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Headteacher Foreword
This has been a very busy term for everyone and, as you could imagine, there has been a clear focus in the school on the areas for improvement raised by Ofsted. Although we dispute some of the judgments, as I outlined a few weeks ago, we recognise that there are always areas for improvement, and we have been working on them since Ofsted left the site.
Thank you to all the parents who wrote to me following the publication of the Ofsted report. It was heart-warming to read all the positive comments and to be able to share them with colleagues. I have posted many of the messages on the website and assure you that we will always continue to do things in the best interests of the students.
This term we have had an external review to assess the effectiveness of Safeguarding processes and culture, Personal Development, and the Quality of Education. The focus for the review flowed from the main outcomes of the inspection and the senior leaders’ identified areas for improvement. The review team has told us:
- School leaders have responded to the inspection outcome with a statement of action. At the time of the visit many actions had been undertaken and progress has been swift in addressing several of the identified areas for improvement.
- Students feel happy and safe at Carre’s and well cared for. The culture is well-embedded and is not new. They described a particular focus on mental health and emotional wellbeing and talked very positively about the Wellbeing Ambassadors and the positive difference they are making. All students could identify someone to talk to should they need to raise a concern.
- Students were extremely
- positive about their feelings of safety and wellbeing at the school. They like the staff and enjoy being at school.
- Under the new Designated Safeguarding Lead there is a very clear method for staff to report concerns in a variety of ways (Bromcom, by email and verbally).
- The curriculum has been reviewed and one area of focus has been the Personal Development curriculum. This is now taught all the way through the school with a clear curriculum map showing the sequence of lessons and indicating compliance with PHSE, SRE and SMSC curriculum requirements, with a dedicated team of teachers. Students are very positive about the new format.
- There is a clear and programmed quality assurance process, which involves SLT working alongside subject leaders. There is an opportunity to recalibrate high expectations in understanding what excellence looks like as a part of the QA process.
We feel that we continue to make good progress and are looking forward to demonstrating this when Ofsted do a monitoring visit later in the year.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Mr Law
Headteacher
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Attendance Policy
The RCT Attendance Policy draft for parental consultation has been added to a new page on the school website under the Policies section called Policy Consultation (https://www.robertcarretrust.uk/policy-consultation), the link to the policy is below:
https://www.robertcarretrust.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=160&type=pdf
Deadline for comments is Friday 4 November 2022
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Junior Prizegiving - July 2022
Students receive their awards at Junior Prizegiving from Ben Wills, ex-student and local businessman.
Well done to all our prize winners and junior students.
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Charlie receiving his Headteacher Commendation
Well done Charlie!
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History Castle Competition
A castle competition was held in July for Year 7 students.
The castle made from waffles belongs to Dominic Taylor now 8B. He won a key ring for his ingenuity.
The painted clay castle was created by Conall Roberts now 8C, and he won the trophy for the best castle overall.
All the entrants got a certificate and a medal.
  
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Thank you to Newcastle University for supporting @carresgrammar Year 13 students during a recent visit.
They appreciated the advice and guidance on how to select the right course and university. @UniofNewcastle
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Carre's Grammar School remembers the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
With our condolences, gratitude and affection.
Head Girl Meera with Mr Law, laying a wreath in Sleaford market place.
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Very proud of our new 145 Year 7 students who have enjoyed a great first week at secondary school
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Students in Key Stage 3 listened to a presentation about the Young Journalist Academy and the many opportunities it affords. They collected application forms to apply to be in the core Carre's team and interviews will be held next term.
Students in Key Stage 5 interested in film and media also listened to a presentation on the British Film Academy and learnt how to apply to become part of this.
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School Scientist of the Year Awards, Lincolnshire
On the 20 and 22September, the SSOTY awards presentations took place at Lincoln University. The Science Department nominated three Year 11 students and three Year 13 students in recognition of their hard work and achievements over the previous years.
The biology and chemistry presentation on the first evening included a fascinating talk from Dr Gillian Fowler on forensic anthropology and her work on collecting evidence of genocide from mass graves in Guatemala as well as identifying bodies from the Grenfell Tower disaster.
