Archbishop Tenison's School http://www.tenisons.com/ Founded over 300 years ago by Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, the School has continued to provide a high quality education for boys aged 11 - 19, with girls admitted in the Sixth Form. As a centre for learning, academic success takes place within a stimulating and happy environment, which encourages full development of abilities, personality and talents. en-US Copyright 2012 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:14:26 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification OPEN DAYS FOR NEW-INTAKE PARENTS - SEPTEMBER 2012

 

 OPEN DAYS FOR NEW-INTAKE PARENTS - SEPTEMBER 2012

 

On Thursday 6th October, a large number of parents, who are looking for a school for their son next September, will be visiting us.

 

On Tuesday 27th September the school will be closed after lunch, at 1.30 pm, in order that the classroom and corridor displays can be finalised.  

 

Staying in touch

If you have recently changed your contact details please let the school know. It is imperative we have accurate contact details for all parents and carers, not least for emergency situations. If you have an email address, please let us know. Contact atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

Start the Year Right

 We are having a focus on school uniform at the start of this term. Standards of dress are generally very good, but it is important to work at maintaining them. Can all parents and carers support us in ensuring that their sons are wearing correct school uniform at all times. Where there are short term difficulties these should be discussed with the relevant Head of Year.

 

Parent Staff Association - 

If you want to receive email updates on the plans and activities of this group please email atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk.

We have been kindly donated some gardening space, a small allotment at the local Vauxhall City Farm in Tyers St , off Kennington Lane. Any parents or carers who are interested in taking part in a gardening group should get in touch directly with Mr Bromfield. Bromfield.d1@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

We are keen to develop this group, but this will only happen with your help and participation.  I want to make sure that I am offering Parent and Carers the kinds of things that they would wish to be involved in. I have devised a simple survey that I would like you to complete.

All you have to do is click on this web link  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MC26XCH  or copy/paste  it into the address bar of your webpage and it will take you directly to the survey.

If any Parents / Carers are willing and able to participate in a Careers Fair next year, could they please get in touch with our Assistant Headteacher Miss Phillips at this email address phillips.i@ats.lambeth.sch.uk. We are keen to enlist the support of adults who could assist with mock job interviews

 Lesson Monitor - during the day we not only register boys at the start and end of the day, but we also do in-class registration in every lesson. This new initiative is having a positive impact on attendance and punctuality to lessons.

School Website -This website is due to be replaced by a new website very shortly. For the present you can still use the existing website to access information like news, details of the curriculum and term and holiday dates.

Please complete the survey mentioned above as it really helps us to know what you want. I hope that you find this update useful,

  

E-safety newsletter for parents and carers

I have decided to republish this information as Facebook have updated their services with a "new profile" which automatically shares information with everyone , unless you actively change your privacy settings.

Some parents are concerned about their children using social networking websites (like Face book). As a school we neither condone nor discourage them, but teaching students how to collaborate electronically is something we must do.  It is worth noting that with 200 million users Face book is equivalent in population to the 5th largest country in the world and looks set to grow in size. Whilst we need to support young people in developing their IT skills we also have a responsibility to ensure they do so safely. With that in mind this document contains a number of links to websites which provide information on "e-safety" and how to support your child in their use of the internet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/onlinesafety/  - a useful BBC website

direct gov - website with information on many things including internet safety

Childnet International website    - supports positive use of the internet by young people and children while promoting safety and awareness

http://www.getsafeonline.org/ - Get safe online - government sponsored website

Facebook's privacy explanation (with full details) can be found at http://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.php

It is worth noting that for all face book users certain information will now ALWAYS be public: Name, Profile Picture, Gender and Networks you are a member of.

Parents and carers should also be aware that the age restriction for Face book remains at 13.

If a photo or video is posted of someone under the age of 13, then parents/carers can contact Face book request for it to be removed. For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=831#!/help/?faq=17289

The Face book Safety Centre also helps explain how to use Face book and report any concerns http://www.facebook.com/help/?safety

 

Letting Us Know How we Are Doing

As a school we are keen to ensure that we do our best for you and your son. To do this we need you to tell us when we get it right and how we might be able to make things better.

