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Dear Parent
Secondary School Banding in Wales December 2012
We are delighted to inform you that Caldicot School has placed in Band 3 which is a leap of two bands since 2011!
This has acknowledged the significant progress the school has made over the last three years in the key indicators and places the school in the top 25% of schools in Wales for the Level 2 threshold including English and Mathematics.
This achievement recognises the motivation and determination of our pupils in attaining 5 or more A* - C GCSE grades, as well as the commitment and dedication of all staff at the school in supporting pupils to achieve their full potential.
Yours sincerely,
P Nurcombe Susan Gwyer-Roberts
Mr P Nurcombe Mrs S Gwyer-Roberts
Chair of Governing Body Headteacher
Caldicot School
On Thursday 19th July the following letter was issued from the Headteacher by email, and posted out to those who have not provided the school with an email address.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
As the academic year draws to a close, may I take this opportunity to thank you and your child for your continued support of the school, our aims and our mission. I would like to thank you for your valued observations within our self-evaluation programme and as a listening school we take very seriously views and recommendations made by the pupils and parents to me and the staff.
As always, we are sorry to say goodbye to long serving teachers who depart from us through promotion, relocation or retirement and we thank them for their service to the school, which include, Mr Alan Potter, Mrs Alison Blackaby, Mrs Moyanne Monday, Mrs Lyn Thomas, Mrs Sue Rawlings, Mrs Fay Middleton, Mr Allan Lavelle, Mr Steve Titlow, and Mrs Alison Shuttleworth.
In addition Mr Clive Haines our site coordinator will be retiring after 27 years of excellent service to the school and we wish him and happy and healthy retirement.
The year has again been busy and exciting, with new opportunities in many areas.
Our pupils continue to be the stars, as evidenced in a variety of areas in:
* Music and Drama.
* Sporting activities.
* Community service activities.
* Academic achievement within departments.
The school was delighted to be awarded the CPD quality mark in June. Caldicot School is now one of three schools only to possess this award in Wales
The Young Playwrights festival on the 10th and 11th July was an excellent example of the budding young talent that this school possesses.
We are delighted that so many past pupils have received outstanding results in their degree examinations, examples of these are:
Ashley Price 1st in Biology at Swansea.
Daniel Thomas 1st in Computing at Swansea.
Rebecca Carlson 1st UWIC Sport
Ruth Cornelius 1st Theology Bristol
Tazine Bogue 1st – English Literature – Cardiff
Rhys Davies 1st Film & Video from Glamorgan
Daniel Hoffrock 1st in Vehicle Design from Coventry
Tim Shuttleworth M.Chem Oxon Class 1 from Oxford University
Pupil achievement was again celebrated in our successful Portfolio of Achievement Day for Key Stage 3 on the morning of 16th July, where our guest of honour was Mr Andy Keep, Director of Education, Monmouthshire County Council.
The Enrichment Week with its alternative curriculum programme focused on developing pupils’ skills, team work and the well being agenda. Mrs Weston, and a very committed team of staff, created an exciting programme for Key Stage 3 pupils from a wide variety of external providers.
Our New Intake Evening for pupils for entry into Year 7 in September 2013 was a very successful evening in 12th July with over 250 parents attending with their children. Mrs Maria Jones, our recently appointed Transition Leader for Years 7 and 8 was delighted with the supportive comments from parents and happy faces on our new recruits. A warm welcome awaits them in September.
May I take this opportunity to thank all staff for their support and contribution to the school during the year. Caldicot School has an excellent team spirit amongst the staff, the pupils and you, the parents.
We were delighted that Mr Alan Potter received distinction for the award of Lifetime Achievement award for Pearson Teachers Awards 2012 and Mr Andrew Jones gained a distinction for the secondary teacher of the year award.
In addition, may I pay tribute to the Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA), a sterling band of committed parents and staff, who strive tirelessly to support our work through raising funds through a varied programme of activities. The Chair of the PTFA would be delighted to hear from parents who would like to support this worthy team, in any way.
Our school calendar for 2012-13 will be placed on the school website and emailed to parents by 31st July.
