on Tuesday 6 October - Edmonton County School

Issue 3
Autumn Term
Friday 25th September 2015
on Tuesday 6 October
Students will finish at 1.15pm so that we can prepare the school for our visitors.
THE SIXTH FORM TEAM – HALF MARATHON!
London Shine Walk
The Sixth Form Team are walking a half marathon on Saturday 26 September!
Mrs Excell Head of Year 12, Student Managers Mrs Wilkinson, Mrs Divine and Miss Halil, Mrs Smith from IAG
and Miss Kaur the Cambridge Librarian will undertake the London Shine Walk for Cancer Research UK. We
are walking through the night and start at 7.30 p.m.
We start our walk at Southwark Park and finish at Old Billingsgate. It should be an interesting walk as we
pass over Tower Bridge, The Gherkin, St Paul’s Cathedral, British Museum, Marble Arch, Holland Park,
Royal Albert Hall, the V&A, Harrods (shame it will be closed), Buckingham Palace, Downing Street, Houses of
Parliament, The London Eye, Globe Theatre and the Shard. By this time the end will be in sight !
If any of our kind colleagues would like to sponsor us, we would be so grateful. All funds raised go towards
furthering research – every pound matters.
See our page at this link! https://www.justgiving.com/PaulineWilkinson2015/
Mrs P Wilkinson
Sixth Form Student Manager - Cambridge Campus
Please reply to :
Dear parent/carer,
Education Welfare Service
E-mail :
[email protected]
Phone :
020 8379 3745
Fax :
020 8379 3337
Date :
22/9/15
Re: Fast-track to Attendance
In partnership with Enfield Education Welfare Service, EDMONTON COUNTY SCHOOL will
introduce the ‘Fast-track to Attendance’ scheme for parents who fail to ensure that their children
attend school regularly. This is an essential part of the government’s drive to improve educational
achievement and ensure that all parents fulfil their responsibility to ensure regular school
attendance. This letter is being sent to all parents so that the responsible majority are aware of the
action that will be taken with respect to parents whose children are missing school. It is also, of
course, an opportunity for some to make improvements before becoming involved in the process.
If your child has good attendance (95% or above), then this process will not apply to you or
your child, and you will be receiving this letter for information only. The following will then
not apply to you:
Parents whose children are failing to attend school regularly without good reason can face
prosecution within twelve weeks of being informed that improvements need to be made. This can
lead to a maximum fine of £2,500, up to three months imprisonment and a criminal record.
Alternatively, parents can be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of £60, rising to £120 if not paid
within 21 days. This penalty is also applicable where parents take children on holiday without
authorisation from their school’s head teacher and where there has been continued late arrival
after the school register has closed. Another possible course of action is an application to the
Family Court for an Education Supervision Order.
In the first instance, you may receive a letter advising you of your child’s overall attendance
percentage and advising you to ensure that his/her attendance improves. If no improvement is
seen in the following weeks, you will be offered an appointment to attend a formal meeting to
discuss the matter. If there is still no sustained improvement, you will be invited to attend a Court
Assessment Meeting, where a decision on legal action will be made.
During the fast-track procedure, your child’s absences will remain unauthorised unless
medical evidence is provided should your child be absent through illness.
What Can You Do to Help?
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Ensure that you develop a routine that allows your child to get to school on time in the
morning and ready for learning.
Make sure your child attends school each day and on time.
Praise your child when attendance is good.
If your child is sick or prevented from attending for any unavoidable reason, contact the
school on the first day of absence.
Speak to the school or Education Welfare Service if your child is reluctant to go to school
for any reason.
Seek permission from the school, giving details, well in advance if there is an important
matter requiring your child to be absent from school.
If you receive a letter, about your child’s attendance, do not ignore it.
Failure to cooperate with the Education Welfare Service could result in the matter
proceeding to the Magistrates’ Court more rapidly.
If you have any worries/concerns please do not hesitate to contact the Education Welfare Service
on 0208 379 3745 .
Yours sincerely
Sharon Clarke
Deputy Service Manager
Enfield Education Welfare Service.
Family Support at ECS - every child and every parent matters
Year 7 Book Club
Is your son/daughter in Year 7? Do
they like to read? Do they like to talk
about books and films? If so, please
encourage them to sign up for the Year
7 Book Club!
On Wednesday 30th September from
3pm - 4pm we will be talking about
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and on
Wednesday 7th October we’ll be
watching the film to see how it
compares.
If your son/daughter is interested or
would like to find out more ask them
to go to the Bury or Cambridge library
and speak to one of the librarians.
HPV Vaccination Programme for Year 8 Girls
The School Nurse will be offering the HPV vaccination to Year 8 girls
on the dates below; an information leaflet and consent form will be
sent home with your daughter.
