15th September 2023 Dear Parent Carers, Weekly Update: 15/09/23 I hope this update finds you well. We have a few updates to share with you this week including good news, a change in school and the café. I have also shared information on workshops from Face Family Advice which you may find useful. Heather’s News Heather Woodward, SENCO at St Martins, welcomed a baby boy, Samson over the weekend. Heather and baby Samson are both doing well, and we can’t wait to meet him! Leaver Today we are sad to say goodbye to one of our Learning Mentors, Matt Flaherty. Matt has worked at St Martins for 10 years, and is moving on to work in the well being sector. Matt has made a positive contribution to St Martins over the years, particularly by developing the gardening and horticulture offer at St Martins and creating our beautiful sensory garden. Matt has more recently been a member of the Academy Council, too. We wish Matt the very best in his move, and thank him for his much valued contribution. Arboretum Café As shared before the summer holiday, we have recruited a manager to run our joint Café with St Andrew’s School in the Arboretum Park. Our manager is Julie, and she has made a wonderful start on things. The café is not due to open until the end of the month as we prepare it for business. Students have started to go to the café to help get it set-up, and to become familiar with the surrounding area. In the future, students will take part in qualifications relating to the industry, including – food preparation, food hygiene, customer services and health and safety. We want to use the café as an opportunity for students to integrate within the community and to celebrate the rich diversity that Derby has to offer. Students will obtain transferable skills and develop their confidence outside of school, and continue to prepare for the future. Equans, who maintain our school building, kindly donated time to help us renovate the café over the holiday. As the café had been unoccupied for a long time, there Sabrina Hobbs Principal St Martins School, The Derwent Campus, Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0BT Tel: 01332 571151 Email: admin@stmartins.derby.sch.uk 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.
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