RVHS Bulletin Week Ending 5th March 2021

“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 5th March 2021

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Message from the Headteacher Dear Parents and Carers, It is absolutely wonderful to be re-opening the school from Monday and to start to welcome back the students. I hope that they are as excited as we are. It will be great to have the school back operational and the students back engaged in face to face lessons. We are operating a phased return between the 8th and 15th March as per my letter of the 26th February. Click here:  Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 are back on Monday 8th March  Years 7, 8, 9 are back on Monday 15th March - KS3 students will continue remote learning at home for one more week - please note that Free School Meal students will receive a further week of food vouchers.

Please do remind your sons and daughters that even though school is reopening, everyone else is remaining in lockdown. This means that students should follow the government’s guidance on travel to school using public transport. We have been asked to remind students that they must wear a face covering on all public transport and should be travelling directly to and from school. They should not be congregating in groups in the high street or the local parks.

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As you are aware from the government media releases and my communications, all secondary school students must take 3 COVID lateral flow tests (LFT) and then they will be given home testing kits for future use. Their first test should be taken at a community lateral flow test centre before they come back to school, the next two will be taken in school during their first week back. Students will only be tested in school with their parents’/carers’ consent, students in the 6th form can provide their own consent. To facilitate this testing on-site, we require you to give consent for your child in Years 7 to 11 to be tested.

Please complete the form here to give consent and these are some instructions on how to use the website. Students in Years 12 and 13 can give their own consent and here is the link. The purpose of the testing is to identify asymptomatic cases and reduce transmission of the virus. This in turn will support all students to stay safe and remain in school.

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I understand that the nearest LFT centre is in Theydon Bois but parents have also informed me that there is one in Charteris Road, Woodford and one in Chingford. This is the link to the letter from Essex CC and PHE with details of how to book the lateral flow tests locally. If you have already acquired home testing kits, you can of course use these in place of attending an LFT centre in the community.

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Can I clarify, if your child displays any symptoms or feels unwell then they should NOT be coming into school and you should take them to have a PCR test at a testing centre.

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Please do read my letter of the 26th February as it contains all the important information you will need regarding the reopening of the school. Our COVID safety plan and risk assessment is available on the school website. It is nearly identical to the plan in the autumn term so it should be familiar to the students. This has been communicated in this week’s special assembly to the students. The only changes will be the testing in their first week back and the government’s change on recommendation of the wearing of face coverings in classrooms.

On their return to school, students will be required to wear face-coverings in lessons, where social distancing measures cannot be maintained. It would only be if the teaching group was small or situated in a larger venue where social distancing could be followed, that students would not be asked to wear their face covering. Students will not need to wear face coverings in PE, anywhere outside of the school’s buildings or in the playground at break times, although they can if they choose. The government has said that this situation will be reviewed at Easter. If you consider that your child would be exempt from wearing a face covering, then please do contact their Year Progress Leader to discuss the matter and request an exemption card.

We are all so delighted to be reopening the doors of the school, but I appreciate this may stir mixed emotions. We will be hand to support any students who find the transition difficult, however the majority seem incredibly excited to be getting back. If your family do need any additional support then please do not hesitate to contact us. Please do see Mrs Low’s “Top Tips” for returning to school included in the bulletin.

Miss Larkin has provided an update on home learning and parents of Year 11 and 13 should have received a letter inviting them to attend an online session on supporting your child with their revision and study skills in the build-up to the forthcoming assessments and future assessment.

This session will be live-streamed via Google-Meet and the link is here: Study Skills Parent Forum. To access the link, you will need to be logged into G-mail using your child's RVHS account. We really hope to see as many of you there as possible! This session will be recorded and made available to anyone that is unable to make this time and date.

Yet again, this week’s bulletin is a celebration of the fantastic home learning being completed by our students - they are all amazing!

We can’t wait to welcome them all back to the classroom!

Best wishes and stay safe Sharon Jenner Headteacher

Challenge and Enrichment UPDATE The WINNERS of the Science Brain-Booster for Week Three are:

Anish Amin “Turn me on my side and I go on forever. Cut me in half and I'm nothing. I'm a black object and I end the game”,

Alex Loveman “A woman shoots her husband then drowns him then hangs him but after they go out to dinner, how is this = she’s a photographer”. Fantastic riddles, well done.

Congratulations to

Lauren Marks, Vicki Golden and Ellie Dennis for their fantastic Science Home Learning

Man on the Moon

Congratulations to all of the KS3 students that have written stories in Creative Writing Club in the theme of Space Mystery!

Thank you to Miss Woods for sharing their work with us and we hope you enjoy reading their creative work!

Wind whistled in his ears, a familiar companion to the Man on the Moon. Crinkles settled by his eyes, mellowed by smiles and chuckles and deepened by bellows and guffaws.