I enclose the School Uniform Statement, which was reviewed by the Governing Body on the 10th July and agreed for 2012-13. Please take a few minutes to refresh your memories of the school uniform for all pupils, so no unnecessary purchases are made during the summer holiday. We pride ourselves on the responsible way our pupils abide by the dress code and thank you for your support of this.
May I remind all pupils and parents that the school cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage to property or vehicles (including bicycles) that are brought onto the school site by pupils, staff or visitors.
During the next academic year, our new website will become live. Mr Matthew Harris has led this development with a team of pupils and staff.
Our use of text messaging and the email system to advise parents of forthcoming events has been very successful this year. It is essential therefore that the school is notified promptly of changes in telephone contact numbers and email addresses by you. We would be grateful if you could check and return data capture forms and medical visit/consent forms promptly as they are issued to you. Parents who do not have access to a computer should contact the Office Manager, Mrs Lillie, to ensure that alternative arrangements are made.
School will commence for staff on Monday 3rd September.
School will commence for pupils as follows:
Tuesday 4th September – Year 7 only
Wednesday 5th September - Year 7 and enrolment for Years 12 and 13
Thursday 6th September – Years 7 to 11 & Year 13 attend school as normal (no Year 12)
Friday 7th September – all pupils attend school as normal
On behalf of the Governing Body, may I wish you a very restful summer holiday and look forward to working in partnership with you again in September 2012.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Susan Gwyer-Roberts
Mrs S Gwyer-Roberts
Headteacher
SCHOOL DRESS
1. Our aim is to set a standard of dress and appearance which create the right image for work and for the school in the community. We hope that parents will support us by sending pupils in the correct uniform and help us to maintain high standards.
2. All pupils are expected to wear full uniform.
3. The initial cost of uniform is offset by the fact that it is worn regularly and eliminates the expense of being the most fashionably dressed.
4. A large school bag (not handbag) capable of carrying schoolbooks and equipment will be required.
UNIFORM LIST
Outdoor
• Sensible plain black outdoor coat, NO denim, leather or military style jackets.
• A plain waterproof black jacket or black fleece.
• No fur of any type or logos.
• Reflective stripes are permitted.
• Plain black or white scarf and plain black hat/cap.
Boys:
• Navy blue round neck sweatshirt with school logo.
• White polo shirt with school logo.
• Black trousers.
• Black sensible shoes.
• A plain black coat. No fur or any type of logo. Reflective strips are permitted. Hoodies are not acceptable in any colour.
• Plain black or white scarf.
Girls:
• Navy blue round neck sweatshirt with school logo.
• White polo shirt with school logo.
• Straight black knee/calf length skirt or black trousers.
• Black sensible low heeled shoes.
• At Key Stage 4 Black cardigans are not allowed in Yr 10 & 11, a navy cardigan or V necked navy sweater with the school logo on it is acceptable. No hoods or fur. Hoodies are not acceptable in any colour.
• A plain black coat, no fur of any type or logos. Reflective strips are permitted.
• Plain black or white scarf. Hoodies are not acceptable in any colour.
JEWELLERY
As it is a Health & Safety risk, pupils should not wear jewellery in school since it has been known to cause accidents and unnecessary distress when items have been lost or broken. We would welcome parents actively supporting us in this and also with the following three points:
• No more than one small gold or silver stud will be accepted in each pierced earlobe – no sleepers or hoops. Body piercing is not acceptable. Tongue studs are not allowed.
• Electronic games/recording, playing devices e.g. mp3/ipod are NOT allowed.
• Mobile phones are NOT to be used on the school premises.
• P.E and GAMES
Boys:
• Reversible rugby jersey
• Trainers/white plimsolls (trainers used as outdoor shoes will not be sensible)
• Black shorts – rugby shorts cotton drill.
• Black football/rugby socks.
• Pair football/rugby boots.
• Towel and soap for showering.
• Swimming costume.
• A track suit may be worn on top of sports kit for activities in inclement weather – at the PE Staff’s discretion.
• Girls:
• Plain white polo shirt, Royal blue shorts. Royal blue A line skirt with elasticated waist.
