As we come towards the end of a long but very fulfilling half-term, I want to start off by saying how incredibly happy we are with the start that has been made to the academic year. Our students and staff have worked very hard over the past 8 weeks to ensure the best possible start to what we expect to be another successful year for Roding Valley. During this time, we have welcomed lots of visitors into our school and each one has commented on the positive atmosphere that they have felt as they have walked around the building and we are really driven to maintain this as the year progresses.
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Over the last couple of weeks, we have held a number of exciting events in school. Our entire Year 9 cohort experienced a ‘Drop Down Day’ organised by Mrs Preston (Head of Personal Development), from the group ‘Prison Me, No Way!’. The organisation tours around the country educating students on how to stay safe and the consequences that we all face if we make the wrong choices. The organisation commented on how engaged and polite our students were; we were exceptionally proud of them. Ms Wills, Associate Assistant Head Teacher and Head of Year 11, also ran our first ever Roding Valley Foundation Quiz Night. It was so well supported by so many parents, carers and teachers. In fact, we are already organising our next event! If you wish to be a part of the Roding Valley Foundation, then you can contact Ms Wills directly - rwills@rodingvalley.net.
It’s also important to mention that both our Year 11 and 13 cohorts will be entering into their first PPE (Pre Public Examination) season of the year when we return after the half term break. I know that they have been working really hard on their ‘RVHS Tried and Tested’ revision techniques. We wish them every success in these upcoming ‘mock’ examinations. Please remember that there are an abundance of helpful resources that students, parents and carers can all access. Please click here to access both the GCSE & A-Level bespoke microsites.
Just a reminder that we return, after the half term break, on Monday 4th November at normal school time. All students must be in their form room by 8.30am. Our drive on punctuality to school has been hugely successful this term and we are determined to keep to these high standards throughout the academic year. During tutor time there will be a uniform and equipment check - please review our dress code here if you are uncertain regarding any aspect of this.
Before you take a look at this week’s ‘Star of the week’ in each year group, I also wanted to share the names of the students which I was lucky enough to have hot chocolate with this week! Alana Levendale Turner was nominated by the English department for fantastic work in the ‘White Poppies’ project; it was lovely to talk to her about this in more detail. A group of Year 12 CTEC sport studentsNaga Epelle, Luke Gosling, Luke Passmore, Brannon Hughes, Murtaza Malik, Jacob Winter and Daniel Igwe, were also nominated by Ms Stevens-Woods and Ms Larkin for their excellent presentations. Again, I loved hearing about these from the students themselves.
Stars of the Week!
Year Group W/C 14th October W/C 21st October
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13
Jack Stiles- High amount of achievement points and always doing the right thing
Mariam Qureish - for always giving 100% effort in lessons and achieving nearly 150 achievements points so far this year
Adam Findlay - For a fantastic start to Year 9 and his excellent attitude to learning
Noah Walters - for working so hard this half term and for listening to the advice given
Jake Bramley- for an excellent start to Year 11
Anastasia Bila - For a superb start to the sixth form and always being so kind and polite
James Boyce - Stepping up brilliantly to year 13 life
Amelia Sanderson - Fantastic start to Year 7 and always positive
Luca Barlow - for making positive changes to his behaviour and effort across all aspects of school life and community
Venice Babbar - High amount of achievement points and contribution to extra-curricular
Freiya Gumbrell - for always doing the right thing, and for having such a fantastic attitude towards school
Adeena Oluwa - for an excellent start to Year 11
Tomi Adigun - For a fantastic start to year 12 including taking on a new mentor role
Alistair Lanz - For being consistently hard working, polite and a valued member of the sixth form
Lastly, one of our excellent feeder schools, Staples Road Primary, have asked that if any of our parents / carers/ students wish to run a stall at their Christmas Fayre that they reach out via emailChair.pa.srs@gmail.com. There is also a flyer which you can find here with more information. I had the pleasure of visiting Staples Road earlier in the year and was amazed at the fantastic teaching on display. The students and staff who I met spoke so highly of the school and the amazing culture that has been cultivated there over the years. At Roding, we want to support our local primary schools as much as possible - so get involved if you can!
