Christmas newsletter 2014

NewsletterChristmas 2014

Academy Production Peter’s Pant’s

On Thursday 11th and Friday 12th December The Wellington Academy was transported back in time to the 1980s with their own version of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale - Peter’s Pants. A cast of 90 actors and dancers took part in this hilarious rewrite of the traditional pantomime, featuring 80s music icons such as Duran Duran, Madonna, and Adam and the Ants. Students and staff put in a huge amount of eff ort to create a wonderful production yet again. Our congratulations to all of them. An appreciative audience of over 300 each night concluded that this was the best Christmas show yet!

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From the Principal

Term Breaks

Christmas Break - Monday 22nd December 2014 - Friday 2nd January 2015

Spring Half Term - Monday 16th February 2015 - Friday 20th February 2015

Easter Break - Monday 30th March 2015 - Friday 10th April 2015

Whitsun Half Term - Monday 25th May 2015 - Friday 29th May 2015

Term 3 Starts for Students

Tuesday 6th January 2015

Inset Days

Monday 5th January 2015Friday 13th February 2015Friday 19th June 2015

Important Calendar Dates

In October, our Chair of Governors wrote to you all about the recent Department for Education visit which was very positive and has allowed us to access further support in improving whole school progress in English and maths. These areas, along with high quality teaching and staff recruitment and retention, remain our main priorities into the New Year.

I would like to thank the year group representatives of the Parent Council for their continued support. We will be developing a further programme of information sharing events for parents/carers over the year, and would welcome any suggestions from parents/carers. We value all support from parents/carers and any feedback is appreciated,

either via the Parent Council or by contacting me or my Vice Principals directly.

In our eff orts to continue to improve our communication with parents/carers, we have created a new app which has been met with a very positive response from parents who have trialled it. The Wellington Academy App can be downloaded from the Play Store for Android devices or AppStore for Apple devices by searching ‘Wellington Academy’. Once installed you will have access to the latest news, be able to download letters sent home, view what is coming up in the calendar and on ‘The Week Ahead’, and access useful links to Parent Pay, Parent Portal, Newsletters, Academy website, Twitter and Facebook. You can

It is amazing to see the sheer number and quality of events that have happened at the Academy in the last couple of months and I am sure you will enjoy reading about them in this edition of our newsletter. Some of the highlights for me have been the Remembrance Service and our Christmas production, both of which showed the students, supported by our committed staff , at their best.

also select what push messages/alerts you wish to receive. We would appreciate it if you could complete the brief poll on the app on what you would like to see included and how useful you have found the app.

I hope you will all have the opportunity to spend some time with family and friends during the Christmas period. I wish you and your family a Happy Christmas and New Year.

Best wishs

Mike MilnerPrincipal

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The Academy Commemorates the First World War

On Tuesday 11th November 2014, the History

department, Ed Newman, James Davidson and Gemma Holt organised a very moving whole-school WW1 Commemoration Day which included a Remembrance Service and Parade involving the achool’s Combined Cadet Force. Students from the recently opened Wellington Academy Primary were also involved and read poems that they had written.

The purpose of the parade was to ensure all students had an awareness of the signifi cance of

WW1 and the centenary, and to provide an appropriate time to refl ect on the impact of WW1. The Archdeacon of Sarum, the Venerable Alan Jeans, joined the Academy Chaplain Annabel Copeland, in delivering the service to over 1000 students and staff . The Garrison Commander, Colonel James Denny and members of the Headquarters Staff were also present at the service.

Throughout the day students watched fi lm clips and discussed the importance of remembrance, and undertook

year group fi eld re-enactments which were supported by 26 Engineer Regiment from Perham Down. Students also decorated wooden crosses with messages of commemoration which were placed at the centre of a commemorative garden at the entrance to the Academy. Teachers linked lessons on the day to the centenary remembrance and included topics such as: How did an artist help Britain fi ght the war at sea, did WW1 nearly bankrupt Britain and was World War One propaganda the birth of spin?

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House News

Following the successful launch of the Academy Cup day in July we have been busy making sure the fi rst half term was jam packed with competitions and we have kick started our charity work too.

In September all new students were placed into one of the eight houses and logos were designed by the students to represent each house. There were competitions in Maths, Biology, Art and PE; as well as raising £383 for Wear it Pink charity and donating food for the Salisbury food bank.

This term has been just as busy with a WW1 commemoration competition. This saw two students reading out their poems during the poignant and emotional commemoration day on 11th November in front of the entire school and the Garrison Commander and staff .

Furthermore, the 6th Form student leaders are now appointed and they have been regularly meeting with the House reps that were nominated - one per tutor group. House ties have been given to reps and it has been decided how house ties will be awarded:

As well as this students who are awarded the tie are expected to maintain the following high standards of:PunctualityBehaviourA2L Silver and aboveUniformFollow pledgeRole Model

Each house has decided on a charity that they will raise money for throughout the year and fundraising will start in earnest in the New Year. This will be unveiled shortly!

This house leadership system will make sure that all students get a say in the eff ective running of the House system and that the Wellington Academy fosters a competitive spirit which will encourage all students to participate and succeed.


On Sunday 14th September staff embarked on a 60 or 45 mile cycle ride through the New Forest.

The event which was organised by Mr Wood was designed to raise awareness and money for the fantastic work of both Beatbullying UK and the Academy’s own student led CIC campaign that has been set up to enable students to support each other should they have any concerns about bullying.

All staff successfully completed the ride having enjoyed a day of fantastic weather and spectacular views across the forest, as well as conquering a number of hills along the way.

Well done to Mr Buckle, Mr Kearley, Mrs Chalke, Mr McFarlane, Mrs Facey, Mr Gundry, Miss Biggenden, Mrs Fowler and Mr Wood.

Thank you to everyone who sponsored the team, the fi nal amount raised will be available shortly.

New Forest Beat Bullying Cycle Ride

The library runs a book fair three times a year and this term was the fi rst one of the academic year. Following a very successful one back in the summer, when we were able to purchase 20 new titles for the library. This terms’ book fair ran from the 9th to 15th December. All students had the opportunity to browse through over a hundred of the latest titles including; 'The Maze Runner Trilogy'.

