11 January 2019 Secondary Newsletter

11 January 2019

Secondary Newsletter 11 January 2019 Secondary Newsletter

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Southern Entrance

We would like to remind parents and carers that the gate at the southern entrance will be locked at 08:23 each morning.

Students arriving after this time should enter via the main entrance in Cricklefield Place.

Safeguarding The welfare and safety of our students is our priority. We do everything possible to ensure our students’ safety, both within the school community and outside of school, including working with relevant agencies to address any issues related to child protection.

Students are informed of who they should go to should they have a concern about their own safety or the safety of others.

At INA, all staff have regular safeguarding training to ensure that they are able to meet their statutory responsibilities. We also have a number of staff who are designated to respond to any child protection concerns and to liaise with social services: Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Leanne Abbott-Jones Assistant Principal Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Tam Broadway

Primary Headteacher Sugra Alibhai Head of Sixth Form Designated Child Protection Officers Patrick Ball (Online safety) Pardeep Chaggar Jody Lapish Gareth Marshall-Jones

Mariam Mayet Amreen Patel Jag Singh David Wilson

vYou can find the INA Safeguarding policy, Child Protection policy and other related policies and procedures on the Academy’s website.

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Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back and Happy New Year!

I hope that you had a great holiday and that 2019 is a good year for you and your family!

Our Progress meetings for parents and their children started this week with Year 9. Progress meetings for each year group are scheduled for the most part on alternate weeks between now and the end of spring term. We have always achieved 100% attendance at our progress meetings and know that this has had a significant impact on student outcomes. Your child will bring home a completed appointment sheet prior to the meeting. On the day of each Progress meeting, all students will leave school at 1.15pm, only returning if it is their Progress meeting. It is our expectation that students learn independently from home on these afternoons, if they are not involved in the Progress meeting, and teachers will set Independent Learning in advance for periods 5 and 6. It is also a valuable opportunity to revise and practice key skills. Further details and dates of the Progress meetings are published later in this newsletter.

This is a short but very busy term which includes our long-awaited production of ‘Hairspray’ on 6th & 7th February. Please check the calendar at the end of the newsletter for other key dates.

With all best wishes,

Jo Spencer

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Year 11 Progress Meeting Thursday 24th January 2018 2:30 – 6:30pm Year 11 Progress Meeting is calendared for Thursday 24th January 2018 from 2:30-6:30pm.

All students will complete lessons P1 – 4a (Year 10 and Year 11 students will complete lesson 4a as per KS3 timings).

P4a will finish for all students at 1:05pm.

Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the KS3 desk area as they leave.

Tutors will escort students to the KS3 gate at 1:15pm where students are expected to go directly home and return between 2:30-6:30pm with parents/carers.

Students are expected to attend with an adult family member in full school uniform.

The last appointment is 6:25pm for a 6:30pm finish.

Staff will set Independent Learning for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 in advance for P5 and 6.

The school will be closed to Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 from 1:15pm.

Enrichments and detentions will not take place.

Mr M Crowther-Green Assistant Principal

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Save the date!

Tuesday 15th January 2019—Year 9 Options Evening We are pleased to invite all parents and carers of our Year 9 students, and the students themselves, to our Year 9 Options Evening on Tuesday 15th January 2019.

9ISAC:

Open from 5pm to 5.45pm

Talk at 5.15pm

9NEW:

Open from 5.45pm to 6.30pm

Talk at 6pm

This is an essential opportunity to explore the subjects on offer, understand how the options process will work and reflect on factors to consider when making decisions about option choices.

Browse subject stalls, pick up information and ask lots of questions of both our teachers and some of our GCSE students. This evening is your chance to find out about how the options system will work and pick up your options guide and form.

Make sure to catch one of the explanatory talks: 5.15pm for 9ISAC 6pm for 9NEW

Should there be a problem with the slot allocated to your child’s tutor group, contact the school as soon as possible and we will investigate the possibility of joining the other session.

Ms McEvoy, Assistant Principal

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TOP TIPS: Students

Jasper Thompson Homelessness is one of the UK’s major social problems. Over this Christmas period there will be approximately 25,000 people sleeping on Britain’s streets, with over 25% of those people sleeping rough in London. It is a crisis, and it requires energy and enthusiasm from people like Jasper Thompson (above) to help tackle the issue.

One evening, Jasper helped a teenage boy who was homeless and shivering on the street. From this point, tackling homelessness became his focus and he put all his energy into coming up with solutions. Jasper has since been sourcing disused shipping containers and converting them into temporary accommodation.

The charity he has set up has helped hundreds of homeless people find their feet and find a permanent place to live.

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• Encourage your son/daughter to engage in an energetic or sports activity at the weekend or after school and to do some exercise every day, including walking to school and being active at break or lunchtime.

