Spring Term 1 - February 2018

Marriotts News Aim high. Work hard. Be kind.

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Dear Parents/Carers and students

We have had a very busy and successful half term. Students are applying themselves well in lessons and their approach to learning continues to improve. We are particularly proud of our examination classes who are working extremely hard in the run up to their GCSEs. As ever there is much to celebrate at Marriotts as you will see throughout this Newsletter.

I would like to wish all of our students a restful, enjoyable and safe half term. Keeping Children Safe is the responsibility of us all. As a school, we take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. We are aware that some of our students don’t always consider their safety and well-being when in the community. Here are some reminders that we hope all parents/carer’s will find useful.

It might seem like a scary list, but your guidance can help your child keep themselves safe. This will also help build their self-confidence and independence at the same time.

Staying safe on Line

It is always worth discussing how to stay safe on line with your child. It may be useful to visit this link to remind you of some of the dangers

http://www.thegrid.org.uk/eservices/safety/documents/advice_for_parents_rm.pdf

Facebook Our Facebook page is a hugely popular way of communicating with the Marriotts community. Many parents often private message us on the Facebook page, with questions about school. While we endeavour to answer these questions, if there are more complex issues, please email your child’s Year Leader:

Year 7 - Mr Reshat at d.reshat@marriotts.herts.sch.uk

Year 8 - Mr Whittaker at m.whittaker@marriotts.herts.sch.uk

Year 9 - Mr Presland at a.presland@marriotts.herts.sch.uk

Year 10 - Miss Hearn at j.hearn@marriotts.herts.sch.uk

Year 11 - Mrs Scott at c.scott@marriotts.herts.sch.uk

Year 12/13 - Mr Illingworth at a.illingworth@marriotts.herts.sch.uk When adding comments on Facebook, please be mindful of the audience and understand that these are reflective of our community. Beth Honnor Headteacher

Be aware of the risks Some questions to consider when

they are going out

It's a good idea to be aware of the risks that children out alone might face and how to minimise them. Risks could include:

Danger from traffic

Bullying from other children

Stranger danger

Grooming

Running into gangs

Exposure to alcohol or drugs

Where and when do they want to go? What do they want to do there? Who's going to be with them? How far away are they going? What time will they be back? How can I reach them?

Last month 10 Year 8 students attended a Languages workshop day at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge with Mrs Jones, where they learnt about the importance of studying one or more foreign languages including facts about the number of people in the world who speak no English, evidence from neuroscientists who have discovered the beneficial effects that bilingualism or multilingualism have on the brain and improved employability. Our students participated in workshops led by teaching staff at the University of Cambridge relating to the language that they are studying at Marriotts, and then they were able to participate in taster sessions in some new languages including Japanese, Russian and Arabic where they learnt to understand, speak and write some basic phrases. They also spent time with some Cambridge undergraduates from the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages who explained about the variety of experiences they are enjoying studying one or more languages at university, how you can spend your year

abroad and what day to day university life is like including where they live and the numerous social and sporting activities that are available, and how the colleges of the University are very competitive and similar to the house system in schools. The students will be leading an assembly about what they have learnt.

Mrs Jones

Magdalene College, University of Cambridge Trip

Winners of the Wheelchair Hub Table Top Cricket

We would like to congratulate Faye (10H) and Abigail (9C)

on winning the Wheelchair Hub Table Top Cricket event

held at Lonsdale School.

Abigail and Faye have been attending the Wheelchair Hub Table Top Cricket Club every Thursday since Christmas. This event has been led by Andy from Herts Disability Cricket. Andy has been coaching the children each week in the rules and tactics of the game. Earlier this week the girls joined their Lonsdale team mates to play against 3 other teams in the County

tournament. They played exceptionally well winning their games and finishing top of the leader board! They will now go onto the Regional finals in May where they will represent Hertfordshire.

