Parents/Carers Update

Planned industrial action of the NEU: 1 February

Highfields School will remain open to year 11, year 12, year 13 and vulnerable students on 1 February for the one-day planned industrial action of the NEU.

Students will be based on one site only on this day and buses will operate as usual to drop off students at Lumsdale (upper school site) – please see letter issued via Weduc on 25.1.23 for full details of the arrangements.

Volunteers for Year 11 Mock Interviews – Thursday 16 February

We are holding mock interviews for our year 11 students on 16 February, and we are reaching out to parents/carers to see if anyone has experience at interviewing in the workplace and would be free to help in holding individual interview sessions with some of our Y11 students.

We held interviews for our previous Y11 cohort and feedback from both students and volunteers indicated that the day was a big success.

Interviews will last around 10-15 minutes each and volunteers will be provided with a list of questions (although we are happy for you to ask your own questions if you would prefer). Students will be expected to bring a copy of their CV to discuss, and interviewers would ideally be able to give some quick feedback on both their interview and CV. The aim is to give students the experience of an inperson interview and what to expect.

Interviews are taking place face to face at our Lumsdale site with the following session times available:

 Session 1: 9.00am until 10.45am

 Session 2: 11.00am until 12.40pm

 Session 3: 1.40pm until finish (hopefully no later than 3pm)

If you are able to attend one or more sessions, please contact Mrs Bromwich (kalcock@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk) and we will provide full details for you.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Y11 mock exams – February/March

Y11 students will start their mock exams on Monday 27 February in the sports hall. Students will be given their exam timetable shortly and this will also be uploaded to the school website.

Action Required:

Y9 vaccinations for Teenage Booster (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Polio) and Meningitis ACWY & Y10 catch up vaccinations

The School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) for Derbyshire and Derby City will be offering all year 9 students the Teenage Booster (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio) and Meningitis ACWY vaccinations on 7 February 2023.

Year 9 parents/carers are required to complete the consent form via the link below: www.derbyshireandcityimms.co.uk/Forms/DTP. The option to consent or decline the vaccination is at the end of the questionnaire so please complete the form whether you are consenting or not. School code: DD112950

Y10 catch up vaccinations: for students who missed their immunisations in Y9 but where consent was provided, the immunisation team will be able to give catch up vaccinations on 7 February along with the Y9s.

Further information about vaccinations offered in school can be accessed via the link below or on the NHS website:

A Guide to Immunisations for Young People www.derbyshirefamilyhealthservice.nhs.uk/our-services/5-10-years/school-age-immunisations

If you experience any problems, please contact the School Age Immunisation Team.

Repton: 01283 707178

Clay Cross: 01246 252953

DCHST.immunisationteam@nhs.net

Highfields and Cluster School’s Family Support Team would like to invite you to our

Forthcoming events: January & February

Tuesday 31 January: Y11 virtual parent consultation evening

Tuesday 7 February: Y9 TDP/Men ACWY immunisations in school / Y10 catch up

Tuesday 14 February: Y8 virtual parent consultation evening

Thursday 16 February: Y11 mock interviews (during the day)

Monday 27 February: Y11/Y13 mock exams start

School sport and sports leaders news

Mrs Allen, School Sports Co-ordinator

Youth Sport Trust Inclusive Sport Week

During the week several webinars have been run by YST covering shots taken, disability sport, school spotlight and inclusive co-creation, as part of inclusive sport week.

Primary Health Day 2023

On Tuesday we held the primary health day at Lumsdale with students attending from Tansley, Lea, Wessington, South Darley, St Joseph’s, Winster, Elton and Darley Dale primary schools.

Highfields sports leaders assisted and led activities along with external providers providing Zumba led by Kim Robinson of Robinson School of Dance, Martial Arts led by Conrad from Snap Dragons and Mark and Andrew from Outspoken cycles.

Students rode bikes to make smoothies and took part in time challenges. Leaders also assisted students to fill in health booklets and relay races.

This was an exciting event which all the schools loved taking part in. We received numerous comments of praise for our Highfields leaders especially Hana B, Tom W, Isla W and Jenson J –well done to all taking part!

FA Girls National Webinar

On Thursday Mrs Allen and Miss Paley took part in the FA Girls national webinar, in preparation for the forthcoming sessions with our Girl FA leaders who will be running activities on Wednesday 8 March - the national day of girls football for both primary and secondary students.

Advance Notice:

Tuesday 31 January – KS1 multi-sports at Lumsdale, sports hall.

Student Bulletin

Week commencing Monday 30 January 2023: Week B

Y9 geography fieldwork in lessons (all week)

Monday: Y9 assembly

Tuesday: Y7 and Y10 assembly Y11 virtual parent consultation evening

Wednesday: Y11, Y12, Y13 and vulnerable students only in school due to NEU industrial action. All students working from home to work on Show My Homework. Y11 assembly

Thursday: Y8 and sixth form assembly

Friday: -

See the list of extra-curricular activities taking place at lunch time and after school each day on both school sites.

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Tuesday

Wednesday