7th November 2025
Dear Parent Carers,
Weekly Update: 07/11/25
I hope this update finds you well and rested after the half term break. It’s been a delight to welcome our school community back, and we look forward to a productive and fun half term ahead!
Project SEARCH News
The team at our Supported Internship at the Royal Derby Hospital have put together a great newsletter for this week’s update – sharing the journeys of the interns (students) so far. We hope you enjoy reading about what they’ve been up to!
Following our sharing of updates from each of the departments in school, please let us know if there are any other areas that you’d like to learn more about!
iPads for Students
Over the last year, we have been working hard behind the scenes to launch student iPads. Each student will have their own iPad to use in school to support taking part in lessons through interactive work and completing teaching activities through a platform called Showbie. We are excited to see the positive benefits of this investment in iPads and Showbie. iPads will be ‘rolled out’ gradually, with a few classes taking part at first – KS3JG, KS3KW, KS4PP and KS5RK.
To support the positive use of iPads, an agreement for their use in school will be sent home for Parent Carers to complete together with their young person. This agreement is in place to explain how the iPad should be used and looked after and also cover what could happen should damage occur. Agreements will initially be sent to the first classes taking part.
Welcome
This week we have been joined by a new Classroom Assistant, Maisie Davidson. We are excited for Maisie to join us and hope that you will all welcome her to St Martins!
Upcoming Dates
Dates for this half term are shared later in the update, including our Christmas Market on Tuesday 16th December, which will take place after school. If you are interested in having a stall at the Market, please register your interest with the School Office.
Toni Beardmore Headteacher
St Martins School, The Derwent Campus, Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BT Tel: 01332 571151 Email: admin@stmartins.set.org Online: www.stmartinsschoolderby.co.uk
With best wishes,
Toni Beardmore Headteacher
Headteacher
Dates for your diaries:
Date Event Details
Tuesday 11th November
Remembrance Day Service Students from main site will join with those from Noel Baker. Students at 6th Form will join the service in the city centre.
Friday 14th November Children In Need Students can wear nonuniform and make a donation via ParentPay. Activities for students will take place in school More details to follow.
Wednesday 26th November at 5:00pm
Certificate Presentation Evening for last year’s Year 11 and Year 13 students.
Invitations have been posted home.
Thursday 11th December Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day Information to follow.
Tuesday 16th December time TBC Winter Wonder Show Information to follow.
Tuesday 16th December from 2:30pm-3:30pm
Wednesday 17th December
Christmas Market Information to follow.
Christmas Dinner for students Information to follow.
Toni Beardmore Headteacher
St Martins School, The Derwent Campus, Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BT Tel: 01332 571151 Email: admin@stmartins.set.org Online: www.stmartinsschoolderby.co.uk
Term Dates 2025/2026
Autumn Term 2025
School Starts Back – Monday 3rd November
School Breaks up for Christmas – Friday 19th December
Spring Term 2026
INSET Day – Monday 5th January 2026
School Starts Back – Tuesday 6th January
School Breaks up for Half Term – Friday 13th February
School Starts Back – Monday 23rd February
School Breaks up for Easter – Friday 27th March
Summer Term 2026
School Starts Back – Monday 13th April
INSET Day – Friday 1st May
Bank Holiday – Monday 4th May
School Breaks up for Half Term – Friday 22nd May
School Starts Back – Monday 1st June
School Breaks up for Summer – Wednesday 22nd July
INSET Day – Thursday 23rd July
St Martins follows Derby City Council’s term dates. Dates for next year can be found on their website – please follow the link for these - https://derby.gov.uk/educationand-learning/schools-and-colleges/term-holiday-dates/#
Social Media Links
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Toni Beardmore Headteacher
St Martins School, The Derwent Campus, Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BT Tel: 01332 571151 Email: admin@stmartins.set.org Online: www.stmartinsschoolderby.co.uk