• Any colour leotard may be worn for gymnastics and dance – optional.
• Trainers or plimsolls.
• Plain white socks, short or long for PE and Games.
• Navy track suit bottoms or navy jogging bottoms may be worn in cold weather with school logo printed and initialled on outside.
• A one piece swimming costume and towel. A swimming hat is essential for health and hygiene reasons.
• Towel and soap for showering.
• NB. All clothing should be marked with the owner’s name.
• HAIR:
• Hair colours should be natural and accessories, cuts and styles should not be extreme.
• Extreme dyed hair and cuts are not permitted.
• Patterns cut into the hair are not permitted.
• Any hair braids must not be extreme, coloured or have bobbles or beads or any other accessories.
• The School reserves the right to make changes to this policy from time to time.
• This dress code is reviewed annually and agreed by the Governing Body and by the Pupil Liaison Group, prior to distribution to the school community.
The School cannot accept responsibility for valuables and parents are advised not to send pupils to School with valuable coats, pens, equipment or personal items or large sums of money, as no facilities exist for the safe-keeping of such articles.
If you have a Welsh examination on Friday (sets 1-3), there will be a Welsh immersion session Periods 1 - 3. There will be lists in Castle/Grayhill Foyer to tell you where to go for this.
If you are doing the IT examination in the morning, there will be a revision session 12:30 - 1:15 in G25 and G26.
Please attend one of these sessions. See your Welsh teacher to collect some important notes if you cannot.
Diolch!
Miss Davies
Subject Leader, Welsh
Please read the letter linked here regarding Y11 Leavers Day arrangements, and here regarding Immersion mornings amd half-term revision.
This information has been posted out to all Y11 parents this week.
1st May 2012
Measles Alert
There is currently an increased level of circulating measles virus in the community, which gives rise to increased risk of infection of children and young people who have not been fully immunised against the disease with two doses of MMR vaccine.
Public Health Wales is continuing to investigate the outbreak at Ysgol Eifionydd, Porthmadog, where more than 50 cases of measles have now been notified. The majority of cases are older primary or young secondary school children who have either had no MMR vaccination or only one dose.
Dr Gill Richardson, Director of Public Health for Aneurin Bevan Health Board (ABHB), has warned that while uptake of the MMR vaccine in our area continues to fall short of the target, a similar outbreak could easily be seen locally.
All children need to receive two doses of the MMR vaccination, which protects against mumps and rubella as well as measles. Until 95 per cent of children have received two doses of the vaccine, there is still a risk that measles outbreaks will happen.
Although children should receive their first dose of MMR at 12 months of age and the second at three years and four months of age, it is never too late to catch up on missed doses.
Dr Richardson said: “To avoid an outbreak in the Gwent area, I am urging parents whose children are not fully vaccinated to speak to their GP, practice nurse, or health visitor as soon as possible.”
Dr Richard Roberts, Head of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme of Public Health Wales, added: “Measles is highly contagious, spreads very easily, and can be extremely serious”.
About one in every 15 people who have measles will develop more serious complications, which can include fits and brain damage.
Measles can be fatal in rare cases and there have been two deaths in the UK from measles in recent years.
“The outbreak in North Wales continues to make children very ill. If this kind of outbreak can happen there, it can happen in any school in Wales.
Overseas travel is a major factor in the international spread of the measles virus. Europe is currently experiencing a large and ongoing outbreak of measles, with over 30,000 cases a year, particularly affecting teenagers and young adults. France, Germany, Italy and Spain, all popular holiday destinations, have each experienced large outbreaks.
Children do not even have to travel to affected countries to be at risk but may come into contact with others who have travelled abroad and returned to Wales with infectious diseases.
MMR is proven to be a safe and effective vaccine; it is the only way to protect children against Measles. MMR vaccination is available at your Dr’s surgery.
If you:
• think your child has not received two doses of MMR vaccine
• do not know whether your child has received two doses of MMR vaccine
please ask your practice nurse or Dr. to check your child’s vaccination record and make an appointment to receive MMR vaccination if it is due.
