24th March 2023

Weekly Letter 20.03.2023

At NUSA this week:

 

Another action-packed week here at NUSA.

Our Year 11 students received their mock results today. This is a pivotal time in their school journey now and we are really excited about their success in the summer. I delivered an assembly to them today on ‘choice’ and the fact that, they now have a choice as to how they spend the remainder of their time leading up to the exams; I hope they choose wisely!

A group of students have travelled down to London today to watch Hamlet at the National Theatre. This is an incredible opportunity and I know they will have had a brilliant time.

On Wednesday we welcomed Parents and Carers into school for Year 9 to choose their options subjects. 93% of students attended this event and we are so proud of the fact that this shows that they are so clearly invested in their futures.

This week saw the start of Ramadan for some of our students and staff. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody who is observing Ramadan, a peaceful, happy, healthy and prosperous time.

Would you be interested in helping with invigilating exams?

We have a small number of students who, for various reasons, will be doing their summer exams at home. There needs to be an invigilator at the house to make sure that the exam is done fairly. Would you be interested in joining our invigilation team to carry out this role?
Here are some key points:
• Pay is £10.78 per hour. Minimum pay is two hours for any exam. If people do both morning and afternoon exam they will be paid for the whole day.
• It is a zero hours contract so completely flexible - people work when they want to.
• Training will be given.
• The application process is relatively simple. There will be short interview following the application. By doing this role, people are supporting young people at a crucial time in their lives.

If you would be interested in joining our invigilation team this summer, please email jmather@nusa.org.uk. We will send you a list of requirements in order to do the job and an application form to complete.

 

Easter Free Fund and Food Club
Nottingham Forest Community Trust, in partnership with Nottingham City Council, will be hosting a holiday activities club over Easter, on various dates and location across the city. Students in receipt of free school meals will have automatically been emailed a voucher directly, to the email address they provided to us. This voucher entitles your eligible child, to a place on the Nottingham City Council’s Spring 2023 Free Fun and Food Programme. Each eligible child has 4 credits available. Other students are able to attend but there may be a charge. More information is available using the below link. If you have any queries – please email them directly to haf@nottinghamforest.co.uk. NUSA are unable to answer further queries on this club as it is not ran by the school.
https://nottinghamforestcommunitytrust.co.uk/free-fun-food-is-back-for-easter/

 

Free School Meal Vouchers Easter Half term

Nottingham City are sending to us a voucher of £15 per week, for each student, that is currently eligible for free school meals. This will cover the Easter half term. For all of those that received free school meal vouchers for the February 2023, you will receive another voucher for Huggg, to cover the break and will be sent to the same email address, you do not need to do anything else, relax. Completing the form again where you have received vouchers during February 2023, will cause a delay in receiving vouchers, as it impacts the vouchers being processed. So please refrain from doing this.

For those that are eligible, that did not receive vouchers or that have questions, please read the below
 

Q&A

I received vouchers for February 2023, from NUSA – should I still complete the form?
No, please do not apply again where you received vouchers for February 2023, you will automatically receive them for Easter 2023. Reapplying will cause a delay in receiving your voucher(s). Rest assured, where you received them for Christmas, you will be included automatically for February. Unless you have a child now at NUSA, that has joined year 7 for example. In this scenario you should complete the form, but just for the child you need to add.

My child is eligible for Free School Meals, but I did not receive them from NUSA over February 2023, how do I receive them for Easter 2023?
Please click here and complete the form. Ensure you input all of your information carefully.
 

If I need to complete the form, when must I do this by?
Midnight on Tuesday 28th March 2023

What is the value of the vouchers?
£15 per week, per eligible child.
 

I did not receive a voucher previously; can I receive my other vouchers now?
No, vouchers that were available for previous holidays have now expired. We only have vouchers relating to the upcoming break.

When will I receive the vouchers? Vouchers will be issued before 12pm on Friday 31st March 2023

 

Coming up at NUSA:
SEND drop ins – Please contact reception for dates and times if you wish to discuss your child’s SEND needs
Pathways Evening for Year 9 – Wednesday 22nd March
Year 11’s last day is on Thursday 22nd June
Year 11 Prom is on Friday 30th June

 

Safeguarding corner:
This week’s safeguarding corner is from ‘Catch 22’ who are an organization who aim to reduce Child Exploitation.