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Anti-Bullying Week 2016
Anti-Bullying week 2016 takes place on 14 to 18 November,
shining a spotlight on bullying and encouraging all children,
teachers and parents to take action against bullying
throughout the year. This years theme is 'Power for Good'
with the aim of supporting children and young people to
understand the ways in which they are powerful, and
encouraging individual and collective action to stop bullying
and create the best world possible.
Parent Governor Vacancy
We currently have one vacancy for a Parent Governor and four of our existing Parent
Governors reach the end of their current terms of office at the end of December.
Therefore we are seeking to elect five Parent Governors by the start of Term 3.
Existing governors will need to stand again and be re-elected if they wish to
continue.
Anyone who has parental responsibility for a student on the school roll can stand for
election.
If you would like to stand then please complete a nomination form, available from
Reception, or the form can be downloaded here. This must be returned to the School
Office for the attention of the returning officer, Mrs Catherine Thompson, no later
than 4:00 p.m. on Friday 25 November. If we receive more than five nominations
then a ballot will be held.
If you would like to know more about what being a School Governor entails, then
please contact our Chair Of Governors, Mrs Isabel Marsden, via the School Office
0117 307 5660.
We look forward to receiving your nominations.
Removal of Credit Charge Charges on Purchases
With effect from 11 November 2016 the credit card charge of 50p per transaction
will be removed when making purchases or payments to the school. If you require a
reminder of your login details to access the online payments system please contact
the finance office finance@abbeywoodschool.com.
New Cashless Catering System
From the start of Term 3 there will be a new cashless catering system which will
enable parents to credit lunch accounts on-line. It will also remove the need for
student catering cards as biometrics will be issued. An email will be going to all
parents in the next week explaining the new system and requesting approval for the
collection of biometric information. Your immediate response to the email would be
very much appreciated.
Weekend Lettings Caretaker
Vacancy
We are looking to recruit a Weekend
Lettings Caretaker to work as part of
our team to support and develop the
school as a community resource.
Closing date 18 November 2016.
For full details of all our vacancies are
available here.
Car Parking at end of School Day
Would all parents collecting their
children after school please park in the
overflow car park and not enter the
school premises (except those using the
disabled bays). The area at the front of
school has become congested with
many disabled bays being occupied
inappropriately as well as cars being
parked on double yellow lines. Coaches
and buses are therefore finding it
extremely difficult to manoeuvre with
these cars parked illegally. Please park
within the ACS overflow car park (not
the WISE campus or double yellow lines
on New Road) and wait for your child to
come to you. Your co-operation would
be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Brainteaser…….
Lockdown Procedure
Abbeywood, as are all the schools
with the Olympus Academy Trust, are
currently developing a lockdown
procedure. Once finalised, students
will be briefed and an exercise will be
carried out. Advance notice of the
exercise will be given to all students
and parents.
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