Weekly Parent BulletinWeek Commencing 27/11/2023

Dear Parents and Carers, 

I wish to welcome you to our new Weekly Parent Bulletin. Every Friday afternoon during the school term, you will receive the link to the Weekly Parent Bulletin. This will detail school events and reminders for the week, and half term, ahead. 

Our school has taken this step to reduce the number of emails you receive from us, and allow you to view all relevant notices for the upcoming week(s) in one place. 

We do hope you find this bulletin useful and, as always, please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions for this method of communication. 

Kindest regards, 

Dr J Simpson (She/Her)

Headteacher

Parent-Teacher Meeting Dates:

• Year 7 -  Tuesday 28 November 2023
• Year 11 (First) - Thursday 7 December 2023
• Year 10 - Thursday 11 January 2024
• Year 12 and Year 13 - Tuesday 6 February 2024
• Year 9 - Tuesday 5 March 2024
• Year 11 (Second) - Tuesday 26 March 2024
• Year 8 - Tuesday 30 April 2024

Upcoming Parental Workshops and Community Events:

• Christmas Showcase Event - Wednesday 13 December 2023 (6:30pm-8:00pm)
• SEND Parents Coffee Morning: Cognition and Learning Support - Friday 15 December 2023 (09:00am-10:00am)

   

• On Thursday 30 November, years 8-11 will be taking part in an anti-violence assembly, which is supporting the initiative from Nottingham City on knife crime. 
• Each assembly will last for 1 period and then each year group will be returning back to their lessons. 
• Nottingham University are producing a documentary on knife crime and will be recording the delivery of the assembly. 

In preparation for the end of this half term, the pastoral team are starting to prepare for the achievement assemblies. Whilst we celebrate many different achievements which happen in school, we would also like to recognise achievements which happen outside of school. 

It has been a delight in previous assemblies to share the stories and photos of achievements which have happened outside of school. If you would like to share your child's achievement, please could you email your child's head of year by  4th December 2023 with the details of the achievement.

Head of Year 7 - mleviars@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

Head of Year 8 - scockayne@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

Head of Year 9 - awells@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk 

Head of Year 10 - dbaines@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

Head of Year 11 - nharmer-weston@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

We are so pleased with how many students have been awarded REACH Superstars and, consequently, REACH Badges.

The students wear REACH badges with pride, demonstrating to all those in our community how they are developing their character.

Currently we are waiting on new stock of REACH badges, which in turn means that a number of students are owed badges.

We apologise for this delay, and want to reassure you that any owed badges will be issued as soon as we receive stock.

Please encourage your child to keep REACHing for Superstars.

Mr J Tomasevic - Assistant Headteacher

We have given students the following card to support them with their maths revision and wanted you to have the same so you can support them at home with the information.

Miss J Carter - Head of Maths

We have been contacted by The AIM Group who deliver Free Online Level 2 Accredited Courses to help better understand some key issues around young people's mental health and wellbeing, along with a range of other qualifications that may help with developing your own careers.

Here's some of the most popular subjects available:

• Neuroscience in the Early Years
• Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
• Understanding Autism
• Specific Learning Difficulties
• Bullying in Children and Young People
• Nutrition and Health
• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Mental Health Awareness
• Counselling
• Team Leading
• Business Administration
• Lean Organisation Management
• Customer Service
• Functional Skills - Maths
• Functional Skills - English
• Level 3 Diploma - Children and Young People's Workforce (Must be in TA/LSA role)

These are just the popular qualifications, but they have over 30 available!

The qualifications are completed within a 6–12 week period in your own leisure. They are equivalent to a GCSE Grade C. You can do as many as you like, however you can only do one at a time.

The only criteria you must meet to be eligible, is: 

• Aged 19 or over on or before 31st August 2023
• Have lived in the UK/EU for 3+ years    
• Not already on a Government funded course

If you are interested in undertaking one of these free online courses or would like further information, then please complete this booking form, which will allow The AIM Group to contact you to discuss and get you started on your chosen course.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Dr J Simpson - Head Teacher