• Plan your son/daughter’s route to school by foot or bike. Ensure that your child spends some time everyday outdoors.

• Plan healthy meals with your child and encourage him/her to cook/prepare them.

• Talk to your child about the importance of sleep in helping to maintain energy levels (particularly around the time of exams and assessments) and encourage him/her to limit the time spent on electronic devices.

who have shown great Energy & Enthusiasm at INA At the end of the Autumn term the INA school community enjoyed the truly exceptional Winter Concert. It required a great deal of cooperation from students, members of staff and parent/ carers.

Huge amounts of energy and enthusiasm that underpinned this success.

INA BRIDGES

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BRIDGES Mentoring Wednesday 30

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The first BRIDGES mentoring session takes place on Wednesday 30th January from 1:45-4:30pm. All students will be given a fifteen minute 1:1 coaching session with their BRIDGES mentor.

This is an important opportunity for KS3 students to reflect on how they have developed or strengthened their BRIDGES dispositions, to discuss the dispositions they consider to be their strengths and the ones they need to work on further.

Year 10 students will be engaging in a mock interview focusing on their preparedness for GCSEs and work experience and how they are further strengthening their BRIDGES dispositions to achieve success in both. Year 11 students will be engaged in one to one coaching focusing on mock exams, wellbeing and managing workload.

Arrangements All students will complete lessons p1 – 4 (Year 10 and Year 11 students will complete lesson 4 as per KS3 timings). Period 4 will end at slightly earlier at 12.50pm to allow time for all students to make their way home for lunch before returning to school for their allotted mentoring session.

Failure to attend the mentoring session will lead to an unauthorised absence.

Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the student reception as they leave.

Students are expected to go directly home and return between 1.45-4.30pm for a fifteen minute 1:1 coaching session with their BRIDGES mentor. Appointment times will be issued to students beforehand. Students must attend their session on time. KS3 students must wear full school uniform. KS4 students may wear either school uniform or professional work wear.

We are unable to supervise any students as all staff are BRIDGES mentors and will be engaged in mentoring session throughout the afternoon.

Parents are not required at the sessions but will be given feedback on how their son or daughter’s BRIDGES skills are progressing later in the year.

Please note that enrichments will be cancelled on this day.

Mr Ball, Lead Pastoral Leader / Acting Assistant Principal

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Year 9 - Holocaust Workshop & talk by Holocaust Survivor - Steven Frank

more about this next week...

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Friends of Isaac Newton Academy Thank you to those of you that have signed up attend and be a part of the INA fundraising committee.

Our first meeting with be held in the Primary Dining Hall at 7.00pm on Wednesday 30th January.

I look forward to seeing you all then! from Ms Broadway

GCSE Examinations Contingency Day

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have announced a contingency date of the 26th of June 2019.

A contingency date is a day specifically set aside “in the event of widespread, sustained national or local disruption to examinations during the June 2019 examination series�. This decision comes following the tragic events of last summer, in particular the Manchester attack and the Grenfell Tower fire. It may be necessary to postpone an exam in the event of such an incident to allow all students a fair and equal chance.

This means that all candidates taking GCSE or A Level exams must be available to sit exams from the date of their first exam until the 26th June 2019. We understand that once your exams are over you will probably want to celebrate, but in light of this new rule please do not organise a holiday or plan to be any distance from school until after the 26th June. This decision is not one that has been taken by INA, it has been imposed on all schools by JCQ and does apply to all candidates in all schools in the UK. Mr Crowther-Green, Assistant Principal

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Key Dates

Spring Term 2019 Friday 4th January - Friday 5th April 2019 Half Term: Monday 18th - Friday 22nd February 2019 Independent Learning Day: Friday 8th March 2019 INSET Day: 11th March 2019 Tuesday 15th January Wednesday 23rd January Thursday 24th January Monday 28th January Monday 28th January Tuesday 29th January Wednesday 30th January Friday 1st February Monday 4th February Monday 4th February Wednesday 6th February Thursday 7th February Friday 8th February Tuesday 12th February Friday 15th February Friday 15th February Monday 18th February to Friday 22nd Wednesday 27th February

Options Evening Years 11/12/13 Reports to parents Year 11 Progress Meetings Options Interviews begin Year 7 Music Theatre Trip Sixth Form Open Evening BRIDGES Mentoring Sixth Form Application Deadline Year 12 Progress Meetings Hairspray Dress Rehearsal Hairspray - Performance 6:30pm Hairspray - Performance 6:30pm GCSE Biology Live Trip Year 13 Progress Meetings Options Interviews end Ypres Trip for Year 10 HALF TERM

Year 8 Progress Meetings Monday 4th to Thursday 7th March Family Week (no after school events) Thursday 7th March World Book Day – Dress as your favourite character from a book

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