Online Learning Arrangements for Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March 2023

Dear Parents/Carers

I wrote to you last week informing you of the Academy being closed to students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March, due to the industrial action taking place. A summary of our plan is below:

	Wednesday 15th March	Thursday 16th March
Year 11	All students to attend the Academy as normal	All students to attend the Academy as normal
Resource Base	All students to attend the Academy as normal	All students to attend the Academy as normal
Year 7, 8, 9 10	Remain at home and access learning online	Remain at home and access learning online
Academy production rehearsal	Remain at home and access learning online (unless in Year 11)	Invited students attend the Academy as normal

As per my letter last week, I wanted to update you with the online learning arrangements for Wednesday and Thursday that students who are at home will need to follow.

Online learning for Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March: Years 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Students will need to be online from 08:30 ready to access a virtual assembly at 08:35 (a link to this will be posted to students on Show My Homework) on both days.

From 09:00 students will be expected to follow a similar timetable to previous strike days (tasks/links will be set on Show My Homework). The work will consist of English, Maths and Science with opportunities to read and take part in some exercise as well. This will be explained to students in the online assembly tomorrow morning.

Students attending the Academy on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March

For the small group of students who are attending the Academy on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March, students are expected to arrive on site at the normal time (08:10 – 08:30) and make their way to the Canteen. From there they will be directed to their provision for the day. The Canteen will be open as normal for students attending onsite provision. Resource Base students should go the Resource Base as per their normal routine.

Any student attending the Academy on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March will need to be in full Academy uniform and arrive at the normal time (by 08:30am). The Academy Day will finish as normal at 15:00. No enrichment activities will be available at the end of the Academy Day on Thursday.

All students are expected back in the Academy as normal on Friday 17th March.

Thank you again for your continued support and for your patience and understanding during this period of industrial action.

Dream BIG // Work Hard // Be Kind

Mr O’Callaghan | Principal