The second presentation evening for the physics students included a lecture from Dr Fabien Paillusson with the title: ‘ Are we close to the end of physics?’
Congratulations to the following students:
KS4 Biology: Euan
KS4 Chemistry: Nithyan
KS4 Physics: Will
KS5 Biology Lydia
KS5 Chemistry: Ginaluca
KS5 Physics: George
KS4 Computer Science: Liam
KS5 Computer Science: Marcin
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Mr Whiting, Head of Science runs 50km for charity!
Mr Whiting ran the 50km Thames Path Challenge on Sunday 11 September.
His final fundraising total for the JDRF (which is researching for treatment and a cure for Type 1 diabetes) was £535.
Well done Luke - great achievement.
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Fundraising cake sale and games in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK to remember our teacher Mrs Benney who sadly passed away in August 2021.
Thank you to everyone that participated in any way. We have raised £163.11 in total, so well done!
The winning house is Lafford, with a whopping £39.50.
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Thomas Takes Part in a National Cycling Event
Thomas (Year 8) competed in his first British Cycling National Trophy Cyclocross event recently as a first year in the under 14 category. The first round was held at Moorland Park Derby on Saturday 8 October.
Thomas has completed at County and Regional level for a number of years, this was his first opportunity to race at National level racing for the local club Sleaford Wheelers.
Thomas is hoping to attend 5 out of the 6 rounds during this development year. The under 14s race the same course for 30 minutes as the elite riders including a number of world champs. Thomas has to apply for a place to each event based on his British cycling points from his regional racing season.
Thomas started 48th due to a lucky draw out of the hat for the first year riders. Unfortunately he had a nasty crash on his 2nd lap, but he showed great character to jump back on his bike and chase down the back of the field finishing in 68th. It was a huge step-up to the national level and a great opportunity to improve his technical ability as you can see from some of the obstacles on the course.
Well done Thomas
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Personal Development
This term saw the launch of our newly rebranded Personal Development programme. In tutor time and lessons, students across the school have been learning about their physical/emotional health and the rich diversity of modern Britain.
October has been a particularly exciting month so far, as we welcomed our first guests of the year from Nationwide and The School of Sexuality Education to run workshops with our students as part of our curriculum offering.
The events have been a real success and our thanks go to the students for engaging so well and to our external providers who brought relevant and timely messages to our students.
Year 9 students have been looking at employability skills. Here, they were tasked with working as a team to create a freestanding structure using only spaghetti, marshmallows, string, Sellotape and scissors.
This term the winning height was 96cm, are the next tutor group up to the challenge of beating this when it’s their turn to have a go?
We marked ‘Hate Crime Awareness Week’ through year group assemblies. Here are Year 7 learning about prejudice with Mr Holland.
Students in Year 10 enjoying a finance workshop. This was delivered by Nationwide to students in Years 10 and 11.
Sexual Health Awareness week took place 10th – 16th October. We marked the occasion by inviting The School of Sexuality Education into school to deliver workshops to Year 7 on the themes of Reproduction and Identity.
Mr Scholefield has been busy delivering Unifrog introduction sessions to all year groups. Students have really enjoyed completing the interests quiz and exploring how they can access unbiased careers information and advice which will help them make informed decisions about what to do after school.
In celebration of World Mental Health day, our excellent team of sixth form Wellbeing Ambassadors delivered a series of assemblies to all year groups!
Key Dates for parents:
Tuesday 8 November: Year 9 Relationships and Sex Education Day
Tuesday 29 November: Year 11 Relationships and Sex Education Day
Monday 5 December: Years 8 - 11 Vaping Workshops
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Young Journalist Academy Presentations
Students in Key Stage 3 listened to a presentation about the Young Journalist Academy and the many opportunities it affords. They collected application forms to apply to be in the core Carre's team and interviews will be held next term.
Students in Key Stage 5 interested in film and media also listened to a presentation on the British Film Academy and learnt how to apply to become part of this.
