Year: 2024
House Points we 26th February 2024
26 Feb 2024
Year 7 EQUATE Workshop 1st March- Gender Equality
23 Feb 2024
Equate is a tailor-made secondary school provision and is designed to educate
young people about domestic abuse, gender equality, and the importance of
healthy relationships in ensuring mental well-being. Designed for secondary school
pupils in all year groups, the comprehensive selection of lessons fits well into the
existing RSE and PSHE curriculum. Equation delivers to 8,000 pupils in
Nottingham City and County each year.
Y7 Equate workshop – Gender Equality – periods 4 and 5
This workshop:
• Explores gender equality and inequality
• Explores what that might look like in a historical context with implications for modern life
• Allows students to work in groups to discuss how stereotyping and ‘putting people into boxes’ can create an environment for gender inequality
• Enables students to develop ideas on how to work towards everyone enjoying a future free of discrimination.
Year 9 EQUATE Workshop 1st March- Toxic Behaviours
23 Feb 2024
Equate is a tailor-made secondary school provision and is designed to educate
young people about domestic abuse, gender equality, and the importance of
healthy relationships in ensuring mental well-being. Designed for secondary school
pupils in all year groups, the comprehensive selection of lessons fits well into the
existing RSE and PSHE curriculum. Equation delivers to 8,000 pupils in
Nottingham City and County each year.
Y9 Equate workshop – Toxic Behaviors – periods 2 and 3
• Helps students understand the prevalence of domestic abuse and groups of people who are at increased risk.
• Explores types of emotional abuse and coercive control in relationships.
• Introduces the ‘Draw the Line’ platform, which includes real-life teen relationship stories, on which students can decide what unhealthy behaviors would make them ‘draw the line’; this is a platform that they can then go on to use outside of the session and also contains signposting to support services.
• Discusses impacts of domestic abuse on young people and barriers to getting support.
Y9 Options Evening- 26th March 2024
23 Feb 2024
Options Evening – 26th March 2024 6.00 -7.30 pm
Parents and Y9 students should attend the Options Evening to find out more about the wide range of subjects offered and the process itself. The evening will start with a short presentation about the guided pathway process and some top tips about option choices.
Option Booklets
Options booklets with the choices available to your child and key subject information will be given to all Y9 students in their Option Assembly. It can also be found at https://parkvaleacademy.org.uk/students/guided-option-pathways/
Subject Information
During February & March, subject areas will provide students with subject-specific information about the courses they offer. Informative subject videos can also be found on the website. A range of taster sessions will be offered to students to allow them to experience a subject and find out more about what some subjects have to offer.
Option Forms
The actual forms outlining your child’s option choices will be distributed with the option booklets to each student in advance of the Options Evening. The final date for the submission of options forms will be Monday 15th April and final options will be confirmed in June/July 2024.
Unifrog – Careers Advice
All students should have received an email from Unifrog. This platform provides information to help students make their option choices. It has a range of information about career pathways and qualifications required. It also provides access to MOOCS, described as free, easily accessible, completely online courses that students may wish to take in their own time.
A drop-in session is also available in S1 after school on Wednesday with the academy’s experienced career advisor. Mrs Moon will also be present at the Options Evening on 26th March 2024 to offer career advice and any support you may require.
I hope you find this information useful. May I also take this opportunity to thank you in advance for your much-valued support and engagement with this important stage in your child’s education. Should you have any further questions regarding this process, please do not hesitate the academy.
Y9 PARENTS EVENING BOOKING SYSTEM NOW OPEN: Year 9 Parents Evening Monday 11th March 2024 4pm – 7pm
23 Feb 2024
Use the link to access the online parent evening booking system.
Please use the link below to book your appointments
https://parkvaleacademy.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/
Click here for a parents evening guide to using the system
Questions you may wish to ask at parents’ evenings
Jot down a list of questions and/or observations (not too many, though) on each subject in advance so you’re your appointments are focused and make the most of the limited time.
Some useful questions might be:
- Is my child’s progress in line with the teacher’s expectations?
- Has he or she done anything particularly well, or badly?
- What can he or she do to improve?
- Are they attending the extra revision sessions after school?
- How can I help as a parent?
- How can you help as his or her teacher?
- How much time should my child’s homework for this subject take?
- How much time should my child be reading for?
- What do his or her grades tell us about possible performance in important future exams?
- Does he or she contribute in lessons?
- How does my child get along with the other pupils in the class and the teachers?
Make a note on the night of the teachers’ answers – after a couple of hours whisking from one subject to another, it can be easy to forget or muddle the comments.
…And more questions
Most teachers have a wealth of knowledge and experience, so ask for their guidance and suggestions on how you can help your child to do their best in the subject. If a teacher says something you don’t understand, ask for clarification. Parents are not expected to know all about a subject or a method of teaching.
Constructive criticism
Good teaching means identifying areas for improvement, so don’t be offended if you hear criticism of your child. This should always be constructive and designed to help them to achieve their potential in the subject. If your child is with you, try not to sound disappointed or negative – or tell your child off! Take the advice of the teacher as a positive step towards better marks in the future. Remember that it’s rarely helpful to compare your child’s performance to other members of the class, set or year group – what’s important is that they are achieving in line with their own capabilities, not those of others.
National Junior Indoor Rowing Championship – Park Vale on the Road Again!
23 Feb 2024
Following the success over the last year with rowing at Park Vale, we have once again entered the National Junior Indoor Rowing championship this year! The introduction of rowing was one met with plenty of enthusiasm from our students with numbers at our rowing club always looking healthy.
This year we will be looking to build on a few strong individual performances from last year, most notably Kaylon Huthwaite with his impressive 4th place finish his year 8 event. With more rowing experience under their belts and some familiarity with the competition itself, we could be well positioned for a few more strong performances.
As always though, there are always room for any others looking to get involved should they wish to do so at our rowing club every Tuesday after school in the sports hall.
Year 11 Revision Sessions
11 Feb 2024
BAE Systems STEM Roadshow, in Partnership with RAF & the Royal Navy – 8th February 24
9 Feb 2024
The Roadshow visited Park Vale Academy to give Year 7 and Year 8 students an insight into the world of science, technology, engineering, and maths [STEM], exploring the science behind electricity.
Online Safety – YouTube
7 Feb 2024
