INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Parents' Hub
Term Dates
Autumn Half Term 1 |
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Term starts: Wednesday 1st September |
Half Term Holiday: Saturday 23rd October |
Autumn Half Term 2 |
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Term starts: Monday 1st November |
Christmas Holiday: Saturday 18th December |
Spring Half Term 1 |
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Term starts: Tuesday 4th January |
Half Term Holiday: Saturday 19th February |
Spring Half Term 2 |
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Term starts: Monday 28th February |
Easter Holiday: Saturday 9th April |
Summer Half Term 1 |
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Term starts: Monday 25th April |
Half Term Holiday: Saturday 28th May |
Summer Half Term 2 |
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Term starts: Monday 6th June |
Term Ends: Wednesday 20th July |
Inset Days
- Friday 22nd October 2021
- Friday 17th December 2021
- Monday 31st January 2022
- Friday 18th February 2022
- Friday 1st July 2022
College Day
The College Day - September 2022
In consultation.
Food Hall
FREE Best of both Toast / Porridge Every morning
Free School Meals
our child will qualify for free school meals if they’re in full-time education and you receive one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- guarantee element of state pension credit
- child tax credit with no working tax credit and have an income as assessed by the Inland Revenue that does not exceed £16,190 (subject to change annually)
- support under Part 1V of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Universal Credit – if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you receive)
Children who receive a qualifying benefit in their own right are also entitled to receive free school meals.
Your child won’t qualify for free school meals if you’re receiving working tax credits and disabled working tax credits, except for the four-week run-on paid after you’ve stopped qualifying for working tax credits.
Apply for free school meals if you live in Barnsley
If you live in Barnsley and your child goes to school in Barnsley, Bradford, or Kirklees, fill in our application form below for free school meals.
If you live in Barnsley and your child goes to school in Barnsley, Bradford, or Kirklees, fill in our application form below for free school meals.
Admissions
To apply for a place at Horizon Community College
For Standard admissions at the point of secondary transfer:
Details are available in the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council booklet ‘Admission to secondary school – a guide for Parents’ and online by clicking here.
If your child is currently in a primary school in the Barnsley area there are two ways to apply:
- Complete the application form and return it to the Headteacher of your child’s primary school.
- Apply online by logging on to the Barnsley Authority website (as per link above) and follow the instructions.
- Horizon Community College provides places for young people between the age of 11-16.
- Our arrangements for selection are handled by the Local Authority
- Our over subscription criteria is also handled by the Local Authority
If you live outside the Barnsley Authority or would like to transfer your child into a year group other than Year 7, or at a time other than at the standard secondary transfer point (ie within year, including Year 7), please contact Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s Admission Department (01226 773677) to obtain the appropriate application form.
Uniform
Expectations
Supplier
Our approved uniform supplier is Vortex schoolwear. The web address for online ordering Horizon approved uniform is: https://www.vortexschoolwear.co.uk/Secondary-Schools/Horizon-Community-College/
Detailed information on uniform expectations can be found in the booklet below. Please read and get in touch with School teams if you have any questions.
UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS
Attendance
It is a fact that if attendance drops below 95%, achievement can be affected by one grade.
Attendance
Attendance on a school day is compulsory. If you are not in school then you must have a justifiable reason for absence. Parents/Carers should inform the school absence line on the first day of absence via telephone and every day there after.
If your child is going to be absent for an appointment we would ask that proof of the appointment is brought into school well in advance (whenever possible). However, we would prefer that all appointments are made outside of the child’s timetable.
Parents are requested not to arrange family holidays during term time. Requests for leave of absence should be submitted on a leave of absence form that is available within school on request and should be completed well in advance.
Punctuality
Punctuality is an important part of self-discipline and is essential to good time management.
Always make sure that you are in the appropriate classroom no later than the times shown in the section on timing of the school day.
If you arrive late for school you shall be given a one hour detention that shall be served the following day after school.
If you arrive late to school due to attending appointments/ or any other reason then you must sign in at the student reception desk. You will be marked late in the register and will need a note explaining the reason for late arrival. If there is not justifiable reason a punctuality detention shall be issued for the following night after school.
If you arrive after the closure of the register it may be recorded as an unauthorized absence. All unexplained absences shall be followed up by staff in the attendance office with a call home.
