09 October 2025
Swan Bites is our weekly college bulletin for parents/carers – it is published every Thursday.
We welcome any feedback or comments via: enquiries@swanmore-sec.hants.sch.uk
College Notices
Calm Swan Sessions – Discover your creativity and find your calm!
Calm Swan Sessions is a new Tuesday lunchtime club at 12:40 pm for Year 7 and 8 in RO2. Starting after October half-term on Tuesday, 04 November 2025. With an introductory session at 12:40 pm on Tuesday,
21 October 2025. Please see the poster attached to the bottom of the page for further details.
Come and join our therapeutic art sessions and express yourself, manage stress or simply explore your creative side! It's not an art lesson, and you don't need any artistic experience.
Message from the Art Department
After school KS3 Art Club is back on and continues this Thursday. We've joined in with the 'Out of the Box' project that is celebrating 180 Years of St Barnabas in Swanmore. Their challenge is to create 180 community decorated and/or written boxes reflecting Swanmore in 2025. Individuals will sponsor the
boxes with funds going towards the ongoing maintenance of the church. We hope to contribute 20 from the college alongside some donations. Eventually, they will be displayed all together as a 3d montage, so
all completed boxes will be exhibited.
So come and get stuck in! You don't need to sign up to join us. Art Club is held after school in R02 and runs from 3.10pm - 4.10pm. Pupils waiting to come in can congregate under the canopy between R and S block. Please see the attached poster below.
GCSE PE & CNAT Video Evidence Parent/Carer Meeting
This evening will focus on how to film performances outside of school that will go towards assessment evidence for pupils.
Some pupils may perform highly in a sport that we cannot deliver at Swanmore College, and will want to showcase their ability to a higher level outside of school. If this is the case, then this will need to be recorded as video evidence. Please see the poster attached at the bottom of the page.
- When: Tuesday, 14 October at 17:00 – 18:00
- Where: GCSE PE – Room SO1 | Cambridge Nationals – Room SO2
Y7 Parent Workshop for Languages
Languages teacher, Mrs Hinson, is hosting a dedicated workshop for parents and carers of Year 7 pupils to address this exact challenge. This session is specifically designed to boost your confidence and provide you with the necessary knowledge to effectively support your child’s Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) independent learning at home.
We encourage you to join us and feel confident as a supportive partner in your child's education.
- When: Thursday, 23 October at 6:00 PM
- Where: S02 at Swanmore College
- Please bring: Your pupil’s French or Spanish lesson booklet and their knowledge organiser.
Click here for further information about the workshop:
Swanmore School - Y7 Parent MFL Workshop: Get the Confidence to Help at Home
Year 7
There are no specific items for Year 7 only.
Year 8
Year 8 Curriculum Information Evening, Thursday, 16 October 2025 (5:00pm - 5:45pm)
Year 9
Year 9 Curriculum Information Evening, Thursday, 16 October 2025 (6:15pm - 7:00pm)
Year 10
There are no specific items for Year 10 only.
Year 11
Mock Exams & Practical Assessments (13/10/25 - 24/10/25)
Next Week’s Events
Monday, 13 October 2025
- U14 Girls Football Hants Cup v Brighton Hill (H)
- Year 9 Boys B Team Tournament @ Ganger Farm
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Year 9 Boys Football v Ringwood (A)
- Year 10/11 GCSE PE/CNAT Video Evidence Meeting
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- Year 9 Sports Hall Athletics @ Perins (A)
Thursday, 16 October 2025
- Year 8 and Year 9 Information Evening
- U14 Boys Basketball v Sholing (H)
- Year 7 Boys Football v Henry Beaufort (H)
Friday, 17 October 2025
- Year 10/11 Girls Football v Kings (H)
Community Notices
Waltham Wolves U13 Girls Football
Waltham Wolves U13 Sirens girls football team is looking for new players from years 7 and 8. Please see the flyer below for further information.
Barton Peveril Applications - message from the College
This is a friendly reminder that our applications are open and the deadline to apply is Friday, 13 February 2026. We ask that you continue to support your child's progression and support them to ensure they put their application in as soon as they can.
We have attached a Personal Statement Guide. Please note that our personal statement section of the application is different: we ask students to focus on answering three questions.
Please see the flyer below for further guidance.
Gosport & Fareham Youth Orchestras
Discover and grow your musical and ensemble skills at The Henry Cort Community College on Thursday, 23 October 2025. Please see the flyer below for further details and the QR code to sign up.
Please note that any external clubs / events that are advertised here are not endorsed by or directly affiliated with Swanmore College in any way.