JULY 2016 SSPP NEWS

SSPP NEWS Once again this has been a very busy year and as always there have been so many achievements and excellent individual

and collective contributions to the vibrant life of our academy. The academy is 60 years old this year and we have received positive external recognition of the improvements we are making and about the quality of education we provide as a Catholic Academy. I hope you enjoy reading about the wide range of activities and events in this newsletter. Parents should rightly be proud of the way students have embraced all of the opportunities and experiences across a variety of spiritual, academic, community, charitable, performance and sporting events. I would like to thank the large number of parents who came to the wonderful Key Stage Three Awards ceremony recently and all of the academy events this year. Your continued support is appreciated and valued.

As an academy we are always seeking ways to ensure we can provide the highest quality of all round education for our students and provide a broad curriculum to meet the needs of our students. You will be aware that we are entering a period of change in the structure and content of examination courses. Staff have been working extremely hard to ensure we are fully prepared to

deliver the new courses to the best level possible and I am sure that students will commit themselves fully to the new courses from September 2016. As always at this time of year we have staff who will be leaving us for pastures new. We wish Mrs Roberts, Mr Sellers and Ms Lester all the best in their new positions as they leave our teaching staff. We also thank Deacon Brogan for his work over a number of years as Chaplain. He really has influenced the Spiritual Life of the academy. Miss Brown leaves us from her role in the Library and as Visits coordinator to start her teacher training qualification. I am sure she will make a great teacher. Following a rigorous and national recruitment process we welcome the following new staff members in September 2016 - Miss Cook-Bell (Subject Leader Science), Miss Cleaver, Mrs Powell and Mrs Pondinye (English), Mr Georgiou (RE), Miss Durkin (Maternity Cover ADT), Miss Smithson (Maths) Mrs Mason (Humanities). Mrs Sansam will undertake the role of Library and Visits Coordinator, Mrs Le May will take on the role of Cover Supervisor and Mrs Shinn and Miss Knight will jointly be taking on the role of Lay Chaplain. I am sure that all of the new staff will be extremely successful in their new positions and enhance further the quality of education that we provide at

St Peter and St Paul Academy.

Over the summer exam period I was once again immensely impressed by the committed and mature approach to the summer examinations by our students. The students committed themselves fully and I am sure that the personal rewards will be great when results come out. Please remember in your thoughts and prayers all of the students who await exam results in August.

Finally, I would like to thank all the staff and governors for their dedicated work over the year, parents for your continued support of the academy and students for the contributions you make each day to the life of the academy. I wish you all a happy and safe summer holiday period and we will look forward to welcoming all of the students back refreshed in September ready for another exciting year.

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy Western Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 7SX

Telephone: 01522 871400 e-mail: [email protected]

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JULY 2016

The Academy closes on Thursday 21 July at 3.15 and re-opens again for students of Years 7 and 12 on Monday 5 September at 8.40 am and Years 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 on Tuesday 6 September at 8.40 am

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A past student at St Peter and St School, Naomi went on to study A Levels in History, Philosophy and English Literature, securing a place at the University of Leicester. During this time, Naomi was unsure of her future career path but always had a strong interest in Politics and hoped that one day she could contribute to making society a fairer place for all. During her work experience year she became a Trade Union

Representative and featured prominently with the Usdaw Union. At this point Naomi decided that she wanted to spend her career helping and campaigning for workers and their rights. She continued higher education and gained a position as an Area Organiser at Unison East Midlands in the Police and Justice Sector. After Naomi completed her Trade Union and Legal training, she focused

on standing for election as a Labour candidate for the Minster Ward, where she was duly elected. She currently sits on the Planning Committee, the Ethics and Engagement Committee and the Community Leadership Scrutiny Committee. Naomi has tremendous support from her family, which includes six brothers and one sister and she has many supportive friends.


OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCE 100% 2015-2016 Year 7

Caitlyn Bell, Harry Bradford, Isabel Eldridge, Caleb George, Amy Gosling, Matthew King, Sophie Latimer, Molly McHugh, Alfie Ryan, Ashleigh Skinns, Abigail Starbuck, Simon Wilson

Year 8 Spencer Beeson, Noyal Benny, Melissa Butler, Roma Hargrave-Nanton, Jo Harrington, Georgina Mitchell,

Hugh Tweddle Year 9

Ellie Ozenbrook, Kaleb Sanchez-Grainger

Year 7

Attainment - Amelia Start, Toby Sheldrake

Effort - Sophie Latimer, Joe Wilks Subject Awards: Re - Angela Knight, Max Bulling English - Eve Cutts-Allen, Sonny Lawless Maths - Rusne Sesplaukyte, Harry Bradford Science - Mia Lobb, Simon Wilson History - Ashleigh Skinns, Matthew King Geography - Maisie Doherty, Archie Hipworth French - Molly McHugh, Olayinka Ogunyemi Sport - Winifred Babalola, Tommas Burgess Performing Arts - Eve Madeley, Nathan Bayliss Art - Amy Gosling, Oliwier Owczarek Design Technology - Zoey Cantwell, Dominic Capewell ICT - Isabel Eldridge, Connell Hyman Community Awards: Bernadette - Rusne Sesplaukyte, Declan Cafferkey-Maxey Francis - Isabel Eldridge, Nathan Bayliss Hugh - Sophie Latimer, Sonny Lawless Overall Contribution to Performing Arts - Jade Hawkes Overall Contribution to Sports - Isabel Munroe Overall Contribution to Spiritual Life - Sophie Latimer

Naomi Tweddle - Councillor for Minster Ward

Year 8 Attainment - Meghann Butt, George Brumpton Effort - Marilini Rodrigues Silva, Redwan Miah Subject Awards: Re - Christica Robinson, Hugh Tweddle English - Emelia Hipworth, David Thorne Maths - Maia Lambert, Dylan Ramm Science - Georgina Mitchell, Regan King History - Aysha Khanom, Adam Wright Geography - Sinead Burrows, Oliwier Koniarski French - Anya Cartwright, Alessandro Tasselli Spanish - Paulina Ryczynska, Adrian Sagan Sport - Amelia Drayton-Roberts, Alex Atkinson Performing Arts - Lily-Anne Reeves, Jack O’Boyle Art - Eloise-Grace Gould, Jack Armitage Design Technology - Leanne Wallhead, Callum Gray ICT - Melissa Butler, Kacper Raczkiewicz Vocational Studies - Freya Armes, Callum Hopkins Community Awards: Bernadette - Leanne Wallhead, Edward Fitzpatrick Francis - Freya Armes, Hugh Tweddle Hugh - Amelia Drayton-Roberts, David Thorne Overall Contribution to Performing Arts - Lauren Parker Overall Contribution to Sports - Mackenzie Booth Overall Contribution to Spiritual Life - Oliwier Koniarski

Year 9 Attainment - Mia Hopkins, Mikołaj Kosmider Effort - Oliwia Śmiatek, Max Graham Subject Awards: Re - Florence Wilkinson, Joshua Chandler English - Madelaine Hipworth, Arturs Levickis Maths - Emily Wylie, Reece Welbourn Science - Hollie Doherty History - Evie Sleeman, Archie Keogh Geography - Paige Crampton, Mark Risebrow French - Ellie Ozenbrook, Max Bee Spanish - Eve Brett, Ayman Rby Sport - Caitlin Doherty, Sean Harpham Performing Arts - Eden Pugh, Cameron Dearden Art - Mia Holme, Przemek Tomczak Desigh Technology - Darcy Sheeran, Modestas Gliebus ICT - Kacie Deakin, Jakub Wachowski Vocational Studies - Ladislava Scukova, Jordan Toynbee Community Awards: Bernadette - Abigail Bell, Kaleb Sanchez-Grainger Francis - Aleksandra Bogdan, Elliot Sanders Hugh - Caitlin Hodgson, Jakub Wachowski Overall Contribution to Performing Arts - Jackson Gough Overall Contribution to Sports - Oliwia Śmiatek Overall Contribution to Spiritual Life - Caitlin Hodgson

Key Stage 3 Awards

Award Winners

Guest Speaker


Celebrating Success

Many of our Sixth Form students move on to university and we are delighted to share with you some of the successes that we have been informed of from students who are graduating this year: Stephanie Wong studied Mathematics and Finance at Liverpool University and has achieved a 2:1 Myfanwy Burrell studied English and History and achieved a First Martin Vance studied Sport and achieved a First Michael Steer studied Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University and achieved a First Courtney Farrow studied History at Hull University and achieved a First Nathan Coy studied Education Studies and Special Education Needs and achieved a 2:1 Joshua Beel studied Theology and Religion at Chichester University and achieved a 2:1 (Hons) These are to name just a few. Many congratulations to all our former students who are graduating this year.

