Academy Newsletter Edition 15, January 2012
Message from the Academy Principal, Mr R C Evans Welcome to the third edition of The Ridings‟ Federation Winterbourne International Academy Newsletter for 2011-2012. Earlier in this term, the DfE published the League Tables for schools/Academies and I was delighted to see that Winterbourne International Academy came top in the KS4 indicator of 5+A*-C including English and Maths. If you missed the publication of the tables for all schools/Academies, these can be found on the DfE website. Top 5 State Schools in South Gloucestershire 5 or more GCSEs at A*-C including English and Maths: 1 2 3 4 5= 5=
The Ridings‟ Federation Winterbourne International Academy John Cabot Academy Bradley Stoke Community School The Castle School Brimsham Green School Marlwood School
80% 73% 67% 66% 57% 57%
As indicated in earlier correspondence, the Academy is anticipating a full Section 5 Inspection by Ofsted during the remainder of this academic year. This will be conducted under a new framework which was introduced in January 2012. Parents/Carers will also receive individual notification of the inspection with a questionnaire from Ofsted which you will be asked to complete. You are also able to offer your view on the Academy via the Parent View section on the Ofsted website. It is also pleasing to report that applications for Year 7 (2012-2013) and the Federation Sixth Form are both substantially up on previous years. If your son/daughter is interested in a place in the Sixth Form and has not yet applied, please contact Miss Giblin, Federation Director of Sixth Form, for an application form. Forms are also available to download from the website: www.trfa.org.uk/sixthform/ . During this academic year we have been pleased by the continued increased number of parents/carers attending the various Report Evenings. I would ask that all parents/carers sign in at such evenings in order that we can keep a full record of attendance. A signing in sheet, organised in Tutor Groups, is available in the Reception area for Years 7-11 evenings, with a similar arrangement in the Sixth Form area for Years 12-13. The dates of the forthcoming report evenings are: 7th February 2012 – Year 10 Subject Evening 21st March 2012 – Year 13 Subject Evening – Winterbourne International Academy 22nd March 2012 – Year 13 Subject Evening – Yate International Academy 28th March 2012 – Year 12 Tutor Evening – Winterbourne International Academy 29th March 2012 – Year 12 Tutor Evening – Yate International Academy 10th May 2012 – Year 9 Subject Evening 4th July 2012 – Year 7 Subject Evening 11th July 2012 – Year 9 Tutor Evening 16th July 2012 – Year 10 Tutor Evening
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