“Our vision is to be the school of choice for our local community, developing successful young people with high aspirations, who show respect for all and endeavour to become the very best that they can be.”
RVHS Bulletin Weekending Friday 11th February 2022 Dear Parents/Carers, 560pts
Thank you for your support this week as it has facilitated a very positive, safe and purposeful week here in school. Staff absence remains high, but I hope that the half-term break will act as a natural circuit breaker. Uniform is a very important part of our identity and standards, the majority of our students wear the immaculate uniform. Please can I remind you of our expectations and please use half term to replace any uniform, especially shoes, skirts (required to be worn at knee length) or school equipment. Can I reiterate that trainers can only be worn with a full PE kit on PE days. If you are experiencing any financial hardship, then please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Year Progress Leader. We also offer a selection of pre-loved uniform here at the school. You may have seen in the media that GCSE/ A’ Level examinations will be going ahead this summer and that there have been some adaptations made to the curriculums. We have today, written to all the parents in years 11 and 13, with additional information so please check your emails. The main changes are: • Coursework flexibility in some subjects • Generous grading to provide a safety net • Optional Content in some GCSEs • Support Materials - formulae sheets in some exams so students won't have to memorise so much • Advance information on the focus of some exams We will continue to prepare all students for these examinations and to ensure that they are best prepared, achieve their potential, which enables them to take their next steps. A reminder that all revision materials are available on our website. This week we launched our Year 9 Options microsite - please click here to access it. Please do take some time over half term to discuss with your child. The site contains lots of information on the subjects and GCSE pathways available. There is also information on who to contact if you still have queries. Alongside the options microsite, please remember that we have an excellent GCSE & A-Level microsite that serves as an excellent tool for your child’s revision over the half term break. All students know that they can access this via our school website, please click here to see the relevant Revision Resources page.
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These microsites contain subject specific pages containing our PLCs (personalised learning checklists), e-copies of revision guides, reading lists, revision templates & much more. Following Miss Dyer’s safety message, we have had a number of parents and carers contact us to say their children have experienced being approached by strangers asking for their mobile phones and other belongings. Please do discuss safety plans with your children and ensure that they walk with friends where possible, stick to popular routes and go straight home. It is important that your children understand what they should do if something happens. We are in regular communication with the local policing team and they want to encourage parents and carers to report everything that happens in order to help them build a picture of what is going on in the local area. It also helps them to know where and when extra police officers may be needed. You can report an incident using the non-urgent online reporting system here. If you drop your child at school by car, please can I ask you to park with consideration for the residents of Brook Road and for the safety of the children crossing the road. Please do not stop on the zigzag lines, double park and/or leave your engine idling. We are continuing to offer students a varied and interesting Personal Development curriculum alongside their academic studies, the feedback from this has been extremely positive. Over the last half term students in Years 7 - 11 have been completing Personal Development sessions on Dreams and Goals. They have covered strands such as making responsible choices, planning for goals, coping strategies, money and earnings, mental health and illness, work-life balance, money and debt and future relationships. Year 12 and 13 have studied health and wellbeing, cholesterol, tooth decay, mental health, nature/ nurture, stress management and revision. After half term, our strands for years 7-11 will be Healthy Me, this includes aspects such as healthy choices on managing stress, substances, nutrition and exercise, medicines and immunisations, alcohol, life-saving skills, disease, treatments and lifestyle choices, hygiene, pressure and relationships. Year 12 will be looking at careers and Year 13 will be covering relationships and sex