If you would like further information about measles, MMR or the national childhood vaccination schedule, please visit the Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme’s website at http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/home
Caldicot School has been using a software package called “Truancy Call” for nearly 2 years now, which produces a list of pupils who have not received a mark at registration or for Period 1, and allows parents/guardians to be quickly and easily contacted using an automated telephone system.
This is proving a very successful way to check on pupil attendance, and as a result the existing telephone absence line (where you call the school and press 1 to record an absence) will be discontinued at Easter break.
From Monday 23rd April, all parents will be contacted automatically if their child/ward has no mark for registration or Period 1. There will be no need for a parent to contact the school beforehand; instead please respond when prompted by our reminder call or text.
Should you wish to contact the school to discuss an attendance or absence issue with a member of staff, please feel free to do so in the usual manner, by calling 01291 426436.
It is very important that the school has correct contact information on our system in order to be able to get in touch with you. Data Capture Sheets are issued termly, but we require you to contact the school with updated email addresses or telephone numbers at your earliest opportunity if these have changed.
Regards/Cofion,
Amanda Lillie
Office Manager
Caldicot School
The Governing Body will be holding the Annual General Meeting for Parents at 6pm on the 28th February 2012, to present the Governing Body’s Annual Report to Parents of 2010-11.
Copies will be available on the website on 29th February 2012. Please contact Castle office if you would like a copy posted to your home.
Yours sincerely
P Nurcombe
Mr P Nurcombe
Chair of Governing Body
Dear Parent/Guardian and Pupil,
You may know about the Welsh Governments publication of the new national banding system for all schools in Wales. Caldicot School has been placed in Band 5, which indicates need for improvement. We are obviously very disappointed at this and we are writing to reassure you about the measures we are already taking to address these issues.
It is important to say that the school wholeheartedly supports the Welsh Government’s strategy to raise standards in all schools in Wales and its commitment to provide resources to achieve this. However it is important that you are aware of the school’s many achievements in a variety of areas, including but not exclusively academic standards. We would not want this new system to overshadow our achievements.
While we recognise that there is always scope for improvement, we are pleased that the school’s GCSE results have been steadily rising in the last nine years. The number of pupils gaining 5*A-C GCSE has risen by 50% during 2003-2011. The banding system is based on a 3 year analysis.
Under the new banding system the proportion of pupils entitled to free school meals is taken into account. This measure is a complex one open to different interpretations.
Caldicot School is proud of its highly successful LEA designated unit for pupils with additional learning needs. These young people make excellent progress in so many areas and achieve excellent results in their examinations. However these achievements do not feature in the banding criteria.
Our most recent Estyn Inspection in 2007 gave the school 4 grade 1s and 3 grade 2s, and we received recognition for outstanding progress and leadership.
We have met with Mrs Gwyer-Roberts to discuss the Welsh Government’s new priorities for educating our young people and, be assured, Caldicot School has a leadership that would be difficult to match at any school. The governors continue to have complete confidence in our staff and we have no doubts that this school will continue to provide pupils with a sound educational experience to enable them to achieve their full potential.
Yours sincerely
P Nurcombe, Chair of Governors
Mr M Lewis, Vice Chair
Revd J Rooney, Past Chair
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KS3
How to prepare for testsand improve your assessments
Thinkback to your test/assessment
Did youcome out thinking…. If only Ihad…
Tasks:
Write down5 “if only I had….”
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Write down2 tips under each heading on how you could improve your chances of success
Beforethe test
Duringthe test
Answeringthe question
Equipment check for everyday at school
Pupils often forget to bring the correctequipment to school.
Task 3
Make a list of the equipment you need for theday and put this in your diary
Check you have it with you once a week
Progress check on planner
Check through your planner and make sure :
All gaps/ work is up to date
Your targets for each subject are clearly writtenin the book
Fill in any gaps in information sections
Has it be signed by your parent/guardian
Exercise book check-up
Go through all your exercise books/coursefolders you have with you and make sure:
Work is up to date
Missing work is completed
All spellings have been corrected
Date and titles are underlined
Homework health check
Make sure that any unfinished homework iscompleted on this day.