Absence Form
Leave of Absence in term time
- The Anti-Social Behaviour Act (2003) provides the Local Authority, Schools and Academies the power to issue penalty notice fines for unauthorised leave of absence in term time.
- No parent can demand leave of absence as a right.
- Any request for leave of absence must be made in advance.
- The request for leave of absence should be made by the parent /carer “with whom the child normally resides”. If this is the parent /carer who is not taking the child out of school / academy, the full name and address of the parent /carer who is taking the child out of school/academy must be provided on the form.
- There is no requirement to authorise just because a request has been made. The amendments under The Education (Pupil Registration) ( England) Regulations 2006 make it clear that head teachers may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances*. *See Code of Conduct /Guidance relating to Leave of Absence
- The circumstances of each individual request for leave of absence will be taken into account on a case by case basis.
- The decision to approve / not approve the request is for the school / academy, not the Authority or the parent. Only schools/ academies can authorise / not authorise absence.
- If important work has been missed by the pupil due to the parents making a request for leave of absence the parents should not expect special arrangements to be made by the school/ academy for that pupil to catch up that work.
If you go ahead with the leave of absence when unauthorised, you may receive a Penalty Notice issued by the Local Authority. This penalty will be £60 per child if paid within 21days; payment after this time but within 28 days is £120
Failure to pay a fixed Penalty Notice will render you liable to criminal proceedings in the Magistrates Court under Section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996.
If you need to request a leave of absence please fill in the form and e-mail to attendance@horizoncc.co.uk
RESOURCES
Letters
Enrichment
At Horizon Community College we are invested in giving our students every opportunity to develop their interests and passions beyond the classroom. Our extensive personal development program takes our students on a journey, building character and resilience ensuring personal growth year on year.
For further information regarding the clubs and enrichment activities, please ask your child to see their subject teacher.
Lunchtime Enrichment
Enrichment
Student Wellbeing
Horizon Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Horizon has a committed team of staff who are trained as Designated Safeguarding leads or ‘DSL’.
Parents and Carers can feel confident that robust procedures are in place to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children here at Horizon.
It is important to us that parents, carers and students perceive Horizon as a safe space and encourage children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect educational progress.
Children will be taken seriously if they seek help from a member of staff. Students may be referred for additional bespoke support from external agencies and will always endeavour to work in partnership with parents to inform them of additional support required or accessed for their child. However, staff cannot guarantee to consult parents first, or to keep children’s concerns confidential, if a referral must be made to agencies in order to safeguard the child’s welfare.
Keeping Children Safe in Education is statutory guidance that schools and colleges in England must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
If you have any Safeguarding concerns regarding your child please visit our Safeguarding section of the website by Clicking here
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Associate Assistant Principal – Safeguarding and Wellbeing | Mrs Ola-Craig |
Deputy Designated Safeguarding / Wellbeing Lead | Mrs Wake |
Deputy Designated Safeguarding / Wellbeing Lead | Mrs Booth |
Student wellbeing – Year 7 | Miss Palmowski |
Student wellbeing – Year 8 | Miss Gibson |
Student wellbeing – Year 9 | Mrs Wilson |
Student wellbeing – Year 10 | Mrs Derbyshire |
Student wellbeing – Year 11 | Miss White |
Student wellbeing | Mrs Fielding |
Student wellbeing | Mr West |
Bus Timetables
- The 478 and 479 services are commercial operations and are not provided by Horizon.
- The bus timetables given are subject to change by the operators, based on passenger numbers and other factors. The college will work with operators to inform families of any changes in advance.
If you have any questions about the services, please contact the operators directly:
Globe – 01226299900
Hodgsons – 01226 288581
RESOURCES
Covid-19 Information
Y11 Exam Information
- A cooked breakfast will be available in the canteen from 7:55am for students to purchase in addition to the usual free breakfast items.
- Morning examinations will begin with a pre-exam briefing in the theatre at 8:30am. Students will then head to their examination venues in time for the examination to begin at 9am.
- Student’s with afternoon examinations will have an early lunch break at 12pm.
- Afternoon examinations will begin with a pre-exam briefing in the theatre at 12:30am. Students will then head to their examination venues in time for the examination to begin at 1pm.