Our students have worked exceptionally hard this year and to celebrate the end of their examinations our Year 11 students enjoyed their Prom at Branston Hall Hotel. This was a wonderful occasion enjoyed by all who attended and we now look forward to celebrating their successes with them on results day.

Year 11 Prom


Disco inferno It was the summer of 1976, hottest summer ever recorded apparently. Did you hear they even started rationing the water? Jack (Joe Tweddle, Y10) had just got to his shift at the Disco Inferno nightclub after another failed audition, so Duke, the boss (Peter Latimer, Y13) decided that Jack should make up the hours he’s missed by cleaning tables after the bar closes. Little did Jack know he would be visited by the sultry right hand of the Devil, Lady Marmalade (Zuzanna Walaszczyk, Y10), who persuades Jack to sell his soul in return for fame and fortune. Jack gets everything he ever wanted – he knocks the egotistical frontman Heathcliffe (Jackson Gough Y9) out of the limelight and gets himself a record deal, interviews with Time, lunch with glamour girls, he could take all the money he ever earned and add four zeros! But, this deal came at a cost. As the fame begins to go to his head, he loses his high school sweetheart Jane, (Eve Madeley Y7) as well as his friends Maggie (Sophie Latimer Y7), and Terry (Isabel Eldridge, Alphie Ryan Y7) and finds himself alone and miserable. The one person he could confide in and his closest friend, Tom (Jack O’Boyle) attempts to turn Jack to the way he once was, but greed and jealousy gets the best of him, resulting in devastating consequences for everyone.


This year, the drama club has been busy preparing for the whole school production of ‘Disco Inferno’, the devilish 70’s musical! Students from across the school have taken part in the show – from selling raffle tickets, to singing in assemblies, to painting the set as well as rehearsing every week to create two fantastic performances on the 1st and 2nd of July, full of funk, that were definitely ‘nights to remember’! The soundtrack of the evening was provided by our very own school band ‘Flared Nostril’ (Mr Clark, Mr Challenger, Mr Harvey, Saif Mustafa Y13, Mrs Shinn, Miss Bell, Orinayooluwa Ojo Y12) who ‘played that funky music’ so we could do the twist, the boogaloo, even the mashed potato to a sold out audience of our friends and family. With hit songs like ‘Crocodile Rock, I Will Survive, Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting, as well as a guest performance by ABBA, it definitely was a night for a boogie, full of laughs, tears and pride for everyone involved! The overall experience from directing this show has been unbelievable from start to finish. In any school show, there will always be trials and challenges that we must overcome, and each and every student involved has managed that. The exceptional acting abilities of students and the drive and determination shown by our senior members have been second to none and each student has been a pleasure to work with. We have watched students develop in their performing abilities, but also in their self-confidence and how well they support and encourage one another has been the best I have ever seen. Myself and Mr Clark would like to thank all students involved, including our backstage crew (Chloe Lambert Y10, Jordan Brooks Y12) as well as the staff who have given up their time to help us put on this successful production. We hope you managed to get your ticket and could ‘celebrate good times!’, but don’t worry – we won’t ‘leave you now’, the Drama Club will be back in full swing from September, ready for our next challenge!

