Dear Families

I hope this newsletter finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the wonderful activities and events that have taken place within our school over the past week as well as bring to your attention some important notices.

Last Friday, Manor High School hosted a highly successful "Manor's Got Talent" event, showcasing the incredible musical talents of our students. It was truly a night to remember, and I want to extend my congratulations to all the participants for their hard work and dedication both to our Year 11s for organising the event and to the participants from each year group, it was truly a wonderful event.

This week, we have also been focusing on supporting our students through the exam season. An exam stress workshop was held, providing valuable strategies and resources to help our students manage their stress levels effectively. We believe it is essential to equip them with the necessary tools to perform at their best during this challenging period.  Our year 11 parents evening takes place next week and parents should book appointments using school cloud.  This is the last opportunity for Year 11 parents to meet with us before examinations start in May - which isn’t too far away.

In terms of academic guidance, our ongoing Key Stage 5 provider access assemblies continue this week. This initiative aims to ensure that our Year 10 students are aware of the various options available to them beyond Manor High. Gateway College were in school to speak to our students today, providing them with valuable insights into their post-secondary education choices.

I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the efforts of Miss Thompson, Head of Science, who ran assemblies this week celebrating the wonders of science to raise the profile of National Science Week. The students were captivated by the fascinating discussion on the concept of time, particularly the division of time into 12 and 24 hours. I encourage you to engage in conversations with your children about what they learnt during these assemblies.  It was truly fascinating!

Moving on to important notices for parents, I would like to inform you that after the Easter break, we will be implementing a reset in tutor time, focusing on school uniform expectations. Please take a moment to visit our website and familiarise yourself with our uniform guidelines.  If you are purchasing new uniform items over Easter, you should consult our website to ensure compliance with our expectations. Manor High School - Uniform

Additionally, the Year 11 Easter revision session timetables were published in last week's newsletter. I would like to remind all Year 11 students and their parents to refer to these timetables for details on the upcoming revision sessions that will take place in the first week of the Easter break.  Staff will be in touch with parents if your child is required to attend. If asked to attend, we expect that your child does so. 

Lastly, I am delighted to announce that our ski trip to Italy will be departing this weekend. Our students are eagerly anticipating this exciting adventure, and I am confident that it will be a memorable experience for all involved.

There is a lot of information below that is relevant to various groups of students and parents and I encourage you to read and note those relevant to you.

Mr S Greiff

I would like to continue to promote the importance of attendance at school and draw your attention to the information above around attendance. 

Being in school is important to your child's achievement, wellbeing and wider development.  Evidence shows that students with the highest attendance throughout their time in school gain the best GCSE and A Level results (The Attendance Hub Blog - May 2023)

If you do need to contact the school to report an absence, the links below detail the best way to contact the school, depending on your query. This flow chart gives examples of some of the calls we receive and the most efficient way to get an answer. Often, emailing the relevant person directly will elicit a quicker response than calling reception. All key staff and tutors email addresses can be found on our website, please see our Contact Us page.

Please note:

• Uniform: Students will not need to be required to wear school uniform; however, they must wear clothing and shoes that are appropriate for a school environment.
• Ready to Learn: Students will be expected to bring in their school bag, with their knowledge organiser, equipment, and any additional resources specific to the subjects they study.
• Refreshments: Students are welcome to bring a snack and a drink should they wish to, as the school dining facilities will not be in operation.
• Behaviour: Students will be expected to respect our school standards and routines, follow instructions, and stay focussed on task during all intervention sessions. The same behaviour expectations apply as any other school day, and this includes bringing and using a mobile phone. 
• Safeguarding: Students who are invited must attend and staff will need to contact home should they not attend.

 Please also find the arrangements for Modern Foreign Languages:

The real GCSE speaking examinations, which are worth 25% of the overall grade, will take place between 15^th and 23^rd April 2024; your child will receive their exact date and time after the Easter break. Therefore, over Easter, rather than attending Easter school for French and Spanish, Y11 students are expected to learn their Theme 1, 2 and 3 general conversation responses in preparation for the examination.