Following our fantastic win at Rock Challenge last year, on Wednesday evening , even though we were showcasing and not competing we still had the chance to win ‘Premier Awards of Excellence’ for scoring 8 or more out of 10 in the categories. As a team, we won every single award that you get judged on! 12 in total! Number 13 was ‘Spirit of Rock Challenge’, which we have now won two years in a row. The other

schools have to vote for the most supportive, friendly and encouraging school of the day to win this. An amazing achievement by all - so proud of all the performers, stage crew, hair and make up, parents and teachers who continue to ‘Aim High, Work Hard and Be Kind’ for Performing Arts at Marriotts.

Mrs Bond

Rock Challenge

Once again there have been a number of trips, events and sporting activities taking place this half term. We would like to congratulate the following.

Boys' Senior Football Team

Congratulations to the Boys' Senior Football Team who in their first game of 2018 did us proud with a fantastic 5-0 win away at The Priory School. Through poor conditions the team worked hard and played some lovely football. We are very proud of the way they played and the way they conducted themselves.

Well done to: Marcus, Alfie, Lewis, Jayden, Connor, Sam, Evan, Jack, Louis, Harry and Tommy, with goals being scored by: Marshall who scored 3 times and one each for Paul and Sanna

Year 9 Boys' Football Team

Congratulations to the school's Year 9 Boys' Football Team on their excellent 10-0 win against Thomas Alleyne last night. Man of the match goes to Conor who scored 5 goals

Alfie, Joe, Charlie, Jack, Leo, Andi (C), Conor, Eddie, Alex, Jamie, Jay, Alessio, Marcel

Girls U13 Football Team

Congratulations and well done to the Girls’ Football team who beat Thomas Alleyne Academy 6-1. A fantastic performance from: Ella, Millie, Joely, Phoebe, Anna, Katie, Kiana, Leonie, Rebecca and Kayla.

Boys’ Football Team defends District Champions

Trophy

Two recent football fixtures have enabled the Boys’ Football team to continue their journey to defend the District Champions Trophy. The boys’ won their last 2 matches 4-1 against Barclay and 2-0 against John Henry Newman. Congratulations goes to: Piotr, Corey, Lewis, Jack, Alex, Tom, Sam, Timmy, Aaron, Harry, Emmanuel, Harrison, Ross, Daniel, Yas, Hye, james and Ellis. Amazing football, keep it up!

County Swimming achievement

We would like to congratulate Daisy who, following the last 3 weekends of County Championships, has obtained a credible 3

rd place in County for her age group. This triumph

was based on Daisy achieving the following awards: 8 Top 8 finishes, a Bronze in the 200m Butterfly and a Silver in the 400m Individual Medley.

Due to Daisy receiving an award at the County Presentation Evening on Thursday 8th February, she is unable to swim in the Secondary School Gala. Although Daisy has had to withdraw from this event I am sure you would like to join me in congratulating Daisy for her achievement at being in the top 3 in the County. Many congratulations Daisy this is an amazing achievement.

Trips, Events and Sporting Activities

“.. Congratulations and well done to all

of our students in their fantastic achievements.

Aim High, Work Hard, Be Kind.”

“… I am sure you would like to join me in

congratulating Daisy for her

achievement at being in the top 3 in the

County.”

“The students represented the school in the most fantastic way and really were a credit to Marriotts.”

Hertfordshire SACRE Holocaust Memorial Day Service8

A number of Year 10 students attended the annual Hertfordshire SACRE Holocaust Memorial Day Service at Dame Alice Owens School in Potters Bar. The service is held each year, not only to commemorate the victims and survivors of the Holocaust but also those of the numerous other genocides that have taken place, and still are taking place, the world over. The students had the privilege of listening to the testimony of Zigi Shipper, a Polish Jew who entered Auschwitz at the aged of 10 and was liberated by the British at the age of 14. The testimonies of Holocaust survivors are disappearing from living memory and it was an honour to listen to the horrific conditions Zigi had to live through, but also the heartwarming ending where he moved to England and started his family.

The students: Demi, Afshan, Abbie, Naima, Mya, Ellis, Jake and Daniel, represented the school in the most fantastic way and really were a credit to Marriotts.