There are several ways to get in touch

- write a note in your son's diary

- write a letter which your son can give to the relevant teacher or Head of Year

- phone the school (02077353771) and leave a message for a teacher

- email the school ,  school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

We are always happy to meet with parents and carers by appointment , but is best not to turn up unannounced as staff may not be available.

 

School Governors

 Here is a list of all School Governors.

Mr. Robert Moreland (Chairman)

Mr. Andrew Sides (Vice-Chairman)

Mrs. Christina Akpowowo

Dr. Leonora Davies

Mr. Stephen Green

Ms. Simi Lawanson

Mr. Nick Maund

Mr. J. Graham Mordue

Mr. Tito Newell

Revd. Funke Ogbede

Mrs. Judith Pattman

Mr. Keith Rea

Mr. Simon Rendall

Ms. Megan Evans

Ms. Kyra Williams-McLeod

Mrs. Debby Turner

Mrs. Elizabeth Sims (Headmistress)

 

]]> http://www.tenisons.com/2011/11/28/news-for-parents-carers-1.php http://www.tenisons.com/2011/11/28/news-for-parents-carers-1.php Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:14:26 +0000 Best Ever GCSE Exam Results GCSE Exam results for summer 2011

Our GCSE exam results have risen again this year with our school showing a continuing upward trend.  This summer we achieved our best ever exam results at Key Stage 4 !  The number of pupils who got five or more A* - C grades was 82%.  When Maths and English are included 68% of our students obtained  5 or more  A* - C grades.

 ATS SUMMARY OF GCSE EXAM RESULTS SUMMER 2011

·           No. of pupils aged 15 on roll 100

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-C:                                               =          82%

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-C inc. English and Maths:     =          68%

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-G:                                               =          99%

 

·           1 or more Grades A*-G:                                               =          100

 

·           Religious Studies  A*- A:                                              =         29%

 

·           Religious Studies Set 1  A*- A:                                    =         78%

 

 

 

                                   

English  Baccalaureate  11%

 

 Targets for summer 2011 based on FFT predictions

·           5 or more Grades A*-C:                                               =         67%       5A*-C

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-C inc. English and Maths:     =          57%        5A*-C

 

*ALL TARGETS FULLY ACHIEVED

 

 

Comparison with previous 3 years

 

2008

2009

2010

2011

Year 11 Roll

88

81

88

100

5+ A*-C Grades (% of pupils)

61%

67%

78%

82%

5+ A*-C inc. English & Maths (% of pupils)

58%

57%

63%

68%

5+ A*-G Grades (% of pupils)

95%

91%

99%

99%

 

*CONTINUED UPWARD TREND AND BEST RESULTS EVER! 

As a school we aspire to be the best that we can be so that we can help our students to have the best possible start in their adult lives. These exam results are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students, our staff and the support of our parents and carers. We will not however rest on our laurels and we will be seeking to get our current year 11 students to reach their full potential.

 

Here are a selection of some of the exceptionally good results we had. All of these results are the % of students who achieved A*/A grades

Art and Design                  34%

Biology                              47%

Chemistry                          40%

ICT First Diploma              83%

Mathematics                     33%

Statistics                            31%

 

For the 2nd year in a row we continue to provide the best education for boys in Lambeth.

 

David Bromfield

Deputy Head

]]> http://www.tenisons.com/2011/09/05/best-ever-gcse-exam-results.php http://www.tenisons.com/2011/09/05/best-ever-gcse-exam-results.php Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:33:34 +0000 Term and Holiday Dates 2011 / 2012 Term and Dates TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES - ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012

 

Autumn Term 2011

 

Start:                           Monday 5th September - INSET DAY

                                    Tuesday 6th September - Year 7 and Sixth Form only

                                    Wednesday 7th September - Whole School

 

Half Term:                   Monday 24th - Friday 28th October

 

                                    Wednesday 23rd November - INSET DAY

 

Finish:                         Friday 16th December

 


Spring Term 2012

 

Start:                           Tuesday 3rd January - INSET DAY

                                    Wednesday 4th January - Whole School

 

Half Term:                   Monday 13th - Friday 17th February

 

Finish:                         Friday 30th March - INSET DAY

 

