14th March 2025 Dear Parent Carers, Weekly Update: 14/03/25 I hope this update finds you well. As the Spring Term is drawing to an end, with 3 weeks of school remaining before the Easter break, we are making preparations for the Summer Term and the next academic year; planning Transition activities for current and future St Martins and Horizons students. After the Easter break, these activities will start to take place – for new students joining St Martins and Horizons 6th Form in September, our Key Stage 3 students who are moving up to Key Stage 4, and those moving up to Key Stage 5 and Supported Internships. Further in the update, you will find a ‘Transition Roadmap’. This map shows the journey and steps that are taken in partnership with home and will hopefully help you to plan and navigate transitions as your child progresses through St Martins in readiness for their next steps beyond their time at school. Please let us know if you have any specific queries about transition, and if there are any areas that you feel that we could improve. We look forward to updating you more about our Transition activities soon. Home to School Travel Service Derby City Council are opening applications for travel assistance in 2025-2026 on 1st April, closing on 31st May. Please review the poster towards the end of the update to check if you may need to make a new application. New applications may be required due to moving to a new address before September 2025, students moving from Year 11 to Post-16. Additionally, Post-16 students must re-apply every year. Contact details for Derby City Council’s Transport Team are included on the poster. Term Dates and INSET Days 2025/2026 Please see further in the update for St Martins School term dates and INSET Days for the next academic year. We hope you find this information helpful. With best wishes,
Sabrina Hobbs Principal Sabrina Hobbs Principal 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 The Shaw Education Trust Limited is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England (no 09067175) Registered address: Shaw Education Trust, Kidsgrove Secondary School, Gloucester Road, Kidsgrove, ST7 4DL. The details of our academies registered as business names can be found at www.shaweducation.org.uk.