Kind regards - Mr D Charlton
Messages from Our Heads of Year
Our team is proud to be your child’s Head of Year and very much looking forward to supporting your child and with such a great cohort of students, we are sure it will be a great half term. To ensure that you are aware of who your child’s Head of Year is and who to contact, please refer to their details below:
Year 7: Miss Aston
To contact Miss Aston, please email caston@rodingvalley.net
Year 8: Ms Hegerty
To contact Ms Hegerty, please email chegerty@rodingvalley.net
Year 9: Miss Reed
To contact Miss Reed, please email hreed@rodingvalley.net
Year 10: Mr Ryan
To contact Mr Ryan, please email fryan@rodingvalley.net
Year 11: Ms Wills
To contact Ms Wills, please email rwills@rodingvalley.net
Year 7 News
Message from Miss Aston
I cannot believe that Year 7's have completed their First Half Term at RVHS. It's fair to say that Year 7's have smashed it!
Year 7’s had their first rewards assembly on Monday, and I would like to congratulate the following students on their Culture and Ethos rewards:
Gwen Collischon 7Ne – for a great speech at Open Morning!
Gruff Collischon 7Be – for a great speech at Open Morning!
Elsey Lofthouse 7Ox – for showing fantastic community behaviour in school!
Kingsley Dunne 7Li – most Achievement Points in the entire year!
Sue Ozcan 7Fl – trying hard in every netball game and at club!
I would also like to congratulate the form with the most house points this half term too: Well done to 7 Lithium!
Please remember that our Chromebook day has changed to Monday and Wednesday. It is compulsory that students bring in their chromebooks on this day. Students will now be using exercise books for their Friday PD.
A reminder to continue to complete your 20 minutes of bedrock a week at home every week.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns our superb team of Form Tutors are your first port of call.
How are we at the end of the first half term of Year 8 already?! It has been a jam-packed eight weeks for our year group with our Tutor Time curriculum, our Open Morning, residential trips and sporting competitions! It has been brilliant to see Year 8 become fully settled at RVHS, forging friendships and immersing themselves in secondary school life.
I would like to give a special shout out to the following students who were the winners of our Culture and Ethos Awards for the first half term of Year 8 - well done!
Aarav Mahajan 8Ox - For being a fantastic tour guide at Open Morning and for families over the following weeks - thank you!
Alfie Essl 8Ma - For achieving the highest amount of achievement points in Year 8 - well done!
Saros Ozcelik 8Ox- For his fantastic participation in lessons and his contributions to assemblies - well done!
Archie Donovan 8Ne - For being a brilliant goalkeeper on the Year 8 Football Team and encouraging team spirit amongst his teammates - keep it up!
Bethany Child 8Pl - For her consistent time and effort spent on our online literacy curriculum Bedrock - well done!
I would also like to congratulate the Year 8 Boys Rugby Team for their participation in the WESSA Rugby Tournament last week and give Ben Rafeeq 8Ne a special mention for being a star player!
I hope you have a well-earned rest over the half term break and are raring to come back to school on Monday 4th November.
Year 9 News Message from Miss Reed
It is crazy to think we are approaching the end of the first half term in Year 9! Students have continued their positive and hardworking attitude this term which I am extremely pleased to see.
Well done to the following students who have received the Culture and Ethos Awards for this first half term.
Zac Crawford-Kite - Highest Achievement points in the year group
Ethan Saedi - High amount of achievement points and fantastic start to Year 9
Hetti Collischon - High amount of achievement points and contribution to extra-curricular clubs
Neve Gardner - Fantastic start to Year 9 and contribution to Open Morning
Francesca Camley - Fantastic start to Year 9 and contribution to Open Morning
'Prison Me No Way'
Last Tuesday our Year 9 cohort experienced the 'prison me no way' workshop where students were spoken to by a variety of professionals around raising awareness on the causes, consequences, penalties and impact of crime. I had great feedback from both the students and staff who were involved in this event which has always been a great event in our school calendar.