His cheeks are prickled with white hairs, which stood up like the bristles of a toothbrush. He smiles. Through wrinkled eyes, the Man on the Moon gazed upon the green and blue sphere below.

The Land of Sea and Stars. “Their stars aren’t like mine”, he thought. “They glitter and twinkle and fade, on and off”. Squinting, he hobbled forwards. “Their air is not like mine,” he pondered, “They fill it with wonderful swirls of white and thunderous flashes of grey”. “It is not like before. Before, the Land burned crimson and feasted on blackened clouds. Then the Land grew emeralds and flaunted swathes of life. After, the Land withered, a bleak grey grew like a tumour. Then their stars came into being, pinpricks of golden light. They spread across the Land, shimmering, a fleet of fireflies”. “But now”, he frowned, “the Land seems to have stopped, the hustle and bustle paused”. What could have caused this?

Again, he hobbled forward and stared. The grey had morphed into a cobalt blue and the swirls a silky white. The sphere was flattered by luscious greens and spun in all its glory. He brushed trousers and sat down in his deckchair, his legs creaking like rusted hinges.

Then his eyelids fluttered, and the Man on the Moon went to sleep.

Rosa Marshall, Year 9

The FTL Engine We had just walked out of the elevator shaft, and you could tell we had arrived at the station from the strong smell of old MRE’s and strangely enough, the smell of burning bananas. Nearly every person in sight looked muscular and large, with some sort of tattoo, only sometimes seeing an engineer or a pilot. Another thing I noticed was that, all of the halls were much smaller than they looked from the glass of the elevator.

I figured it must’ve been the radiation blocking fungus, and the smell the trash that they would feast upon. I do remember being in many protests on the surface of Earth for using CRISPR on humans, but on the bright side, all that genetic engineering helps us survive the radiation up here, or at least the radiation that hasn’t been filtered by the fungus.

I was quickly shaken from the world of my memories when I heard the shout of the commanding pilot, whose name was Aiden. He was so loud that my ears buzzed slightly with pain, but I understood the orders. I was to go to the cockpit of Starship Light speed immediately. My exoskeleton helped me walk around in this low gravity area, but I had forgotten I was wearing it since we had gone halfway up the space elevator. Anyway, I walked down the multiple hallways before I reached the cockpit. I hadn’t realized I was late, but apparently, we were to start the departure procedures and engines when I got to my station. I got to my station and made sure everything was right, rechecking all things that could go wrong. After an hour or so, the countdown started.

History was about to unfold, whether that was in a bad way or good. Captain Aiden pulled the lever, and the FTL engine pulled us clean out of the bounds of sight.

Dante Kunstel, Year 7

The Black Hole Space was empty and dark then a flash of light appeared out of nowhere it was a black hole. It was purple not blue and orbiting around it was a small beige colour-less planet traveling almost at the speed of light in bond with the hole itself. Then you head to the main control room to report your finding. As you arrive the buttons flicked and switched and the controls were in chaos as the gravity switches off.

Forced to hold your breath in the vacuum of space you swim trying and trying but it was no use you couldn’t move to get into your space suit.

You grabbed the vents on the room and pushed yourself along until you reach the suit hold where you suit up and release your breath and sigh. After you do your celebration dance in your suit you go to find out where was and they were all crowding around the window you brush past them only to find out that you were being sucked in the black hole. You hear whispering about last time a spaceship got sucked into a black hole. The astronauts were never to be seen or heard again. The hole tore them and the ship into tiny little space junk and spit them back out with no way to survive…

You took you last breath as the ship was swallowed by the hole. You were thrown against the wall breaking your arm. You bit your lip until it bled to stop you from screaming out the pain. Out the window you see nothing but white streaks then everything stopped. You were slashed to the floor and struggled to get back up. Once you did you limped to the window and you were surrounded by stars, black holes and red and blue mist and in the distance you see a tiny blue planet that looks like a star. In the distance it was Earth. Near you was a planet also blue but the thing that shocked you the most was that there was another sun, but blue! The space ship disappeared with the black hole with all your friends on it, forced to go on the planet you get your jetpack then BANG something hit you your eyes, they were slowly closing and a man comes up to you with a blurred object then he clicked his finger and you were out instantly.

