Welcome to the last newsletter in January.
There has been an updated letter shared with you this afternoon about the proposed upcoming industrial action on Wednesday 1 February. Please ensure that you read it as unfortunately it is not going to be possible to open to students safely on this day.
This week, we had the first of our Pathways Assemblies for year 9 students. This is where each subject informs students of what they would be studying if they were to choose that subject as an option for years 10 and 11. The next assembly covers the Creative subjects and will be held next week. Just before half-term, students will be asked to express an interest in which subjects they would like to follow. At this point, it is just an expression of interest which helps us understand which courses we ought to offer and whether we have the staffing to do so. After half term there is an online Parents’ Evening to discuss your child’s progress and a week later the Year 9 Pathways Evening. At this point our offer is firmed up and subjects are blocked together to meet as many preferences as possible. The Pathways Evening is an opportunity to meet staff, learn more about the courses on offer and the process itself. Further details will follow.
An email was sent to all parents/carers of Year 11 students this week, with a link to book appointments for the virtual Parents’ Evening on Thursday 9 February. If you have not already done so, please do, as this is an excellent opportunity for you to discuss your child’s progress with individual subject teachers. Also following the results of the recent trial exams, subject teachers can inform you of what added support and guidance your child requires to achieve their expected grade.
A new weekly feature in our newsletter will be #feelgoodfriday. This will actively promote strategies and practical help to support good mental health and wellbeing across our Federation. We are launching today with ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’, please do have a look.
I hope you have a lovely weekend.