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It has become very clear to us now that cancelling our 2020 pantomime is unavoidable.

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Thinking about life after Year 11? ⠀ ⠀ Wickers

Thinking about life after Year 11? ⠀
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Wickersley Sixth Form will be holding a Virtual Open Day on Thursday 19th November 2020. 💻⠀
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Make sure to 'like' their Facebook page and follow them on Twitter to stay up to date!⠀
#sixthform #virtualopenday #followus #keepintouch #wickersleypt #wpt

With Me In Mind has created a survey for parents t

With Me In Mind has created a survey for parents to complete to get their honest opinions on what support they would like for both them and their children's mental health and general wellbeing. Click on the link below to view this months newsletter and to complete the survey. ⠀
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#withmeinmind #mentalhealth #wellbeing #parentsurvey #opinions

It has become very clear to us now that cancelling

It has become very clear to us now that cancelling our 2020 pantomime is unavoidable.⠀
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With current bubble restrictions in place we are unable to rehearse even our reduced cast Cinderella, and staging a show for a socially distanced audience is not feasible for us.⠀
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It is our firm intention to be back in December 2021, bigger and sillier and more magical than before, with our production of ROBINSON CRUSOE AND THE CARIBBEAN PIRATES. So make a wish, cross your fingers, click your heels together three times and hope that we can. Because it just isn’t the Christmas season without pantomime!⠀
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#wickersleypt #wickersleyschool #wickersleypantomime #pantomime2021

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For the attention of parents of year 8, 9 and 10 s

For the attention of parents of year 8, 9 and 10 students!⠀
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Please refer to the letter you were sent before the holidays with your child's start time and room. Please don't use the ones that have appeared today on your child's google calendar as they relate to old school timings.

Following the government’s decision to allow stu

Following the government’s decision to allow students and staff to wear face masks in secondary schools in England, students are free to wear face masks in school should they wish. If students do wish to wear face masks, they can be worn in communal areas such as corridors. However, current advice does not recommend that students should wear their masks in lessons and we expect students to follow this advice.⠀
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We will not be providing masks, so if your child wishes to wear one, please source disposable or washable masks before their designated start date:⠀
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Years 7 and 12 – Wednesday 2nd September⠀
Years 11 and 13 – Thursday 3rd September⠀
Years 8,9, 10 – Monday 7th September⠀
#returntoschool #staysafe #facecoverings #facemask #safety #welcomeback

Cheaper travel is available for all under 16s livi

Cheaper travel is available for all under 16s living in South Yorkshire with a MegaTravel Pass. MegaTravellers can travel in South Yorkshire for a single fare of 80p per journey on buses or trams. They can also buy discounted 1, 7 or 28 day tickets, which are loaded onto the pass, which might be cheaper if they travel regularly. Under 16s travelling without a valid pass may be charged full fare, so even if your pupils are not travelling on public transport right now, we’re encouraging early application so they’re ready to go in September. The pass proves a child is eligible to travel for the concessionary fare on public transport in South Yorkshire.

Some bus services in South Yorkshire are changing

Some bus services in South Yorkshire are changing from Sunday 30th August. Bus services will see frequency, route or timetable revisions in response to an expected increase in demand as more people return to work, school and college from September.⠀
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Buses will be running to help pupils get to schools and colleges across South Yorkshire. School bus service information is available for each school on our School Buses page.⠀
#transport #returntoschool #changes

Last week, students began their first session for

Last week, students began their first session for the newly formed Rotherham United/Wickersley Football Scholarship.⠀
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We welcome yesterday’s announcement that the alg

We welcome yesterday’s announcement that the algorithm-based results for A level and GCSE are now to be replaced by the grades submitted by teachers. We feel that this is the fairest course of action for young people across the country.⠀
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We expect GCSE results day to go ahead as planned on Thursday 20th August – please arrive at your designated time and place to collect your results.⠀
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For the re-issuing of KS5 results, please bear with us whilst we await an amended results set from the exam boards. We will be in touch as soon as possible to confirm when and how results will be re-issued.⠀
#results #GCSEs #Alevel

We understand that students may be worried about t

We understand that students may be worried about their GCSE results on Thursday and whether they’ll meet our entry requirements or not.⠀
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We have now decided to use teachers’ predictions (centre assessed grades) when checking applications and subject choices against our entry requirements.⠀
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Hopefully, this news will reassure students and parents in the run-up to Thursday’s results.⠀
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Most departments will also carry out assessments in September to ensure that students are suitable for the courses that they have chosen.⠀
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Details about how to get ready for sixth form can be found here wickersley.net/sixth-form, including our student handbook. Students can contact us at sixthform@wickersley.net if they have any questions about their application.⠀
#results #resultsday #gcses

