Date: 10 February 2017

Internet Safety

To coincide with Safer Internet Day, students are discussing issues around Grooming during their Tutor Time. As part of this, students have watched videos on the topic. Years 7-9 have watched ‘Matt though he knew’ and students in Years 10-13 have watched the harder hitting ‘Kayleigh’s Story’. The videos can be viewed by parents using the links below.

Matt thought he knew

Kayleigh’s Story Please find some time to discuss your son/daughter’s internet use and the potential dangers this may bring. Below you will find useful websites which contain information and advice. For any further information or to discuss any concerns, please contact Mr D Currie (Designated Safeguarding Lead) at school. www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/online-grooming www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/grooming/ We would like to make you aware that the Parents’ Online Safety Evening has been postponed a week and will now take place on Wednesday 1 March.

Year 11 Mock Exam Results

From today you will be able to view your Year 11 son/daughter’s mock exam results in OPT. Login in the usual way and follow the link. You will be able to discuss these results with your son/daughter’s teachers at the Parents’ Evening on Thursday 9 March.

Healthy Relationships

Healthy relationships are all about respecting each other. You should feel loved, safe and free to be yourself. Relationships can be confusing and it can be difficult to understand what is and isn’t normal behaviour.

Assemblies over the past fortnight have covered issues around healthy relationships, relationship abuse and consent. The website below provides parents and young people with further information on the topic. www.disrespectnobody.co.uk/

Mental Health

Mental health is something we all have, and it’s something that changes at different times in our lives. Some people think of their mental health as ‘emotional health’ or ‘wellbeing’. Click here to read information that has been produced for young people on the subject of Mental Health, which you may find useful.

Anxiety

We all experience occasional feelings of anxiety, worry and fear. These can be normal responses to certain situations. For example, you might worry about an upcoming lesson in school or an interview for a job. Click here to view a factsheet which provides more information on anxiety disorders, how they are diagnosed, possible causes and treatments.

Music & Performing Arts

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Joseph Butler XW

Phoebe Yankey WQ

Charlotte Goodair VX

Miles Fortune UV

Theresa O’Sullivan TZ

Thea Simpson XW

Kieran Gardiner WR

Chloe Walker VW

Daniel Avison UU

Lawrence Newiss XQ

Kane Dickinson WR

Isabelle Ghosh VS

Joshua Sedgwick UU

Deonne Hidle-Gibson XP

Suhail Bashir WR

Sophie Butters VW

Jhat Thompson UU

Connor Kaye XY

Aqsa Hussain WY

Caitlin Jewell UZ

Lia Groundwell XQ

Alfie Edwards WU

Jacob Kitcher US

Hannah Seddon XS

Olivia Poole WS

Kwame Yankey UX

Jessica Smart XS

Ben Barnard WR

Eli-Mae Waite UZ

Ahmed Dawood XY

Kielan Lickley WR

Tom Hudson UY

Amber Barraclough XY

Eleanor Pygott WY

Jacob Moorhouse UW

Ellie Wilson XY

Niran Tejura WY

Tiegan Shaw UW

Olivia Canning XQ

Teegan Hodgson WY

Maisie Poyznts-Powell XY

Isobel Jewell XQ

Haymishe Patel XQ

Joseph Kalbarczyk XQ

Saimah Sidat XV

Sam Wilson XV

Naeema Kara XV

Lillie Carnell XV

Aaisha Dadipatel XV

Farrah Chennells-Haq XU

Tilly Hardcastle XQ

Thomas Harper XS

Archie Rhodes XS

Stars of the Week

Well done to all BTEC students for a fantastic ‘Evening of Show tunes’. A big thank you to all Sixth Form students who helped, we couldn’t have done it without you

Weekly Events

Week commencing 20 February 2017

This week detention will take place on Tuesday and Thursday in the Main Hall at 3.00pm

Monday 20 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 24 SCHOOL OPENS Year 12 mock exams Staff meetings 3pm to 5pm. Students are asked to check extra-curricular activities

Year 12 mock exams Year 11 Motivation Day Year 8 Maths Enrichment Detention 3pm Main Hall

Year 12 mock exams

Year 12 mock exams Detention 3pm Main Hall

Year 12 mock exams Years 7-10 PSA Detention 2pm-3pm (for students who failed to attend detention during the week) Year 11 Detention 3pm English Residential trip to London

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Emma Barraclough XS

Olivia Cavanagh XS

Raees Mayat XS

Ellie Wilson XY

Kaitlin Talbot XY

Louise Brown XY

Katie Smith XV