Month: January 2024

31/01/2024 Roundup – Safeguarding update

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For many companies who operate in the online space, attention and engagement are the holy grail. Social media sites in particular make deliberate creative choices to keep people scrolling, reading, watching and clicking. This phenomenon is known as ‘persuasive design’ and it’s being employed in the vast majority of the digital world’s most popular destinations.

A study by the charity 5Rights Foundation concluded that “…the brain’s response to rewards and punishments can be leveraged through persuasive design to keep children online.” To tie in with Safer Internet Day 2024, our #WakeUpWednesday guide can help to educate youngsters on the effects of persuasive design – and suggests ways to insulate themselves from its influence.

30/01/2024 Roundup: Year 11 Leavers Hoodies

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Y11 2024 Leavers Hoodies

Dear Parent/Carer

As part of the celebration of our Year 11 pupils time at Thomas Alleyne’s High School, we are working with ‘School’s In!’ for pupils to purchase the traditional leavers hoodies.

The information of how to order is set out below. The online shop will open this Thursday 1 February and remain open until Thursday 29 February.

2024 Leavers hoodies can be ordered directly via the School’s In website www.schoolsinuniform.co.uk, under the Leavers Hoodies tab.

The hoodies are priced at £20 which includes the school logo to front breast and Class of 24 print to the back with the class list within the 24.

Colours will be available to view and choose online and you will be able to choose from the following colours:

  • Moss Green.
  • Brick Red.
  • Dusty Pink.
  • Dusty Blue.
  • Heather Grey.
  • Black.
  • Mustard.

If there are any supply issues with your size and colour combination, then School’s In will contact you directly.

All orders need to be placed through the School’s In! website and are due to be delivered to school in mid-April.

Please see the attached information letter for the full details.

Yours faithfully

Miss A Beevor

Head of House – Torrance

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29/01/2024 Roundup: Year 11 Revision Sessions

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Y11 revision sessions:

It is fantastic to see the enthusiasm with which our y11 students are embracing the opportunities provided for them to prepare for their GCSE exams.  There is a fantastic range of additional support taking place every night after school to which all students are welcome.  The full list of revision sessions is on Talaxy and is constantly updated when new sessions are offered. Well done to the following students who have attended a wide range of sessions; prizes are on their way to our two top attendees.

Top Attendees:

Larisa G and Sebastian G

Well done to:

Kamron A

Pat T

Nehir A

Sammy S

George R

Beatrice B

Tom R

Billy R

Izzy HC

Ella J

Rami M

28/01/2024 Roundup – Key messages & Term dates (all year groups)

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TAHS News from the last week

Easyfundraising at Thomas Alleyne’s (PTFA: all years)

Do you shop online? You can help Thomas Alleyne’s High School PTFA raise FREE funds by using #easyfundraising when you buy anything from your favourite brands like eBay, Just Eat, Trainline, Argos and over 7,500 more. It’s an easy way to support us just by doing what you do anyway and it doesn’t cost you a penny extra. Please support us by clicking here: https://join.easyfundraising.org.uk/thomas-alleynes-high-school/k0gqyj/ca/aBZKjyjL/A2304/facebook

Apprenticeship opportunities

INTERESTED IN AN APPRENTICESHIP?

Staffordshire University are holding an apprenticeship fair on Saturday 3rd February 2024 in their new Catalyst building.  This will showcase and promote regional apprenticeship offers and progression opportunities from Level 2 to Level 7.  All potential apprentices and parents/carers are invited to attend from 9am until 3pm.

Other round up news this week that you may have missed:

Monday

22/01/2024 Roundup: Year 11 Leavers Hoodies

Wednesday

24/01/2024 Roundup Health & Social Care (Year 10)
Safeguarding Update

Thursday

Year 10 House Table Tennis

Friday

Sixth Form

Future Intentions

Terms dates academic year 2023-2024

Half term: Monday 12th February – Friday 16th February

School returns: Monday 19th February

Holidays: Monday 25th March – Friday 7th April

Term starts: Monday 8th April

Half term: Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May

School returns: Monday 3rd June

End of term for students: Friday 19th July

INSET day: Monday 22nd July

School Website

School Shop

 

25/01/2024 Roundup – Sports (Year 10)

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Year 10 House Table Tennis Competition

We had 20 students take part in the Y10 house table tennis competition on Wednesday afternoon. Students played with a determined and resilient attitude. Onur R and Oscar S made it all the way to the final and after a brilliant game Onur managed to take the victory. Well done to all students involved.

Here are the knockout stages

Well done to all who took part!

Orme
Oscar S
Elias F
Amelia H        
Harry L-S
Paige S
Spencer B
Caspar s
Abigail B		Torrance
Joseph R
Jayden H
Jonty C
Eila G
Elkes
Olin A
Jake S
Archie C
Laurence W
Dylan H
Theo K
Oliver W		Whitmore
Onur R

24/01/2024 Roundup – Safeguarding update

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Teenagers’ blossoming interest in romantic relationships and their devotion to online networking is a potent combination – and, regrettably, not always a safe one. It raises all kind of worries about the possibility of sharing intimate images or deeply personal information; and that’s simply with contacts their own age – to say nothing of the chance of connecting with an older stranger.

MyLOL – a site which specifically facilitates interaction between 13 to 19-year-olds – has amassed around a million users worldwide, but sadly its safeguarding protocols can’t match that level of success. The ease with which an adult could pose as a teen under a bogus birthdate makes grooming a realistic threat – and that’s far from the platform’s only risk, as our guide explains.

24/01/2024 Roundup Health & Social Care (Year 10)

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Year 10 Social & Health Studies External Assessments

In the Social & Health studies department, we have started the first of our Pearson Set Assignments with the year 10 Health & Social Care and Child Development groups this week.  This is one of two externally set coursework assignments that are completed in school and are worth 30% each towards the student’s final grade in their subject.  There are five tasks in total for this first PSA and they will all be completed over the spring term.  We are delighted at how seriously our students are taking these assessments by completing excellent planning in class and at home and then completing them in exam conditions in school.  Well done to all.  A reminder that ‘catch up’ sessions will be held after school, one day per week, if any student has missed a session through absence or needs additional time to complete their work under supervised conditions.