For every book sold we get commission to buy more books for the library. It’s not too late to purchase

Scholastic Book Fair

a book, all you have to do is ask your child to pick up a brochure from the library and fi ll it in with their request, name and tutor group. Please send in payment, either cash or cheque payable to; The Wellington Academy. The books should then arrive the fi rst week in January.

Thank you for your continued support in fostering a love of reading at the Wellington Academy.


Congratulations to our First ‘Word Millionaire’ Readers

Kyle O’Keeff e, Year 7 - 1,261,521 words.Amber Johnson, Year 9 - 1,022,887 words.Nicola Johnson, Year 7 - 1,290,876 words.

All pupils in Years 7 to 9 now have access to the Accelerated Reader programme which helps to determine the correct reading range to ensure that pupils are reading appropriately challenging books. The programme aims to give pupils something to aim for with their reading and support for improving their skill.

Pupils initially complete a STAR reading test that identifi es their reading age and allocates them a range within which they should read. Most books in the library have a reading level assigned to them to help pupils choose appropriately. If pupils choose to read books from home or

other libraries they can check the level of their book within the programme.

Once each book has been read, pupils complete a multiple choice quiz about the story before going on to choose their next book. This will clearly identify how eff ectively the story has been understood and remembered. Success in these quizzes will accumulate words, certifi cates and prizes for individual pupils.

The aim is to rise through the certifi cate levels, becoming a ‘Word Millionaire’ on the way.Parents and carers will be receiving more information

about the Accelerated Reader programme with their child’s report for Term 2 which will also include their recent reading age. STAR reading tests were taken in October and pupils will be completing a further STAR reading test in the new year which will update this reading age.

Soon we hope to share more information about your child’s progress with the Accelerated Reader programme through Home Connect- watch this space!


Visiting Speakers

The fi rst author’s visit of the academic year was a great success!

Ali Sparkes, successful author of more than 20 children’s fi ction books, including ' The Shapeshifter’ series and 'Out of this World', visited the Academy on Monday 13th October. Years 7 and 8 enjoyed a talk from the author in the theatre and were able to purchase a copy of one of her books and have it personalised by her at the end of the talk.

Twelve lucky students were invited to have lunch and a chat with her. In the afternoon a number of Year 9 students were involved in interactive workshops in the library. A very enjoyable day was had by all concerned.

Our next author visit is on 17th December when the award winning 2Steves will be joining us to talk to Years 7 to 9.

Author, Ali Sparkes visits the Academy

On Friday 14th November, Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe

visited the Academy and spoke to 6th Form students from Business, Politics and Economics and Year 11 students from Business. She read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Somerville College, Oxford where she is an Honorary Fellow.

Her diverse career has given her the experience, skills and knowledge to advise students within these subject areas. The Baroness became a life peer of

Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe Talks to Students

the House of Lords in 2013 and this July joined the Government. She was also a member of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit in 10 Downing Street and worked as an executive for 15 years serving on the board of Tesco as well as that of ITV Plc, Metro Group, a large German based international retailer and wholesaler, and the London Business School.

The Baroness advised students on business aspects, “know your customer, what they like and what you don’t like”. She spoke about what has motivated her to be successful and her love of business and the customer focus. The Baroness encouraged students to have high aspirations and consider how they can stand out from the crowd in order to reach their full potential. She also covered an entrepreneurial focus and talked about patenting your product in order to be fi nancially successful.

Her career tips were to be

yourself and do what you enjoy. The 5 values that she suggested students should consider as a guide throughout life in order to be successful were:• Work hard• Treat others as you would like

to be treated• Be respectful• Enjoy what you do and have a

‘glass half full’ approach• Never give up

The Baroness is an amazing lady who has achieved so much throughout her career while being married and having 4 sons. When asked how she managed to juggle her work home balance she said she applied the same principles from work to home and this worked well for her.

We were very fortunate to have such an infl uential speaker as Baroness Lucy Neville- Rolfe come to the Academy. She was extremely impressed with what she saw during her visit.


The Great Maths Bake OffOn 17th and 18th November, the Maths department joined forces with the Catering faculty to deliver two unique Maths lessons.

A group of Year 7 students invited their parents into the classroom to take part in a series of lessons designed to enable the students to use the maths skills they have been learning this term.

Parents and students teamed up to bake a batch of individual sponge cakes following a recipe that they were fi rst required to alter to ensure they were able to make the correct quantity – 8 cakes rather than 12.

Whilst the cakes were baking, students and parents competed against one another in a mini maths quiz. By a very narrow margin the parent team were the winners – a great eff ort by all.

During the second lesson the teams were required to decorate their creations with a maths theme, once again some really fantastic team work between parents and their children to produce lots of impressive designs.

The lesson ended with an opportunity for the students to share with their parents a little more about what they have been learning this year.

The two lessons were thoroughly enjoyed by all and we will be inviting the parents back again next term.

In the New Year we will be running maths courses aimed specifi cally at parents who want to learn a little more so that they are able to help their children or just improve their own numeracy skills. More information to follow shortly.

Meanwhile the following websites have a range of ideas and support for parents:www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/parents/index.htmlwww.nnparenttoolkit.org.uk/www.maths4mumsanddads.co.uk/about.php


On Monday 24th November the annual photography trip took place for GCSE photography students. It gave them the opportunity to experience fi rst-hand the work of both contemporary and classic portrait photographers. The trip covered two galleries with two featured exhibitions: the National Portrait

Photography Trip to London GalleriesGallery currently displaying The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize and the Victoria and Albert Museum currently hosting an exhibition of master fashion photographer Horst P. Horst's work. Both exhibitions were exceptionally well presented and thought-provoking prompting some strong opinions and

excellent discussion among the students. Overall an inspiring trip and excellent experience for students and staff alike. Huge thanks to Mrs Furnell for putting in all the hard work behind the scenes and making the whole event possible.

Design Technology Trip to LondonOn the weekend of 7th and 8th December, a group of students from Years 9, 10 and 11 attended a Design and Technology trip to London. The aim of the trip was to explore all aspects of design including architecture, theatre, costume/fashion, graphics, culture and food. Activities included a visit to Madame Tussauds, a colourful performance of The Lion King, a meal at Planet Hollywood, a walk to a cultural Christmas market, an exhibition on Powerful Woman in Fashion at the Design Museum and a Christmas visit to Harrods. The trip highlighted clear connections between the real world and how Design and Technology plays a key role; this will enrich the students’ design and technological skills in preparation for GCSE.


