Year Leaders Winter RISE Bulletins

Please find attached our half termly year leader bulletins, celebrating the hard work of all students this half term as well as looking forward to things in the New Year.

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Year Leader Bulletins

Please see below Year Leader Bulletins for your child’s Year group. These contain important information and links.

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Parental Engagement Evening, 23rd March 2023: Year 9 Options

Your child will shortly be choosing their GCSE ‘option subjects’ in preparation for their start to GCSE studies in Year 10. To ensure students are fully prepared for this important phase in their education, we have a provided our Year 9 students with a substantial programme of support, advice and guidance. This programme has included individual, one to one careers meetings, our Year 9 progress evening, and a taster afternoon where students sample the GCSE subjects they have indicated an interest in studying.
As part of this programme of support advice and guidance, we welcome you to attend our Parental Engagement Evening on 23rd March, 4.00pm. The evening will be an opportunity to:

  • see how the options process works;
  • ask any questions you may have about the options process;
  • speak to the staff who will be delivering GCSE option subjects;
  • guidance is available if required
  • see examples of what studying that option subject looks like in terms of student work, assessment and enrichment, and
  • have first and exclusive access to our online options form so your child can choose their subjects during the evening if they wish to.

We look forward to seeing you on the 23rd March at 4.00pm.

Year 11 February Half Term Revision

Please see timetable of revision sessions that will be taking place over half term.

Parental Engagement Evening – Accelerated Reader

Please click HERE to see the resources shared at this parental engagement evening.

If you have any further queries, please contact Mrs Porter.

Year 9 Options Process

We’ve launched our options process, all Year 9 students are currently having one-to-one careers meetings in school.
Please see below for details of further events within this process.

Safer Internet Day 2023

Today is Safer Internet Day!

Students will be learning more about how to stay safe online and the importance of talking to someone about what you see/do online. 

Please see the attached image for some tips about staying safe online.

What to do if something upsets you online

There are lots of places you can go if you see something that upsets you online. 

Please see the below images for some suggested support. Importantly, you should tell a trust added as soon as possible. 

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