HIGHLIGHTS

It was wonderful to see so many young people receiving awards and certificates this week at the two Celebrations of Achievement events.  Our guest speaker Eve Beasley, Head of Transformation at the British Red Cross and former Charters student gave a very interesting and powerful speech based around the character traits confidence, resilience and integrity. 

Samba music sounds wafting through the school on Tuesday and Wednesday was another highlight, unfortunately we didn’t have the weather to go with the joyous rhythm that comes with Samba music.  This week Year 8, Year 9 and the GCSE Music groups had a Samba experience with an external Samba teacher as part of their music lessons.   The students showed real curiosity in their questions and also motivation in learning the rhythm.

INFORMATION EVENINGS

It has been fantastic to welcome so many parents and carers to the series of Information Evenings that have been running for each year group over the past fortnight. The feedback has been very positive and hopefully the information will be useful to support students on their learning journey, whichever year group they are in.

We do know that our parents and carers are very busy and that you might not have been able to attend the live event. We have recorded the meetings and you can find the slides and recordings here. We are currently looking at the questions that were asked remotely, and once that document is complete, then responses to these questions will be uploaded to the same area on the website.

Finally, a reminder, the Year 7 Curriculum Evening will run next Thursday, 28 September, in the Main School Hall. Parents and Carers should have already received information regarding this , and we are looking forward to welcoming you into the school at 5.30pm.

NEWS ROUND-UP

Read our news stories this week by clicking the links below:

Enrichment in Sixth Form

Celebration of Achievement

European Day of Languages

Medical Alumni Support Sixth Form

NOTICES

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHER

The school photographer visited the school on 11 and 12 September.

If you have not registered the QR code that was given to the students on these days, they will be given the proofs of their images next week.

The proof contains a unique code which will allow parents/carers to view the image and make a purchase.

UNIFROG PARENT/CARER ACCESS CODE

As we do each year we are inviting parents/carers to sign up to Unifrog our online careers package, this is a great way of supporting your child with decisions about their next steps and future plans.

Parents and carers can access the introductory letter with the Parent/carer sign up code to Unifrog which is valid until Friday 20 October and the Introductory PP which you might also find helpful.

There is also a short introductory video here

YEAR 11 MOCK INTERVIEW PREPARATION

As part of their Personal Development Lessons Year 11 started their preparation for their Mock Interviews this week supported by Local Business Volunteers.  Our volunteers who also form part of our Mock Interviewing Team will be working with us over the next two weeks.  Students were given great advice by the experts as they started to create their CVs using Unifrog our online careers package.

AUDITIONS FOR SCHOOL PRODUCTION

On Monday 25 September, Mrs Ring will be holding auditions for this year’s Senior Production.

These auditions will be open to any student in years 10 -13, regardless of whether or not they have opted for GCSE or A-level Drama.

The audition will run from 3-5pm in DR1 and those successful will rehearse after school to prepare for the production which will take place on Wednesday 31 January, Thursday 1 February and Friday 2 February.

VACANCIES

We have the following new vacancies:

• Head of Data and Exams
   
• Caretaker

For further information and to apply, please go to the vacancies page of our website.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AUTUMN NEWSLETTERS

The Autumn Term 2023 English Department KS3 and KS4 Newsletters are now available to view:

KS3 TERM 1 ENGLISH NEWSLETTER

KS4 TERM 1 ENGLISH NEWSLETTER

SCHOOL TRANSPORT - BUS SERVICES

L8 Bus

The L8 bus runs after school every Monday – Thursday, departing at 4.30pm. A flat fare of £2.50 is charged. The service covers all stops as far as North Ascot (it does not include Cheapside or onward travel to Windsor and does not include any Surrey stops).

Behaviour on School Transport

We want to ensure all students enjoy a relaxing journey to and from school. Can you please remind your son/daughter of the requirement to behave properly when using the school transport provided and if they have any concerns to inform the driver, or their Tutor in school. Any student that misbehaves on school transport may have the transport withdrawn by the local authority.

While travelling on a school bus/coach students must:

• keep their ticket/pass with them when travelling and not allow another student to use their pass
• keep their belongings with them and not obstruct the gangways or exits
• take all litter away with them
• refrain from excessive noise
• remain in their seats until the vehicle has stopped when it is time to get off

Students must not:

• disturb the driver
• smoke or vape
• eat or drink
• play music unless personal headphones are used
• speak to or distract the driver except in an emergency or when the vehicle is stationary
• throw anything from the vehicle

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