RVHS Bulletin we 25-11-2022

Dear Parents and Carers

On Wednesday 23rd November, we held our Sixth Form Open Evening, throwing open the doors to our ‘Outstanding’ Sixth Form Provision. It was incredibly well attended by both our students and students from other schools. All information has been sent to our Year 11 parents but click here to view the prospectus and details on how to apply. Deadline for applications to the 6th Form is 14th December 2022.

Please do note the following dates for your diary as we celebrate the Festive Season at RVHS:

6th December Winter Concert 6:30pm in the main hall - this is the first time in 3 years that we are doing a live performance. There will be no charge for tickets. Please email jsavage@rodingvalley.net to reserve a seat. It promises to be a lovely evening. The students have worked incredibly hard and are excited to perform live for the first time in a long time.

8th December Year 10 GCSE Drama students Pantomime performance They will be sharing their work with some of our local Primary School students during the day and then offering their parents a chance to see their work in the evening if your son or daughter is a GCSE Drama student and you would like a ticket, please email lwalker@rodingvalley.net

9th December - Christmas Lunch for all students if your son/daughter is not in receipt of Free School Meals, please ensure they have sufficient funds on their lunch ParentPay account. There will be alternative food available at break time, but the lunch service will be limited to the traditional Christmas dinner on this day

9th December - Christmas Jumper Day (raising money for Save the Children) All our Sixth Form students will be wearing their Christmas Jumpers to support the fun on the Christmas Lunch day please note all other students will be in normal school uniform.

Last day of term is Monday 19th December students will leave the school site at 12.20pm please make appropriate provision for your son or daughter’s journey home at this earlier time. The last day of term will be a non uniform day in support of the House Charities. Please make a donation via ParentPay. Take a look at our House Website Page for the current House events and details of each of the charities they support.

There are also various theatre trips and visits going out in the run up to Christmas during curriculum time. Separate parent letters have been sent.

Please also note that a further Bank Holiday has been announced to celebrate the King’s Coronation next year, all schools will now be closed on Monday 8th May 2023. This is in addition to the already published term dates for 2022 23.

As always, I thank every parent/carer who has a positive attitude to school attendance as you are making a difference and really supporting your child. As you know, we do not authorise holidays in term time and students should attend school unless they are seriously ill. Students should aim to be in school 100% of the time and we are always on hand to support children with barriers to attendance

As I have stated before, I believe in an inclusive culture and value attendance, behaviour and uniform as key attributes in success. There is clear evidence of the correlation between attendance and achievement; the impact on reading and progress is very stark in the formative years of study as students build skills and knowledge through KS3. It can become even more apparent as students enter GCSE/ Post 16. Few students with attendance below 90%, achieve their potential at GCSE, or achieve grade Bs and above at A level. Attendance at 90%,which may sound good, is actually the equivalent to half a day missed each week. If your child studies a vocational course a few missed sessions can be the difference between pass and fail, merit or distinction, as the course is assessed on an ongoing basis Well done to all the students currently sitting their Pre Public Exams (PPEs) just a reminder that all students have full access to our Revision Resources, which are fully available on our website

Our students do take pride in their school and I again, thank parents for their support with uniform and behaviour. If you wish to check our uniform expectations you can see them here: gender neutral uniform. If you are buying new winter shoes, please check the website for appropriate footwear Students are NOT allowed to wear trainers of any kind. This includes plain black ones

I would like to remind you to ensure that your child travels directly home from school. The station is not a safe place for young people to hang about, especially as it is dark by 4pm. Large groups of teenagers, even if behaving perfectly, can be intimidating to the local community especially the elderly or vulnerable. Please discourage your child from hanging around outside Sainsburys at the end of the day. This is a supermarket where the general public should be able to shop without the interference of large groups of students. Please do not arrange to pick your son or daughter up there. Please use some of the quieter neighbouring streets. Students are always welcome to wait on our school site in the reception area if you have been delayed

We appreciate that Christmas is an exciting time, but it can also be an expensive time for families, please do not hesitate to contact us at the school if you are struggling with uniform or other school costs especially given the rises in the cost of living. Essex County Council have pulled together a special newsletter which gives information on some of the support that is available in Essex to help struggling families. I have been delighted to see the response to our food bank appeal. We have already made one delivery to the Epping Forest Food Bank, we will also be supporting 3Food4U. These are both local community charities.

It was wonderful to also receive a letter of thanks from Councillor Ken Williamson, Chair of Buckhurst Hill Parish Council. A group of Year 7s, supported by Year 12s and Miss Preston attended the community lunch. Our students were excellent ambassadors for the school, working hard to entertain the 100+ guests. Please see media release Everything Epping Forest Read more at http://bit.ly/3AT5Co9 Slideshow of pictures at http://bit.ly/3AJA5Fc

We also recognise that this festive period can be more difficult for some. Please remember that we are here to support you and your children. You may find some helpful information on the website Wellbeing page. Your son/daughter always has access to the iamnotok@rodingvalley.net email address. Once again I would encourage you to reach out if you feel we can support you in any way.