When you open your eyes you are lying on an uncomfortable bed surrounded by the missing astronauts but with no helmet. They reassure you that you are safe and to take the helmet off, eventually you took off the helmet and the air has never been more pure. You move your arm only to find out it was no longer broken and you walk as if you're an athlete with no side effects and as you walk to the door the astronauts stop you. They said “This is Tim” (and looked at the short, red haired man) “And I’m Bob”. Then you turn your attention to a tall blonde man smile. Bob continued “Outside there is Space’s deepest secret and if you make it back to Earth you must not tell anyone. Their technology is superior, they are the future and the present isn’t ready for this!” You agree and nod your head, they let go and as you step out you are in total awe. Humans, many Humans. But they have no toes or fingers just web where it used to be. They are all crowded around you, curious to know more. You went to the Mall and found many clothes unlike what you have seen on Earth. The clothes pattern was blue -the blue moved like the sea swishing side to side. Your favourite one was when it changed colour it went into some sort of galaxy purple to green sky it was very interesting. You decide to buy both but when you try it on an image flashes through your head. It was a space Human taking you into his ship and it was all space-friendly. It pumped itself fuel like a generator and a heart mixed into a machine. You snap out of it quickly and left the shop.

Someone took you into a car but it was really like a unique flying object (UFO) but you step inside and it is full of couches, carpet and even a drink bar then you look outside and see nothing but glass. You think to yourself how is this possible. Then the butler closed the door and off the car when but where?

You arrive at a grand palace and you are greeted by the Kings who were actually Tim and Bob! They gave you two options: 1) You go back to Earth and be the first person to “survive” and come back from a black hole and keep this planet a secret or 2) Stay here forever and be Titled Princess/Prince of Planet A (Venus) and live with the fabulous clothes, temperature and more but comes at the cost of losing all you fingers and toes.

So, what do you choose?

Isabelle Davenport, Year 7

Space Diaries 23/06/53 around 2:00am I can hardly sleep. Tomorrow, I’ll be boarding a rocket to the planet Aphelion, named after the scientist who discovered it back in 2027. It’s always been my dream to visit space. It’s just so… fascinating. Anyway, enough rambling. I should try to get to sleep.

10:15am Just about to board the rocket. There are a few other people with me. I’m a little nervous, but we’ll get to Aphelion quickly enough, with today’s technology. Who knows, maybe we’ll find some sort of alien lifeform, like they did on Mars a decade or two ago. I can see the rocket now- it’s even bigger that I imagined!

10:47am We just launched! The rocket is travelling at an insane speed, but I can hardly feel it. Of course, I’m still rather nervous, but hopefully, I’ll be fine. I’ve done lots of training for this, so I shouldn’t worry.

11:28am Asked about the engine. It’s working fine.

11:45am Asked about the engine again. It’s still working fine.

12:05pm Pilot told me to stop asking.

2:17pm It’s been a few hours since we launched. So far we’ve passed Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Aphelion is located a little outside our solar system, and from what I’ve seen, it’s sort of a purplish colour. It’s quite cold, so we’ve got specially made space suits, and it’s rather small.

4:43pm I wonder what’s going on in Earth right now.

6:33pm Today I learned that food tastes quite bland in space.

10:19pm We’re about to land! We’re moving closer and closer to the planet; I can nearly see it!

My heart is almost beating out of my chest. Wish me luck!

Ellie Wakinshaw, Year 7

Calling all budding KS3 Writers, if you would like to join our Creative Writing Club, please use the following Google Classroom code:

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With Ms Preston

Plants!

Having plants in your home can change the atmosphere enormously. Some plants purify the air, whilst others reduce airborne toxins. They can also help us relax and sleep, recuperate and improve our moods. Here are some examples.

Asparagus Fern

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Emerald Palm

Wandering Dude

Areca Palm

Improved Air Quality: Plants are natural humidifiers and reduce the level of harmful toxins in our homes. This can lead to better respiratory health and a stronger immune system.

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Lower Levels of the Stress Hormone Cortisol: Elevated cortisol levels heighten blood pressure and makes us more vulnerable to mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression but being around plants reduces the levels of cortisol our bodies produce.

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Faster Recuperation Times: Studies have shown that patients in environments with plants recuperate from illnesses more quickly and experience lower levels of pain post-surgery.

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Restored Mental Wellbeing and Concentration-Levels: As plants induce feelings of calm and heighten focus, we become more efficient, productive, and creative.

The more plants we have and the more diverse they are, gives us more of these benefits. Caring for these plants is also beneficial as a routine and the constant active engagement it requires can boost our sense of wellbeing.

(Bloomboxclub.com)

Now that we are all returning to school from next week onwards, I know that many of our students are really looking forward to this, but I also know that there will be a number of them that may struggle and are feeling apprehensive.

Here are some tips for your children that can make that return a little easier:

Routine Many of you will have already established this due to the live lessons, however, if this has been a struggle, start now! Set the alarm and get up as you would if you were attending school, have something to eat and drink and if it helps you focus put on your school uniform! (Yes really!!)

Get out there!

Some of you may have found it hard to get out during this lockdown period due to the cold weather, dark nights or lack of motivation.

Make sure you get outside regularly, perhaps go for a walk, run or kick about with a football (socially distanced of course) with a school friend you haven’t seen or spoken to for a while. It is really important to keep these connections with each other.

