28th March 2024
Dear Parent Carers, Weekly Update: 28/03/24 I hope this update finds you well. I want to thank our magnificent school community for another fabulous half term. Well done to all students and staff for working so hard over the last few weeks. This week’s update features some information on events, as well as our termly Family Support information leaflet. I trust you will find this helpful. Thank you and Goodbye Today, we have said goodbye to Alistair Crawford. Alistair loves St Martins so much that he has worked here twice! Alistair came back to St Martins in January 2019, and has worked to promote SEND and upskill staff in schools across the country. Alistair is moving on to work for another academy trust in a staff development role. We wish Alistair the very best and thank him for working hard to raise the profile of young people with SEND, and we look forward to his third time return in the future. Eid Celebrations We are delighted to be hosting Eid celebrations in school on Thursday 18th April. A letter was sent home with students earlier this week, but please find more details on the flyer attached. Project SEARCH go to Parliament! Two of our interns at the Royal Derby Hospital are part of Project SEARCH’s Youth Advisory Group. To mark Supported Internship Day on Wednesday 27th March, Josh and Ryan went to the Houses of Parliament to speak with MPs about the difference that a Supported Internship can make and how it empowers young people like themselves to be able to confidently seek employment. I look forward to sharing more about this with you after the Easter Break.
Sabrina Hobbs Executive 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 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.