Cast list Year 7 Year 8 Eve Madeley (Jane) Jack O’Boyle (Tom) Sophie Latimer (Maggie) Leanne Wallhead (Kathy/Dancer) Isabel Eldrige (Terry/Dance Captain) Lily-Anne Reeves (Lily the barmaid) Alfi Ryan (Terry) Lauren Parker (Top of the Pops Presenter) Jade Hawkes (Pandora/News Reporter/Announcer) Matthew Wallhead (Ensemble) Angela Knight (News Reporter/Ensemble) Isabel Munroe (News Reporter/Ensemble) Year 10 Rusne Sesplaukyte (Ensemble) Joseph Tweddle (Jack) Suhail Mustafa (Front of House Assistant) Zuzanna Walaszczyk (Lady Marmalade) Emily Smith (Nicky Diablo) Year 9 Abigail Walker (Dancer) Jackson Gough (Heathcliffe) Louise Wallhead (News Reporter / Dancer) Libby Hart-Rose (News Reporter / Dancer) 6th Form Chloe Lambert (Stage Manager) Peter Latimer (Duke / Devil) Saif Mustafa (Guitar) Orinayooluwa Ojo (Featured Singer) Jordan Brooks (Stage Manager) Staff Miss Cheshire (Director/Choreographer) Mr Clark (Musical Director/Keyboard) Mr Challenger (Bass) Mr Harvey (Drums) Mrs Shinn (Featured Singer) Miss Bell (Featured Singer) Mr Barr (ABBA) Mrs McNulty (ABBA_ Ms O’Mally (Set Design) Mrs Rodak (ABBA_ Miss Thoy (Stage Manager)


Wimbledon 2016 During Conscience Week students and staff set off to Wimbledon to experience some ‘chalk dust’ - as John Mcenroe would say!

On ‘Manic Monday’ they saw Angelique Kerber (Australian Open Champion 2016: World Number 4) followed by David Goffin (World Number 12) v Milos Raonic (World Number 6).

Everyone really enjoyed being on ‘Henman Hill’ and there was only one ten minute rain delay!

Academy Trips

Battlefields 2016 We went prior to the 100th anniversary of the Somme which made the whole trip more powerful as we visited many of the sites of the battle of the Somme. As part of the visit we went through many trenches, which helped us get a better idea of what it was like in the times of war. Walking through the trenches made us picture ourselves in the same position of the soldiers in 1916. We gained more respect and an understanding of the soldiers and the awful conditions they endured during World War 1. We visited many British war cemeteries throughout our trip; however the German cemetery at Langemark had the biggest impact on us. Unlike all the others, Langemark was about the comradeship in war rather than remembering the lives lost. The Germans specifically planted oak trees over the cemetery so the light was blocked out. There were no flowers and all the grave markers were a dark grey, full of names of all those who lost their lives to the devastating war. As soon as you walk in, the atmosphere is different. There was no colour and it was a truly moving experience that will stay with us forever. It made us think that although they were on the other side, their lives still had value and they still died for their country’s future. Chloe Lambert and Keelan O’Reilly

University of Lincoln A number of our Year 10 students recently had the opportunity to

visit Lincoln University. They met with university students who talked

to them about their time there and also how their transition to

university went. The students got involved in various activities

including a tour of the campus where they saw all the facilities

including the student accommodation. They also took part in a

performance poetry session with ‘Dreadlock Alien’ during which they

wrote poems about their own ambitions. This visit was thoroughly

enjoyed by all who attended and gave our students an excellent

insight into university life.


Conscience Week 2016

Our annual Conscience Week was another great success where students in Years 7, 8 and 9 took place in many varied activities. For Year 9 students this included a Recycled Fashion Show where they designed, made and displayed clothes made from recycled materials. Also they spent a day following the ‘It’s That Easy’ programme which included topics on Alcohol Awareness, E safety, Road Safety, Arson/Hoax Calls and Crime/ASB as part of the Stay Safe Partnership programme. Year 8 students had the opportunity to visit the Civil War Centre in Newark or the Showroom in Lincoln; this was then followed by a STEM activity where the students had to work in teams designing, building and flying an aircraft on a zip line to deliver eggs into a target without breaking them. Well done to FOXTROT group who scored the most accurate plane. They were also visited by the Lincoln Owl Trust and were given the opportunity to handle a variety of owls. Students were informed that the primary aim of caring for injured animals is to return them to the wild. Many Year 7 students took part in the London Theatre trip and for those who remained in school were given the opportunity to take part in the Lincoln Cultural Visit to the Castle, Cathedral and the Collection. There were also many other activities that took place in school for all 3 year groups to enhance the students learning and encourage them to work together in teams and develop skills in communication and cooperation. During this time we had many visitors to the school who worked with our students to make this annual event a success and all of the visitors were extremely complimentary about how all the students in our academy were polite, well behaved and cooperative in all of the activities.