Check that any project work is up to date
Make sure that any excellent pieces are copiedout for your
Find any good examples of work you would like to showcase in your portfolio of achievement and make a neat copy for the file
Make sure to ad these with your form tutor during your next tutor period
Key Stage 4 pupils
Review each subject you are taking for GCSE courses
Ensure your files are up to date
Start your revision programme for your Year 11 tests that will take place in the next 2 weeks
Dear Parent/Guardian,
As you are probably aware from media reports, the following professional associations ,the National Union of Teachers (NUT), Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NAS/UWT) and Unison, have balloted their members for industrial action.
The school has been informed by the NUT, ATL, NAS/UWT and Unison representatives that industrial action will be taken by their members on the 30th November.
In discussion with the Chair of Governors, the following arrangements will operate for the day of 30th November.
Pupils: Key Stage 5, 4 & 3
The school will be closed to all pupils.
A risk assessment has now been completed by senior managers. Information from Monmouthshire County Council has made it clear that the school cannot use supply staff or agency staff to cover the classes of staff taking industrial action.
Staff
The school will be open for all staff who are not taking part in industrial action.
Pupils will be provided with a work programme for the day with recommendations on how they can use the day effectively to get their studies up to date. This information will be on the website by 29th November.
Thank you for your co-operation and understanding in this matter with these circumstances which are beyond our control.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. S Gwyer-Roberts
Mrs S Gwyer-Roberts
Headteacher
Languages: Your Passport to Success
Saturday 26th November 10 - 12.30 at Cardiff University
If your child is about to make Y9 options, is thinking about AS or A level subjects, or is trying to decide whether university might be the next step, then this event will help you all make an informed decision.
The aim is to demonstrate how important it is that young people today are aware of the benefits of language skills and how these valuable skills not not only offer an enjoyable learning experience, but how they will help to make them more employable when they come to enter the workplace.
At the event you will hear from Lecturers and Senior Management from the School of European Studies at Cardiff University who will introduce languages. A representative from the Cardiff University Careers Service will present information about the employability of language graduates and will give examples of graduate destinations. In addition to this, a Business Speaker will talk about their current role using languages in the workplace and how their language skills have assisted them throughout their career. Finally, you will learn about the opportunities that undergraduate students have to study and work abroad with the Erasmus student mobility programme.
There will also be an opportunity to ask questions so that you can find out even more about the benefits of studying languages and what life at Cardiff University is like.
If you would like to register to attend this event, please contact the Routes into Languages Cymru team on 029 2026 5400 or email routescymru@ciltcymru.org.uk. The full programme for the event and directions to the Optometry Building at Cardiff University can be found on our website www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/cymru.
Dear Parent /Guardian,
Welcome back to the second half of the Autumn term, after a very successful start to our new school year.
Year 7 pupils have settled in very quickly and all are participating in the range of extra curricular and curricular opportunities that exist. A very successful information evening for Year 7 parents was held on the 28th September.
Our Open Evening for prospective pupils and parents for September 2012 took place on Thursday 20th October, when over four hundred visitors visited all departments to see pupils and staff at work on projects and activities.
Enrolment into the sixth form continues to flourish with over 230 pupils returning to pursue courses at A/S and A level, a tribute to the success of our results at GCSE at Key Stage 4.
We were delighted with our “A” level results again this year. The majority of these pupils have gained their places at their chosen universities, whilst many moved to work based training and employment. We look forward to welcoming these pupils to our Award Ceremony on December 16th to receive their certificates.
Our Open Evening for prospective pupils and parents for September 2012 took place on Thursday 20th October
We are delighted to announce that Caldicot School is receiving significant ICT investment from Monmouthshire County Council. The investment will be in excess of £350,000 and will enable the school to offer superior technology support equivalent to any secondary school in the UK. We are currently benefiting from the following:
• Super fast broadband access.
• Latest technology installed for the network infrastructure.
• Wireless facility across the whole school.
