Year 9 and Year 10 students applied for the roles and over 30 students were selected and trained to deliver the intervention. They have been paired with Year 7 students and regularly practise reading with them and provide support and feedback. A great example of our Co-op Ways of Being in action - Succeed Together!
Dear parent/guardian,
It is time for your child’s yearly flu vaccination!
Thursday 14th December
Please complete the Flu Vaccination Consent Form here…
www.leedsimmunisations.co.uk/Forms/Flu
The code for your child’s school is: EE137065
If you do not want your child to receive the vaccination it is important to complete the refusal section on the form.
Please see below for more information and contact us if you'd like further support.
Dear Parent/Carer,
Year 11 students have shown exceptional commitment, resilience and focus throughout their mock examinations. With three weeks remaining this term, it is essential that this positive academic attitude continues.
Students will receive their mock results on Wednesday 13th December. During the afternoon, they will reflect on their results and set targets to support their progress and outcomes.
Please find below some tips to support your students with their revision and home learning:
English: Use the exam board websites for previous papers/mark schemes as well as student friendly support (English Language: www.eduqas.co.uk; English Literature: www.aqa.org.uk). Make sure you know your narrative word for word. Use the coloured quote cards to practise Look/Cover/Write/Check then practise quote explosions. In addition, students have been provided with Snap revision books for each Literature text which they can use to create their own revision notes.
Maths: Please use the Mock Question-Level-Analysis (QLA) given to you by your teacher to Thursday evenings after school. Please view the Maths Display board on the BF corridor for more relevant information.
Science: Make question and answer flash cards using the revision guides or videos. Practise repeating them until they are learnt. Use the AQA website to practise past papers (https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse). Complete these under timed conditions and mark them. Use videos from Free Science Lessons to make notes on the required practical methods.
Why good attendance matters
Regular school attendance is an important part of giving children the best possible start in life. The aim should be to attend 100% of the time. Students who miss school frequently can fall behind with their work and do less well in examples. Good attendance also shows potential employers that a young person is reliable.
It is also important to arrive at school on time. If a child arrives late for school every day, their learning begins to suffer.
Upcoming Events:
Year 11 Revision - EC 1st January 2024 - Times will be communicated WC 18th December
Year 11 Information Evening - 11th January 2024 - 14:30 - 18:00
A reminder that the Year 11 Prom will take place at The Mansion, Roundhay Park.
This is a really exciting event for Year 11 students and a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the end of their time with us before beginning new life adventures.
The Prom includes:
A buffet for food and soft drinks
A space for photos to be taken inside and outside the front of the venue
A DJ and disco
Awards and celebrations
This will take place on Friday 28th June 2024 - £5 contribution per ticket
Arrival 18:30, Awards 19:30, Food 20:00, DJ and Disco 20:00 - 10:30, End of Prom 10:30
I have attached a link for your reference if you wish to have a look at the virtual tour of the venue.
Link: Virtual-Tours - Dine
We have extended the date for prom payment to Friday 15th December. Please ensure that your permission slip is returned to Miss Pearson or Mrs Palmer along with £5 to secure a place.
If you have any questions, or I can do anything further to support, please email emma.pearson@coopacademies.co.uk
Best wishes.
Miss Pearson
Assistant Headteacher
Dear parent/carer/guardian,
Hello, and thank you for reading this letter. My name’s Julian and I work at Anna Freud. I’m working with your school on a research project to look at the impact of support for young people to be healthy and happy at school.
I’m passionate about this project for many reasons. I’ve seen how children in my family seem to be increasingly experiencing a range of challenges that undermine their mental health and I want to know what this might mean for them and other children like them.
To look at this, we are working with lots of different schools. All of them are continuing with the existing wellbeing support they provide to young people. In half of the schools, staff will be trained to work with pupils differently by learning more about how things people have experience might impact on them. We don’t know if this different way of working with pupils is better, worse, or the same as existing wellbeing support. This is what we want to find out in the research. The findings from this research will be used to inform how schools support the wellbeing of their pupils in the future.
If you click on the following link (https://kca.training/project/youth-endowment-fund) and go to “Materials to take part in the study for parents and guardians”, you can find attachments for the information sheet, which contains more details about who we are, what we’re doing, and why we’re doing it. There you can also find a document that tells you about how your child’s data would be used if they were to take part (the data we collect will not be connected to specific children, and we will not share an individual child’s data with their school or any other bodies).
If you do not want your child to take part in the study, they don’t have to. It’s a decision you may want to take together. We would like as many people as possible to take part in order to aid our understanding about what makes a difference for children and their schools. If you and your child choose not to take part, it will not affect their rights or support. Please think with your child about whether now is a good time for them to take part or not.
If you DO NOT want your child to take part, please let us know by completing this opt-out form for parents/carers and guardians: https://redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=4YWYX4WH7TPRFHMX.
If you are happy for them to take part, you do not need to do anything.
Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about this study. You can find me at julian.childs@annafreud.org.
Thank you again for your time,
Julian Edbrooke-Childs
A group of our Year 8 and 9 students have taken part in the River of Hope Project this year with some other schools in Leeds as part of Leeds 2023 events.
