Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 | Page 3

Late Arrivals to School Mr R Cronin Arriving in school late is disruptive to the learning of all students and not just the students who arrive in school late. It also means that the students who arrive in school late do not always get vital information relating to that particular school day. With effect from Monday 7th December we will be starting random checks operated by the Senior Leadership Team and should your son/daughter arrive in school late on this day they will be required to attend a same day detention at either brunch or lunch time. Please support the school in ensuring that your son/daughter leaves home each morning in plenty of time to arrive in school before the start of the school day at 8.40am. Buses Mrs A Lindley I would like to take the opportunity to apologise to parents of students who travel to school on the buses provided by Derbyshire County Council following the confusion over the start of this academic year. This issue has now been resolved and students travelling from Whitwell have been allocated over 2 buses instead of the 3 buses that previously serviced the village; this is due to a reduction in the number of students travelling from this area. Can I remind parents that there is a code of conduct for the behaviour of students using the bus service provided by the Local Authority and failure by students to observe this could result in them being removed from the bus; either on a temporary or permanent basis. Further details can be obtained from the Local Authority’s transport team and there is a link to information available on the school website. https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/public_transport/school_buses/schools/default.asp Mission Complete Mr B Emment Thank you to all staff who were kind enough to sponsor the Namibia Bound Team. (if you haven’t and still want to please do.) I am very proud and pleased to say that we managed to complete 17 laps of a 4 mile route around Clowne in 24 hours making a grand total of 68 Miles completed. Thankfully the weather was kind to us. We were accompanied by parents and spurred on by passing motorist who tooted to show their support. On our final lap at just after 1pm on Saturday we were joined by Anne Western the leader of Derbyshire County Council, Anne has always been a keen supporter of the school and has represented the people of Barlborough for many years. This was a great boost for the team and got a mention at the official Namibia Bound 16 launch on Wednesday afternoon. Thanks again and when you see Lauren Sabin, Lewis Salter, Tameika Roberts, Lucy McGregor, Aaron Chambers Smith or Patrick Wilson give them a pat on the back they deserve it!