As this technology upgrade is embedded into school life further improvements will be made and the school will be receiving 500+ laptops. These improvements will enable parents & pupils to have far greater accessibility to school resources online to support teaching and learning, attendance, reports, behaviour, homework. Inevitably, there have been some initial installation problems, but the LEA is working industriously to overcome these for us.
We were delighted to meet over 160 parents at the Year 11 Information Evening for Parents on the 20th October. The presentation focussed on how the school can help parents support their children in the next seven months before their GCSE exams.
Some diary events to share with you.
Parents Evening for Year 7 : 1st December
Academic Mentoring Day: 9th December
Rehearsals are now in full swing for the school’s annual musical production, which this year will be The Sound of Music. This will be a superb show, knowing the talent of our pupils and the professionalism of our Director of Theatre Studies, Miss Ashton and Miss Axon, Director of Music. I know tickets will sell quickly. The show will run from the 14th – 16th March, so my advice – book early to avoid disappointment!
May I take this opportunity to thank you for your support of the school, and to thank pupils for the pride they take in their appearance and their behaviour.
With my best wishes
Yours sincerely
Susan Gwyer-Roberts
Mrs S Gwyer-Roberts
Headteacher
Y11 Parents, Maths set 3, 4 & 5
November 9th 12.30pm
Maths Paper 1 - non-calculator
November 17th 8.45am
Maths Paper 2 - calculator
Please click on the link below to read the End of Term Letter from Mrs Gwyer-Roberts.
Please see the letter from our Headteacher regarding Industrial Action on 30th June.
Please see below guidance for pupils who will be unable to attend school on 30th June due to Industrial Action:
Advice for KS3 and KS4 pupils for 30th June
Dreams for Teams is working with Clothes for a Cause to raise funds - click on the letter below from our Assistant Headteacher, Mr Sexton, for more information.
Year 10 Annual reports have been issued today. Unfortunately due to a technical problem, the attainment , effort and behaviour grades could not be included, but we will be issuing these grades on Thursday 14th April.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Yours faithfully
Mr G Whitcombe
Deputy Headteacher
Lost Property will be available to view on Thursday March 24th between 3pm and 5pm. Please call in and retreive lost items.
On Friday March 25th, Lost Property will be available to take away between 9am and 11am. Unclaimed and unlabelled items will be free to all. Please call in and take away some uniform items at no cost.
Please click on teh links below to download and complete a short survey about two of our recent events:
Due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions at present and the uncertainty in the forecast for the next few days, it has been decided to postpone the Y8 Parents Evening planned for Thursday 2nd December.
The Academic Mentoring Day will go ahead as planned on 10th December. Year 8 parents will have the opportunity to discuss progress with Form Tutors on that day.
The revised date for the Year 8 Parents Evening will be advised at a later date.
Please click on the link below to see a copy of the end of term letter from Mrs Gwyer-Roberts.
Please can parents make certain that items of clothing are appropriately labelled, as this ensures that any items found can be returned to the pupils. All items found which are un-named are held in the Lost Property Area in
You are invited to view all Lost Property on Thursday 22nd April between 3pm and 4pm. Please go to Castle Reception to be directed.
Letter from the Headteacher
Click here to see the letter from the Headteacher issued to all pupils in December 2009
EXAM TIMETABLES UPLOADED
8th October - Open Evening and early finish for pupils (1.05pm).
9th October - INSET Day - school closed to pupils
12.30pm The school closed at 12.30pm.
11.30am We have been informed by the bus company that the buses will not run after 1pm, so the buses have been called in to collect pupils. All pupils who travel by bus are being advised to contact parents and return home. A decision regarding local children will be made in the next hour.
9.30am Caldicot School opened as normal. An extended form period was held during Period 1, to assess the situation on site. All pupils and staff are following the teaching timetable from Period 2. It has been decided to postpone the Y11 Parents Evening, scheduled for this evening. We will inform you when the new date has been decided. Any further information will be added to this website during the day, if the weather situation deteriorates.
Further to my letter of the 28th September 2007, I am writing to set our Llwybro-Routes data protection procedures following the loss of data about child benefit claimants by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reported in the news recently.