Many of our students are this week rightly celebra

Many of our students are this week rightly celebrating the great A level and Applied Level 3 results they have worked so hard for. Others, however, are faced with a downgrading of their expected results which seems random and unfair.⠀
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Please visit our website to see the headteacher’s letter to the Secretary of State for Education which outlines our serious concerns about how results have been awarded this year.⠀
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There will be a number of students wishing to appe

There will be a number of students wishing to appeal the grades which exam boards have awarded them. OFQUAL will publish guidance on how to do this next week – please see their statement below:⠀
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We understand this has been an incredibly difficult time for students, who have not had the chance to prove their knowledge and skills in exams.⠀
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The approach we have developed with exam boards and assessment experts for awarding GCSEs, AS and A levels is the fairest way of giving students an opportunity to move on in the unprecedented circumstances this year, with grades which carry value.⠀
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Every grade students receive tomorrow has been based on teachers’ judgements – either wholly, or in combination with the statistics. For example, where adjustments were needed, students were moved up or down according to the centres’ views as to which students were closest to the grade boundary.⠀
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The vast majority of the grades students receive will be the same as, or within one grade of, their centre’s grade. Adjustments were only made where necessary to bring consistency to the standards between schools and colleges. However, that moderation was essential to create a level playing for students.⠀
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The system in place will give students the best estimate of the grade they would have achieved if exams had gone ahead and ensures they are not held back in their lives, despite the cancellation of exams. However, we recognise that any process for calculating grades may produce results that need to be reviewed, which is why we have put in place an appeals process. We believe this process is the fairest for all students in the circumstances.⠀
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However, we understand why the government has wanted to provide some additional assurance for students, by confirming that evidence from valid mock exams can be considered as part of an appeal. We are working urgently to operationalise this as fairly as possible and to determine what standards of evidence will be required for the appeal. We will provide more detail early next week.⠀
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We will continue to do everything possible to ensure students achieve grades that are as fair as possible in the circumstances this summer.

Congratulations and well done to all our A level s

Congratulations and well done to all our A level students receiving their grades today.⠀
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2020 may be known as the year where students didn’t have to sit exams. But let’s remember that these year 13 students worked hard for years and years and were primed and ready at the end of March 2020 to take the most important exams of their lives. Let’s not diminish their achievement by the fact they didn’t get the chance – the chance that the vast majority of them desperately wanted – to be tested and prove what they could achieve.⠀
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But what can’t be taken away from the class of 2020 is the skills, knowledge, and attributes they have developed over their school lives, and it’s those things that will set them up for the next stage of their education or career. I have every confidence that the class of 2020 will do themselves proud, and realise their potential. I wish them every success in building their futures – and ours!⠀
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Please contact the exams office or sixth form team if you have any queries about the grades you have been awarded.⠀
#congratulations #welldone #results #reward #future #celebrations

The Chromebook order portal closes TODAY at 11pm.

The Chromebook order portal closes TODAY at 11pm. Our dedicated Chromebooks for Students page has all the information you need. Check it out for more information! (website link in bio)

The Chromebook order portal closes on Monday 10th

The Chromebook order portal closes on Monday 10th August at 11pm. Our dedicated Chromebooks for Students page has all the information you need. Check it out for more information! (website link in bio)

Students and families of the class of 2020, Year 1

Students and families of the class of 2020, Year 11 and Year 13 leavers are invited to join us for an evening of celebration at our Graduation Evening on Thursday 7th January.⠀
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To register your interest for this event please complete the form available on our website with your full name, email address and year group. For more information please visit the school website.

Missed Year 9 immunisations for Meningitis and Dip

Missed Year 9 immunisations for Meningitis and Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DTP) will be rescheduled once we return to school.

