The Albion Academy Headteacher Newsflash 13th Edition
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The Albion Academy Headteacher Newsflash 13th Edition Friday 10th December 2021 Preparing for the weeks and months ahead On Wednesday evening the Prime Minister discussed with the nation covid Plan B in response to the growing concern around the Omicron variant that is starting to lead to a rise in cases across Salford, Manchester and the rest of the country. As ever we are doing our best to mitigate the spread of covid; good hand hygiene, use of face masks, regular LFTing and requesting PCR tests if your child has any symptoms. We have also been asked to look over our previous plans when we had the pupils in year group bubbles. This is something we may have to revert to when we return in January so it is right that I mention this to you all now so that if I have to contact you over the Christmas break you can refer back to this Newsletter as the point at which I told you this could happen. Unfortunately, like with the current rota situation there are somethings that happen and are simply out of our control; a sudden increase in staff absences leaves us with some very difficult decisions to make. It is never our intention to cause issues or problems for our parents and carers but when faced with trying to run a school with very high absences doing basic things like covering lessons or duty points at breaks and lunch times becomes difficult. Currently Monday 13th looks like we will need to continue with a rota with absences, hopefully, improving by Wednesday 15th. Monday 13th we will rota Year 9 to learn from home. Tuesday 14th we will rota Year 7 to learn from home. Proposed plan for January 2022 – staggered return and testing The proposed plan in-line with current Department for Education advice which we will finalise and confirm with you by the end of next week is currently as follows. Pupils begin to return on Wednesday
5th January 2022 for Years 7, 10 and 11 to come on site at specified times, take their covid test, return home except Year 11 who will remain on site and continue with their GCSE studies. Years 8 and 9 to remain at home and complete online learning. Thursday 6th January 2022 for Years 8 and 9 to come onto site at specified times, take their covid test, return home. Year 11 to be on site from 08:40 to continue with their GCSE studies. Years 7 and 10 to remain at home and complete online learning. Should there be no further covid interruptions we expect that by Friday 7th January 2022 for all pupils to return to full time, on site learning. Which means that children should be on site by 08:40, ready for 08:45 Form Time. If you arrive to school after 08:45 you are late. Are your details correct? Each time you change your phone number or address it helps us to keep track so we can make sure our systems are up to date. To keep us in the loop you can use this online form which will do it all automatically. https://forms.office.com/r/a14gPPjCqU Mr J Roberts Head Teacher
Co-curricular Timetable - Half Term 2
Day CLUB (weekly unless stated) Teacher Room
Monday NO CLUBS – STAFF TRAINING
Tuesday Archery – (KS3 Invite only) LLE Sports Hall
Football Club (Year 7 & 8) SMA Astroturf
Netball Club (All Years) CTO MUGA
Drama “Matilda Rehearsals” ECA/EMC Drama Studio
Science STEM Club (KS3) HDU F24
SPARX Catch Up Club MGH F10
MFL Language Nut Club AFA F20
Wednesday Drama “Matilda Rehearsals” (Week B) ECA/EMC Drama Studio
RAF Cadets (Year 9, 10, 11) JWA/RWA F01
Thursday Judo (Year 8 - invite only) AWA Sports Hall
Girls Football Club (All years) LLE Astroturf
My Language Club (All year groups) MAL F02
Year 10 Spanish Conversation (Week A) SCO F22
KS3 MFL Culture Club (Week B) SCO F22
Computing Club (Year 7 and 8) PND G13
Art Club (KS3) PLE/AHO G14
RAF Cadets (Year 8) JWA/RWA F01
Seneca Club (Years 7-10) ESC FIT
Seneca Lunch Club (Year 11) ESC F29
Drama “Matilda Rehearsals” ECA/EMC Drama Studio
Friday Basketball Club (Years 9-11) RBE Sports Hall
Dance (ALL Years) CTO Dance Studio
Boys Football Club (Year 9,10,11) AWA Astroturf
Tag Rugby League (Year 7 & 8) MFE MUGA
LGBTQ+ Pride Club RST F17
Creative Writing Club AAJ F15
Attendance Matters – Every day counts
Difficult week as can be seen in the chart below. We have had lots of pupils going for PCR tests due to
showing symptoms of cold/flu/covid so naturally ruling out covid is really important but despite these
issues we still have instances where parents are keeping children off because it is their birthday. We
need you in every single day, on time, Ready To Learn by 08:40am.
