Home Learning Heroes - Week Beginning 18 May
Well done to all of our home learning heroes and a special shout out to these students who worked extremely hard and produced some outstanding work this week!
Congratulations to all of our students for your fantastic work this term, enjoy your well deserved half-term break!
Home Learning Heroes - Week Beginning 11 May
Well done to all of our home learning heroes and a special shout out to these students who worked extremely hard and produced some outstanding work this week!
Don't forget to send your work to your teacher's, maybe you could be featured next week!
Dear students, parents and carers
We are having to temporarily close the school as there has been confirmed case of COVID-19 being reported to us by an adult looking after one of the children currently attending our school during partial opening.
While we believe the risk to other members of the school community to be very low, we are taking this matter seriously. We have applied the necessary Public Health and DFE guidelines inside school but cannot control the infection from outside into school.
Therefore, we will close the school for the next 72 hours (until Tuesday next week) whilst we deep clean the school. It will not be possible for children and staff to attend the school until we confirm later on Monday that we are re-opening.
Student that have been inside school over the last school week from 4 May onwards need to self isolate for seven days from today.
We have been in contact with the NHS and the local authority and they confirm there are no further precautions are required for students/staff who may have been in contact with this child.
Please remind yourself of the symptoms of COVID-19 and follow NHS guidance if you have concerns about the health of anyone in your family. These can be found here
I hope you understand this is a necessary but important step to take.
Mr Erwin
We are currently living in unprecedented and challenging times and, as a result of this, some family circumstances may have changed. One element of this may be financially related and you may now qualify for additional support from the government. If you feel that you now meet the criteria outlined below, please download and complete the claim form here and return it to the school;
Whilst schools remain partially open, we are continuing to support eligible families with provision to help ease the burden during this difficult time. If you have any queries in relation to free school meal entitlement please contact Mrs. Patman (r.patman [at] kscs.org.uk) or Mrs. Brackenbury (s.brackenbury [at] kscs.org.uk) directly via email.
Please see below for a message from the Principal, Mr B Erwin regarding the school policy on live video lessons
In the world that we are living in, there is a growing pressure to ensure video messaging is utilised more and more. I realise this is an excellent medium to enhance learning, when there has been a diet of faceless learning. However, I ask you to consider the safeguarding aspects, particularly to ensure everyone is safe that uses this medium.
As the Principal of the school, I have taken the decision *not* to allow live video lessons. However, pre-recorded lessons are entirely at the discretion of individual teachers, but are subject to vetting and adherence to strict school based protocols, before being released. This is to ensure the safety of students and staff.
There should not be any expectation that staff should record lessons, nor do I wish for students or parents/carers to insist this to be the expectation.
Please see below a message from Jonathan Lewis, Service Director of Education for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire regarding the recent announcement from the Prime Minister on Sunday.
Home Learning Heroes - Week Beginning 4 May
Well done to all of our home learning heroes and a special shout out to these students who worked extremely hard and produced some outstanding work this week!
Don't forget to send your work to your teacher's, maybe you could be featured next week!
Our Year 7 tutors have a message for all of their students!
[Shout out to Year 7. After the Storm will be a rainbow, we are here if you need us. Stay home. Stay safe. We all miss you!]
Year 8 Pathways
Thank you to all those students who have completed their preferences online already. For those yet to do so, please ensure you return your preferences by Thursday of this week.
Any questions please email pathways [at] kscs.org.uk.
Thank you
Home Learning Heroes - Week Beginning 1 May
Well done to all of our home learning heroes and a special shout out to these students who worked extremely hard and produced some outstanding work this week!
Don't forget to send your work to your teacher's, maybe you could be featured next week!
Ken Stimpson Academy
Staniland Way
Werrington
PE4 6JT (Sat Nav users: PE4 6WR)