education. Our Personal Development curriculum covers statutory content and many additional aspects too and students will revisit various themes and topics throughout their seven year journey. We always encourage our students to get involved in the many activities available to them in school. Please take a look at the website to view the Extra-curricular timetable - you will see a huge range of different activities available to them across the week at lunchtime and after school. Can I please remind you that if your child is unable to attend school due to illness or any other reason, parents/carers must contact the school by no later than 9.30am each morning. Good attendance and punctuality to school is essential to support students in achieving their full potential. We will write to you if your child’s attendance falls below 96%, this letter will be to note our concern as 96% is our basic expectation. Less than 96% attendance means that your child has missed more than 8 full days of their education in an academic year. If it falls below 90%, they will have missed over 19 full days of learning, this means that your child will be considered a persistent absentee by the Local Authority. We want to work with parents and carers to establish good habits and routines that support good attendance and punctuality. We will not be authorising any holiday in term time. Please take a look at the attendance page on the website here for additional information on how to support your child. All students return to school on Monday 21st February at the normal time. Have a good half-term break. Sharon Jenner Headteacher
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: Mr Ryan To contact Mr Ryan, please email fryan@rodingvalley.net
Year 8: Miss Fazakerley To contact Miss Fazakerley, please email J Fazakerley@rodingvalley.net
Year 9: Miss Edwards To contact Miss Edwards, please email cedwards@rodingvalley.net
Year 10: Mr Fletcher To contact Mr Fletcher, please email mfletcher@rodingvalley.net
Year 11: Ms Preston To contact Ms Preston, please email tpreston@rodingvalley.net
Year 7 The February half term break is always an interesting time at School. It marks the beginning of spring, when the weather begins to warm up and it also marks the halfway point of the academic year. It really is hard to believe that 6 months ago Year 7 were starting with us and were having to get used to the systems that we use at Roding Valley. Now, I can see how well they are doing, and it is lovely to hear how so many of them are enjoying their time with us. As I said this is the halfway mark and year 7 have had such a positive experience so far and will need to maintain the high standards that they have set for themselves for the next 5 months. Miss Larkin delivered an assembly this week on Digital safety and online lessons. I would like to take the opportunity to remind you that your child's work will be set on Google classroom at the start of the week. Any home learning will be set as an assignment. You can see what is due if you click on the 'my to do list'. Please be aware that a student can turn in work without attaching anything. If this has happened, then your child's teacher will probably send them an email asking them to submit the work. In relation to digital safety, could I ask that you check your son or daughter's phones regularly. Please check that you know who all their 'friends' are. make sure that their privacy settings are set to the maximum. Finally, we have Digital Week on the week starting the 21st February. The Year group completed their Exam Week, and you can expect to receive their Reports after half term. Please be aware that we will not be sharing grades with you. We will be able to tell you whether your son or daughter is on track but not what their 'raw scores' are. Should you have any concerns about the progress that your child is making we will then be holding parents' evening. This is a virtual evening on Edulink and you will receive more information about this after half term. Please take the opportunity to relax and enjoy your half term. It is a really good opportunity to recharge and reassess things. Maybe get your son or daughter to check their equipment, books and uniform so that they can be fully prepared for the 2nd half of Year 7!
Mr Ryan – Year 7 Progress Leader
Year 7 this half term were required to write a motivational speech as part of their unit on Transactional Writing. These three represent the amazing work produced by the Year group. • George Muggleton takes Churchill to the football pitch
Mr Ryan's stand out students this half term are:
Alfie Foley
Freiya Gumbrell
• Kris Karashtranov wants to save the world starting with Roding Valley • Charlotte Williamson thinks equality starts with us (and I couldn't agree more) Please do click on the images to view these fantastic videos.