Year Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7 86% 90% 91% 89% 88%
8 91% 90% 85% 83% 100%
9 82% 82% 81% 100% 73%
10 90% 90% 89% 89% 83%
11 87% 86% 85% 88% 85%
WS 87% 88% 87% 87% 82%
Standards and expectations
Uniform Reminders
Each week via the NewsFlash we give you links to the website that tells you exactly what the uniform
expectations are. We have handed out 30 ties this week, mainly to the same children. Please ensure
that your child is dressed correctly each day before they leave home.
Mal's uniform shop is open each day and carries most of the school uniform stock.
Equipment - Ready to Learn
We ask that children have simple, basic equipment so that they can quickly
get involved in their learning from the first minute to the very last. Two
pens, a pencil, a small ruler and a bag is the very basic we expect. Again,
your child being responsible for their learning and preparing their bags the
night before will establish good habits and routines for life. There isn't a
problem we cannot solve when we work together.
School uniform information
You can find our school uniform using this link
http://www.albionacademy.org/parents/school-uniform
which also includes links to uniform providers. Each week
we include images of acceptable school shoes so you know
what to buy your child, to make it easier we have identified
the most common styles of shoes in a green circle.
Mobile phones: Not seen or heard
To be absolutely clear about the rule around mobile phone use at the Albion is
quite simple; mobile phones are not seen or heard. If they are we keep them
until the end of the school day and return them to your child. This is not
negotiable, we do not negotiate with children if they have been seen with their
phone so please stress the importance to your child that if they are choosing to
take their phone into our school they do so under the condition that mobile
phones are not seen or heard.
Bedrock Big-Shots A massive huge effort across Years 7, 8 and 9 over the half term and this week. Everyone who has done that little bit of extra learning should be incredibly proud of what they have achieved. Huge well done to the following children who have topped the leader board in their year group this week; Emmanuela A in Year 7, Ameena HB in Year 8 and Betiel in Year 9 have all topped their year groups. A massive well done to Betiel again this week in Year 9 for topping the Whole School chart with 266 points.
Maths: Sparx Superstars Every week your child is set homework on either Sparx, Hegarty Maths or Dr Frost. If your child is struggling with their homework, they can attend our Sparx Superstars homework club on a Tuesday at 3pm and get help from a Mathematics teacher. We are extremely proud of how hard our students work in Mathematics and would like to share with you our top students and classes for this week. We would also like to share with you our top 5 performing classes this week for Sparx. A huge well done to these five classes. Mr Russell’s 7L1 & 9L2, Miss Robinson’s 7L2, Mr Ghulam’s 8L2 and finally Mr Ferdinand’s 8L1. Please help us support your child by encouraging good homework routines. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher.
