headteacher year 11 english literature revision

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Friday 11th December 2015
CHRISTMAS
HAMPER
Dear Parent/Carer
APPEAL 2015
As most of you will be aware, I have
It is not too late to
recently assumed the leadership of
donate to the Lord
Blacklow Brow Primary School. I will be
Derby Academy
undertaking this role in conjunction with
Hamper Appeal
my substantive post as Headteacher of
2015. If your child
Lord Derby Academy/ Director of School
could bring in
Improvement for the Dean Trust. I will be based at
suitable items and
Blacklow Brow on a daily basis for the foreseeable future,
give them to their
Deputy Headteacher, Miss V Gowan will be leading and
learning tutor for
managing the day to day running of Lord Derby Academy
us to make up as
during this time. Miss Gowan will be communicating daily
many hampers as
with me and Chief Executive Mr Kapur (CBE) on matters at
possible. Our
Lord Derby. I will keep you informed of developments.
Year 10 students
I was delighted to hear from Miss Gowan of the very
will be delivering the food hampers to elderly people within
positive start our Year 11 pupils have made in their mock
our local community next week and make their Christmas a
examinations this week and of how pupils did us proud when
little brighter!
visitors from the Local Authority came round on Thursday.
Please be aware school finishes for the Christmas break on
YEAR 11 MOCK EXAM TIMETABLE DECEMBER 2015
Friday 18th December at 12.40pm, however, the canteen will
DATE
SESSION
EXAM
be open for those students wishing to stay for lunch.
Monday 14th December All Day
Art
Your sincerely
HEADTEACHER
Mr B Bridden, Headteacher MEd MSc
YEAR 9 KNOWSLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRIP
On Thursday 10th December, a group of enthusiastic Year 9
students were invited to spend the morning at Knowsley
Community College. They had a tour of the college and
spent time developing 'employability skills'. They took part in
a number of activities designed to enhance skills such as
communication, motivation, commitment and team working
and won a box of sweets along the way!
The students really enjoyed the morning and were a credit
to Lord Derby Academy.
YEAR 11 MOCK EXAMINATIONS
Well done to Year 11 who have been working hard on their
mock GCSE exams this week. They have approached this
exam season with a positive attitude and a high level of
maturity. Results will be presented formally to students in the
first week back after the Christmas holidays.
Please ensure your child remains focused over the Christmas
break and remember to encourage them to build revision into
their time off, as many of them will be sitting their first GCSE
in English Literature on Monday 11th January.
Thank you, Miss Rogers- Head of Year 11.
YEAR 11 ENGLISH LITERATURE REVISION
Many Year 11 students will be taking their actual English
Literature examination in January 2016, please note the
revision opportunities available shown in the table below.
LDA Reads – Recommendation of the Week:
Robot Girl by Malorie Blackman
A thoroughly up-to-date take on Frankenstein,
Robot Girl centres around Claire, who is
determined to find out exactly what her father
has been working on in his laboratory.
The results come as an enormous surprise and
hold the potential to leave her father’s reputation
in tatters. How will she avoid catastrophe?
Mrs Barry
Examination
Officer
Miss Evans
Admin
Assistant
Student
Services
Mrs Fisher
Primary
Liaison and
Child
Protection
Officer
Mrs Grant
Admin
Assistant
Student
Services
Miss Gibbons
Finance
Admin
Miss Gibson
HR/ Payroll
Admin
Mrs Keaton
Admin
SEND
Mrs Karaca
Data
Analyst
Mrs McCoy
Admin
Attendance
Mrs Murphy
Reprographics
Technician
Mrs Riley
Reprographics
Manager
Colleague of
the Week–
Mrs Riley for
continuing to
work to high
standards
in a
professional
manner with
a positive
attitude.
Miss Ward
PA to
Headteacher
Communications
Marketing and
Admin Manager
Mrs Wilding
Team leader
Student
Services
Miss Wilmitt
Financial
Controller
Administration Team
From the warm welcome you receive on entering the school to the friendly and supportive voice you speak to on the
telephone, the administration team are highly committed to supporting the students of Lord Derby Academy and their
families. The administration team play a crucial part in the smooth running and efficiency of the school.
They provide vital support to the teaching staff and students of Lord Derby Academy in many different ways.
PA TO THE HEADTEACHER
Communications, Marketing and Administration Manager, returned from maternity leave this month and continues to
work closely with Mr Bridden in her role as PA to the Headteacher as well as developing effective communication and
marketing strategies across the school and within the Dean Trust.
STUDENT SERVICES
Student Services are a dedicated and friendly team
who provide support and guidance to students and
parents/carers. The work of Student Services
encompasses a wide range of roles which include
attendance, admissions, annual
reports, new intake, Parents’
Evenings. Student data and
fabulous Celebration Evenings!
They are the first port of call for
students requiring assistance
with school equipment, uniform
queries, first aid/illness, medication
storage etc.
A key aim of the team is to offer a warm and
welcoming service to both students and parents/
carers in order to forge strong relationships and
communication links/support mechanisms between
the Academy and home.
REPROGRAPHICS
The key functions of
reprographics is to work hard to
produce high quality teaching
and learning materials that
enhance the students’ learning
in the classroom. Alongside this
they are responsible for school
mailshots to parents, school
promotional events such as
Open Evenings, production of a
high quality school Prospectus
and other publications such as
the weekly newsletter.
DATA
The Data Team are
responsible for the
administration of all
examinations and
assessments.
They analyse data and
present it to staff, parents
and students in a format
that is clear and
Understandable.
Based in the main office
of the school, they form
an integral part of the
administration team and
assist in many regular
administrative tasks too.
FINANCE
The finance team are responsible for the
effective running of the day to day finances
within the academy and for monitoring the
academy budget to ensure it fully supports
school improvement and individual students needs.
As a team they ensure that every student can receive the
best possible educational supplies and services along with
enrichment activities and school trips.
HUMAN RESOURCES
The HR administrator is of great support to
our staff looking after many aspects of their
working life here at LDA, from issuing contracts
to setting up and dealing with payroll issues to dealing with
many diverse HR queries.
CHILD PROTECTION & PRIMARY LIAISON
All school staff are trained to identify signs of abuse and
understand what to do if they or someone else is worried
about a child. The administration team has a designated
officer who is responsible for dealing with all aspects of
child protection.
Some aspects of primary liaison also fall within the team
working with our ten ‘partner primary’ schools to ensure that
they have smooth transition from KS2 to KS3 at LDA.