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Head of School’s Blog – 1 February 2024

Welcome to this week’s newsletter. February already! It does not seem possible that we have just one more week of the half term left!

Year 9 had the last of their option assemblies on Wednesday. They will have received an expression of interest form that needs to be filled in by Monday morning. There will be a Pathways Evening on Thursday 7 March. The year 9 Parents’ Evening is the first week back after half term – Wednesday 21 February. Please use the Arbor App to book your appointments. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress in school with their individual teachers. If you have any problems booking the appointments, please contact donna.keogh@iwef.org.uk.

The year 9 students also had an assembly on Thursday led by the School Immunisation Team who spoke to them about the Teen Booster coming up. If you would like your child to have the immunisation but haven’t yet completed the consent form that was sent out, please do so as soon as possible. If you have any problems, please contact the school.

Next Wednesday we have the Dance Live! competition at Portsmouth. I am really looking forward to watching their performance. The students have been working very hard in rehearsals for this and we wish them all the best for the evening.

Congratulations to our top achievement point winners for last week. Year 7 Riley, Year 8 Tobi, Year 9 Lucas and Daisy, Year 10 Cameron and Year 11 Bethany.

Don’t forget that tomorrow is a development day so students are not expected into school. We break up for the half term on Friday 9 February at 3.15 pm and return to school Monday 19 February at 8.45 am.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Begley
Head of School – Carisbrooke College

School Transport Policies Consultation

The Isle of Wight Council is seeking residents and stakeholders view on proposed changes to the School Transport Policy (previously called the ‘Home to School Transport Policy). The School Transport Policy sets out the legal responsibilities that the Council has in order to provide assistance with transport to school or another education setting for children and young people living in the local authority area.

The Council is required by law to consult on any changes to its School Transport Policy. In addition, the council is consulting in relation to post 16 travel arrangements  Although there is no automatic entitlement to local authority funded school or college transport once a student is over the age of 16, Isle of Wight Council makes discretionary funding available in certain circumstances. If approved, changes to the policy will be applied to new applications from September 2024.

The consultation is open now and will close at 11.59 pm on Wednesday 13 March 2024.

Before giving your views via the online response form we ask that you read the Consultation Information Packs, both of which can be accessed via the consultation webpage www.iow.gov.uk/consultations. If you require a paper copy of the consultation pack or response form please email, transport.info@iow.gov.uk.