Year 11 Information Reminder that our year 11 Virtual Parents’ Evening will take place on Thursday 16th December 3:30 – 6:30. This is an important evening and will provide you with an opportunity to speak to your child’s subject teachers. The virtual event will be conducted using an online system called “School Cloud”. To book your virtual appointment please visit https://albion.schoolcloud.co.uk . To login you will need the following information: Student’s First Name, Student’s Surname and Student's DoB. The ability to make/amend appointments will close on Wednesday 15th December. Should you wish to make any changes after this date please contact the school office. If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the school office who will be happy to add a telephone appointment on your behalf. Alternatively, in the event that technical difficulties are encountered the member of teaching staff will call you directly during your time slot. As always, we will continue to communicate whole school updates via Twitter (@AlbionAcademy) and via the school website (www.albionacademy.org) where you will be able to find the “Parent’s guide for booking appointments”. Year 11 SMUG Nominations and Awards
Seneca Super Stars
Safeguarding updates If you are worried or concerned about a child please read the information below. So in terms of Albion Academy pupils we have a contact email address contact@albionacademy.co.uk please title the email SAFEGUARDING CONCERN or alternatively phone the main switchboard 0161 359 6100 and ask to speak to the Safeguarding Team (Ms Clark - Designated Safeguarding Officer, Ms Lawman Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer and Ms Waheed Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer). But what if they do not go to the Albion and you don’t know which school they go to? Well, Salford Council has some excellent advice and guidance on what you should do and how you can go about reporting something that does not look or sound right. This link will take you directly to the worried about a child site on the council website: https://www.salford.gov.uk/children-and-families/safeguarding-children/worried-about-a-child/ Parent Guides - This week: The online link to the guides can be found here: https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides Alongside individual skill, impressive teamwork and some truly epic matches, one of the most enjoyable things about this summer’s European football championships has been the sense of sportsmanship and fair play. Players have competed fiercely, but they’ve (mostly) remembered that they’re representing their country – and that bad behaviour, dangerous play or outright cheating tends to last in people’s memories for a long time after tournaments are over. The same is true of how we act online – one error of judgement or loss of control might only take a second, but can have results that are difficult to forget. Instead, just like the heroes of the Euros, we should aim for people to see us and feel proud and inspired. So, in a five-a-side line-up (with five “dos” and five “don’ts”), here are our top tips for playing fair online. In this guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as online strangers, hurtful messages and an overspending of time online.
Counselling services available in the community and online
The external services below are also recommended for use
outside of the school’s working hours.
The Mix
Offers a mix of support and interventions that support young
people under the age of 25. The following services are available
- helplines – via phone or email
- crisis support – via text https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support
42nd Street
Offers a range of services and interventions for those in the Greater Manchester region
- Online support via chat rooms and live text chat
- 1:1 chat support
- Counselling service
- CBT intervention https://www.42ndstreet.org.uk/services.html
Childline
Offers a range of services and interventions
- 1:1 chat support
- Counselling service https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/
SHOUT
Offers a free text service that specialises in the following
- Depression – Anxiety – Abuse - Panic attacks - Suicidal thoughts - Self – Harm – Relationship problems
– Bullying
https://giveusashout.org/Important dates - Next week
(13.12.2021) is Week B
December 2021
Wednesday 15th – Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas Dinner and Christmas Reward Day.
Thursday 16th – Year 11 Parents Evening 3:30 – 6:30 (Virtual event https://albion.schoolcloud.co.uk)
Friday 17th - Last day of term – finish at 12:30
January 2022
Tuesday 4th – INSET Day - No pupils on site
Wednesday 5th – Proposed Mass Testing for Years 7, 10 & 11 ONLY. Years 8 & 9 at home.
Thursday 6th – Proposed Mass Testing for Years 8 & 9 ONLY. Years 7 & 10 at home.
Friday 7th – Proposed full return of all pupils back to full time learning.
Friday 28th – INSET Day – No pupils on site
Covid?
Any symptoms of covid or just not feeling well - GET A PCR TEST (not the lateral flow quick tests).
Social media
Remember you can follow us on Twitter
@albionacademy or on YouTube ‘TheAlbionAcademySalford’
Have you got the Arbor App?
We will be relaunching our Arbor app as the main method of communication.
We currently have 60% of parents who logged on at least once to the app we
would like all of our parents to have the app so we can communicate with you
in a much easier fashion. That has been another increase from previous 55%.
You will receive a link to enable you to log on and reset your password this will only work if you have a
valid email address.You could download the app via the App Store or the Google play store. Here is the link on Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arboreducation.parentapp&hl=en_GB&gl=US Here is the link on the Apple App store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/arbor/id1448707412 School footwear In order to help you make sure that your child is in the correct shoes we have created these images for boys and girls footwear options so you never need to be fooled into buying black trainers in the ‘School Shoes’ section from shops again. We have circled the most popular styles in green…
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