Dear Parents and Carers
Happy New Year to you all and we hope you have had an enjoyable and restful break. We have started the Spring term as we mean to go on – with enthusiasm and purpose. This term is always a busy one, with Year 12 and 13 going straight into progress exams, and Year 11 students working to consolidate or improve on their mock results to achieve their best outcomes when the real exams come around. It’s also a short term, with only 10 more weeks of school before Easter so it’s important for our students to start off with the right attitude – ready to engage and work hard. Although Mr Perry remains absent from school, as Deputy Headteachers we continue to lead and manage the school effectively and it is very much business as usual.
To give all of our students in Years 7 to 11 a fresh start, we have archived all behaviour points from last term so they start with 0 to align with our recognition and reward targets. This gives each student an equal opportunity to reach for their potential at the start of this calendar year. Our students should be aiming for upwards of 30 merits a week – our Engaged merits will remain at +4 this half term as this is our Value focus for Spring.
We end this week’s message with the sad announcement of the passing of one of our ex-students, Cassie Dale, who passed away over the Christmas period. Cassie was a vibrant member of the Myton family, studying with us from Year 7 to Year 13 and was a true character with passion and a strong sense of herself within the world. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Details of her funeral can be found here, and her family have advised that all who knew and loved Cassie are welcome to attend. We send our sympathy and condolences to Cassie’s family and friends.
Kind regards
Mr Phipps and Mrs Curtis
