Please click on the link below to see a copy of the end of term letter from Mrs Gwyer-Roberts.

Letter July 10

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 Castle Building.  At termly intervals, un-collected items are disposed of.  Please encourage your child(ren) to look for their lost items in the Lost Property Area. 

You are invited to view all Lost Property on Thursday 22nd April between 3pm and 4pm.  Please go to Castle Reception to be directed.

Please click on the link to see a letter from the Headteacher about the next AGM

letter

Click here to see the letter from the Headteacher issued to all pupils in December 2009

8th October - Open Evening and early finish for pupils (1.05pm).

9th October - INSET Day - school closed to pupils 

Letter from the Headteacher, July 09

Swine Flu letter from MCC

School Uniform Information 

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:

• Healthy Eating – the school community now benefits from healthier options in line with the guidelines set down by the Schools Food Trust.  There is now less fat, sugar and salt in food being sold and more fibre in the form of fresh fruit and vegetables.  Confectionery and carbonated drinks are no longer sold and vendors have been removed.  The tendering process for the new catering contract made an efficient transition to the healthier options that are now available
• Litter – the school also enjoys a tidier school campus as a result of the new arrangements introduced at lunch times and recycling schemes that were already in place
• Physical activity – this  continues to increase as more games are introduced at lunchtimes and more pupils are encouraged to walk or cycle to school, as highlighted in our travel plan
• Comenius Project – international links and visits continue to take place, specifically looking at how other countries combat pollution
• Peer Support Group – this continues to be a well regarded initiative that fosters the emotional health and well being of our pupils
• PHSE – our school values continue to be demonstrated and developed in these sessions and in assemblies
• School Council / PLG – pupil voice is a strong feature within the school and pupil views continue to contribute towards decisions made for charitable events and towards the refinement of school policies and procedures
• The wider curriculum – much work continues to be developed within subjects for “Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship” (ESDGC)

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