Weekly Parent BulletinWeek Commencing 29 April 2024

This Week:

• GCSE Art Exam – Monday 29 April to Thursday 2 May

• Year 8 Parent-Teacher Meetings  - Tuesday 30 April 2024 - 16:00 - 19:00

• GCSE and A Level Coursework Deadline – Thursday 2 May

We are having an increasing number of students being late for school this half term. All students were reminded last week that our first bell rings at 8:28am. This allows for students to be ready in their classroom by 8:30am. Students are classed as late once the first bell has rung at 8:28am and are issued with a detention that same day.  Students who are late are missing vital information that sets them up for the day.  Please contact your child's tutor if you need support in ensuring that your child attends school on time. 

Attendance Team

When?

• Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd May 
• All Year 10 students will be doing work experience. 
• There will be no Year 10 classes on in school.

How do you find a work experience placement?

Once your young person has decided what they would like to do, they will need to look for placements by:

• Asking around personal contacts
• Googling local companies
• Looking at the Safety Measures website. (log on details are on Satchel One)

Are there any limitations?

• The placement must have Public Liability Insurance.
• Parents must be happy for their child to attend this placement.
• Students cannot work directly with parents or at home or at their own primary school.

What should you do you if you can't find a placement?

It takes perseverance to find a placement and we will help where we can, but unfortunately, we are unable to provide every child with a placement.  If you are struggling after trying for some time, please do get in touch with Mrs Barrett at pbarrett@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk

What happens when my young person has found a placement?

• Check you are happy with the placement.
• Submit the details to the Mrs Cockayne in the school office - kcockayne@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk
• The office will contact the employer and then the risk assessment company, Safety Measures, will check that the company has Employer’s Liability Insurance. 
• Checking placements can take several months - so this is now urgent.

Mrs Barrett - Head of Careers

Music tuition is available for all students at Nottingham Free School. Payments for tuition were due on Monday 22 April. Any outstanding payments must be made as soon as possible.

• £116 per term for 1:1 tuition
• £58 per term for 2:1 tuition
• £39 per term for 3:1 tuition.

If your child is interested in learning a new instrument or would like to pick up an instrument they have previously played, please contact lwilson@nottinghamfreeschool.co.uk for any further information.

Miss L Wilson - Head of Music

As you are aware, the final payment for the Prom is due this week. However, on Friday 3rd May, Year 11 have their final achievement assembly, in which they will find out what discounts they will receive off their prom ticket. This discount will be applied to ParentPay and will adjust your remaining payment. Therefore, we have extended the final payment deadline by one week, to Friday 10th May. Please only pay the final balance once the discount has been applied.

A reminder that discounts are based on REACH points earned throughout this academic year. The following discounts will be given, based on REACH points earned:

• Top 5 students = £15 off ticket price
• Next top 10 students = £10 off ticket price
• Next top 15 students = £7 off ticket price
• Next top 25 students = £5 off ticket price
• Next top 25 students = £3 off ticket price
• Everyone else = £1 off ticket price

Miss N Harmer-Weston - Head of Year 11