Their flags, created as part of the project using their artwork, are currently being displayed by the river near the Armories, so it'd be great if you are in the area if you could pop by & see them.
A video has been made of the project which features a number of our students. As part of the project, a joint poem was written by students from different schools. Our students wrote the first part of the poem which expresses how rivers and the water in them link all the countries in the world and so the river in Leeds links them to their countries. You can hear our students reading their part of the poem in the video & saying the names of their countries.
Our Year 11 Business students are taking part in an enterprise project in collaboration with LEAP.
Their company 'Scented Dreams' are selling reed diffusers.
All proceeds will go to Yorkshire Children's Charity.
50ml diffuser £10
100ml diffuser £15
To order DM @ScentedDreams.CAL on Instagram or complete the order form here https://bit.ly/3Q0IrPp
This annual event was held at Royal Armouries in Leeds this year. A fabulous evening that celebrates staff achievements and showcases the wonderful musicians from some of our academies within the trust. This year our academy rose to the occasion. Our Music students Daniel Kwateng, Lilia Tariket, Thomas Shewaye and Emily Flynn took centre stage to perform songs by Alicia Keys and Billie EIlish, what a show they put on! They did the school, staff, our community and most importantly themselves proud and clearly enjoyed themselves along the way. All the hard work paid off, well done guys!
Excited to share we’re a Leeds Year of Culture partner school. Thanks to the British Council and
Institut français, our students will work together with a partner school in France on a joint online project.
Leeds has been twinned with Lille for more than 50 years, and during that time the two cities have worked closely on a range of arts, education and business projects. As part of the Year of Culture, British Council, LEEDS 2023 and the Institut Français are linking schools in Leeds and Lille to work together on an international project.
Busy day at Co-op Academy Leeds! We are delighted to have received some of our French partners from Lille-Leeds cultural exchange!
We discussed project opportunities for our students to gain cultural capital and learn more about French society! Our students and staff impressed the French and the British Council consultant with their enthusiasm and passion for the school!
16 students have gone to Gozo, Malta for two weeks. They are on work experience at the Sacred Heart Seminary school.
They have been delivering English workshops, sessions on life in Leeds, British history and made some scones and Victoria sponge cakes.
Miss Jones’ Black History Month CompetitionOpen to students across the Co-op Academies:
Take a photo or share a photo of a woman of colour who inspires you.
They can be famous, a family member, somebody in school, somebody in the community. They just have to be inspirational to you!
Submit 100 words explaining why they inspire you.
There will be a prize for Co-op Academy Leeds winner and we will be making a big display of them in the library. The trust will also share a selection of them on our website and social media, so everyone can read the tributes of women that inspire us!
Email Miss Jones if you are interested! natalie.jones@coopacademies.co.uk
Miss Jones
The world would be a darker place without the iconic Maya Angelou. Her words and her wisdom are profound and far-reaching.
Angelou was an American writer and civil-rights activist who published seven autobiographies,countless poems and three books of essays. Angelou published her first autobiography, I know why the Caged Bird Sings, in 1969 and her poem Still I Rise is outstanding.
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Read more about Maya Angelou here:
Dear Parent/Guardian
RE: Firework Safety and Legal Responsibilities
I hope this letter finds you in good health. I am a Chief Inspector working for West Yorkshire Police and I am the Strategic Partnership Lead for the Leeds area. A lot of my work involves working with schools and young people to keep them and the wider community safe.
As we approach the Bonfire season, I want to take a moment to discuss an important matter that concerns the safety and well-being of your children. Fireworks, although thrilling, can pose serious risks when handled irresponsibly or without proper supervision. It is crucial for you, as parents and guardians, to ensure your children's safety and prevent them from misusing fireworks.
The use of fireworks is regulated by various laws and regulations to minimise the risks associated with them. The primary legislation governing fireworks is the Fireworks Regulations Act 2004, which restricts the sale, possession, and use of fireworks, especially among individuals under the age of 18. It is essential that you familiarise yourselves with these laws and regulations to uphold your responsibilities as parents and guardians.
Here are some key points to consider:
1. Age Restrictions: Under UK law, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to possess category 2 and 3 fireworks in public places. Retailers are also prohibited from selling category 2 and 3 fireworks to individuals under this age limit.
2. Responsible Supervision: If your child is under 18 and wishes to enjoy fireworks, please ensure that they are always under the supervision of a responsible adult. Fireworks should never be left in the hands of children or teenagers.
3. Noise and Nuisance: Fireworks should not be used in a manner that causes distress to others or constitutes a nuisance. Misuse can lead to noise complaints and potential legal consequences.
4. Legal Consequences: The police take firework-related offences seriously. Robust action will be taken against anyone found committing offences such as underage possession, antisocial behaviour, or misuse of fireworks.
This Bonfire season let's work together to ensure children enjoy fireworks safely and responsibly. By doing so, we can help prevent accidents, protect our communities from unnecessary disturbances, and avoid any legal repercussions.
If you have any questions or concerns about firework safety or UK legislation, please visit the West Yorkshire Police website - www.westyorkshire.police.uk
Wishing you and your family a safe and enjoyable Bonfire season.
Sincerely,
Lucy Leadbeater
Chief Inspector
Leeds Partnerships