Year 9 Netball
Well done to the Y9 Netball team who won their first local league game of the year on Monday after school winning 13-4 to Epping St John's School. Player of the Match was Isabella Mcloughlin.
A reminder that our expectations of uniform and equipment remains very high. Students should be wearing the correct uniform to school. If your son/daughter is required to wear trainers, please provide them with a note.
A reminder after half term that students will have their assessments the week beginning 9th December where school reports will be sent out shortly after.
I would like to wish everyone a restful and enjoyable half term and look forward to welcoming students back on Monday 4th November.
Message from Mr Ryan Year 10 News
We have made it to half term! That's technically 1/3 of the school year done. I know that I am needing a break so can't imagine how the children feel at this time. What I would suggest is that over the half term, everyone takes some time to relax and recharge in preparation for next half term. As I have popped in and out of lessons over the past couple of weeks I have been very impressed by the work that is being
produced by the students. Also, the fact that they are completing their first pieces of coursework in some subjects is really impressive. If you would like to know how your child is performing in certain subjects please contact the teacher in question, or their form tutor.
I was asked to nominate five students this week who would receive awards in assembly for having a positive attitude towards our culture and ethos at Roding Valley. This made me realise that there are so many wonderful students in the year group. The five nominated are:
Sindi Fejzaj Lily Barlow Cerys Clark
Elijah Camplin Nathaniel Sanderson
Please remember to contact your child's form tutor in the first instance should there be any concerns.
I hope everyone has a lovely half term and I look forward to seeing some rested and motivated people ready for the next half!
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Year 11 News
Message from Ms Wills
The half term has flown by and already we are preparing for the next round of PPEs.
Please find the timetable here: YEAR 11 PPEs TIMETABLE – November 2024
In order to help prepare students for these exams, we held revision workshops last week. Mr Cocker gave them a very informative and engaging session on what and how to revise, alongside some helpful resources. I hope that your child found this useful, as they now begin their revision. I have also shared a short video with their tutors on revision, which may be worth looking at with them here.
Mrs Mason, our Careers Leader, is continuing to hold careers appointments with students and aims to meet with everyone. Some of these will be group sessions, however if you feel your child would benefit from a 1:1 appointment please do contact her directly at dmason@rodingvalley.net You can see our Year 11 Transition Guide 2024.pdf and there is also our dedicated microsite which has information for you to look over Roding Valley Careers (google.com)
Reminder
Our 6th Form Open Evening is on 5th December. Please book via the QR code.
A huge well done to the following students on having the most achievement points in the Year Group this half term: Ethan Joyce, Olivia Hambleton, Jake Bramley, Kaliyah Brown and Chloe Jones
Can I also remind you of the importance of attendance in Year 11 - 95% is classed as minimum expected attendance. It is vital that students are in every day so that they do not miss out on vital learning.
Save the date… Thursday 19th June 2025
6th Form News
Message from Ms Wheaton & Mrs Curling
UCAS applications already sent
Well done to all year 13s who have already submitted their UCAS applications. We submitted a record number of early applications this year (Oxbridge, Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary). These students have often already sat an additional test before their application too which involves many hours of hard work and practice throughout summer so a very special well done to them. We have also submitted other applications outside this narrow group and in some cases, had students receive offers from prestigious universities such as Birmingham and Edinburgh within 48 hours. This just shows how there can be an early mover advantage, with their university admissions teams not yet inundated with applications. Do keep supporting your child to finalise their personal statements, work with their tutors on their references and to book an appointment, ahead of our internal UCAS deadline of 12th December.