 

Summer Term 2012

 

Start:                           Monday 16th April - Whole School

 

Half Term:                   Monday 4th June - Friday 8th June

 

Finish:                         Friday 20th July

 

 

 

INSET DAYS                                                            BANK HOLIDAYS 2012

 

As above + 2 Twilights                                   Monday 2nd January (New Year's Day Holiday)

                                                                        Monday 7th May (May Day)

                                                                        Monday 4th June (Spring Bank holiday)

                                                                       

 

 

Monday 23rd July (extra day because of Queen's Jubilee during half term)

]]> http://www.tenisons.com/2011/09/05/term-and-holiday-dates-2011-20.php http://www.tenisons.com/2011/09/05/term-and-holiday-dates-2011-20.php Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:32:03 +0000 Best Ever GCSE Exam Results

GCSE Exam results for summer 2011

Our GCSE exam results have risen again this year with our school showing a continuing upward trend.  This summer we achieved our best ever exam results at Key Stage 4 !  The number of pupils who got five or more A* - C grades was 82%.  When Maths and English are included 68% of our students obtained  5 or more  A* - C grades.

 ATS SUMMARY OF GCSE EXAM RESULTS SUMMER 2010

·           No. of pupils aged 15 on roll 100

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-C:                                               =          82%

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-C inc. English and Maths:     =          68%

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-G:                                               =          99%

 

·           1 or more Grades A*-G:                                               =          100%

 

                                   

English  Baccalaureate  11%

 

 Targets for summer 2011 based on FFT predictions

·           5 or more Grades A*-C:                                               =         67%       5A*-C

 

·           5 or more Grades A*-C inc. English and Maths:     =          57%        5A*-C

 

*ALL TARGETS FULLY ACHIEVED

 

 

Comparison with previous 3 years

 

2008

2009

2010

2011

Year 11 Roll

88

81

88

100

5+ A*-C Grades (% of pupils)

61%

67%

75%

82%

5+ A*-C inc. English & Maths (% of pupils)

58%

57%

61%

68%

5+ A*-G Grades (% of pupils)

95%

91%

99%

99%

 

*CONTINUED UPWARD TREND AND BEST RESULTS EVER! 

As a school we aspire to be the best that we can be so that we can help our students to have the best possible start in their adult lives. These exam results are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students, our staff and the support of our parents and carers. We will not however rest on our laurels and we will be seeking to get our current year 11 students to reach their full potential.

For the 2nd year in a row we continue to provide the best education for boys in Lambeth.

 

David Bromfield

Deputy Head

 

 

TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES - ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012

 

Autumn Term 2011

 

Start:                           Monday 5th September - INSET DAY

                                    Tuesday 6th September - Year 7 and Sixth Form only

                                    Wednesday 7th September - Whole School

 

Half Term:                   Monday 24th - Friday 28th October

 

                                    Wednesday 23rd November - INSET DAY

 

Finish:                         Friday 16th December

 

 

Spring Term 2012

 

Start:                           Tuesday 3rd January - INSET DAY

                                    Wednesday 4th January - Whole School

 

Half Term:                   Monday 13th - Friday 17th February

 

Finish:                         Friday 30th March - INSET DAY

 

 

Summer Term 2012

 

Start:                           Monday 16th April - Whole School

 

Half Term:                   Monday 4th June - Friday 8th June

 

Finish:                         Friday 20th July

 

 

 

INSET DAYS                                                            BANK HOLIDAYS 2012

 

As above + 2 Twilights                                   Monday 2nd January (New Year's Day Holiday)

                                                                        Monday 7th May (May Day)

                                                                        Monday 4th June (Spring Bank holiday)

                                                                       

 

 

Monday 23rd July (extra day because of Queen's Jubilee during half term)

 

 

 

Cashless Catering

We have had a good start to the new arrangments for lunch payments. I recently held a special evening event to explain the new process to parents and carers, but here is a summary of what cashless , Parent Pay  is all about.

 

What does ParentPay do?

·         enables you to pay for school dinners and in the future, other items such as school journeys.