Sleep Lots of people will have found that their sleeping pattern has become out of sync during this period of time, staying up later at night, struggling to get up in the morning and not getting up until much later. Getting the right amount of sleep is such an important factor in terms of school and motivation. Get working on that sleep pattern now, start by making yourself go to bed just 5 minutes earlier every other night. Before you know it, you will be going to bed at a reasonable time again and be much more able and motivated to get up earlier again.

Don’t Worry Some of you may be worried about coming back to school, this is normal. We all know how that can feel following a half term or the long summer holiday. Please don’t worry, school is one of the certain things in these uncertain times, we are still here, nothing has changed. If you are worried about returning to school because you feel you are behind with your work, as you may not have done as much as you should have during this half term at home, email your teacher, tell them, they can help!

If your worries have nothing to do with schoolwork and you are just anxious about the return to school in general, please don’t be. Prepare yourself for the fact that the first day back in school will feel difficult for you, think about the things that are making you feel anxious and try to rationalize these anxieties. What's the worst thing that can happen?

What can you do to stop it happening? In reality, what are the chances of that thing really happening? The first day back will be the biggest step to overcome, once you have made that step it will get easier.

If you are really worried about the return to school please remember that we are here for you, if you would like to speak to somebody please email your Year Progress Leader or you can email iamnotok@rodingvalley.net In the meantime, stay safe and we look forward to seeing you all again in person soon!

Mrs Low - Attendance & Welfare Manager

Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding effort and achievement in English.

A Certificate of Achievement is on its way to you!

Star Students for the Week Beginning: 8th February 2021 Year 7:

Year 10:

Year 8:

Year 9:

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 Joseph Coyte  Teddy Bender  Hugh Luton  Aran Chudasama  Lola Halls  Samuel Shakespeare  Amber Baxter  Sophie Bailey  Ruby Crook

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Kai Mistry Sid Keen Xavier Alexander Jack Fouracres Elizabeth Russell MelisaTurkoglu Isabelle Davenport Jessica Fagan Ethan Ip

Year 11:

Sixth Form:

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Persia Bellamy Luke Harris Harry Pike Amelia Martin Lauren Marks Georgia Brett Cristina Cataeva

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Jack Tredgett Jessie Tucker Daiana Yordanova Jack Balbes Sonny Copus Jakub Jaros Cemgil Aktas

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Gideon King R’Chee Maltby Milica Bozhinovska Louis Lazarus Joseph James Emily Bagshaw Emily Pendry Aydin Ahmet

Bo Green Ella Reed Will Cockayne

Year 8  Sonny Copus  Luca  Donnie Webb  William Edwards  Leo Nathan  Florence Cooper  Oliver Furby Year 9 Congratulations to the following  Musa Raza students for their excellent participation and effort in Science and  Paris Cole have been nominated by Mrs Patel as  Aran Chaudasama her Star Students this week.

Year 10 Year 11  Monica Jaye  Libby Cole  Jasmine Heatley  Ellie Dennis  Harry Atherton  Ellie-Louise  Olivia Payne  Stacie  Charlotte Fox  Havin Yalcal  Isabella Lindsey  Grace Chaplin

We're now approaching the end of our remote learning period! As you're aware, our year 10-13 cohorts will be back on Monday 8th, with our years 7-9 returning on the 15th March. Just a reminder: Years 7-9 will continue to have their 'live' lesson and self-directed lesson provision as per our usual remote timetable! No change here.

I do hope you find some time to have a look through some of the excellent work that our students have produced during this lockdown period. I am always blown away by the quality of work that our students have managed to produce whilst at home. Thank you to you all for supporting them so well.

In preparation for our students returning, I have sent Years 10-13 an email with a little checklist of equipment to ensure that they bring it to school. years 7-9 will be getting the same thing before their return too. If your son/daughter needs to purchase any new stationery (including whiteboards or calculators), they can do this via ParentPay; where all of our stationery packs are on offer to purchase!

Parent Forums Thank you very much to those of you who attended our first-ever virtual parent forums last week! We were so grateful for your attendance and hope that you found them useful. If you would like to access resources from this evening, then please do click below: https://rodingvalley.net/high-school/how-to-help-your-child/

Upcoming Parent forum for Year 11 & Year 13 Parents and Students: Parents of Year 11 & 13 students should have received a letter yesterday that invites you to attend an online session on supporting your child with their revision & study on the run- up to PPEs and assessments. This session will be live- streamed via G-Meet and the link is here: https://stream.meet.google.com/stream/2624b4f3-d194-4b9e-afa0-31424582ede8 .

To access the link, you will need to be logged into G-mail using your child's RVHS account. To make this easier, I am going to send the live stream links to all year 11 and 13 students; so that you can click on the link via their school email. We really hope to see as many of you there as possible! This session will be recorded and made available.

