+
Twitter Wall

Twitter Wall

Close

19/03/25

Thank you to all our Year 6 parents who attended our welcome event last week. We're really looking forward to sharing the next 5 to 7 years with you and your child and seeing how they thrive here.#wearevalleyparktransition pic.twitter.com/ZV7MvtgbtW— Valley Park School () March 19, 2025

18/03/25

Tomorrow's exams are... pic.twitter.com/Xim7QKfHVj— Valley Park School () March 18, 2025

18/03/25

Talented Valley Park musicians performed at The Wishful Thinker Pub yesterday evening, in a new event called V in the Pub. pic.twitter.com/mRgff8YEIc— Valley Park School () March 18, 2025

17/03/25

Tomorrow's exams are... pic.twitter.com/zIoZFilltW— Valley Park School () March 17, 2025

17/03/25

Year 12 & 13 IT & Computer Science students attended Aspiration Digital at Bluewater, a careers conference exploring the digital universe. They heard from industry experts and participated in workshops, making connections for future work experience. pic.twitter.com/FTLA17IILH— Valley Park School () March 17, 2025

17/03/25

We begin the week with St Patrick’s Day and V in the Pub, held at The Wishful Thinker this evening. There are Sixth Form Open Morning Tours on Monday and Wednesday. We end the week with World Maths Day.#wearevalleypark#theweekahead pic.twitter.com/bcEMIqHSUU— Valley Park School () March 17, 2025

17/03/25

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland is a celebration of their patron saint with parades, music, dancing, and green attire. Traditional Irish food like corned beef and cabbage is enjoyed, along with Guinness, in pubs worldwide. pic.twitter.com/8jVM8UERZF— Valley Park School () March 17, 2025

16/03/25

There are many reasons why a student might struggle with attendance at school. Valley Park has a dedicated team to help & support you. To speak to someone, contact us by phone or email & a member of the attendance team will get back to you. pic.twitter.com/MOc1fYzm3h— Valley Park School () March 16, 2025

16/03/25

Tomorrow's exams are... pic.twitter.com/14M24AdT7G— Valley Park School () March 16, 2025

14/03/25

You can still book a place on our Sixth Form Open Morning Tours, which are coming up on Monday March 17 and Wednesday March 19 at 8.45am. Visit our website: https://t.co/58lYerhh35 pic.twitter.com/pkN79jHnXP— Valley Park School () March 14, 2025

14/03/25

House points update...#housepointsfriday pic.twitter.com/b3oJ8E50ak— Valley Park School () March 14, 2025

12/03/25

Spread the love around! Sister Act is playing at Valley Park School from Wed 26 March! Book your tickets now: https://t.co/5YaEKFTx3O #wearevalleyparkproductions pic.twitter.com/8JSll2CTJ3— Valley Park School () March 12, 2025

11/03/25

Last Friday Dance students attended Move It 2025, the world's biggest Dance event! They participated in workshops, and some brave students performed on the Freestyle stage. Hamish advanced to the final stages of the Freestyle competition. pic.twitter.com/a8YJns0mtN— Valley Park School () March 11, 2025

11/03/25

We are immensely proud to share that last weekend all the hard work and training came to the most amazing fruition as year 9 student, Daisy was crowned WDO World Champion in the Blackpool Tower with her formation team! Well done Daisy! pic.twitter.com/FjiRx6hC6k— Valley Park School () March 11, 2025

10/03/25

Year 9 student, Amy (second from right), headed to Sheffield this weekend to compete in the British Schools Judo Championship and won a Bronze medal. We are incredibly proud to have a national medallist at our school! Well done Amy! #judo pic.twitter.com/oAs4RaNIMM— Valley Park School () March 10, 2025

10/03/25

The Week ahead: We have two Transition Welcome Evenings on Monday 10 March and Tuesday 11 March from 4.30pm#wearevalleypark#theweekahead pic.twitter.com/myyovA623h— Valley Park School () March 10, 2025

10/03/25

Sixth Form Geographers took part in a mock climate change summit with the University of Gloucester, representing global groups and making environmental pledges. They negotiated to meet goals. Thanks to the University of Gloucester for visiting! pic.twitter.com/RebKBKbx9a— Valley Park School () March 10, 2025

09/03/25

If a student’s attendance at the end of Term 3 was below 90% this means that they have missed at least 9 days or 45 hours of learning across the school year. pic.twitter.com/fYdVQIg0cm— Valley Park School () March 9, 2025

07/03/25

House Points update...#wearevalleypark pic.twitter.com/S0mEbRSlH6— Valley Park School () March 7, 2025