Miss C Scott

House System

There has been an update to our house point system. The points will be updated modularly with the following:

Students with an attendance above 95% (1 point each)

Students in the Green zone (1 point)

Students in the Blue zone (2 points)

Students in the Platinum zone (3 points)

Students with positive conduct points (1 point each)

Staff attendance to House assemblies (1 point per member)

With regards to special events running throughout the remainder of the year:

1st

- 50 points, 2nd

- 25 points, 3rd

- 10 points 4th - 5

points

Students who participate (2 points each)

After an extremely successful ‘Marriotts’ Got Talent’, Rowling sped off in the lead.

Humanutopia

Student Voice / Student Council

On the 9th January Humanutopia visited to work with Year 7

and our Year 9 Heroes. This session focused on appreciating life and not taking for granted people, valuables, school, time, etc. All students involved did themselves proud and represented Marriotts to the highest standard.

“Humanutopia is a way for people to communicate and know that they have people to talk to when feeling down. It helps boosts your confidence and gives you the opportunity to express yourself.” Kaci – Moulton (Yr 9 Hero)

Last term, the Student Council rose that they would like to know their ATL score sooner within the module. We have now introduced ATL mid-point checks to help students progress and have the opportunity to improve their ATL score within a module. During this current module the Student Voice has been focusing on ways to reduce litter around our school community.

Miss J Sack

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Seven of our year 8 students competed at the day long Robot Rumble Grand Final last month. After a slow start in the first three qualifying games the robot, which the team has been working on since November, performed flawlessly and was one of the few robots in the challenge that could score by stacking cones on goals. In each match we were allied with another school and so despite our team’s excellent performance in the last few matches, Marriotts finished the first stage of the competition some way down the league table. Marriotts was knocked out of the competition in the first of the knockout games losing to an alliance of the two teams at the top of the league that went on to be the overall winners. The combined results from all of the events during this competition put Marriotts tenth out of sixteen teams.

Despite the disappointment of an early exit from the competition, the students worked well together and demonstrated some excellent effort and teamwork and the experience gained this year should definitely lead to positive outcomes in next year’s competition.

Mr Hipperson

Robot Rumble Grand Final

Marriotts Got Talent

We had an amazing night at the Marriotts Got Talent evening event held last month. The acts included: singing, dancing and performing. Thank you to everyone who helped at the event: students, parents and staff and especially to those who came along to offer their support on the night. It turned out to be an incredible night where we were able to showcase some of the great talent we have here at Marriotts.

We would like to pass on our congratulations to the following participants and especially to those who won 1

st,

2nd

and 3rd

place. Keep up the good work: Aim him, Work hard, Be kind.

1st

Place: Lois (7E)

2nd

Place: Evie (7C)

3rd

Place: Janay and Jessica (7H)

Premier Award Winners for

outstanding contribution, skill and commitment

Ashanti and Ellie

Other competitors included:

Katie, Leah, Jessica, Abigail, Heather, Frances,

Jaydene, Laura, Libby and McKenzie.

Special performances by:

Jessica, Alin, Matthew and Jack

All donations and contributions to the event will be given to the Rock Challenge fund-raising cause.

“The students worked well together and demonstrated some excellent effort and teamwork.”

Lonsdale and Marriotts had a special visit on the from Lord Lieutenant Voss, who is the Lord for Hertfordshire and a Governor for Hertfordshire University. Faye, Ellis and Nathan toured our guests around the facilities, with Lord Voss even getting a chance to see a dress rehearsal of our The UK Rock Challenge entry!

