Principal’s 2019 Summer Newsletter - Cockshut Hill · Yr9 Achievement Leader: Ms T. Dignum -...
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SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST Welcome Dear Parents and Carers As we approach the summer holidays I would like to thank all of our staff, students and their families for a fantastic term and their continued support. As you will know we welcomed Ofsted to our school in the penultimate week of the summer term. Although I am unable to give you any details as yet, due to the report having to be quality assured by Ofsted, I can say we had some areas of strength to celebrate and build upon in addition to some clear areas of focus for next year. You will receive a copy of the report in September. Listed below are our four Key Priorities for 2019/20. These are the focusses that will help us make the biggest improvement to the school and will be referred to throughout next year. Core Aim: We will be an oversubscribed school of choice where students are fully committed to their learning and make good or better progress and our staff develop and excel within their profession. KP 1 – We will successfully introduce a direct instruction model of lesson delivery with modelling being the key focus. KP 2 – We will all attend school and arrive to our lessons on time and ready to learn. KP 3 – We will have a data driven formative assessment system that promotes good or better progress KP 4 – We will embed a cultural literacy programme to enhance students’ reading ages year on year We will have a new Management Information System (MIS) in place by October half term, with much more to follow on this. A key part of the system will aid us in communicating with parents/carers, something I know you will value and to enable this to happen we must have the most up to date email address for you so that you can access information for your child. • Will you all send in with your child at the start of September the email address you would like us to use to allow you access to the system. Your child will be asked for this information from their tutor in September. Principal’s 2019 Summer Newsletter Cockshut Hill, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 2HX | 0121 289 5900 | [email protected] | www.cockshuthill.org.uk High Expectations of Children’s Standards This year, has been a huge success in raising our expected standard of student uniform and this is largely due to your support at home by ensuring your child arrives for school looking smart, feeling professional and ready to learn. We would like to build on this next year. Please could we ask for your continued support in ensuring students maintain these standards for the new academic year. Below are a few reminders: • We will provide students with a pencil case in September which will contain the basic equipment required. Students can of course add to it. • Students will receive a new style planner in September and we would appreciate parents/carers checking this on a regular basis as you will be able to see how your child is progressing. The following items should not be worn inside school: • Sunglasses • Nose studs and hoop earrings • Hoodies, tracksuit tops or sweatshirts • Trainers – if you require any clarity on footwear please contact Mr Barclay our SOAR Co-ordinator. • If your child has a medical diagnosis to wear trainers, then we require medical evidence from your GP or a medical professional. Unless satisfactory medical evidence is provided your child will be expected to wear a pair of our school shoes. Lastly we firmly believe at Cockshut Hill that students doing the right thing every day deserve recognition and at times a reward. Students are awarded points for wearing the correct uniform. Please encourage your child to login to the reward website www.l2e.co.uk where students can spend their SOAR reward points, earned in school on hundreds of different rewards. REMINDER from September the school day will end at 2pm every Tuesday to allow for extended staff training.
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WelcomeDear Parents and Carers
As we approach the summer holidays I would like to thank all of our staff, students and their families for a fantastic term and their continued support.
As you will know we welcomed Ofsted to our school in the penultimate week of the summer term. Although I am unable to give you any details as yet, due to the report having to be quality assured by Ofsted, I can say we had some areas of strength to celebrate and build upon in addition to some clear areas of focus for next year. You will receive a copy of the report in September.
Listed below are our four Key Priorities for 2019/20. These are the focusses that will help us make the biggest improvement to the school and will be referred to throughout next year.
Core Aim: We will be an oversubscribed school of choice where students are fully committed to their learning and make good or better progress and our staff develop and excel within their profession.
KP 1 – We will successfully introduce a direct instruction model of lesson delivery with modelling being the key focus.KP 2 – We will all attend school and arrive to our lessons on time and ready to learn.KP 3 – We will have a data driven formative assessment system that promotes good or better progressKP 4 – We will embed a cultural literacy programme to enhance students’ reading ages year on year
We will have a new Management Information System (MIS) in place by October half term, with much more to follow on this. A key part of the system will aid us in communicating with parents/carers, something I know you will value and to enable this to happen we must have the most up to date email address for you so that you can access information for your child.
• Will you all send in with your child at the start of September the email address you would like us to use to allow you access to the system. Your child will be asked for this information from their tutor in September.
Principal’s 2019 Summer Newsletter
Cockshut Hill, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 2HX | 0121 289 5900 | [email protected] | www.cockshuthill.org.uk
High Expectations ofChildren’s StandardsThis year, has been a huge success in raising our expected standard of student uniform and this is largely due to your support at home by ensuring your child arrives for school looking smart, feeling professional and ready to learn. We would like to build on this next year.
Please could we ask for your continued support in ensuring students maintain these standards for the new academic year. Below are a few reminders:• We will provide students with a pencil case in
September which will contain the basic equipment required. Students can of course add to it.