HPV1 - morning of 30th September2015 at Cambridge Campus
HPV1 - morning of 1st October 2015 at Bury Campus
HPV2 - morning of 12th April 2016 at Bury Campus
HPV2 - morning of 13th April 2016 at Cambridge Campus
Miss M Socrates - Bury Campus
Miss H Kaur - Cambridge Campus
01/10/15
06/10/15
15/10/15
19/10/15
22/10/15
19/11/15
Welfare Assistants
Bury & Cambridge Campus
Year 9 Parents Curriculum Evening 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Open Evening 5.30pm - 8.00pm
Year 10 Parents Curriculum Evening 6.00pm - 8.00pm
INSET DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED TO STUDENTS
Year 7 Welcome Evening 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Year 11 Parents Curriculum Evening 6pm - 8pm
Cambridge Campus
Bury Campus
Bury Campus
Cambridge Campus
Cambridge Campus
YOU’RE HIRED!
YEAR 12 CV FEEDBACK AND MOCK INTERVIEW DAY
For our first Enrichment Day of the year, all our Year 12 students arrived at
school very smartly dressed as they took part in a morning to enhance their
employability skills. Each had an individual mock interview with a professional
employer during which they received feedback on a pre-submitted CV, and on
their interview performance. We had representatives from 19 business organisations supporting us. All of them were
very impressed with the students they interviewed and the students themselves all emerged feeling more confident
about what they could offer in a workplace and more informed about how to project themselves in a very competitive
job market.
This is what some of our students said about their experience:
Male 12D
Interview with Ardmore Construction
“My interview was with a lady from Ardmore Construction. I was a little nervous at first, but as the interview flowed I
became more comfortable. I felt my interview was successful because I got helpful feedback on my CV and interview
techniques. On my CV she said I should make it easier to read and list things in bullet points. Another good tip she
mentioned was to answer the question directly without going off topic. I will remember this for my future interviews”.
Seyit Bakirdag 12E
“I was interviewed by a lady from Enfield Council. She was friendly to me and this immediately calmed my nerves. She
checked over my CV and said I had a good layout and a lot of good points in it. She gave me tips on how to improve it.
She said my interview skills were good but I needed to make eye contact when being spoken to and when answering
questions. I really appreciated her help”.
TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY
MONDAY OCTOBER 19TH
We have had a few responses to this suggestion, explained in last week’s
newsletter but it would be great to get some more. The workplace your
child goes to doesn’t have to be with an immediate
family member - just with any contact that you feel
is responsible and you’d feel confident sending
your child to. Aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters etc.
Mrs M Smith
IAG Coordinator
WELL DONE to the Top 3 Point Scoring Students in each Phase:
Week 14th - 18th September 2015
Transition Phase
Middle Phase
Upper Phase
Sixth Form
Tameisha
Kayleigh
Mathias
Daniella
Kyahni
Nasima
Lucy
Erika
Zilan
Gedvile
Rachel
Kamil
Jade
Saima
Mehmet
Caitlan
Curtis
Aneesah
Gamze
Yasir
Burhan
Giorgios
Arun
Reza
Chileshe
Ring
Dorcely
Beqiri
Maloney-Mighty
Miah
Miskin
Liutikaite
Salman
Vicyte
Boateng
Hyla
Dawkins
Rahman
Kafali
Harrington
Williams
Zaman
Sahan
Dahir
Ali
Christodoulou
Flora
Gharehbaghi
BURY Transition 3
BURY Transition 4
BURY Transition 4
CAMBRIDGE Transition 6
CAMBRIDGE Transition 6
CAMBRIDGE Transition 6
BURY Mercury 4
BURY Saturn 5
BURY Saturn 5
CAMBRIDGE Neptune 3
CAMBRIDGE Jupiter 4
CAMBRIDGE Mercury 4
BURY Mercury 8
BURY Neptune 6
BURY Mercury 8
CAMBRIDGE Mercury 6
CAMBRIDGE Saturn 8
CAMBRIDGE Mercury 8
CAMBRIDGE Year 12 C
CAMBRIDGE Year 12 B
CAMBRIDGE Year 12 G
BURY Year 13 F
BURY Year 13 C
BURY Year 13 D
TOP 3 FORMS FOR ATTENDANCE W/C 14th September 2015
1st – BT1 - 99.6%
2nd – CS8 - 99.5%
3rd – BT3 - 99%
well done!
Assembly Rota W/C 28st September 2015
Bury Campus
Cambridge Campus
Monday 28th September
Jupiter House
Transition Phase
Tuesday 29th September
Mercury House
Middle Phase
Wednesday 30th September
Neptune House
Upper Phase
Thursday 1st October
Year 11 only
Year 11 only
Friday 2nd October
Saturn House
Sixth Form