Brook Study area ready to greet our lower school mentees
‘I feel like we would be able to help more if we did more sessions than once a week, my mentee told me after he felt more excited for these sessions than being in school!’Daniel
Friday 11th October 2024 - Mentoring begins again
Here are our lovely Sixth Form mentors, safeguarding trained and ready to buddy up with lower school students as a brilliant role model. Looking forward to our Period 1 Friday mornings.
Our new Sixth Form mentors having a chat with their mentees, what a way to start a Friday morning! Enjoyed by all, looking forward to every Friday
‘I really enjoyed Friday morning with my mentee. I could see that he found it hard to open up but I think after a few weeks he’ll be great’Aidan
6th Form News
Tuesday 22nd October 2024 - VCCP
Our employer talk today was from alumni student Finlay. After the very first VCCP visit to the school 2 years ago Finlay applied to their ‘Table’ school leaver programme and was successful in his application. Now a Business & Marketing executive with VCCP, he came back to share his story and tell students all about careers in advertising and how to apply for the ‘Table’.
The study centre was absolutely packed and Fin then went on to support our Media department with a presentation for their GCSE programme.
Anyone that needs help to apply for apprenticeships Mrs Mason will be in the study centre every Wednesday lunchtime.
Tuesday 15th October 2024 - Millers
Bradley O’Connor CIO Millers Insurance came to talk to Year 12 & 13 students about careers in Tech and the Insurance Industry. He gave students top tips to achieve apprenticeship application success and offered to support anyone going through the application process.
Opportunities on the weekly careers bulletin:
This was on Bulletin 5, page 11.
6th Form News
‘As a sixth form student, I have found the sixth form bulletin extremely helpful. It has enabled me to be aware of insightful prospects that aid me with a head start for my career. By constantly reading the bulletin I have managed to get placements at law events and achieve three work experience certificates in technology and law. During these amazing opportunities, I have adequately been able to gain more knowledge about the different aspects of jurisprudence, build a professional reputation and also build applicable skills. I have also been able to network which has led me to even more opportunities. This is your sign to start engaging with the bulletin as it opens a window of opportunities and provides information that is available to all students. Thank you, Mrs Mason, for all the hard work you do!’ - Thais
Working hard is important, but so is a sense of balance. If you are concerned about your child feeling overwhelmed, or not coping well with the pressure of exams, please do get in touch with one of us. There are also some excellent resources for parents on how best to support your child on the NHS website, and from Young Minds
Dates for your diary:
● Every Monday - Sixth Form assembly in the Sports Hall
● Monday 4th November to Friday 15th November – Year 13 PPEs
● Thursday 5th December 2024 - Sixth Form Open Evening
● Thursday 12th December 2024 - Internal UCAS deadline for all students applying to university
Last week’s 6th form bulletins:
Bulletin No.6 Bulletin No.7
On Friday evening we hosted our first quiz night for Year 7 students, family and friends. It was a fantastic evening of fun and laughter. Rounds ranged from name the intro, film trailer observation round to name the tube stop and even blind crisp tasting who knew Chip Shop Curry was a flavour?!!
Raffle tickets were won, questions answered (and challenged!) and most importantly money raised for the school PTA funds. All of the profits will be used to go back into supporting our students.
Please look out for future events such a Year 7 and 8 Silent Disco on 19th December and Family Bingo Night on 31st January 2025.
w/e 25th October
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Boys
Angelos Mehmetaj
Mason Sayer
Bogdan Sterfirta
Harry Thame
Freddie Wool
Tristan Sutton
Oscar Duffy
Owen Wilamson
Shay Carlsson
Harris Collischon
PE Students of the Fortnight
Girls
Fina Eappariello
Sue Ozcan
Amber Neary
Evania Naidoo
Isobel Mckay
Ruby Fitzsimon
Mia O’Halloran
Olivia Jarvis
Zoe Hedges
Emma Williamson
STEM Club 2024-2025
Coming to the end of this half term, STEM club decided to create something ghoulish. The STEMers created puking pumpkins using chemicals you can find in your home and carved different scary faces into the pumpkins. Students enjoyed creating their pumpkins and making them puke!