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Carre’s Grammar School and Kesteven and Sleaford High School would like to invite you to an evening to reflect on and celebrate the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II and to look ahead to the reign of King Charles III
Wednesday 9 November
7 pm St Denys’ Church, Sleaford
Admission: Free
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The Art Department
Get creative with your pumpkin carving over half-term
Entries for our October art competition will be due after half-term. Email your pictures to Theresa.Angus@carres.uk of your carved pumpkins (any other theme related art can also be entered – get creative).
Good Luck from Miss Angus and Miss McCarthy
Our September Roald Dahl Day Art Competition was won by Jack in 8L
Amazing A-Level Art Work
 
 
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Careers
Parents- an introduction to Unifrog (loom.com)
Unifrog – The Complete Destinations Platform
In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next step after school, we are now using Unifrog: an award-winning, online careers platform. All students in Years 7 - 13 now have access to this excellent website.
We have also set up a parent login so that you can use Unifrog as if you were a student yourself, allowing you to support your child throughout the process. The sign up code you need is: KSCGParents and you can sign up here:
www.unifrog.org/code
The code is valid for 90 days.
The Unifrog platform is designed to support learners in making the most informed decisions about their futures and has a range of tools that are suitable for all year groups. Each student has their own personal account that provides a wide range of information related to their interests and aspirations. Key features of the platform include:
- Exploring Pathways – personality quizzes, career and subject profiles, MOOCs and webinars;
- Recording – self-reflection about extracurricular activities and key employability skills;
- Opportunities – search tools showing live vacancies/courses/placements for apprenticeships, universities (in the UK and abroad), FE, virtual work experience and much more;
- Applications – tools to help students build applications for a range of pathways (e.g., CVs, Personal Statements, Common App Essays).
Students login to Unifrog using their email address and password and they can do so from any computer, tablet or smartphone. We would encourage you to use the platform with your child so you can support them through the process of deciding their next step.
For more information, go to www.unifrog.org
Ian Scholefield
Careers Leader
The details above have also been emailed to parents
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Speakers for Schools
l.ead.me/StudentParentProspectus
Lots of information about careers, work experience and future oportunities
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Online Safety Q and A Session for Parents
A Date with Dan: Free TEAMS Online Safety Q and A for Parents and Carers
7 December 6-7pm
Sign up required
Over two thirds of students surveyed in the LSCP 2021 Keeping Safe Online Survey indicated that their parents didn't know everything about their online activities. The survey also showed when parents talked openly to their children about their activity online, those students were less likely to experience cyberbullying and more likely to access support.
We want to give you the information and tools to help you feel confident enough to protect your children and young people from online harm. Dan Hawbrook our resident Online Guru will chat you through different apps, online trends, parental controls and any other burning questions you may have! Sign up is required.
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careermap.co.uk for Apprenticeships/Graduate Schemes and Jobs
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Apprenticeship Opportunities
NGTU (Not Going to University)
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
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New 2022/23 FREE Parents Careers Guides
We are delighted to announce that our brand new 2022/23 Parents guides to University, Apprenticeships and STEM are now available.
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What can you expect from our parents' guides?
This year’s Parents University and Apprenticeship Guides will be our third edition and have been designed to help parents support their children in making informed decisions about their future and developing skills to help them succeed.
Apprenticeships Guide
Parents will benefit from content on topics including:
- Introduction to apprenticeships and sectors
- How to find the right apprenticeship
- Pathways into work, including T-levels, apprenticeships and university
- How you can support your child in deciding if an apprenticeship is right for them
- Apprenticeships vs. university
- Degree apprenticeships
- Opportunities available across 15 different sectors
- PLUS interviews and guest content from a diverse range of organisations including National Audit Office, Bristows LLP, Royal Horticultural Society, Morgan Stanley, British Horseracing Authority
University Guide
- How to apply to university and a guide to UCAS
- Personal statements and how to stand out from the crowd
- Student finance
- Alternatives to going to university
- Placement years at university
- Pros and cons of going to university
- PLUS interviews and guest content from universities including Reading University, Liverpool University, Bournemouth University, South Wales University and Exeter University.