As part of Conscience Week, a group of year 7s and 8s went to London with the English department. In the evenings, we went to two theatre productions: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. In the daytime, we went to The Making of Harry Potter, Shrek Adventure World and the London Eye. We stayed in a luxury hotel in London, with breakfast in the hotel and loads of different types of food to pick from. We set off early on Monday morning on the coach. The highlight of the coach journey was when we had a problem with the air conditioning, as it was dripping onto the driver, a television and some of the students. We were happy to get to London, and quickly checked into the hotel. We had around an hour to unpack and get used to our rooms until we had to go down to the reception, before we got back on the coach to go to a restaurant, the Hard Rock Café. We all gathered on tables - and most of us had a cheeseburger. After the café, we went to a theatre to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The staging was fantastic and really brought the characters to life. In the morning, we got changed and went downstairs for breakfast.

After breakfast, we had some downtime in our rooms before we got on the coach and headed to Central London. We got to go on the London Eye, where everyone took thousands of pictures of the view.

We could see Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. When we got off the London Eye we went straight to Shrek Adventure World and it was really cool! There were people dressed as the characters from Shrek and there were plenty of tasks to do there. After, we all got a picture with Shrek and left with our groups after the massive struggle to get to an elevator! When we met up with everyone, we were allowed to go around without teachers in groups of 3. We all met up again and went back on the coach to another café, the Rainforest Café. There were special effects: thunder noises and lights to replicate lightning and a fake gorilla that kept making gorilla noises! When we finished eating, we went back onto the coach and went to another theatre to watch Matilda. Out of both performances, I would say that I liked Matilda the best because it was more entertaining and was like the film, which I love! After Matilda, we got on to the coach again and back to the hotel. The next day was interesting as well. After breakfast, we went by

coach to the Making of Harry Potter. In there was all the props from the actual film! After looking around and getting pictures, we got on the coach again to go home. It was a long ride again, but well worth it.

Overall, it was an amazing trip and my favourite part was going on the London Eye to see all the great views.

London


Sports Day 2016


Congratulations to Francis House who won the cup this year!

Sporting Successes We are delighted to share with you that we have several students with us who play their chosen sport at County level: Katherine Mulligan - Netball George Wood - Badminton Albert Wood - Badminton Dylan Ramm - Cricket Congratulations to them all for reaching such a high standard.

Academy Trust Primary Sports Day For the fourth year in a row our family of Catholic Primary Schools gathered at St Peter and St Paul for a day of competitive sport. 150 children arrived at 10am for a short sport-focused liturgy from Mr Brogan and his Chaplaincy Team, and were then divided into 5 teams named after famous tennis players (a nod towards our recent Wimbledon visit!). The teams then competed ferociously against one another in cricket, rounders, mat-ball and football to accumulate as many points as possible. As in previous years Mr Henderson had created a giant digital scoreboard where pupils could track the progress of their team. As the day came to a climax the screen was blacked out to hide the final result, but when it was revealed, Team Raonic had triumphed much to the delight of its delirious members! A huge thank you to all involved, especially our team of SSPP Sports Leaders who helped the day run so smoothly.

After the rain delay of 29th June we had a lovely day for sports day with a really excellent spirit from all three houses with particular mention to Mr Clark’s drums to keep the noise levels nice and high. The event was enhanced with the stalls run by the Year 8 and Mr Challenger’s BBQ and the competition standard was high with 3 school records broken: Alex Atkinson 800m Joshua Chandler 80m Paige Crampton 80m Results At the end there were wins for : Y7 – francis Y8 – Francis Y9 – Bernadette Y10 – Francis Overall victory for Francis!


