A couple of people have asked today why we don’t give an exact time for clubs to be on Parent Pay so we just want to explain…

We used to give a time but this led to challenges and ParentPay got very confused and kept logging people out because everyone was on at exactly the same time! It was like trying to get Oasis tickets!

So through experience we learnt giving a window of time means people go on at a range of times and it runs smoother!

Academy will be in school on Wednesday to take individual school photographs.

If there are siblings within school then we will organise these within the school day.

If your child has a sibling in another school you are welcomed to the hall at 830am for a photograph. Please come to the hall through the gate opposite One Dental.

Just to remind our families that we have two ways you can access lessons for musical instruments:

RockSteady

https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/

Telford and Wrekin Music Service

https://www.telfordandwrekinmusic.co.uk/parents/

Huge congratulations to 4L who won the attendance award this week!

Mr Lawson was presented with a crown and ‘class of the week’ sash to wear around school with pride!

Well done 4L.

I just wanted to send some reminders about travel to school for keeping our locality safe for our children at these busy times of the day.

*We recommend that cars avoid Avenue Road at school drop off and pick up times: it is very busy with pedestrians crossing and reducing traffic will keep this safer.

*We ask that, if you can, families walk, scoot or cycle to school.

*We can that, if you can’t travel to school by foot, you park in a local car park and walk from there.  We suggest Shuker Field, B&M, Specsavers, Waitrose…

*We ask that on the journey to and from school members of our school family are polite and considerate to our neighbours on Avenue Road.

Thank you for your support.

Please find attached our Attendance Policy which is compliant with national guidance:

2024 Attendance Policy

I need to remind you that we comply with the national guidance and it is highly unlikely that requests for leave will be authorised.

 The changes to national guidance from August that parents need to be aware of:

• If your child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a 10 school week rolling period, you may be issued with a Penalty Notice. These 10 sessions may include any unauthorised absence, including leave in term time and do not have to be consecutive.
• Penalty Notices are increasing to £160 from September 2024. This can be reduced to £80 but only for the first Penalty Notice issued, if paid within 21 days – this reduction does not apply to any subsequent Penalty Notice.
• Any 2^nd Penalty Notice, to the same parent for the same child, issued within three years of the date of the first Penalty Notice will be charged at a flat rate of £160
• A third Penalty Notice will not be issued within a three year rolling period, to the same parent for the unauthorised absence of the same child, – alternative action or legal measures will be utilised for subsequent offences.
• In some circumstances a ‘Notice to Improve’ may be issued – However, a Notice to Improve will only be used in cases where support is appropriate. They will not be issued in cases of unauthorised leave in term time for holidays, where information for parents is included on schools website or a simple warning by the school that a Penalty Notice could be issued if unauthorised leave in term time is taken will suffice.