Newsletter 10.10.2025

Headteacher’s Update

Dear Families

We have been pleased to see students participating in our extra curricular offers this week. Our football and netball teams have represented us well in the local Leicestershire Leagues. We are proud of all of the teams that have played well and shown great character and resilience. There are some final fixtures left next week and I am sure the boys and girls will continue to represent their school with pride.

A special mention goes to our Year 7 footballers- they have won their league this week with a game to spare! Whilst we are proud of all of our teams and it is great to see our students enjoying playing sport and working together as a team, but it makes it even sweeter when they are so successful!

We also sent a group of students to enter a Chess Tournament at The Market Bosworth School and we are grateful for their hospitality. Our students enjoyed the experience thoroughly and again did us proud- more information is in the newsletter below.

In school we have welcomed visitors from our Trust to review progress of school and again we are pleased with the outcome of this. We always strive to do the very best for our students and will continue to work to improve even further, every day, every lesson. We are pleased that our Trust Education team recognised the high levels of engagement from our learners and the quality of education provided for our students. We do not get some of the strongest results nationally by chance, we get it by hard work, resilience and meticulous attention to standards. All of this along with support from home makes us successful. We are grateful for this and your positive comments about the school and the work that we do. Partnership is central to our success.

Note- I remind you that school is closed to students next Friday 17^th October, it is a school staff training day, therefore the last day students will be in school before the half term break is Thursday 16^th October.

With best wishes

Mr S Greiff

Chess Competition

The Battle of Bosworth was a fiercely fought contest as opponents lined up, face to face and eager to be the winner. This battle was the Chess Competition of 8.10.2025 which took place at Market Bosworth School. There were similarities to the Battle of Bosworth of 22.8.1485 in that the aim of both contests, with the aid of knights and castles, was to capture and surround kings, ensuring no further advance of the king was possible.

There were 8 excellent students representing Manor High School, along with teams from a number of other schools from all over Leicestershire. All teams played against each other and the results were recorded. Our pupils won a number of rounds and showed nerves of steel. Standards were very high and many students showed their skills in tactics and diplomacy. There were 19 teams present and one of our teams took a very creditable 6^th place. A special congratulations went to Nicholas who made a great start for Manor by winning the first match and was awarded Manor’s player of the tournament medal. Our pupils conducted themselves professionally and personably and were a real credit to the school. Well done to all our students – Isaac, Ollie, Affaan, Hashir, Muhammad, Nicholas, Leon & Mustafa – who should be very proud of their achievements.

World Mental Health Day

It is World Mental Health Day on the 10^th October every year and this year we would really like to promote awareness and help for young people to ensure that they never feel alone. Young Minds Charity calls the initiative Hello Yellow and in tutor times, students will be making peer support pledge cards in yellow that will share advice/tips on how to support each other.

We would also like any parent/carer to get involved by sending in any useful advice or tips that they can offer when supporting their child’s mental health. Parents/carers have a world of knowledge and strategies to support young people and we would love to hear from you. We will then share these in the weekly parent newsletter. Please send your tips to schudasama@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk.

Miss Chudasama

Sparx Maths Student of the Week

We’re delighted to celebrate this week’s Sparx Maths Student of the Week! This recognition is awarded to Imogen of 9.4 who has shown outstanding effort, determination, and commitment to their independent learning on Sparx. Their hard work not only strengthens their mathematical skills but also sets a fantastic example for their peers. Well done – we are very proud of their achievement!

Year 11 Science Intervention – Update

There will be no Year 11 Science Intervention after school on Thursday this week (w/c 13 October) due to Parents’ Evening.
Sessions will resume as normal after half term.

Parents of students invited to attend the intervention sessions have already been notified.

Thank you for your understanding.

Year 7

Thank you to all of our students for making a great start to the term. Let’s continue to be in school and make good efforts whilst we are here – you are doing brilliantly.

We have decided to change our adapted Year 7 timings to further support Year 7 in their transition. Our aim is for Year 7 to be fully in line with the whole school timings after half term (we are monitoring this).

The timings for Year 7 next week will be as below. After half term Year 7 timings will then be in line with the rest of the school.

Year 7 break time will no longer be early. Break time is now 10:40am as with the rest of the school.
Year 7 lunchtime will continue to start at 12:30pm (10 minutes earlier than everyone else)
Year 7 will finish the school day at the same time as everyone else 3:05pm

At all points teaching staff will walk out with Year 7 and stay with them until duty staff arrive for break / lunch. At the end of the school day, teaching staff will walk Year 7 to the front of school.

Post 16 events

We have emailed the attached document – P16 Open Events – to our Year 11 students and parents via class charts. However, it is useful for all our students. Please encourage students (especially in Years 10 and 11) to look at schools / colleges from a Post 16 point of view as visiting them will help to make informed choices. We always encourage our students to make at least 2 applications for their post 16 education but you can make as many as you want. It is always good to have a range of options including back up options.

Lastly, please find attached a letter from the Loughborough Grammar School (STW letter) regarding a scholarship offer for Sixth Form education.

Post 16 evening at MHS

Please note that we have a number of schools/colleges visiting Manor High School on the evening of the 16th October alongside our Year 11 parents evening. This will allow Year 11 students and parents a chance to interact with a range of different post 16 providers. Local providers will be located in rooms 3, 3a and the study centre between 4:00pm and 6:30pm on the Year 11 parents evening. Please do take time to drop in and talk to these providers before, in between or after your parent evening appointments.

Mandarin Club

We are pleased to let you know that we continue to work with Leicester’s De Montfort University (Confucius Institute) and will be offering Mandarin classes on a Tuesday after school from 3:05pm to 4:15pm. If you would like your child to attend these please email Mr Croucher. The classes will start on Tuesday 28^th October (the first Tuesday after half term).

Lunch queues

Our students have queued really well this week. Please keep it up. Can parents continue to remind our students that they need their QR codes ready before they get to the till as this will help to speed up our queues.

Please also reinforce that students must queue in the following way:

Queue calmly and respectfully
Queue in pairs (no more than two across)
Ensure we are not pushing up to the pair in front of us
Ensure we do not push and ensure we do not try to pass someone who is in front of us
Listen to staff instructions
Step into the serving area only when a member of staff asks us to do so

Students should only queue once – they should not queue, buy some food and then return later to get something else. Please get everything in one go – this will help others get their food more quickly. Please also note that the queues are only for people purchasing food or drink. Please do not wait in the queue just to stand with a friend who is buying food.

Leicester Riders Basketball Introduction

We are excited to announce that the Leicester Riders will be hosting a basketball introduction session here at Manor High School in the Sports Centre on Tuesday 14th October, from 3:15 pm to 4:20 pm.

This session is open to all students in Years 7, 8, and 9 who would like to come along, learn new skills, and enjoy an introduction to basketball with professional coaches from the Leicester Riders team.

No prior experience is required—just bring your PE kit, plenty of energy, and enthusiasm!

We look forward to seeing lots of you there for what promises to be a fun and engaging session.

Book of the Week

This is a book about empathy, friendship and learning English. The novel is a 9-year-old refugee who has fled war and his classmates welcome him – breaking barriers of fear and prejudice. His friends offer him kindness, inclusion and hope.

Themes:

Empathy and kindness: The children show genuine compassion toward Ahmet despite not fully understanding his situation.
Prejudice and acceptance: The book highlights how adults and children can react differently to people who seem “different.”
Friendship and courage: The friends’ loyalty to Ahmet drives the story and shows how small acts of bravery can make a big difference.
Refugee experience and loss: It sensitively portrays the trauma of war and displacement through a child’s eyes, making it accessible to young readers.

The book is available to borrow from the Study Centre

Year 11 Parents’ Evening

We look forward to welcoming you to Parents’ Evening on Thursday, 16 October.
Please remember to book appointments with your child’s subject teachers in advance.

This evening provides a valuable opportunity to:
• Review your child’s progress
• Discuss performance and effective revision strategies
• Learn about available resources and support for final exam preparation

Year 11 Study Skills and Revision

On Monday 6^th October, we hosted study skills workshops for Year 11 students. The workshops were designed to help students prepare for their upcoming Pre-Public Examinations (PPEs) starting on Monday 10^th November.

Please find attached resource – Maximise Your Potential – that was provided to students to help them with tips about good revision habits and techniques.

Interventions

Many subject teachers are running lunchtime and after-school intervention sessions. These are targeted for students who need extra support. Teachers will contact parents directly if a student is invited. Please encourage your child to attend if they are invited, as these sessions offer tailored help beyond normal lessons.

Day	Week A and B
Day	Morning	Lunch	Afterschool
Monday		English [SG: R9, CL: R11, SD: R9a, MJ: R12, AH: R10, EW: R3a] Music [EJ: MR2]	P.E. [OK: R4] Drama [BW: DS] Geography [TS: R1, AM: R3, CB: R6] History [CP: R8, HJ: R5]
Tuesday		Food [MH: DTA1] History [CP: R8]	History [SC: R7] French [AP: R13, SRM: R14] Spanish [PRD: R15, MRO: R17, KWE: RM 16]
Wednesday		Hospitality [MH: DTA1] Media [MMJ: R12]	Maths [BP: R22, CB: 22, JL: R20, FP: R21, UG: R21]
Thursday		Business [AM: R27, CB: R26] ART [BWa: DTA4] Drama [BW: DS] Computer Science [BA: R4]	Science [ST: L5, KJ: L3, SK: L1, AL: L2] D&T [RP: DTA3]
Friday	History [CP: R8]	Computer Science [BA: R4]	Creative iMedia [CB: R26]