School closes at the end of Thursday 18th October for half term and re-opens on Monday 29th October.
Year 11 Prom and Hoodie information
Updated information on expectations of Year 11 students available, please click on the letter to the right to download.
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Data Protection
We have updated our Privacy notice for pupils and parents
Detention and Behaviour Systems 2018/19
This is the statement that can be found on the Gov.UK website summarising the current legal position on detentions for schools in England:
“Detention: Schools don’t have to give parents notice of after-school detentions or tell them why a detention has been given.”
In their more detailed guidance, the Department for Education states that detentions can be given on the same day at break, lunch or after school for up to 60 minutes with no advance warning to parents.
Heworth Grange has always followed the guidance from the DfE about detentions, but we also appreciate that some parents may be concerned if their child is late home from school. Therefore In previous years, whilst we have always had the right to set same day detentions, we have always sent a text home in advance to parents and issued a written slip to a pupil. This year the position is essentially the same except that we have formalised the system and now use a new computer software package called ‘Class Charts’ to set detentions. The formal system is as follows
1. Teachers may set a ‘same day’ detention at break, lunch or after school for up to a maximum of 30 minutes.
2. Parents will still be informed by text about the detention.
3. Same day detentions will be set up until 1.10pm and texts informing parents will be sent as soon as possible after that time but may be delayed at busy times.
4. After 1.10pm, any after school detentions will be set for the next day.
5. A detention slip is no longer automatically issued to a pupil, it is recorded on the Class Charts system
6. Detentions can vary from 15, 30, 45 and in the most severe cases up to 60 minutes
7. 45 and 60 minute detentions will always be set with advance warning to parents i.e. they are not ‘same day’
8. Classroom teachers can set 15 or 30 minute detentions. Heads of Year and Heads of Department can set 45 minute detentions and the Senior Leadership Team can set 60 minute detentions
9. If detentions are deliberately missed or avoided, the detention is automatically moved to the next level e.g.. 15 to 30 minutes. Parents will be informed by text if this has happened.
10. Detentions will only be re-scheduled in exceptional circumstances and that is at the discretion of the school.
All pupils have been informed about the new detention system which fits into our new C1 to C4 sanctions system. Although the legal position on detentions is unchanged, all parents are being informed about our new behaviour system by letter, which will be arriving imminently.
Attendance
For information and guidance on applying for Leave of Absence, please click the document to the right.
Attendance at school is of the utmost importance. Attendance below 95% is proven to have a significant impact on student achievement and attainment. Please click here to read our Attendance policy for 2018/19
Progress 8
Confused about Progress 8? You’re not alone! Here’s a short video to explain what it means:
GCSE Grades 1 to 9
The new grading system for English and Maths is now in place for this year’s GCSE results.
ShowMyHomework
Click the logo on the left to access our homework system “ShowmyHomework”. Information videos are available by clicking here for students and here for parents/carers
FORGOTTEN PASSWORDS – All homework is visible on the Homework Calendar whether logged in or not, so students do not have to be logged in to view their homework. In order to see the “to-do” homework list a password can be reset using the “Forgot password?” link and school email to retrieve the information can be accessed using the school login link above.
You can view our Homework Policy here
School Holiday Dates 2018/2019
School Opens AM
- Wednesday 5th September 2018
- Monday 29th October 2018
- Monday 3rd December 2018
- Monday 7th January 2019
- Monday 25th February 2019
- Tuesday 23rd April 2019
- Tuesday 7th May 2019
- Monday 3rd June 2019
- Tuesday 3rd September 2019
School Closes PM
- Thursday 18th October 2018
- Thursday 29th November 2018
- Friday 21st December 2018
- Friday 15th February 2019
- Friday 5th April 2019
- Friday 3rd May 2019
- Friday 24th May 2019
- Friday 19th July 2019
In-Service days for teaching staff:
Monday 3rd September 2018 (school closed for pupils)
Tuesday 4th September 2018 (school closed for pupils)
Friday 19th October 2018 (school closed for pupils)
Occasional Day:
Friday 30th November 2018 (school closed for staff and pupils)
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I would just like to thank everyone involved in the open night we attended last night. Pupils were polite and helpful as were the staff! Our girls currently attend year 6 and 5 at Bill Quay Primary now cannot wait to get stuck in at Heworth Grange! Thanks again and see you all in the future(hopefully)
Teachers are very committed and provide extensive out-of-school support for those in danger of failing, those working below target and for anyone, including the most able, who feels the need for additional guidance.
We would like to thank the staff and students for all the hard work and effort you all put into the visit. We were impressed with every aspect of the school, the students were so confident, polite and very mature from the youngest to eldest.
Well done to yourself and all of your staff for the work you have done and particular congratulations to all of the students who have achieved their own success hopes.
I have been to feel so welcome at the school as I go about working with the young people and staff. All of the staff on the front desk/office have been brilliant and extremely helpful and are a credit to the school. I look forward to my visits to Heworth school.
As you know its difficult when your child makes the move from primary to comprehensive school but we feel happier after the visit.
Teachers are very committed and provide extensive out-of-school support for those in danger of failing, those working below target and for anyone, including the most able, who feels the need for additional guidance.
Just a short email to thank you for your assistance at the Year 5/6 Hi 5 Netball tournament and also for organising the young leaders to assist.They were fantastic; they were great with the children, and adapted well to the Hi 5 rules. All in all, they were a complete credit Heworth.
Thank you to everyone at Heworth Grange Comprehensive for supporting our Christmas Carol Singing. We raised £755.85 from this which is just fantastic and would not have been possible without your support.
I am writing to thank you very much indeed for your very kind and generous donation. I understand this kind donation was raised from a cake sale organised by a student and we would like to express our special thanks to her for nominating our humble shelter to receive this very welcome donation. We appreciate all the hard work she would have done in the event.
Just a short email to thank you for your assistance at the Year 5/6 Hi 5 Netball tournament and also for organising the young leaders to assist. They were fantastic; they were great with the children, and adapted well to the Hi 5 rules. All in all, they were a complete credit Heworth
I just wanted to let you know that the young people who came along to help us with our sports day were absolutely brilliant, a fantastic help and good fun to work with . They are a credit to Heworth Grange. I hope that they enjoyed themselves too.
