Headteacher’s Update
Dear Parents
This week marked a significant moment in our academic calendar with the commencement of our first parents’ evening of the year—our Tutor Evening. This event represents one of several opportunities for meaningful engagement between parents and the school. In response to valuable feedback, we have increased the frequency of these evenings, now offering a tutor evening at both the beginning and towards the end of the academic year. This complements our existing face-to-face subject evenings- many of these are coming up soon. These enable a greater level of parent-teacher interactions. However, you do not need to wait for a parents’ evening to speak to a staff member. If there is something you wish to talk about you should just email your child’s form tutor.
I am pleased to announce the results of our recent student elections. The students and staff both voted, and whilst all scored votes, Tania and Zeina came out on top and are our new Head Prefects. They will be ably supported in their roles by Niamh and Maryam as their Deputies. We extend our warmest congratulations to them and look forward to their leadership in the coming year.
I must draw your attention to our imminent iPad launch scheduled for next week. We emailed you several documents last week separately to the weekly update. It is absolutely imperative that parents of pupils in Years 7-9 complete and sign the home-school contract, which can be accessed via the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/sBTdYf5Szk . Please note that we will not distribute iPads to any pupil without a signed contract being in place from home. While many of you have already fulfilled this requirement, I urge those who have not yet done so to complete this process promptly. It would be regrettable for any child to be unable to receive their iPad due to an unsigned contract, given the ample notice provided.
Looking ahead, I would like to inform you that appointments for our Year 11 parents evening should be available to book soon on School Cloud. This face to face evening is another crucial opportunity for engagement with your child’s educational journey.
Finally, I have been respectfully asked to remind families with younger children at Brookside Primary next door that older siblings are not permitted to collect them from the Brookside school site. They have explicitly requested that older siblings refrain from entering their premises at any time, and that pupil collection must be undertaken by an adult.
Thanks for your support
I wish you all a restful weekend, and look forward to more settled weather next week.
Mr S Greiff
Post 16 Evening
On Wednesday 30th October we are holding a Post 16 evening here at Manor. We have the following providers currently signed up:
– Beauchamp College
– Beauchamp City Sixth Form
– City of Leicester College
– Gateway College
– Leicester College
– Leicester College (apprenticeships)
– Leicester Grammar School
– NWSLC
– SMB Group
– St Paul’s Leicester
– Wigston College
– WQE
– ASK Apprenticeships
– MyPath Careers
We will communicate more about the times for the event next week but please keep the date in your diary. This is an opportunity for our Year 11 students to interact with these providers, ask questions and help gain more information re their Post 16 choices. However, we cannot stress enough the importance of visiting providers too (please see attached list of open events at local providers.
Alumni
We are reaching out to any past students of our school who may be willing to inspire our current students. We are looking for people to share their experiences of life after Manor High School all the way to the world of work. If you think you have a family member or even friend who was a Manor High School student and could possibly help us with this please get them to email at: admin@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk (FAO Mr Croucher). Many thanks.
Year 11 – Post 16
We have created a list of open events at local Post 16 providers (schools and colleges). Please note this list covers a lot of providers but not all of them. We advised that all students should look at a range of different providers to help them make a more informed decision about where they will apply next year. We have sent this list of open events to students via class charts as well. Please click the link below to view the information.
We will be in touch in the next few weeks about the Post 16 application process.
SEND Update
Currently, our Year 7 Cohort is undergoing CATs assessments. assessments provide and understanding of each pupil’s cognitive abilities and yields invaluable data for our teaching staff.
We are conducting reading assessments for our both KS3 and SEND learners. These are being administered through a variety of channels, including online platforms, one-to-one sessions with Mrs Ager, and with our English teachers. This multi-faced approach allows us to gain an holistic view of each pupil’s reading proficiency, facilitating the development of targets support strategies.
For our Year 11 pupils, Mrs Ager is diligently conducting Access Arrangement assessments. These are crucial n ensuring that all pupils have equitable opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in forthcoming examinations.
I am also please to announce that our SEND team is in the final stages of timetabling the intervention programmes. Detailed information regarding these interventions will be shared with parents in due course. Additionally, our form tutors, who possess an in depth understanding of their pupils, have been updating SEND passports. This process is instrumental in maintaining accurate and current information about each pupil’s individual needs and support requirements.
Leicester High School for Girls
We will communicate more about the times for the event next week but please keep the date in your diary. This is an opportunity for our Year 11 students to interact with these providers, ask questions and help gain more information re their Post 16 choices. However, we cannot stress enough the importance of visiting providers too (please see attached list of open events at local providers.
Leicester High School for Girls have emailed us sharing their open events. These are as follows: Sixth Form Taster Day and Information Evening on Tuesday 5th November for any girls who might be interested. Please see the link below.
Safeguarding Update
World Mental Health Day- Thursday 10th October
World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10th October. This year’s theme set by the World Federation of Mental Health is workplace mental health. The theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations, and communities (Mental Health Foundation 2024).
The NHS has produce a digital resource pack, which includes information about workplace mental health, events during the day and signposting resources, please click here for more information.
The NHS are hosting an event on Thursday 10th October 10am-3pm at the Memphys Hun in South Wigston.
There are practical sessions all day and information stalls in the afternoon.
For more details, please click here to view the poster.
Healthy Start
Do you work with families and young children? yes? keep reading, this could make a real difference!
Financially, times are tough right now so why not find out more about the Healthy Start scheme that could support families who are eligible to buy fresh food and milk! If families have a child under the age of 4 or are more than 10 weeks pregnant, they may be entitled to money towards buying healthy food and milk .
There are two briefings you can attend to find out more…
Thu, 10th Oct 2024, 09:30 – 10:30 or Mon, 4th Nov 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
Come along to find out more and ask questions.
Do it today, book a place following the link below-
https://www.leicestershirehealthytots.org.uk/training-and-events
Self Harm and Suicide Awareness Training for Parents/Carers
Please click here for some information about a training and awareness event around self-harm and suicide aimed at parents and carers of children and young people . Although the face-to-face sessions will be in Leicester City, there are online sessions available. Some information about a training and awareness event around self-harm and suicide aimed at parents and carers of children and young people . Although the face-to-face sessions will be in Leicester City, there are online sessions available.
Mind Mental Well-being Workshops
Mind are delivering a range of webinars to promote positive mental well-being during October including managing stress, menopause and mental health, mental health awareness, mindfulness and self-care. Please click here for more details.
Online Safety Newsletter
Please click this link to view our online safety newsletter.
Extra Curricular Activities
Toilet Passes
Please be aware that toilet passes are only issued to the few students who have a medical need to have free access to the toilets, ensuring they are able to go at any point during the lesson. Medical evidence will be required.