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Southern Entrance
We would like to remind parents and carers that the gate at the southern entrance will be locked at 08:23 each morning. Students arriving after this time should enter via the main entrance in Cricklefield Place.
Safeguarding The welfare and safety of our students is our priority. We do everything possible to ensure our students’ safety, both within the school community and outside of school, including working with relevant agencies to address any issues related to child protection. Students are informed of who they should go to should they have a concern about their own safety or the safety of others. At INA, all staff have regular safeguarding training to ensure that they are able to meet their statutory responsibilities. We also have a number of staff who are designated to respond to any child protection concerns and to liaise with social services: Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Leanne Abbott-Jones Vice Principal Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Tam Broadway Primary Headteacher Sugra Alibhai Head of Sixth Form Designated Child Protection Officers Patrick Ball (Online safety) Amreen Patel Pardeep Chaggar Jag Singh Gareth Marshall-Jones David Wilson Mariam Mayet You can find the INA Safeguarding policy, Child Protection policy and other related policies and procedures on the Academy’s website.
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Dear Parents and Carers, On Tuesday we hosted our Community Party for elderly neighbours. Once again, the staff and students made a fantastic effort to put on a memorable party with delicious food, impressive music and drama, bingo, presents, cards and a grand raffle! Thank you to everyone who contributed and, in particular, to Ms McEvoy for her organisation of the event. On Thursday, we held our annual Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas lunch. I’d like to say a huge thank you to Mr Illes and his team for putting on such a wonderful Christmas lunch. The food was fantastic and it expressed perfectly the community spirit that exists at INA – family dining at its best! As I write, we are looking forward to the end of term Winter Concert on Thursday 19th December. This year more students than ever are taking part. The rehearsals have sounded wonderful. I know that it will be a night to remember! Students are very welcome to attend this concert as members of the audience. However, all students must be accompanied by a parent/ carer whom they sit with. Mr Coughlin has written to the parents of all performers with details of how to get tickets. Tickets will also be available for parents to purchase directly from main reception and went on sale on Tuesday 10th December. Please note that entry is by ticket only and, to comply with health and safety regulations about capacity, we are unable to admit anyone without a ticket, including small children and babies. I look forward to seeing you at the Awards Assemblies next week. The Year 7 awards assembly is on Monday 16th December at 8.55am. Awards assemblies for Years 8-11 take place on Friday 20th December (details later in the newsletter) and students will be dismissed after the final awards assemblies at 1.00pm. Further details are in the newsletter. As we will have an INSET day on Monday 6th January, we look forward to seeing the students back on Tuesday 7th January 2020 at 8.25am. This along with other key dates for the start of next term are in this week's newsletter. With all best wishes,
Jo Spencer
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A Warm Invite to INA’s End of Autumn Term Awards Assemblies Monday 16th December - Year 7 Friday 20th December - Years 8, 9, 10 & 11 On Monday 16th December and Friday 20th December we will be holding our end of term awards assemblies. This is an important opportunity for the staff, students, governors and parents/carers to formally celebrate our students’ achievements. There will be a separate assembly for each year group. Please note the times and locations as follows:
Monday 16th December
8.55-9.45 Year 7 Awards assembly
Friday 20th December 11.05am Year 8 Awards Assembly Dining Hall Year 10 Awards Assembly KS3 Hall 12.00pm Year 9 Awards Assembly Dining Hall Year 11 Awards Assembly KS3 Hall 1.00pm Students dismissed At the assemblies we will be presenting awards in recognition of student progress in their BRIDGES dispositions. We will also celebrate academic progress and attainment, personal progress and excellent attendance. We believe that it is important that every student is represented by a parent at the assembly for their year group. If you would like to attend, please ask your son/ daughter to collect tickets for the awards assembly from his/her form tutor. Please request your tickets by Wednesday 11th December. Due to limited capacity, we are unable to accommodate very many additional family members. However, if you would like additional places, please notify the school office and we will do our best to allocate an additional ticket. I look forward to seeing you during these special celebrations