I hope that you enjoy the rest of the bulletin and as always, thank you for your continued support of this wonderful school.

Kind regards

Sharon Jenner

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: Miss Reed

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

Year 8: Mr Ryan

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

Year 9: Miss Fazakerley

To contact Miss Fazakerley, please email J Fazakerley@rodingvalley.net

Year 10: Mr Dobson

To contact Mr Dobson, please email cdobson@rodingvalley.net

Year 11: Mr Fletcher

To contact Mr Fletcher, please email mfletcher@rodingvalley.net

Year 7 News

Message from Miss Reed

I would like to start by congratulating some students for all their great work over the past few weeks. Firstly, a huge congratulation for the top 7 students who have received the most Achievement points over the past week. The top 7 are Angel R, Kristiana S, Lilly F, Albie B, Nate H, Lexi T and Walter Z. Bedrock is a platform we use weekly as part of our Literacy Curriculum. I would like to congratulate Georgia E, Kaiden P, Jayden D and Adam F who have all achieved the most Bedrock points this week. Well done!

Y7 & Y8 Residential:

Information has recently been sent out regarding an exciting residential trip on offer for both Y7 and Y8 students. This is taking place from Sunday 18th June to Wednesday 21st June. The venue is Caythorpe Court in Lincolnshire and students will take part in a wide range of activities including abseiling, high ropes, canoeing, zip wire and much more. If you would like any more information on this trip please do let me know. The deadline for deposits is Wednesday 30th November

As always, if you have any queries please contact your son/daughters’ academic mentor or myself.

This is a Polite reminder regarding students borrowing uniform items from the school.

We have a large number of borrowed school uniform items that fails to be returned to the school.

We are aware that from time to time students need to borrow items of uniform from us for a number of varying reasons. We do advise the students at the time of borrowing that the item(s) need to be returned to us at the end of that school day.

As stated in our school policy, failure to do so, may result in a charge to your ParentPay account.

The Student Behaviour & Expectations Policy containing School Uniform can be viewed via this link

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.

Message from Mr Ryan

I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate certain members of the year group for how well they are doing this half term. As you know we ask the students to complete Bedrock for a minimum of 40 minutes a week. Some students are going beyond the 40 minutes and we currently have a competition between students. Aneta C is currently in the lead. Each form will also win a prize at the end of the term based on the amount of time spent on Bedrock.

I also mentioned the fact that students need to be reading at home. I now have a large number of students who have completed their reading passports and I am looking forward to the end of term assembly when I can reward those students who have completed their passports and are continuing to read.

Tomorrow, I have the privilege of taking some students from year 8 to see Back to the Future. Some of us remember thinking that 2015 was far away in the future! Being able to participate in school trips is a privilege and we do take into consideration student's behaviour records before we allow them to go on a trip. It is always necessary to remember that the students are representing the school when they are away. At the end of the year we are taking the students to the annual residential. Please check your emails for information on it.

As normal, if you need to contact me for anything, please don't hesitate.

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

Year 9 News

Message from Miss Fazakerley

I can't believe how quickly this year is progressing! It has been filled so far with opportunities, allowing our students to make memories that will last a lifetime. We have plenty more of these to come! The Year 9 students, as always, are continuing to make us proud.

We have had sports leaders, leading some primary school students in a tag rugby tournament, they were role models from the outset. Receiving feedback from the primary school teachers in regards to how well they did and how much this positively impacted the day for their students was brilliant. We have many of these opportunities coming up through the year, if you are interested in becoming a sports leader, please let me or Ms Aston know.

This week we used our rolling Personal Development programme to educate our Year 9 students on the science behind memory, introducing some brilliant revision techniques, linked with memory. We introduced our year 9 students to 3 memory revision techniques; Teach Someone Else, Mnemonic Imagery and The Roman Room. Alongside this we discussed our RVHS revision techniques, it was amazing to see all the students engaging throughout and learning new ways that they can prepare for their upcoming exams, starting on Monday 28th November. Alongside this, we have a brilliant Revision Inter House competition, where students are to submit a photo or video of them using any of the revision techniques or memory techniques we have gone over during our revision session to Ms Larkin (plarkin@rodingvalley.net)

Please can we remind our children the importance of these assessments, showing their class teachers the progress they have made this year and if there are any gaps in their learning that we need to Close The Gap on.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any concerns or queries. (jfazakerley@rodingvalley.net)

Year 9 Sports Leaders helping at the Year 5 &6 Primary Tag Rugby Competition

Year 10 News

Message from Mr Dobson

Another great week and the Year 10 are making significant progress through their GCSEs.