Marriotts welcomes Lord Lieutenant Voss CBE

The school will be closed to students on the following Inset and Occasional Days

Inset Days

23rd July 2018 24th July 2018

Occasional Days

25th July 2018 26th July 2018 27th July 2018

Spring Term 2018 Thursday 4

th January – Thursday 29

th March

2018 Half Term: Monday 12

th – Friday 16

th

February 2018

Summer Term 2018 Monday 16

th April – Friday 20

th July 2018

Half Term: Monday 28th May – Friday 1

st

June 2018 February 2018 1st Year 8 Options Evening 7th Year 8 and Year 9 Academic Review Day 9th Last day of term 10th-16th Half term 22nd Year 7 Parents’ Evening March 2018 1st World Book Day 10th Rock Challenge Danceathon 29th Last day of term 30th Bank Holiday April 2018 1st-13th Easter Holidays 19th year 10 Parents’ Evening 27th Rock Challenge Premier Final—Portsmouth May 2018 7th Bank Holiday 28th-1st June Half Term

June 2018 29th-2nd July Year 7 PGL Trip July 2018 2nd-4th Year 11 into Year 12 Induction Days 9th Year 6 parents’ Evening 12th Year 6 Secondary Transfer Day 13th Sports Day 13th End of Summer Term for Post 16 16th Presentation Evening for Years 7, 8 and 10 18th Sports Award Celebration 20th Last day of term, students leave at 12.20

Dates for your Diary 2017/18

Term dates 2018/19

Start of term: Monday 3 September 2018 Half term holiday: Monday 29 October – Friday 2 November 2018 Christmas holiday: Monday 24 December 2018 – Friday 4 January 2019 Half term holiday: Monday 18 February – Friday 22 February 2019 Easter holiday: Monday 8 April – Monday 22 April 2019 Half term holiday: Monday 27 May 2019 – Friday 31 May 2019 Summer holiday: Thursday 25 July 2019 – Friday 30 August 2019 Please note these dates have yet to have included 5 Inset Days and an Occasional Day.

Attendance

At Marriotts School, our staff are committed to ensuring that all families understand the importance of 100% attendance. Attendance in School is vital for academic success. Extensive studies have shown that students who attend less than 95% of the time, fail to achieve 5 high grades at GCSE and therefore limit the chance of a successful, fulfilling life and opportunities and choices available to them are reduced. Absence from School creates gaps in learning which can cause issues on return to School or when revising for vital assessments and exams. For these reasons, we monitor attendance patterns with vigilance and hold parents to account where necessary. We expect all students to attend at all times, even if they are feeling unwell. We do not authorise term time holidays. Safeguarding our Students: Legislation directs that our School is legally required to complete two registers per day. If it is brought to the attention of the attendance team at any point in the School day that a student is not in the School building without identified reason, parents/carers will be notified immediately. Absence Procedures In order to ensure the safety and educational well-being of all students, we have a rigorous monitoring system and follow up policy when absence occurs. Internal Stages

On the first day of absence, the School must be notified of the reason for the absence. If we are satisfied with the reason, we will authorise the absence. If we are not satisfied, the absence will not be authorised.

A text message is sent home to parents/carers if a valid reason is not supplied for absence at approximately 9.30am. Parents/carers are expected to reply to this text if they have not already informed the School of the reason for the absence. Attendance phone-calls are made during the School day for any instances where there has been no contact/reason provided.

Parents/carers are expected to keep the School regularly informed in such cases where absence periods exceed more than 1 day.

Medical evidence is required for any absence which exceeds 3 days. The Head of Conduct and Attendance will review any absence which exceeds 3 days where medical evidence cannot be provided. In this case the first three days of absence will be authorised and a case by case decision will be made regarding the authorisation of the fourth day of absence.

When a student’s attendance falls below 95% (regardless of whether absences have been authorised or not), we will issue a 1

st warning letter, highlighting the student’s absence is falling and advising the family that continued

absence may result in prosecution.

When a student’s attendance continues to fall, a second warning letter will be issued, highlighting need for medical evidence supporting further periods of absence. Continual monitoring will take place. Once a student’s absence drops below 90%, they are described as a ‘Persistent Absentee’.

Hertfordshire County Council offer support to students and their families when attendance to School becomes problematic. The County Attendance Team may identify a caseload of students to work intensively with to support good School attendance. You will be advised by the School if this process is agreed.

Should a student’s absence persist, a third warning letter (Fixed Penalty Notice) letter will be issued: this is not a fine. A Fixed Penalty Notice may be served if 15 sessions of unauthorised absence are reached over a two term period. Following this 3

rd letter, no further written warning will be issued before a fine is applied for with County.

