The school will be closed on Monday 19 September for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.  We will be open as usual on Tuesday 20 September. 

HIGHLIGHTS

We are now back into the full swing of school life and it is tremendous to see the extensive Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) programme up and running again alongside students in the classroom engaged in their learning.  As a school we have a focus at the start of term of getting students back into the routines of learning and being part of the community through attending ECAs.  I asked a student in Year 9 how the start of term had gone and their reply was ‘Stupendous!’ I am not sure I would get the same response from everyone but it was lovely to hear.

We were informed that one of our Year 11 students, Matilde,  has been selected for the England U16 Female Golf Squad and will be playing against Ireland in early October at the Royal Birkdale course in Southport Merseyside.  We wish her and the England team all the best.   Mr Devine is wishing the Ireland team the same.

You can read Matilde's story, and those of our other sporty students Matt and Moya, in more detail via the News links below. 

FIRE EVACUATION AND LOCK DOWN DRILL

Next week we will be carrying out a practise of our fire evacuation and lockdown procedures. This is an important part of our safeguarding systems in school.  On this occasion we will be giving students notice so we can walk through our procedures to ensure that all understand what they need to do and the expectations. 

THANK YOU

To the English department for taking students to An Inspector Calls at The New Wimbledon Theatre.  A wonderful experience linked into their GCSE studies which helped the students understand the text in more detail.

NEWS

A round up of this week's news stories can be viewed by clicking on the images below:

Matilde Selected for England Golf

Matt Selected for England Amputee World Cup

Moya named Junior Side-Saddle Rider of the Year

NOTICES

TWO EVENTS: CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT EVENING & SPORTS PRESENTATION EVENING

We would like to clarify that there are two upcoming evening events the week after next. Both events are by invitation only.

Celebration of Achievement Evening is on Monday 26 September as it could not take place in July due to the extreme weather.  Invitations have been emailed to parents of those students receiving prizes and confirmation of attendance should be received no later than 21 September.

Sports Presentation Evening is on Wednesday 28 September and again is by invitation only.  The invitations for this event will be sent to parents next week.  

SUPPORT RE THE QUEEN'S DEATH

The link below is a resource that has been made available to schools to help parents/carers have conversations with their children about the death of the Queen.

https://www.winstonswish.org/talk-to-children-about-death-of-queen/

OLD PE KIT

If you have any old or unwanted PE kit that you no longer have a use for, please can you ask your son/daughter to drop it into the PE Office.  Thank you. 

SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP

Last week’s Newsletter contained information on the Suicide Prevention Workshop that was scheduled to take place on Monday 19 September.  Due to the sad passing of The Queen and subsequent bank holiday, the workshop has been rescheduled for Monday 10 October.  All other details remain the same. Please see original information below.

We are working closely with a national suicide prevention charity, Papyrus, to support our staff and students. As part of this offer, we will be having a virtual talk available for 50 parents from Papyrus on Monday 19 September 10 October at 5 pm. If you wish to attend then please complete the form here: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/training/r4-sp-ark-charters-school/  If you book onto this, the link will be sent out to you 24 hours before the session. We are sorry if you are unable to book as it becomes full but we will try to share any information possible after the session.

We want to continuing developing our provision at Charters and supporting our students and so as always if you have any concerns about your child, or they wish to speak to someone, emailing worried@chartersschool.org.uk is a great place to access support. 

VACANCY: CARETAKER

Required to start as soon as possible

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working school caretaker to work as part of our friendly site team to ensure our school site is safe, secure and maintained to the highest standards. The role will involve carrying out general caretaking duties including opening premises, basic maintenance/repairs, checking stock and restocking domestics/hygiene.  The role also includes health and safety and compliance checks.

Full training will be provided.

Working hours:                  37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

                                             28 days holiday entitlement per year

Salary:                                Grade 3, point 5 - £21,124 per annum

Applications will be accepted from those with school and/or appropriate experience.

For further details and how to apply, please visit our Vacancies page.

 

COMMUNITY

RBWM YOUNG PEOPLES HEALTH CHAMPION

Please click the images for further information.

 

      

PARENT CURRICULUM/SUPPORT INFORMATION

      

 

 

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