With the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) application deadline (30th June) fast approaching, the Home Office have requested support from schools in reminding parents, families and young people that if they are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, they and their family members may be eligible to apply to the Settlement Scheme. I am therefore sending you this message on behalf of the Home Office.

It is crucial that eligible parents apply to the Scheme themselves and check whether they need to do so on behalf of their children. Eligible children are required to have an application in their own right and no child of any age is covered by a parent’s application to the EUSS. There’s more information on this here on GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/apply-settled-status-for-child

To provide additional guidance, a very clear EUSS leaflet (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/law/2-research/ecru/EU,Settlement,Scheme,-,Information,for,EU,or,EEA,citizen,children.pdf) has been produced by the University of Liverpool, in partnership with the Home Office It has been designed with children in mind and is intended to support both children and parents with information to help them apply to the EUSS. A set of accompanying FAQs are available too.( https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/research/european-childrens-rights-unit/campaigns/eu-settlement-scheme/?)

For additional guidance please refer to other EUSS resources: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-leaflet

A list of organisations providing additional EUSS guidance and information is available here : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-community-support-for-vulnerable-citizens/list-of-organisations. 

Applications to the EUSS are free and can be made online at www.gov.uk/eusettlementscheme (https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/applying-for-settled-status), where you can also find out more information about how to apply.

Thank you

Further to the government's announcement on Monday evening please see the excerpt below from the guidance regarding face coverings in education establishments.  For anything outside of school please see advice from local or national guidance that may still apply.  Your son may choose to continue to wear a face covering through personal preference.

Based on the current state of the pandemic and the positive progress being made, the additional precautionary measures put in place from the 8 March for public health reasons are no longer recommended. From 17 May, new advice applies to the use of face coverings by staff, pupils and students in schools and further education in England. This advice is in line with Step 3 of the roadmap.

When to wear a face covering in education

From 17 May, in line with Step 3 of the roadmap, face coverings will no longer be recommended for pupils and students in classrooms or communal areas, in all schools and FE providers. Face coverings will also no longer be recommended for staff in classrooms.

Kind regards

School Office

Parents and carers should apply to their local authority to receive a payment. Applications for the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme are made via the local authority in which the parent or carer resides, not the local authority where the setting is situated, if these are different.

To be eligible applicants must meet all of the criteria that:

That their child or young person:

Nurseries, schools, colleges and further education providers are required to provide a letter to all parents or carers of the children advised to self-isolate, to support their application to the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme.

Once an application for a payment has been received, the local authority will be in touch with your setting to verify the details of the child provided on the application. This will include a check of the child’s name, age, address and days of self-isolation. This check is to minimise the event of fraudulent claims. It may be conducted before or after a payment is made, depending on the arrangements the individual local authority has chosen to put in place. The letter you give to parents and carers should explain to them that their local authority will conduct a check with their child’s setting if they apply for a payment.

Spring Term Tickets covering the period 8^th March to 1^st April 2021 for Centrebus services X6 and 8 are now available to buy through our online shop on www.centrebus.info or as a m-ticket by downloading the Centrebus app in the Google Play or Apple Store.  Further information regarding our app can be found here.  Students will need to register as an user on the app to be able to buy a ticket and Ticket Gifting is also available, which allows parents to buy tickets on our mobile app and gift it to their child.  Further details regarding Ticket Gifting on our app can found here.   Please ensure you read our m-ticket terms of use before purchasing your ticket.

Journeys to Grantham Schools (including KGGS and Kings) on the X6/6 and 8 services will be operated as 'closed door' school journeys and all students travelling outside the Grantham zone (the Grantham zone is between Grantham and Barrowby on the X6/6 and Grantham and Denton on the 8 ) will need to purchase a Centrebus Spring Term (as detailed above) to travel. 

Students who normal travel from Barrowby onwards into Grantham on the X6 and Denton onwards into Grantham on the 8 (which is within the Grantham zone) will be able to use their Back to School smartcard on bus as normal for their travel.

The 6A service journeys to and from Bottesford will operate as a normal registered bus service which will be open to the public and carry 50% of normal capacity.  Passengers will be able to purchase a ticket on bus on this service as normal. 

The timetable for the X6 and 8 services will be finalised and available on our website towards the end of next week, based on sales and demand.  Once the timetables are confirmed I will email you a copy of these.