Year 8 I cannot believe we are now at the halfway point of Year 8, 50% of the year is done. What a half term it has been! The students are growing to be such wonderful individuals, consistently making the Roding Valley community proud. Mrs Jenner had the pleasure of teaching two groups of Year 8 students, who in her words were described as 'AMAZING!'. This was a lovely message to receive as they really were a wonderful reflection on Year 8. It has been so lovely discussing with the students their favourite thing since the start of January, in school. We had many students discussing the excitement of their PE lessons and the variety of sports they have participated in. Another was the inter house football competition that was completed during lunchtimes, with our excellent Sixth Formers. Some students spoke about the relief of exams finishing and feeling as though they have done well. Many students spoke about all of the Science practical’s they have completed during their lessons. A student specifically wanted to speak about how much fun Ms Stowe's Art lessons are. As always, the uptake from Year 8 in extracurricular activities across all faculties is incredible! We have such a plethora of options for students to participate in, it is NEVER too late to decide to start participating. Please ensure to ask academic mentors for a copy of the extracurricular timetable to see if there is anything new you could give a go. This half term has included a myriad of House competitions, we have had interhouse tournaments in PE, Inter house football tournaments at lunch times, English Pearl paragraph, Revision house competition, COP26, Step up to the NHS, Big bang and many more. I am excited to see the results of each of these and hopefully have lots of house points gained by Year 8's In Sport for the week, the Year 8 girls football team played in the quarterfinals against Harwich, please see results on the PE Twitter and Instagram @RodingvalleyPE. We have also had the pleasure of a professional rugby coach from Wanstead Rugby Club to coach our Year 8 students ready for the next Rugby Tournament. If this is something you want to get involved in please speak to Mr Jones and Mr Allen. The year 8 Basketball teams went to West Hatch to participate in a WESSA tournament and managed to achieve some excellent results! We have many students who have been identified as role models in the Roding Valley community and are attending a local primary schools cross-country event with Miss Aston to be Leaders, Marshalls and Hares as well as support the primary school runners, massive well done to those who got involved. Additionally, I had the pleasure of handing out 100% attendance certificates in assembly last Thursday, which led to 5 students at random to receive a queue jumper pass for the canteen, pasta and baguette bar! Please ensure we are keeping our attendance up to have the chance of winning one of these queue jumper passes! As usual we have our rolling PD programme which this term we have focussed on 'Dreams and Goals' entailed within this are essential life lessons that were very surprising for our Year 8 students. These included; Long Term Goals, What money can't buy, Online Safety, Money and Earnings and The Price of Life. Leading some of these sessions and upon discussions with the Roding Valley community some facts that were discussed in these sessions were rather eye opening. Year 8s have now completed their assessments and will be beginning to receive their results from their subject teachers. Please contact subject teachers if you have any questions in regard to these assessments. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions (jfazakerley@rodingvalley.net) Miss Fazakerley – Year 8 Progress Leader
Year 9 Another half term completed and officially halfway through Year 9. It has been another busy fortnight in Year 9 over the past two weeks with lots going on. Our Under 14 girls football team played in their Essex cup quarter final yesterday and what a show they put on. They defeated Harwich and Dovercourt High School 5-0 and are now through to the semi-finals. The team is made up of nine Year 9's, together with a handful of Year 7's and 8's. They sure did RVHS and Miss Aston proud. I wish them the best of luck for their next match. This week saw our Year 9's attend an Options assembly which was delivered by Mr Mammen. He explained the Options process in detail and answered any questions that our students had. They also had the opportunity to meet and hear from Mrs Mason, our Careers Advisor. She provided an insight into what and why they should pick subjects from a Post 16 and careers perspective. This together with the launch of our Virtual Options evening will now have provided both students and parents with the information needed to make informed decisions when selecting their GCSE options. I encourage all of our students to have discussions with their subject teachers, academic mentors and parents to ensure the correct decisions are made. It was lovely to see a group of our Year 9's enjoy a trip to the Natural History Museum last week. They had an excellent time and represented RVHS so wonderfully. A massive thank you to Miss Pinches for organising this opportunity for our students. We have a large number of students attending the Premier League experience to Manchester when we return after the half term break. This will be another wonderful opportunity for our students to take their learning outside of the classroom and experience new and exciting things with their friends. I encourage as many of you as possible to engage in all of these wonderful opportunities on offer to you. I wish you all a happy and restful break and I hope you can take some time to rest and unwind. As always, please don't hesitate to contact me should you have any queries at all relating to your child. Miss Edwards – Year 9 Progress Leader
New Timetables Does your child need a new copy of their timetable? You can now email
timetables@rodingvalley.net to request a new timetable. Please state your child’s name and Academic Mentor group and a new timetable will be emailed back to you.
Year 10 Year 10 has had a fantastic half term and I am really pleased with the mature and conscientious manner in which they have approached their studies since Christmas.
Children's Mental Health Week This week is Children's mental health week and students have been discussing this in tutor time and the following link has some useful information for students and parents alike.
Internet Safety I also thought parents may find the following link useful as the issue of internet safety has been highlighted this past week and is discussed often across all the curriculum in order to try and protect our students from the potential perils of the internet. Congratulations to all Year 10! I am really proud of the way you have performed this half term. Have a great half term!
