RVHS Bulletin No.2 w/e 29th September 2023

Message from the Headteacher

Dear Parents/ Carers

On Saturday 30th September we will be opening our door to prospective parents and students at the amazing school that I already feel so proud of. Year 6 Open Morning is an opportunity for us to show off our wonderful school, staff and students to a new group of people and let them see for themselves the wonderful community we have built. In the last bulletin I mentioned how incredibly proud we are of the start our students have made this year and many of them have been invited to support us during Open Morning. Next week we will also be offering Year 6 Open Morning tours from MondayThursday 9.00am-10.00am.

It will be unusual for our prospective parents and students to see a school with such significant building work taking place. You may have seen the progress for yourselves in recent days with phase 1 well on its way to completion on 4th October. We hope to have this building fully operational w/c 9th October which means we will be able to accommodate another year group back into school. For a reminder of the current hybrid home learning and onsite rota please click here

It was great to welcome the parents and carers of Year 11 to Parents Evening this week. We had an excellent turnout and I’m sure that there were plenty of meaningful academic conversations that took place. It was also a great chance for those parents to have a look at the new buildings!

Thank you to the vast majority of students who have attended school in their full uniform. These students look exemplary and are taking great pride in wearing our uniform with the Roding Valley badge. It is encouraging to receive messages from our local community commenting on how well dressed and professional our students look, and how well they are representing us in the local area. I shared my thoughts on the importance of uniform a few weeks ago and have noticed a transformation across the school since then. If you are having difficulty in replacing any part of the uniform, please get in touch with your Year Progress Leader who will be able to facilitate replacement items for your child.

Earlier this week I wrote a joint letter with our Attendance Officer - Ms Parsley - about the importance of punctuality. Please can I remind you that we expect all students on site by 8.25am for a prompt 8.30am start to period 1. Anyone who arrives from 8.30am onwards will be marked as late to school. I would once again request your support in making punctuality a priority, as we know that this greatly contributes to your child’s overall experience at school and minimises disruption to learning.

Please take a look at our wonderful Enrichment Programme and discuss with your child which opportunity they would like to take part in- it’s a fantastic way to meet new friends, speak with different members of staff and learn new and exciting skills. If you have any questions about our enrichment offer then please contact Ms Reed hreed@rodingvalley.net . Please click on the following link to see our Extra Curricular Activities and Clubs.

Finally, please remember, Roding Valley High School operates a media service to provide a regular flow of news updates from the school.

The media service is provided by Everything Local News, which is part of the Everything Epping Forest local news and information service.

Media updates are sent to the local / regional media (newspapers, community magazines, television and radio outlets) and are also featured on Everything Epping Forest and Everything Local News social media feeds.

If you would like to receive our updates, please register your email address at https://everythingeppingforest.us2.listmanage.com/subscribe?u=741289ef92d3ddc499cf58f32&id=d3dfa9bedb

Please note that no contact information provided to Everything Local News (Everything Epping Forest) is passed on to any other organisation, and you can ask for your information to be amended or deleted at any time. For more details, email everythinglocalnews@gmail.com

Kind Regards

Mr D Charlton Headteacher

Messages from Our Year Progress Leaders

Our team is proud to be your child’s Year Progress Leader 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 Year Progress Leader is and who to contact, please refer to their details below:

Year 7: Ms Hegerty

To contact Ms Hegerty, please email chegerty@rodingvalley.net

Year 8: Miss Reed

To contact Miss Reed, please email hreed@rodingvalley.net

Year 9: Mr Ryan

To contact Mr Ryan, please email fryan@rodingvalley.net

Year 10: Mrs Wills

To contact Mrs Wills, please email rwills@rodingvalley.net

Year 11: Pinches

To contact Miss Pinches, please email tpinches@rodingvalley.net

Year 7 News

Message from Ms Hegerty

Year 7 have continued to show resilience in their second two weeks at RVHS - well done!

Year 7 have been learning online for the first time at RVHS which has presented some challenges but they have given their best efforts to participate responsibly and make the most of their learning outside of the school buildings. Year 7 has had some fantastic reports from teachers praising the effort and attainment of their online classes with our year group already - keep it up!

I have had lots of questions regarding logins and Google Classroom and I want to take this opportunity to remind parents that we have a brilliant Year 7 team of Academic Mentors who are your first port of call if you have any questions or concerns.