The STEM club still is planning to do some exciting and engaging projects, where one of them involves rockets with renewable resources. STEM club is open every Tuesday after school from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Last academic year, a number of Year 7 students participated in the race to the line competition. Due to the popularity of the activity, the competition will be open to all Year 7 students in the hope that they will use their different skills in this competition in creating sustainable rocket cars. No sign up is needed but more details will follow in the next bulletin. STEM hopes that every Year7 will be able to show their skills in this competition, and potentially enter into a regional final.
Roding Valley high school Zoo Lab
Roding Valley High school STEM social media
STEM is pleased to announce the soon coming X (formally known as Twitter) and Instagram handles that will show different activities and useful information regarding all things STEM More details to be shared soon…
On the 21st October, we had an in-house event for students to see different animals as pets. A number of students came along to see Ema and AJ present their “unusual” pets with them. It was not only informative but the students were engaged with the owners and the pets in question. All the students agreed that they really enjoyed this event and are looking forward to more events like this in the future!
KS3 Baseline Assessment Art Champions
The baseline assessment task is a drawing and shading skills-based assessment which is conducted at the start of every academic year. It allows the teacher to gain a quick overview of the drawing strengths and weaknesses of individuals within the class.
The task runs over 2 lessons, including time for ‘Closing the Gap’ (selfassessment, peer marking or live marking opportunities).
Students are advised to complete the task under ‘exam conditions’ in line with any other assessments around the school - working in silence to give their full concentration and commitment to the task.
Ben Cassidy – Y9
Phoebe Davey – Y7
Matilda Maseko – Y8
Ayden R – Y9
Ellie Sau – Y7
Sophie Large – Y8
Year 11 students in GCSE Drama have been preparing for their Component 1 performance exam. A showcase to parents took place on Thursday 24th October, followed by their exam after half term. They have been working exceptionally hard and spending lots of their lunch times rehearsing in the drama studios. This image shows some experiments with lighting, carried out by Sonny who is a lighting candidate instead of an actor. We also have Eloise who is being assessed as a costume designer. Break a leg everyone!
Year 10 GCSE Drama students have been preparing drama pieces using the format and conventions of theatre in education (TIE), which is the style of educational theatre that often visits schools. They will be presenting their TIT plays to the students in Mr Wilson's tutor group, 7Li. The Y10s did research into the Y7s, to find out how they felt about certain issues, such as starting a new school and being yourself. The Y7s will be able to see how their own ideas and opinions have been used to create the drama pieces.
Mr Wilson has started this year's National Theatre Connections project, with a great group of actors from Years 8 to 10, and Tony from Y12 as assistant director. Brain Play will be performed at Queens Theatre in Hornchurch in the spring. In the meantime, Mr Wilson attended the directors retreat at the National Theatre last Saturday, to meet the playwrights and learn all about the exciting choral work and puppetry that will be a key part of this brilliant new play.
Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic work in Literacy and during Drop Everything and Write (DEAW)
Zakhar Melnyk – 8Li
Cara Joyce – 8Be
Owen Langford – 8Hy
Bethany Jobson – 8 Ne
Anastasia Criscione – 7Ma
Zara Kruger – 8Ca
RVHS Pre Loved Uniform
Any parents/carers wishing to purchase some RVHS preloved uniform, please use this link to select & pay for any uniform you wish to purchase.
The process is quick and easy to use. You will be notified once your order is ready for your collection.