Summer Art Gallery

A selection of GCSE Fine Art pieces from our very talented Year 11 pupils


Air Ambulance Money raised far is a whopping..... £1622.58

Young Carers

In April we had 3 visits from Clive Yates from the Lincolnshire Carers and Carers Trust. Clive presented assemblies to Francis, Hugh and Bernadette Houses to bring awareness to staff and pupils about the day to day lives of how a Young Carer may live and what they may go through. The message that came across was that circumstances change so you may not be caring for anyone at the moment but due to an accident, mental illness, injury etc. you could be caring for someone in your family. If this does happen please do not feel that you have to cope on your own as here at SSPP we will make every effort to help you with your school work, homework and someone to talk to. Mrs Rodak, based in the Newman Centre is the Key Worker for Young Carers and available should you need any help or advice.

The Student Council has been fund raising throughout the year with our May non-uniform day (an additional one) raising over £500 for ‘Sophie’s Journey’, a charity cause that the students have chosen to support. This is alongside our main charity this year the Air Ambulance. Many thanks to all parents for continuing to support us. We look forward to the new academic year when a new set of representative students join us and new roles and responsibilities established within the council. This will be moving from a string of successes this year again not least achieving Gold Award for Student Council work.

Student Council


Charities we have supported this year

NOV 2015

Sponsored swim for Cancer Research UK Mrs E Scumaci Academy Governor

545.00 545.00

22/10/15 Cake Bake – RSPCA Mrs S McPhail and Tutor Group

55.80 600.80

22/10/15 Non-Uniform Day – Europe Refuge Crisis Appeal – British Red Cross

Whole School 687.21 1288.01

28/11/15 Air Ambulance Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire – Non Uniform Day

Mrs E Scumaci 6th Formers and one Year 11 Pupil

442.84 1730.85

17/12/15 Breathing Matters UCLH Charity – Non Uniform Day School Council 166.41 1897.26

17/12/15 Air Ambulance Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire – Non Uniform Day

Whole School/School Council

499.24 2396.50

NOV 2015

The Royal British Legion – Poppy Appeal – Sale of Poppies (Reception)

Whole School 87.62 2484.12

25/02/16 HCPT – Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2016

Non Uniform Day 12 Feb 2016

357.87 2841.99

25/02/16 LNAACT (AIR AMBULANCE LINCOLNSHIRE AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE)

Non Uniform Day 12 Feb 2016

357.88 3199.87

110316 JAILBREAK FOR KIDSCAN – CAKE SALE – EX PUPIL – CARRIE-ANN HALLETT

CARRIE-ANN HAL-LETT

40.30 3240.17

240316 NON UNIFORM DAY 24 MARCH 2016 – SOPHIES JOURNEY

WHOLE SCHOOL 322.63 3562.80

240316 NON UNIFORM DAY 24 MARCH 2016 – LINCS AND NOTTS AIR AMBULANCE


091616 NON UNIFORM DAY 27 MAY 2016 – SOPHIE’S JOURNEY CHARITY


Over the past year the Academy has reached out into the three parishes. It was decided that each of the three houses; Bernadette, Francis and Hugh would lead a Sunday Mass in one of the Parishes. First up was Bernadette who led mass in St Hugh’s Church on the Feast of Christ the King (Youth Sunday). On Sunday 1st May Hugh house led the 11am Mass in St Peter & St Paul’s Church supported by both Pupils and staff, it was good to be able to promote the Academy. On Monday 2nd of May at 7pm pupils and staff attended the 50th anniversary of St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church. It was a wonderful occasion to be in the presence of most of the past parish and assistant priests. Our final Mass of the year was led by Francis house in Our Lady of Lincoln Church on Saturday 25th June at 6.30pm. It was a wonderful experience to be able to celebrate Mass with the different Catholic communities around Lincoln. It is hoped the involvement with the three parishes can be built upon over the coming years.

