Friday 12th July 2013

Prayer for the Academic Year

O God of all beginnings and endings, we praise and thank you for the gift of this academic year. It has been a time filled with grace and blessings, and with challenges, opportunities, joys and sorrows.

Give us the rest and refreshment we need this Summer.

Let our efforts of this past year bear fruit. bring all of our plans to a joyful conclusion, and bless us, according to your will, with the fulfilment of our summer hopes and dreams.

Watch over us in the weeks ahead, and guide each day as you have done this past year.

May we continue, with a new spirit and a new energy, and to grow in age, wisdom, knowledge and grace all the days of our lives.

We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

ParentView - 26 more responses needed 124 responses to ParentView - can we reach 150 by the end of the academic year? We really would appreciate parents responses to the OfSTED survey.

The link is www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk It's online and very quick and easy to complete.

Thank you to the parents who have already responded.

Trinity Term

Parents as Partners - Staying Healthy Only plain water, in clear plastic bottles, is allowed in class. Fruit juices and squash may be brought into College for drinking before College, at break, lunch or after College. No cans or any kind of carbonated drinks are allowed at anytime during the College day. These, when found, will be confiscated.

First Class for Ex Student in Business Management Eleanar Walkington - Ellis, an ex student, has graduated with a First Class degree, from the University of Sheffield

Yr7 LEPRA fundraiser Year 7 have raised £450 for LEPRA. Special well done to Charlotte Siedlecka who

raised £95, an outstanding 'pay it forward’

Specialism Success

Many thanks to the following students who performed a beautiful Chinese fan dance as part of the College's KS3 celebration evening. The students have been practising the dance for several months and all their hard work has been very much appreciated.

Well done and thank you to the students and for Mrs Liu for her time and expertise in choreographing the dance.

Nica Reyes Eua Pointre Tyler Bates Chen Ji Julie Breed Lydia Wood

Sport Cricket win Year 8 District Cricket League All Hallows v Wilmslow Man of the Match: George Parry Most Runs: Parry 23 Most Wickets: Terry 2

Result Dates

Results Days

A-level (8:30am) & AS-Level (11am): Thursday 15th August

2013

GCSE (10:00am): Thursday 22nd August 2013

RESULTS MUST BE COLLECTED BY EACH STUDENT IN

PERSON.

IF STUDENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO COLLECT THEIR OWN RE-SULTS, THEN THEY HAVE TWO OPTIONS:

LEAVE A STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH THE EXAMS OFFICE AND RESULTS WILL BE POSTED TO THE STUDENT.

STUDENT WRITES A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO GIVE A RESPON-SIBLE ADULT PERMISSION TO COLLECT RESULTS ON THEIR

BEHALF.

Attendance matters at All Hallows

Over the last week of college attendance was as follows:

Year 7 - 95.2% (down 1.0 % on last week)

Year 8 - 94.2% (up 3.0%)

Year 9 - 92.9% (up 0.1%)

Year 10 - 92.3% (up 1.1% on last week)

The average for the week has increased to 93.6% with the average since September now 94.6%.

Parents are politely reminded to avoid absence unless it is absolutely necessary. Holidays will not be authorised from September 2013 under new legislation on all English schools. Requests for holidays must still be made in writing to the appropriate Key Stage leader (Mrs Garvey KS5, Mr Blades KS4 and Mr Diamond KS3), but in the vast majority of cases they will be unauthorised. Medical absence will continue to require medical proof and appointments should be made, where possible, outside of the college day. The link between attendance and achievement is well researched and documented and students should be aiming for an attendance rate of no les than 97% over the year. Thank you for your continued support with this importance issue.

Calendar

Reminder INSET Days: Wednesday 24 July is a INSET day and that students finish for Summer on Tuesday 23 July.

To View the 2013 — 2014 Term dates, please click on the link

Term College Opens to Students College Closes to Students

Trinity Monday 3 June 2013 Tuesday 23 July 2013

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Catholic Voluntary Academy Chosen for National School Support Role

The Principal and staff at All Hallows Catholic College, a voluntary academy in Macclesfield, have been selected for a top role, supporting schools in challenging circumstances.

Tony Billings is one of only 96 headteachers to be appointed to the role of National Leader of Education (NLE) in the latest recruitment round. He will now be invited to the National College for Teaching and Leadership’s learning and conference centre in Nottingham in October for a formal induction and training for the role in driving school improve-ment.

NLEs use their success and professionalism as school leaders, along with the staff in their school - designated a National Support School - to provide additional leadership capability in struggling schools or those in transition to federation or academy status. The deployment is tailor-made to suit the needs of each school. The type of support provided is flexible and can involve NLEs becom-ing acting or executive headteacher of the client school or schools. They also have responsibility for bringing on the next genera-tion of NLEs and National Support Schools.

Jacquline Feeley, Chair of Governors said: “This is such exciting news! The awarding of "National Support School" to All Hallows Catholic College and "National Leader of Education" to our Principal, is timely recognition of the great work of all staff inspirational-ly led by Tony Billings. It reflects our Mission "to be more rather than have more" and the high standards achieved by our staff and students. We will now be able to share expertise, knowledge and skills with other schools to raise expectations and standards of Teaching and Learning to enable all to fulfil their true potential. We, the Governors, are very proud of this excellent achievement which places Tony Billings as one of the National Leaders of Education, and of all our dedicated staff members who work and study selflessly and tirelessly as a dynamic team for the good of all our students. Congratulations and Well done to everyone!”

Many in the National Leaders of Education/National Support Schools scheme see improvements in exam results at both the sup-port and client schools with progress achieved in excess of the improvements nationally.

There are now well over 800 NLEs across the country and the number is set to rise to about 1,000 by 2015. Tony Billings, Principal of All Hallows said: “This is a recognition of the extensive work we are already doing, sharing best practice with a number of schools facing challenging circumstances. We are delighted to be invited into such important work making a difference to the lives of students and their teachers.”

Charlie Taylor, Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching and Leadership, said: “It’s great that heads like Tony Billings are willing to look beyond their own school gates to help more pupils achieve. Their efforts will be at the heart of a self-improving, school-led education system.

“School-to-school support is having a growing impact and the results speak for themselves with benefits for both the schools being supported and those providing the support.”