All orders will be processed during term time only
In England, a Free School Meal (FSM) is a statutory benefit available to school aged children from families who receive other qualifying benefits and who have been through the relevant registration process. Recently, the process of applying for Free School Meals at Roding Valley High School has changed to an online application in order to improve speed and reduce the burden of paperwork for parents. For more information on the qualifying benefits and for more information, please visit our Free School Meals page on our school website It is important that parents register their children for free school meals if they are entitled as the school receives additional funding known as the Pupil Premium to support the children’s learning. The use of the pupil premium is personalised to meet the needs of the children who are entitled to support, such as 1-1 tuition, additional LSA support and intervention groups, access to school visits, Learning Mentor, speech and language assistants, Family Support and counselling. If you believe that your child is eligible for Free School Meals, please click here to use our Free School Meals Checker. Your Certificate of Eligibility will then need to be emailed to finance@rodingvalley.net
Student Absence
If your child is unable to attend School for any reason, please report their absence by phoning the school number by 9.30am at the latest, you must also ring in each day of your child’s absence.
0208-508-1173
On their return to School, please ensure your child brings with them a letter or medical evidence if requested explaining the reason for the absence for our records.
Medical Appointments
Please make sure you make any medical or dental appointments outside of school time. If this is not possible then please try to ensure that your child attends before and/or after their appointment.
Holidays in Term Time
The school does not authorise any holidays during term time except if the Headteacher deems it an exceptional circumstances. A ‘Leave of Absence’ form must be completed (these are available at Student Reception) detailing your exceptional circumstances.
Please be aware if the absence is not authorised and the holiday is taken, the case will be referred to the Local Authority who may issue a Penalty Notice for £120 (or £60 if paid within 21 days) to each parent for each child taken out of school.
For full details regarding attendance, please see our Attendance Policy here.
Who to contact
Should you have any concerns about your child’s attendance or punctuality please contact your child’s Year Progress Leader or our Attendance Officer Ms A Parsley (aparsley@rodingvalley.net)
Explore together: Ask your child to show you their favourite websites and apps and what they do on them. Listen, show interest and encourage them to teach you the basics of the site or app. 1
Chat about online safety little and often: Young people are likely to want to explore new apps and websites this month, whether that is for learning or for fun. Take this opportunity to talk to them about how to stay safe on these new services, and in general. Ask if anything ever worries them while they are online. Make sure they know that if they ever feel worried, they can get help by talking to you or another adult they trust.
Help your child identify trusted adults who can help them if they are worried: This includes you and other adults at home, as well as adults from wider family, school or other support services who they are able to contact at this time. Encourage them to draw a picture or write a list of their trusted adults.
Be non-judgemental: Explain that you would never blame them for anything that might happen online, and you will always give them calm, loving support.
Talk about how their online actions can affect others: If your child is engaging with others online, remind them to consider how someone else might feel before they post or share something. If they are considering sharing a photo/video of somebody else, they should always ask permission first.
Parental controls: Make use of the parental controls available on your home broadband and any internet enabled device in your home. You can find out more about how to use parental controls by visiting your broadband provider’s website.
Direct your child to age appropriate information about relationships and sex: It’s natural for young people to start exploring their sexual feelings online and adolescents are more inclined to take risks. It’s important to understand this and to talk to your child in a positive way. Thinkuknow, Brook, The Mix and Childline all provide age appropriate information about relationships and sex that you can signpost your child to.
Make sure they know about CEOP: Young people can report a concern about grooming or sexual abuse to CEOP at www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ and get support from a specialist Child Protection Advisor. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Support your child with Thinkuknow websites
The age appropriate Thinkuknow websites are a great way to start and continue chats about online safety.
Our websites provide open and honest guidance for young people on friends, relationships and the internet, covering topics like dealing with pressure; consent; and getting support when you are worried.
You will find lots more advice on keeping your child safe online at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents.
If you are worried that a child or young person is at risk of harm online, you should call the police. Young people can make a report to CEOP at https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
Other Recommended Resources
Parent Info: Expert information for parents about building their child’s resilience both online and off. Produced by NCA-CEOP and Parent Zone. This free service can be embedded on to your child’s school website. www.parentinfo.org
Brook: Information and advice for young people on sexual health and wellbeing, including staying safe online. https://www.brook.org.uk
The Mix: Support service for young people with information and advice on sex and relationships. https://www.themix.org.uk
Internet Matters: A useful tool showing how to set parental controls across a range of devices and websites. http://www.internetmatters.org/parentalcontrols/interactive-guide/
NSPCC Net Aware: Provides reviews and guidance on the most popular social networks, apps and games that children use. https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
Childnet – Information and advice for parents and carers on supporting people online. https://www.childnet.com/reso urces/supporting-youngpeople-online
How Can I Access Edulink?
