Parent Information
Here you will find dates for your diary alongside some useful information and resources.
Dates for your Diary
Autumn Term
First Half:
From Tuesday 6 September
to Friday 21 October 2022
Half-term holiday:
From Monday 24 October
To Friday 28 October 2022
Second Half:
From Monday 31 October
to Friday 9 December 2022
Christmas holiday:
Monday 12 December
Tuesday 3 January 2023
Spring Term
Novaturient First Half:
From Wednesday 4 January
to Thursday 9 February 2023
Ness Point First Half:
From Thursday 5 January
to Friday 10 February 2023
Half-term holiday:
From Monday 13 February
to Friday 17 February 2023
Second Half:
From Monday 20 February
to Friday 31 March 2023
Easter holiday:
From Monday 3 April
to Tuesday 11 April 2023
Summer Term
First Half:
From Wednesday 12 April
to Friday 26 May 2023
Half-term holiday:
From Monday 29
to Friday 2 June 2023
Second Half:
From Monday 5 June
to Monday 24 July 2023
Summer holiday:
From Tuesday 25 July
to Tuesday 5 September 2023
Disclaimer
Please use these dates as guidance, which are subject to change in accordance with inset days.
Adequate notice will be given prior to changes within term times.
Welcome Pack
Reports
Parent Support
Being a parent is never easy, so here at Novaturient we want to give you as much support as we can. We want to support you. We’re not here to judge you or make you feel bad about things, and we understand that the journey you have already had just to get here, has probably been stressful and difficult.
Support can be many things, from a quick regular catch up on the phone each week, to regular visits in a place that suits you (school, home or other local venue). It can also be attending meetings or courses with you, looking after your Family Support Plan, contacting other services on your behalf, liaising with other professionals, helping you with paperwork, listening when you just need to talk, or helping you find ways to change the things at home that aren’t working out. It’s whatever you need it to be.
If you have something on your mind, perhaps you’re wondering what to do for the best, or how to discuss a tricky issue, or, how best to support your child with a particular behaviour or problem, then Parent Support can help. It doesn’t have to be a worry or a concern though, you can just feel like a chat about things. It’s very important for us to build strong and open relationships with our students' families because we are all working together to support the learning and development of your child, so they can grow to be happy and confident young people.
E-Safety
The internet is an integral part of children's lives.
It opens up so many educational and social opportunities, giving them access to a world of information and experiences.
As you would protect your child in the real world, you will want to make sure that they are safe whatever they are doing. Like learning to cross the road, online safety skills are skills for life. If your child understands the risks and can make sensible and informed choices online, they can get the most from the internet and stay safe whilst doing so – particularly from those people who might seek them out to harm them.
So how can you protect your child online?
Simply put – if you understand the internet and understand what the risks are, there are a number of things you can do that will make your child safer online.
In school, we have a very clear internet safety policy and each year all students are educated how to stay safe online.
For those parents who are concerned about their children’s safety or the internet, the following sites provide useful advice:
www.thinkuknow.co.uk – a site run by CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre) with up to date information for children of different ages and parents.
www.saferinternet.org.uk - A guide to answering questions and
introduce some of the most popular communication devices, highlighting the safety tools available and empowering parents with the knowledge they need to support their children to use these technologies safely and responsibly.
www.swgfl.org.uk - provides online safety advice for parents,
children and schools.
www.chatdanger.com - offers information related to potential danger using chat related services both on computers and mobile phones.
Reporting To School
If you have any problems at school, at home or with your family or friends in relation to E-safety, please let us know at school. We are here to support you and we will do whatever we can to help and keep students safe.
CEOP
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is the UK’s national child protection agency (visit www.ceop.police.uk for more information). CEOP believe the start of the new school year is the perfect time to speak to your child about how they use the internet and how they can stay safe online.
Through the ClickCEOP advice and help centre, members of the public can access guidance on a broad range of topics to help protect their children, or alternatively report a concern directly to CEOP.
When should I report to CEOP?
CEOP children stay safe online. Has someone acted inappropriately towards you online, or to a child or young person you know? It may be sexual chat, being asked to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable or someone
being insistent on meeting up. You can report it to CEOP below
Policies
Covid 19 Policy
We follow Covid-19 regulations for SEND education provisions as set out in the guidance below.
In line with the above guidelines, we have our own Operational Guidance Risk Assessment.