DATE | MORNING EXAMS – 9.00am | AFTERNOON EXAMS – 1.00pm | ||
MFL SPEAKING | 3rd – 9th May | All Day |
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Thursday 12th May | NCFE Cache Child Development | 1hr 30m |
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Monday 16th MAY | AQA Religious Studies P1 8062 OCR Engineering R105 | 1h 45 1h | AQA Sociology P1 8192 Edexcel Turkish Listening 1TU0 H Edexcel Turkish Reading 1TU0 H | 1h 45m 45m 1hr 5m |
Tuesday 17h MAY
| AQA Biology P1 8461 AQA Comb Sci Trilogy Biology P1 8464 | 1h 45m 1h 15m |
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Wednesday 18th MAY
| AQA English Language P1 8700 | 1h 45m |
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Thursday 19th MAY
| AQA History P1B Option B 8145 | 1h | AQA Italian Listening 8633 H AQA Italian Reading 8633 H | 45m 1hr 5m |
Friday 20h MAY
| AQA Mathematics P1 8300 | 1h 30m | Edexcel Business 1BS0 Edexcel Chinese Listening 1CN0 H Edexcel Chinese Reading 1CN0 H | 1h 30m 45m 1h 5m |
Monday 23rd MAY | AQA Geography P1 8035 | 1h 30m | AQA Citizenship P1 8100 | 1h 45m |
Tuesday 24th MAY | AQA French Listening 8658 AQA French Reading 8658 Edexcel Arabic Listening 1AA0 H Edexcel Arabic Reading 1AA0 H | 35m/45m 45m/1h 45m 1h 5m | AQA Physical Education 8582 | 1h 15m |
Wednesday 25th MAY | AQA English Literature P1 8702 | 1h 40m | OCR Enterprise & Marketing R064 | 1h 30m |
Thursday 26th MAY | AQA Spanish Listening 8698 AQA Spanish Reading 8698 | 35m/45m 45m/1h | AQA Religious Studies 8062 P2 | 1h 45m |
Friday 27th MAY | AQA Chemistry P1 8462 AQA Comb Sci Trilogy Chemistry P1 8464 | 1h 45m 1h 15m |
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MONDAY 30th May to Friday 3rd June - Spring Break Holiday
Monday 6th JUNE
| Edexcel Chinese Writing 1CN0 H Edexcel Turkish Writing 1TU0 H Edexcel Arabic Writing 1AA0 H | 1h 25m 1h 25m 1h 25m |
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Tuesday 7th JUNE
| AQA Mathematics P2 8300 | 1h 30m | AQA Geography P2 8035 | 1h 15m |
Wednesday 8th JUNE
| AQA English Literature P2 8702 | 1h 45m | AQA Further Maths P1 8365 | 1h 45m |
Thursday 9th JUNE
| AQA History 1A Option D & 1B Option B2 8145 | 1h | AQA Physics P1 8463 AQA Comb Sci Trilogy Physics P1 8464 | 1h 45m 1h 15m |
Friday 10th JUNE
| AQA English Language P2 8700 | 1h 45m | AQA Physical Education P2 8582 AQA Sociology P2 8192 | 1h 15m 1h 45m |
Monday 13th JUNE
| AQA Mathematics P3 8300 | 1h 30m | Edexcel Business P2 1BSO | 1h 30m |
Tuesday 14th JUNE
| AQA Geography P3 8035 | 1h | AQA Citizenship P2 8100 AQA Statistics P1 8382 AQA Italian Writing 8633 H | 1h 45m 1h 45m 1h 20m |
Wednesday 15th JUNE
| AQA Biology P2 8461 AQA Comb Sci Trilogy Biology P2 8464 | 1h 45m 1h 15m |
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Thursday 16th JUNE
| AQA French Writing 8658 | 1h 5m/ 1h 20m | OCR Health & Social R021 | 1h |
Friday 17th JUNE
| AQA Spanish Writing 8698 | 1h 5m/ 1h 20m | AQA Polish Listening 8688 AQA Polish Reading 8688 | 35m/45m 45m/1h |
Monday 20th JUNE
| AQA Chemistry P2 8462 AQA Comb Sci Trilogy Chemistry P2 8464 | 1h 45m 1h 15m |
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Tuesday 21st JUNE
| AQA History P2B Option A | 1h | WJEC Hospitality & Catering 5569UA/B | 1h 30m |
Wednesday 22nd JUNE
| AQA Further Maths P2 8365 | 1h 45m |
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Thursday 23rd JUNE
| AQA Physics P2 8463 AQA Comb Sci Trilogy Physics 8464 | 1h 45m 1h 15m |
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Friday 24th JUNE
| AQA Statistics P2 8382 | 1h 45m |
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Monday 27th JUNE
| AQA Polish Writing 8688 | 1h 5m/ 1h 20m |
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Tuesday 28th JUNE
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CONTINGENCY DAY: 29th June 2022
RESULTS DAY: THURSDAY 25th AUGUST 2022
Y10 Exam Information
MORNING EXAMINATIONS | AFTERNOON EXAMINATIONS | ||||
DATE | Students to meet in the Theatre at 9.30am All morning exams start at 9.45am | Venue | Break | Please see notes and daily emails from FWN about start times. | Venue |
