Dear Parents/Carers,

You will be aware that NEU teachers will be striking on Tuesday 2nd May 2023.

Due to an increase in staff availability, we have now expanded our program for Year 9 and 10 on the strike days.

These students will be invited in a separate message home.

The timings for both days are as follows:

• 9:00am to 2:30pm for invited students to the Hub
• 9:00am to 13:00pm for Year 9 targeted students only
• Year 10 students have been given timeslots to do some Science practical sessions. Students have been informed about their individual times and letters were given as well. 

We will be providing lunch and/or break for students invited in, but normal payment arrangements will apply.

Additionally, any student not invited in for the above activities who are eligible for free school meals will receive vouchers.

Please look out for messages soon from us to check whether your daughter has been invited in.

Year 6 Interviews on Wednesday, 24^th May 2023.

Parents/Carers have been contacted via email with further information,

Time slots are as follows:

                1:00pm - Surnames beginning with ‘A’.

                1:30pm – Surnames beginning with ‘B to C’.

                2:00pm – Surnames beginning with ‘D to H’.

                2:30pm – Surnames beginning with ‘I to M’.

                3:00pm – Surnames beginning with ‘N to O’.

                3:30pm – surnames beginning with ‘P to S’.

Save the Date: Tuesday 23rd May 2023 - 9.15am-10.15am

Poly Parent morning is a forum where we invite parents/carers every half-term to come into our school to meet with other parents and staff to share information in an informal way that will benefit your child.

The focus of this meeting is to share the Personal Development (PD) curriculum that is taught in school, with specific focus on Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in order to ensure parents/carers are fully informed on what is being taught and when, as well as an overview of statutory requirements.  We are also aware that some parents cannot attend during the day, so we will repeat this session after school at some point this term, date and time to be confirmed.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible that are able to make it.

Kind regards,

Mrs R Brown

Pastoral Administrator/Student Support

Tramshed in Woolwich is hosting a Creative Careers Day on 29th April, starting at 11am.

There will be two separate spaces for young people and their parents to come and find out more about working in the Creative and Cultural Industries. This is a thriving area of our economy:

• 1 in 8 UK businesses are part of the Creative Industries
• 34% of all creative businesses are based in London
• Creative Industries contributing £116bn in GVA in 2019, growing twice as fast between 2011 and 2019 than the rate of the UK economy as a whole (DCMS 2021)
• October 2019 to September 2020 the Creative Industries accounted for 2.2 million jobs (DCMS 2021). The creative economy (Creative Industries plus creative jobs in other sectors) employed 3.2 million in 2018 (DCMS 2019).

 
Tramshed is hosting workshops and conversations in our newly refurbished venue at 51-53 Woolwich New Road SE18 6ES, to share information about skills and pathways into a creative career. All attendees can speak to highly experienced practicing artists who have worked with Lesley Garett, Bryn Terfel, James Brown, Quincey Jones, The Royal Court, Bloomsbury Festival, Breakin’ Convention at Sadlers Wells and the West End amongst many more. Lunch will be provided.
 
Please contact participation@tramshed.org for further information.
A sign-up for the event is here for young people and their parents. 
 
You can also sign up via the QR code in the above digital flier. 

Dear Parents/Carers,

You will be aware that NEU teachers will be striking on Thursday 27^th April and Tuesday 2^nd May 2023.

Due to significantly reduced staffing, we will be running the following limited programme for invited students only. 

We will have the hub open for our KS3 students and targeted Year 9 and 10 students will be invited in. Parents will receive a separate message for these students that will be invited in. If you do not receive any further messages, your daughter will have to stay at home for those two days.

Please look out for messages soon from us to check whether your daughter has been invited in. Additionally, any student not invited in for the above activities who is eligible for free school meals will get vouchers for those two days.

Thank you

 Ms L Williams

 Head of School

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