The term is now in full swing and the students are rising to the challenge in their subjects. It has been a very positive start to the term with attendance rates high and student behaviour first rate. I have spoken to many students over the last two weeks and all of them have informed me that they feel that they are working hard and are being pushed hard in lessons. Homework is also kicking in and students should expect to receive homework on a daily basis and complete it to the best of their ability. It has been a busy week with large numbers of parents attending the Year 10 Parent Information Evening. This was an opportunity for parents to study student work and speak to teachers about the GCSE courses that their sons and daughters are embarking on. There were also presentations by Miss Dyer and myself which provided some practical guidance to parents to support their children to achieve their best in the GCSE exams in 2016. I very much hope that parents found this useful and I would welcome any feedback in this regard. Please do email me on jluck@rodingvalley.net if you have any comments about the event. On Friday of this week we welcomed the Governing Body to spend the day seeing the school on a working day. Governors met students, observed lessons, toured the site and met with members of the Senior Leadership Team. It was certainly a full day and the feedback from the governors was enormously positive about all aspects of the school; from the way the students wear their uniform, to the politeness of students around the site, to the calm yet purposeful atmosphere in lessons. I would like to thank the Governors for their ongoing support and all the work that they do behind the scenes to help make the school such a successful place. I hope that you all have an enjoyable weekend. Mr J Luck Headteacher
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