Again, a huge THANK YOU for your continued support of our home learning provision during this lockdown period.

We cannot wait to welcome our students back to school!

During this final period of lockdown, we thought it would be fantastic to continue to celebrate the amazing work that our students are still doing from home.

Congratulations to all of our students, who have displayed such resilience and have adapted to the change amazingly and we really look forward to seeing you in your return to school over the next two weeks!

Congratulations to Savannah M –Year 9 for her fantastic Biology work on Active Transport!

Congratulations to George A –Year 10 for his Biology work!

Congratulations to Katy G –Year 12 for her amazing Biology work!

Congratulations to Ruby M –Year 13 for her excellent Biology!

Congratulations to Hannah G –Year 13 for her fantastic work in Physics!

Congratulations to Kailen A –Year 10 for her amazing Biology work!

Congratulations to Hannah C – Year 9 for her amazing French work!

Congratulations to Rosie S –Year 13 for her excellent Chemistry work!

Congratulati ons to Mia P – Year 7 for her fantastic French work!

Congratulations to Zak S –Year 11 for his amazing work in French!

Congratulations to Natalie M –Year 9 for her fantastic work in French!

Congratulations to Lily S –Year 11 for her work in French!

Congratulations to Thomas P –Year 9 for his excellent work in French!

Congratulations to Monica Jaye for her fantastic Science work!

Congratulations to the following students and their exceptional work in Social Sciences, for their fantastic attitude and consistent hard work throughout lockdown. They have shown ARE in their work and online lessons throughout lockdown.

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Carys Gooding Olivia Newland Amber Compton Emma-Louise Kutner Lili Warden Diya Wahiwala Lewis Choules Zeynep Yilmaz Zak Anani Kaitlin Agius Rebecca Smith

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Anna Yeoman Eloise Handleigh Beth Kelly Ellie Blundy

 Erin Weekes (Year 11) for her insightful research piece on 'Girl All editions of our Maths Broadcast are now available on our School Website.

Please do take the time to read these as they contain some fantastic puzzles and competitions for our students.

Gangs: Factors Affecting Participation'  Carys Gooding (Year 10) for her extra-curricular written piece on 'Freedom of Expression' and for her debate contributions.  Olivia Newland (Year 10) for her debate contributions.

Spanish Superstars Year 7  Oliver Devereux  Toby Hedges  Zoe Hedges  Sapphire Fyffe  Jack Fouracres  Ahiyan Kabir  Hannah Seres  Freddie Pike  Jasmine Griffin  Shira Harrison  Arthur Hammerston  Eylul Ugur

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Ecehavin Yuksel Lily Rochester Thomas Carter Harri Collischon Sonny Heath Francesca Mcleave Mirabelle Morgan James Pound Amelia Stokes Anthony Thompson Ellie Webster Neva Yilmaz

Year 11 Again, Mr Melvin would like to congratulate virtually all Year 11 Students.

You have done a fantastic job during lockdown!

Year 8  Sebastian Paslaru  Vanizeh Ashraf  Daisy Warden  Nojus Stegvilas  Guney Yilmaz  Jacob Winter  Lucie Marks  Iyla James  Julius Hounsell  Seth King  Ruby Mace  Seth King  Ellie King  Iyla James  Daisy Warden  Ava Coletta

Year 9  Savannah Jesson  Alistair Lanz  Santiago Levy  Sienna Lewis  Joshua Martin  Natalia Mizzi  Rosie Powe  Ruby Simmons  Libby Spencer Year 10  Caleb Beer  Lorin Aktas  Joshua Conway  Grace Donoghue  Flavious Timis

 Cristina Cataeva

 Ruby Moody

 Cameron Bushron

 Eren Tyler

 Henry Twyford

 Max Djemal

 Charlotte Escerova

 Katy Goodyear-Smith

 Megan Chilvers  Efe Kurtcebe

Year 7                    

Grace Davies Roma Desai Kayra Demir Miley Opara SK Zarin Anjum Lily-Anne King Aren Diallo Moyin Adewuni Tudor Bargaoanu Polina Marushchak Will Boyce Skye Nash Lois Perry Mia Prentice Sienna Powell Aymen Lahreche Amabel Kilby James Marshall Sienna Powell Adelina Andrijauska

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Emma Garland Lukas Jasevicius Leo Nathan Alexandru Savchiv Alexandra Bramcheva Tomi Adigun Micah Ansell Maaz Nadeem Tylan Sami Freddie Rose Andrei Butnaru Louisa Nicholson Ellie Babbs

Year 10               

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Thomas Porikis Paris Cole Sophie Bailey Davina Karpaviciute Rosa Marshall Savannah Mills Jasmine Singh Mabel Shute Natalie Moffat

