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Safer Internet Day 7 February 2012
Friday, 03 February 2012 10:50
Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe each year in February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.
On Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 7 February, CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) are broadcasting the ‘The Parents’ and Carers’ Guide to the Internet’; an entertaining, light-hearted look at what it takes to be an online parent. It will be available from 7am on thinkuknow.co.uk/parents and youtube.com/ceop. With interviews from experts including Dr Tanya Byron and Dr Linda Papadopoulos, industry players like Facebook and Moshi Monsters and, most importantly, children themselves this TV-style show aims to answer all of the tricky questions parents may be afraid to ask.
Also the CEOP team will be taking questions from parents between 18:00 - 21:00 via our social media platforms. Join the conversation at #parentsguide or respond to them on Facebook - facebook.com/clickceop.
Emma Shepheard
ICT Coordinator
Telephone Careers Helpline for Students
Friday, 02 December 2011 00:00
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has launched a telephone careers helpline for students as part of the National Careers Service. Support is available from trained advisers who will talk through issues, offering confidential advice and practical help. Advisers are available from 8am to 10pm, seven days a week, telephone 0800 100 900, or for text messages on 0776 641 3219
Lost Property Week
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 14:32
We have a mountain of lost property that will be out on display at Student Reception from the 12 December until the 16 December. If your child has misplaced anything, please would you encourage them to take a look.
Please note, that anything left at the end of the week will be disposed off.
Sprowston Cluster - Family Christmas Events
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 10:40
Just to remind parents/carers, please do take some time to visit our cluster website over this Christmas period, as we have sourced a good collection of local family Christmas events that are cheap or free. The events section uses Google calendar, so is also compatible to download if you use a Google calendar already. The website address is www.sprowstoncluster.co.uk
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Christmas.
Vic Bailey Extended Schools Coordinator
Christmas Celebration Assemblies 2011
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 10:08
It is with great delight that we are able to invite you to join us at these special events. The invitation is open to all Parents, Guardians, Carers and their families, including Grandparents.
- Year 7 - Thursday 8 December
- Year 8 - Tuesday 13 December
- Year 9 - Friday 16 December
- Year 10 - Thursday 15 December
The Christmas Celebration Assemblies will be a celebration of the talent and success of the students. The events will run from 09:00 to 10:10 in the Main Hall and will incorporate presentations of the end of term awards for academic excellence.
With space limited to 150 seats, there is a restriction on seats, which will be allocated on a first come basis. During the event, photos or DVD recordings may only be taken by nominated staff, so please leave your camera at home.
If you would like to join us at these events, please contact the school office on 01603 485266, indicating how many places you would like to book.
May we take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Happy Christmas and offer our sincere thanks for your continued support this term.
Download a copy of the letter for parents, guardians and carers (pdf, 28Kb)
School Photographs: payment deadline
Monday, 07 November 2011 00:00
Please can we remind parents, carers and guardians that the final day for excepting payments for student photographs at the school is Thursday 17 November. After this date, payments will need to be made direct to Van Cols, the photographer.
Behaviour, Safety & Attendance
Thursday, 10 November 2011 08:58
Under the new Ofsted criteria (active from January) there will be a sharp focus on the behaviour and safety of students. Ofsted will be particularly keen to hear from students and parents about their perceptions of student behaviour and safety.
With this in mind we carried out surveys with a sample of students and parents. As a school we are committed to driving improvements and we know that we must listen to our stakeholders when prioritising the areas for development. We would like to thank all who contributed their voice, particularly the parents who offered such thoughtful and reflective insights.
On the whole we are very pleased with the results (available to download using the links below), which confirm that most perceive behaviour and safety to be good. However we are not complacent and both surveys have indicated clear areas where we can build confidence and good practice. This will form an action plan for the next 2 terms.
A number of parents have kindly indicated that they would be willing to contribute to a Behaviour and Safety focus group. If you would like to do this, or you have any comments on either survey, please contact Liz Wood via the school phone number or at
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Collapsed Curriculum Day
Monday, 17 October 2011 00:00
Sprowston Community High School celebrated its first Collapsed Curriculum Day on Wednesday 12 October.
- Year 7 worked on a 'Sheep project' with PSHE and the Arts which contributed to 99 sheep being displayed at the Cathedral as part of the Leaders and Followers project.
- Year 8 celebrated Europe through a European Awareness Day where they worked in teams to create a board game.
- Year 9 used their scientific and design skills to take part in the 'Mission to Mars' project.
- Year 10 completed their Speaking and Listening coursework in English and worked on controlled assessment and additional learning opportunities in Humanities.
- Year 11 benefited from additional time in ICT and Maths to develop their wider key skills in preparation for their exams.
Many thanks are extended to all staff who contributed to making Collapsed Curriculum Day a great success.
Helen Watts
Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning)
School Photography Proofs
Friday, 07 October 2011 00:00
The money for the school photographer proofs will be collected by the school photographer, Van Cols, on Thursday 20 October. Please pay your money by this date to make sure your pictures are received quickly. If you have any problems with your proofs please contact Van Cols on 01206 273711, quoting your ID number from your proof. Many thanks
Geography Ofsted Inspection Report Available to Download - September 2011
Wednesday, 05 October 2011 08:16
The results of the Geography Ofsted Inspection conducted on the 19 and 20 September 2011 are now available to download:
Download a copy of the Geography Ofsted Inspection Report (pdf, 166Kb)
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