• Monday Week 2: Reminder to parents that Monday 5^th January is a Monday Week 2 and therefore school will finish at 2.15pm whilst our staff undertake training and development. School buses will depart at 2.25pm. 

• Attendance: Reporting a student absence – please call the attendance line (and leave a voicemail) or use the MyEd app to send a text message. Please report students absent daily before 8.30am.

Medical appointments - With the updated guidance around ‘lates’ and ‘late arrivals’ after the registers closes, we would like to offer some advice around appointments during the school day.

- Where possible please schedule appointments outside of school hours,

- If arranging a morning appointment, it is suggested that your child attends school to gain their registration mark at 8.40am (and then signs out straight after this),

- If arranging an afternoon appointment, it is suggested that your child signs out after 12.45pm so they have gained their afternoon registration mark.

• Year 10 Parents' Evenings: A-side takes place on Thursday 22nd January and B-side on Thursday 29th January.  If you have not yet made your appointments please do so this week to avoid disappointment.  If you have any queries please contact Mrs Maudsley.

• Year 7-11 Flu Catch Up Immunisation: Online eConsent form will close on Monday 12^th January so if your child has not had the flu vaccine and wants it, do not forget to complete the form https://nhsImms.azurewebsites.net/session/21a5f072.  Please contact the School Age Immunisation Team with any queries (03333 583397).

• Year 11 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition and Hospitality and Catering: Advanced notice that the practical exams will begin in the week commencing 26^th  January. Your son/daughter has been informed of their individual exam date. Please discuss the exam details with them. Students are required to bring all ingredients needed for their allocated task. Thank you for your support.

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