This morning we were pleased to be able to welcome visitors from the Offending team, funded by the Northampton Community Safety Partnership, to give presentations about Knife Crime to students in Years 7, 8 and 10. Northamptonshire Police were also present with a ‘Knife Arch’ which is used to detect knives (and any other metal objects).
The students found the information given both eye-opening and useful, a
nd hopefully the messages they received will increase awareness and enable them to make safe choices in the future. Parents are encouraged to discuss the issues covered with their children.
Students in Year 9 had a similar presentation in December.
On Saturday Senior Dance Company attended and performed at Junction 19. Students worked incredibly hard which was evident in their outstanding performance.
It was lovely to see so many people at the Sri Lanka 2020 launch evening last week.
Remember, in order to secure your place please apply by visiting www.myworldchallenge.com/bookingcode and enter your booking code provided in your pack and please pay the first payment of £150 by 12 February 2019.
If you are still unsure about the various ways that you can fundraise please come and speak to Mr. Routledge or check out www.easyfundraising.org
The school is open as normal. Students are advised to wear sensible footwear (this may include trainers if appropriate) and to wrap up warm.
Please find below an extract of a recent government announcement regarding the wearing of face masks in classrooms. As a school we would like to thank parents and students for your on-going support with this, we had a very high level of compliance which was fantastic and I am sure this will continue. Please do pass this information on to our students.
Government Announcement – Tuesday 6 April,
The government confirmed that face coverings should continue to be worn in secondary school and college classrooms as a precautionary measure when students return after the Easter break.
This cautious approach will help limit the risk of transmission and enable continued monitoring of the effect of school and college returns, as twice weekly testing is established and embedded in pupil’s routines.
It is expected that face coverings will no longer be required to be worn in classrooms, or by students in other communal areas, at Step 3 of the roadmap, which will be no earlier than Monday 17 May. At that point the next stage of easements, including increased social contact indoors, will be confirmed following a review of the latest data on infection and vaccination rates. It will also allow time for the vaccination programme to reach everyone in priority groups one to nine with their first dose before any change is committed.
Rapid testing will continue to play a crucial role in keeping schools and colleges safe, as millions of tests are now taken each week by students and staff. With as many as one in three people who have the virus not displaying symptoms, testing is helping find and isolate cases, stopping outbreaks before they develop. Since Thursday 4 March this year, around 17 million coronavirus tests were taken across all nurseries, schools and colleges. Please continue to self-test and report your results as before
