Dear parent/carer,

On Tuesday 5th January 2021, as directed by DE, we move to online learning for all pupils in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11. This decision has been taken to minimise the spread of COVID-19 and keep pupils and staff safe. Mr Weir, Minister of Education, has requested that schools provide supervised learning for children of key workers and for vulnerable children within our school community.

To facilitate this please read the attached information and complete the application form if relevant. Once we are in receipt of your application form, we will confirm details of our supervised provision which we hope will be up and running for Wednesday 6th January 2021 and will run to Friday 29th January 2021. (Subject to review by DE)

.Kind regards

Mrs K Bell

Please read the information below, concerning preparation for the Year 11 and 12 GCSE examinations.

In light of the recent announcement by the Education Minster pupils will not be returning to school on Tuesday 5th January.  All pupils are to engage with the remote learning lessons that will be available on google classroom from Tuesday 5th.  All pupils in year 12-14 will recommence on Monday 11th January with pupils in years 8-11 continuing with remote learning.  School will be open on Tuesday 5th for vulnerable pupils and those whose parents are keyworkers.

Pupils in Year 11 and Year 12 who are due to sit GCSE modules on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th will be able to come to school for face to face teaching and final examination preparation at some points throughout the week, final details will follow as soon as possible.

Please find below the information concerning Mock Examinations for Years 12, 13 and 14. These exams will take place between Monday 18th and Thursday 21st January. Other subjects will have Mock exams later in the year.

Due to the current situation we were unfortunately not able to hold our normal Christmas Concert, so we have being working hard to bring you a short virtual concert to spread some Christmas spirit. Please share with your family and friends and we hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

Please see information provided by the Principal concerning remote learning arrangements for KS3 pupils for next week. We hope that these arrangements will help to keep everyone safe and well over the Christmas period.

On Friday the 11th December pupils are encouraged to wear an item of Christmas clothing along with their normal uniform. This can be a Christmas jumper, tie, socks, hair bands etc. There will be a donation of £1 collected for the Children's Hospice.

Please find the information on how to access Google Classroom in the pdf below. Due to the current circumstances many teachers will be setting home works through google classroom and if a child is completing remote learning work from home it can be found here also.

Please find below information on the extended Half-Term closure for each year group.