Parents will have noticed that this week’s school News Sheet was on blue paper – a reminder that throughout the country we have anti-bullying week. The theme this year is cyberbullying.

In PSHE this week the students will be looking at this as a problem faced by many young people. In addition to supporting students we have included some advice about staying safe in cyberspace in the Parent Zone of our website. Here you will find material from the Anti-bullying Alliance. Please remember we are always here to help if you are concerned about any form of bullying and encourage your children to let us know of any worries they may have.

This week in school we look forward to our celebration of the talents of our students in the annual Gym and Dance Display. Much time and effort is put into the event by both the PE staff and the students themselves, many of whom choreograph pieces for themselves or for other students. I have no doubt it will once again be a spectacular performance. Students from some of our local Junior schools will have the opportunity to watch the display. Evening performances will take place on Wednesday and Thursday and are open to family members and friends of our school community. I do know that tickets are not on sale on the door, so if you wish to attend you will need to contact the school quickly to obtain one – it is a very popular event which always sells out!

Good luck to those students who are taking part in the Young Chef Competition at RAF Halton on Thursday – I am sure they will enjoy sharing their culinary talents.

Finally some dates for the diary:  Monday 23rd November GCSE mock examinations begin, then the rest we are all looking forward to, Friday 27th our Occasional Day, so no school.

Yours sincerely,

Bernadette Jenkins
Headteacher