Friday 24th June | Maths Paper 1 393 1h 30m | Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) | 11.30am-11.45am | Biology Trilogy 329 start 2pm 1hr 15 mins Separates 62 start 1:45pm 1hr 45 mins Separates to go for lunch 1:00pm-1:30pm and then theatre for pre-exam briefing | Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) |
Monday 27th June | English Language Paper 1 393 1h 45m | Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) | 11.40am-11.55am | French 79 start at 1:15pm Spanish 127 Start at 1:15pm lunch 12:30-12:55pm theatre for 1pm | If students are sitting Listening: Maths block classrooms (students re-roomed to vacant Y11 classrooms) |
Tuesday 28th June | History 202 2hrs Geography 189 1h 30m
| Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) | Later break for History students ONLY | Chemistry Trilogy 329 1hr 15 mins start 2pm Separates 62 1hr 45 mins start 1:45pm | Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) |
Wednesday 29th June | Maths Paper 2 393 1h 30m | Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) | 11.30am-11.45am | French 79 Start at 1:15pm Spanish 127 Start at 1:15pm
| If students are sitting Listening: Maths block classrooms (students re-roomed to vacant Y11 classrooms) |
Thursday 30th June | English Paper 2 393 1h 45m
| Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) | 11.40am-11.55am | Physics Trilogy 329 1hr 15 mins exam start 2pm Separates 62 1hr 45 mins | Sports Hall, Activity Hall (Others venues TBC) |
Pastoral Team
Pastoral Lead
| Vice Principal – Standards | Miss Collins |
Year 7
| Head of School | Mrs Malson |
| Head of School | Mr Irving |
| Deputy Head of School | Mrs Heskett |
| Student Wellbeing | Miss Palmowski |
| Contact | Contact the Year 7 team |
Year 8
| Head of School | Miss Sheldon |
| Deputy Head of School | Mr Trainer |
| Student Wellbeing | Miss Gibson |
| Contact | Contact the Year 8 team |
Year 9
| Head of School | Mr Middleton |
| Deputy Head of School | Mr Cousins |
| Student Wellbeing | Mrs Wilson |
| Contact | Contact the Year 9 Team |
Year 10
| Head of School | Miss Winterburn |
| Deputy Head of School | Mr Reilly |
| Student Wellbeing | Mrs Derbyshire |
| Contact | Contact the Year 10 Team |
Year 11
| Head of School | Mr Plant |
| Deputy Head of School | Mrs Robinson |
| Student Wellbeing | Miss White |
| Contact | Contact the Year 11 Team |
Parental Engagement Workshops
Please see linked below a number of videos regarding mental health and how to support your child. If you would like any further information or support please do contact school.
Remote Education at Horizon
All students at Horizon Community College benefit from our extensive Remote Learning offer, whether they are self-isolating, need to catch-up on learning missed due to illness, or wish to revise prior learning in advance of future study or assessment.
If your child is self-isolating
Self-isolating students can access lessons live through their Microsoft Teams account, which they will be familiar with from their lessons in school. Students access live lessons by:
· Going to teams.office.com
· If requested, inputting their school e-mail address and password to log in.
· Clicking on the Teams button when Microsoft Teams opens.
· Going to the Class Team for their subject, for example 8E2 Geography, or 9A5 Mathematics.
· Clicking on the ‘Join’ button on the purple bar in the General Channel
If your child has any problems accessing live lessons, or if a live lesson isn’t available when expected, please contact info@horizoncc.co.uk and a member of staff will investigate immediately.
If your child wishes to catch up or review previous lessons
Where possible, all teachers upload their lesson resources to the Team channels for the classes they teach. This is so if a student has missed a lesson for whatever reason, or if they want to revise what they’ve previously studied, they can go through what the teacher covered, the activities set and other relevant resources. Teacher annotated materials are also available in these areas.