• Students will receive a new style planner in September and we would appreciate parents/carers checking this on a regular basis as you will be able to see how your child is progressing.
The following items should not be worn inside school:• Sunglasses• Nose studs and hoop earrings• Hoodies, tracksuit tops or sweatshirts• Trainers – if you require any clarity on footwear
please contact Mr Barclay our SOAR Co-ordinator.
• If your child has a medical diagnosis to wear trainers, then we require medical evidence from your GP or a medical professional. Unless satisfactory medical evidence is provided your child will be expected to wear a pair of our school shoes.
Lastly we firmly believe at Cockshut Hill that students doing the right thing every day deserve recognition and at times a reward. Students are awarded points for wearing the correct uniform. Please encourage your child to login to the reward website www.l2e.co.uk where students can spend their SOAR reward points, earned in school on hundreds of different rewards.
REMINDER from September the school day will end at 2pm every Tuesday to allow for extended staff training.
Cockshut Hill, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 2HX | 0121 289 5900 | [email protected] | www.cockshuthill.org.uk
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Achievement Update(Article 29: Goals of Education)
Achievement LeadersAs you will be aware we have a dedicated team of middle leaders who work tirelessly with parents, carers and students to ensure all students make exceptional progress. Achievement Leaders can be contacted via email at any time should you have any concerns regarding your child’s progress. The year group each Achievement Leader will oversee next academic year and their contact details are detailed below:
Yr7 Achievement Leader: Ms K. Newey - [email protected]
Yr8 Achievement Leader: Ms M. Ahmad - [email protected]
Yr9 Achievement Leader: Ms T. Dignum - [email protected]
Yr10 Achievement Leader: Mr D. Hargreaves - [email protected]
Yr11 Achievement Leader: Ms K. Stallard - [email protected]
Student ReportsWithin this pack you will receive a data report that will outline your child’s progress made in the academic year 2018 – 2019. Please do look where your child is in relation to their target. Other aspects of the report that parents should pay close attention to are: attendance, homework completion and SOAR points. If you have any comments or concerns regarding a report please do not hesitate to contact your child’s achievement leader.
HomeworkStudents have worked hard this year completing their Exam Preparation Activities and Knowledge Organisers, we would like to thank parents and carers for their support with ensuring children have completed these tasks at home. As we move closer to academic excellence it is essential that our expectations of students increase further. As a result of this next year we have revised our homework policy. As you will see below students will be set a variety of tasks for homework each week. Students will be provided with a folder to keep their homework in and they will be expected to write their homework down in their planners. Parents and carers can then play a pivotal role in supporting their child by making sure that they complete their homework. If you have any concerns regarding homework please do contact the relevant achievement leader.
Key Stage Three: All students in KS3 will be set homework by their class teachers in the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography and Modern Foreign Languages. Students will also be expected to read at home on a regular basis. The tasks will be set by class teachers using the following timetables:
Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday FridayTime
reading20 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Minutes
Once a weekEnglish Maths Science
30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes
Once a fortnightHistory Geography MFL
30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes
Key Stage Four: All students in KS4 will be set homework by their class teachers in all of their GCSE subjects, with the exception of Art and iMedia. Students will also be expected to read at home on a regular basis. The tasks will be set by class teachers using the following timetables:
Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday FridayTime
reading20 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Minutes
Once a weekEnglish 30 minutes Maths 30 minutes Science 30 minutes
RE - 30 min. Option K - 30 min. Option M - 30 min.Option L - 30 min.
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Attendance and Punctuality (Article 29: Goals of Education)High attendance to school is a major factor in children achieving their academic potential. All children should aim for at least 97% attendance.
To support this please do not book any holidays during term time. The Local Authority have fined a number of parents this year for taking their children out of school. The fines have ranged from £60 to £240 per parent. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in a small number of these parents having to attend a court hearing.
Prezența zilnica la școală reprezintă un factor major în terminarea si reușirea școlii la nivel academic. Toți copiii trebuie să fie prezenți la școală cel puțin 97%. Pentru a ne sprijini cu acest lucru, vă rugăm să nu rezervați vacante în timpul termenului școlar. A trebuit să dăm amendă la un număr de părinți din cauza asta, pentru ca au scos copii din școală pe termen școlar. Amenzile au variat între 60 și 240 lire sterline pe părinte. Din nefericire, acest lucru a rezultat la un număr mic din acești părinți să participe la o ședința în instanță.
All of our year 10 students attended ‘A Christmas Carol’
at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. All of our year 11 students visited our capital London.
We are very proud of this programme and look forward to developing it in the future.
Attendance
High attendance to school is a major factor in children achieving their academic potential. All children should aim for at least 97% attendance.To support this please do not book any holidays during term time. The Local Authority have had to fine a number of parents this year for taking their children out of school. The fines have ranged from £60 to £240 per parent. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in a small number of these parents having to attend a court hearing.
