Weekly Updates

General Notices

Flu vaccinations: Please can all parents/carers complete the consent form sent by email on 1 October. The form must also be completed if you do not wish your child to receive the vaccination, by selecting ‘No’.

Please note that only the nasal spray vaccination will be administered on the day.

Menus: You can view our current canteen menus here.

Parents’ Forum – Thursday 15 October, 3:30-4:30pm: We warmly invite all parents and carers to attend our first Parents’ Forum of the academic year. The session will include a presentation, along with an opportunity to meet members of the Leadership Team and discuss matters relating to the wider school community. To help us plan for the event, please register your attendance and submit any questions in advance using the form here by Tuesday 13 October. Please note that the forum is intended for whole-school topics; individual concerns should continue to be raised through the usual communication channels.

General Notices

Lockers for Key Stage 3 Students: We are pleased to inform you that lockers will be available for students in Key Stage 3. However, please note that the number of lockers is limited, and they will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please see the letter here for further details

Nothing here just yet! Letters and updates for this year group will appear here when available.

Letters

• Year 9 Digital Day Competition Letter

General Notices

Year 9 Digital Day Competition – deadline today: Year 9 students interested in taking part in Digital Day on Tuesday 10 November should complete the Expression of Interest form by the end of today. There are only 35 places available, allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please see the letter attached above for further information.

General Notices

GCSE Art Workshop: We are pleased to offer our GCSE Art students the opportunity to take part in a specialist Big, Brave Drawing workshop with artist-educator Rob Le Grice. This opportunity is open to GCSE Art students in Years 10 and 11. Please see the attached letter for full details and to register your child’s interest.

Lockers for Key Stage 4 Students: We are pleased to inform you that lockers will be available for students in Key Stage 4. However, please note that the number of lockers is limited, and they will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please see the letter here for further details.

Year 10 Work Experience: Thank you to everyone who attended the online information session on Wednesday.  Please click here to view the presentation shared during the evening.  If you have any questions or need any support for your son/daughter, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Dorgan.

Letters

• Post-16 Information Information Evening Presentation
• Year 11 English Literature Revision Resources Letter
• Year 11 Your Choices Booklet

General Notices

GCSE Art Workshop: We are pleased to offer our GCSE Art students the opportunity to take part in a specialist Big, Brave Drawing workshop with artist-educator Rob Le Grice. This opportunity is open to GCSE Art students in Years 10 and 11. Please see the attached letter for full details and to register your child’s interest.

Mock Interviews: On Thursday 22 and Friday 23 October, we have a large number of volunteers coming to the academy to give mock interviews to the students.  Every student has received a tutorial session to explain what is expected of the interview, and I have shared a list of prospective questions with students to allow them to prepare some answers in advance.  The aim of this mock interview is to provide a supportive experience of interview prior to college interviews.  Students will be notified by their tutors on Monday 19 October of the date and time of their interview.

The interviews which are taking place on Friday 23 October have slightly more challenge to them and are being run by volunteers from Octopus Energy.  Students who are being invited to attend these interviews have already received an email from Mrs Dorgan providing further information on what is expected and a link to a video to watch.  There is also a short form to complete to allow the volunteers from Octopus Energy to tailor the interview to the student.  It is important that students complete this form by Friday 16 October.

If you have any questions relating to this, please contact Mrs Dorgan.

Engineering Students: Mrs Alexander-Lindsay has recently provided students with Engineering Design course books to take home for revision, alongside the exam practice workbooks we have been using in class. Together, these resources will support more thorough revision, building on the keyword practice available through Quizlet.

Students have been asked to return the course books after their exam, which takes place in the second week of May and is one of the first in the exam series.

Some students were reluctant to take a book home because they were worried about forgetting to return it. While we understand their concern, we believe having access to the book at home would be valuable for their revision.

If your child decides they would like to take a book home after discussing this with you, Mrs Alexander-Lindsay will be happy to provide one in their next lesson.

Please contact Mrs Alexander-Lindsay if you have any questions about the course, the exam or revision.

Steve Willis Training Open Days: Year 11 students interested in apprenticeships in Gas, Electrical or Plumbing are invited to attend an Open Day at their Burgess Hill training centre. Upcoming dates are 28 October, 21 November and 17 February. Parents/carers are welcome to attend. Find out more and register here: https://stevewillis.com/apprenticeship-open-days/