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Essential College Info​ - 11.10.19 

 

Year 7-13 

  INSET DAY​ - No students in D Mon
I 21st Oct
Mon Critical Incidents training for all
14th Oct staff & students - during PDT A Tues
Dutch students in 6th Form R 22nd Oct
Tues
15th Oct Y10 Drama Performance - 10D Y

Wed Non - Uniform Day​ & Cake Sale Wed
16th Oct Y10 Drama Performance - 10C
E 23rd Oct
Thurs
17th Oct V Thurs Y11 Parents’ Evening - 4.30pm
E 24th Oct LAST DAY OF TERM 1
Fri
18th Oct N Fri
25th Oct
T

S

 

Dear Parents/Carers,
Piano Restoration / Maintenance Fund

Several years ago our Bechstein Grand Piano was fully restored to its former glory in part through very kind
donations. The music department are now looking to raise money to restore the school's five other acoustic
pianos, including the Broadwood Grand in the music practice rooms, before our move into the new South
Building.

Music is an incredibly important part of a child's development and we are very lucky to have so many acoustic
pianos at Uckfield College for students to use both inside and outside of lesson time. They do however, need
regular maintenance and tuning to keep them in good repair. Over the years the pianos have become well used
and our Broadwood grand piano in particular is in need of some repairs.

Mr Towgood, one of our teachers, has very kindly donated £100 to begin a new piano restoration fund to
support this worthy cause and the music department would welcome any further contributions to ensure that
students continue to have the
opportunity to play real pianos.

Kind regards
Hugh Hennebry
Principal

 

 

 

 
Notices 

 
 

Don’t forget MONDAY 14th OCTOBER
is

an INSET DAY

 

Career Mag for Parents - ​September 2019 Issue

College Vacancy - Deadline Monday 21st October

Finance Assistant

Required as soon as possible - see a​ ttached information​ or the College website
Single Status Scale 5 - £19,171 to £19,554 (pro rata) - 25 hours per week (flexible), term time only

 

School Uniform
We are delighted that the vast majority of our students are taking real pride in their appearance, attending
college every day looking very smart and professional.

We do still have a few students who are ignoring some aspects of the college uniform policy and so we have
decided to change the ​incorrect uniform sanction from a break time to an after school 1-hour

detention​.  
 

 

 

New Parents' Evenings Booking System Y7-13
RE: All future Parents' Evening bookings will be made via EduLink

To ensure that parents/carers have greater control and flexibility over booking Parents' Evening
appointments, we are moving to an online system. These will be made through EduLink via the 'Parents'

 

 

Evening' icon found in the main menu. The first Parents' Evening is for Year 11 on 24th October and I will
write to parents/carers next week with details of how to use the new system. If you have any issues with
logging into EduLink please contact IT Support via: [email protected]
Rob Wakeling

Assistant Headteacher 

 

24-hour challenge for Mind - Y​ 13​ ​The Business Team

The level 3 BTEC business students in year 13 are raising money
for Mind, a mental health charity, by running/cycling for 24 hours.
The event will take place on S​ aturday the 23rd of November
at 9 am on Eastbourne's seafront.​
There are 15 of us taking part - 14 students and our teacher Mrs
Alvarez.
Our intention is to cycle or run for 24-hours nonstop and raise a minimum of £500. We are hoping that
students, staff, and parents will support our challenge by donating via our ​Just Giving page. ​ We would also
welcome people joining us for some or all of the challenge.

We will be completing as many 7 mile laps (out and back on Eastbourne seafront) ) as possible in the
24-hours so people could join us for a minimum of 7 miles.
The start of each lap is at Fisherman's Green 131 Royal Parade, Eastbourne BN22 7LH.
Thank you in advance for all of your support.

 

Date for your diary!

Christmas Fayre
Saturday the 30th of November,

from 12 until 4pm

If anyone is interested in having a stall, please contact Sarah Carlise on
[email protected]

 

Neuro-Ninja Course at Uckfield College

There's still time to sign up your whole family up to these innovative and engaging courses on becoming a
Neuro-Ninja. You'll be learning all about how your amazing brain works and how to build well-being, respond
to anxiety with agility and begin on a journey to becoming a Neuro-Ninja.

To sign up to Action Your Potential's c​ ourse click here. ​ We will only use your email to send you details of the
next course and the slides from this one.

See you there.

Andrew Wright

Action Your Potential 

 

Please send in your used stamps

We are collecting used stamps for T​ he Royal
National Institute of Blind People which is a UK
charity offering information, support and advice to
almost two million people in the UK with sight loss.
Everyday 250 people begin to lose their sight. RNIB has a crucial role to play
in creating a world where there are no barriers to people with sight loss.

 

 

 

Year Group Information 

Year 7

Geography Rainforest Workshop - ​please see a​ ttached information

Year 8

Design & Technology Requirements for Year 8 - p​ lease see a​ ttached

Year 9

There is no specific information for Y9 students this week.

Year 10

Mock Performances in Drama - ​please see a​ ttached information
Work Experience Week - ​please see a​ ttached information
GCSE ‘Poetry Live’ at the Brighton Dome - P​ lease see ​attached information

Year 11

Together to Achieve Parents’ Information Evening - P​ lease see the information ​attached here from the
evening

Year 12

There is no specific information for Y12 students this week.

Year 13

There is no specific information for Y13 students this week.

 

Study Support - ​before and after college -​ please see ​attached information.

 

Please find the link to our coach timetables below:
https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/public/secondary-school-coach-timetables/ 

 
Apprenticeships parent pack​ - ​September’s addition 

 
Term dates​ for the Academic years 18/19 & 19/20 - h​ ttp://www.uckfield.college/termdates

 

 
Reporting Absences - S​ ee li​ nk to information on Website
Extra-curricular Clubs - ​see a​ ttached​ for procedures for the purpose of safeguarding.

Uckfield College Life​ ​- ​September Issue

Uckfield College Life will be published once a month. W​ e have attached the Newsletter to the title
above - if you wish you can click on the title to see the newsletter. ​Please e-mail details to Toni Fletcher,
[email protected].​
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