I would also like to congratulate the following students who received the largest amount of ARE points last week – well done and thank you for being such great examples for your peers!

 Ali Hassan – 7Hy

 Ava Whitehand – 7Hy

 Dany Antonova – 7Ca

Please continue to engage with your online learning and don’t be afraid to ask questions and get involved with the lessons - it makes it much more enjoyable for everyone!

Keep up the good work Year 7 - I look forward to you all being back in school next week!

Year 8 News Message from Miss Reed

It was great to have Y8 students back in school last week accessing the curriculum face to face and meeting their teachers for the year.

I trust that students are logging into their online provision this week. If students have any problems logging in, please contact your son/daughters’ academic mentor or myself so that we can reset their password. I look forward to welcoming Year 8 back on site Monday 2nd October. A reminder that extra-curricular clubs are still going ahead during this period of disruption. I look forward to welcoming Year 8 back into school on Monday 2nd October.

A reminder that extra-curricular clubs are still going ahead during this period of disruption.

On Thursday 21st September, we held our Year 8 information evening providing parents with a wide range of information about the upcoming year. If you missed the meeting, please click on the following link to access the recording - Year 8 Information Evening 21/09/23 - Recording

I would also like to congratulate the following students who received the largest amount of ARE points last week.

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 Joe Duffy

 Venice Babbar

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Remember, any questions or concerns please contact your child’s Academic Mentor in the first instance.

esampergregori@rodingvalley.net

I would like to wish everyone a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing the Year 8 students on Monday!

Year 9 News Message from Mr Ryan

It has been lovely having the year group back on site and with a bit of luck we will be back in school full time fairly soon. I know that it isn't ideal having to do online learning but it is good to hear such positive comments about the year group and their behaviour online.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that all students should receive the invites to their lessons by 8.00am. Lessons should last around 50 minutes and there will be time given to allow members of staff to finish their live lessons, get to a space and log on to their online lessons. If there are any issues with logging on to lessons, please email the class teacher. Remember your child will not be allowed into the lesson if they are using a different email to their school gmail account.

On Tuesday we had the Year 9 Information Evening, if you missed the event you will be able to see the recording of this here.

BEDROCK Champion

Please see below for our marvellous Year 9 Academic Mentors, please contact them as your first point of call for any questions or concerns.

Year 10 News

Message from Mrs Wills

It has been lovely to see all of Year 10 back in face to face learning and engaging really well in their lessons. I hope that many of you have been able to access the Information Evening video. If not then please take time to watch as it gives some very helpful information and links as to what the expect this year and also how to best support your child. Yr 10 information evening 2023

One of things mentioned was the need for students to be in school on time and in every lesson, including Period 1. This is vitally important during the GCSE course in order to access content. Please be reminded that the gates open at 8:20am and Period 1 begins at 8:30am Anything after this is classed as late and results in a 15 minute detention that lunchtime. Failure to attend will lead to an escalation of sanction.

Academic Mentor Nominations for Positive Recognition

10Ar Shannon Moffat & Kamile Stankeviciute

10 Fl Lois Perry

10 Li Malika Weekes

Lily Rochester

Ethan Joyce

Arabella Hill

Thomas Carter

Abigail Burger

10 Ma Meryem Rashid

10 Ox Sarah Bujor & Amrita Johal

For being focused, engage and always well behaved.

Consistently on time, always polite, fully equipped & positive.

For being punctual and reading in class.

For trying hard to attend Period 1 on time.

For always being on time.

For improving her punctuality to Period 1.

For his excellent contribution in Period 1.

For reading on a regular basis and for being helpful.

For positively contributing to class discussions, particularly her participation in the House debate last week.

For being focused and always completing PD tasks to a high standard.

BEDROCK Stars

 Malika Weekes

 Roma Desai

 Lizzie Shepherd

 James Pound

Congratulations to the following students for gaining the most ARE points last week.

 Ruby Connors

 Nina De Jesus

 Jack Fouracres

 Toby Hedges

 Ciara Weekes

 Billy Kiff

 Taryn Murphy

 Freddie Pike

 Ruby Sharman

 Sam Foster

 Zarin Anjum

 Lois Perry

 Gvidas Vasiulis

 Martyn Leonard

 Amabel Kilby

 Robbie Croxford

 Daniel Sack

 Luke Simpson

 Emma Williamson

 Jose Remikie

 Kamile Stankeviciute

 Bandy Tamon

 Kaliyah Brown

Year 11 News Message from Miss Pinches

It has been a very busy few weeks for Year 11! We are working hard towards our first round of PPE’s, after October half term, so please read the below carefully so we are all on the same page.