The Panto 2020 cast members recently completed the

The Panto 2020 cast members recently completed their virtual script read-through of Cinderella.⠀
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The cast and crew need to be able to start rehearsing from the first week of October and for audiences to be allowed to gather by November for the show to go ahead – fingers crossed!⠀
#panto #panto2020 #cinderella #cast #crew #rehearsals #readthrough #fingerscrossed

Here is a selection of GCSE Fine Art work made by

Here is a selection of GCSE Fine Art work made by our current Year 11 students. As you will see, there are some stunning pieces of work inside these sketchbooks. We wish all of our Year 11 students the very best of luck for their future. 🎨🖌⠀
Visit the school website for the full selection.⠀
#GCSE #art #artwork #year11

Our July wellbeing newsletter is now available to

Our July wellbeing newsletter is now available to download on the school website. 📰⠀
#wellbeing #mentalhealth #wellbeingatwickersley #support #communication #resources

We have been made aware that a young girl in our c

We have been made aware that a young girl in our community was followed and approached by a strange male. This was reported to the police, and they are aware of a man approaching children in the Brecks, Wickersley and Whiston area along Bawtry Rd. Please can you speak to your child about stranger danger and keeping safe whilst out. Please encourage them to report any such incidents to the police.

Celebrations in ‘Social Distancing’ style for

Celebrations in ‘Social Distancing’ style for year 11 students in the celebration of effort.🎉🎉⠀
#effortawards #celebrationofeffort #socialdistancing #welldone #greatwork

We have updated our website with the information r

We have updated our website with the information regarding Covid-19 School Opening for September 2020. The page provides all the vital information, advice and guidance for the beginning of term.⠀
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Keep checking back for the latest updates on steps we are taking to keep students and staff safe.⠀
#reopening #update #stayingsafe

Instructions explaining how to register for Wicker

Instructions explaining how to register for Wickersley Sixth Form have been emailed directly to all conditional offer holders this week. ⠀
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Students can contact us at sixthform@wickersley.net if they have any questions about their application or if they would like to withdraw their application.⠀
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More information is available on the school website.⠀
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We look forward to welcoming all our conditional offer holders in September.

Welcome to the Wickersley Virtual Summer Music Con

Welcome to the Wickersley Virtual Summer Music Concert!⠀
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Virtual Music has become the new way of communicating and Wickersley students from Y7-Y11 wanted to share their ‘recorded at home’ performances with you. From Classical, Pop, Musical Theatre to original compositions there is something for everyone to enjoy in our unique concert.⠀
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A special thank you to all students who have worked incredibly hard rehearsing, preparing and performing their pieces and a big shout out to the parents/guardians for their continued support of Music at Wickersley and for holding those cameras steady!⠀
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You can view all the fantastic performances on our school website.⠀
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Wishing everyone a happy and safe Summer holiday.⠀
#music #virtualconcert #performance #performingarts #summer #wickersleymusic

#GoCheap with the 16-18 Travel Pass⠀ Save on tra

#GoCheap with the 16-18 Travel Pass⠀
Save on travel in South Yorkshire for work, school, college and leisure.⠀
Apply now and be ready to go in September! https://buff.ly/2Z9Y2De

Each week, Wickersley Sixth Form has uploaded welc

Each week, Wickersley Sixth Form has uploaded welcome materials onto our website. These explain what to expect from sixth form study in September and how to register with us in the Summer.⠀
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Our third welcome video explains how to register with us and prepare for September.⠀
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Please visit the sixth form website for more information.⠀
#sixthform #getreadyforwickersleysixthform #registerwithus #getprepared

A’ Level Results – Thursday 13th August⠀ ⠀

A’ Level Results – Thursday 13th August⠀
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GCSE Results – Thursday 20th August⠀
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This year due to Covid19 and social distancing measures results day will be slightly different. Please visit the school website for full information.⠀
#results #resultsday #gcse #alevel #future #yourfuturestartsnow #welldone #greatwork

We are still accepting food bank donations, if you

We are still accepting food bank donations, if you would like to donate we now have two options available, you can either:⠀
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Bring food donations into school, as usual, school is open Monday to Friday, 8.30AM to 3.30PM. Any donation, however small, will be much appreciated.⠀
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Donate via our JustGiving Page – https://buff.ly/2AD2Ua7. We would like to raise £500 for our food bank donations.⠀
#community #donations #foodbank #helpingthoseinneed #support

Following her lockdown training, on Saturday Olivi

Following her lockdown training, on Saturday Olivia J completed her 24 Hour Split Marathon, running a marathon distance over six separate stages within 24 hours. ⠀
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Olivia also decided to fundraise for NHS Charities Together and has managed to raise an amazing £730 so far! We would love to help Olivia reach the £800 mark, a well-deserved achievement for her hard work.⠀
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For more information please visit the school website and if you would like to donate please do so on her JustGiving page.⠀
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Well Done Olivia!⠀
#marathon #splitmarathon #community #fundraising #NHS #achievement #reward

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