Marriotts School has adopted Hertfordshire County Council’s procedures for monitoring and reporting students who we believe are vulnerable and/or missing from education (CME).

“..as a matter of policy Marriotts School will not authorise leave of absence for holidays in term time..”

Why is Attendance

so Important?

Statistics show a direct link between under-

achievement and poor attendance.

Students with regular attendance make better

progress, both academically and socially.

Students can make lots of new friends and

develop confidence and self-esteem.

Students with regular attendance find school

routines and school work easier to cope with.

Students with regular attendance have an easier

transition to their chosen career path, whether it

be Sixth Form, College or employment.

“We encourage you to arrange routine appointments out of school hours or during school holidays.”

“..as a matter of policy Marriotts School will not authorise leave of absence for holidays in term time..”

Attendance

Many thanks for all your hard work on attendance. In recent weeks we have held some very useful and productive attendance sessions with Form Tutors and SLT. All the processes we now have in place are working. Attendance is obviously an area that requires constant work and focus, we remain confident that if we continue to work together as a team we will see the benefits across the school in further increased attendance and attainment

levels. I know that if we continue to work together we will soon reach our target of 95% attendance across the school.

Attendance

We would like to congratulate the following students who have achieved 100% attendance from 1st September to 2nd February 2018.

Year 7

Name Reg

Ajazi, Elliott 7H

Asiama-Kwarteng, Lois 7F

Brett, Ryan 7A

Brown, Harrison 7C

Cela, Rogena 7E

Chapman, Callum 7C

Charles, Victoria 7D

Clark, Jamie 7G

Cookland, Mitchell 7G

Cookland, Sophie 7C

Crighton, Cassidy 7E

Da Rocha, Sam 7A

Davis, Shantay 7A

Edwards, Jake 7E

Fenson, Ellie 7G

Finch, George 7C

Galea, Kayleigh 7H

Harvey, Ben 7A

Herbert, Riley 7C

Hopcraft, Lacey 7F

Howard, Evie 7C

Kitima, Esther 7G

Kwarteng, Michael 7A

Laycock, Dale 7A

Lee, Ethan 7H

Madden, Shaun 7H

Mann, Heather 7B

Murphy, Rae 7E

Nelson, Archie 7D

Ofori-Akuamoah, Shirley 7H

Onwusah, Sarah 7G

Name Reg

Patel, Piya 7G

Perry, William 7H

Prigkong, Adi 7H

Puz, Luka 7A

Robertson, Caine 7E

Samoon, Tarawat 7B

Sandon, Phoebe 7C

Schneider, Mia 7A

Scrimshire, Jack 7F

Tanswell, Toby 7C

Walker, Gemma 7E

Wasley, Alex 7E

Wilkins, Billy 7B

Year 8

Name Reg

Addy, Amelia 8H

Angell, Lewis 8A

Barrowclough, Katie 8F

Batt, Rion 8C

Begum, Aksana 8A

Body, Ella 8G

Brett, Thomas 8A

Bushnell, Bailey 8A

Cook, Alfie 8A

Cooper, Callum 8A

Crane, Karl 8G

Cuadrado Nezami, Roxana 8A

Franklin, Dominic 8H

Greig, William 8C

Hale, Bailey 8G

Hayes, Ella 8C

Heritage, Alice 8G

Ho, William 8F

James, Harriet 8H

Johnson, Keyarna 8A

Knox, Shaun 8C

Markham, Harrison 8H

Mitcham, Grace 8C

Morrison, Dylan 8C

Ozdil, Melissa 8C

Pendrey, Adam 8H

Reynolds, William 8F

Robertson, Louis 8G

Robertson, Paige 8G

Rumbol, Dylan 8B

Saunders, Sasha 8F

