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School Sports Survey 2022
Click the link below and answer all the questions as accurate as possible.
https://sportwales.snapsurveys.com/s/2022?ID=680402613429
It should take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to complete properly. If you’re unsure of any questions please ask your teacher
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Stranger Danger
Dear Parent/Carer,
We have received reports that two learners were followed by a man along the SDR towards Morrison’s after school today (Monday). Police have been informed and are investigating.
Whilst not every stranger is a threat of course, please speak with your child once again about the potential dangers a stranger could pose and about their safety to and from school. Advise them not to walk on their own wherever possible and especially if it is dark. If your child feels threatened in any way whilst making their way to or from school (or outside of those times of course), they should call 999 and inform the police immediately.
The Schoolbeat.cymru website has advice on advising your child about ‘stranger danger’ (and many other topics also) https://schoolbeat.cymru/en/parents/know-what-could-affect-your-child/personal-safety/what-you-need-to-know/stranger-danger/
Best wishes,
Neil Davies
Headteacher -
KS4 / KS5 Revision Sessions
Please find attached the revision session timetable for the next 2 weeks. Canteen A will be used for the Brain Booster Breakfasts (goodies provided). Staff will then take learners to their exam so they can have a positive, friendly and familiar person around before they go into their exam. For the later revision sessions, staff will take learners to Canteen A at around 12.25 to allow them to get some food, or eat food they have brought with them, and again take them to their 1pm exam.
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Year 11 Letter Update
Dear Year 11 Parent/Carer,
We have had a query about the highlighted section of the letter I sent yesterday, as shown below:
Please note that we will be having an official leavers assembly for our Year 11 learners on 27th May following completion of their Chemistry examination. Those learners who will not be sitting the Chemistry exam will need to be in school for 11 a.m. On this day Year 11 learners will be leaving school at approximately 12.30pm.
To clarify, the reference to 11 a.m. is for any learner who may have an unavoidable reason to be absent that morning e.g. a hospital appointment. All other Year 11 learners should attend for the normal time that day. Apologies for any confusion caused.
Best wishes,
N Davies
Headteacher -
Year 11 Parent/Carer Letter
Dear Year 11 Parent/Carer,
As you will be aware we are now approaching the start of the main summer exam series, with the first subject examinations starting on Monday 16th May. As far as our learners are concerned normal attendance at school is required up to May half term, which starts on Monday 30th May.
After half term a bespoke Year 11 timetable will come into operation, focusing on special revision sessions to support learners sitting each exam. This timetable has been e-mailed to all Year 11 learners. For the duration of this timetable Year 11 learners will be required to attend school unless told otherwise. The only times they will not be needed in school is if there is a revision session for a subject that they are not studying. If this is the case, they will be told that they do not need to attend.
The last official day of attendance for all Year 11 learners will be the end of June, but in reality they will not be attending once they have completed all of their examinations unless they are needed for other reasons e.g. to complete coursework. You will be contacted should this be the case.
Please note that we will be having an official leavers assembly for our Year 11 learners on 27th May following completion of their Chemistry examination. Those learners who will not be sitting the Chemistry exam will need to be in school for 11 a.m. On this day Year 11 learners will be leaving school at approximately 12.30pm. Any learner who has taken Electronics as an option will remain in school, as they have that subject’s exam in the afternoon.
Please do discuss the things I have highlighted above with your child if you haven’t already done so.
I would like to thank you all for everything you have done to support your child and our school. Together we have been through a global pandemic, on top of the other ‘normal’ celebrations, trials and tribulations of school life and teenage years! This Year 11 will always have a special place in my heart, as I started as Headteacher on the same day they started in Year 7. Additionally, I taught most of them Design and Technology when they were Year 7 learners and I can still remember them sitting in my classroom during those lessons – how quickly they grow up!
I hope that you and your child have a fantastic summer break following the completion of the summer examinations, and that they get the results they deserve in August on results day (further information to follow regarding this and revision/exam preparation). If you would like any further information or support, please do not hesitate to contact us. I look forward to seeing most of our Year 11 learners once again in September, when they embark upon the next stage of their lives as part of our school’s Sixth Form.
