Headlines

• Thank you!
• You said, we did: New Tills
• Feeling Proud: Our School Performance
• Save the date
• Uniform & Ready Checks
• Homework
• We Need You!
• Assemblies
• Year 11 Mentoring
• Pilot New: Year 10 Mentoring
• Year 11 Intervention
• Revision Guidance
• Endzone & Enrichment
• Safeguarding
• Thank you!

Thank you!

As we reach the end of this first half term, the longest of the school year, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone in our school community. Our pupils have been outstanding. They have settled into the new year with real determination, risen to the challenges put in front of them, and shown the effort and resilience that make Endon such a special place. 

None of this would be possible without the commitment and hard work of our staff, who have given so much, both in and beyond the classroom, to make sure every pupil is supported and challenged to be their best. 

My thanks also go to our parents and carers for your continued support, which makes such a difference. 

I hope everyone has a restful and well-deserved break, and I look forward to welcoming pupils back after half term.

You Said we Did: New Tills

One of the top priorities the Endon Parliament raised for the school to improve was queue times at break and lunch. With the support of Caterlink, our new catering provider, we are introducing new tills that use facial recognition to verify pupils’ identities. This will make serving and transactions much quicker and reduce queue times.

You will already have seen the following letter shared a few days ago. Can all parent please read this letter as a matter of urgency: School Meals and Payment System

As with any significant system change, there is a possibility that the new tills may not be fully operational during the first few days after half term.

If this happens, we may need to ask pupils to bring a packed lunch while the new system is being finalised.

We will confirm the arrangements either before or during the half-term holiday, giving families sufficient notice to prepare packed lunches if necessary.

We appreciate your patience and support as we make these improvements. Our aim is to make the lunchtime experience as smooth and efficient as possible for all pupils, and we will keep you updated as the changeover progresses.

Thank you for your continued support.

Feeling Proud

We are incredibly proud of last year’s Year 11. Provisional figures published by the Department for Education show an Attainment 8 score of 53.0 for Endon High School, with 78.6% of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, and 57.1% achieving a grade 5 or above. 

These results place Endon among the highest-performing schools in the region and, based on the published data, the highest-performing non-selective, non-faith school within the local area. They reflect the hard work and determination of our pupils, the commitment of our staff, and the support of our families.

All data is published by the DFE and avaliable online here.

Figures remain provisional until the final DfE release later this year.

Save the date

The school year term dates can be found on the school website - click here

Key dates for the next few weeks are:

• The Half Term Holiday is Monday 26th to Friday 30th October
• Pupils return to school on Monday 2nd November
• The Berlin Trip Parent's Information Evening is on Monday 16th November from 5-5.30pm in the Main Hall.
• The next assessment window begins on Tuesday 24th November for all years
• The Careers Convention which will take place on 8^th December, 5.30-7pm

To celebrate the hard-work and best efforts of our students during the upcoming assessment weeks, we would like to give you advance notice of trips for Years 8, 9 and 10 to Cinebowl iSkate Uttoxeter. Students will be able to choose activities from cinema, ice-skating and bowling with variable costs for each activity, to be selected in advance. The dates for the visits are as following:

• Year 8: Thursday 3^rd December
• Year 9: Tuesday 1^st December
• Year 10: Friday 27^th November

More details will follow and payment options will be released when we return after half-term.

Uniform, Kit & Ready Checks

Mrs Eastwood and the Pastoral Team will be conducting Ready Checks over the next few weeks. Please ensure your child is wearing the correct uniform, with all of the correct Kit and meeting out expectations. Thank you for your support.

The school uniform information is clearly shared on the school website, click here to view. Please support us to support you by naming every item of clothing including coats! Lost property accrues too many unidentified pieces of uniform.

Homework

To find the homework timetable go to:

• https://endonhighschool.org.uk/curriculum/homework-revision

Please note the clarification for parents of the consistent Sparx homework deadline time of 8am.

We need you!

Are you interested in joining the PTA/Friends of Endon. Click here if you are willing to join us meeting to dicuss next steps.

Assemblies

The assemblies over the past fortnight have been focused on

• Revision
• HOY
• Geography Subject Week
• Safeguarding - Bonfire night safety presentations in form time.

The assemblies over the next two weeks are focused on:

• HOY Reset Assemblies
• Safeguarding

Year 11 Mentoring

A reminder that the Year 11 mentoring programme continues on Tuesday 3rd November. All Year 11s meet their mentor at 8.30am on every Tuesday morning leading up to their mocks. 

We look forward to seeing all of Year 11 at their next session at 8.30am.

New Pilot: Year 10 Mentoring

We are going to be trialling a Year 10 mentoring programme on Friday mornings leading up to the Assessment window. All Year 10s meet their mentor at 8.30am on every Friday morning leading up to their assessments.

We look forward to seeing all of Year 10 at their next session at 8.30am.

Year 11 Intervention

Revision Guidance

As the assessment window begins on Tuesday 24th November we are now focusing on being ready and revision. As the pupils move from Year 7 to 11, to prepare for every assessment window, we teach them the how and why of revising and being ready.

Here is a copy of our revision guidance for pupils:

Endzone & Enrichment

Click in the link below to open a PDF of the current Endzone timetable

Please see the Endzone timetable for when we return after half term - this will run until the Assessment Period starts on 24^th November (Endzone is suspended during the assessments).

Please note we have a new "Big Bang Science" club on Thursdays, Quiz club on Fridays and Table Tennis has moved to Friday.

Safeguarding

Please see the safeguarding team:

Thank you!

Thank you for your continued support for the school. Please remember to use the school website, Arbor, Firefly and follow our Facebook to keep updated.