·         offers a highly secure payment site

·         gives you a history of all the payments you have made

·         allows the merging of accounts if you have more than one child at school

·         shows you all items available for payment relevant to each of your children

·         emails a receipt of your payment to the email address you register

·         offers you the ability to set automated email/SMS payment reminders

 

 

How does ParentPay help you?

·         gives you the freedom to make payments to school whenever and wherever you like

·         stops you having to write cheques or search for cash to send to school

·         gives you peace of mind that your payment has been made safely and securely

·         helps with budgeting; payments are immediate, there is no waiting for cheques to clear

·         payments for many of the larger trips can be made by instalments up to the due date

·         you never need miss a payment or have insufficient credit with automated email/SMS alerts

·         ParentPay is quick and easy to use

 

How does ParentPay help our school?

  • reduces the administrative time spent on banking procedures

·         keeps accurate records of payments made to every service for every student

·         payments do not bounce

·         reduces paper 'waste'

·         allows for easy and quick refunds to be made back to the payment card

·         improves communication between the school and parents concerning payments

·         offers a more efficient payment collection process, reducing the amount of money held on school premises

·         helps us improve school-home communication with its integrated email/SMS messaging centre

 

How do I get started?

We have sent you an activation letter containing your temporary username and password to enable you to setup your ParentPay account. During the activation process you will be guided through changing your username and password to something more memorable; you can also merge your accounts if you have more than one child at our school.

More information

More information can be found on the ParentPay website,

www.Parentpay.com

 or contact Mark Jenner,

Accounts Assistant on 0207 735 3771 x 257 or by email at

cashlesscatering@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

 

School Allotment at Vauxhall City Farm,

I would like to remind you all that we have an allotment at Vauxhall City Farm which is coming on nicely. Anyone interested in doing some gardening should contact me by email at bromfield.d1@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

Food Recycling

The Catering Manager Mr Hanfy after discussions with Mr Bromfield will recycle some of the waste materials from the kitchen. Items like potato peelings, onion skins and egg shells will be collected and passed on to the City Farm project to help with enriching their soil.

  

 

Students reading Newspapers

The library now subscribes to a weekly newspaper.

 

It is called FIRSTNEWS. Its target audience is for Key- stages 2 to 3 and is therefore suitable for most levels of reading

 

Currently the library subscribes to a weekly subscription and we receive 3 copies a week.

It is published in conjunction with the national literacy trust. Back copies will be archived on a term by term basis.

 

For more information about the newspaper, please visit: http://www.firstnews.co.uk/

 

Other magazines and periodical the library subscribes to are:

 

The Economist

Flipside

 

 

Food Recycling

 

The Catering Manager Mr Hanfy after discussions with Mr Bromfield will recycle some of the waste materials from the kitchen. Items like potato peelings, onion skins and egg shells will be collected and passed on to the City Farm project to help with enriching their soil.

 

 

  

Homework Club

We are pleased to be able to host an after-school homework club for a local primary school group. Currently, around 25 students attend.

Parents and carers should also be aware that the School Library is open every day after school for boys to do research, reading and to complete their homework.

 

 

Staying in touch

If you have recently changed your contact details please let the school know. It is imperative we have accurate contact details for all parents and carers, not least for emergency situations. If you have an email address, please let us know. Contact atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

 

Parent Staff Association - 

If you want to receive email updates on the plans and activities of this group please email atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk.

 

Gardeners required

We have been kindly donated some gardening space, a small allotment at the local Vauxhall City Farm in Tyers St , off Kennington Lane. Any parents or carers who are interested in taking part in a gardening group should get in touch directly with Mr Bromfield.

Our school group will start the work of transforming our allotment  during weekly Wednesday afternoon sessions, led by City Farm staff. We leave from the school front gate at 3.30pm. Anyone interested in taking part should contact Mr Bromfield on Bromfield.d1@ats.lambeth.sch.uk.

  

Attendance Issues

Lesson Monitor - during the day we not only register boys at the start and end of the day, but we also do in-class registration in every lesson. This new initiative is having a positive impact on attendance and punctuality to lessons. If your child is away, please contact us by email on school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk or phone 0207-735-3771 or letter.