Joseph James Skye Haddadi Max Saunders Poppy Tribe Artemis Barnett Emma Flowers Toby Stanton Amber Compton Tuna Parlar Henry Twyford Eesha Gandhi Anish Amin George Abbott Harry Atherton Amy Lewis

Year 11            

Ethan Harvey Livvy Spiller Grace Smith-Burrell Lily Saunders Anastasia Grytsai Zak Smith Lauren Marks Maame Duah Hannah Ward Dominic Alen Amelie Stovin-Clark William Cratchley

Year 7 I am so excited to be writing in the bulletin this week about how happy I am to be welcoming back Year 7 on Monday 15th March. It has been an unsettling time for everyone over the past few months but there is light at the end of the tunnel and I am looking forward to seeing all of our students back in school and returning to face to face teaching.

There is some important information that everyone needs to be aware of in preparation for the return which has been sent to parents by Mrs Jenner and was relayed to students in their form time on Tuesday. However, I would like to reiterate some points; Firstly, I would like to remind students that they return to school on Monday 15th March and should arrive to school at 8.20am in Zone 3. This is the same place students arrived to school before the Christmas break.

Secondly, you will be aware that the government has recommend that face coverings should be worn inside the school building and during lessons. Can I remind you that if your son/daughter is exempt from wearing a face covering, please email myself; hreed@rodingvalley.net Can I remind all students of our uniform protocol, especially footwear where school shoes should be worn. If there is any reason why your son/daughter cannot wear shoes, please provide a note to their academic mentor.

Lastly I would like to congratulate Year 7 on how well they have done over this period of time with their engagement in remote learning and really am looking forward to seeing them all back in school. I am aware that some students will be feeling anxious at this time, however I would like to reassure them that we are all here to support them on their return.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me via email as above.

Miss Reed – Year 7 Progress Leader

Congratulations to

Congratulations to

Johnny Carter

Lil King

For his continued effort in my numeracy intervention

For trying her best even when she is finding work difficult.

Nominated by Ms Humphries

Nominated by Ms HarrisMills

Year 8 It is with great excitement that I think about our return to school on Monday 15th March. I can't wait to see all of our delightful year 8's return to the classroom, learn, laugh and play. I have missed seeing the faces of all of those in our year group and I look forward to welcoming you all back to school as safely as possible. To do so, I encourage you to take a Covid test in the community in the days leading up to our return, Thurs 11th - Sun 14th March and encourage you to complete the consent form for the in school lateral flow testing as soon as possible.

On Tuesday, students attended a virtual form time, where they were shown a video with the key details, they will need to know for our safe return to school. They also had a Q&A session with their academic mentor where they were able to ask any questions or raise any concerns about their return. I was delighted to see such mature and sensible questions being asked and see the enthusiasm from the students at the thought of their return. This video has also been emailed to all students, so if you are unsure about anything, please do take a look at this.

Even during this difficult time, it is important that we continue to maintain our high expectations. Please can I ask that you check over your child's uniform in preparation for their return and ensure it is as expected. Girls skirts should be worn BELOW the knee and should not be rolled at the waist. Boys need to ensure they are wearing black dress trousers with black socks; not chinos, jeans, or white socks. Ties also need to be worn so that the RVHS house logo is fully visible. By now, all students should be wearing the full and correct RVHS PE kit including RVHS tracksuit bottoms. Forest Casual are now fully stocked with all uniform items, so please do source these items if your child does not have the correct items.

Please can you also ensure that your child is fully prepared for their return to school with the correct equipment items. A reminder of the basic items required are; a blue pen, green pen, pencil, ruler, sharpener, calculator and reading book. All of these items can be purchased from our school shop via ParentPay and delivered to the student during form time. Academic mentors will be conducting equipment and uniform checks on our return to school and following up with parents any student who isn't prepared.

Next week, our virtual learning timetable remains the same, and students should continue to log into their live lessons and complete and submit their independent work via Google Classroom. I encourage all of you to finish your virtual learning journey on a high and engage with all lessons and tasks to the highest of standards.

If there is anything at all that you are unsure about in the lead up to our return to school, please do get in touch with myself or your child's Academic Mentor.

I look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday 15th March at 8:30am via the top Brook Road gate (next to the staff car park).

In the meantime, please continue to stay safe and well.

Miss Edwards – Year 8 Progress Leader

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Charlotte Palmer Amy Fjerce Dolly Curtis Ria Blundell Alexandra Bramcheva

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 Finn Nicholson Seth King  Iyla James  Ava Colleta  Jakub Jaros

Tervel Manchorov Paige Richards Aiden Risborough Daisy Warden Maaz Nadeem

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Juanita Wilson Charlotte Milner Sonny Baxter

Year 9 We are nearly at the end of the third lockdown and I've been given a big dose of hopefulness and an even bigger dose of the hopes - there is light is at the end of the tunnel. In recent conversations, I have been so happy by how many students are looking forward to coming back to school and in awe of the euphoric sigh of relief, one can feel . and carers. It's OK parents/carers we are taking Year 9 back from March 15th - if only for a couple of from parents weeks before Easter, but we are taking them back.

