All Saints

On Wednesday 09th and Thursday 10th December, there will be an Ofsted Monitoring Visit.

A Section 48 Inspection of the school’s religious education and collective worship, will be carried out by Liverpool Archdiocese on Tuesday 1st December 2015.

We have been running our school bus service successfully for over a year now, covering all areas of Kirkby. However, a review of the service has brought forward some recommendations that will enable us to reduce the costs and improve the service provided to our students.

 

The recommendations include: [list type=”check”] <ul> <li>Using a single bus to complete an alternative route</li> <li>For students who are eligible for Free School Meals, who live an unreasonable distance from the bus route, to be considered for individual transport plans i.e. bus pass.</li> </ul> [/list]

The new bus route is outlined on the map below and will take effect on Monday 16th November 2015. The route will be reviewed in January 2016.

 

Please send any comments that you would like to be considered, by email to info@allsaintschs.org.uk with the subject title, Bus Service. Alternatively, you can call Mr S Evans (Operations Manager) on 0151 477 8752 to discuss.

 

<strong>Please note:</strong> Students collected from Shevington Lane in the morning, will be dropped off on Hall Lane (bus stop by McDonalds) before the bus proceeds to Kirkby Station. It was originally planned to collect from Hall Lane at 3.40 - the bus will now return to school to collect the students going to Towerhill.

 

 

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<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Due to the recent resignation we have ONE vacancy for a Parent Governor which we need to fill as soon as possible.</span>

 

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Governors are responsible for planning and finance and they help to appoint key staff and build good relations between the school, parents and our local community. Our parent governors are very valuable members of the governing board, as when the governing board makes its decisions it is important that parent’s views are considered.  We feel sure that there are parents prepared to take on this vital role.</span>

 

For further information and the application form please <a href=”http://www.allsaintschs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ParentGovernorApplication.pdf">click here</a>

Dear Parents/Carers   As the Advent term gets underway, I would like to draw your attention to the following matters: GCSE Results  

I am pleased to report that there were many success stories:

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• Well done to Ellen Oakley who obtained 9 A*/A grades at GCSE;
• In all, 110 A*/A grades were awarded to our students.

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I take great satisfaction in noting:

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• All Saints achieved 41% 5A*-C grades including English and Maths. This figure is above the floor standard set by the Government, the figure is also the joint 2nd highest in Knowsley High Schools;
• 62% of Year 11 students gained A*-C in GCSE Maths. This was the highest figure for all Knowsley High Schools.

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Attendance

Attendance continues to remain a high priority for the school. From September 2015, the Government introduced some changes regarding school attendance, and in particular to the way in which persistent absenteeism is measured. A pupil who is absent for more than 10% of their schooling, for any reason, will be considered to be a persistent absentee. It is vital that your son/daughter maintains the highest level of attendance.   As previously reported to parents, there is a clear link between regular attendance at school and performing to target in examinations. Those pupils who have attendance of less than 90%, on average, lose several GCSE grades. Consequently, regular attendance at school is extremely significant.    

Building Work

I am particularly pleased to report that building works in the Science and DT areas have been completed. 3 new science labs and additional teaching space will benefit learning.    

Website/Twitter

The school website (www.allsaintschs.org.uk) is regularly updated with a large selection of information for parents, including sporting fixtures/results, letters, visitors to the school etc. In addition, the school is continuing to expand the use of its Twitter account (@aschs_bec) to provide information and updates on school news and events.   Finally, I would like to draw parents attention to a vacancy for a “Parent Governor”. Information is available on the school website.   Thank you for your continued support.     Yours faithfully   Mr A McGuinness Principal