roman brought the firepower with thunderous, hard-hitting carries to cross the line for a couple of tries of their own. A total team effort from start to finish, superb work gents! Mr Skelly #CFGS #churstongrammar #churstongrammarschool #CFGSsport #CFGSrugby #CFGSsuccess #CFGSachievement #WeAreChurston #ChurstonStories #ChurstonTogether