Parent Updates

Important updates for the weeks ahead are included below for your information.

Mr L Cole, Principal

All Year 10 pupils will sit mock GCSE exams in June and July. Parents, carers and Year 10 pupils are invited to attend an exams information evening on Thursday 22nd June at 4.00pm. During the event, senior leaders will share:

• The purpose of the exams
• How exams will be conducted
• The exam timetable
• Details of Year 10 after school GCSE lessons (‘Period 7’)
• How you can help your child to revise
• How we can work together to support your child.

You will also have the chance to ask any questions about the end of year exams.

The Year 10 Exam Information Event letter has been shared with relevant parents and carers directly and may also be found here. 

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 22nd May.

To further support our Year 11 pupils and to help our Year 10 pupils to prepare for their Mock exams, we are hosting GCSE revision sessions during the May Half-Term holiday.

A letter containing your child’s timetable, along with other key information about the second half of the summer term will be shared with you before the end of this week.

We are aware that Eid al-Adha may fall on Friday 6th June.

Year 11 pupils who have GCSE examinations on this date MUST attend their exams. Exam Boards will not take Eid into account: pupils who do not attend will be disqualified.

Plans for pupils in other year groups will be shared as soon as the date of Eid al-Adha is confirmed.

On Friday 23rd May, Year 11 pupils will be dismissed from school following their English Literature GCSE Exam in the morning. We estimate this to finish at approximately 10.45am.

Pupils in Years 7 to 10 will be dismissed from 12.00pm on this date. All pupils will be offsite by 12.45pm.

We look forward to welcoming pupils back for the second half of the summer term on Monday 2nd June.

As in previous years, during exam season all Year 7 to 9 PE lessons take place offsite at the green space behind Ackers Adventure. Pupils are escorted to and from the site and are supervised by a team of academy staff at all times during each lesson.   

I am pleased to share an exciting opportunity involving the academy’s Local Governing Body (LGB). The role of the LGB is to focus on educational strategy, school outcomes and aspiration.

The academy’s LGB is made up of people with a local connection or interest who are committed to supporting educational opportunity in our local area. Parents and carers are represented on the LGB by a Parent Governor.

We now have a vacancy for a second Parent Governor. More information, including how to apply, can be found below. 

We are exploring the possibility of taking a group of Key Stage 3 pupils to France for a day trip in October 2025. During the trip, pupils would learn more about French culture and history while using French language skills learned at school.

To help us to plan, we would like to hear from parents and carers of our current Year 7 and 8 pupils. Please click on this link to complete a brief survey.

Thank you.

• Year 10 Mock GCSE Exam Information Evening is on Thursday 22nd May at 4.00pm.
• Pupils break up for May Half-term on Friday 23rd May and return to school on Monday 2nd June.

Please click here to see our full Calendar, and here for 2024 – 2025 and 2025 – 2026 Term Dates.