Mr Fletcher – Year 10 Progress Leader
Top Year 10 Reading Times As Year 10 is not in school on the final day of term I will not have an opportunity to hand our ARE certificates for achievement to the following outstanding students in the Year group. Can I therefore take this opportunity to congratulate the following top achievers in Year 10 over the past week:
Klaudia Fejzaj Maya Harris Savannah Moffat Mabel Shute Indiya Jane Simon Jasmine Singh Laura Cratchley Gabriella Alen Finn Madigan
Joseph Burley Hannah Clemens Emily Fairhead Jamie Fisk Rosa Marshall Natalie Mizzi Darcey Offer Darcy Patrick Tara Uddin
Diana Douhlinska Natalie Mizzi Leo Laidley Xixuan He Sydney-Rose Smith
Year 11 On Tuesday evening Year 11 students came to 6th Form interviews conducted by the Leadership Team. It was clear that students had thought carefully about their Key Stage 5 studies and they took an active and positive role, conducting themselves maturely and appropriately. We all agreed it was a pleasure to be part of this. This week, it has been a pleasure to walk around and see year 11 so engrossed in lessons. I have seen students leading discussion, doing really well in learning checks and contributing to learning in a range of ways. Subject interventions have been well utilised and the general behaviour of Year 11 has been excellent, exactly what we would expect! Could I take this opportunity to encouraging access to Bedrock (literacy) this is a key method for improving language skills and will be hugely supportive to students. Year 11 have been busy preparing for the PPE's after half term. Students have been given timetables and should know that they need to bring a clear pencil case / pens should be black ink, only water is allowed (bottles should have no labels). Please note there are letters sent to you providing information on the upcoming weeks. I do hope that our students find time for rest and revision in a healthy and useful balance during the half term break.
Ms Preston – Year 11 Progress Leader
Congratulations to 11 Hydrogen for achieving the highest Form attendance
Bedrock Award Congratulations to
Nehir Kurt for achieving the most Bedrock Points Congratulations to
Oliver Mills for his improved attendance to school.
Congratulations to:
Bobbi Deboo Mia Patten for achieving the most ARE points so far.
This week our Sixth Form students attended a fantastic presentation by Katie from The Aim Group Uk. Over the coming weeks we have the following presentations that our Sixth Formers can sign up for: • Wednesday 2nd March 8.30am - 9am - Paul Margetts CEO Capgemini - Find out more here • Wednesday 16th March 8.30am-9am - Amy Barritt - KPMG - Find out more graduates apprentices • Wednesday 23rd March 8.30-9am - Sophie Humphreys Careers at EY - apprentices/ graduates • Wednesday 20th April 8.30-9am - Nic Anthony - Architect - Find our more here • Wednesday 27th April 8.20-9am - Kyle Johal - Alumni student - Advice on getting into LAW Our students can also keep up to date with all of the latest Careers News by using this link to visit our Careers Microsite, all of our latest Sixth Form bulletins are also available here.
This week our students had an assembly about the Epping Forest Youth Council, please click on the link below to watch this assembly and how our students can join the council.
Congratulations to the following winners of our winter 2021 100 Club Draw:
1st Prize: Mrs L Balbes - £75.00 2nd Prize: Mrs F Tekbasti - £45.00 3rd Prize: Mrs F Risbrough - £30.00 If you would like to join our 100 Club, please visit the school website for more information.
At Roding Valley High School our staff strive to support our students, both inside and outside the classroom. After half term, we would like to invite the Roding Valley Community to nominate any member of staff that you feel are going above and beyond to support either your own or your child’s experience within our school via an online form that will be available on our school website. So for example; this could be a Teacher that supported you in class, a member of support staff that has been extremely helpful or colleague who has supported you at work. Nominations are welcome from the Roding Valley community, this could include; parents, students, staff or a member of the public. You can nominate ANY member of our staff, this includes teachers, admin staff, catering staff, IT staff, pastoral staff and site team staff, as we value every member of our school team and believe that everybody plays an important part in ensuring that our school is a safe and happy place for students to learn and grow. All Staff nominated will receive a ‘Shining Star in Our School certificate’ and then once a month one member of staff will be crowned as the Superstar in our school’. With your support we can work together to continue to be a supportive and positive environment, ensuring that the wellbeing of all our staff and students remain our highest priority. We would also like to congratulate both Mr Cocker, the Head of Humanities Faculty and Miss Larkin, for being nominated as our first ‘Stars in our School’, Mr Cocker was nominated for demonstrating supportive leadership for both staff and students during a particularly challenging term, for his superb leadership of the humanities faculty, for always making time to help and support his faculty staff and for going above and beyond to support his faculty.
