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MTA took today’s briefing.

Positives:-
– Student Voice, Kaitlin Bentley / Summer Baynard
– Cody Carberry – English
– Memphis Fisher – Music
– Alfie Balmont – English
– THU – LGBTQIA Club after Half Term Porchlight BU Project will be attending. Great turnout this week.
– MTA we need to encourage the After School Clubs for wider development and growth of our students.
– MTA Attended Cliftonville Primary School this week with very positive feedback.
– MTA thank you to all those who got their data entry in on time this will be sent out on Monday.
– Congratulations to Ben Smith who has been successful in becoming Assistant Head Teacher for Vocational Subjects.

Any other Business:
– LMI Please remind in your tutor groups the Anti Bullying Ambassadors group is on Monday in NS03
– RHI 11A / 11C will be doing a Cake off – Disney Theme on Wednesday
– SWI Thank you to all those who have already donated for the Charity Walk. They have another week to go for those who have not been able to donate yet.
– SWI and KR From today Wellbeing Wind down Friday will be held in the old HIU unit. All welcome from 3.15pm – 4.00pm

MTA took today’s Briefing.

– Thank you to all those involved in the HMI Inspector on Friday. They were really impressed with our Middle Leaders on the curriculum and with what the students discussed and how HA has stepped up and taken them seriously.
– Message to all when we have our inspection, is to be more confident, we are actually doing really good.
– Year 7 Parent Evening will be going ahead for the first time since COVID.
– BTEC deadline for registration 15/10/21.
– Few issues with streaming lessons in 6th Form and Isolation, this is a permanent fixture any issues please liaise with CM or your HOD who will support you.
– Safeguarding will say a few words to us in our weekly briefings. MC if we report a safeguarding issue and the drop box does not provide us with what we need, we are to ask the safeguarding team or HOY who will tell us if it is actually a safeguarding matter or can be dealt with by pastoral. They will guide us so that nothing gets missed.
– MTA wished us a good week.

MTA Took today’s briefing

– Thank you to all those who were involved with the CPD day.
– PHSE Deep Dive went incredibly well and feedback was extremely positive.
– Student Voice, our students did a brilliant job, please praise them.
– Welcome back to SGR who has been on maternity leave.
– Attendance team have done an amazing Job in SGR’s absence
– We have a HMI Inspector in today for a practice Ofsted with HODs.
– BSM Reminds us it is the Girls Club tonight, staff are welcome, also on Monday 8 students attended the Boxing Club, please promote this to your tutor groups all year’s welcome.
– THU LGBTQIA Club had a good turnout of students from the year groups of 7 – 13, this is held 3.15 – 4.00 on a Monday in Food Tech.
– SWI will be sending out just giving a page link shortly for KR from Place To Be on a Charity Walk for Mental Health, all donations welcome.

MTA Took the briefing.

– Introduction to new PGCEs
– Peter – PE
– Fabian – History
– Positives Online about HA, please share with MTA if you have positive and negative comments.
– Inset day tomorrow – Bacon Rolls will be provided, no lunch.
– PSHE Deep Dive – Wednesday
– Thank you to all for getting the Data in, HOD to check.

Any other Business
– SWI,THU and LD from Think Forward will be supporting KR from Place To Be on a Charity Walk for Mental Health. SWI will be sending out just giving page link shortly. Please support as half of Place To Be funding comes from donations.
– SWI has been baking and will provide us all with biscuits for Inset Day.
– Reminder of Place to talk for staff, if you need to speak to a counsellor please contact SWI who will book it for you.
– SWI has been asked to arrange another Well Being online bake off, when arranged it will be on a Saturday / Sunday Morning, details will follow.
– CSH Reminder it is Black History Month, he will be sending out materials to use in Form Time.
– BSM Will be holding the first Girls Only Club on Friday Evening for multi-sports. Staff Welcome.
– THU / SWI LGBTQIA+ Club Tonight – all welcome.

MTA took the briefing.

Positives:
– Exam Board Jamel Smith did well, please praise if you see him.
– 6th Form Bronwyn for History – Well done CSH.
– Yr 8 Zak / Luke Positives – Strive Points, please praise them.
– Thank you for yesterday, especially our Teach First, for whom it was the first time to stream lessons.
– Our pastoral team worked hard yesterday with home visits and telephone calls.
– Feedback from our Sixth Form visit, they were really impressed, especially with resilience and vocabulary. Really well done.
– Thank you to all who have already sent in their data. The deadline is today.

Matt finished the briefing wishing us all to have a really good day.

MTA Took the briefing.
– The Expansion Vessel in the new build has burst which has caused the closing of the new build. All water is shut off in the building, MTA is hopeful it will be up and running later today.
– Risk / Possibility we will not be open tomorrow, you will be able to work from home, online learning will resume. This will be confirmed as soon as MTA has been updated, this could be later tonight or tomorrow morning so please keep an eye on your emails and make sure you have all the resources you need when you go home today.
– If this issue continues we will bring the inset day forward to Monday and resume Tuesday if the fault has been repaired, again this will be confirmed as soon as we have been updated.
– Any concerns and support on online learning please see CMO
– Any student’s issues or problems first point of call is HOY.
– RHI All cover teachers to report to CMO reference streaming lessons.
– All visitors to the school will still resume as there are no issues in the main building.
– MTA finished the meeting asking all staff to keep an eye on their emails.

MTA took the briefing

– Interviews for Student Leaders and Prefects have taken place, this will be up and running next week.
– Very impressed with our 6 Form interviews for the Senior Team especially, Summer, Katy, Ziggy.
– Please go and have a look at LRE book ideas on learning loops for Year 11 fantastic.
– BSM After school clubs are going really well, we still need to push this.
– Massive thank you to all for the Open Evening and Open Mornings, feedback is fantastic we have come along so far, be proud and celebrate progress.

MTA Opened today’s meeting.

– Open Evening Tonight 6pm – 8.30pm, students leaving site at 14.00hrs
– Tour Guides to meet in the hall at 15.30pm
– Staff to ensure their rooms are tidy, displays are good, and if there are any site issues, please contact MIG.
– Morning tours 09.30 – 10.30am Tuesday – Friday, again rooms are to be of a high standard.
– Please keep a check on homework logins.
– Please use the lateness button on Class Charts, SEN please give a note to students with date and time for when they return to class.
– Thank you, drop in lateness last week as the week progressed.
– Juliette Lasslett is in today for Year 11 Careers meetings.
– There will be a visit at the end of the week by the CAT, for 6th Form Good Practice relating to International Baccalaureate.
– Attendance was not great last week, tutors make a difference please talk to your students to make them feel welcome. LRE has the best attendance in her tutor group.
– SZU informed us that LPA has sent out a powerpoint regarding European Day of Languages 26th September 2021.

MTA took the meeting.

– Please continue to remind yourself of the 4c’s.
– Lots of celebration and improvement.
– Visits this week went really well, Ambassadors improved each day.
– Yesterday’s visit, Headteacher, Kate Greig, went very well. They were very impressed with the teaching, students and positive support given to the MYP teachers.
– Special thank you to KMZ.
– LPA congratulations for the Early Careers great feedback from the CAT HA is leading in this event.

Thank you’s
– All those involved in the CAT Testing.
– The Exams office.
– ECO for the support work you are doing.
– BSM for the year 7 football club, please reinforce all clubs that are going on.
– Four of our sixth formers are doing the race for life

Well done
– SEN Team for the Passports
– Please give positive praise to students Katie Stannard and Jamel Smith
– RHI informed all Yr 11 invites to certain members of staff, will be sent out to attend a xmas buffet in December.