We are consulting on our proposal to increase our Sixth Form capacity from its current level of 395 students up to 550 (across Years 12 & 13 in total) with effect from September 2026 and beyond.

You can find details of our proposals and how you can tell us what you think of these here.

All schools in the UK have been sent information from the National Crime Agency, raising awareness of the recent rise in reporting of financially motivated sexual extortion (a type of online blackmail often known in the media as ‘sextortion’).

Please see the National Crime Agency’s alert to parents and carers here.

We currently have the following Support Staff vacancies:

• Head’s PA (37 hours)
• TA2 (33 hrs 30 mins)

Please see here for more information.

These vacancies change regularly so please continue to check to see if there is any vacancy that interests you, or someone you know.

The Drama department are holding a competition to design the promotional material for their next school performance. See the flyer below for more details.

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ASLEF (The Train Drivers Union) are taking strike action from the 6 May to 11 May. Chiltern Railways services will be impacted by this strike action as well as services of other train operators. Journeys from Monday 6 May to Saturday 11 May will be affected and a reduced timetable will be in place. No Chiltern Railway services will run on Wednesday 8 May.

Further information can be found here.

Those parents and carers who did not make it to the Newquay trip information evening this week can find the information shared at the evening here and here.

A reminder to our Sixth Form students to make use of parking permits where possible to allow them to park on the school grounds and avoid parking in the neighbourhood. If they must park in the areas around the school they must please consider the impact on the residents before doing so.

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Our catering contractor AiP have launched Kitcheneers, a new approach to school meals created in collaboration with secondary school pupils.

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Please note that roadworks will be taking place at the roundabouts near Pets at Home and the Shires Retail Park from the 13 May 2024 until 16 May 2025. Delays are likely so please factor this into your journeys. Further information can be found here.

Young Minds Matter are currently recruiting for Volunteer Mentors to meet the growing demand for their services.

See here for more information.