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I would like to invite you to the Year 11 Parents’ Evening to be held on Thursday 4 March between 4:15pm and 7:15pm, as per the school calendar.  This will be a virtual evening with all appointments run as video appointments.  Appointments with Form Tutors and Mr Hinchcliffe (Head of Year 11) are not available on this evening.  Form Tutors and Mr Hinchcliffe can be contacted via email should you have any issues you would like to discuss.  We would also be grateful if parents would complete the annual parent questionnaire at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JZ4f1tn1n0Gx4tZHC1lEdlPnTwUM5ERAsBpfEWMEMA1UQVpCTzk0UUlRRU5TVzVGSjIzOFQ4Q0ZEMi4u

Appointments can be booked using the Parents’ Evening System at https://kingsgrantham.schoolcloud.co.uk/  Online booking will open for parents at 8:00pm on Friday 26 February.  In order to access the meetings please use a compatible web browser (Safari, Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox).  Please note that it is not possible to access the meetings via Internet Explorer.  Parents using Safari on an iPhone or iPad should ensure they have updated their software to iOS 14.4.  Please note that the software will not work on iOS14.2.   Where possible, students are expected to attend the evening and sit alongside their parents so they can take an active role in discussions. 

Appointments are available on a first come, first served basis and we strongly advise that parents book early to avoid disappointment.  If your son has more than one Subject Tutor you will be able to book appointments with the member of staff that teaches him for the majority of lessons.  It is also important to point out that several staff teach multiple classes and it will therefore not be possible for every student to book an appointment. 

The evening is an opportunity for parents and students to discuss current progress and focus on areas for improvement in the final stages of Year 11.  Subject Tutors will not be able to engage in conversations regarding predicted grades in order to ensure we do not compromise the system for awarding grades this summer.  We would ask that parents and students refrain from initiating conversations of this nature.

Kindest regards

Justin Dixon

Deputy Head Master

I would like to invite you to the Year 7 Parents’ Evening to be held on Thursday 4 February between 4:15pm and 7:15pm, as per the school calendar.  This will be a virtual evening with all appointments run as video appointments.  Appointments with Form Tutors and Mr McCormick (Head of Year 7) are not available on this evening.  Form Tutors and Mr McCormick can be contacted via email should you have any issues you would like to discuss. 

Appointments can be booked using the Parents’ Evening System at https://kingsgrantham.schoolcloud.co.uk/  online booking will open for parents at 8:00pm on Friday 29 January.  In order to access the meetings please use a compatible web browser (Safari, Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox).  Please note that it is not possible to access the meetings via Internet Explorer.  Parents using Safari on an iPhone or iPad should ensure they have updated their software to iOS 14.3.  Please note that the software will not work on iOS14.2.   Where possible, students are expected to attend the evening and sit alongside their parents so they can take an active part in discussions. 

Appointments are available on a first come, first served basis and we strongly advise that parents book early to avoid disappointment.  If your son has more than one Subject Tutor you will be able to book appointments with the member of staff that teaches him for the majority of lessons.  It is also important to point out that several staff teach multiple classes and it will therefore not be possible for every student to book an appointment. 

We would also be grateful if parents would complete the annual parent questionnaire at:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JZ4f1tn1n0Gx4tZHC1lEdlPnTwUM5ERAsBpfEWMEMA1UMDlYSUtWTFRKQjhWTUZRVVBBR1pZRllNVy4u

Yours sincerely,

Mr Justin Dixon  

Deputy Head Master

Year 10 Parents’ Evening – Thursday 10 December 2020

I would like to invite you to the Year 10 Parents’ Evening to be held on Thursday 10 December between 4:15pm and 7:15pm, as per the school calendar. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions we will not be able to host the event on site this year and will instead be running a virtual evening with all appointments run as video appointments. 

Appointments can be booked using the Parents’ Evening System at https://kingsgrantham.schoolcloud.co.uk/ The company that produces the software have recently added the facility of video appointments so hopefully this will provide flexibility for parents in addition to preventing large numbers of parents visiting the school site during the pandemic. 

Online booking will open for parents at 8:00pm on Friday 4 December.  In order to access the meetings please use a compatible web browser (Safari, Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox).  Please note that it is not possible to access the meetings via Internet Explorer. Where possible, students are expected to attend the evening and sit alongside their parents so they can take an active part in discussions. 

Appointments are available on a first come, first served basis and we strongly advise that parents book early to avoid disappointment.  If your son has more than one Subject Tutor you will be able to book appointments with the member of staff that teaches him for the majority of lessons.  I shall also be available for appointments on the evening.  I politely ask that appointments are only made if there is something that you or your son would like to discuss with me.  Hopefully, this will allow all parents wishing to book an appointment to be seen.