  

 

TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES - ACADEMIC YEAR 

 

 

 

Letting Us Know How we Are Doing

As a school we are keen to ensure that we do our best for you and your son. To do this we need you to tell us when we get it right and how we might be able to make things better.

There are several ways to get in touch

- write a note in your son's diary

- write a letter which your son can give to the relevant teacher or Head of Year

- phone the school (02077353771) and leave a message for a teacher

- email the school ,  school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

We are always happy to meet with parents and carers by appointment , but is best not to turn up unannounced as staff may not be available.

 

School Governors

 Here is a list of School Governors.

Mr. Robert Moreland (Chairman)

Mr. Andrew Sides (Vice-Chairman)

Mr., Victor Akinleye

Mrs. Christina Akpowowo

Mrs. Lin Arnold

Dr. Leonora Davies

Mr. Stephen Green

Ms. Simi Lawanson

Mr. Nick Maund

Mr. J. Graham Mordue

Mr. Tito Newell

Revd. Funke Ogbede

Mrs. Judith Pattman

Mr. Keith Rea

Mr. Simon Rendall

Ms. Anne-Marie Simpson

Mrs. Elizabeth Sims (Headmistress)

 

]]> http://www.tenisons.com/2011/07/11/upcoming-activities-1.php http://www.tenisons.com/2011/07/11/upcoming-activities-1.php Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:53:47 +0000 Tenison boys are elected to serve School Wins Democracy Award

Our school has been awarded a GOLD democracy award. This is as a result of having over 75% turnout in the recent Lambeth Student Elections. Only one other Lambeth school had a higher turnout. The school will shortly be receiving a certificate to celebrate this.

 

Tenison boys elected to serve

For the 3rd year in a row we have had one of our boys elected to serve on the National Youth Parliament. This time the successful candidate was Jeremiah Emmanuel in Year 7.

For the first time ever, one of our boys has been elected as Lambeth Youth Mayor. David Oyedele had over 1100 votes , despite our school population being only 550 . This means that David was able to attract over 500 votes from students in other schools. This is a great achievement. It is also a testament to David's hard work and persistence as this is the second year in a row that he has run for office. He only narrowly missed being the school's Mayoral candidate last year.

David has a £25,000 budget that he will be spending to make improvements for young people in Lambeth.

 

Staying in touch

If you have recently changed your contact details please let the school know. It is imperative we have accurate contact details for all parents and carers, not least for emergency situations. If you have an email address, please let us know. Contact atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

    

Parent Staff Association Meeting  

 

A wonderful time was had by governors, parents, carers, pupils, teachers and support staff as we all celebrated the richness of cultures that make up our school community at International Evening. The event consisted of a variety of performances, some in other languages, which relate to the countries members of our community originate from. There was singing in French, poetry in German, Polish and Afrikaans, music from Spain, Salsa dancing, African drumming and much, much more. The evening was made all the more enjoyable by the fact that many parents and carers had brought food from their culture to share with us. This included Ackee and salt fish,  French tart, Jalof rice, and pizza  We had plenty of delicious food and in fact , so much of it that we had to ask people to take some home with them.

 

 

Summer Term 2011

 

 

Finish:                         Friday 22nd July

 

 

 

INSET DAYS                                                                       BANK HOLIDAYS 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Letting Us Know How we Are Doing

As a school we are keen to ensure that we do our best for you and your son. To do this we need you to tell us when we get it right and how we might be able to make things better.

There are several ways to get in touch

- write a note in your son's diary

- write a letter which your son can give to the relevant teacher or Head of Year

- phone the school (02077353771) and leave a message for a teacher

- email the school ,  school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

We are always happy to meet with parents and carers by appointment , but is best not to turn up unannounced as staff may not be available.

 

School Governors

 Here is a list of all School Governors.

