Whole School Bulletin
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Whole School Calendar - w/c 7 October (Week Two)
| Monday 7 October |
ADHD Awareness Month Black History Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Dyslexia Awareness Week National Work Life Week Flu Vaccinations Catch Up (Year 7-Year11) Year 10 Assembly Sixth Form Quiz Night (6pm, Main Hall) |
| Tuesday 8 October |
World Dyslexia Day Year 9 Bronze DofE Launch Assembly |
| Wednesday 9 October |
School Tour (10am-11am) Year 8 Assembly (Main Hall) Year 9 Virtual DofE Bronze Parent Information Evening (6.30pm) Year 10, Year 12 & Year 13 Virtual DofE Parent Information Evening (7.15pm) |
| Thursday 10 October |
World Mental Health Day World Sight Day Year 12 Law Trip (London) School Tour Year 7 Assembly SEN Parent/Carer Drop-In (3.15pm, Old Hall) |
| Friday 11 October |
Year 11 College Assembly - North Kent & Hadlow (Main Hall) |
Whole School Notices
If there is something that a member of staff at Oxted School has done which you are happy with,
please do let them know (thankstaff@oxted.thpt.org.uk)
Report a Student Absence
To report a student absence please telephone the attendance line 01883 718707 by 9.00am or as soon as possible thereafter, or email to attendance@oxted.thpt.org.uk on each day of absence
E-Safety Reminder (WhatsApp)
It has been brought to our attention that there is a WhatsApp group called ADD Everyone targeting Year 7 and Year 8 students. By way of a reminder, the legal age for WhatsApp is 13 years old.
Please continue to check your child's mobile phone weekly, including their camera role. Any images that are inappropriate should be deleted and removed from the deleted folder.
We will be continuing to educate young people on being kind and keeping safe online through assemblies, however, please do continue to support this at home.
Half Term - Reminder
A reminder that our half term for this academic year is from Monday 21 October-Friday 1 November (inclusive).
Enrichment Programme
PE Fixtures - 07/10/24
i2i Teaching Partnership - Train to Teach
If you are interested in finding out more about training to teach in secondary, join the i2i teaching partnership at their next train to teach information events in the local area:
- Saturday 5 October at Reigate School, Reigate (drop in event between 10am to 12 noon)
- Tuesday 8 October at St Bede's School, Redhill (starts promptly at 9.30am)
To register for these events please visit: https://bit.ly/traintoteachevent or email kwhitton@i2ipartnership.co.uk
Attendance
The vast majority of students have made an excellent start this year and we are delighted that most students’ attendance is looking very positive. We would like to take this opportunity to remind parents of the importance of attendance at school and remind you to please telephone the school to alert us to your child’s absence for every day that they are off. Any days which are not accounted for by you (via telephone or email) will be counted as unauthorised absence.
As per Surrey County Council guidance, we will also issue fixed penalty notices (which can lead to fixed penalty fines) for extended periods of unauthorised absence.
If you have any queries regarding attendance at Oxted School, please do contact our attendance team (attendance@oxted.thpt.org.uk).
Amount Payable for a Penalty Notice
The Amount Payable Under a Penalty Notice: The Education (Penalty Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
- If a parent/carer has not incurred a penalty notice relating to the relevant child/children since 19 August 2024, then the penalty notice will be charged at the rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. This will be reduced to £80.00 if paid within 21 days of receipt of the notice. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court
- If you have incurred a penalty notice relating to this child/children since 19 August 2024, the rolling 3-year period will be activated from the date of the first penalty notice and the second penalty notice will be charged at the flat rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. There will be no reduction for payment within 21 days. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court
- If you have incurred 2 penalty notices relating to this child/children in the rolling 3-year period since the first penalty notice was issued, then you will NOT receive a third penalty notice – Surrey County Council will have no option but to consider a prosecution, per parent/carer per child, in the Magistrates Court under s 444 Education Act 1996