Dear Parents/Carers
Module 2
We hope that you had an enjoyable half-term holiday. Module 2 starts on Monday 6 November at 8:30am with students returning to their timetabled lessons from period 1.
Absence Procedure
As we enter the winter months, we wanted to remind you of the procedure you should follow if your child is unwell and unable to attend school. You must telephone or email the academy by 8:30am on every day that your child is absent from school, with the reason for your child’s absence and their likely return date. This is so that your child’s absence can be recorded correctly and so that this is not logged as an unauthorised absence. KCC monitors the attendance of all students on our roll and the Department for Education sets an attendance target as a minimum of 95% for every student. During their absence, your child will be able to access their normal lessons from home via Google Classroom.
For longer absences, please contact your child’s college office so that appropriate evidence can be provided and support be put in place whilst your child is absent.
- Jupiter College – jupiter-admin@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk
- Apollo College – apollo-admin@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk
- Minerva College – minerva-admin@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk
Please remember that your child must be on site by 8.25am every day, so that they are able to start lesson one promptly at 8:30am.
Bike Store
If your child cycles to school we have moved the bike store into a secure area inside the academy grounds. Your child will access this area via the side gate and then turn left to the new area which is located by the side of the Phoenix Centre, behind the Neptune building.
As previously advised, E-Scooters are banned from the academy site and must not be used by your child as a means of transport for their journey to and from the academy.
Post-16 Open Evening
On Thursday 9 November we will be holding our Post-16 Open Evening for Year 11 students and parents/carers from 4.30-7.30pm. It is really important that Year 11 students attend, so that they can look at the excellent range of IB, Vocational and T-Level courses that we have on offer from September 2024.
Knowledge Organisers/Homework
The knowledge organisers for Module 2 can be found by clicking on this link. Please ensure that your son/daughter is reviewing their knowledge organiser for each subject as this is their homework for the module. These are used as a basis for the ‘do it now’ activity at the start of every lesson, which helps your son’s/daughter’s knowledge to improve over time.
Standards & Uniform
Please find below a table as a polite reminder of the standard required for both uniform and equipment at the academy.
Girls Uniform
Boys Uniform
- Black Blazer (with the Academy badge and colour stripe of college on pocket)
- Bespoke Academy kilt style skirt (these must be worn 2-3 inches below the knee when standing) or Black tailored school trousers
- White blouse or shirt (plain with no logos)
- Plain black socks/tights
- Plain, flat black formal shoes only (that do not go beyond the ankle bone) Maximum height is 1 inch/3cm. No trainer/converse style shoes can be worn.
- Black V-neck jumper with Academy logo (optional)
- Black Blazer (with the Academy badge and colour stripe of college on pocket)
- Academy Tie (with the colour stripes of the college)
- Black tailored school trousers
- White shirt (plain with no logos)
- Plain black socks
- Plain, flat, black formal shoes only (that do not go beyond the ankle bone). No trainer/converse style shoes can be worn.
- Black V-neck jumper with Academy logo (optional)
- Coats/Jackets – should be plain with NO writing or commercial logos. Denim or leather coats are not permitted. Students should bring a coat during Modules 2-4. Students are also welcome to bring a plain umbrella if rain is forecast during the school day.
- Jewellery – Students are NOT allowed to wear jewellery. Rings are dangerous for many activities and therefore unsuitable for the academy. Necklaces and bracelets are similarly unsuitable; however, an exception may be made for religious bangles. One pair of small stud earrings may be worn, one in each ear. No facial jewellery or piercings are permitted. Students will be asked to remove the items and they will be confiscated for parents/carers to collect and a log on Bromcom.
- Watches may be worn and handed to a teacher during certain activities such as PE. The Academy is not responsible for the loss or damage of any jewellery.
- Nails – fake nails of any kind, including tips are not permitted. Nail varnish is not suitable and not permitted. Students will be required to remove nail varnish or lose all social time if wearing fake nails.
- Make-up – fake tan, fake eyelashes, lipstick, mascara and excessive make up is not suitable for the Academy. Students in Year 7 and 8 are not allowed to wear make-up of any kind. Students in Year 9-11 may wear subtle, natural make-up. Students wearing excessive make-up will be required to remove it.
- Hair – Extreme hair colours are not permitted and hair must be one tone and a natural colour. Unusual hairstyles, including tram lines are not permitted.
- Trainers – are not permitted. Smart, formal, plain shoes only. Students who do not have the correct footwear will lose their social time.
- Deodorants: must be a stick or roll on – cans of deodorant/antiperspirant and aftershave/perfume in glass bottles are not permitted
The academy has the final decision on uniform. Students who do not comply with the above standards & uniform will be sanctioned accordingly. This could be losing all social time or isolation for standards that are not addressed (such as false eye lashes or incorrect footwear).
Equipment
Key Stage 3 – MYP (Year 7-9)
Key Stage 4 – GCSE (Year 10-11)
All students must bring their fully charged device into school every day.
Every student must have a suitable school bag which can hold an A4 book/folder/laptop.
A suitable pencil case which includes: 2 pens (blue or black), a red pen, HB pencil, 30cm ruler, rubber, sharpener, highlighter, reading book and a scientific calculator.
Maths set (a protractor and compass minimum) and PE kit as set out in the uniform section.
You may also wish (however this is not compulsory) to bring a glue stick, colouring pencils and a small bottle of hand sanitiser.
Students are not required to bring in scissors.
All students must bring their fully charged device into school every day.
Every student must have a suitable school bag which can hold an A4 book/folder/laptop.
A suitable pencil case which includes: 2 pens (blue or black), a red pen, HB pencil, 30cm ruler, rubber, sharpener, highlighter, reading book and a scientific calculator.
Maths set (a protractor and compass minimum), PE kit as set out in the uniform section and Art students require a variety of drawing pencils, watercolour palette and brushes and colouring pencils.
You may also wish (however this is not compulsory) to bring a glue stick, colouring pencils and a small bottle of hand sanitiser.
Students are not required to bring in scissors.
If you have any queries relating to the content of this letter, please contact your child’s college office in the first instance.
Yours faithfully
Mr M Gore | Principal