Best wishes,
Neil Davies
Headteacher -
Year 7 Progress Evening – Virtual Appointment Booking
Dear Parent/carer,
I would like to invite you to attend our Year 7 progress evening via video call during the week commencing Monday 2nd May through to Wednesday 4th May 2022.
The purpose of these conversations is to discuss your son/daughter’s progress and how best to support them in their learning at Lliswerry High School.
The system will allow you to choose your own appointment time with your son/daughter’s form teacher, you will then receive an email confirming your appointment When you book, please feel free to add any questions you have prior to the appointment. The table overleaf shows the availability of your son/daughter’s form teacher.
Appointments can be made from 8.00am Saturday 9th April and will close on the 2nd May at 12.00pm. Should you wish to make any changes after this date please contact the school office.
Please visit https://lliswerryhigh.parentseveningsystem.co.uk to book your appointments. (A short guide on how to add appointments is included with this letter.) Login with the following information:
Student’s First Name, Student’s Surname, and Date of Birth (your child’s date of birth)
Please also see the parents’ guide to video calling by visiting: https://support.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/article/801-video-parents-how-to-attend-appointments-over-video-call
If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the school office who will be happy to add appointments on your behalf.
Yours sincerely,
Mr A Coughlin
Head of Key Stage 3
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Stranger Danger
Dear Parent/Carer,
Yesterday one of our learners was approached by a man acting inappropriately on the pedestrian footbridge from the Glan Llyn estate to the Tesco store in Spytty. The police have been informed and are investigating this and have informed us that they will be increasing patrols in the area.
Whilst not every stranger is a threat of course, please speak with your child once again about the potential dangers a stranger could pose and about their safety to and from school. Advise them not to walk on their own wherever possible and especially if it is dark. If your child feels threatened in any way whilst making their way to or from school (or outside of those times of course), they should call 999 and inform the police immediately.
The Schoolbeat.cymru website has advice on advising your child about ‘stranger danger’ (and many other topics also) https://schoolbeat.cymru/en/parents/know-what-could-affect-your-child/personal-safety/what-you-need-to-know/stranger-danger/
Best wishes,
N Davies
Headteacher
Lliswerry High School -
Letter to Parents / Carers – Covid Rules Update
Dear Parents and Carers,
New advice came into effect yesterday, 28th March regarding self-isolation if a person tests positive for Covid-19. However, the guidance for schools has not changed and it is a requirement for learners to self-isolate if they return a positive test. Learners should self-isolate for a full 5 days from the onset of symptoms or a positive lateral flow if asymptomatic. Then take a lateral flow on day 5 and 6 and if both are negative they can leave isolation. This will be the situation until the 8th April which is the end of term. From the 8th April, is it advised that anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 takes a lateral flow test and follows the self-isolation procedures.
The routine asymptomatic testing using lateral flows is also due to end on the 8th April. Therefore, when we return to school on the 25th April we will no longer be issuing lateral flow testing kits. For a period of time they will continue to be available from pharmacies and to order online at https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests
Best wishes,
Mrs L Evans
Senior Assistant Headteacher -
Face Coverings
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following a further reduction in the risk level (to low) on local Covid risk framework, we will be relaxing the requirement for learners to wear face coverings in communal areas from tomorrow Friday 18th March. Learners who wish to continue wearing them can do so of course. It may be necessary in future to return to wearing of masks in communal and/or classrooms if the number of cases increases and advised to do so by the Local Authority.
Best wishes,
Mrs L Evans
Senior Assistant Headteacher -
Ready to Learn – Letter to Parents/Carers
Dear Parent/Carer,
Our mission is to enable all learners to make progress appropriate to their ability in every lesson. We want our learners to be successful and to be:
* ambitious, capable learners ready to learn throughout their lives
* enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work
* ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world
* healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.In order to achieve this, we need a learning environment that allows teachers to teach and learners to learn. However, like all schools, we have a small number of learners who disrupt teaching and learning for others – I’m sure you would agree that this is not fair and it is not acceptable. If children are to have the best chance of becoming successful adults, they must have every opportunity to access education successfully.