EduLink can be accessed on any device – PC, laptop, tablet or mobile device – via the web browser or via the EduLink app. The link to access the EduLink login page on a web browser is www.edulinkone.com
Alternatively, you can download the EduLink App which is available to download for free on Apple or on Android.
Both the App and the web browser will display this log-in screen.
The School ID is ‘Roding’.
Parents/Carers will need to enter the Username and Password they have been provided with and click ‘Log in’.
The displayed is dependant of the platform you are logged in to:
• Via Web Browser
• Via the EduLink App
Navigating Edulink
You are able to navigate each of the following areas in EduLink:
• Achievement: You van view all positive achievements that have been awarded to your child
• Account Information: In this section you can view the current address we have for your child on file, your child’s Year group and the name of their Form tutor
• Timetable: In this section you can view your child’s daily timetable
• Absence Reporting: This feature will allow you to send a direct message to our Attendance Officer, to notify us of any absence for your child
• Linked Resources: This section contains links to all the schools learning resources available to your child both at school and at home
• Update Information: This section shows all of the contact information we hold for yourself and your child. You can review and update this information with any changes that may occur
• Exams: You can see all of your child upcoming exams; your child can also access this information so they can manage their own exam schedule
• Documents: In this section you can view your child’s reports
Parents can access information on all their children currently admitted to Roding Valley High School. If you require any assistance, please contact Mr Vermaak or Miss Stewart (mvermaak@rodingvalley.net or lstewart@rodingvalley.net )
How to Log on to Google Classroom?
Classroom
Students can log into their Gmail using their school email address and their password. Their school email will be the year they started at RVHS started plus their first initial and surname @rodingvalley.net (example- 19plarkin@rodingvalley.net).
Once your child has have logged in, they will need to click on the google apps button and then select ‘Google Classroom’
Your child will then be able to see all of the classes they belong to. They will then need to click on the class they want to use resources for and take a look at everything that their class teacher has posted for them to work on. They will be able to download items and make comments on them. Teachers will be regularly posting new work on their Google Classrooms.
What to Do if your child is a Missing a Subject their Google Classroom?
If your child is missing a Google Classroom for one of their subjects, they will need to click on the addition symbol, followed by ‘Join Class’ and then enter the Class Code for their missing subject. Class Codes are available from their subject teacher.
Top Tips for Our Students
Students must keep up to date with their lessons by using Google Classroom every day.
Use their workbooks to complete the work shown on their Google Classroom.
Don’t slack on presentation! Keep their notes in order of the lessons on the Google Classroom.
Year 11 and 13 Students: There will be revision materials available on Google Classroom. Please use them.
What is Seneca?
Seneca is a free home learning & revision platform that is very popular with our students. It is based on cognitive science, has adaptive learning and can be accessed by our students via their phones!
What Content is available to our Students through Seneca?
Seneca has resources available for KS3, KS4 and KS5 students that has been supplied to them from AQA, OCR, EdExcel Pearson and IGCSE.
Our students will be able to access content designed for each of their subjects and also for their specific courses. There is so much to choose from.
Some areas are even linked to the Exam Boards Course Specifications.
Heads of Year
Year 7: Miss Aston – caston@rodingvalley.net
Year 8: Ms Hegerty – chegerty@rodingvalley.net
Year 9: Miss Reed – hreed@rodingvalley.net
Year 10: Mr Ryan – fryan@rodingvalley.net
Year 11: Ms Wills – rwills@rodingvalley.net
Sixth Form: Ms Wheaton & Ms Curling – lcurling@rodingvalley.net / awheaton@rodingvalley.net
