Headteacher's Update - Thursday 1 April
The following update from the Headteacher was emailed to parents and carers on Thursday 1 April:
The following update from the Headteacher was emailed to parents and carers on Thursday 1 April:
We are currently seeking the following staff to join our team:
We have established remote learning systems to enable students to continue their learning every day at home, should this be required.
An established part of the school calendar, the Christmas service of Nine Lessons and Carols normally takes place in Bakewell Parish Church. This year, however, we have brought the service online so that we may still enjoy this traditional event.
In light of current restrictions, we are introducing an online system (SchoolCloud) to enable parents/carers and their child's teachers to meet via a virtual parents’ evening system.
During October, we have been celebrating Black History Month and the subjects are focussing on black culture within their lessons. Members of staff have produced assembly videos, with special guests talking about their life experiences and challenges.
Lady Manners School students are celebrating excellent GCSE results achieved in the very unusual circumstances presented this year.
Lady Manners School Sixth Form students have celebrated a strong set of A Level results in the very unusual circumstances presented this year.
Click the image below to see and hear a presentation by Mr Peat, the Headteacher, for the Year 7 students who will be joining us in September, and their parents and carers.
There are more than 230 Year 6 students looking forward to joining Lady Manners School in September – and we are really looking forward to meeting them!
We were delighted to welcome our new Year 12 students to Lady Manners School on Monday 6 July, from the comfort of their own homes, in an online induction event.
Our Ofsted report has now been published following a full inspection of Lady Manners School on 10 and 11 March. We are delighted that Lady Manners School is judged to be a Good School, with ‘Personal Development’ being graded as outstanding.
The majority of our students travel to and from school by bus and so we wanted to ensure that parents and carers are aware of the following information regarding bus travel.
Update:
As you are probably aware, Shutts Lane is very busy at the beginning and end of the school day. With over 1,300 students arriving or leaving the site at the same time, safety is our prime concern.
The premises team, and others, have been very busy over the summer with dozens of projects, big and small, which all improve the environment for our students, staff and visitors.
It is with a sense of privilege and excitement that I take up the position of Headteacher at Lady Manners School from Duncan Meikle. I am sure that I echo the views of the whole school community in expressing our gratitude to Mr Meikle for all his hard work and in wishing him a well-earned and enjoyable retirement.
We were delighted to welcome Mr Peat to school earlier this week.
Lady Manners School Sixth Form has received an award for the consistently strong progress made by its A Level students.
Lady Manners School has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.
Lady Manners School has been awarded the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark by the British Dyslexia Association.
Students at Lady Manners School achieve amazing things every day. None of this would be possible without the school’s staff – no more so than the dedicated Premises Team.
Second hand Lady Manners School uniform is now available from the Cancer Research UK Charity Shop, 6 Matlock Street, Bakewell (near the Rutland Arms Hotel).
If you join www.thegivingmachine.co.uk and then shop online, over 2000 shops will donate cash to us at no extra cost to you.
Over the past few years, we have been making changes to the way we communicate with parents in order to improve the effectiveness of our communications and to respond to the wishes of parents.
As you are probably aware, Shutts Lane is very busy at the beginning and end of the school day.