I have consulted with learners (representatives from every tutor group in Years 7 to 11), staff, the local authority and the Governing Body regarding this matter.
As a result, we are amending our behaviour for learning processes (to be called Ready to Learn or ‘R2L’) from Monday 21st March, so that any disruptive learners are not able to repeatedly stop others from making progress each day. Our ‘Ready to Learn’ approach to behaviour for learning supports our mission. This, in turn, enables our learners to develop and display the ambition, belief, determination and resilience needed to be successful in school and thereby successful after they leave school.
Ready to Learn is a whole school behaviour for learning approach which covers all aspects of school life. It is a set of protocols that are used successfully in many secondary schools.
The aims of Ready to Learn are:
1. To prevent or remove disruptive behaviour, so that there is a culture of achievement, ambition and learning everywhere in the school, and no learning time is wasted
2. To provide clarity for staff and learners about acceptable behaviour and the consequences of misbehaviour
3. To encourage learners to take responsibility for their own actions
4. To enable teachers to deliver engaging and creative lessons, experiment and take risks and achieve the objectives of the curriculum for WalesRules for learners in the classroom
Always in lessons:
* Arrive on time – typically within 5 minutes of lesson start time
* Follow staff instructions, including sitting where told
* Start your bell task (lesson starter) immediately, in silence
* Listen and speak to others respectfully
* Keep off task conversations for social times
* Work in silence when adults ask you to (this enables vital exam practice)
* Stay in your seat unless told otherwise
* No eating or drinking, other than water
* Don’t call out or distract others – allow others to learn
* No mobile phones unless given permission by your teacherIf a learner does not follow our school rules in a lesson, an adult will tell them that they have a “warning (W1)” and their name will be written on the board. If they break a further rule, a W2 will be issued and a ‘x2’ added to their name on the board. Learners are already very familiar with the ‘W1’, ‘W2’ system of warnings for unacceptable behaviour.
If they do not follow the rules for a third time (after a second warning (W2) has been awarded), they will be sent to undertake their work in the Inclusion Room (I.R.) for five lessons. This will support them to focus on their own learning and prevent them from disrupting others. Arrangements will of course be made for learners in the Inclusion Room to have their food and drink during their break and lunch times, including having access to the school canteen. Any learner who does not attend their normal lesson and truants internally will also be referred to the Inclusion Room for the same time period.
If a learner is sent to the Inclusion Room, parents or carers will be contacted via the School Comms app or via a text message. It is therefore essential that we have an up to date contact phone number for you and that you have downloaded the School Comms app. Please e-mail us at admin@lliswerryhigh.org if you need to update your contact details or require help downloading the School Comms app.
Learners will remain in the Inclusion Room until 3.15 for a short detention on the day they are sent there. This will give the member of staff who referred them time to meet with them and discuss any issues and to move forward ready for their next lesson together. After being sent to the Inclusion Room, should a learner refuse to leave the classroom their after school detention will be extended by 15 minutes.
If a learner continues to be disruptive whilst in the Inclusion Room, parents/carers will be contacted and a further consequence will be issued. This could be a referral to A41 (internal exclusion room) or an external fixed term exclusion. Upon completion of this, a meeting will be held with parents/carers and the learner will then be expected to complete their time in the Inclusion Room.
Our aim is for no learner to have to be removed from a lesson. However, I know that you want your child to have every opportunity to be successful in school, so that they have the best chances of success later in life. Therefore, it is vital that no one takes away their opportunity to learn and to make progress in lessons.
Ultimately, most of our learners are respectful and keen to learn and so it is only the small number who disrupt learning for others who will be directly affected by these changes. As I wrote at the start of this letter, as parents/carers I’m sure you would all agree that stopping others from learning is neither fair nor acceptable. Thank you very much for your support in this matter. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s Head of Year.
Best wishes,
N Davies
Headteacher