Sharpe, Liam 8H

Sherar, Daniel 8G

Trodden, Tamsin 8C

Adegbulugbe, Victory 9B

Avis, Kayne 9F

Balour, Malak 9A

Chappell, Tom 9H

Craig, Abigail 9F

Dear, Amy 9F

Fenson, Owen 9F

Ferataj, Alesio 9A

Gbolaru, Lois 9C

Gilkes, Jaydene 9F

Hazelton, Faye 9A

Humby, Hannah 9A

Jeffries, Jazmin 9B

Kent, Bailey 9C

Knox, Shona 9G

Kujore, Mofe 9C

Mandibaya, Priscilla 9B

Mann, Frances 9C

Meijinhos Coelho, Amy 9A

Mitcham, Ben 9F

Morris, Alex 9G

Morris, Mia 9G

Odiyi, Karen 9C

Parsons, Dylan 9H

Pekoz, Pembe 9E

Robertson, Jack 9B

Sarumi, Felicia 9H

Saunders, Ben 9D

Shaid, Misbha 9F

Stokes-Geddes, Katie 9B

Stoten, Freddie 9E

Wake, Aaron 9H

Winbourne, Milli 9G

Name Reg

Year 9

Name Reg Name Reg

Badis, Kian 10E

Browne, Sarah-Louise 10F

Callaghan, Lily 10B

Carter, Grace 10C

Clarke, Abbie 10E

Coelho, Joao 10F

Darby, Laylamarie 10H

Davis, Shenelle 10A

Dennis, Michael 10A

Dodd, Kieran 10C

Downes, George 10E

Dunlop, Bethany 10C

Ellwood, Jack 10E

Emery, Liberty 10A

Heaps, George 10A

Heere, Alana 10C

Hemmise, Simanie 10H

Hopcraft, Lauren 10C

Islam, Ashraful 10D

Jones, Aerion 10A

Keam, Gaby 10A

King, Gemma 10E

Marshall, Lewis 10H

McDonough, Lewis 10D

Montgomery, Tia 10G

Morris, Sophia 10D

Morrison, Nadine 10E

Obeng, Emmanuel 10A

Oncul, Callum 10C

Pagett, Josh 10G

Pape, Emily 10E

Peary, Courtney 10E

Perlik, Piotr 10D

Sharpe, Sophie 10D

Shreeve, Kira 10D

Soomoodra, Yashil 10D

Wearn, Kie 10D

Welham, Harry 10D

West, Hannah 10D

Wosho, Elizabeth 10D

Year 10

Year 11

Ajazi, Reisi 11C

Balour, Malek 11B

Bushnell, Oliver 11B

Dempster, Harry 11E

Faulkner, Kye 11D

Fletcher, Alex 11A

Furness, Corey 11E

Gaetos, John 11A

Gialo, Paul 11B

Hatt, Abbey 11A

Iqbal, Alia 11C

Kosek, Lukasz 11C

Lindsay, Andre 11E

Lunney-Simpson, Aimee 11C

Montvilaite, Toma 11A

Murrill, Rosie 11C

Newstead, Eve 11A

Newstead, Orla 11E

Riley, Jack 11A

Saunders, Courtney 11D

Tang, Louie 11B

Thakrar, Sathya 11E

Thevathasan, Sarujan 11E

Twigger, Kirsty 11D

Name Reg

UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS

We would like to remind parents and students of the school’s uniform expectations. Girls Uniform:

Marriotts blazer and tie *

Marriotts’ school jumper *

Black trousers (leggings, slim fitting trousers and jeans/denim trousers or trousers which have back pockets in the style of jeans are not permitted).

Black knee length, cotton/polyester skirt (no stretch or jersey material as these tend to rise

above the knee or need to be frequently readjusted to knee length).

White, collared shirt or blouse. The top button must be fastened and shirts and blouses must be tucked in at all times.

Black, flat shoes with an upper that fully encloses the foot including the heel – no flip flops or mules. Shoes should not have visible detailing or branding which would be deemed inappropriate for school wear.

Boys Uniform:

Marriotts blazer and tie *

Marriotts’ school jumper *

Black trousers (tracksuit or jogging bottoms/jeans/denim trousers or trousers which have back pockets in the style of jeans are not permitted)

White, collared shirt. The top button must be fastened and shirts must be tucked in at all times.

