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The parents and carers of our new Year 7 students are invited to attend this year’s Year 7 Settling in Evening on Wednesday 18th September. It is an ideal opportunity to speak to the staff involved in supporting your child. The evening will start at 6.30pm with a presentation in the Hall covering key aspects of school life that it would be useful to be aware of. This will be followed by a period of time with your child’s Head of House where you will have the opportunity to ask any questions regarding your child’s school life. We would appreciate it [...]

The Community College Values are: To Succeed To Care To Inspire We recognise that everyone involved in a student's life needs to work together to ensure these outcomes.  As such we have produced a Home School Agreement, attached with this letter, which articulates the role the College, parents and students must each take to achieve this. Students will be asked to sign the agreement to agree to their role during the first coaching session at the start of term.  Learning coaches will sign with them on behalf of the College. We would be grateful if you too could give your approval [...]

We are planning to enable the Parents’ Evening to be a hybrid of in person and video calls via School Cloud. This is in response to parental feedback that the option of video calls was very much appreciated, whilst the majority would prefer to be in person. To enable this to work effectively we have blocked together the appointment opportunities: Video appointments will be between 4 – 4.30pm, In person appointments will be between 4.35 – 6.55pm. We are unable to do video appointments outside of the designated time due to the normal logistics of a Parents’ Evening. The school utilises [...]

Year 10 Parents Evening Arrangements Thursday 22nd February 2024 We are planning to enable the Parents’ Evening to be a hybrid of in person and video calls via School Cloud. This is in response to parental feedback that the option of video calls was very much appreciated, whilst the majority would prefer to be in person. To enable this to work effectively we have blocked together the appointment opportunities: Video appointments will be between 4 – 4.30pm, In person appointments will be between 4.35 – 6.55pm. We are unable to do video appointments outside of the designated time due to the [...]

Year 11 Parents Evening Arrangements Thursday 18th January 2024 We are planning to enable the Parents’ Evening to be a hybrid of in person and video calls via School Cloud. This is in response to parental feedback that the option of video calls was very much appreciated, whilst the majority would prefer to be in person. To enable this to work effectively we have blocked together the appointment opportunities: Video appointments will be between 4 – 4.30pm, In person appointments will be between 4.35 – 6.55pm. We are unable to do video appointments outside of the designated time due to the [...]

Year 9 Parents Evening Arrangements Thursday 30th November 2023 We are planning to enable the Parents’ Evening to be a hybrid of in person and video calls via School Cloud. This is in response to parental feedback that the option of video calls was very much appreciated, whilst the majority would prefer to be in person. To enable this to work effectively we have blocked together the appointment opportunities: Video appointments will be between 4 – 4.30pm, In person appointments will be between 4.35 – 6.55pm. We are unable to do video appointments outside of the designated time due to the [...]

  On Monday 23rd October The Community College is pleased to host an evening performance by The Pearl of Africa Children's Choir from Uganda. The choir is performing at a range of venues across the UK to raise funds so that young people can more easily access educational opportunities in Uganda. The performance will begin at 6.30pm at The Community College. Tickets are available on the door for £5. If you would like to reserve tickets, please follow this link and leave your details. You will be able to collect your ticket/s and pay on the door on the evening of [...]

Why bother with revision? Effective revision can make all the difference when preparing for an exam, not only helping retain knowledge, but also reducing anxiety. We would like to invite you to a short presentation on Thursday 28th of September at 6pm, where we will run through the strategies you can use to give your child the best possible grounding for their exams. "Parental support is eight times more important in determining a child's academic success than social class. The Campaign for Learning found that parental involvement in a child's education can mean the difference between an A* and an 'also-ran' [...]

Learning Journeys and Communicating what is being learnt during the year Over the last two years the College has been working towards improving parents and carers awareness of their child is learning during the year. You will now find detailed “Learning Journeys” available on the school website for each subject we deliver in school. They look like this:                              These “Learning Journeys” provide an illustration of the curriculum and skills that your child will be covering in each subject. Referring to these will enable you to ascertain what [...]

Ofsted Inspection 2023 As you will be aware, last week, we were inspected by Ofsted. Owing to strict rules surrounding the confidentiality of inspection outcomes until the report is published, we are unable to share more information at this time regarding the outcome of this inspection. We will, of course, share this information with all as soon as we are allowed. What we can do is pass on the comment from the lead inspector, Mr Michael Cladingbowl, that he asked me to share with you about our students. Mr Cladingbowl wanted to share how impressed he was with the way the [...]