The Radclyffe School will no longer provide lockers for students in Year 8 to Year 11. Due to timetable changes including break and lunch times being on different times for each year group we have made the decision to remove lockers to minimise disruption during lessons. Students will be expected to bring all their equipment for the day in a school bag. Refunds will take place at the following times this week. Please ensure that students bring their key to the Assembly Hall at the … [Read more...]
Supporting families through COVID over the Spring Bank Holiday
You may have read in the local media that Oldham Council has secured from Government over £200,000 to support families with children through its COVID local support fund, which will be used to cover the Spring Bank holiday. We, as your child's school, are working with the Council to deliver food vouchers to families with children entitled to income based free school meals before schools finish for the half term break. We want to ensure that those eligible for free school meals on the … [Read more...]
IMPORTANT message to Year 11 students regarding missed assessments on Friday 14th May
Dear Year 11, Some of you were absent on Friday 14th May and missed important assessments. Your performance on these summer assessments are vital evidence towards your GCSE grades. If you were absent from school on Friday 14th May please read this carefully. There will be one final opportunity for you to complete the assessments you missed last Friday 14th May this Monday 17th May and Tuesday 18th May. The sessions will start at 3pm prompt. Please do not be late. Catch Up A: … [Read more...]
Returning to Secondary School: What Parents Need to Know
Returning to secondary school: what parents need to know … [Read more...]
Remote Learning Timetable
During the first week of term year 7 students will attend school each day (Wed 2nd - Friday 4th September) as part of their welcome and induction; Students in years 8-11 will only attend school for their return to learning PLG meetings. Teachers will set work for their new classes on Frog which will be available on the following days: Students working on paper will be sent a pack of work. We are looking forwards to welcoming the students safely back to school. … [Read more...]
School gets active in School Sports Week at Home
Students and their families at The Radclyffe School will be getting active during National School Sports Week (20-26 June). Though in-school sport days can’t take place this summer, the Youth Sport Trust is taking its annual National School Sport Week campaign beyond the school gates to parents and families – reinvented as National School Sport Week at Home. With social distancing in place, students and staff at The Radclyffe School will be getting involved in the week by participating in … [Read more...]
Letter to Parents/Carers from Oldham Council regarding reopening of schools
Home Learning for the Summer Term 2020
Dear Parent/ Carers, I hope you all had a restful Easter break and welcome to our very first remote summer term! We’ve all had to adapt to new ways of working, so I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you for supporting your child’s learning during this time. It’s definitely been a strange and challenging time, so it’s understandable if you and your child feel anxious and frustrated at the moment. We’re here for you every step of the way as we figure this all out together. We have been … [Read more...]
Introducing Mr Cregg
We asked Mr Cregg to answer a few questions for the newsletter. Here's what we found... What is your teaching background and experience? I qualified as a teacher in 1994, having previously completed an Engineering degree. I have worked in three schools in south Manchester in a variety of roles including Head of Department, Assistant Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. My most recent school was Priestnall School in Stockport where I was Headteacher for five years before joining The Radclyffe … [Read more...]