Students can access their lesson materials by:
· Going to teams.office.com
· If requested, inputting their school e-mail address and password to log in.
· Clicking on the Teams button when Microsoft Teams opens.
· Going to the Class Team for their subject, for example 8E2 Geography, or 9A5 Mathematics.
· Going to the relevant post in the General Channel and downloading the resources available.
If your child has any problems accessing lesson resources, or if they’re not available when expected, please contact info@horizoncc.co.uk and a member of staff will investigate.
For further information about our Remote Education offer, please read the college Remote Education Policy.
E-Safety For Parents and Carers
The internet, mobile technology and online gaming play a significant part in the lives of 21st century young people. Along with the social and developmental benefits these technologies have, there are associated risks that as teachers and parents we a) need to be aware of and b) need to understand how to effectively protect young people from.
The information below is designed to support you in understand how to keep your child safe, and direct you to some further information should you want to explore further.
Safety and Security
As you would in the real world, providing boundaries and safeguards for your child’s online safety and security is important in supporting your child as they grow and develop socially, mentally, and emotionally. It is good practice to:
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Discuss boundaries with your child, in terms of time online and what services and information you’re happy for them to access. Continue to discuss these boundaries with them as they get older and have changing interests in the use of technology.
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Make use of parental controls for online devices and software, helping you further in setting boundaries. Review them over time and make use of service providers’ own systems where possible.
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Understand which devices use the internet within your household and how they’re connected – not just laptops, PCs, consoles, and smartphones but also your TV, smart speaker, watches, clocks, etc. Also, check that these devices use your home Wi-Fi so that you can be confident your safety settings are in place.
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Have up to date anti-virus and malware protection for all devices.
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Ensure your child understands that not everyone on the internet is who they say they are, and that they know not to meet with someone they only know online.
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Consider switching off location tracking on your child’s device. This prevents others from being able to see where your child is located through social media and other services.
Social Media
Services such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok are popular methods that young people use to connect with friends, plan events and share information, such as photos, videos, links, personal messages, etc.
It is good practice to:
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Communicate with your child about what they’re seeing and taking part in on social media
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Where possible, insist that they add you as a friend online
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Make sure you are familiar with the ThinkUKnow website: www.thinkuknow.co.uk
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Seek advice – talk to parent friends and teachers if you’re unsure of something.
Cyber Bullying
The DfE’s definition of bullying – behaviour by an individual or group, usually repeated over time, that intentionally hurts another individual or group, either physically or emotionally – also applies to the use of technology and social media to do so. Horizon Community College does not tolerate any time of bullying, in person or online.
If you are concerned about cyber bullying, it is good practice to:
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Know which websites your children visit and help them find the ‘Report Abuse’ or ‘block sender’ options so they can feel in control.
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Tell your child not to reply to unpleasant messages.
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Urge them to keep evidence – Not to delete bullying texts, emails, or posts on social networking sites, as they can often be traced.
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Encourage them to act and talk to you if they are being cyberbullied.
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Regularly check and clean their ‘friends’ lists on social networking sites
In College
Through our Computing, Citizenship and Personal Development offers, all students are supported in understanding e-Safety, including understanding measures to protect identity, personal information, working safely and sensible use of online services. For more information, please visit our curriculum pages: https://horizoncc.co.uk/quality-of-education/#qofecurriculum
Further Information
There is a wealth of further support available to parents and carers online. The following websites are a great starting point:
Guide to attending Online Parents Evening
The importance of Parents Evening
At Horizon Community College we believe a strong partnership between home and school is essential. Parents’ evenings are a great opportunity for you to meet your child’s teachers and to discuss how your child is performing in a variety of subject areas. Each subject appointment will provide you with information on what your child is learning, a clear understanding of how your child is progressing, and a clear understanding of the ways in which you can support your child.
We actively encourage students to attend these online appointments with parents/ carers so that all parties hear the same messages. Teachers may refer to the recent Progress report that is shared with parents/ carers via Parentmail prior to the evening.
In order that these evenings run smoothly, please see our attached guidance and information regards our online system – School Cloud.