Mr. Robert Moreland (Chairman)

Mr. Andrew Sides (Vice-Chairman)

Mr., Victor Akinleye

Mrs. Christina Akpowowo

Mrs. Lin Arnold

Dr. Leonora Davies

Mr. Stephen Green

Ms. Simi Lawanson

Mr. Nick Maund

Mr. J. Graham Mordue

Mr. Tito Newell

Revd. Funke Ogbede

Mrs. Judith Pattman

Mr. Keith Rea

Mr. Simon Rendall

Ms. Anne-Marie Simpson

Mrs. Elizabeth Sims (Headmistress

]]> http://www.tenisons.com/2011/07/08/tenison-boys-are-elected-to-se.php http://www.tenisons.com/2011/07/08/tenison-boys-are-elected-to-se.php Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:14:54 +0000 Tenison boys elected to serve School Wins Democracy Award

Our school has been awarded a GOLD democracy award. This is as a result of having over 75% turnout in the recent Lambeth Student Elections. Only one other Lambeth school had a higher turnout. The school will shortly be receiving a certificate to celebrate this.

 

Tenison boys elected to serve

For the 3rd year in a row we have had one of our boys elected to serve on the National Youth Parliament. This time the successful candidate was Jeremiah Emmanuel in Year 7.

For the first time ever, one of our boys has been elected as Lambeth Youth Mayor. David Oyedele had over 1100 votes , despite our school population being only 550 . This means that David was able to attract over 500 votes from students in other schools. This is a great achievement. It is also a testament to David's hard work and persistence as this is the second year in a row that he has run for office. He only narrowly missed being the school's Mayoral candidate last year.

David has a £25,000 budget that he will be spending to make improvements for young people in Lambeth.

 

Staying in touch

If you have recently changed your contact details please let the school know. It is imperative we have accurate contact details for all parents and carers, not least for emergency situations. If you have an email address, please let us know. Contact atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

    

Parent Staff Association Meeting  

 

A wonderful time was had by governors, parents, carers, pupils, teachers and support staff as we all celebrated the richness of cultures that make up our school community at International Evening. The event consisted of a variety of performances, some in other languages, which relate to the countries members of our community originate from. There was singing in French, poetry in German, Polish and Afrikaans, music from Spain, Salsa dancing, African drumming and much, much more. The evening was made all the more enjoyable by the fact that many parents and carers had brought food from their culture to share with us. This included Ackee and salt fish,  French tart, Jalof rice, and pizza  We had plenty of delicious food and in fact , so much of it that we had to ask people to take some home with them.

 

 

Summer Term 2011

 

Start:                           Tuesday 26th April - Whole School

 

Half Term:                   Monday 30th May - Friday 3rd June

 

Finish:                         Friday 22nd July

 

 

 

INSET DAYS                                                                       BANK HOLIDAYS 2011

 

As above + 2 Twilights                                                                

                                                                                                Friday 22nd April

                                                                                                Monday 25th April

                                                                                                Monday 2nd May

                                                                                                Monday 30th May

 

 

 

 

Letting Us Know How we Are Doing

As a school we are keen to ensure that we do our best for you and your son. To do this we need you to tell us when we get it right and how we might be able to make things better.

There are several ways to get in touch

- write a note in your son's diary

- write a letter which your son can give to the relevant teacher or Head of Year

- phone the school (02077353771) and leave a message for a teacher

- email the school ,  school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

We are always happy to meet with parents and carers by appointment , but is best not to turn up unannounced as staff may not be available.

 

School Governors

 Here is a list of all School Governors.

Mr. Robert Moreland (Chairman)

Mr. Andrew Sides (Vice-Chairman)

Mr., Victor Akinleye

Mrs. Christina Akpowowo

Mrs. Lin Arnold

Dr. Leonora Davies

Mr. Stephen Green

Ms. Simi Lawanson

Mr. Nick Maund

Mr. J. Graham Mordue

Mr. Tito Newell

Revd. Funke Ogbede

Mrs. Judith Pattman

Mr. Keith Rea

Mr. Simon Rendall

Ms. Anne-Marie Simpson

Mrs. Elizabeth Sims (Headmistress)

]]> http://www.tenisons.com/2011/01/07/news-for-carers-and-parents-1.php http://www.tenisons.com/2011/01/07/news-for-carers-and-parents-1.php Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:09:22 +0000 Upcoming events This week we will be having Sports Days for Year 7 on Tuesday 5th, Year 8 on Wednesday 6th and Year 9 on Thursday 7th July. All boys should have their correct PE kit for athletics.  Good luck to all competitors.