We now move into a new phase and back to school within the COVID guidelines that were in place before Christmas. I thank the Year groups' academic mentors for their excellent Form assemblies on Tuesday where students saw a presentation from Mrs. Jenner, Mr. Price, and Miss Dyer. In the presentation, students were taken through the issues they may find when returning to school on March 15th. If you feel your child may find the transition back to school difficult please drop me or their academic mentor an email and we can talk it through.

We are generally delighted to be returning to face to face interactions and teaching and look forward to welcoming Year 9 students back to Roding Valley on March 15th.

Mr Dobson – Year 9 Progress Leader

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Davina Karpaviciute Sam Shakespeare Calum Buckley Tim Garrod Hannah Clemens

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Jasmine Singh Paris Cole Libby Watson

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Rosa Marshall Natalie Moffat Jack Lock

Thomas Porikis Imogen Baldwin

Congratulations to

 George Glen,  Freddie Bayliss  Hugo Edwards They have been named as the Lockdown Superstars for History this week for their excellent participation during live lessons and for the great standard of work they have submitted.

Year 10 I hope you have all had a great break away from home schooling and have enjoyed the half term break. I know I really enjoyed the time to be able to go out for a daily walk and the longer daylight hours.

We are excited at the news that schools can start to reopen to all students. Students can start to return to the place they learn best, in classrooms. While we look forward to getting our lives back to some form of normality, I urge you to make sure you have read through the latest correspondence from the school so that you are familiar with our arrangements. Please also take this time to talk through the plan with your students and highlight the importance of continued safety procedures.

I would also like to take this opportunity to remind students and parents that while the students return to school on the 8th of March, I will be continuing to work from home until the end of March. Miss Fazakerley will be working alongside me to give additional support to Year 10 while I cannot physically be there. If you or your child needs to contact me then please feel free to drop me an email.

I know that there will be a lot of students who will be feeling anxious about the return to school as it is another change. Please remind them that I am always here if they feel they need to reach out to someone, alternatively they can email iamnotok@rodingvalley.net to get support from the school.

Mr Warry – Year 10 Progress Leader

Mrs Delbourgo's Sociology Class Mrs Delbourgo is so impressed with my class and their positive attitude to their learning. The revision they have been completing has been of an excellent standard and they are so creative with how they choose to revise.

Tommy Conway Tommy has not missed a single live Maths lesson.

Harry Atherton

Alexander Ward

Harry and Alexander have worked particularly well during the last few weeks.

Year 11 I cannot tell you how excited I am to see the Year group back at school on Monday. I am so glad to say that there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. Having spoken to so many of the year group over the past weeks I think it is safe to say that they are also looking forward to coming back! They have done so incredibly well coping with this situation. 5 hours in front of a screen is a challenge for everyone and they really have risen to it. I know that there are concerns about returning to school and the testing that has to take place, however, we are all doing what we can to keep the school community safe and to make it as easy as possible for everyone concerned. If you have any questions, please see the letter from Mrs. Jenner, or feel free to contact the school.

This week has been the assessment week and the students have performed incredibly well and taken these very seriously. It is important that they do not lose sight of the end goal. There are PPEs coming up before and after the Easter holidays and every task that is set will be taken into consideration for your child's final grade.

You are invited to a live stream on Wednesday 10th March at 6pm, which will show you how to help your child revise for their PPEs. It should be engaging and informative and I look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

Once again, I look forward to seeing the year group on Monday and if there are any issues around them coming back to school please let me, or the school know.

Mr Ryan – Year 11 Progress Leader

Please Can All Year 11 Remember the Following Expectations!!  You must arrive to school at 8:40am and be ready to learn.  You must arrive to school wearing the correct full school uniform  Face coverings must be worn by all except for those with exemptions. These are to be worn once you enter the school site, including classrooms. Parents will need to email Mr Ryan to request an exemption, requests will NOT be accepted from students.

Students who are exempt will be issued with an exemption card.  You must ensure that you have all the correct equipment for your lessons, as you will not be able to borrow any equipment.

RVHS Careers I hope you all enjoyed participating in National Careers Week.

Year 11 it is not too late to apply for College. If you are unsure of what college place you want to apply for then please get in touch for some support.

Students and Parents, if you want any information about Post 16 or Post 18 options then please email me dmason@rodingvalley.net. Students remember to check out your Google Careers Classrooms and follow the department on twitter @RVHS_careers

Sixth Form As we come to the end of the lockdown, hopefully for the last time, I wanted to take this opportunity to say a big well done to all sixth formers for the mature, diligent and conscientious manner in which they have approached their lockdown studies.

