13th January 2023

Weekly update 13.01.2023

WC: 13/01/23

Dear Parents/Carers,

At NUSA this week:

It has been wonderful to welcome all of the children back to school this week and we have been incredibly proud of how quickly they have settled back in to the routine of day to day school life.  

We have made an update to our ‘late to lessons’ procedure. Where a student has 4 lates to lesson in a week, they will be expected to sit a 3 hour detention on a Tuesday from 3-6pm. Students should not arrive late to any lesson without a valid excuse.

Year 11 have all been sent home today with the photo proofs that were taken on Tuesday. Details for how to purchase the photographs can be found on the packet.

We spoke with all students in our normal reset assembly on the first day back about road safety. A small number of students have not been sensible when crossing the road to and from school as they have been too busy staring at their mobile phone screens. Can you please remind your child to be sensible when crossing the road as we do not want any accidents.

Coming up at NUSA:

We will be holding reading assessments for all students over the next two weeks. We will then inform you of your child’s reading age.

Over the next few weeks, some Year 11 students have been invited for interview at NUSA 6th Form. They should be checking their email inbox for notification of their interview times and dates.

Year 11 Parents Evening is on Thursday 26th January

Y11 Mocks – Two weeks for weeks commencing Monday 20th and Monday 27th February

Reports for all students sent home to parents – Tuesday 21st February

World Book Day – Thursday 2nd March

SEND drop ins – Wednesday 9th March and Wednesday 19th April

Year 11’s last day is on Thursday 22nd June

Year 11 Prom is on Friday 30th June

Safeguarding corner:

Over the holidays, there were many news articles released about Andrew Tate. I have included some information below about Andrew Tate which give guidance on how to discuss this issue with your child should you need it.

https://saferschoolsni.co.uk/harmful-content-andrew-tate/

At NUSA, we are incredibly lucky to have such a diverse community and always strive to ensure everyone is treated equally. We are not willing to jeopardise this. Therefore, we are not tolerant of incidents which involve students expressing views which are deemed to be ‘extreme’ and would take appropriate action to sanction and educate the children involved.

Have a lovely weekend,

Emma Howard