Since the last bulletin students have had an assembly on British Values are very important. We are dedicated to promoting them within our School community in order to establish a strong sense of social and moral responsibility. British Values underpin what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Britain. They allow us to create environments free from discrimination, intolerance, and hate. They help us to challenge prejudice and stereotyping, whilst strengthening relationships within the community.

As well as actively promoting these values to our students, we also work hard to embed them into student work across all curriculum areas. This ensures our students understand the importance of respect, so they can leave the School fully prepared to live and work in modern Britain as responsible citizens.

British Values are defined as the following:

Democracy

A culture built upon freedom and equality, where everyone is aware of their rights and responsibilities.

The rule of law

The need for rules to make a happy, safe and secure environment to live and work.

Individual liberty Protection of your rights and the rights of others around you.

Mutual respect & tolerance of different faiths and beliefs

Understanding that we all don’t share the same beliefs and values. Respecting those values, ideas and beliefs of others whilst not imposing our own onto them.

this week we have had a focus on languages. This has meant that the careers session has been on how the working knowledge of a language can enhance future job prospects.

With the world Cup starting this week there have been lesson in Humanities about Human rights in the middle East and the significance of diversity around the world.

Year 11 News

Message from Mr Fletcher

PPE Exams

May I take this opportunity to say a huge well done to all Year 11 students in the manner in which they completed their PPE exams over the past 3 weeks. Hopefully students will begin to get results back soon with guidance on how to move forward in the New Year. I would also like to inform all students and parents that the next set of PPE exams take place on the week beginning 20th February 2023. In addition, looking further ahead the final Summer GCSE exams begin on 8th May 2023.

Intervention sessions

Intervention sessions take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.30 9.00 for all year 11 students. These are timetabled sessions and are aimed at supporting student knowledge in English, Maths or Science. In addition, there are some after school sessions that are also going ahead and those students will have received a personal invite to these lessons.

Sixth Form / College / Post 16

A reminder to all students that the application process is open for all Sixth Forms and colleges from now. In addition, lots of establishments will be holding Open Days/Evenings so please do take time to carry out some research. The deadline for RVHS Sixth Form applications is 14th December. If you have any concerns, worries or queries regarding 'next steps' please do feel free to come and see myself or Mrs Mason our excellent Careers Advisor.

Have a great 'long' weekend

Dear Parents/Carers

If you are seeking further information about Post 16/Post 18 Options, please remember to take a look on the Careers Microsite.

Latest College Open Day dates are published as well as lots of careers information on the weekly bulletin.

Many people are worrying about how you will cope with the rise in living costs this winter, and beyond.

Please see this link here from Essex for financial help and support available for parents.

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome so many prospective sixth form students to our open evening on Wednesday. The evening was very well attended and we look forward to working with our new incoming cohort over the coming months. Our year 11 students had the opportunity to hear about the courses we offer and receive welcome advice from our experienced subject teachers Here is a link to the presentation shown in the talk from Mrs Jenner, myself and Mr Warry.

Year 11 students will now be considering their subject choices based on the advice and guidance they have received. Here is a link to our prospectus so that students can consult our subject entry requirements and course offerings. Should they have any follow up questions, they are welcome to ask subject teachers or myself for any guidance they might need.

The deadline for applications is the 14th December 2022 and students need to complete our application form here before this date.

Interviews will be arranged for all applicants between February and April and we look forward to discussing their applications with them. Thank you to all those who attended.

Ms Wheaton Director of Sixth Form

Many thanks for the huge number of entries for the recent Art Pumpkin Carving house competition.

Usually we have around 20 entries, but this year we had over 80....and ALL of them were great. Some were really imaginative, some brilliantly carved, some were just absolutely bizarre and scary.

Every single one deserved the house points I've given out, but there were some that stood out and received extra house points.

Here are the chosen individual winning entries. House order based on number of entries:

1. Rendell

2. Hawking 3. Churchill and Pankhurst

5. Murray

Well done everyone! Mr Tisdale

Year 7 & 8 Enterprise Challenge

Students need to create a Christmas chocolate bar that will compete in today's supermarkets. Students need to think about what makes their chocolate unique and what packaging they will use.

Rewards include house points and for the winner a £10 Westfield voucher. Students need to send all entries to jpatel@rodingvalley.net

A big congratulations to all of those that applied to be house captains. I look forward to working with all of the students who were successful in their applications. The house system is getting bigger and more successful every year and I look forward to the contribution that this team and other students in the school are going to make this academic year Mr Warry

Year 9 used their knowledge of photosynthesis in an apprentice style team competition to sell me upgrades to my greenhouse. The winning team was made up of Martyn Leonard, Ava Margetts, and Marmalade Husted-Smith

RVHS Medical Society

On the 11th November, we performed a pluck dissection during Roding Medical Society.