Please be assured that Llwybro-Routes takes data protection issues very seriously. In addition to our obligations under the data protection act, the following steps are taken to ensure the security of the data at all times:
• Only the contractor who visits the school (Menter a Busnes) and the Welsh Assembly ever handle the completed forms.
• The forms are transported by Menter a Busnes to Welsh Assembly once collected from the school. No third parties (such as the postal service or courier firms) are ever used to transport the forms.
• On receipt at the Welsh Assembly, the data is inputted onto a secure database by a Welsh Assembly team. Again, no third parties are involved in the process.
• Once the data has been inputted and is stored electronically, the paper forms are shredded.
• Only employees of the Welsh Assembly have access to the database and the number of staff who can access the data is kept to a minimum (currently limited to three members of staff for record maintenance only).
• The data is used to contact students according to the options they have selected when they complete the registration forms.
• Where statistical data is published, it is only in an aggregated form from which individual students cannot be identified.
• Individual students can access only their own records via a secure internet connection at www.llwybro-routes.co.uk
I hope this information allays any concerns staff or parents may have over the collection of students’ personal information. If you have any remaining concerns or would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Anthony Jarrett
Llwybro Executive
Caldicot School was accredited with the Healthy Schools Award on the 18th November. This accreditation was a result of a number of activities and initiatives that have taken place over the last year and beyond:
Many staff and pupils have contributed to achieving this prestigious award. The trophy will be displayed along with our existing school trophies in school entrances shortly.
Mr M Sexton
Deputy Headteacher
18th October 2007
Dear Parent / Guardian
INSPECTION OF CALDICOT SCHOOL
DATE OF INSPECTION: 26TH – 30TH NOVEMBER 2007
NOTICE OF MEETING FOR PARENT/CARERS
8TH NOVEMBER 2007 AT 6.30 PM
As you may already know, this school is soon to be inspected as part of the programme of regular school inspections arranged by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector for Education and Training in Wales. The inspection will be carried out by a team led by Mr P Carter, a registered inspector.
This letter is to invite you to attend a meeting with the registered inspector which is being held before the inspection. The meeting is open to all parents/carers of pupils at the school. The governors and staff will not be present during the meeting unless they also have children at the school. The purpose of the meeting is for you to tell the registered inspector your views about the school and how it works so that these views can be included in the inspection. Although the registered inspector will want to hear your views, and will, attempt to answer your questions, he or she will not be in a position to comment on your views, which will be taken account of in the inspection. The registered inspector will also be able to tell you about the inspection.
The registered inspector has also asked us to send a questionnaire to all parents/carers for them to complete and return. The questionnaire has been sent out via pupils. The questionnaire is additional to the parents/carers’ meeting, and covers much the same ground. Please do fill it in whether or not you can attend the meeting. The inspection team will take your comments into account. Estyn may also use the questionnaire responses to make general statistical analysis of parents/carers’ views about schools and/or education. If you want to write in more detail to the registered inspector, please do so, preferably before the meeting. The questionnaire and any letters should be sent in a sealed envelope to:
Mr P Carter, registered inspector, c/o the school.
I hope you will be able to come to the meeting.
Yours sincerely
Mr P Nurcombe
Chair of Governing Body
Last Edit: 2006-12-13
For the latest update on the Uniform Consultation
from the Chair of Governors
please click on the uniform section under the "Pastoral System" ribbon on the left hand side of this main page.
ENRICHMENT WEEK
1ST - 5TH JULY 2013
YEARS 7, 8 & 9
To raise funds to suppliment the Pupil Voluntary Contribution we are participating in Rags2Riches4schools.
This scheme is run by Barclays Bank to recycle clothes, bedding, towels, shoes (in pairs), cuddly toys, jewellery, belts, hats, scarves, gloves, bags, purses, wallets, tights & ties.
The bags are weighed and the school will receive payment which will go towards enrichment week.
Filled bags will be collected from Deepweir Library on 20th & 21st May.
Thank you for your support with this fund raising effort.
Your child will already have brought home a letter and permission slip for enrichment week. Please return the permission slip with the voluntary contribution as quickly as possible.
Many thanks.