Chaplaincy

Important Academy Information

Every Day Matters Important Information to Pupil Attendance

Change to persistent absentee threshold In an endeavour to improve overall pupil attendance, the Government has implemented a change in the persistent absentee threshold from 85% to 90%. This means that any pupil with an attendance of 90% or less will be classed as a ‘persistent absentee’. This is irrespective of the reasons given for the absences and it does not matter whether the absences have been authorised by the Academy or not. The fact that they have missed 10% of their education is what is important. We do not routinely authorise absences when a student’s attendance is below 90%. We as an Academy, will take swift action. These actions may include meetings in school, home visits by our Educational Welfare Officer or the issuing of Fixed Penalty Warning Notices or legal proceedings against the parents or carers of pupils who are persistently absent.

Medical evidence If your child is unwell and is absent from school for three consecutive days or more, we request that you provide medical evidence in support of the absence. Should your child’s school attendance become a concern, you will be asked to provide medical notes/evidence for all absences. Absences for which we do not receive medical evidence will not be authorised.

Medical appointments In order to minimise absences from school due to medical appointments from September 2016, we ask that all medical appointments are made outside of school hours unless vital or due to an emergency. I would like to thank you in anticipation of your co-operation in helping your child maintain a high level of school attendance in order to meet the exceptionally stringent parameters set by the Government.

NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS GCSE RESULTS

THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2016

YEAR 11 STUDENTS MAY COLLECT THEIR RESULTS AFTER 8.30AM ON RESULTS’ DAY. STUDENTS IN YEARS 7 TO 10 MAY ATTEND SCHOOL AFTER 10.00AM IF THEY WISH TO COLLECT RESULTS; OTHERWISE RESULTS

WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE ACADEMY IN SEPTEMBER

RESULTS WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT BY

TELEPHONE OR EMAIL UNDER ANY

CIRCUMSTANCES

NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS GCE RESULTS

THURSDAY 18 AUGUST 2016

YEAR 13 STUDENTS MAY COLLECT THEIR RESULTS AFTER 8.00AM ON RESULTS’ DAY. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO YEAR 13 STUDENTS AND THEREFORE YEAR 12

STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND SCHOOL AFTER 9.30AM TO COLLECT THEIR

RESULTS

RESULTS WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT BY TELEPHONE OR EMAIL UNDER ANY

CIRCUMSTANCES

FORM - 8.40 – 9.05 Period 1 - 9.05 – 9.55 Period 2 - 9.55 – 10.45 BREAK - 10.45 – 11.05 Period 3 - 11.05 – 11.55 Period 4 - 11.55 – 12.45 LUNCH - 12.45 – 13.40 Period 5 - 13.40 – 14.25 Period 6 - 14.25 – 15.15

Timings within the Academy


TERM DATES Michaelmas Term - 2016/2017 Monday 5th September - Years 7 and 12 only Tuesday 6th September - Whole Academy Thursday 20th October - Last day of term Friday 21st October - Staff Inset

Christmas Term Monday 31st October - Whole Academy Tuesday 20th December - Last day of term Epiphany Term Tuesday 3rd January - Whole Academy Friday 10th February - Last day of term

Easter Term Monday 20th February - Staff Inset Friday 31st March - Last day of term Friday 14th April - Good Friday Monday 17th April - Easter Monday

Whitsun Term Tuesday 18thApril - Whole Academy Monday 1st May - Bank Holiday Friday 26th May - Last day of term

Trinity Term Monday 5th June - Whole Academy Wednesday 19th July - Last day of term Thursday 20th July - Staff Inset

Following the decision of the High Court in the Isle of Wight case, regarding fixed penalty notices (FPNs), the Government has stated that they are intending to review the judgment and are likely to amend the legislation to address this apparent loophole. However, in the interim, the Local Authority have issued the following interim guidance:

- A family holiday still has to meet the challenge of being an exceptional circumstance, if it does not, it should be unauthorised

NOTICE REGARDING HOLIDAYS OUT OF TERM


September 2016 - Uniform List Girls Maroon Blazer with school badge Gold and maroon school tie Grey knee-length panel skirt/pleated skirt Grey trousers Plain grey jumper with maroon edging Plain white shirt Black/grey socks or tights Sensible black shoes (max 2” heel) Shoes should be plain with no decoration Plain navy or black coat

Boys Maroon Blazer with school badge Gold and maroon school tie Grey trousers Plain grey jumper with maroon edging Plain white shirt Sensible black Plain navy or black coat The Academy PE kit is only available to purchase from Uniform Direct.

