We all know that good attendance to the Academy is vital to a child’s academic success. Therefore, to support with our attendance monitoring we are moving to a new system called ‘A Star Attendance’. There is no change in how you report your child’s absence to the Academy (by calling us on 0121 358 6186 and selecting option 1 or emailing us here). However, you may now receive attendance updates or communication by email, so we’d ask that you ensure the email address noreply@astarattendance.com is added to your safe sender list to avoid it ending up in your junk mail folder. (Read more…)

We are super excited for the exciting opportunities in store for our annual Rewards Days for students in Years 7-10 & 12!

Students have been given a letter detailing Rewards Days with a choices form that must be returned by Friday 6th June. If they have misplaced the letter and form, they can collect a replacement from Student Services or download a copy here.(Read more…)

Over the coming weeks we’ll be offering students in Year 11 the opportunity to register for the DfE’s new Eduation Record app. The Academy has been selected to take part in the pilot launch of this new digital service. Students will be invited to a one-to-one appointment to verify their identity with a member of staff who can then authorise their access to the service.

Full details of this new service including a step-by-step guide can be found here.

One of our key priorities this year is to strengthen our partnership with you. We believe that working together will enable us to achieve the best outcomes for your children. This update outlines some of our current focus areas and how you can support them, along with our plans to improve our communication with you.(Read more…)