Bonus STEM Guide
This year’s guide explores 10 different STEM subjects to help young people to understand more about careers in the field along with profiles on how each subject can help tackle an environmental challenge. This comprehensive guide has been designed to showcase just how creative, exciting and rewarding a career in STEM can be.
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www.successatschool.org
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www.amazingapprenticeships.com
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studentrecruitment@etrust.org.uk
Registration for Residential Insight into University 2023 courses is now open!
Applications will remain open until 3 January 2023. Make sure you don’t miss out on this opportunity to experience STEM studies at university and the career opportunities that these subjects lead to. Summer schools are recommended on the UCAS website as a tool to prepare students for higher education and make their UCAS application stand out.
Student Support Team
EDT (Engineering Development Trust)
www.studentrecruitment@etrust.org.uk
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Alumni
Hello my name is Jacob Lawson and, amongst other things, I am an ex-pupil of Carre's. After leaving school and Sixth Form, I went on to study Fine Art at Nottingham College.
At the end of Sixth Form I became heavily influenced by Jean-Michel Basquiat, a neo-expressionist painter whose work is charged with vibrancy and meaning. When I started college I continued to paint and develop a style of my own, and soon I had enough work to have my own exhibition. I contacted Sam Scorer Gallery in Lincoln. Not long after I received a reply and the date was set for my exhibition from 9 December 2019. The exhibition lasted 12 days, and was a great leap on my personal journey and an experience I hold dear.
Here I am at the end of this exhibition, totally chuffed.
Since then my confidence has grown and my doubt subsided.
I recently exhibited again in June this year, an event that attracted around 260 people. It filled me with joy to see people coming and engaging with myself and the artworks. There were many more visitors this time, and the work I created was more mature and developed. There was a sense of a sort of evolution. A few years ago I wouldn't have thought this was possible, but it really is true that we can achieve anything we put our minds to.
Here is a piece entitled Danse Macabre (the Dance of Death), a theme that anchored the exhibition, and indeed my practise as a whole. I have used painting as a way of moving through periods of difficult grief over the years I have been working. I think expression in any form can bring about deep healing. Dance, for example, allows us to move the trauma-ridden body into a state of ease.
I felt I had brought something beautiful into existence. My heart was content with this other place I had created. A place where the wacky and weird was welcomed, a real safe-space for the soul. A great deal of effort and love went into this achievement and every ounce was worth it.
Perhaps the most valuable thing I have taken away from my experience is that we have the ability to create what we want to see in the world, even if it comes from a place of pain. This is a lesson that is incredibly important at this pivotal point in time. With the ongoing climate crisis and seemingly endless injustices, the question of how we are going to deal with this mess has been unfairly penned to the youth. In these testing times, we must remember to tap into our limitless potential. Each of us are cosmic catalysts of possibility. In ways similar to my exhibition, we can create what we want in this world.
Well done Jacob, we're very proud of all you have achieved.
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Notices
E-cigarettes and vaping
It has come to our attention recently that students from the 3 secondary schools in Sleaford have been seen vaping in town before and after school. We are aware of certain establishments selling e-cigarettes/vapes to children in school uniform, as young as 11, despite the legal age restrictions. The law states that it is illegal to sell e-cigarettes or e-liquid to anyone under the age of 18.
We wanted to share this information with you and remind you that vapes/e-cigarettes are classed as banned items in school. Other banned items include cigarettes, lighters, drugs and alcohol. Possession and use of such items in school can result in serious sanctions.
Please take this opportunity to discuss underage substance use with your son or daughter.
Parents are kindly requested not to bring cars onto site between 8am and 3.30pm. This is for the safety of our students and staff
Please remember to top up your son/daughter's lunch account to ensure there are sufficient funds to pay for food
We run a breakfast club from 8am - 8.40am - all welcome
Christmas Lunch
Details about Christmas lunch in The Chill will be sent to parents in November.
This will appear as a separate item on your ParentPay account and payment in advance is required. If payment is not received by the closing date, your son/daughter will be unable to have a Christmas lunch.
There will be no alternative menu or food on offer inThe Chill at break 1 or break 2 on the day of the Christmas lunch.