We have Parents Prayer time on Wednesday 6th July at 7pm all parents and carers are welcome to attend.

Next week Tuesday, 12th July is the Art Showcase of the GCSE and A level exam work. We also have on the same evening the D&T Showcase of all their exam work. These events will take place from 4.30pm - 7.30pm .

The Parent Staff Association warmly invite parents, carers and their families to join us for a BBQ which will run from 6pm on the same evening ( Tuesday 12th July ) so why not come and make a night of it, see all the excellent work on display and have a bite to eat with us. Please confirm if you will be attending any or all of these events by sending an email to arnold.l@ats.lambeth.sch.uk. We would like to know if you will be coming to see the Art, the Technology or both. 

In order to avoid any unnecessary waste it would useful to know exactly how many people will attend the BBQ and if they are vegetarian or not. We will ONLY cater for people who have replied. We really hope you can make it !! 

 

Please note that school will be closed to all on Friday 15th July for Academic Review Day. All parents and carers should have received a letter about this and appointments with teachers should be confirmed . 

 

 

Year 10 Careers Guidance 

All year 10 students will take part in a series of careers activities on Monday and Tuesday 18th and 19th of July. We will have people from a variety of industries and companies in to talk with our boys. This is part of our programme of activities which are designed to help our young men raise their aspirations and prepare for the world of work. Sixth form students have also been invited to get involved. Ms Phillips is leading on this and any queries about the event should be directed to her at phillips.i@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

Sixth Form

All year 13 will have finished their exams shortly and we wish them all the best for the future. Year 12 students should be working on their Year 13 courses as soon as they finsih their Year 12 exams.

We will shortly be inviting Year 11 who wish to attend our 6th form to come to school for an Induction Day, more details will follow shortly, when  a letter will be sent to all boys concerned.

 

 

Cashless Catering

We have had a good start to the new arrangments for lunch payments. I recently held a special evening event to explain the new process to parents and carers, but here is a summary of what cashless , Parent Pay  is all about.

 

What does ParentPay do?

·         enables you to pay for school dinners and in the future, other items such as school journeys.

·         offers a highly secure payment site

·         gives you a history of all the payments you have made

·         allows the merging of accounts if you have more than one child at school

·         shows you all items available for payment relevant to each of your children

·         emails a receipt of your payment to the email address you register

·         offers you the ability to set automated email/SMS payment reminders

 

 

How does ParentPay help you?

·         gives you the freedom to make payments to school whenever and wherever you like

·         stops you having to write cheques or search for cash to send to school

·         gives you peace of mind that your payment has been made safely and securely

·         helps with budgeting; payments are immediate, there is no waiting for cheques to clear

·         payments for many of the larger trips can be made by instalments up to the due date

·         you never need miss a payment or have insufficient credit with automated email/SMS alerts

·         ParentPay is quick and easy to use

 

How does ParentPay help our school?

  • reduces the administrative time spent on banking procedures

·         keeps accurate records of payments made to every service for every student

·         payments do not bounce

·         reduces paper 'waste'

·         allows for easy and quick refunds to be made back to the payment card

·         improves communication between the school and parents concerning payments

·         offers a more efficient payment collection process, reducing the amount of money held on school premises

·         helps us improve school-home communication with its integrated email/SMS messaging centre

 

How do I get started?

We have sent you an activation letter containing your temporary username and password to enable you to setup your ParentPay account. During the activation process you will be guided through changing your username and password to something more memorable; you can also merge your accounts if you have more than one child at our school.

More information

More information can be found on the ParentPay website,

www.Parentpay.com

 or contact Mark Jenner,

Accounts Assistant on 0207 735 3771 x 257 or by email at

cashlesscatering@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

Raising money for Ugandan HIV / Aids orphanages

Ms Appavoo organised a football tournament with the help of the PE department, to raise money for a very worthy cause, two orphanages in Uganda. Students were invited to enter teams into a football tournament, for a small fee per player. The teams competed for a trophy and all the entrance fees will be donated to the Ugandan orphanages. 