Ms J Spencer, Interim Principal
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Year 9 Progress Meeting Thursday 9th January 2020 2:30 – 6:30pm Year 9 Progress Meeting is calendared for Thursday 9th January 2020 from 2:30-6:30pm. All students will complete lessons P1 – 4a (Year 10 and Year 11 students will complete lesson 4a as per KS3 timings). P4a will finish for all students at 1:05pm. Students who are eligible for Free School Meals who request lunch in advance (via form tutors) can collect a lunch bag from the KS3 desk area as they leave. Tutors will escort students to the KS3 gate at 1:15pm where students are expected to go directly home and return between 2:30-6:30pm with parents/carers. Students are expected to attend with an adult family member in full school uniform. The last appointment is 6:25pm for a 6:30pm finish. Staff will set Independent Learning for Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 in advance for P5 and 6. The school will be closed to Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 from 1:15pm. Enrichments and detentions will not take place. Mr M Crowther-Green Assistant Principal
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Year 11 News Supporting your child through GSCEs Key Dates Date
Event
20th December 2019
End of term awards assembly
13th – 31st January 2020 Year 11 Mock exams - all subjects 24th February 2020
Year 11 students receive reports
5th March 2020
Sixth Form Interviews
10th March 2020
GCSE Exams meeting (all parents and students required to attend) 5-6pm
11th May 2020
GCSE Exams begin
A full calendar of all Year 11 key dates and subject deadlines can be found on the website under ‘Community and Carreers\Resources for Parents’. We look forward to continuing to work in close partnership with you to support your child as they approach their GCSEs and beyond. Ms Abbott-Jones, Vice Principal
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Spring Mock Examination Timetable Year 11
Spring Mock Examination Timetable Janurary 2020 January 2020 Times unless stated
AM P1 P2
Mon 13th Jan
Tue 14th Jan
Wed 13th Nov
Thu 14th Nov
Fri 15th Nov
English Literature paper 1 105 mins
External Exam BTEC Business Unit 3 120 mins
Geography paper 2 90 mins
Computer Science paper 1 90 mins
Maths paper 2 90 mins
Combined Science Chemistry 1 75 mins
PE paper 1 60 mins
Combined Science Physics 1 75 mins
Chemistry 1 105 mins
History paper 1 Early Elizabethan England 50 mins
Physics 1 105 mins
History paper 1 Medicine through time 75 mins
P3
Combined Science Biology 1 75 mins
P4
Biology 1 105 mins
PM P5 P6
Maths paper 1 90 mins
External Exam Applied Science BTEC Unit 1 Section A 40 mins
Religious Studies paper 1 Christianity 105 mins
French Writing Foundation 70 mins Higher 80 mins
Times unless stated
Mon 20th Jan
Tue 21st Jan
Wed 22nd Jan
Thu 23rd Jan
Fri 24th Jan
History paper 3 USA Civil rights and Vietnam 120 mins
Computer Science paper 2 52 students
Maths paper 3 90 mins
Spanish Writing Foundation 70 mins Higher 80 mins
Drama 90 mins
P3
Combined Science Biology 2 75 mins
French Reading Foundation 45 mins Higher 60 mins
PE Paper 2 60 mins
Combined Science Chemistry 2 75 mins
Combined Science Physics 2 75 mins
P4
Biology 2 105 mins
Chemistry 2 105 mins
Physics 2 105 mins
AM P1 P2
PM P5
Religious Studies paper 2 Islam 105 mins
French Listening Spanish Reading Foundation 35 mins Foundation Higher 45 mins Foundation 45 mins Higher 60 mins Design Technology 90 mins
Spanish Listening Foundation 35 mins Higher 45 mins
Music 75 mins
ART Exam: All day - Thursday 30th January - Art rooms
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Junaid is always open to reflecting on his mistakes. This has helped him make many positive changes this academic year.
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Save the date! Tuesday 14th January 2020—Year 9 Options Evening We are pleased to invite all parents and carers of our Year 9 students, and the students themselves, to our Year 9 Options Evening on Tuesday 14th January 2020.
9ISAC:
Open from 5pm to 5.45pm
Talk at 5.15pm
9NEW:
Open from 5.45pm to 6.30pm
Talk at 6pm
This is an essential opportunity to explore the subjects on offer, understand how the options process will work and reflect on factors to consider when making decisions about option choices. Browse subject stalls, pick up information and ask lots of questions of both our teachers and some of our GCSE students. This evening is your chance to find out about how the options system will work and pick up your options guide and form.
