Welcome back to the new term and thank you for your support with testing the children on their return. We found a small number of positive cases but please continue testing regularly at home. If your child shows any Covid symptoms, please keep them at home and go to your nearest walk-in centre for a PCR test. Contacts of positive cases are no longer required to self-isolate but will be tested on site instead and a follow up PCR test is needed. We hope these precautions will keep our students in school learning for the maximum time possible.

You will be aware of the government announcement this week regarding vaccinating secondary aged pupils. I must stress that this is an option being offered to parents and is a choice to be made with you and your child. We have been asked to organise the consent forms and provide a space for medical professionals to administer vaccines to those who wish to have them. Please discuss this with your son or daughter before making a decision.

Congratulations to all our sixth form students who celebrated excellent A Level results this year. Nearly half begin their studies at Russell Group universities following a range of courses including Medicine at UCL, Law at Durham, Neuroscience at Warwick, Maths at Lancaster and Data Science at Bristol. Thank you to all our amazing families for your support, it is much appreciated.

Helen Gill

Headteacher

Covid Testing

Dear Parents and Carers,

Helen Gill

Headteacher