 

School Allotment at Vauxhall City Farm,

I would like to remind you all that we have an allotment at Vauxhall City Farm which is coming on nicely. Anyone interested in doing some gardening should contact me by email at bromfield.d1@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

Food Recycling

The Catering Manager Mr Hanfy after discussions with Mr Bromfield will recycle some of the waste materials from the kitchen. Items like potato peelings, onion skins and egg shells will be collected and passed on to the City Farm project to help with enriching their soil.

 SAM Learning revision aid for students

Our school has subscribed to an online resource called SAM learning. It is an excellent programme that has exam revision tips, practice exam papers and much more. All boys have their own login and password and should be using this resource as part of their personal revision. Any boys who need a new password should contact the IT Technician , Mr Solomon on   solomon.e@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

 

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Students reading Newspapers

The library now subscribes to a weekly newspaper.

 

It is called FIRSTNEWS. Its target audience is for Key- stages 2 to 3 and is therefore suitable for most levels of reading

 

Currently the library subscribes to a weekly subscription and we receive 3 copies a week.

It is published in conjunction with the national literacy trust. Back copies will be archived on a term by term basis.

 

For more information about the newspaper, please visit: http://www.firstnews.co.uk/

 

Other magazines and periodical the library subscribes to are:

 

The Economist

Flipside

 

 

Food Recycling

 

The Catering Manager Mr Hanfy after discussions with Mr Bromfield will recycle some of the waste materials from the kitchen. Items like potato peelings, onion skins and egg shells will be collected and passed on to the City Farm project to help with enriching their soil.

 

 

  

Homework Club

We are pleased to be able to host an after-school homework club for a local primary school group. Currently, around 25 students attend.

Parents and carers should also be aware that the School Library is open every day after school for boys to do research, reading and to complete their homework.

 

 

Staying in touch

If you have recently changed your contact details please let the school know. It is imperative we have accurate contact details for all parents and carers, not least for emergency situations. If you have an email address, please let us know. Contact atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

 

 

Parent Staff Association - 

If you want to receive email updates on the plans and activities of this group please email atsparents@ats.lambeth.sch.uk.

 

Gardeners required

We have been kindly donated some gardening space, a small allotment at the local Vauxhall City Farm in Tyers St , off Kennington Lane. Any parents or carers who are interested in taking part in a gardening group should get in touch directly with Mr Bromfield.

Our school group will start the work of transforming our allotment  during weekly Wednesday afternoon sessions, led by City Farm staff. We leave from the school front gate at 3.30pm. Anyone interested in taking part should contact Mr Bromfield on Bromfield.d1@ats.lambeth.sch.uk.

  

Attendance Issues

Lesson Monitor - during the day we not only register boys at the start and end of the day, but we also do in-class registration in every lesson. This new initiative is having a positive impact on attendance and punctuality to lessons. If your child is away, please contact us by email on school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk or phone 0207-735-3771 or letter.

  

 

TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES - ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2011

 

Summer Term 2011

 

Start:                    Tuesday 26th April - Whole School

 

Half Term:           Monday 30th May - Friday 3rd June

 

Finish:                           Friday 22nd July

 

 

 

Letting Us Know How we Are Doing

As a school we are keen to ensure that we do our best for you and your son. To do this we need you to tell us when we get it right and how we might be able to make things better.

There are several ways to get in touch

- write a note in your son's diary

- write a letter which your son can give to the relevant teacher or Head of Year

- phone the school (02077353771) and leave a message for a teacher

- email the school ,  school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk

We are always happy to meet with parents and carers by appointment , but is best not to turn up unannounced as staff may not be available.

 

School Governors

 Here is a list of School Governors.

Mr. Robert Moreland (Chairman)

Mr. Andrew Sides (Vice-Chairman)

Mr., Victor Akinleye

Mrs. Christina Akpowowo

Mrs. Lin Arnold

Dr. Leonora Davies

Mr. Stephen Green

Ms. Simi Lawanson

Mr. Nick Maund

Mr. J. Graham Mordue

Mr. Tito Newell

Revd. Funke Ogbede

Mrs. Judith Pattman

Mr. Keith Rea

Mr. Simon Rendall

Ms. Anne-Marie Simpson

Mrs. Elizabeth Sims (Headmistress)

 

 

 

 

 

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