I asked all subject teachers to identify two stand out lockdown students from their subject. Some subjects are taught by two teachers hence why some subjects have more than two nominations!

A big shout out and congratulations to our Lockdown Superstars below.

Sixth Form Expectations from Monday 8th March 2021 going forward: Sixth Form Lesson Start Times.

 Face coverings must be worn by all except for

Please be at the classroom ready!  Period 2: 9am to 10am  Period 3: 10am to 11am - Break Time  Period 4: 11:30am to 12:30pm  Period 5: 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Lunch Time  Period 6: 2pm to 3pm

those with exemptions. These are to be worn once you enter the school site, including classrooms. Students who are exempt will need a card from Mr Fletcher to be shown to staff if requested. Please make sure your parents have sent a request to Mr Fletcher by Thursday 4th March 2021. Those students who are exempt and are not wearing a face mask will need to sit apart from their peers and staff, adhering to the 2 metre rule.

Sixth Form Entrance Opening Times.

 Uniform should be perfect and should include

If you miss these times you will need to wait for the next opening. Entrance and Exit via main reception is prohibited!  Period 2: 8:40am to 9am  Period 3: 9:55am - Break Time: 11am to 11:30am in Zone 3 – Food Shack  Period 4: 11:20am to 11:30am   Period 5: 12:25pm - Lunch Time: 1:30pm to 2pm leave school site  Period 6: 1:55pm

your lanyard and student ID card. A polite reminder that the length of skirts/dresses should be knee length and blazer jackets should be worn at all times on the school site by males and females. Jumpers and coats cannot be worn as alternatives. Those who have our sportswear only this attire must be worn on site.

Breaktime is to be spent in our designated area is Zone 3, the Food Shack, between 11am 11.30am. You must not leave the site if you have lessons at 11.30am and must go to this area.

Next week from Monday 8th March - Friday 12th March there is no access to the Brook Library and computer suite as KS3 provision is still on site as they do not return to school until Monday 15th March 2021. If you prefer to work in your free time at school, you can either bring your own devices in or borrow a laptop from Mrs Sellears and work in E3 or E5 for the first week. To borrow a laptop, you will exchange an item of belonging, this could be house/car keys, bank card, mobile phone etc. This will be kept in a lockable cabinet and then will be exchanged back on return of the device.

From the week beginning Monday 15th March 2021, Sixth Formers will have access to the Brook Library and computer suite.

Please remember that if you choose to work in your free time on site the same rules apply for entering and exiting the site, you must not use main reception and be at the sixth form entrance at the designated times shown above.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Mr Fletcher – Director of Sixth Form

Art

Biology

 Twinkle Plowman  Patsy Stow

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Photography  Ella Louise Stevenson  Ella Storrar

English

Geography

 Anna Yeoman  Charlotte Copeman  Katy Goodyear-

 Berlin Bulut  Amber Giddy  Tom Callagher

Smith,

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Elysia Filatis, Bo Green, Ella Reed,

Psychology  Jessica Okaka  Lucy Goodyear-Smith

Jodie Wheeler, Gisela Sequeira,

Physics

Ella Palmer

 Mia Ali

Chemistry

Eren Tyler  Emma Samsom Ruby Moody  Ayaan Azam Max Djemal Katy Goodyear-Smith

Politics  Florence New  Olivia Turnbull

History    

Ella Palmer George Mallender-Jones Eloise Handley Will Cockayne

Sociology  Rebecca Smith  Amber Louise Giddy

Beth Kelly, Florence New, Alex Barnes, Salena Malik, Sulola Olesusan, Sophie-Jo Beman, Will Cockayne, Molly O’Shea

Sebastian Media Studies Vidojevic-Nash

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Patsy Stow Sulola Olusesan Bo Green Keesha Small

Philosophy & Ethics  Charlotte Copeman  Sulola Olusesan

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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/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

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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: Miss Reed – hreed@rodingvalley.net  Year 8: Miss Edwards – cedwards@rodingvalley.net  Year 9: Mr Dobson – cdobson@rodingvalley.net  Year 10: Mr Warry – bwarry@rodingvalley.net  Year 11: Mr Ryan – fryan@rodingvalley.net

USEFUL CONTACTS

 Sixth Form: Mr Fletcher - mfletcher@rodingvalley.net

Heads of Faculty  Creative Arts: Mr Tisdale – dtisdale@rodingvalley.net  English: Mrs Routledge – lroutledge@rodingvalley.net  Humanities: Ms Preston – tpreston@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 Tarantini-Amor – ltarantini-amor@rodingvalley.net

General Enquiries  office@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