Dates for Parents Evening This Academic Year:
Y7 – Thursday 5th May
Y8 – Thursday 3rd February
Y9 – Thursday 10th March
Y10 – Thursday 24th March
Y11 – Thursday 20th October / Thursday 27th January
Possible questions to ask at parents' evenings
Jot down a list of questions on each subject in advance so your appointments are focused and make the most of the limited time.
Some useful questions might be:
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Is my child’s progress in line with the teacher’s expectations?
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Has he or she done anything particularly well?
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What can he or she do to improve?
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How can I help as a parent?
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How can you help as his or her teacher?
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How much time should my child’s homework for this subject take?
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What do his or her grades tell us about possible performance in important future exams?
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Does he or she contribute in lessons?
After the Event
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Go through your notes from the evening and make a list of positive actions your child can take.
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Talk with your child about what was discussed and agreed with the teachers, and go through the list of action points together.
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Pin the action list up where you can both see it and discuss your child’s progress regularly.
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If you need to, stay in touch with your child’s teacher. They will be able to tell you how things progress at school.
Parental Communications
Parentmail
School-to-Home Communication using ParentMail
ParentMail is a state-of-the-art, next generation communication and payment collection service. This is our primary means of communication with all parents.
There are lots of benefits to registering with ParentMail:-
- Access ParentMail with your own login and have access to your own personal feed – away from a busy, email inbox.
- Have all your school communications delivered to one place, so you can find them quickly and easily.
- Update your own contact information within your account without having to go to the school office to update your details.
- Receive messages and letters
- Pay for items
- Top-up dinner money
- Authorise Trips
- Download the free ParentMail App, which means you can pick up all your important school messages on the go. APP FAQs
We recommend downloading the App, as it means we can…
- Send less paper
- Stop sending text messages
- Save hours of administration time each week
- Reach parents instantly
And you can…
- See all school communications on one easy feed – so they don’t get buried in a busy email inbox.
- Receive school messages instantly – perfect for busy parents.
- Complete forms, permissions, and surveys wherever they are – easy to fill in and send back in minutes.
- Make online payments or top up dinner money – or receive reminders and alerts.
- Receive in app notifications – so you’ll never miss a school message again!
Main Benefits of our Cashless Catering System:
- Convenient way of paying for school meals. No more looking for change every morning.
- Discourages the misuse of school dinner money through spending in shops outside of the school groups.
- Specific food allergy ingredients can be barred automatically.
- Healthy eating is encouraged.
- Increased speed of service.
- Automatic free school meal allocation with the pupil remaining anonymous.
To enable students to access the school’s catering provision all parents are asked to consent for their child to be registered for the biometric system when completing their Admission Form. They will receive an invitation to register via email.
Please use the ParentMail Help link below, to read more about our Cashless Catering system. You will also find answers to some frequently asked questions.
Please note that if you change your email address or mobile phone number at any time you will need to inform school so we can amend ParentMail records.
If you experience any problems with ParentMail please do not hesitate to contact us.
More information about ParentMail and how parents can register, top up their child’s dinner money account can be found by clicking this link for help on all aspects of ParentMail ParentMail HELP
SIMS Parent APP
Adverse Weather
College protocols in the event of adverse weather
If, due to adverse weather, a decision is made to close the college before the start of the day, then:
- The decision will be communicated to all staff and parents at least one hour before the start of the college day.
- All parents will be informed of the college closure via ParentMail, with the same message published on the website for the duration of the closure.
- BMBC, the Abbey School, Springwell, Bus Operators and local radio will also be informed of the decision.
- The college will update the telephone system remotely so that students, parents or staff phoning the college will be informed that it is closed.
- The college will offer students remote learning for the duration of the closure. Students will follow their normal timetable, accessing remote lessons via Microsoft Teams.
If a decision is made to close the college due to adverse weather part way through the college day, then:
- the Principal will notify staff and parents as soon as practicable.
- All parents will be informed of the college closure via ParentMail, with the same message published on the website for the duration of the closure.
- Follow up phone calls to the families of vulnerable students will be made where necessary.
- BMBC, the Abbey School, Springwell, Bus Operators and local radio will also be informed of the decision.
- Principal Team will remain on-site until all staff and students have been dismissed safely.
- Remote learning will be scheduled for 2 hours after the closure is communicated. If the school day is to finish before this window, no Remote Learning will take place.
Peripatetic Music Service
If you are interested in taking up music lessons please speak to Miss Lingard or e-mail: info@horizoncc.co.uk