New York Trip, 22nd-27th October

Written by Craig Shand , Year 13

Myself, 19 other students and 3 teachers arrived at the Academy at 3.30am on Wednesday morning to begin the long journey to New York. Emotions were mixed between tiredness and excitement, all preparing ourselves for the seven hour fl ight.

After sleeping for most of the plane journey we arrived at JFK airport. The weeks and months of excitement had fi nally come down to this, anticipating what New York was really like. The fi nal part of the journey was on the which took us to the YMCA Vanderbilt hostel, in the heart of Manhattan, an equal walking distance from Central Park and Times Square. Once we arrived at our accommodation, there was little time to unpack before we set off for Times Square, to begin the sight-seeing and shopping spree.

After a short walk to Times Squares, and amazed by everything we saw on the way, the true amazement was at what was in front us; all the lights, billboards, people and taxis really summed up New York in one picture and no matter what time of day you come back, it was always the same. After a short

brief, we got handed our lunch money and went off to explore New York and Times Square itself, we walked round shops, took pictures and begun the once in a life-time trip.

After a couple of hours of walking round Times Square, we all met up and headed back to the hostel, to unpack or to sleep. After having a bit of time to check out the hostel, we were ready for dinner and made the short walk to a local Italian restaurant. Some of us, made the mistake of ordering a ‘medium’ pizza, forgetting that most of New York’s food is super-sized compared to back home!

DAY 2 (Thursday) - After fi nally getting some much needed sleep, we met at 8.30am and walked down to our chosen diner, where traditional American breakfasts were on off er; pancakes with chocolate chips, bacon, sausages, fruit salads and more. We then walked to Macy’s, the largest store in the world, where we began a behind the scenes tour. The depth of thought that went into the store was very fascinating. We received a detailed talk on the


history, marketing, design and operations keeping us all very interested. We were then given time to make the most of the 9 fl oors of shopping as well as a chance to explore the local area, before enjoying an evening meal at a Chinese where we were served a buff et to our tables.

DAY 3 (Friday) - After breakfast, we took the tube down to New York harbour, where we caught the boat to Liberty Island, and had the chance to see the Statue of Liberty. We then headed back to the main island, and walked down to Ground Zero, the site where the twin towers had stood. This was a very peaceful and emotional place where we refl ected on what must have happened. We then made our way to Wall Street to see the main fi nancial district. That evening we headed down to Times Square for dinner at Planet Hollywood.

DAY 4 (Saturday) - We visited Central Park, stopping at the top of the Rockefeller Plaza, where we took

in the best view of New York. This was an amazing view which left us speechless, giving us a full 360 degree view of the city. We then went ice skating at the Trump Ice Rink and were allowed free time to explore Central Park, before meeting back at the hostel. In the evening we went to the Hard Rock Café for dinner.

DAY 5 (Sunday) - On our fi nal day, we took the tube down to Central Station where we caught a bus to New Jersey, to watch the New York Jets play the Buff alo Bills at the Metlife stadium. The stadium was truly amazing and the atmosphere was electric. It really was a fantastic experience. We then returned to the hostel to collect our bags and made our way to the airport.

The trip really was a once in a lifetime experience and not only taught me important business lessons but life lessons as well.


During term 1 Year 8 students worked hard to gain ‘Ace Cards’ in lessons by showing their subject teachers gold ‘attitude to learning’.

The students pictured all received 10 or more of these cards this term in a variety of diff erent subjects and were rewarded with a pizza lunch on Tuesday 21st October.

Year 8 Ace Cards

Well done to all 128 Year 8 students who received one or more 'Ace Cards'.

In term 2 students in Year 8 continued to work hard to collect Ace Cards for showing gold attitude to learning in their lessons.

Well done to the top 15 who were invited to attend a reward trip to see ‘Paddington’ at Andover cinema on Thursday 18th December.

Kyle Stephens, Matthew Salt, Jonathan Crosbee, Paris McLeod, Isabella McFarlane, Will Sweetland, Alex Gordon, Alanzo Russell, Chloe Lewis, Ellis Corrin,Kai Sheldrake, Hollie Morris, Samuel Perry,Brandon Bushell, Ffi on Dundon.

Miss Biggenden, Head of Year 8

Christmas - I wonder what it means to you?

For some Christmas is about presents, for some Christmas is about meeting up with family, for some Christmas is about time off from work, for some Christmas is approached with apprehension as it brings back bad memories or is fi lled with sadness at missing loved ones and for some Christmas is about having fun.

We can all probably agree with some of these reasons for Christmas but are they all that this season is about? As a Christian I love the fun of Christmas, catching up with family and giving and receiving presents but these are all secondary reasons for the season.

The real reason we have Christmas took place over 2000 years ago when God gave the fi rst Christmas present. God chose to send his son, in the form of a baby, to earth to show us all what God is like. Jesus was born in a dirty stable to a single parent in a backwater of Israel and the fi rst people told the good news of his birth were humble shepherds-the outcasts of their society, the least important people. So why did God choose to have his Son born in such

A Christmas Message from the School Chaplain-Revd Annabel

ordinary surroundings? Surely God’s son deserved a palace, the private maternity suite in the capital city surrounded by the most opulent surroundings.I wonder if God came into the ordinary so that he could be understood by ordinary people. He showed this too in the name he was given-Emmanuel which means God is with us. So for me Christmas is about celebrating the incredible fact that God has come to earth so that I can now know God for myself. Infact we can all know God because of Christmas. Christmas is about knowing that God can bring us peace, forgiveness, love, joy and hope. Surely this is the best Christmas present and worth celebrating. I hope you can fi nd a moment this Christmas to remember Jesus, the reason for the season. I wish you all a very happy and joyful celebration.


Hill and Mooreland Leader

During October Mrs Whishaw took up the challenge to become a Hill and Mooreland Leader trekking around Snowdonia. After 3 days of testing she passed enabling her to take groups to challenging terrain for their Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh expeditions.

Well done!

Cadets were successful with their Silver DofE training in the New Forest in October. The cadets had to put their map and compass skills to work to overcome the featureless, but beautiful landscape of the New Forest. They camped for 2 nights and completed 2 days of navigation.

Well done to Kyle Peel, Jac Cude, Jordan Guiness, Nathan Kingham, Dylan Enstone and Joe Green.

Silver Duke of Edinburgh Training


SkillForce STEP UP Program Year 7

A group of eighteen Year 7 students took part in a course run by SkillForce, during the half-term break to help them develop and bridge the gap between moving from Primary school to Secondary school.

The four day program was designed to help them learn new skills such as fi rst aid, navigation and also introduced them to diff erent practical challenges throughout the week. Wednesday was a tough day due to the weather when they visited Moors Valley Country Park to practice their navigation skills, but the group did very well and always had a smile on their faces.

As part of the program there was a requirement to take part in a community action project within their local community. Thanks to Rev Annabel Copeland for allowing us to help with tidying up the graveyard of Holy Trinity Church in Tidworth. This allowed the group to clear away undergrowth from around some of the graves and to paint areas of the church hall.

The group undertook a camp within the school grounds on Thursday night sleeping out in tents in the area around the gym. This was a great adventure for some as it was the fi rst time they had ever camped out.

The course culminated on Friday with a steady start after the camping adventure. The camp was collapsed and packed away and then the group took part in a rock climbing challenge. This proved to be a fun activity for all with many overcoming their fears.

The course was run by Mark Getley and Jerry Stockford who work for SkillForce within the Academy ably assisted by two other instructors and Mrs Rachael Wales.


Boarders Spend a Day at Castledown Radio

On Monday 1st September, boarders enjoyed a fun fi lled day of radio, getting the chance to observe live radio shows, take a tour of the edit suite, and preparing and building their own show culminating in an hour live

show from 6-7pm which was produced and presented by the three teams. ich w


Careers

I learnt today that university was a lot diff erent to what I had perceived“

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I learnt that what I choose at A Level does not always have to be the same subject that I plan to take at degree level“

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I had all my questions answered“ “

I enjoyed the visit as it showed me that Oxford is

more accessible than I thought

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On 6th November, Year 10 and 11 students had the opportunity to explore life as a student at Oxford University. They got the chance to understand more about how university life diff ers from school, and the subjects that can be studied with a talk delivered by Dr Cressida Ryan.

They had the chance to see three of the colleges that are part of the collection of colleges that make up the university, and to understand more about accommodation, applications, and interviews from the student ambassadors.

The day fi nished with an opportunity to visit the Pitt Rivers museum off ering a varied and interesting experience.

Students will get an opportunity to learn more about fi nancing themselves through university with a further talk at the Academy from Dr Cressida Ryan.

Year 10 & 11 Oxford University Trip


Year 9 visit to Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Some Year 9 science students had the opportunity to go behind the scenes and look at the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) in Porton Down. The trip was to inspire young people to take up science.

When you think of school science lessons, you might think of white coats, bunsen burners and safety goggles. But nowadays, it's all about testing paper and plastic armour by fi ring chocolate and shuttlecocks at it and making towers out of spaghetti and marshmallows!

The aim was to inspire the students to continue their studies in STEM subjects and show that these subjects off er exciting and rewarding future career opportunities. Meeting STEM Ambassadors and trying out workshops has helped some of these students to

decide that STEM is an interesting and realistic career option for them.

Some students highlighted the areas they were interested in and they included:• Camoufl age Design• Future Technologies• Thermal Detection• Armour Testing• Construction & Engineering• Designing Military Vehicles• Cyber Security• Planning Operations

Wellington Academy’s Careers Manager said “It was a great opportunity for students to put Math, Science and Technology in to context within the world of work.”

How binary codes work and how to fi gure them out“ “

I learned about cyber security and what hackers might do“ “

At the end of last term I was extremely privileged to have the opportunity to attend the commando training centre at Lympstone. It gave me a real insight into the training required by these recruits and the standard of student they would be looking for.

While I was there I had the opportunity to speak with cadets in their fi rst 2 weeks of training as well as cadets coming to the end of their 32 weeks and preparing for their passing out parade.

The fi tness levels and determination to succeed of these young men is second to none. One cadet told me he had been running and working out at the gym 5 days a week for a

Careers Advisor Visit to the Commando Training Centre –

Lympstone - Written by Maria Hamblin

year prior to joining and it did not prepare him for the gruelling tasks he had to deal with over the 28 weeks he had been there. I was impressed with the sheer determination also to not give up when you are having to get up at 5am every morning, strip your bed, iron your sheets and remake it perfectly! Learning to iron and fold your shirts perfectly to fi t the size of an A4 piece of paper and run from one task or activity to another often getting to bed at 2am only to get up and do it all again the following day. Cadets have to work and remain calm under pressure while suff ering from major sleep deprivation and being physically drained which is certainly a test of those who will make it or not.

What was even more interesting was that many students had A Levels, one in particular had moved out of a job in management to join and I had the chance to speak to a 17 year old recruit who had completed his training being one of the youngest to succeed. The cadets were polite, honest, sincere and most of all a credit to the marines and their senior offi cers. There is an opportunity for those interested to attend a 5 day event called ‘Look at Life’. This gives students the opportunity to really gain a taste of life as a commando and a good way to decide if they have what it takes.

For more information speak to Ms Hamblin - Careers & WRL Manager in the careers offi ce in the library.


Talk about the Wellington Academy

At the beginning of December, the Academy debating club took part in the fi rst round of the ESU national Churchill Competition held at South Wilts Grammar School for Girls in Salisbury.

Wellington put forward two teams this year and both teams made their school proud. Liam Chant in the boys’ team won Personality of the Night after delivering a riveting and heartfelt speech defending motor sports against the charge of being careless of safety-concerns. The palm goes to the girls team however, who won the bout outright, beating Bishops Wordsworth’s into second place. The team had practised and planned well; the Chair, Joyce was confi dent and welcoming; the Speaker, Sophie was fl uent and persuasive and Chelsea, the Questioner, was sharp and insightful.

The Year 11 students had a challenging few weeks revising for their mock GCSEs and preparing, for most of them for the fi rst time, an ESU debate but as Joyce Seabrook, Chair of the girls’ team said “All the hard

work has really paid off ”. She spoke for both teams when she went on to say that she was “so proud” of what they had achieved and the grins on the teams faces haven’t disappeared yet.

Spirits were soaring on the long journey home as students said they couldn’t wait to tell their parents. Their teachers, Mr Sannegadu and Miss Cuthbert, were just as excited by this win.

The competition was fi erce with fi ve teams from three schools competing and the overall standard being so high that the judges took extra time over their deliberations. Mr Sannegadu set the debate club up 5 years ago and has nurtured it to the point where the Academy is represented in six national competitions with teams from KS3 to KS5.

The English Speaking Union is a global educational charity which aims to build skills and confi dence in communication and the Churchill Competition is a national, non-confrontational public speaking event.

Smiles all round for the winning debate club team on Wednesday 26th November.

Photo reproduced with kind permission of Salisbury ESU

David Stratton, President of ESU Salisbury branch presenting the winners of the fi rst round, from the right Joyce Seabrook (Chair), Sophie Lindsay (Speaker) and Chelsea Pool (Questioner).


On Wednesday 3rd December Year 9 Students had the opportunity to watch a production of Brian Jordan’s ‘This Secret Life’, which has been adapted by Sixth Sense and their work with young people to explore attitudes towards relationships.

The purpose of the drama was to identify positive and negative aspects within relationships and how these can become abusive and controlling. Students then participated in a workshop investigating the technical aspects of theatre, and how lighting and action was directed to highlight specifi c parts of the relationship between the two characters. The students asked many questions about what it’s like to get into role and how the performers prepare. The group also considered healthy relationships and discussed the national statistics of domestic abuse, especially within the age group 14-24, and became more aware of what the early signs of an abusive and controlling relationship are, and the support which is available in the Academy and through other local organisations.

This production has been supported by a range of local partners including Swindon Borough Council, Swindon Women’s Aid, NSPCC, Wiltshire Constabulary and Wiltshire Council.

Year 9 students have all been given a copy of ‘Abuse in Relationships’ which has been produced by the Home Offi ce, with local information added by Wiltshire Council.

Wiltshire Council also has a signifi cant amount of information for young people and parents on www.speakoutwiltshire.comwww.wiltshire.gov.uk/abuse-in-relationships.pdfwww.wiltshire.gov.uk/parent_s-and-carer_s-guide-to-violence-and-abuse-in-teenage-relationships.pdf

This Secret Life

Bright eyed and bushy tailed on the morning of Wednesday 17th December, nineteen 6th Form Law students arrived in cloudy Waterloo to begin their day at the two most prestigious law courts in England and Wales – the Supreme Court and the Royal Courts of Justice.

After a short walk across Westminster Bridge and a stop to take selfi es in front of Big Ben, students arrived at the Supreme Court where they were self-guided around an educational exhibition. They were then split into small groups to watch fi ve Justices of the Supreme Court hear evidence on whether a homeless person with learning diffi culties should be treated as “vulnerable” and have the right to housing from local authorities. Before leaving, students had the opportunity to enter an empty courtroom, explore the diff erent stands and sit along the judges’ bench. Students were complimented by court offi cials on their behaviour and knowledge.

6th Form Students visit the Supreme Court and the Royal

Courts of Justice

In the afternoon, after a brisk walk along the Strand, we reached the Royal Courts of Justice to receive a tour and educational talk from the National Centre for Citizenship and the Law about famous cases that have been heard there along with court etiquette and procedure. Students then were given the opportunity to sit in on active cases for 15 minutes before the walk back to Waterloo Station.


Sport

Netball

Year 7 netball team visited Avon Valley school on 26th November to compete in a tournament against other local schools. It was a fantastic result for the Year 7 netball team who beat all other teams. The team was made up of Charlotte Davidson, as team captain, Emily Ingram, as vice-captain, Holly Lancaster, Rosalia Rasoki, Keegan Ward, Jamie-rose Arnold, Latisha Bailey, Mollie-Mae Davis, Anna Jania and Caitlin Rees.

During the morning we had netball training where we developed our knowledge of defence, footwork, ball handling and SAQ.

In the afternoon we took part in a tournament where we got to show what we had learnt in the morning.

Our team played extremely well and won all six games. Stonehenge School 2-0, St Johns A 2-1, St Johns B 7-2, Pewsey- 5-1, Avon Valley A 6-0 and Avon Valley B 9-0 . At the end of the tournament our fi ngers where crossed hoping that we had won. We got the result we wanted! We each received a gold medal and a certifi cate.

Year 7 Netball Day at Avon Valley

Written by Charlotte Davidson, Year 7

So far this season the Academy netball teams have been competing at a high level. Not only are the teams competing in the school partnership but also in the Andover school’s league. All fi ve teams have shown excellent commitment to netball attending training sessions every week but also taking part in netball matches each week. Currently we are taking part in two matches per week.

The current highlights for netball so far this season are; Year 7 winning the school partnership festival, Year 9 and Year 10 teams currently winning their school partnership leagues. Every match we have attended it has been fantastic to watch and see how the girls are maturing into good eff ective netball players.

In January Year 11 students will be completing a course to become Netball Youth Umpire’s.

The course will be run during their Core PE lessons. This will help the students with their understanding of the game but also the perception of the players.

On the 13th November we took 20 students to take part in the Kennett Area Cross Country Trials. The event was held at Marlborough College on a wet cold day. The event was a brilliant success with 13 students qualifying for the Cross Country Area Championships being held at Grittleton House in January. The following students have qualifi ed; Alex Kaurda, Callum Duff , Nathan Snow, Scott Mitchell Ansell, Aiden Savage, Devon Arnold, Santosh Tamang, Hayden McKenzie, Billy Batson, Kyla Mclaren, Julieanne White, Zoe Sheppard and Amy Brewer.

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On Wednesday 17th September the Year 9 netball team visited Wellington College for some tuition by their netball coach who plays in the super league. As well as receiving coaching we played against their netball teams. A player from the England senior netball team came to answer questions and watch us play.

We took twelve players; Abigail Emm, Nicola Ansell, Morgan Cunningham, Amber Cromie, Zoe Sheppard, Zoe Snowden, Lauren Robinson, Tayla Bennett, Ronnicia Leach, Catryn Pike, Charlotte Tilsley and Hanah Turton.

Year 9 Netball at Wellington College

Written by Abigail Emm, Year 9 Netball Captain

We started with Tayla as goal keeper, Zoe Sheppard as goal defence, Ronnicia as wing defence, Charlotte as centre, Nicola as wing attack, Morgan as goal attack and Abigail as goal shooter, playing seven minutes each way. We started off really well and played our best throughout the game, however, the Wellington College players experience shone through. In the fi rst half Morgan scored our fi rst goal. Even though we didn’t win the match we enjoyed it.

After the match we had some training with their coach, which included driving to get the ball. We then split into four groups and were practicing driving. We then played another game against the College and some of us were put in the other team, Morgan scored 2 goals for the yellows and Abigail scored 4 goals for the reds.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon at Wellington College and were delighted that Sophia Candappa was there to answer all our questions and sign photos. We would like to say a big thank you to Miss Lingard and Ellie Platt in Year 13, and a very big well done to the girls!

Girls Football Match against Wellington College

On Tuesday 25th November, the fi rst girls football match of the season took place between the Wellington Academy and Wellington College Year 11 teams. The game was the fi rst girls match between the two schools and was an excellent way to start the season. With the game being played under fl oodlights on the 3G the atmosphere was competitive but the game was played in good spirit. Wellington College came away winners on the night but irrespective of the result, each player gained valuable experience and came off the pitch smiling. It was a great way to start what will hopefully be a long tradition of girls College v Academy football matches.


The Magical Christmas Jigsaw was a wonderful production. We were so proud of the children for learning all the lines and songs! Thank-you for the fantastic costumes, we hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did!

The children loved Christmas baking and made gorgeous mince pies to serve after the Nativities. Thank-you to Keith, our chef for baking them!

Over the festive holiday period, please remember to keep reading with your child, practise spellings, handwriting, number bonds and multiplication. Go onto the Wellington Primary Academy website and have a look at the recommended websites and log-on to the Abacus maths games (log-on details on the website) and also encourage your child to practise their French with their Linguascope log-on and password.

Next term will be busy again with a range of wonderful activities, educational visitors and exciting educational trips. Key Stage 2 will be starting swimming lessons (Hawks fi rst), Golden Eagle Activities will include archery, outdoor learning,

Wellington Primary AcademyDecember has been full of fun and thank-you for all your support. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Remember on the 5th January school is closed for a training day. Children start back on 6th January, when we welcome new pupils and 2 new staff members - Miss R Murphy, Year One Class Teacher and Mrs S Bernard, Year One Teaching Assistant.

fi rst aid and a range of competitive sports. We will continue to go outside so please ensure that your child has hats, gloves, scarves and warm clothing, as well as water proof clothing and wellington boots. They will need warm outdoor PE clothes in school every day and will need appropriate footwear.

We will always endeavour to stay open or have a later start but bad weather may prevent staff from getting to work - including Welly Extra. If the school has to close, we will inform you via text early in the morning and it will also be announced on Spire FM (including website pages) and on Garrison FM. Safety of children and staff is paramount.

The Nest Nursery will open in Spring 2015. Please contact Wellington Primary Academy 01264 310780 to register interest for a place for your child. Further details will follow early 2015.

Happy New Year!

Jo AndrewsHeadteacherWellington Primary Academy


Uniform Supplier Change

We would like to remind parents/carers to advise us of any changes to their contact details. It is particularly important that our details are up to date in case we ever need to contact you in an emergency. Details can be updated in a number of ways, either by logging into Parent Portal and updating your details, visiting our website and downloading the ‘Change of Contact Details’ form under the ‘Contact us’ link, or by emailing us directly at: [email protected]

Change of Contact Details

We would like to remind you of our various channels of communication, including the use of social media sites.

• Letters home to parents – copies of these are also published on our website under the Parents Link, Letters Home

• The new Wellington Academy App which can be downloaded from the Play Store for Android devices or from the Apple Store for Apple devices by searching for The Wellington Academy

• The Week Ahead - A link can be found on the homepage of our website. This weekly newsletter outlines key dates and events. Paper copies are also held in reception for those without access to a computer. A spoken version is broadcast on Castledown Radio every week

• Text messages/email - please make sure that we have your correct mobile number and email address and inform us immediately of any changes to ensure you receive information sent using these methods of communication.

• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheWellingtonAcademy• Twitter https://twitter.com/wellingtonacad• Google+ https://plus.google.com/+ThewellingtonacademyOrgUkPosts/posts• We also look for your support at Parent Voice meetings and welcome direct

contact with the Principal or Vice Principals if there are any matters which are of concern.

Communication Channels

We are changing how we sell School Uniform from 5th January 2015.

To provide added fl exibility for parents and carers our school uniform will now be available from Stitch-a-Logo in Andover. There are no changes to the basic mandatory uniform and all these items will be available from our new supplier. Our new supplier is working with us right now to provide a dedicated webpage for our uniform. Please keep an eye on our uniform page on the website where we will publish the link. www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk/pages/academy/uniform.php

Parents and carers will be able to order either by visiting the company premises in Andover where samples will be available to try for sizing and take away items subject to stock; or online, with delivery either to the school with no additional charge, or directly to a home address by paying a delivery charge. Stitch-a-Logo are able to accept cash or card payments and can also provide a facility to pay for an order, on a garment-by-garment basis.

If you should have any queries or concerns please email [email protected] Contact DetailsPhone: 01264 35 15 15 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stitch-a-logo.co.ukAddress: 12 Glenmore Business ParkColebrook Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3GQ


Healthy bodies... healthy minds...

If you would like to discuss your child’s health and wellbeing, please contact us :

Jo Rose, Health & Wellbeing Advisor - ext 3842, Sue Kearley, Academy Nurse - ext 3862,

Annabel Copeland, Chaplain - [email protected]

‘Academy Carers Together’ (ACT) is a support group for all young carers at the Wellington Academy. It’s on every Monday lunch time from 12.45 –

1.15pm and is based in The Ark. It’s a place for young carers to meet other young carers in a similar position who truly understand what it’s like. It allows young carers a safe place to talk, do homework, play games, listen to music and relax. We also provide a FREE LUNCH.

This term, our young carers were given the great opportunity to work over at the Castledown Radio Station, planning, creating and editing their own radio shows. One of their shows was even broadcast!

Want to fi nd out more about the group or to chat about whether you might be a young carer? Drop in and have a chat with Jo Rose, Health & Wellbeing Advisor, Room 1 - 21.

Academy Carers Together

What is the Health & Wellbeing Service?

My name is Jo Rose and I am the Health & Wellbeing Advisor at The Wellington Academy. I provide 1:1 counselling based support to any student that requires additional emotional and psychological support.

I am the Lead Professional for young carers at the Academy & run the ‘Academy Carers Together’ support group

Healthy Me is back!

After the success of the ‘Healthy Me’ club last year, we have decided to run the club again this year. However, due to popular demand, we have had to set up separate groups for Year 7 & Year 8.

Healthy Me is a lunch time group which runs once a month and is on off er to selected students. If you feel that your son/daughter would benefi t from attending this group, please contact your Student Manager to request a place. Spaces are limited.The group sessions cover such topics as healthy eating, exercise, positive relationships, bullying, e-safety and personal hygiene. We also off er a FREE LUNCH!


This term each tutor group was invited to put together a shoebox for the charity Operation Christmas Child. These boxes provide a Christmas present for children in various countries around the world who otherwise would not receive any gifts at Christmas. The students and staff excelled themselves and created many more boxes than were initially expected. The fi nal total of boxes created was 65. As school chaplain organising the project, I was moved by the generosity of people at the Academy and an increasing awareness and empathy for people less fortunate than ourselves. Knowing that we have made Christmas a more positive and joyful time for others warms my heart. A huge thank you and well done to all those who contributed to this worthy cause.

Shoe Boxes

The new cadets to CCF have been undertaking a fi rst aid course, with a progress test at the end of term. They have so far learnt the recovery position, how to resuscitate and how to treat diff erent types of bleeds. The cadets will now know how to react in an emergency and their actions could make a life saving diff erence. The cadets will continue with First Aid in the New Year, hopefully being awarded their cadet fi rst aid badge.

Captain Karen WhishawCadet Leader

CCF


Year 9 EnrichmentThis year our year 9 students have had enrichment activities put on to their timetable on a Thursday afternoon starting after lunch with students being encouraged to participate until 4.00pm and in some cases longer if required. At the start of the year students were given a range of options to choose from including;• Art and design• Gardening• Radio broadcasting• Sports you don’t normally do• Robotics/Electronics• Combined Cadet Force• Performing Arts• Young Enterprise

The aim of all of these activities is to not only enable the students to learn new skills, it is also designed to develop their character and nurture essential life skills, such as resilience, team work, confi dence and a positive attitude. Hopefully the rest of this article will give you a fl avour of all of the exciting activities that have been going on.

Finally if you have a skill or a hobby that you think would be of interest to the students and you would be interested in coming into the Academy once a week to deliver it – with the full support of a qualifi ed member of staff , please get in touch. Mr Wood

Art and design

This term has seen year 9 go from Street Art to Pop Art. The group have been developing their skills in painting, drawing, digital art and sculpture. The current challenge is to turn a load of old cardboard and newspaper into giant food sculptures that look good enough to eat. The students have used their drawing skills to test ideas and a whole range of items are being created from a stack of liquorice allsorts to a bucket of fried chicken! The group have worked fantastically well and are really pushing their technical skills as we have learned to enlarge drawings, blend colour pencil, draw in perspective and make large 3d shapes. Keep your eyes peeled for their food sculptures.

Sports you don’t normally do

Within the Sport Enrichment group students have had the opportunity to learn new skills and refi ne existing ones. The students have participated in martial arts, dodgeball, football, basketball, ultimate Frisbee and fi tness training. The group visited Andover for 5 weeks to train at the Fighting Falcons gym and experience a variety of martial arts. Under the expert guidance of Gordon Mitchell, who has coached world champion kickboxers, students were introduced to kickboxing, ju jitsu and a variety of mixed martial arts. It was a valuable experience that many students would not have been able to access had they not have chosen sport enrichment. Potential future activities for the group are golf, swimming and rock climbing.

Robotics

In Robotics Enrichment students experience building robotic devices including the microbot, caterpillar robot and a sweet sorting machine. Not only do they build them they learn to program the robots using PICAXE programming. In Robotics Enrichment students write programs and download to the chips on-board the robotic devices. Students will then progress to building their own robots.


Young Enterprise

‘Illuminate’ the Wellington Academy Young Enterprise group have been working hard since September, giving themselves a name, appointing directors and selecting products.

The group enjoyed selling jars of sweets at the Christmas Fayre and are looking forward to their selling opportunity at the Regional Christmas Fayre at Nationwide Building Society.

Andrea Bridgman from the local Business Park has been advising the students and teaching them the skills required to run a successful business. The students have also enjoyed visiting local businesses to give them ideas.

Performing Arts

The Performing Arts group have been working really hard to set up their own theatre company. They are now called Y9TC – Year 9 Theatre Company. They have successfully designed a company t-shirt and these have now been made and students are wearing them to all enrichment lessons. The students have been working on this year’s UK Rock Challenge entry with the theme of computer game addiction. The 8 minute dance/drama piece will explore the issue of young people staying up all night to play computer games and how this eff ects their levels of concentration. Students have created small pieces of choreography which communicates this theme, created hair and make-up designs (including UV make-up) as well as possible costume designs for the characters involved.


Combined Cadet Force (CCF)

The Year 9 intake into the Combined Cadet Force have settled well and quickly developed some of their basic skills. The 25 strong contingent of new recruits have learned to march, the basics of fi rst aid, had an introduction to survival skills and have all learned how to safely handle the cadet air rifl e.The whole contingent was on parade for the Academy Remembrance Ceremony on 11th November and received the congratulations of the Garrison Commander, Colonel Denny, for their turn-out and conduct. Many of the cadets also successfully took part in the Ludgershall and Tidworth Remembrance Sunday parades along-side regular soldiers. January see the challenge of their fi rst overnight camp.

Gardening

This term has seen the gardening enrichment group planting bulbs around the school grounds, using garden design software to create their ideal gardens, using fruit and vegetables to tie-dye clothing, making green tomato chutney from school grown produce and planting hyacinth bulbs in silver pots for sale at the Christmas Fayre. Students also planted the crosses from remembrance day outside the front of the Academy. In the new year, this will be made into a memorial garden by the group.

Students have learnt new skills and developed their teamwork. After the holiday, plans are in place for visits to nationally renowned gardens to get ideas and inspiration, further developing home-grown produce at school and constructing and utilising a new greenhouse.

Year 9 Enrichment ContinuedRadio

What a great term! The Year 9 enrichment students have worked really hard in their radio classes. They have learned how to design, build, produce and edit radio programmes. They are now working on their interview skills to enable them to conduct interviews with visiting guests and members of the school faculty.

They have produced and presented their own radio show earlier in the term which was broadcast on Castledown Radio 104.7FM and on the internet.

The radio skills they have been taught are exactly the same as those used at Radio 1 and all other radio stations around the world. So who knows where this enrichment class will lead for some students? “What’s free now could be worth MILLIONS in the future.” Greg James, Presenter BBC Radio 1.

We are looking in the new year to have some visits to radio stations in the area, so the students can see how other stations operate.

Baz Reilly – Year 9 Enrichment Teacher


The Student Leadership team have started off the year amazingly with strong leadership from Matt and Alix our head boy and head girl.

Student Leaders have been working hard in their Academy Focus Groups supported by SLT members and have recently taken part in a Dragon’s Den competition whereby they competed to pitch their ideas

Student Leadersfor either a leadership or teambuilding day. All had worked incredibly hard on their pitches which made the decision tough for the Dragons. A decision had to be made and the winning team was the Curriculum Academy Focus Group led by Sixth Former, Emma Hague. They were closely followed by the Literacy Focus group, led by newly appointed Jenell Sparks.

Student Leaders have many exciting opportunities coming up in the new year. One of which is a project with Maria Arpa from Peaceful Solutions. Maria has previously done some work with Wellington College and has now been tasked to run similar projects with our Student

Leaders, including empowering the Student Voice to make sure their opinions are heard, and training Student Leaders to be peer mediators. Maria has had some impressive results at schools around the country and we look forward to welcoming her.

We would also like to say a massive thank you to all of our Student Leaders that have helped out in the fi rst two terms with other events at the Academy as they really do contribute to the success.

AS and A Level maths students took part in the UK Senior Maths Challenge on Thursday 6th November. This national competition, run by the UK Mathematics Trust, serves to extend and enrich the experience of Year 12 and 13 maths students. Nine of our students achieved certifi cates, at either gold, silver or bronze level. Jordan Preece performed best out of our AS students and was awarded a silver. Dan Reynolds got the ‘Best in School’ award along with his gold certifi cate, and scored so highly that he qualifi ed to take place in one of the follow-on rounds, known as the ‘Kangroo Paper’.

Bronze certifi cates were also awarded to Connor Pinnell, Sami Ben Ali, Joe Cliff , Harry Wilde, Kelly Alexander, Francesca Polanczuk and Adam Hetherington.

Congratulations to all those who got awarded a certifi cate!

Senior Maths Challenge


Christmas Fayre

On Wednesday 26th November, the Wellington Academy Enterprise

Department organised a bumper crowd Christmas Fayre. Students in Year 7 organised small stalls with lots of clever homemade games and raised £677 for the school library in the process. The event was supported by community stall holders who sold items such as Hawaiian ice cream, decorated frames, massage oils, handmade handbags, wooden garden planters and army barmy teddy bears. The Academy’s catering students made and sold mince pies amongst pottery, artwork and photography items created by art students at the Academy. The night’s entertainment was provided by Castledown Radio, Show Off Dance

and a 6th Form student, Madeleine Ainger, who opened the Fayre with an acappella rendition of ‘Let it Snow’. The Fayre was closed with the annual raffl e draw. The main prize, a Fortnum and Mason Hamper, was kindly donated by Harrison Catering.


Community Programme

February - September 2015

Adult EducationThe Wellington Academy are very pleased to be offering our own tutor led Adult learning activities in 2015. Whether you are looking to improve your employability or take up a hobby, we are only a phone call away. Courses this year will include:

Never too Late IT courses for 60+, Guitar, Watercolours, Zumba, Yoga Beginners, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Conversational

French, Conversational Spanish, Book keeping, Emergency First Aid at Work, Introduction to Hair and Beauty and Parents and children Cookery Classes.

Holiday ActivitiesEvery holiday there is always an activity camp going on whether is one of our own sports and Dance camps or a partnership with Chelsea FC Foundation. Prices start at £12 a day from 9.30am to 3.00pm.

Facilities to HireMost of the classrooms, kitchens, dance and drama studios, theatre, sports hall, gymnasium and conference space are available for hire. Prices start at £6 an hour for a classroom to £30 for the sports hall.

Fitness suite MembershipWe offer different types of memberships to suit every pocket. All membership have unlimited use of the fitness suite and weights room at selected times. Prices are £24 a month or £4 pay and train per session. We are currently offering a 3 month pass at £48 for new members.

To book or enquire about facilities and activities, please email:[email protected]

The Wellington Academy, Tidworth, Wiltshire, SP11 9RRTel: 01264 405060 www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk


Contact us

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Julia NoyesKirsty BiggendenLewis GundryJonathan StrandKelly Hearn-SmithDavid Maxwell

YEAR GROUP HEAD OF YEAR

For general enquiries, please contact [email protected] or call 01264 405060

Other contact information can be found on our website at: www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk

Emma ShortPaula HolewellTeresa Bernard Ali BruceSam AmorShelly Willis

STUDENT MANAGER TEAM

Attendance Matters

[email protected]@thewellingtonacademy.org.ukteresabernard @thewellingtonacademy.org.ukalisonbruce@thewellingtonacademy.org.uksamamor@thewellingtonacademy.org.ukshellywillis@thewellingtonacademy.org.uk

EVERY DAY COUNTS

Good attendance at school is vital for

students social, emotional and educational

development. We need your support to ensure

your child is in school regularly and able to

achieve their full potential.

What can parents/carers do to help?

• Make sure your child arrives at school by 8.40am ready for registration at 8.45am.

• If your child is ill or has a very good reason to miss school, please ring us by 8.30am on 01264 405060 and

leave a message on the Student Absence line.

• Keep the Academy informed if your child is absent for more than one day.

• Where possible arrange medical and dental appointments outside school hours.

• Avoid taking your child on holiday during term time.

• Ensure we have current telephone numbers in case we need to contact you.

• Contact school if you are concerned about anything that could aff ect your child’s attendance.

Please note there is new guidance regarding applications for Leave of Absence on the website. If you require further information please contact Karen Tremayne, Attendance Offi cer (Ext 3868).

Every student is expected to aim for attendance of 96% and above.

96% -100%

Good

90% -95.9%

Below Expectations

Under 90%

Causing Concern

Christmas newsletter 2014

Documents

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academy website

parent council

christmas production

parent portal

parent pay

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