Students in year 9 were busy in an interactive challenge in Geography consolidating their knowledge over the past 2 weeks. This encouraged students to process and make links to prior learning and was a great success!

Welcome, friends and families of St Edmund’s, to our new newsletter. I have wanted to find ways to connect with you all within the busyness of all our lives and I hope this supports our mission.

Click the blue link to find out more: Newsletter – Autumn Term 2

At St Edmund’s Catholic Academy, we support our students using an inclusive, supportive and ambitious approach.

You will find lots of SEND information for parents, such as links to relevant websites, useful tips and guidance, on our new SEND Padlet, which can be found under the SEND tab on our school website.

Students will be dismissed at 1.50 pm to accommodate preparations for Open Evening. The bus service will be operating at the usual time of 3 pm.

St Edmund’s is working towards Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation, you can find out more on the Eco-Schools website:  https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/

With the world beginning to experience the effects of climate change; different species of plant and animals becoming extinct every day; and micro-plastics being found in the most remote locations on Earth – now is the time to educate future generations about the impact of our actions on the planet we call home.

The Eco-Schools programme does this by providing a simple framework that has been designed to raise awareness of environmental issues whilst empowering young people to make a positive difference by taking a lead on environmental actions and projects in their school and local community. 

Within this framework, young people have the freedom to decide on the environmental issues they would like to tackle. Once young people have chosen their topics, they decide what actions they would like to take and how they are going to involve their school and community. The process takes around one academic year to complete and culminates in an Eco-Schools’ assessor looking over a school’s application and evidence, to recognise and celebrate their achievements.

The Eco-Schools programme began in 1994, is delivered in more than 70 countries around the world and England is operated by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy. The programme not only positively impacts our planet (for example schools participating in the programme planted 50,188 trees during the last academic year), it also benefits young people, building teamwork and leadership skills whilst increasing confidence and reducing eco-anxiety.

As a key part of the Eco-Schools process, it involves our entire school and wider community, we wanted to get in touch to let you know about our involvement. We also wanted to let you know what to expect over the coming months: regular updates on our school website and social media; invitations to participate in environmental events and projects; and increasingly conscientious young people. 

Our Eco Club will be meeting every week after school and is open to all pupils. 

Thank you to Digital Disability for providing funding to enable us to take part in the Eco-Schools programme this year.

As we get ready for another exciting year, here’s everything you need to know about the return to school:

Wednesday 4th September – Year 7 and Year 12 only

First Day Schedule for Years 7 and 12

Year 7: 08:30 start – students should attend dressed in formal/active uniform

Year 12: 09:00 start – students can be in casual dress

• School opens at 08:00 as normal, but we would ask Year 12 students to arrive after 08:45 where possible, to allow us to warmly welcome everyone. 
• Year 7 will finish at the normal time of 15:00, with Year 12 leaving once they have enrolled on their chosen courses.

Thursday 5th September – All Year Groups

First Day Schedule for Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13, (second day schedule for Years 7 and 12)

• All students: 08:30 start – Students should attend dressed in formal or active uniform.
• School opens at 08:00 as normal, and finishes at 15:00.

️Timetables:

Timetables will be distributed in tutor time, with lessons beginning from Period 2.

Year 8 (Y half) will have PE so MUST wear their active uniform.

Please ensure your child brings the correct equipment for lessons (Pen, pencil, ruler as a minimum)

Uniform Standards:

We will be reinforcing our high standards of uniform from day one. Please make sure you’re familiar with our expectations by visiting our website. Uniform information 2024/25

If you have any concerns, please contact your child’s Head of Year for support.

Cashless Canteen System/Lanyards

New students will be issued with lanyards and registered for our cashless system during the first week. 

For other students, many handed in their lanyards at the end of last term for sanitising – these will be reissued.  If they didn’t, they must wear their lanyard on arrival at school. 

Previous cashless catering registrations will carry over and be ready for use.

We look forward to welcoming your child back to St Edmund’s next week. Stay tuned to our academy website and social media channels for any further updates.

Identical twins Ella and Nina Patel have opened up their GCSE results today to find that they have achieved almost identical results! Both girls have achieved excellent outcomes with Ella achieving 6 x grade 8, 3 x grade 7, 1 x grade 6 and her sister Nina achieving (5 x grade 8, 4 x grade 7, 1 x grade 6,  With Ella achieving one grade higher than her sister in one subject, we are sure that they both will be delighted. Ella said, “ I am very proud of our achievements. We revised together most of the time.”

This is a reflection of all the hard work and dedication of our exceptional, inspiring and talented young students, and we couldn’t be more proud of everyone.

Enjoy the moment, and savour their success.

Again, we would like to thank all the students, staff, and parents for their hard work and support in achieving these fantastic results.

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