I would like to start by wishing you all a Happy New Year. 

HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

Seeing the prize winners from the Online Presentation Evening coming back into school to collect their prizes and take photographs with their trophies and awards. We wish all our former students well as they return to university or work this month. 

TESTING

Thank you to all who have made sure that testing was carried out at home, helping to keep our school community as safe as possible, the on-site testing went well on Wednesday and added another layer of protection for us all. I would urge that you continue to test at home twice a week on a Wednesday and Sunday. Once we have more kits in school, we will make sure that they are distributed, so that they come home for students to use before coming on site.    In addition to this we are asking all visitors to test before coming into school.

New guidance around taking PCR tests has been issued these are:

Under the new guidance, anyone in England who receives a positive lateral flow device (LFD) test result should report their result on gov.uk and must self-isolate immediately, but will not need to take a follow-up PCR test.

After reporting a positive LFD test result, they will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace so that their contacts can be traced.

Anyone who tests positive will be able to leave self-isolation seven days after the date of their initial positive test if they receive two negative lateral flow test results, 24 hours apart, on days six and seven. These changes come in on January 11.  

If your son/daughter tests negative on day 6 & day 7 24hrs apart then you need to inform us they are able to return to school due to having negative tests.  If they arrive in school without this communication we will have to send to them home.

NEWS ROUND-UP 

2021 YEAR 13 CUP WINNERS

We were delighted to welcome our 2021 Year 13 Cup Winners into school on Wednesday to present them with their awards.

They were rightly proud of their achievements and enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with each other and share with us their new experiences of work and University.

We look forward to hearing about all their future successes over the coming years.

Well done to the class of 2021 for all their achievements, please do keep in touch through the alumni programme.

EPIPHANY

Students in Year 11 celebrated Epiphany in their French lesson with a traditional "Galette des Rois". Following the French tradition, the youngest student sat under the table and chose the order in which the others were served a slice of the galette. The student who found the "fève" in their slice became king (le roi) for the remainder of the day.

NOTICES

SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD

We will be continuing to deliver 20–30-minute free online sessions to support you during your child’s time with us at Charters. The presentations have been created based on parental feedback and will cover a range of topics including revision, staying safe online, mental health and autism. Please see our list of sessions for this half-term on the school website here. Book onto any session up to up to 48 hours before to receive a secure Zoom link. 

PARENT TRUSTEE VACANCIES

Charters School has two vacancies for Parent Trustees starting in February 2022.  Parent Trustees are elected by, and from, the parents of children currently attending our school.  They serve a four-year term of office and bring a very important and valued perspective to the work of the governing board. A letter from the Chair of Trustees and a nomination form will be sent out on the 12 January with further details.  If you have any questions about the roles, please contact the clerk to trustees l.law@chartersschool.org.uk

CAREERS FLYER

Please click here for a flyer regarding a Parent/Carer and Student ASK Apprenticeship Awareness Talk on Wednesday 9 February 2022 at 6.00 pm.

To book a place, please use the link on the poster.  For more information, please email: careersguidance@adviza.org.uk

EXAMINATIONS OFFICER VACANCY 

We currently have a vacancy for an Examinations Officer, details of the post can be found here.

A full list of all our current vacancies can be found each week at the end of the Newsletter.

NEWS POSTS

Keep an eye out for posts on our NEWS PAGE which will be updated as and when events occur throughout the week.  The Newsletter will still be published on Fridays.

 

 

PARENT CURRICULUM INFORMATION

 

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