Black, flat shoes. Shoes should not have visible detailing or branding which would be deemed inappropriate for school wear

PE Uniform (Girls & Boys) Marriotts students are required to have their PE kit with them in school for all sports / PE lessons

Marriotts Black polo shirt *

Marriotts Black sweatshirt *

Training shoes

Plain black football socks

Football boots

Gum shield * Items marked with an asterisk are supplied by Sportswear International and available to purchase from: www.swischoolwear.co.uk

Year 12 / 13

Name Reg

Amukpo, Owens 12C

Barrow, Katie 12B

Barrowclough, Anna 12A

Bird, Connor 12C

Donnelly, Reece 12C

Lambley, Georgia 12C

Ndlovu, Marshal 12A

Ryan, Maddie 12A

Szczepanik, Karolina 12A

Warman, Alfie 12A

Faluyi, Rapheal 13B

Howard, Denis 13A

Hukin, Josh 13B

Jones, Charlotte 13B

Wright, Connor 13A

If we have emergencies that prevent the school from opening, e.g. snow and bad weather, please listen for announcements on BOB FM - http://www.bobfm.co.uk/, Herts Direct - www.hertsdirect.org , the Online School Closure System at https://www.imodus.com/summary.aspx?company=99 and on the school website.

Please note that although we will update the website as soon as we are able, our primary method of communication will be by text to the number identified as the primary parent/carer for each of the students in the school.

As a result of this, it is essential that we have your up to date mobile phone number. If you are unsure whether or not you have notified us of your mobile number, please send a note to the school with your contact details and a request for your number to be checked on the system.

Please discuss with your child what you would want them to do in the event of any sudden closure during the day, i.e. should they go to a designated friend’s house. This is especially important for students who do not live locally.

School Comms

Marriotts uses the electronic communication system Schoolcomms. In order for you to receive the maximum possible use from this system we require a valid email address and mobile telephone number for the Priority 1 contact. Please can you ensure we have up-to-date information on your child.

You can download the App from Schoolcomms (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/school-gateway/id596039615?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4)

We currently have 766 parents registered on the Gateway, that’s over 73%. So far we have 650 parents using the App, allowing the school to communicate free of charge.

Please look on the Schoolcomms website, http://schoolcomms.com/parent-login/parents for more information. The School Gateway App will show you your child’s attendance and allow you to notify the school of any unauthorised absence.

The application will also allow you to view your child’s timetable showing what lessons they have, achievement points received any medical details previously advised to the school. You are able to message back from the App with any changes to your own or your child’s details, for example, update on mobile number or change of address.

Schoolcomms is monitored throughout the day by the Admin staff and any messages received will be responded to the same day.

If you experience any problems either with the App or Schoolgateway, please do not hesitate to contact the school office or Mrs Goff on l.goff@marriotts.herts.sch.uk who can help to resolve any issues.

Contact Details

In case of an emergency it is imperative

that we hold a valid telephone number and email address for the main contacts we have on our system for your child. If you have recently changed your mobile or home telephone numbers or email address please notify the school office so we can update our system.

If you want to access an existing School Gateway account or create a new one, this requires your email and mobile number to set up; if we do not have the same details on our system it will not allow you to access your account or create one, thus telling you we have out of date information.

(https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/school-gateway/id596039615?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4).

North Entrance

We would like to remind you that the gates at the North entrance in Telford Avenue will be closed daily at 8.30am, if students arrive after this time they will need to make their way to the main school entrance in Brittain Way. The gates will re-open again at 3.00pm at the end of the school day.

Visitors

We would also like to remind you that if you are visiting the school you should do so via the main entrance in Brittain Way and report to Reception.

Facebook / Twitter

In addition to the above we communicate with parents via the school’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Please join us and link to this page for further information. The address is: https://www.facebook.com/MarriottsSchool? and @mMarriottsschfref=ts and @Marriottssch

COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES