Headteacher’s Update
Dear Families
This has been a week that has seen our Year 11 cohort really get going with their examinations. Their full cohort exams are very much underway, with more to follow over the coming weeks. Given the hot weather, we decided to treat them yesterday with an ice lolly. Unfortunately the weather was the worst it has been for a while. It is the thought that counts! We are grateful also to the students in the other year groups that have seen routes around the school change as well as some of their classroom lessons. Their resilience and flexibility has been admirable.
Assemblies have been virtual this week, due to large spaces being used for examinations. We have focussed on community cohesion and the acceptance of others regardless of differences. It is the differences that make us who we are, and tolerance and acceptance of this is key to our successes both as people and as a school community. It is our responsibility as a school and indeed as parents to educate students to be understanding and respectful of our differences and to accept that we are not all made the same. Assemblies have focussed around this.
As Maya Angelou the poet and civil rights activist once said,
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their colour.”
Next week we have our new student welcome evening on Thursday 22nd March next week and we are looking forward to seeing our new cohort in school now that they have finished their SATS. There are many of our current cohort that are looking forward to helping out and talking about our school. It is wonderful to see students so proud of their school and to want to tell others all about it. We are also going ‘on the road’ to visit many of our primary schools. If you have younger children in any of these schools, they may mention seeing us over the next month or so as we prepare for their transition.
Finally, we are looking at our catering provision in school and have being carrying out a tendering process, We would like to know whether there are any changes to our catering provision that you would like to see or indeed anything you would like us to consider as we work with our new provider. If you could spare a few moments we would be grateful for your completion of a survey here- https://www.surveyhero.com/c/cateringoptions
With best wishes
Mr S Greiff
Transition Evening – Thursday 22nd May
On Thursday 22nd May we are welcoming our new Year 6 students to an evening at school. We have asked form tutors to approach a few students from each form to help on the event. If your child has been asked to help they will have been given a letter. Please can we ask that consent forms are fully completed and returned to the tutor by Wednesday 21st May at the latest. Please note that we often get a lot of request to help at this event but we can only accommodate the students who have been selected. Their will be more opportunities for student helpers on induction days in July.
Iceland Trip 2026
We are delighted to announce that the Science and Geography departments are proposing to run a school trip to Iceland in March 2026, open to students who are currently in Years 7-9. The trip will be an unforgettable, once in a lifetime, opportunity for students to experience the unique wonders of Iceland.
The Iceland trip will give students the opportunity to get up close to a geyser, a glacier, explore volcanoes at The Lava Show, swim the Blue Lagoon, walk between two continents and investigate geothermal energy at the Hellsheidi power plant, visit the capital city Reykjavik – to name just a few highlights of the planned itinerary. We are hopeful that we may get a chance to see the Northern Lights, although this cannot be guaranteed as it is a natural phenomenon.
Deposits can now be paid via school gateway!
Home-School Communication Charter
We would like to draw your attention to our Trust Communication Charter. The detail can be found here: OAK Communications Charter
We have summarised the key information below for you. This gives an indication of what reasonable for you to expect from us with this regard and also what we as a school expect from parents. It is key that school and home work together in a manner that is respectful and tolerant.
We expect this from our students and parents expect this from children, therefore it is important that we all model this, at all times in our interactions.
School Uniform Changes 2025-26
As a school we pride ourselves in having a robust, functional, comfortable and smart school uniform that makes our students look and feel proud to be at Manor High School.
We have listened to feedback from past, current and future parents of students and as a result shall be making some changes to our school uniform. In doing so we have looked to try to reduce the cost of our current uniform and have re aligned our branded items to match the Department for Education’s guidance on limiting branded items.
The overall purpose of these changes is to maintain our student’s pride in wearing the Manor High School Uniform but to also allow parents to have more flexibility regarding where to purchase items that no longer have the school logo at different retailers that may be more cost effective.
These uniform changes are intended to come into effect from the next academic year (August 2025), but as the supplier begins to run down old stock there may be some items that are not available sooner than this. Please note that students may continue wearing the current uniform.
We do have a pre-loved uniform shop in school and anyone can access this via the school Reception. We will continue to stock and sell old uniform from our school pre-loved shop until our stock runs down. This gives all families the opportunity to purchase school uniform at a significantly reduced rate.
If you have any questions about the new uniform, please do email these in to admin@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk where we aim to respond as quickly as possible, if we see a pattern to the same questions, we will endeavour to add a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section to our website.
A full breakdown of our school uniform is here where any changes have been explained.
Year 11 Prom
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.
Hygiene packs for students
We work with the Leicester Children’s Holidays (LCH) charity. This year we have been given a number of stationary sets that we have been able to gift to students who need them. We also have a number of hygiene packs that we can gift to students who would like / need them. They include: soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo and deodorant. These are totally free of charge and can be gifted to anyone who needs them.
If a student would like one they just need to discretely speak to Mr Croucher or Mrs Mahomed and we will be able to pass the packs over to students.
Safeguarding Update
We would like to inform you about an important upcoming workshop focused on knife crime awareness and strategies for keeping young people safe. The session will provide valuable information and practical advice to help you support your child in navigating potential risks in today’s world.
This workshop is being ran by the Violence Reduction Network and covers the following topics:
- Understanding knife-related harm in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
- The impact of knife-related harm on individuals, families, and communities.
- The reasons why young people are vulnerable to knife-related harm.
- Approaches to preventing knife-related harm.
- How parents and carers can keep their children safe.
- Help and support.
There will be an opportunity for questions and answers during the workshop.
Parents and carers can remain anonymous if preferred. There is no requirement to use your cameras or microphones unless desired.
Please follow the link below.
Langmoor Primary School 70th Anniversary