For those parents who were unable to attend last week, please find the link to Year 11 Information Evening here. This session is full of key information from our Senior staff about the upcoming year and support in place for Year 11 students.

It was wonderful to see so many parents on site for our Parents evening yesterday. Given the crucial nature of the upcoming school year, it is essential that you speak with your child's subject teachers about their progress and support on offer. If you were unable to attend/speak to staff yesterday, please contact them directly to arrange a call in the upcoming week.

Our GCSE microsite, linked here, is active and updated with all the resources your child needs to prepare for their PPE’s. It is a one-stop shop for everything they require to plan their study timetable, resources for revision and our revision techniques.

I would like to remind you of our Academic Mentor team for Year 11. Any questions you may have should be directed to them in the first instance.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

LOST PROPERTY

To report any property lost, please email: lostproperty@rodingvalley.net

We ask if you could provide a detailed description of the item you have lost so that we can reunite you with your missing property.

6th Form News

Message from Mrs Curling

We held our Sixth Form Information evening on Tuesday 19th September, thank you to everyone who attended. If you were unable to join us, there is a recording available here.

PWC Employer Talk

PWC are coming into our school on Tuesday 3rd October, to talk to our students during period 1. The signup sheet is up in Brook Library and there are still spaces available. A number of our previous students have secured work experience placements and even apprenticeships directly from attending such sessions. This is open to Year 12 as well as Year 13, and if Year 12 need to log in to their online P2 and 3 lessons from Brook Library on this day, they are very welcome to do this.

Revision skills session - Year 12

Year 12 are learning home in the week commencing 2nd October. On the 5th October however, we are running a revision session for the whole year group. This will run from 8.30-11.00am. You can see the recent letter regarding this here.

UCAS - Year 13

There are some crucial dates for your diary for the upcoming university applications.

Date Details

29th September

16th October

31st January

Students must be registered for admission tests for courses that require these e.g. BMAT, LNAT

Early applicant final deadline

Main applicant final deadline

For further information, please see our letter regarding this.

Please click the link below for our latest Sixth Form Bulletin.

Sixth Form Bulletin No.4 w/c 25/09/23

What a brilliant start to the year with our first house week! It was great to have our in person house assemblies happening again in over a year! We reflected on the past academic year and congratulated our house cup winners, Churchill!

The table has been reset and we kicked it off with our school fundraiser at the end of last year! We managed to raise over £1500 as a school which will be donated to the dedicated house charities as well as a part going to our PTA. It is a staggering amount of money and hopefully with our next fundraiser we can beat this target!

You can see the table below, there is only 81 points between the top and the bottom, so anything is possible at the moment!

We were very lucky to have a section in our assembly which was led by our deputy head girl, Ruby Coyte as well as our house captains focusing on our theme of the week which was International Day of Peace. Was a nice opportunity to get the sixth-form captains involved and they very eloquently spoke about peace and tied it in nicely with our school, helping students relate to it more.

There was a range of different activities taking place throughout the course of the week including; Personal Development, a maths quiz and the great debate! Congratulations to all of the houses for getting involved with those and a huge shout out to Pankhurst for picking up 150 points in the maths quiz, pushing you up to that 3rd place on the podium!

It has been a brilliant house week and we are looking forward to the next one which is going to be bigger and better! There is a recruitment process taking place in the next couple of weeks which is going to create opportunities for students across all year groups. We are looking for 2 students in each house, per year, to represent their house as a house leader. If you think this is something for you then please complete the google form which has been sent to your school email. The deadline for this to be returned is Friday 14th of October

Alternatively, you can scan the QR code with your phone which will bring up the form for you to complete. It is important that you express why you think you would be suitable and what it is you can bring to the team! Do not forget to mention any previous experience you do have at Roding Valley or previous schools. I look forward to reading your applications and good luck!

