Newsletter 27.02.2026 - Manor High School

Headteacher’s Update

Dear Families

A great first week back after half term has seen us have various activities take place in school. We have had Onatti Productions in school to perform their wonderful play to our Year 8 and 9 students yesterday. This really brings languages to life for us. As you know we are a ‘Languages For All’ school and firmly believe in the wider benefits of languages study, including developing cultural capital and also the softer skills required for later life. We have no plans to change this belief.

Also, our Year 7 football team have been demonstrating our core values of Excellence and Resilience this week, having won their Cup Quarter Final against Ashby School in sudden death penalties in the driving rain last night. We are extremely proud of them all and the teamwork and resilience they have shown has been incredible. We wish them luck in their upcoming semi final.

Our next residential trip departs in the coming days- this time to Iceland which is a great opportunity for students and I look forward to being able to share the events of this trip through our newsletters. This is a great opportunity that I am sure will inspire students.

We are also launching some of our Art day trips to London soon as it is important for us to ensure a range of trips that all can access to ensure that we are able to give opportunities to as many students as possible.

I am very proud of how we support all students at Manor High and we try very hard to ensure that all students, regardless of background have the opportunity to succeed. I was delighted therefore to receive correspondence recently from the Secretary of State for Education congratulating staff and students on their successes. There is a screenshot of this below. Whilst it is nice to receive such correspondence directly praising the school, I am very much aware that the success of our students is very much a team effort and the partnership between school and home is crucial to a child’s success and your support is hugely valued.

With best wishes

Mr S Greiff

Celebrating success stories

We endeavour to share our students’ positive stories during tutor time and where we can during assemblies. If a student has achieved or accomplished something please do share it with your child’s tutor. Tutors will be able to celebrate this and share with the relevant Standards and Progress Leader. We can then share some accomplishments to celebrate with the whole year group in assembly. We have so many amazing students and we want to share as many of their positive stories as we can.

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 Zacharia of 9.3 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!

PE Clubs

County Cup Football Quarter Final Success

On a wet and blustery Thursday afternoon the Year 7 boys football team roared into the semi-finals of the county cup with yet another superb performance. Despite dominating much of the first half, Manor found themselves 1 – 0 down to a freakish breakaway goal. The boys dug deep though showing huge amounts of resilience, passing and moving the ball with outstanding skill. The pressure was building and finally mid-way into the second half, Harry W forced home an equalizer to the delight of the huge crowd. Manor kept pressing and were rewarded minutes later when Flynn steered home a well taken second. All looked well but seconds before the final whistle with Ashby throwing caution to the wind, a long ball got caught on the muddy surface causing confusion, a slip and a penalty. This was converted to level the game 2 – 2 and the prospect of unwanted penalties. The drama wasn’t finished, 2 penalties were saved by each keeper leaving the score 3 -3 after the first 5 penalties. Isaac made yet another crucial save as it went into sudden death, and when Callen smashed in the decisive penalty the victory was sealed.

The boys will now have to recover and dust themselves down as they prepare for the semi-final. Well done to everyone involved!

Year 11 Post 16 applications

We will be in touch soon about an offers holding event that WQE will be running in March. Information will come from WQE to students and to us at school, requiring them to meet at WQE’s site. We will only be able to authorise students to do this if we have parental consent (in the same wsy you would consent to taking your child to a medical appointment) Please keep an eye on the weekly email for further information coming soon.

Schools and colleges may email students directly regarding their attendance. This is normal practice. Currently WQE are emailing any students who have applied to their college but their attendance figures do not meet WQE’s expectation. Please reply to any emails and follow the instructions the school/college gives to you. If you have any concerns or questions please speak to your tutor /Year 11 pastoral team.

Please can we also remind everyone about the information below:

Students will be hearing back from the schools and colleges they have applied to.
Your applications will say ‘sent’ next to them. This may change to ‘processing’ and / or ‘acknowledged’. This is normal.
Some schools and colleges will contact quickly, others may be nearer the month of March.

Please ensure students check in on PS16 and also onto their emails for any messages etc from schools and colleges. Students must respond to any requests for meetings / interviews and we ask that our students accept all offers they receive. By holding as many offers as possible our students can then make the decision that is best for them on results day in August.

Some students may receive offers before others – please try not to worry and be mindful that the schools and colleges are working their way through a number of applications and they will get to you soon.

Poster Competition: What Makes Children’s Lives Positive?

We are excited to announce a new poster competition inviting students to explore the theme:

‘What makes children’s lives positive? What will a positive childhood look like in the future for young people your age?’

This is your chance to think deeply, creatively, and imaginatively about the world around you — and the world you want to grow up in.

How Will Posters Be Judged?

Entries will be assessed on:

• Content – A clear, thoughtful, and informative response to the research questions.
• Effective Communication – Ideas presented in an engaging and easy-to-understand way.
• Creativity in Approach – A unique and imaginative response to the brief.

This is your opportunity to combine research, reflection, and creativity into one powerful visual piece.

What’s in It for You?

Winners will:

Receive a prize from the Science Department
Have their entry submitted to the national competition
Represent MHS against other participating schools

A fantastic achievement for any student!

Submission Deadline

Please submit your completed posters to Mrs Jenkin by April 1st 2026.

Make sure your name and form are clearly written on the back.

Start designing, start imagining, and most importantly — start creating.

We can’t wait to see your ideas!

Attendance

Attendance matters – we love seeing our students in school as they are a part of our community and being in school helps them to maintain social interactions and of course progress with their knowledge and understanding in their subject areas.

Students are expected to be in school for 190 days per year. Please do avoid taking your child out of school. By being in school students can:

Develop friendships further
Interact positively with peers
Interact positively with staff and learn about developing professional relationships (key future skill)
Develop key life skills (teamwork, cooperation, communication, achieving success, dealing with setbacks to name a few)
Develop and improve their knowledge and understanding in a range of different subjects areas (giving keys skills and knowledge for their future)

We have created a document around our attendance procedures which can be found on our web site here: Attendance-procedures-Manor-High-School.pdf This is located in our attendance area on the website which is here: Attendance – Manor High School – Oadby

Our attendance figures as of 3pm on the Friday before half term were as follows:

Year 11 – 93.6%

Year 10 – 91.8%

Year 9 – 93.8%

Year 8 – 94.7%

Year 7 – 96.2%

SEND & Safeguarding Update

We are pleased to share that our annual safeguarding report has given us some really positive feedback. Over the next few weeks I can share with you some of the feedback from the review which involved staff and student voice as well as a deep look into our policies and procedures. Safeguarding is always our highest priority and taken incredibly seriously, so to receive such great feedback was very welcome. This term our topic for parents, staff and students is around Honour/Faith Based Violence. Below is a link to explain what this is and why it is a form of abuse:

https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/honour-based-abuse/honour-based-abuse/