Passport and sport

It was good to be at the sports fixtures on Saturday. All four teams both netball and football won. Well done all. Not all parents will be aware of the pilot trial we are doing with the Year 7 students called “Passport”. We recognize the importance the importance of involvement in co- curriculum and want to encourage all students to be involved developing life skills. This year we are asking pupils in year seven to make a diary of what they have been doing or involved in, recording this is via the VLE Personal section using blogs: Music Sports Clubs Community and Green Projects Student Voice/Ambassador Visits Outside school events and activities These blogs have been set up in IT lessons and can be updated by pupils at home, in school and even in tutor time. Tutors can encourage this further by setting as homework on the VLE. Time should be found in tutor time to review and I hope that parents are encouraging at home and reviewing the blogs online. At the end of the academic year we hope to celebrate the students achievements in a special assembly and will be inviting parents to attend. As I mentioned in my letter to parents on Friday we are looking to make some changes to the timing of the school day maximizing time for academic lessons and co-curricular activities. I will send more information about this over the next few weeks.