Month: January 2023
Our Xmas Park Life Newsletter Now Available
4 Jan 2023
Join our PVA Year 7 Girls’ Football Team
2 Jan 2023
PVA Year 7 students are invited to join our Year 7 girls’ football team. The sessions will take place after school on a Tuesday 3:05 – 4:05 with our FA coach. Sessions start Tuesday 17th January 2023. No need to book – turn up at the Sports Hall ready to play. The team will participate in after school matches after February half term.
ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP SUCCESS INSPIRES GROWTH IN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL PARTICIPATION
England’s success at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup has helped a growth in participation across all levels of the women’s game.
Latest figures from The FA reveal more than 2.63m women aged 16 and over in England now play football.
Since the tournament in France there are over 850,000 more committed participants, with the retention of 23.1 per cent existing adult female participants playing 11-a-side or small-sided football competitively from September onwards.Expand
Participation figures have risen across a variety of adult age groups with almost 350,000 new participants, compared with the same point last year. The growth has been facilitated by Charter Standard Clubs and community organisations.
Girls under the age of 16 are also enjoying more opportunities than ever to play the game.
Partial Closure
1 Jan 2023
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Industrial Action: Wednesday 1 March
Dear Parent
You are hopefully aware from my previous letter that the next day of planned strike action by the National Education Union of teachers is scheduled for next Wednesday. There is still a remote possibility that the industrial action might be called off but at this stage it still looks unlikely. If anything does change between now and 1 March, we will obviously be in communication with you again.
We will continue to prioritise exam classes at this time particularly as we are about to begin the second set of Mock Exams for students. So, Year 11 students should attend school as normal on Wednesday to either complete their exams or participate in revision activities. All other year groups (Years 7-10) will need to remain at home but online learning will be provided for them via Class Charts, the details of which appear below. Please ensure as parents that your child accesses this work and completes all the tasks set for them. The only other students who will be invited into the building next Wednesday are those officially classed as vulnerable but if this applies to your child, you will be contacted directly by the school.
Lesson Guidance for Years 7-10 next Wednesday
- Following your normal timetable for the day, check to see if your teacher has set work for that lesson on Class Charts in the Homework area. If these are tasks there, that is the work which must be completed for the lesson
- If there is no work set in the Homework section for your lesson that period, this will be because the relevant member of staff is on strike. In that instance go to the Announcements tab on Class Charts where alternative work will be available for you to complete
Free School Meals
We are making provision for all students eligible for free school meals, who will not be in school on Wednesday, to be able to collect a lunch bag at the end of school on Tuesday, in lieu of Wednesday’s lunch. If you would like your child to be provided with a lunch bag, please either phone or email Main Reception before 3.00pm on Monday, giving your child’s name, tutor group and any dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian, vegan etc.). Students attending school on Wednesday will be provided with lunch as normal.
If you have any further questions or concerns about the arrangements for students next Wednesday, please don’t hesitate to contact the school in the usual way.
Yours Sincerely
Mr S Bowhay