Make sure to catch one of the explanatory talks: 5.15pm for 9ISAC 6pm for 9NEW
Should there be a problem with the slot allocated to your child’s tutor group, contact the school as soon as possible and we will investigate the possibility of joining the other session. Mr Clift-Matthews, Assistant Principal
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Winter Concert 2019 The INA Winter Concert will take place this year on Thursday 19th December at 6:30pm. It promises to be a fantastic festival of music making, inspired by music from around the world, which celebrates some of the wonderful performances that the students of INA have been rehearsing this term. Performers will need to arrive at INA by 6:00pm at the latest. The performance will run until approximately 8:30pm. Please note that audience members will not be allowed to enter the school building until 6:20pm and I would recommend not arriving before then as I don’t want you to have to wait outside in the cold! The dress code for student performers is all black (smart) with a GOLD accessory. Shoes must be smart and may only be trainers if they are entirely black. Shirt, trousers, suits, dresses, skirts and ties are all acceptable forms of smart dress. The accessory could be a belt, tie, braces, head-scarf, jewellery, laces etc. Your child will find out if they are performing in the concert by Monday 9th December. Students are very welcome to attend this concert as members of the audience. However, all students must be accompanied by a parent/carer whom they sit with. We believe that this will really enhance the experience for both the audience and the performers and allow everyone to focus completely on the performers who have worked so hard to make the Winter Concert happen. Any students/children who turn up without an adult supervisor or who move to sit away from their parent/carer will be removed from the performance, even if they have a ticket. Tickets: Tickets will be available from KS3 reception when your child returns the reply slip below. Student performers will be eligible for 2 tickets each. There is not enough space in the hall for every performer to have 2 tickets so they will be issued on a first come first served basis. A small number of tickets will also be available for parents to purchase directly from main reception and will go on sale on Tuesday 10th December. I am sure that you are all aware that times are hard at the moment for school budgets. After 9 years of austerity we are so proud that we are still able to offer our ground-breaking music programme at INA. However, to support the long term sustainability of our big band project we are charging £2 for adult tickets and £1 for student tickets. Not only will you be hard pressed to find such a high quality, varied and enjoyable evening of musical entertainment for this price anywhere in London, by purchasing tickets, you will also be supporting the INA music programme for years to come. Key information - please keep for your records: Winter Concert - Thursday 19th December - 6:30pm start (6:00pm arrival for performers) Student/child audience members must be accompanied by an adult & must sit with an adult Tickets are £2 for adults and £1 for children and are available at KS3 reception after return of the reply slip Babies and small children must have a ticket due to health and safety regulations Kind regards, Mr Coughlin, Head of Music/Assistant Principal
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INA Attendance and Punctuality Regular attendance is a crucial factor in students’ educational development and success in achieving their full potential. Missing out on education and learning leaves students vulnerable to falling behind, putting them under unnecessary pressure. At Isaac Newton Academy every student is expected to maintain 100% attendance.
Punctuality
All students need to be present on site and ready for line up no later than 8.25am each day and as such we advise students to be through the school gates (side entrance and southern entrance) no later than 8.23am.
Reporting of child’s absence
In line with INA attendance policy it is the parent/ carer's responsibility to phone the school by 8.15am on each day of an absence. If you fail to contact the school to inform us of your child’s absence we may take the necessary steps to ensure your child is safe. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the INA Attendance policy.
Year group and form attendance for last week
Tutor 7A 7C 7E 7I 7N 7S 7W Total
% Tutor % Tutor 96.2 8A 92.4 9A 90.8 8C 95.8 9C 98.7 8E 98.0 9E 92.3 8I 93.5 9I 95.2 8N 91.6 9N 94.2 8S 96.2 9S 93.6 8W 94.1 9W 94.4 Total 94.5 Total
% Tutor % Tutor % 91.2 10A 90.4 11A 93.0 94.8 10C 92.8 11C 90.5 97.6 10E 93.2 11I 87.1 93.3 10I 97.7 11N 90.0 97.8 10N 96.0 11S 92.3 91.2 10S 97.2 11T 90.4 96.8 10W 96.5 11W 89.2 94.5 Total 94.8 Total 90.3
Absences immediately before or after a school holiday If your child is absent before or after a school holiday we must see evidence for the absence. This may be medical evidence if your child is unwell, or evidence of flight delays or circumstances beyond your control. We cannot authorise any absences before or after a holiday without this evidence and you risk being issued with a penalty notice.
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Years 10 and 11 Be sure to purchase a GCSE Science revision guide and workbook Contains revision notes, exam practice Qs, glossary of key words and more
Combined Science students - ÂŁ9 Separate Science students - ÂŁ12
(for three books: Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
Collect books from Mr Golinski (T17) on Wednesdays/Fridays after school once purchased
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Autumn Term 2019 Monday 2nd September - Friday 20th December 2019 Key Dates Monday 16th December
Year 7 Awards Assembly 8:55am
Thursday 19th December
Winter Concert
Friday 20th December
Year 8-11 - Awards Assemblies
Spring Term 2020 Monday 6th January –Friday 3rd April 2020 INSET Days Monday 6th January Monday 3rd February Independent Learning Day
Friday 14th February Thursday 5th March
Key Dates Monday 6th January
INSET - No school for students
Tuesday 7th January
Back to school for students
Thursday 9th January
Year 9 Progress Meetings - 2:30–6:30pm
Monday 13th January
Year 11 Mock Examinations begin
Tuesday 14th January
Options evening
Tuesday 21st January
Sixth Form Open Evening
Friday 24th January
Sixth Form Application deadline
Monday 27th January
Options interviews begin
Tuesday 28th January
Year 12 & 13 Progress Meetings 2:30–6:30pm
Wednesday 29th January
BRIDGES mentoring 1:45pm
Friday 31st January
Year 11 Mock Examinations end
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