Instead, the Modern Foreign Languages department will run a revision workshop for each language as follows:

Saturday 11^th May                          French

Saturday 18^th May                          Spanish

Students are at a crucial stage in their course and intervention sessions will enable them to achieve their full potential. You will understand that staff are facilitating the sessions to further support students. It is therefore only fair to staff that invited students attend and give their 100%.  

Careers All Years – Labour Market Information

Just a reminder about this! As part of National Careers Week a week ago now, we gave an assembly that explained Labour Market Information to students. In tutor time, students were also given the opportunity to explore the Labour Market by using the World of Work Leicester and Leicestershire booklet.

This booklet allows students to explore a range of different workplace sectors available here in Leicester and Leicestershire, as well as job examples within these sectors. It also provides information about qualifications and pathways to careers as well as how to apply for jobs and apprenticeships. It is a really useful guide. A link to the guide is attached below. It is a good resource for parents to use to inform themselves about the ever-changing world of work and to help them guide and support our young people. Please look at this resource and look at it with your children too! The link for the electronic copy of the booklet is LLEP WORLD OF WORK LEICESTERSHIRE

Careers assemblies – providers of different options at post 16

This week our Year 10 students heard about the range of different vocational pathways available to them at Gateway College. 

It has been great working with our students over the past few months to help them develop their understanding of different pathways and different schools and colleges. We have some more assemblies coming up that will allow our students to gather more information about opportunities available to them for Post 16 education.

Friday 12^th April – Year 10 - ASK Apprenticeships

Post 16 Appointments/Interviews

Students are starting to receive offers of places for their Post 16 education. With this, they may be asked to attend meetings/interviews. Please note that if these are in school time you need to contact the school in the same way you would about a medical appointment etc.  We will only be able to let students leave the site to attend interviews if parents/carers have informed the school of the meeting beforehand. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Mr Oswin, from Beauchamp College, came to Manor High School this week to speak to a number of year 11 students who have applied to Beauchamp College. He will be back at school on Thursday 21^st March. These short meetings allow him to speak with students about their applications.

Year 11 – Beauchamp College Inspiration Evening

We are aware that the Beauchamp College Inspiration Evening is being held on 21st March, which is the same night as our Year 11 Parents' evening.

We have spoken to Beauchamp College about the clash of both events.  They have advised that they will understand if students do not attend their event as they know how important a Year 11 parents evening is at this stage in a student's education. We feel it is really important for our students to prioritise parents' evening at this stage in their education and Beauchamp College are in support of this.

Year 11 National Citizen Service Assembly

On Friday 8^th March, Year 11 had an assembly about the NCS. Students should look online (use the leaflet they were given last week) to look at the opportunities available to them. If any students are interested in taking part and have any questions, they can come and see Mr Croucher. 

Next week we are holding information sessions for parents or learners with EHCP’s in Year 7 -10.  The session will give you a chance to meet Fiona Ager, the SENCO at Manor High School. You will hear about the ways support is being planned for EHCP learners as we evolve our practice and strive towards excellence. The overall aim of our provision will be to develop our young people to become resilient young adults, ready for their next phase in education and beyond.

Parents should have received an email invitation to the sessions being held on Tuesday 19^th March at 3pm or Wednesday 20^th March at 5pm.  We would really appreciate your attendance at one of these events as we believe the information shared will be crucial to your child’s future support at Manor High School.   

We kindly request all parents to RSVP to SEND@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk as soon as possible.

SEND support Information Sessions

Parents of SEN support learners, please be aware that parent information sessions are being planned for next term, dates will follow in due course.

Here are the current standings:

1. Bradgate
2. Watermead
3. Clarendon
4. Knighton

Keep up the great work everyone!

HOW TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL

Your child’s tutor, also known as their trusted adult, is often your first point of contact. However, the following emails are also useful for parents to know:

• General enquiries:  admin@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk
• Exam enquiries:  exams@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk
• Finance and School Gateway enquiries:  finance@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk
• School bus enquiries:  buspass@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk
• SEND enquiries:  send@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk 

If you are not sure who to contact, please refer to our Who to Contact flow chart on our Contact Us page.