As we enter the final few weeks of Year 11 and your final GCSE examinations are on the horizon, we write to you with some important information and key dates.

We know that there are lots of things for your family to consider when the academy week begins; but have you and your child decided what they will be having for lunch every day?

As you are aware during the week Monday 3 July 2017 – Friday 7 July 2017 Year 10 students will be taking part in Work Experience Week.

We would like to invite you to the "Parents' Review Evening" for Y10/11/13 on 22 March 2017. Please come along with points to discuss with your child's tutor as our intention is that the Review Evenings will continue to provide you with advice and information to help you support your child with their academic studies this year.

Nunthorpe Academy will be hosting a special event to celebrate the end of the academic year. Your Passport to The Prom will recognise and reward the achievements and efforts that you make during this special year at Nunthorpe Academy.

During your work experience week you will become an employee of the work place that you attend. You will be expected to follow the rules, policies and procedures of the organisation that your placement is at. Work Experience will commence between Monday 3rd and Sunday 9th July 2017.

At the end of the summer term we sent a letter to parents/carers confirming that Nunthorpe Academy were attempting to achieve Multi Academy Trust status and were investigating the opportunity to sponsor other local schools.

As of Monday 10 October 2016 all students wishing to use the Compass Royston Bus Service will need to have a ‘Right to Ride’ ID Card. Students will receive one of these once they have submitted a signed copy of the attached Behaviour Contract to Student Reception. Please read the letter and the contract carefully if you wish your student to continue using this service. Please remember that this service is a joint agreement between parents and the bus company and Nunthorpe Academy are simply facilitating the administration of the cards on their behalf.

ParentPay commissioned research to discover what else parents wanted from ParentPay. They wanted to help families on lower incomes, give more flexibility in how parents pay, and support schools in becoming completely cashless.

CREST, Young People’s Substance Misuse Service, has become increasingly aware and concerned that some young people have been attending evening and overnight gatherings in local open spaces, woodlands and beaches.

Mobile phones have become part of our everyday lives and certainly part of the lives of young people. However, we have found that over the last 12 months too much time has been spent dealing with the effects of misuse of mobile technology and the resulting negative interactions between staff and students.

Your child will be participating in the Accelerated Reader™ (AR™) program. This guide is designed to answer your questions about AR. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact Mrs Wilkinson (Librarian).

With high profile cases around the country currently making the news on a regular basis, it is the duty of everyone to raise awareness of this subject. Councils, charities, support agencies, schools, parents and carers all need to engage with and acknowledge this issue in order to give young people the tools and knowledge that they need to keep themselves and their friends safe.