Miss Larkin was nominated because without a doubt she is the glue of our school, she drives Teaching & Learning effectively and compassionately, embracing technology and supporting staff development. Every teacher is directly impacted by Paige's excellent work and the school as a whole continues growing because of her positive and extensive influence. Miss Larkin has boundless energy and passion for teaching and learning. Bringing new ideas and showing us how to use them and for always being so professional, approachable and thoughtful whilst maintaining an optimistic and professional disposition. The school is a much better place with her in it
Congratulations to both staff, keep up your amazing work!
Year 9 Natural History Museum Trip After a rough few years, it was so wonderful to take some students out of the classroom last week! A group of Year 9 students had the opportunity to explore and discover at the Natural History Museum. Such a great chance to engage with learning outside of the classroom… and the added bonus of a gift shop! Thank-you to Ms Stone, Mr Glynn and Ms Pinches for organising such a fun experience!
Year 11 Digital Week Our Year 11 students loved using their all of our latest technology this week as part of their Year 11 Digital week.
Amy Lewis-Year 11
Amrita Johal - 8Ox
Keep up the amazing work!!
Accelerated Reader With Miss Woods
Book Review for ‘Assassin’ By Chris Ryan I loved this book and I’d say that it is even one of the best books I’ve read so far. It is a book about 6 special force cadets who temporarily go to Zermatt Academy (in Switzerland) and they have to make sure that a boy called Darius doesn’t get kidnaped or even worse, assassinated. Darius is the son of an Iranian scientist who escaped because he was under pressure by the Iranian government. 4 deadly assassins get sent to kidnap Darius where the 6 cadets and Darius have to run away from them and survive the harsh conditions of the Alpine winter. My rating is 5/5. Kimi Oliveira Da Costa, Year 7
Congratulations to 8a/Bo1 for claiming the title of Miss Hodges Science Stars of the Week, their work this week on photosynthesis and plant nutrients was fantastic.
PE Student of the Fornight
Ferne Johnson
Eirini Markaki
Jasmine Griffiths
Shira Harrison
Evie Allen
Alana Cooper
Xenia Tseka
Daisy Hicklin
Deniz Yorulmaz
Amelie Andrews
Charlotte Milner
Lily Brinkley
Hannah Salmon
Scarlett Lazerus
Ruby Mace
Congratulations to Miss Hodges Year 13 for their fantastic work looking at how DNA can be used in medicine, research, and forensics.
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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.
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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/resources/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.
Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
The School ID is ‘Roding’. Requires Android 4.4 and up.
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
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Behaviour: You will be able to see all behaviour points given to you child and any sanctions given to your child including detentions.
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Medical Information: In this section you can see all of the medical information that we have on file for your child
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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
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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
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Linked Resources: This section contains links to all the schools learning resources available to your child both at school and at home
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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
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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
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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:
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 to view your child's due and submitted homework:
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.
Year Progress Leaders Year 7: Mr Ryan -fryan@rodingvalley.net Year 8: Miss Fazakerley – jfazakerley@rodingvalley.net Year 9: Miss Edwards – cedwards@rodingvalley.net Year 10: Mr Fletcher – mfletcher@rodingvalley.net Year 11: Ms Preston– tpreston@rodingvalley.net
USEFUL CONTACTS
Sixth Form: Miss Wheaton – awheaton@rodingvalley.net
Heads of Faculty Creative Arts: Mr Tisdale – dtisdale@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 Science: Mr Poovillingham - npoovillingham@rodingvalley.net Sports & Nutrition: Mr Jones – ljones@rodingvalley.net SENDco: Mrs Jenner – sjenner@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