07/03/25

Year 8 students visited Bletchley Park this week, participated in a code-breaking workshop, and toured the site, visiting huts where secret work was carried out during WW2.#wearevalleypark pic.twitter.com/BqzUmbBwSL— Valley Park School () March 7, 2025

06/03/25

We have some more Sixth Form Open Morning Tours coming up on Monday March 17 and Wednesday March 19 at 8.45am. Visit our website to book a place: https://t.co/58lYerhh35 pic.twitter.com/Z1i53C0qNd— Valley Park School () March 6, 2025

06/03/25

It's period 1 and Year 13 Engineering are hard at work fabricating sheet metal.#wearevalleypark#engineering pic.twitter.com/26dQRtTDH0— Valley Park School () March 6, 2025

05/03/25

Year 9 students visited Bletchley Park, learning about code-breaking during WWII. They participated in a workshop, watched a film, and toured the site. pic.twitter.com/z0E8ngivMX— Valley Park School () March 5, 2025

05/03/25

A Careers Fair was held today with speakers from various employers, including Apex, Kier, Liberty, and more. Students gained insights into career sectors and engaged with employers to explore future aspirations.#wearevalleypark #careers pic.twitter.com/25sHcllTYi— Valley Park School () March 5, 2025

05/03/25

Ash Wednesday begins Lent and ends at Easter. Christians confess their sins and show devotion to God. Ashes symbolize death and repentance; a priest marks a cross on the forehead, saying, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” pic.twitter.com/peEemcVhQh— Valley Park School () March 5, 2025

Sunset Boulevard

When Valley Park put on Sunset Boulevard, the cast had a few extra challenges...

"Norma Desmond"

Hannah daly'In Sunset Boulevard I played Norma Desmond,' said Hannah Daly. 'I had a lot of dramatic costume changes throughout the show. Overall, I had seven quick changes to cope with, whereas in previous shows I had a maximum of two! '

'Making sure I was on stage on time and in costume was quite overwhelming, but the audience’s reaction to them was priceless.' 

'In the final scene, Norma surprises the audience by pulling out a revolver and shooting Joe three times. The reaction every night was fantastic. I could hear the loud gasps of everyone in the audience, shocked by what's happened.Getting that reaction from each audience in turn made all our hard work worthwhile.' 

'We also filmed some other sequences that were shown at key moments of the production. For the scene where Norma takes Joe for a ride to Paramount studios in her old car, we used a real 1950s car and were in full costume.' 

'We also used the stage for filming split screen sequences during the car chase. We captured shots of Norma putting on her famous red lipstick, interacting with her butler Max and reading her 'fan' letters. '

'Filming these clips gave me extra insight into my character's motivations.'

"Joe Gillis"

Morgan Brown 1'Sunset Boulevard has been one of the best experiences I’ve ever had at my time in school,' said Morgan Brown. 'When we filmed the footage of the car chase scene with the green screen, I remember feeling exhilarated at being in the driving seat of such a beautiful vintage car. It felt as if we were filming for a major movie!' 

'But I don’t think anything gave me a bigger thrill than falling into a freezing pool each night! The rush that you get is shocking (and extremely wet!), but when all is said and done, I’m glad that I did it because it helped me get out of my fear of cold water!'

'I’m relieved to know that nobody took it to heart when I soaked the whole right hand side of the audience, but it happened at the best time because it cooled me down after moving around so much on stage!'

'But I'm most thankful for the increased confidence I've gained from playing the lead role. Playing such a complex character in quite a complicated musical was a challenge: I knew I'd find it hard - at first - to understand the story but I worked my way through the script and figured out how Joe would feel and react in each scene and how his relationships with other characters grew or shattered'. 

'I’m insanely thankful for the chance I had been given to play the role of Joe Gillis because this is what I love doing; I love being on stage and playing a character and making the audience believe in the story that is being told and seeing if I’m any good at doing that.'

"Max Von Mayerling"

Kyle Siwek 1'Prior to production week, a number of scenes had to be filmed both on and off the set to allow continuity of the story for the audience,' explained Kyle Siwek, 'including a scene where Norma and Joe travel to the studio in a car, and a scene filmed on stage where Norma is seen prior to the initial arrival of Joe.' 

'The scene with the car was the most interesting to film; it involved the three of us travelling to Biddenden to film with a vintage Rolls Royce. As the musical is set in Southern California, we had to take many shots from specific angles to avoid the oast house from appearing in the background!' 

'We also had difficulty filming some of the scenes where I enter the car, as I struggled to get into the seat seamlessly because of my height!'

'The scenes on the stage were much easier to film, although the three of us struggled in some shots as we had only seen the set for the first time the day before filming!'