We would also be grateful if parents would complete the annual parent questionnaire at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JZ4f1tn1n0Gx4tZHC1lEdm9ysxan-R9Eqce5UXDKVOBUQ0VRN1Q5VFQ1UjQyTlZXTENKSDZMQzIwVSQlQCN0PWcu

Kind regards

Mr G Collins

Head of Year 10

SIXTH FORM OPTIONS EVENING

Due to Covid-19 restrictions we are unable to host our usual Sixth Form Options Evening for students and parents.  Mr Whales (Assistant Headteacher & Head of Sixth Form) will therefore be delivering an assembly to Year 11 students on Friday 11 December to explain the options process and life in the King’s School Sixth Form.  Heads of Department have also produced subject presentations and these will be available on the school website following this assembly together with the presentation from Mr Whales and application forms.

During the week beginning Monday 8 February 2020, every Year 11 pupil will have an individual meeting with a senior member of staff to discuss career aspirations and post-16 options.  Students wishing to apply for the Sixth Form will bring a completed application form along to this meeting. 

YEAR 11 MOCK EXAMINATIONS

The Year 11 Mock Examinations will take place between Monday 30 November and Monday 7 December.  There will be no study leave during Mock Examinations and pupils should attend School as normal from 8:45am and register in Form Rooms with their Tutor.  When pupils are not in examinations they will be in normal lessons.  

The revision booklet attached with this letter provides information on revision strategies and content of examinations.  Heads of Department have given an overview of the requirements of each exam to enable students to prepare themselves appropriately.  Students will also receive an electronic copy of the booklet to assist them in their revision.               

I have attached the timetable for the examination period and instructions to candidates published by JCQ the exams regulator.  We shall run the examinations as though they are the actual GCSEs and pupils will be made aware of how they should conduct themselves.  Any pupil who fails to behave in the correct manner will be sanctioned as follows:

• His script will be removed and destroyed.
• He will be required to repeat the examination in an after-school detention, lasting the full time of the examination.
• Parents will be informed and made aware that any subsequent failure to follow the required system will result in an exclusion.

I’m sure you appreciate it is important that we run these examinations in the correct manner in order to give everyone the opportunity for success.  Results will be published to parents in term 3. 

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to wish your son my best wishes in his Mock Examinations.   If there are any questions relating to this letter that you would like to discuss in more detail please do not hesitate to contact me or Mr Hinchcliffe (Head of Year 11).

Yours sincerely,

Justin Dixon

Deputy Head Master

Following the vote in Parliament yesterday the school received national guidance for the New National Restrictions from 05 November 2020.

The guidance means it will now be mandatory for face coverings to be worn in the communal areas of all secondary schools and colleges.  This is something we were already doing.  Can I please ask that you ensure that your son comes to school with a face covering and that it is clean.  There are a small number of students who are exempt from wearing face coverings.

It is unfortunate that the guidance allows for after-school provision for the purpose of childcare but not for after-school clubs.  This means that there will be no extra curricular activities before 08:45 or after 15:45.  We are hopeful that we can start these activities on Thursday 03 December 2020.

Thank you for your continued support.

Simon Pickett

Head Master

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have recently reminded all boys about our expectations regarding uniform and we would be grateful if you could reinforce this at home.  I am delighted to report that the vast majority of students wear the uniform correctly and look smart and professional.  Unfortunately, a small number of students have had to be reminded about our expectations, particularly around jumpers and the wearing of hoodies.

Students in Year 7-11 are expected to wear the uniform as outlined on the school website: https://www.kings.lincs.sch.uk/page/?title=School+Uniform&pid=251 .

If students wish to wear a jumper then it needs to be a plain grey V-neck jumper and Year 12-13 may wear a plain grey or plain black cardigan, provided the cardigan remains buttoned up and is worn under the blazer.  Trousers should be black and jeans or cords are not permitted.  Students are not permitted to wear hoodies or trainers.  Black Nike trainers which are commonly sold as shoes by some popular sports retailers are not acceptable footwear and all students should wear black shoes.

Thank you for your support.

Justin Dixon
Deputy Head Master

I am very sorry for the late hour of this email, however, I have only just received confirmation of a positive COVID-19 test results for a boy who is in Year 8.

Can you please keep your son at home on Monday 12 October, he must self isolate at home.  We will establish all remaining contacts that have been under 2m for more than 15 minutes on Monday and take further advice from the Regional Health Protection Team.

I would hope to be able to give you an update by midday on Monday.  If you can pass this message on to any other parents or carers who may not receive this email, please can you?

Please have your son log into Teams for work on Monday.

Again I am very sorry for the very late notification.

Thank you

Simon Pickett
Head Master