Dear Students, Parents & Carers
Attendance at schools post-pandemic across the country is well below the pre-pandemic levels. The VI Form is no exception to this,our attendance is lower than it should be. Statistics prove that for every 10% absence your grade falls by a grade, so if your attendance is 78%, you will probably perform 2 grades lower than your full potential. Try to be in school as often as possible, every little bit helps and if you are feeling better as the day goes on, get in for your afternoon lessons.
Thank you for getting better at informing us about any absences, but we are not perfect yet. If you don’t let us know, it creates additional work for Student Services. In the adult world of work you can’t just not turn up, you have to inform your employer and in my case, provide cover work and then have a return to work interview on the first day back. All we are asking you to do is call or email in.
Safer internet day is next week. Try and apply the basic information we have shared over the last few weeks, we are available to offer help and support. https://www.internetmatters.org/wp- content/uploads/2023/01/Internet-Matters-Age-Guide-14plus-Jan23.pdf
I have started the interview process with current Year 11’s from across the Island. Just to remind future students that we make decisions about how many sets are needed, which mix of subjects will be offered etc at Easter. Please submit your applications to us as soon as possible so that we can make decisions based on the correct data. You will still be able to change your mind about subject choices till September. Once we fix our option combinations after Easter, you have to fit in around them, rather than us changing the options to make them work for you. You can apply all year, but it helps us if you can apply before Easter. Thank you in advance.
Have a safe weekend.