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Parents/Carers Update
from Issue 13
Y9 GCSE options update
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We have started talking to year 9 students this week about options. This started with an assembly to introduce the process. The deadline for making initial option choices is 6 February and we will be collecting students’ options electronically via Microsoft Forms. This form will be sent out to students by email the week before deadline week.
The options process is fully outlined in the first section of the Student Options Booklet which all students will be given after Christmas. Detailed information on individual option subjects in the can be found in the KS4 Curriculum Booklet on the school website: https://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/KS4-Curriculum-Guide-202324-1.pdf. There is a virtual options evening taking place on 11 January, which will also be available for you to download to enable you to hear about the process if you are unable to attend. All of our resources are online and copies of the KS4 Curriculum Guide and student booklet can be found on our website (https://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/students/year-9-gcse-options/). We would like to wish all our students every success with their future studies. If you require further information please contact Miss Esposito who will direct your enquiry to the appropriate member of staff aesposito@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk.
Reminder: Christmas jumper/non-uniform day
A reminder that the last day of term, Wednesday 21 December (22 December is a CPD day and no students are in school) will be non-uniform/Christmas jumper day. Students and staff are encouraged to wear a Christmas jumper/non-uniform and donate £1 to support Save the Children. The donation can be made through Parent Pay or on the day to staff on the doors at both sites. The day will be a normal timetabled school day.
Action required: School based flu immunisations for years 7-9
A reminder that the NHS immunisation team will be on site on 19 January 2023 to vaccinate students in years 7, 8 and 9. If you have not yet given consent for your child to have the flu vaccination, please click the link below in order to ensure the immunisation team can order sufficient vaccines to immunise students with consent.
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January 2023 BTEC exams
Students sitting Y11 travel & tourism, Y12/13 business and Y13 sport BTEC exams in January have been made aware of their exam timetables. Links are given below and are also on our website: Year 12/13 BTEC Level 3 External Exam Timetable January 2023 Jan-2023-Y12-Y13-BTEC-Timetable.pdf (highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk) Year 11 BTEC Level 1/2 External Exam Timetable January 2023 Jan-2023-Y11-BTEC-Timetable.pdf (highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk)
Additional Bank Holiday – May
There will be an additional bank holiday on Monday 8 May 2023 in honour of the coronation of King Charles III and school will be closed on this day.
Forthcoming events: December/January
Thursday 22 December: CPD day, no students will be in school. Wednesday 11 January: Y9 virtual options evening (information will follow in the New Year) Tuesday 17 January: Y9 virtual parent consultation evening Thursday 19 January: Y7, 8 & 9 flu vaccinations in school Wednesday 25 January: Evening of Theatre (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Thursday 26 January: Evening of Theatre (Bowler Hall, Starkholmes) Tuesday 31 January: Y11 virtual parent consultation evening
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