Headteacher’s Update
Dear Families
Assemblies this week has focussed upon students being the best version of themselves. We have spoken about the importance of having dreams and aspirations but alongside this having the belief in oneself to aim high. We talked about mindsets and being positive as well as about what good friends look like. We discussed the following information below and asked students to think about whether they are good friends to others and also whether they have good friends. We also featured upon trying to surround oneself with positive influences and not get caught up in negativity. This I feel is important to all of us in life- to be positive and focus on being the best person that we can be.
Talking about aiming high, Mr Croucher took a group of Year 11 students to Oxford University this week which was a huge success for our students. We hope this encourages our students to focus upon the final few weeks of their time with us and to try to achieve the very best that they can.
National Science Week also concluded this week with a online talk by Prof. Anne Lingford-Hughes on the science of addiction for our Year 7-9s- this was a very informative session.
Staff also attempted to fast on Thursday to empathise with our students who are observing Ramadan. Whilst many succeeded, sadly I have to report that I failed spectacularly-much to the disappointment not only to myself, but also to some of the students! I have huge respect for those students that show true commitment and dedication to their beliefs. It is an incredible achievement and I wish you all well.
With best wishes
Mr S Greiff
Oxford University Trip
It was great to be able to take some of our Year 11 students to Oxford University on Wednesday. Students had a talk about the University, met current Year 1 students, had a chance to tour St Edmund’s Hall College, were able to ask questions and our students also had a session with the Materials faculty focussing on Solar Cells. We look forward to working with Oxford more in the future including inviting them back in to talk to our students as well as getting out to visit them next academic year. We have attached some pictures from the day.
National Careers Week
Just a reminder that we are actually running our school Careers Week events this year in the week commencing 24th March. We will be focussing our activities around Labour Market Information (LMI) and looking at the World of Work here in Leicester and Leicestershire. In preparation for this could parents/carers have a look at the World of Work Booklet 2024/25 which has been provided by the Leicester & Leicestershire Business and Skills Partnership. This booklet looks at the range of different career opportunities we have available and helps young people and their parents/carers to really look into potential; careers including pathways into those careers and so much more information. The 2024/25 booklet can be found here via this link: LLEP WORLD OF WORK LEICESTERSHIRE
During our Careers Week (24th March) we will work with students to look at this resource and to understand the opportunities available to them as well as to encourage them to start thinking about potential career routes (or even consider alternative career routes if they already have some ideas in mind). We will also be asking our students to interact with parents/carers to have discussions about this. So please do start looking at this as soon as you have the opportunity as it will be useful for students in preparation for our careers week.
Please note that this extra link also takes you to a World of Work web page that then has different sub links for various sectors if needed: World of Work Leicester and Leicestershire – LLBSP
Arbor Communications
In January we changed our main database for pupil and parent data. The new system is called ‘Arbor’.
From 28th April 2025, we will be switching over our communications from School Gateway to Arbor. This will allow us as a school to communicate with you more efficiently
Between now and 28th April 2025 please download the Arbor Parent App and register. It can be found in the app store or google play store. The logo you require is:
Please follow this link to help you get started –
Parent Portal and App – Getting started and logging in – Arbor Help Centre
If you experience any issues, please let us know via admin@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk If you have a child at another school and you currently use Arbor, Manor High School should appear automatically.
At the start of the next academic year we will also be moving from School Gateway to Arbor payments, which will allow you to use one app rather than 2 different apps. This will prevent you having to remember multiple log ins and passwords. During the summer term we will send out communications to support this transfer, but for now you should continue to use School Gateway to pay for services such as meals and trips.
College Applications & PS16
Some students will be receiving invites to attend offers holding events / offers events at schools/colleges they have applied to. We can not let students offsite during the school day unless we have had consent from a parent / carer in the same way a students would need consent to attend a medical appointment etc.
School and college offers meetings – important dates
Tuesday 18th March – WQE have invited any of our Year 11 students who have accepted offers with them to attend an offers holding event at their school. The event starts at 1:20pm so our students will need to leave at the start of lunchtime. We will not allow a student to leave site unless we have prior parental/carer consent. Please do this in the same way you would let us know about a medical appointment etc i.e. via the admin email / phoning in to the school line. This will allow school staff to keep a log of consent and we can then dismiss students safely.
Tuesday 25th March – Beauchamp College will be in school and will be meeting with all of our Year 11 students who have accepted offers at Beauchamp College. Once we have the times for students we will share this with them. No consent from parents is needed here as the meetings will take place on our school site and during our school day.
TBC – Beauchamp City Sixth Form will come into school to meet with any students who are holding offers with their school (same as Beauchamp College but the date is to be confirmed).
Year 11 – Positive Steps 16 site (PS16)
Please can all year 11 be aware of these key next steps regarding Post 16 applications. Thank you.
Next steps:
- Regularly log into PS16 to see if you have had any offers or messages from schools or colleges. Be patient as different schools/colleges work with different time frames. You should hear back by the end of March latest.
- Regularly check your emails (the email address you gave on your PS16 profile e.g. school or personal email) as schools / colleges may email you here
- Do not worry if your friends have already heard from a school / college and you have not. This is totally normal.
- Accept all offers that are made to you. You can hold multiple offers. Do not ignore an offer whilst waiting for your favourite school/college. Accept any offers you are given. On results day you will choose where you go to (after you have seen the grades you get).
- If you wanted to make changes to any of your applications you need to call the school/college and speak to them. If you have any issues come and find Mr Croucher / Mrs Mahomed.
Leicester College applications
If you have applied to Leicester College through Post16 they have emailed students (on ps16) to say they will be dealing with your application through their College Learner Hub. Please do not worry! They have said that they will email you information about how to log into the College Learner Hub and how to then manage your application etc. Please check your emails regularly (the emails you sent to them via your profile on PS16) to keep an eye out for their messages. If you have any concerns you must contact Leicester College and then also come and speak to Mr Croucher / Mrs Mahomed.
Simply put this means that Leicester College will manage your application through their College Leaner Hub. Any other schools/colleges you applied to will still be managing your application through Post 16.
Alumni
We are really keen for former Manor High School students to share their experiences of the world of work with our students.
If you, a family member or even friend who was a Manor High School student and could possibly help us with this please email us via the Admin email (FAO Mr Croucher).
Many thanks.
After School Expectations for Students
Our after school expectations are that all students should leave the site unless they:
- are waiting to be picked up (these students should wait in the study centre only and must not be wandering around the site etc)
- attending an intervention session (students must head straight to their intervention session, not leaving site briefly and then returning)
- attending a detention (students must head straight to detention)
- attending an extra-curricular club (students must head straight to their club)
- students should not be waiting around for friends to be let out of class, or for friends to come out of detention etc
- Lastly, we cannot have students staying after school to play recreational sport on the ball courts as this is not supervised.
Thanks for your support with this.
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