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Kooth is an anonymous site which helps children and young people to feel safe and confident in exploring their concerns and seeking professional support.
Over the Christmas period our team are still here to support your young people. The website is open 24/7 so young people are still able to read the magazine, complete the activities, and talk to their peers and take part in our live forums. Everything stays the same other than our chat times.
Dear parents/carers,
Group A strep cases – advice for parents
You may be aware from the media that the UK is seeing a high number of Group A strep cases this year. The bacteria usually cause a mild infection which can lead to sore (strep) throats, impetigo or scarlet fever, that can be easily treated with antibiotics.
Scarlet fever is usually a mild illness, but it is very infectious. Symptoms to look out for include a sore throat, headache, and fever, along with a fine, pinkish or red body rash with a sandpapery feel. On darker skin, the rash can be more difficult to detect visually but will have a sandpapery feel.
Contact NHS 111 or your GP if you suspect your child has scarlet fever, because early treatment of scarlet fever with antibiotics is important to reduce the risk of complications. If your child has scarlet fever, keep them at home until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment to avoid spreading the infection to others.
In very rare circumstances, these bacteria can get into the bloodstream and cause serious illness – called invasive Group A strep (iGAS). This is still uncommon.
As a parent, if you feel that your child seems seriously unwell, you should trust your own judgement. Contact NHS 111 or your GP if:
Call 999 or go to A&E if:
Good hand and respiratory hygiene are important for stopping the spread of many bugs. By teaching your child how to wash their hands properly with soap for 20 seconds, using a tissue to catch coughs and sneezes, and keeping away from others when feeling unwell, they will be able to reduce the risk of picking up or spreading infections.
Guidance for professionals
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We will be celebrating Christmas Jumper Day in school on Wednesday 14th December 2022.
Students will be able to wear a Christmas Jumper as well as their normal uniform and donate £1 on the day.
All monies raised will be going to Save the Children.
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A reminder that - Friday 9th December 2022 9.15-10.15am will be the next Poly Parent Morning.
At our first parent morning of the academic year on 21st October we welcomed over 70 parents/carers into our school. The morning was a great success, and we are so looking forward to the 9th of December.
For further details see the flyers attached.
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We would like to request that parents/carers could please donate any unwanted uniform that they may have (in fairly good condition) to our reception by Tuesday 6th December 2022.
Items needed include:
We will be selling this uniform at the next Poly Parent Morning - Friday 9th December 9.15-10.15am. All monies raised from this uniform sale will enable us to help out further families within our school community in need at this time.
Thank you for your support in advance.
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We would like to request that parents/carers could please donate any unwanted uniform that they may have (in fairly good condition) to our reception by Tuesday 6th December 2022 so that we are able to help out any families that may be struggling at this time.
Thank you for your support in advance.
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Our next event in the PolyMAT Presents series will focus on the importance of active, rather than passive, classroom activity as an essential ingredient in the learning process. We will hear from Dr. Craig Blewett, author of Activated Classroom Teaching or (ACT), a pedagogy designed to help move learning from passive to active supported by new technologies. We will also hear from a number of Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts, including Catherine Coleman, who will discuss the 21st Century Learning Design (21CLD) pedagogy, and Cameron Kaljouw who will show how this can be put into practice using tools such as Minecraft.
Click here for further information about the event and the webinar link
All our speakers will be focussed on the active classroom/ active learning topic.
We look forward to you joining us for this virtual mini-conference either live, or afterwards when these are posted to YouTube.
You can watch our other 5 series of PolyMAT presents on our YouTube channel here
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Attached below are some useful links for parents/carers about Internet safety, advice and support, activities, videos and much more.
Parents and carers | CEOP Education (thinkuknow.co.uk)
#AskTheAwkward - help to talk with your children about online relationships (thinkuknow.co.uk)
Home Safety Activities (thinkuknow.co.uk)
Miss E Smith
Assistant Headteacher
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Dear Parents/Carers
As you may be aware, the week beginning 14th November is National Anti-Bullying Week. We will be doing various activities with the students throughout the week, culminating in ‘Wear Something Blue’ day on Friday 18th November to raise awareness and money for bullying support charities.
We ask that students contribute £1 on the day and wear an item or combination of items that are blue from the following list:
Students will still need to be in full school uniform (blazer, tie, skirt/trousers, shoes etc) and will not be permitted to have blue nails or make up/face paint.
For further information on Anti-bullying Week, please visit bullying.co.uk or anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk
Staff will also be taking part and contributing to this event and we will be sharing our activities and photos on the school website and social media pages. We hope that you and your daughters will support us in our promotion of such an important charity.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Z Drysdale
PD Co-ordinator
Admissions Consultation
CONSULTATION ON ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENTRY TO WOOLWICH POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL FOR ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER 2024
In line with DFE guidance, PolyMAT, as the admissions authority, is consulting and seeking comments on the Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2024 for Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys.
BACKGROUND
This consultation follows the procedure set by the Admissions Code 2021 (‘The Code’) and gives the local community the opportunity to provide their views on these proposed admission arrangements.
This consultation relates to some minor changes to our Admissions Arrangements for 2024-25 which we must now consult on ahead of the changes being determined.
The changes to the Admissions Criteria are as follows:
• Where the school is over-subscribed, children of a Trust staff member who is currently employed on permanent contract at the time of application for admission to the academy is made, will be considered as the fourth priority in the criteria.
• The Academy has increased its planned admission number for the Sixth Form to 320, of which 80 are external, i.e. from students entering Year 12 who are not transferring from EITHER Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys or Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls own Year 11 cohort.
THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
This consultation will run from Monday 14 November for eight weeks, concluding at 5pm on Sunday 8 January 2023. We are keen to hear views from the local community who are likely to be affected by the proposed changes and are consulting interested parties in accordance with the Admissions Code.
Please send any responses to arendell@polymat.co.ukor by letter to the school address, Woolwich Polytechnic School, Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, SE28 8AT, labelled Admission Consultation.
