Key Information

Earlier on this week, the Leigh Academies Trust Easter Newsletter was released, wherein each academy within the Trust share key stories from within their academies. Click here to read.

Please ensure you are contacting the Academy via email or text message to alert The Attendance Team if your child is going to be late or will not be attending the Academy that day. Also, please ensure you are advising the attendance team of any appointments your child may have so we can ensure students are in reception at the correct time, ready to be collected. Contact details are listed below:
- - - - Text - 07860054458
        Email and attached medical evidence where possible - attendance@stroodacademy.org
        Phone/ voicemail - 01634 716621
A reminder of uniform expectations shared with all students.
A reminder of Student Code of Conduct.

easter activities

Please see attached the timetable for Easter Activities within Strood and Gillingham provided by Medway Council. We hope you find the range of activities provided useful and take the opportunity to attend these events over the Easter Holidays. To book, please use the QR codes within these images, or see the Medway Council website.

Medway go support

With the Easter holidays fast approaching many parents and carers may need support with childcare or may be looking for fun and healthy holiday activities for their children. Medway Go has so many wonderful activity options across Medway with many of them being free of charge for eligible children.

Take the hassle out of the holidays with MedwayGo. Choose from hundreds of fun activities for children from Reception to Year 11, including sport, dance, art, drama, and lots more! Children will have a great time making friends, keeping active and learning new skills plus each child receives a free balanced meal as part of their session.

Any child who currently receives benefits-related free school meals can attend for free and we can offer support with travel for children with additional needs. Multi-sports full day sessions can also be booked for children not receiving free school meals for just £17.95 per child

All staff and volunteers are experienced, and DBS checked, providing peace of mind for you and lots of fun for your kids!

Find out more and book activities here: https://go.medway.gov.uk/

SAFEGUARDING

As we approach the Easter Holidays, we would like to remind you of the support available within the local area. The leaflets shown here offer support for Mental Health, as well as Substance Misuse, and are aimed at those within the Kent and Medway community. We encourage you to reach out, should you feel the need to do so.

As always the Strood Academy Safeguarding team are here to help. Please get in touch with us by using the below contact details:

Designated Safeguard Lead = Ms Lindsay

Deputy Safeguard Lead = Ms Barlow

College Safeguarding Officers and Contacts:

Victory = Mrs Hurley-Sherwood victory@stroodacademy.org

Hercules = Mrs Brice hercules@stroodacademy.org

Trafalgar = Mrs Phillips trafalgar@stroodacademy.org

Please note, Strood Academy has a Safeguarding email which is operating both during and outside of school hours- safeguarding@stroodacademy.org. Please reach out to us if there is anything we can do to support.

easter intervention sessions

Throughout the Easter half term, we will be offering a range of intervention sessions for Year 11 and Sixth Form students. The timetable for these can be seen here.

Interventions offer an opportunity for students to receive additional support and individualised attention in areas where they may be struggling. This can be crucial in the lead up to exams, where even the smallest improvements in understanding can make a big difference to final grades.

Each session is 2 hours long - AM: 10.00 - 12.00, PM: 12.30 - 14.30

We encourage you to book your students on to the relevant intervention sessions, in order for our staff to plan and prepare for these sessions appropriately. Please use the link here to make your bookings.

We look forward to seeing many of you there.

Year 11

“Everything is important - success is in the detail”

Due to the HUGE success and outstanding conduct by the year 11 students we have decided to continue our privilege cards. Year 11 students will continue to be allowed to enter and exit the site every day, queue jump in the restaurant and have their own exclusive year 11 space at lunch time. Students will need to show their cards to gain these privileges and on the final day of term if they are signed and 100% attendance has been achieved they will exchange the card for a treat! In addition to this, we will be doing a prize draw every morning where 3 students (1 per college) will win a £5 voucher. Students will gain entry into the draw by: being present at school the day before, they will gain an additional entry into the draw if they attend intervention the day before, and finally they gain an entry into the draw for every reward point they achieve in lessons the day before. We look forward to celebrating their success every morning at line ups.

SIXTH FORM

Attached is the KS5 dress code for your information, as well as Expectations which have been shared with year 12 and 13 students
Early Finish Fridays: any 6th form students who achieve 100% attendance for the week have the opportunity of leaving during lunchtimes on Friday. Ms Stubbs will be liaising with eligible students. Please refer to the letter shared this week for further information on this.
Years 12 and 13 have subject-specific study periods built into their timetables, roomed into the study area. This area is now being supervised as a quiet study area to enable students to continue with their set subject work. We hope students find this useful.

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