Year 9 is an important transition year from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4. To support this transition, we are making the move to give students some limited choices in the subjects that they study from the start of Year 9. We are asking that all students choose 3 subjects from the following list. … Read more
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Home testing continues to play a crucial role, in and out of school to help protect our community against COVID-19. We would like to thank you for your continued support in completing these tests, which is testament to the near 4000 tests that have been completed since home testing started. We are aware that students… Read more
We are writing to update you on assessments this half term for Year 11 and Year 13 students. As a school we are currently working very hard to establish the best evidence we can to support your Son / Daughter to achieve the best grades possible. We are required to build a bank of evidence… Read more
We hope you had a peaceful and restful Easter break and spring (at long last!) seems to be with us. May we start by congratulating the vast majority of students that have attended school in the correct uniform and with the correct equipment. Please could we encourage all parents/carers to ensure students continue this and… Read more
The Easter break is nearly upon us and we wish all of our parents/carers and students a restful and relaxing break. None of us could have predicted the situation over the last 12 months, and even now things are constantly changing. As a school, we do not receive any information from the Government before you… Read more
Thank you to the members of our school community who have begun participating in the LFD testing from home. The first test was due to take place yesterday (Sunday 28 March) and by doing so keeps everyone within our community safe. Please remember that once you have completed your LFD test that you must submit… Read more
Today as previously communicated is the final day of whole school assisted COVID-19 testing. All students have now been issued with their home test kits, with Years 7 & 8 test kits coming home today. Home testing will commence from Sunday 28 March and will follow the testing schedule as highlighted on the email sent… Read more
Mental health and wellbeing support for you child – Parent/Carer support guide As parents and carers, we play an important role in teaching children and young people how to understand and manage their feelings as they grow up. What can I do at home? Find time to talk, just the two of you – ‘Check in’… Read more
Since students returned on 8th March, we have been conducting weekly supervised LFD tests within our COVID test centre with our dedicated team of staff. We are extremely grateful for the support and uptake which has enabled us to keep our school community safe during this period. Since testing commenced we have conducted 2265 COVID-19… Read more
Worcestershire County Council have produced a guide for families to help them understand what to do and who has to isolate when there is a confirmed COVID-19 case within the household. This guide can be found here Family Self-Isolation Guide Household members and childcare bubble – access to free twice weekly Lateral Flow Testing (LFT)…. Read more
Thank you to all parents and carers who have given consent for their children to be tested. We have unfortunately had a positive case in year 11 over the weekend, which has caused us to track and trace the year group on Thursday and Friday of last week. This will lead to a 10 day… Read more
We have been advised by Public Health that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the school. A Year 11 student received a positive Lateral Flow Device test over the weekend. We are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health. This letter is to inform you of the… Read more