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Headteacher’s DEAR PARENTS Message Dear parents, As we approach the final stages of the academic year and my first term as Headteacher, I thought you might like to read some updates from your school. It’s been a busy - and hot - few weeks with a number of exciting things taking place. As you are aware, in the last few weeks we have made some changes to our behaviour policy which is progressing positively; perhaps more importantly, we are following this review of our sanctions with a much greater focus on recognition and rewards. Linked to the new planner - which you can read about later on - we will be reinvigorating our house point and rewards system as of September to give staff and students more chances to celebrate success. We’ll keep you posted on our progress in this area once the new systems are embedded but, in the meantime, thank you for the support you give us in our endeavours to ensure children at Stokesley School can learn in a disruption-free, safe, purposeful and positive environment. Looking back to the Spring Term, we had a somewhat unexpected visit from Her Majesty’s Inspectors. Ofsted arrived in February and were highly complimentary about the work of the school stating that we continue to be a ‘good’ school but have the capacity to improve further in the coming years. Everything we do here at Stokesley School is driven by the passion we have for young people and the capacity a strong education has to open doors in their future; however, we are also motivated by the opportunity Ofsted have given us to make some changes and improve the school even more. In terms of more practical matters, work is currently starting at the school on refurbishments to our gym and changing areas; this is being funded by a successful bid for money from the Department for Education. There will be some disruption during these last two weeks and the early part of the autumn term, but we just know it will all be worth it in the end. You’ll see from the updates and items contained within this newsletter that Stokesley School is a wonderful place to learn, full of students who develop more than just their academic knowledge and are growing into the confident, happy individuals we all want them to be. Also, don’t forget to read the general updates at the end of the newsletter; these provide you with important information about the end and start of term arrangements as well as uniform ordering cut-off dates. Finally, I wish you all well for the summer holidays, whatever you are doing. We look forward to welcoming our students back in September refreshed and ready for the next stage of their educational journey.
LET’S EXPLORE Mrs Millett, Headteacher KEEP IN TOUCH
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