We investigated different sections of the pluck such as, the lungs, heart, trachea and liver. Different sections of the pluck tissue were dissected and tested to see what material floated. We also identified different tissues and muscles within them.

When dissecting the liver, we tested the enzyme present in the liver by placing it into hydrogen peroxide. The bubbles that were produced, we tested with a glowing splint to identify it as oxygen gas produced.

As a concluding section of the dissection, we inflated the lungs of the second pluck we received. As it was inflated, we could see how much the lungs could fill with oxygen.

It was a very educational and interesting experiment that we all enjoyed immensely.

RVHS Medical Society

It's been a busy couple of weeks when it comes to revision & study at RVHS.

Our year 9s are about to complete a series of exams we are really looking forward to seeing what they can do!

We re launched our revision and study microsite with our year 9 cohort & they have taken part in a number of workshops to support their memory skills and to practise our RVHS revision techniques

Please click here to visit our revision page that contains revision microsites for all year groups

https://rodingvalley.net/high school/revision resources/

Last week 20 Year 9 students had a wonderful day out at the Natural History Museum. A joint trip with the STEM team to build their own Mars rovers. Students started with a talk on space exploration and then in teams used lego to build their own rover device. The iPads came out to programme them and they competed to build rovers designed to explore the planets. A wonderful day out and a great opportunity to explore their learning in a new and fun way. Thanks for Ms Harris (STEM coordinator) for joining us!

On Tuesday 22nd November some of our students were preparing for the Bar Mock Trial Heat at Snaresbrook Crown Court to gain insight into the law system.

On Thursday 20th October the whole school was invited to wear an item of red in order to support the charity ‘Kick out Racism’. It followed a fantastic week of assemblies, led by Tolani and Vienna in Year 13 who talked about Black History Month and certainly gave us plenty to think about as a school community. Our efforts raised £332 which was sent to the charity to help further education in this issue. It will be well used to assist in educating young people about the issues faced and caused by racism in this country. Thank you for your generosity in giving.

British Values

Last week, our year groups experienced an assembly on our 'British Values' Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect and Tolerance, Individual Liberty. We took our students back in time to a time when our British Values were not as present as they are today. Students were taught about the Women's Suffrage movement which resulted in Universal Suffrage being granted in 1928, alongside the famous story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs who were transported to Australia due to campaigning for a fair wage. We look forward to picking up on these themes during our Personal Development sessions.

And the winner is…

Congratulations to Year 8 Art student Victoria Yozoua who has been selected as this year’s winner of the Loughton Town Council 2022 Christmas Card Design competition. Victoria has now been invited to receive her award from the Loughton Town Mayor.

Congratulations!

Mr Tisdale

Many thanks to the students who recently entered the Loughton Town Council Christmas Card Design Competition.

Navya Bhatnagar 7Ca Deyan Georgiev 7Ox Isabella McLoughlin 7Be

Darren Wahiwala 7Ne Besjana Naboli 7Ox

A pupil is defined by the Government as a ‘persistent absentee’ (PA) when they miss 10% or more schooling across the school year for any reason; this can be authorised or unauthorised absence. This means if a student's attendance is 90% or below they are PA Student 90% is the equivalent to half a day missed each week over a school year!

If you would like further information regarding attendance please see our Attendance Policy here

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.

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/parental controls/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 young people 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

Behaviour: You will be able to see all behaviour points given to you child and any sanctions given to your child including detentions.

Medical Information: In this section you can see all of the medical information that we have on file for 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 DODDLE?

Doddle provides students with access to thousands of engaging, formative resources and guides students through the curriculum.

Doddle Progress automatically tracks student attainment in key curriculum skills. Parents can see student attainment and progress through our easy to use Doddle Parent feature. Skills within Doddle are rated as red, amber or green. These ratings give a clear indication of how much progress a child has made and highlight the weaker areas to be targeted with revision.

Each student has a personal Doddle account where they can access their homework to do lists and families can view the work their child has been assigned.

These accounts enable parents to view their child's results and encourage them to better their scores by using Doddle's revision resources.

Find out how to create a Doddle Parent account and then link that account to your child with this short video:

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on how to view your child's due and submitted homework:

Find out how our school uses Doddle Progress by watching our short video to find out how Progress works.

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on how Progress works and how you can use it to help your child's learning.

This is a valuable resource that will assist parents in supporting their child’s progression. Please use the following link to the log in:

Find out how to view and track your child's homework with this short video.

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on Troubleshooting

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.

How to Access Seneca?

Students will need to go to https://www.senecalearning.com/, click try for free and create a log in with their school email address.

Once Logged in

Once they are logged in, students are able to search for different subject areas and learn about their chosen topic. At the end of each subject presentation there will be a quiz on the presentation

This Online tool will enable our students to stay on top of their home learning.