Staff Noticeboard

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.

– MTA Reminder to all staff that we are due an Ofsted visit and to be prepared.

Key Focus:

– Massive thank you on Books Students are doing well.
– Working Books – Reinforce basics
– Tutors to do daily equipment checks. You can obtain equipment from the vending machine located in the Canteen.

– Yr 7 SEN Passports – Link to Classroom
– Yr 9 Rotation, Books are in HO office
– Please check the homework spreadsheet.

– Open evening Monday next week and open mornings Tues-Fri
– Please check your classrooms and displays very important that we make a good impression.
– Interacting experience – Important getting Students involved.

Any other Business:

– BS Yr 7 Sports trials – Timetable being sent out
– 05/11/2021 Copper Box Game, anyone interested please contact BS

– RH If you are changing Classrooms you must let RH know, you cannot just use any classroom.

– MTA thanked everyone for a good week
– The ‘have a go’ strategy is working well and students are getting used to it, linking it to resilience etc. is good.
– Green paper for student’s own assessment and feedback has been really positive
– Ambassadors are doing well
– Well done to all new staff.
– Well done to the SEN department for the massive task of getting all the year 7 passports done
– B Smith said the Year 7 PE trials have been going well. Need more for rugby. If any staff would like to help with a club, please see Ben.
– 6th form are settling in
– MTA advised that if meetings finish early then you can leave school. MTA is fairly relaxed around directed time.
– Kerrey Lambert offered support to staff for HI students.

– MT Opened today’s briefing.
– Thank you to all Staff /Students for last week’s introduction back.
– Today Assemblies in the hall.
– Tomorrow – Photographers in for Student Photos and Prospectus.
– Staff Meeting tomorrow – Safeguarding and Departmental Meeting if any time left.
– All Staff training to be completed, deadline was Friday 3rd September 2021.
– Teach First will be doing learning walks around the school.
– Blazers are to be worn in between lessons but can be removed and put on a chair whilst in lesson.
– BS Informed Year 7 Form Tutors of football trials taking place today.

• Staff Wellbeing Survey has been emailed out to all staff.
• Draft details for September will be emailed  later on today, there may be minor changes in the summer due to COVID.  List of training to be completed by the first week of September 2021.
• Transition day today and tomorrow are held in the sixth form.
• Tuesday – Ambrette afternoon tea to be held after school @ 3.15, if you have not filled in your form for allergies please contact DE before 10.00am
• School closes on Wednesday @12.00 after students have left the premises.
• BS Sports Festival please make sure all form groups sign up for activities by the end of the day.

MTA took briefing.

• 6th form work experience has gone well this week
• Kai Wilson has made significant improvements this week, if you see him, please encourage him.
• Well done to the staff that passed their level 1 BSL.  If any staff are interested in doing these courses, please let Claire know.
• Online attendance has been better than MTA expected.  Students have been engaged in school and online.  Well done and thank you to staff.
• Form tutors please get your tutees signed up for the sports activities on Wednesday
• SWI advised (further to her email) that Karen has offered Place2Think consultations after school breaks up.  Please contact her if you’d like an appointment.

• Year 10 Td/IPV & Men ACWY Vaccinations will be held on Thursday 15 July 2021
• Raffle tickets please see DE and HOY’s, please push to the end of term.
• Year 12 Transition being held this week, thank you to all involved.
• Year 6 Transition day will be held 19th / 20th July in Sixth Form. Sixth Form carpark will be out of bounds for these 2 days.
• Once again please do not let students out of class without a card. Please use your discretion.
• Summer uniform to the end of term, push so that we can finish as we started off.
• Congratulations to EMcD for student MR going from a Distinction Level 1 to 2.
• Congratulations to CW Year 9 lesson on Abortion.

Final:-

• Next Tuesday – Staff Goodbyes will be held in the Quad, MT look forward to seeing you there.

Any Other Business:-

• HK Reminder of Book sale in the Library this week, and also please check schedules for AR Literacy and Numeracy.

MTA took briefing.

• Lucy Reeve was nominated for two CCCU awards for Expert Practitioner and Professional Mentor for all of her amazing work with our trainee teachers, NQTs etc. Congratulations Lucy.
• Well done to the Teach First staff that have been in this week. We have enjoyed having you and already feel like part of the team.
• Thanks to Nigel for organising the football competition – make sure you get your final scores in to him.
• Football starts after school next Friday – all are welcome, it’s a fun way to get together.
• We are continuing to look at ways to support each other and are committed to improving wellbeing. If you have any ideas, please let MTA/SWI know.
• The Goldman Sachs Science workshops have been really positive this week, particular well done to Chloe Laurence, Chloe Stoodley and Tyler. Thanks to all the staff involved in supporting this.
• Well done to Zach, Darcy, Ella and Harry for receiving their STRIVE Lion Award this week.
• Thank you to staff who have used the ‘Easy Fundraising’ site, particularly to this month’s top fundraisers – Holly Smit, Michelle Clayson, Reoghan Walsh and Kirsti Brackenborough. It’s really simple to use so please think about it when online shopping.  This gives a percentage of sales to Hartsdown and is used to fund music lessons etc. for students.
• RPO said that her trip to the Lido last week, meeting the architect involved in the regeneration, was really successful – the students were amazing – Memphis Fisher and Alicia Rakasova
• HKI promoted the Bubble Book Sale which will take place in the library next week, this is to sell off some surplus books 50p each or 3 for £1. Please see her email and advertise to students.  Staff are welcome to look at the end of the week.
• Lucy D said the Young Black project was really successful, the students were amazing – in particular Georgia Trevelyn, Kyle Tollington and Jay Harris