29th November 2024 Dear Parent Carers, Weekly Update: 29/11/24 We hope this update finds you well. The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on…! Students and staff are starting to think about their entry for our annual ‘Christmas Door’ competition, where doors around the school are decorated by students (and staff!). There is strong competition around school as classes compete to get the accolade and trophy. Good luck to all involved! Christmas Market and Winter Wondershow We are looking forward to opening our doors to families for the Christmas Market and Winter Wondershow during the last week of the term. Details of the events, and how to obtain tickets, can be found later in the update. A paper copy has been sent to all students in Years 7-11. Presentation Evening On Wednesday, we welcomed back last year’s Year 11 and Year 13 students to receive the certificates awarded through their studies at school and 6th Form. It was well attended, with over 100 people in attendance. Thank you to all those who attended; it was great to see you all and hear how well students are doing as they embark on their next steps. Transport Update We recently met with Nottingham Specialist Transport (NST) to review how student transport is going for the majority of our young people, and ensure that we are working with them to get the best possible transition to and from our school. At times, due to new transport applications, a student's taxi may change. Moving forwards, NST will communicate this with school beforehand so that we can discuss this with students and parents and ensure to our best ability that our young people will manage the change. NST also offer a meet and greet service so that students can meet their transport team prior to any changes. Although the transport team do all they can to be on time, taxis can sometimes be late due to traffic delays or if a student struggles to access their transport earlier enroute. Please can we remind you that if you have a change of address you will need to reapply for transport from your new address. Also, no food or drink is allowed in the taxis, so please make sure that your young people are aware of this in the mornings. 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.
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