Updates and School Letters

See Whats happening in the last few weeks of term.

Sports Day Programme 2024

Mr Putman and his team are very excited to get our annual sports day underway. Today (21/06/24) students signed up to all of the exciting events during a special Form Time. Please see the programme for the day below. Make sure you know when you are doing what event. Any questions please email j.putman@thegrange.futureacademies.org

parents sports day programme 2024.pdf

Latest Letter from the Principal- 10th June 2024

Please find below the latest Parent/Carer update from Mr Bryant. This letter contains important information regarding uniform and the school day for the next academic year.

principals letter 10 june 2024.pdf

Social Media Letter

Please find our recent parental letter regarding the use of social media

As a school, we are committed to making sure that our students are safe. We have highlighted in this letter some of the concerns around student use of social media and mobile phones. We have also included our most recent Cyber Safety Bill written by our students.

social media letter.pdf

Link to our Student created online safety bill 2024/5

Latest letter from the Principal-March 2024

Please see attached the latest letter from the Principal.

An update with the latest key points of information from Mr Bryant

/docs/Newsletters/Letter/Letter-from-the-Principal-28th-March-2024_323200488.pdf

Happy Easter to all of our families. Students return to school on Tuesday 16th April.

We wish you all a Happy Easter break and look forward to seeing you back on Tuesday 16th April to start the summer term.

Please make sure that you are in full school uniform and are fully equipped for the start of the new term.

End of term early finish. Please be aware that students will finish early on Thursday 28th March. KS4 and KS5 students will finish at 12.10pm and KS3 students will depart at 12.20pm We wish you a Happy half term break!

Students will return to the academy on Tuesday 16th of April. Best wishes for the Easter break.

Latest letter from the Principal: Contains information about the start of term.

Please read attached letter from the Principal. Contains key information about the start of the new term.

Return Arrangements

Alongside the additional staff capacity the school will be receiving, we will also be making some changes to the school day for the first two weeks back of the half-term break (from the 26th February). The additional time will be used for further training with our staff to support our school improvement priorities. The details of changes to school day timings are outlined in the table below: Date	Key Change/Information
Monday 26th February	Students will return to school for a *10.30am start. Students will line up as normal at 10.30am, before going to tutor time 10.35am-11.00am. Students will then attend P3 as normal. Please note that Year 11 students will be expected to return to school at normal time (8.30am) on this day (Monday 26th February) as they will complete mock assessments*
Tuesday 27th February – Wednesday 28th February	Normal school day(s). All students are to arrive by 8.30 am KS3 dismissed at 3.00pm, KS4/5 dismissed at 3.10pm.
Thursday 29th February	The school day will finish for all at 2.10pm *(with the exception of Yr11 students completing assessments).* This additional time will be used for staff training (2.20pm – 3.20pm)
Friday 1st March and Monday 4th March	Normal school day(s). All students are to arrive for 8.30am. KS3 dismissed at 3.00pm, KS4/5 dismissed at 3.10pm.
Tuesday 5th March	The school day will finish for all at 2.10pm *(with the exception of Yr11 students completing assessments).* This additional time will be used for staff training (2.20pm – 3.20pm)
Wednesday 6th March onwards	Normal school day(s). All students to arrive for 8.30am. KS3 dismissed at 3.00pm, KS4/5 dismissed at 3.10pm.