لیے تعلیم اہم عنصر ہے بچوں کے حاضری اسکول میں اعلیہونا چایں۔ %٩٧ کم از کم صالحیت حا صل کرنا۔ سب بچوں کو
مہربانے سے چھٹیوں اسکول کے ہماری حمایت کرنے کے لے کچھ والدین کو جرمانا دینا وقت نہیں بوک کریں۔ اس سال ہم نے
پھڑا جو اپنے بچوں کو اسکول کے وقت باہر نکاال۔ یہ جرمانے ،
بدقسمتی سے کے تھے۔ £٢۴٠ سے £۶٠ کو، تقریبا ایک والدین مین عدالت کی سماعت والدین کو کچھ
شرکت کرنا پڑا۔
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Dates for your diary (subject to change – updates will always be on the school website)
Thursday 11th April End of Spring term – Students dismissed at 3.00pm Friday 12th April INSET Day for staff only Mon 15th – Fri 26nd April Easter Holiday Monday 29th April All students return to school Wednesday 15th May Year 7 Parents/Carers Evening Mon 27th – Fri 31st May Whitsun Half Term Holiday Wednesday 12th June Year 8 Parents/Carers Evening Friday 5th July Year 11 Prom – The Village Hotel Solihull Tue 16th – Wed 17th July Annual School Production ‘We Will Rock You’ Friday 19th July Academic Year ends at 12.30pm Mon 2nd September INSET Day – Staff ONLY Tues 3rd September Year 7 students ONLY Wed 4th September All Students return to school at 8.30am Mon 28th Oct – Fri 1St Nov Autumn Half Term
I would like to say farewell and best wishes to a few staff who are leaving us at Easter.
• Mr Anwar (Cover Supervisor) is leaving to pursue new opportunities. • Mr Dudley (Teaching Assistant) is leaving to become a primary school teacher at Hewbush Primary. • Ms Savage (PE and Year 7 Achievement Leader) is leaving to take an Assistant Principal role at Whitley
Academy • Ms Wheeldon (English) is leaving us to become a Learning Mentor at St John Vianney Catholic School. • Ms Davies (Curriculum Expert for Girls PE) is leaving to relocate with her family in Cyprus.
I’d like to thank them all for their service to the school.
I’d like to welcome Ms Patel who has recently joined our team of Teaching Assistants.
We are also looking forward to welcoming Ms Smyth after Easter who will be our new Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Ms Gazi who will join our Mathematics team and Mr Snook who will join our Pastoral team. In addition to this we have already appointed for September; three mathematics teachers, one science teacher, one MfL teacher and a computer science teacher.
I wish you all a peaceful Easter Holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next term.
Yours sincerely
Jason Bridges - Principal
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Staff leaving us this termI would like to say farewell and best wishes to those staff who are leaving us at the end of term.
• Miss Justo-Cobos (MFL) is leaving us to live in Costa Rica• Mr Pope (PE) has been promoted to Head of PE at a school in Droitwich• Mr Richards (Maths) is moving to a performing arts school in Walsall• Mr P Singh (Maths) has been promoted to Regional Lead Practitioner at Ormiston Academies Trust• Miss Davies (RE) will be moving to a school in Redditch • Mr R Singh (Science) is taking a Lead Practitioners role in Derby• Mr Elliot (Maths) who has been promoted to Deputy Head of Mathematics at a school in Darlaston• Mrs Najib (Health & Social Care) leaves as her contract with us ends due to this subject finishing• Mr Kilbride (Business Studies) also leaves as his contract with us ends due to this subject finishing• Mrs Skillen (English) who is retiring
I would like to thank them all for their service to our school.
We are also looking forward to welcoming two teachers of English, four Mathematics teachers, two Religious Education teachers, one MFL teacher, one Physical Education teacher, one Science teacher and one teacher of Computer Science. This will mean that we will be fully staffed for September.
I wish you all a safe and peaceful summer holiday and I look forward to seeing you all next term.
Yours sincerely
Jason Bridges - Principal Email - [email protected] Twitter - @JBridgesCHS
Friday 19th July Academic Year ends at 12.30pm for students
Monday 2nd September INSET Day – Staff ONLYTuesday 3rd September INSET Day – Staff ONLYWednesday 4th September Year 7 students ONLYThursday 5th September All Students return to school at 8.30amTuesday 24th September Open EveningTuesday 15th October Year 7 ‘Settling in’ evening Friday 25th October INSET Day – Staff ONLY28th October -1st November Autumn Half Term
Tuesday 5th November Year 11 Parents EveningFriday 29th November INSET Day – Staff ONLYWednesday 18th December Christmas ShowcaseFriday 20th December Autumn Term Ends at 3pm for students
Dates for your Diary
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