Update from Mr. Wilding - 21st October 2022
Posted 21st October 2022
Mr Wilding has issued an update to parents and carers regarding the recent LCS OFSTED inspection, GCSE and A-level exam dates and Parent governor elections.
To all parents and carers,
Good morning, from LCS.
As we begin our much deserved half-term holiday, I would like to thank all students, staff, parents/carers and our wider school community for your collective support throughout our OFSTED inspection this week. The school Governors and Senior Leadership Team have been made aware of the Inspection Team's provisional findings, but these are confidential and cannot be shared at this stage.
The full OFSTED Report will be published within 30 working days, at which point it will be made available to all, via our school website. At that time, I will also issue a summary of the findings of the inspection, as well as our response to the Inspection Report.
There are just two further issues I would like to draw your attention to in my update today:
Important information to all parents/carers of students in Year 11 and Year 13
We are still waiting for the confirmed exam timetables from the exam boards for the June 2023 Examinations. Once they are confirmed, the timetables will be published on the school website.
The following information has been made clear by the exam boards:
"It is a requirement of the exam boards that all candidates (GCSE and A-Level) need to remain available until after 28th June 2023, in case they need to sit any contingency exams."
On this basis, I would respectfully advise parents/carers of current Year 11 and Year 13 students considering booking holidays for summer 2023, to book these for after 28th June.
Further information on exams for 2023 will be passed on, as soon as we have it.
Parent Governor Election
All students should have received a letter and voting slip this week, for our Parent Governor Election.
- Information contained in the letter is as follows:
- You may vote for one candidate only.
- You should:
- Read the Candidate Statements attached to this letter.
- Mark an X alongside the candidate's name you wish to vote for. Do not mark the ballot paper in any other way.
- Insert the completed Ballot Paper in the unmarked envelope and seal it.
- Insert the unmarked envelope containing the ballot paper into the second envelope. On the front of this second envelope, please write your name and the name and Form Group of your child. These details will be checked against school records of parents/carers eligible to vote.
- Return your Ballot Paper to Reception, or via your child to one of the Ballot Boxes located in each Head of Year Office. There will be an additional Ballot Box, also, located in the Student Services office.
The use of two envelopes ensures that your vote remains confidential. The details written on the second envelope will be shredded once checked against the list of eligible voters.
The process entitles each Parent/Carer to one vote each, regardless of how many children you have in school.
If you have any queries about this process, please contact one of our Reception team, or email me personally via the admin@littleover.derby.sch.uk email address.
Deadline for votes will be Monday 31st October 2022
We look forward to welcoming students back for the start of next half-term, on Monday 31st October.
Keep safe.
J Wilding
Headteacher