Dear Parents, Carers and Students,
Although there is no deadline for applying for the Bursary, students can apply throughout the year if home circumstances change, we are about to make the awards to those who have already applied and start processing the first payment for the October half term. We are not able to back date payments, so please make sure that you have applied before Tuesday 11 October. If you are waiting for supporting evidence of household income or for bank accounts to be opened, please let us know as we can take this into consideration. Application forms are available from Reception, Student Services or on our website.
On Thursday 3 November we are holding our Open Evening. If current students are able to volunteer and support their subject areas and future students, it would be much appreciated. Please speak to your teachers about how you can help.
I will be assigning Mentors to all new students over the coming weeks. Your Mentor will be someone who teaches you and once a fortnight/every three weeks, they will meet with you to discuss progress in all of your subjects, attendance, help you to set targets and talk about your destination plans post VI Form. Any students wanting to change subjects from now on, will need to discuss with Student Services and paperwork will need to be signed by a parent / carer to support the change.
We will be finishing for the half term break on Friday 21 October and returning to lessons on Tuesday 1 November. Monday 31 October is a staff development day and students are not expected to attend (unless sitting an English GCSE retake examination). Year 13 students should plan to use this half term break to revise and prepare for their upcoming Trial exams which start on Monday 21 November.