Essential Items Unisex PE Shirt 30 - 32 £7.99 34 – 44 £8.99 46 – 50 £9.00 Shorts Junior £3.99 Senior £4.99 Socks All sizes £4.99 Optional Items Rugby Shirt 30/32 £14.99 34 – 44 £16.99 46 – 52 £18.99 Hoody All sizes £14.99 Tracksuit Bottoms All sizes £12.99

Bernadette Francis Hugh

Only one small ear stud per ear, in the lower ear lobe, is permitted. Nose studs, tongue studs, stretchers and other piercings are NOT PERMITTED. Extreme haircuts and unnatural colours, as decided by the school, are not acceptable.


And finally,

Welcome to the second newsletter from the Governing Body.

It is hard to believe that we have reached the end of a another academic year, but here we are having said goodbye to our current year 11 and 13 who are now anxiously awaiting their results! We would like to wish them every success with the next step of their journey and offer a warm welcome to the students that will be returning to continue their education with us.

Once again our students continue to be active within the academy life, contributing to student council meetings where all the important decisions are made. The students have been busy fundraising, which this year is in excess of £4,500 and not forgetting the wonderful performance ‘Disco Inferno’ enjoyed by all who experienced this feast of musical theatre.

My role within the Governing Body is that of Foundation Governor. This is a new role for me having been a Parent Governor for the past three years, it consists of sitting on the Curriculum and Standards Committee, this covers standards and other matters relating to the Academy curriculum and policies whilst ensuring that SSPP promotes the highest standard of education for your child to reach their potential. I also sit on the Spirituality Committee which looks at and evaluates all aspects of Catholic life within the academy to see how it can be improved and to ensure that all denominations are welcomed. I am Link Governor to the RE, ADT, Performing Arts, P.E. and Vocational Education departments and meet with the respective subject leaders regularly to support and gain an improved understanding of what the school does well and what, from the staff members’ perspective, needs further work or resources. The information I gain from these meetings is then fed back to the Full Governing Body meetings every term. It is a fulfilling role and I enjoy the mutual trust and understanding that has been gained from my time as a Governor within the academy.

I also attend the 'Parent Forum’ meetings as a governor and as a parent which are held once a term along with Mr Keogh and Mr Wilkinson. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to come along and have an informal discussion with the academy leaders about where the academy is going, to catch up on news and to find out what changes may be ahead, for instance at some of our recent discussions we talked about: the efficiency of school buses, the new parent pay scheme and also how school trips are run. It provides a great platform to be involved in school life and make positive contributions to the changes that are being made within the academy, whilst this is yet another commitment for parents in an already hectic family schedule if you would like to come along you we would love to see you.

As a governing body we have seen a few changes over the last year with governors terms coming to a natural end and others leaving for personal reasons. We will be welcoming some new governors in September and look forward to their contribution, inspiration and support that they will be offering to the academy. A full list of all the governors can be found on the academy website. We have survived a challenging year and we have seen many positive changes in the academy framework but these are exciting times and we are set to face another challenging year ahead, setting suitable aims and objectives, also agreeing that policies, targets and priorities are being achieved.

At SSPP we are fortunate to have a leadership team, teaching and support staff that create a safe and wonderful learning environment promoting individuality and growth for each student to reach their full potential. We would also like to thank

Fr John Kyne for participating in all aspects of the ecumenical year who manages to not only sit on the governing body but also say Holy Mass and attend feast day celebrations. A very special thank you must go out to Deacon Peter Brogan who is stepping down as our chaplain, he has been instrumental with the spiritual life of the academy and is respected by students and staff alike. He will be missed in this role although Deacon Peter will still be around to offer support and spiritual guidance to all that may need it! On behalf of the Governing Body we would like to thank all the staff for their continued commitment to the academy, all the students for their commitment to study and how they represent the academy in such a fabulous way, all the parents who offer support helping to make the academy a success, last but not least we would like to thank our chair Mr Mike Holmes whose commitment and leadership have guided us through this challenging year. We wish you all a happy and restful summer break.

JULY 2016 SSPP NEWS

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