{gspeech} Dear Parents and Carers, I can confirm that the school has received notification from the NEU trade union that its members propose to take industrial strike action on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March. This action relates to a national dispute over pay. A significant number of staff within our school are members of this union and therefore the school will be affected by the industrial action. We have conducted a thorough risk assessment and based upon the number of … [Read more...]
Options Evening on Thursday 23rd March 2023
Dear Parent/carer, We are pleased to be able to welcome parents and carers of Year 9 students into school to attend our Options Evening on Thursday 23rd March. This is a very important event in our calendar and it is essential that parents accompany their child to this evening. There will be two presentations. The first will be at 4.15pm and the second will be at 6.00pm. Both presentations will cover the same information and you are welcome to attend the one that is at the most … [Read more...]
Industrial Action – Tuesday 28th February 2023
{gspeech}Dear Parents and Carers, Further to my letter of 21st February, I can confirm that the school has received notification from the NEU trade union that its members propose to take industrial strike action on Tuesday 28th February. This action relates to a national dispute over pay. A significant number of staff within our school are members of this union and therefore the school will be affected by the industrial action. We have conducted a thorough risk assessment and … [Read more...]
Learning Resources for students in Years 7 to 10 for 28th February 2023
{gspeech}Please see the instructions below which students must follow during the day of Industrial Action on 28th February 2023. If a teacher is not taking industrial action then they will be running a live lesson via Microsoft Teams. These will run at the same time as lessons would take place in school. Microsoft Teams lessons can be joined via a wide range of devices, from school laptops to personal desktops/laptops, iPads and even mobile phones. All you need is Internet access … [Read more...]
Industrial Action – Tuesday 28th February 2023
{gspeech}Dear Parents and Carers, I can confirm that the school has received notification from the NEU trade union that its members propose to take industrial strike action on Tuesday 28th February. This action relates to a national dispute over pay. A significant number of staff within our school are members of this union and therefore the school will be affected by the industrial action. We have conducted a thorough risk assessment and based upon the number of teaching staff we expect … [Read more...]
Learning Resources for students in Years 7 to 10 for 1st February 2023
{gspeech}Please see the instructions below which students must follow during the day of Industrial Action on 1st February 2023. If a teacher is not taking industrial action then they will be running a live lesson via Microsoft Teams. These will run at the same time as lessons would take place in school. Microsoft Teams lessons can be joined via a wide range of devices, from school laptops to personal desktops/laptops, iPads and even mobile phones. All you need is Internet access … [Read more...]
Industrial Action – Wednesday 1st February 2023
{gspeech}Dear Parents and Carers, Further to my letter of 26th January, I can confirm that the school has received notification from the NEU trade union that its members propose to take industrial strike action on Wednesday 1st February. This action relates to a national dispute over pay. A significant number of staff within our school are members of this union and therefore the school will be affected by the industrial action. We have conducted a thorough risk assessment and … [Read more...]
Industrial Action – Wednesday 1st February 2023
{gspeech}Dear Parents and Carers, The school has received notification from the NEU trade union that its members propose to take industrial strike action on Wednesday 1st February. This action relates to a national dispute over pay. Some staff within our school are members of this union and therefore the school will be affected by the industrial action. We are currently in the process of gathering information and undertaking a risk assessment to evaluate whether we will be … [Read more...]
5 Minute Bubble – Letter to Parents/Carers
{gspeech}Dear Parent / Carer, In October of last year we conducted a survey of our students and asked them a wide range of questions about their school experience. One of the questions asked related to how students travel to and from school. Your child indicated that they often travel to school in a car and are dropped off and/or collected on Hunt Lane. You will be aware that the school has significant issues with traffic congestion on Hunt Lane and we are constantly looking at ways to … [Read more...]
Strep A – Advice for parents and caregivers
What is Group Strep A? Group Strep A is a bacterial type of germ that can cause scarlet fever. These bacteria also cause other respiratory and skin infections such as strep throat and impetigo (a skin infection). These are usually mild illnesses, which although highly infectious, can be treated at home with antibiotics. In very rare occasions, the bacteria can get into the bloodstream and cause an illness called invasive Group A strep. Whilst still uncommon, there has been an … [Read more...]