On our trip to the Royal Institute, we attended some very interesting lectures detailing the advantages and disadvantages of AI, some of which included topics like the ethics of AI, AI and the law, regulating AI and how AI can be applied in our lives (eg. every day, medicine etc.) I enjoyed it very much as I learned a lot about AI as I had little prior knowledge about it at all and I got to discuss and develop my ideas with my peers - Rosie Powe

During the Royal Institute trip, we attended lectures from experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence, providing different perspectives including ethics and law around AI. Then we participated in discussions surrounding these topics and I enjoyed listening to experts and students alike who were offering their unique points of view. Overall, I enjoyed it and feel more versed about the technology of AI - Santiago Levy

Royal Institute - Youth Summit

RVHS EXPOSED!

The School Magazine is now recruiting lots of roles available! Please email Mrs Patel if you are interestedopen to all year groups! Click here to see last years editions.

Debate Club

Please email Mrs Patel if you are interested in public speaking! Debate Club runs Wednesday lunchtime.

Bar Mock Trial

Students in Year 10 are preparing for the Bar Mock Trial - this opportunity allows students to gain insight into the law system. This will be followed by a regional competition later on in the year.

Year 8 PD Session

Year 8 came into school on Monday 25th September for an extended PD session on active listening and stereotyping, students were really engaged and many contributed to questions and discussions and handled their ideas being challenged and discussed extremely well. Really proud that our students are so open-minded - excellent work Year 8

The start of the WESSA football League campaign has kicked off over recent weeks with a huge amount of positive results against our first opposition West Hatch High School

Year 7 winning 1-0 in their very first school match, goal from Frankie Mohan

Year 8 despite scoring 5 goals lost 6-5

Year 9 started their route to retaining the district cup with a 3-0 win, goals from Harry Callander & Teddy Gravette x 2

Year 10 'B' lost a close game 3-2 away, goals from Oscar Kenee & Micah Akplah. The 'A' team secured a 5-0 win

Year 11 started their final league campaign with a 0-0 draw away in the rain

Year 10 also kick started their National Cup campaign with a 6-1 win in the 2nd round at home with goals from Blu Stedman x 3, Cash Bellamy x 2 & Jake Bramley

Year 10 B Team

Year 7 Team

Year 9 Team Year 10 National Cup Team Team

Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic work in Literacy and during Drop Everything and Write (DEAW)

Joe Phillips– 7Fl

Deyan Gerogieu – 8Ox

Annie Hollingsworth – 7Pl

Jeniyah-May Kalunga 7Ca

Selina Ouyang – 7Ma

Jackson Keen – 8Ca

David Dumbraveanu – 8Ar Francesca Camley – 8Li Harry Leal-Parkinson – 7 Hy

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

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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.

Support your child with Thinkuknow websites

The age appropriate Thinkuknow websites are a great way to start and continue chats about online safety.

 11-13yrs Thinkuknow website: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_13/  14yrs + Thinkuknow website – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/14_plus/

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 )

Classroom

How to Log on to Google 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.

Year Progress Leaders

 Year 7: Ms Hegerty – chegerty@rodingvalley.net

 Year 8: Miss Reed - hreed@rodingvalley.net

 Year 9: Mr Ryan – fryan@rodingvalley.net

 Year 10: Mrs Wills – rwills@rodingvalley.net

 Year 11: Miss Pinches – tpinches@rodingvalley.net

 Sixth Form: Ms Curling – lcurling@rodingvalley.net

Heads of Faculty

 Creative Arts: Mrs Bastienne – lbastienne-andrews@rodingvalley.net

 English: Mrs Routledge – lroutledge@rodingvalley.net

 Humanities: Mr Cocker – mcocker@rodingvalley.net

 IT/Business: Mr Hussain – ohussain@rodingvalley.net

 Maths: Mr Edeko – oedeko@rodingvalley.net

 MFL: Mr P Melvin – pmelvin@rodingvalley.net

 Personal Development: Ms Preston – tpreston@rodingvalley.net

 Science: Mr Poovillingham - npoovillingham@rodingvalley.net

 Sports & Nutrition: Mr Jones – ljones@rodingvalley.net

 SENDco: Mr T Taylor– ttaylor@rodingvalley.net

General Enquiries

 office@rodingvalley.net

Sixth Form Enquiries

 sixthformoffice@rodingvalley.net

Finance

 finance@rodingvalley.net

Safeguarding:

 safeguarding@rodingvalley.net

How to contact any member of staff at Roding Valley High School: Initial + surname+@rodingvalley.net