Newsletter Friday, 12th July 2013 Dear Parents, Carers, As the term is soon coming to an end, we are continuing our consultation on becoming an 11-18 school in September 2014. 1. Consulting Our Students: We completed a student survey on 6th June 2013: 76.6% of our students in Year 10 will be considering staying on in September 2014, and 77.5% of our current Year 9 students have expressed an interest in staying on. There are a number of subjects in which students have expressed an interest such as Art and Design/Biology/ Chemistry/Physics/English language/History/ICT/Mathematics/sports. At this stage we have not decided yet which subjects will run. We have planned a Year 12 information evening in November 2013. 2. Consulting Our Parents: We invited all parents from current Year 10 to attend an evening on 24th June 2013. 44 parents attended the presentation where we explained the vision and plans. Parents were able to also ask questions (see previous newsletter). We have shared our plan with our future Year 7 parents on Thursday 4th July. Parents were very supportive of our move in their feedback.
3. Consulting with the Local Authority Back to the day I was interviewed for the post of Headteacher, I have always said that the way forward for the school would be to become an 11-18. I have discussed this with Steve Cottrell, area manager for the LA in my various meetings with him. Steve Cottrell and Phillip Walker are scheduled to meet with me on 23rd July to discuss our plans further. Further to this, I have spoken to Mark Hoban our MP and Sean Woodward the Leader of Fareham Borough Council regarding the sixth form. You will know that I am very keen to continue to look at best and next practice so my team and I have travelled over 1000 miles recently in the UK , starting the day at 4.30am at times to visit outstanding schools with outstanding Sixth Forms. We want to construct the best and unique model for Fareham Academy. We are intending to consult further with our students’ leadership team in September so that they can contribute to the model. I will submit a business case to the EFA early in September and the Secretary of State will consider the proposal. The purpose of becoming an academy is to make the most of our autonomy. We are confident that we are on the right flight path.
Nadine Powrie Headteacher
Sports Day Reminder All Year 7,8 and 9 students are to wear their PE kit to school. Please bring plenty of fluid, sun cream and a hat.
Newsletter Friday, 12th July 2013 Governor News On Thursday of this week the Governing Body met for the final time under the auspice of Neville Lovett Community School. It was an emotional time for some of our governors who are stepping down from the board after many years of service to the school. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for the amazing dedication, passion and commitment that they have shown. I do know that this school and its community will always have a very special place in their hearts and that they will follow our progress closely. We look forward to meeting up with them again at the opening of the new academy in the autumn term. The details of the members of the new Fareham Academy Governing Body will be shared with you in September when we start on this next phase of the journey to becoming an outstanding school that will include a sixth form provision from September 2014. Elizabeth Webb, Chair of Governors
Chateau Beaumont Year 7 Residential Trip 24th-29th October 2013 : IMPORTANT NOTICE For parents who could not attend the parents information meeting on Monday 8th July in the school main hall (a reminder of the meeting was in the last letter dated 24th June 2013), the presentation is now available on the school VLE. You will need to go on SUBJECTS/MFL/DOCUMENTS. If you have not fully paid the trip you can do so by completing a cheque payable to Fareham Academy by 6th September at the latest. A copy of the last letter is available either from school reception or from any MFL teacher. On Tuesday 16th July, there will be a meeting in A8 at lunchtime for students to choose their dormitories and activity groups. A letter with contact phone numbers will be available from September. For further details please do not hesitate to contact the MFL department or Mr Patel. Magali Ameaux Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Newsletter Friday, 12th July 2013
Year 7 Celebrations Year 7 have celebrated the end of this academic year with a certificate assembly, which was hosted by the Progress Leader for Year 7, Mrs Hoggarth. Three certificates linked to the 3 R’s were awarded by each tutor and Mrs Hoggarth. These were awarded to students who have consistently shown Respect, Responsibility and Resilience over the school year. Mrs Hoggarth also awarded six certificates to students for their commitment to the Governors’ reading programme. Fifteen students received certificates for achieving 100% attendance, a massive achievement and real commitment to their learning. Eighteen students received awards for outstanding attitude to learning, attaining eight or more outstanding grades on their subject review. Sam Niker deserves a special mention for achieving 11/11 outstanding grades this academic year. Finally 7A won the battle of the tutors for attendance achieving 96.12%. The assembly finished with the students giving themselves and their tutors a huge round of applause for their hard work over the last year. Well done do you all! Suzie Hoggarth Progress Leader for Year 7
Attendance Neville Lovett Community School is committed to providing a full and efficient education to all students and we endeavour to provide an environment where all students feel valued and welcome. For a child to reach their full education achievement, a high level of school attendance is essential. We will consistently work towards a goal of 100% attendance for all students. We would like to congratulate the following students who have achieved 100% attendance this academic year, this is a huge achievement. Well done! Name Oliver Caputa
Daniel Ellis
Lewis Holmes
Ryan Crooks
Aaron Blay
Leith Hulbert
Joseph Caputa
Katie Green
Ben Ord
Ashley Coston
Jack Wells
Martin Tree
Heather Goadsby
Thomas Wallace— Stock
Abygail Cushing Joshua Tamblyn Riona Menezes
Leif Lishman
Emily Jones
Tamar Johnston Calum Gillespie
Sam Weller
Nathan Unsted
Jaden Cullen
Sophie Rouse
Talia Reed
Laura Vickery
Emily Proud
Libby Jackson
Owen Waller
Toby Roe
Lauren Conway
George Davies
Harrison Pringle
Lauren Price
James Spratt
Sam Heath
Newsletter Friday, 12th July 2013 HIRA Coffee and Cakes On Wednesday 10th July, HIRA students hosted an event to say thank you to all the people who help them overcome their deafness in the school setting. The students served coffee and homemade cakes to their guests. Among the visitors was Isaac, a trainee Hearing Dog for the Deaf and his trainer, Tracey. HIRA are working hard to establish links with the charities who support them. The event was well received by everyone who attended and Year 5 students who will be joining us next September enjoyed their cakes and meeting everyone!
Parent Information Booklets I am currently in the process of completing a parent information booklet that will include important academy information such as:
Uniform
Procedures for Lateness/Attendance
Eportal for Parents
The Detention/Student Report Card Process
Rewards
Assemblies
Trips
Student Leadership Team
Key Dates
Home School Agreement
And much more! The booklet will be ready for your child to take home on the first week back in September and it will be available online on our new website from the 1st September. You will receive a text message informing you that your child has the booklet and will be bringing it home on that day. Please ensure that you take the time to read the booklet. David Butterworth Assistant Headteacher
Newsletter Friday, 12th July 2013 Parent Pay Parent Pay is an online parent payment system for schools which will enable you to pay securely by credit or debit card for your child's trips, prom, leavers hoodies etc. Please note that school lunches will not be included in this payment method. Each parent will have their own secure account, however if you have more than one child at the school, you can link the accounts together so you only have one account. Not only will this make payments more manageable for you, but will also aid the staff at school. Letters will be sent out in the first few of weeks of September which will contain login details and additional information regarding parent pay. We will also be including a school shop on the system which will allow you to purchase any extra items of uniform should you need to order anything. If you have any queries regarding parent pay, please do not hesitate to contact our Finance Officer, Louise Walker on 01329 318003.
Headteacher
Nadine Powrie MA ED
Address:
St Anne’s Grove, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1JJ
Website:
www.nevillelovett.co.uk