STUDENTS NOT HAVING LUNCH ON THIS DATE MUST PROVIDE A PACKED LUNCH,
INCLUDING A DRINK, FROM HOME
Packed lunches will be accommodated in Main School Hall.
More details to follow in Term 2
Out of hours student absences can be either be emailed to enquiries@carres.uk, a message sent via the MCAS App or leave a message on our answerphone.
If you haven't downloaded the MCAS App yet and would like to have access to it, please email enquiries, and we will send you an invitation or email re-set code.
Given the current cost of living crisis, Trainline has put together a guide to the 16-25 Railcard (also known as the Student Railcard or Young Persons Railcard) to help students travel around the UK and save money on train tickets.
Please see below for further details - trainline.com
Please see below a link to the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership E-Newsletter
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Applying for Free School Meals
If you receive any benefits, you should tell your school as they can get extra funding called the Pupil Premium grant. This includes:
- Universal Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of state Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Children who get paid these benefits directly can also get free school meals.
Please visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk - free school meals to set up an account and apply.
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20 Oct 2022
Thank you to all the parents who attended the Y10 Information Evening.
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19 Oct 2022
To celebrate the launch of the Air and Space Institute’s Space Studies pathway
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17 Oct 2022
Year 13 Examination Timetable – October/November 2022, now available.
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12 Oct 2022
Carre’s Grammar School and Kesteven and Sleaford High School would like to invite you to an evening to reflect on and celebrate the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II and to look ahead to the reign of King Charles III
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07 Oct 2022
Congratulations to our talented Sixth Form students
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07 Oct 2022
Career Opportunities
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07 Oct 2022
Virtual Future Nurse Event - 19 October 2022
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07 Oct 2022
Thank you to all the parents who attended the Y11 Information Evening on Wednesday 5th October.
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29 Sep 2022
It was great to see so many parents attending the information evening on Wednesday 28th September.
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27 Sep 2022
Owen, Year 11
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Fun, free and friendly trail Lincoln BIG has organised for families and children to enjoy over this October half-term in Lincoln City Centre - the 'Piecing Us Together' Trail.
Please see below for what the trail is all about or visit the Piecing Us Together page on the Lincoln BIG website.
- The Piecing Us Together Trail is a colourful, hand painted 40-piece jigsaw puzzle, and pieces of this puzzle will be displayed on miniature wooden easels, accompanied by their little narratives, in windows of businesses across Lincoln City Centre from the 22 October - 6 November 2022.
- Participating businesses collaborated with artist Mel Langton on how they would like their puzzle piece character to appear as an interpretation of their business. Through art, this project showcases the variety of businesses we have in Lincoln City Centre.
- The businesses involved are a mixture of both independent and national organisations. It covers, The Lawn, Bailgate and Uphill area, The Strait, St Martin's Square, Upper High Street, High Street, Lower High Street and St Marks.
- Families will be able to find the puzzle pieces through the trail leaflet or the LoyalFree app.
- Trail leaflets will be placed in participating businesses, Visitor Information Centre, open spaces in Lincoln City Centre and downloadable from the Lincoln BIG website.
- There are 3 separate Piecing Us Together competitions. People can enter these through either the Lincoln BIG social media, the LoyalFree app or the trail leaflet. The prizes for all of these competitions will be a Piecing Us Together puzzle and poster.
- To complete the Piecing Us Together project, the puzzle pieces will be reassembled and professionally framed on display in Waterside Shopping Centre in November. Date to be confirmed.
Olivia Dexter
Projects Coordinator
Lincolnshire BIG Project
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Students in KS3 @carresgrammar listened to a presentation about the Young Journalist Academy this morning. They have collected application forms to apply for the role. Students in KS5 interested in the Film and Media also listened to a presentation on the British Film Academy. https://t.co/yOhCBEWCLT1 week ago
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27 Sep 2022
We are looking to appoint an Active School Co-ordinator - Sport and Physical Activity Coach
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30 Aug 2022
We are looking to appoint a Relief Catering Assistant
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30 Aug 2022
We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor
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