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Week 35 - Key Student Messages

Please read through the following key messages for Week 35: 

A message from Mrs Clare

Y13- you are onto the home stretch. Some of you have finished and are no doubt relieved but for those of you who are still going, head down for now- the end is in sight. Please also take note of the notice from the library about handing back in textbooks and lanyards. 🙂

Y12- we have had another action packed week with the Academic Senate on Thursday being the highlight for me. It was so great to see you working together collaboratively and to hear the quality of your discussions. We have a strong group of Subject Reps who will represent each subject well at the big events and who will help us understand what you need with regard to your studies. 

Mr Wilder’s Quote of the Week

"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." — Harvey Fierstein in celebration of Pride Month 

Absences - ongoing

If you are absent your parent should ring the attendance hotline to notify the school: 01635 576372. If you have any particular issues or concerns please email attendanceofficer@stbarts.co.uk. If you are requesting time off for work experience, please ensure this is recorded on Unifrog under ‘Add placement’. Mrs Garrety will then approve this.

Reminder from the Library.  New notice

Year 13 students:

Now that we are approaching the end of your exams and the end of this academic year, we thought it wise to remind you to return all loans you have on your account from St Bart’s Library, including textbooks and library books. Of course some of you will still be using these resources to complete your studies but please can you return your textbooks / library books once you have completed your exams.

The textbooks / library books can be returned at any time during your study leave but the latest they should be returned to the Library is Thursday 18th June 2026. Please hand them to a member of Library staff so we can check your account is clear.

Also, please hand in your lanyard (ribbon and the ID card) to the library at the same time. 

Many thanks for your help and please contact us in the library if you have any questions or concerns.

Y13 Messages from the 6th Form team. New notice

1. Please remember to collect your Leavers hoodie from the 6th Form office. 

2. A reminder that the Prom is at the racecourse this Friday 19th June from 7.15pm-11pm. 

3. IMPORTANT information about the new Men-B one off vaccine programme here. This is specifically for those who are going to university as undergraduates or who are moving into residential further education settings. 

4. Please make sure you have left a personal email address on your Unifrog account to become part of our alumni network. Also, we will be holding the KS5 Awards in December (provisional date Dec 17th) and it would be great if we can contact you nearer the time to invite you. Please leave a forwarding email address. 

Psychology Taster Workshop with Oxford Brookes University.  New notice

 Tuesday 16th - in person in E114, 1.30-2.30. Email Mr Galbraith unless you're already in the W group.

Politics, guest speaker on Tuesday 16th June – period 5 – D216 New notice

Politics students will be out of lessons and will have to catch up the work missed. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. 

Catering Pre-Order App Launch. 2nd week

We have now launched the Fusion Pre-Order Food App which allows sixth form students and staff to pre-order hot food and drinks from the Sixth Form Café via the pre-order App.  You can order anytime up to 8am on the day of collection and select whether you wish to collect your order at break or lunchtime from the Sixth Form Café.  At the moment – hot food and drinks are available on the Fusion Pre-order App, sandwiches and other food items will be added in due course.  Personalised Letters have been produced for all staff and year 12’s which has the details of how to download the App (via the QR Code), along with your unique passcode to activate your account.  This account is linked to your ParentPay account and therefore any order you place via the app, once confirmed is automatically deducted from your ParentPay account. If you did not receive your letter this week with your personalised QR code then please see your tutor who will have your letter.   

KS5 results for House Art

Congratulations to all those who took part in the House Art competition but especially to the following students:

1st Evers Riya Pawar 12E1

2nd Curnock Lily Arlow 12C1

3rd Davis Emily Durham

4th Patterson Penny Page 

The results for each individual House are as follows:

A huge ‘well done!’ to the winning students. 

A message from the Personalised Learning department. 2nd week 

For those of you who were entitled to extra time for your GCSE’s please note that having extra time at A-level is not an automatic ‘right of passage’.  Evidence needs to be collated again and applications put forward  in order for extra time to be agreed with JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications). In the upcoming practice exams, those of you who have been given temporary extra time status as a result of processing tests and evidence from KS4 must remember to bring a different coloured pen to practice exams. You must write in blue or black ink for the duration of the normal time limit for the assessment. Then, for the extra time given, please write in a different coloured pen (red or green). You will be reminded at the time of the tests but picking up the pen and writing in a different colour is your responsibility. 

Conduct around school. 2nd week

Please can we be mindful that walking around school as a ‘pack’ and not allowing members of staff to pass by quickly when travelling between lessons is causing problems. Please can we let members of staff pass through, especially from the 6th Form entrance. Also, please be reminded that you are not to eat in other classrooms around the school. There are plenty of places to eat around the 6th Form and on the balcony area- eating in other classrooms around the school is not acceptable.

Careers Office. ongoing

Remember that Mrs Garrety is now in E032 (Mr. Bastable’s former office in the Science corridor) rather than W050 due to the exams. Students are still welcome to go for drop ins. They take place at break, lunch and Monday and Thursday p3 (not during enrichment).

Y12 careers appointments continue this week. If you have been allocated an appointment, this will be added to your Arbor calendar on the Thursday or Friday of the previous week and you will get a reminder on the Friday to check your calendar. If you miss your appointment and do not let Mrs Garrety know in advance, she will not be able to offer you another slot so it's important that you take note of your appointment time and contact her immediately if you have an issue with it. 

Study Spaces & Study Periods- ongoing

W213 and the Robinson rooms are still unavailable due to the exams. You are still able to use the Common room and the library. Please make sure that you are quiet as you move around the school - especially near any of the exam rooms. 

Don’t forget about our wider reading initiative- Five to Thrive- where you get rewarded for reading, whether it is for your A level subjects or reading for pleasure. Collect one of our Five to Thrive cards in the Library and when you have read/listened to five things (fiction or non-fiction books, newspaper articles, JSTOR articles/ journals, NEA research, even a Podcast eg PoliTips), get them signed off by a teacher or the Librarians. Then put them in the box on the Library desk and be in with a chance of winning some Amazon gift cards! 

We also wanted to remind you about the research resources available to you through RMUnify and in the Library- apart from all the fiction and non fiction books we have. Here is a brief guide about what is available at your fingertips and login details where necessary. Please remember to use your school login credentials where possible when accessing these resources/databases to ensure full access, even when working at home. 

Need help with tech? There are some very helpful student videos on RMUnify - click on this tile:

The Purple Press - first issue

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