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Essential College Info​ - 07.02.20 

 

Year 7-13 

  GCSE PE Practical exam week D Mon TERM 4
I 24th Feb Y11 Resit Week
Mon Y12/13 Geographical Association GCSE DT Exam - all day
10th Feb lecture, Brighton, 3.55pm to A
7.15pm Deep Learning Day 2
Tues R Tues Y11 ‘An Inspector Calls’ trip -
11th Feb Y8 Options Evening 5-7pm 25th Feb 1.30-5.30pm
UC Careers Fair 11-2.30 (Hall) Y Drama A level exam - all day
Wed Y11 Rewards Trip 12-3.25pm
12th Feb Y8 HPV vaccinations Hall E Y7 Parents’ Evening - 4.30-7.30pm
LAST DAY OF TERM 3
Thurs V Wed
13th Feb 26th Feb
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Fri
14th Feb N Thurs
T 27th Feb

S Fri

28th Feb

​Notices 

We are pleased to announce t​ hat:-
Christine Latter​ is the new PAL for Y9 - email: c​ [email protected]​ and
Amanda Martin​ is the new PAL for Y10 - email: ​[email protected].​

Medical Appointments during the day ​- Student Services
To ensure your child is able to leave a class for a medical appointment, please ensure there is a note in their
planner for the teacher and that the appointment is also on Edulink. This will prevent any delays.
We do not have time to send notes to get students during the day. Many thanks

Poetry Competition2020
To mark LGBT History Month 2020 we are holding an Equality Poetry Competition. We are encouraging
entries from all year groups based on the theme of equality (please note it doesn't have to be purely LGBT
equality).

Entries should be submitted onto the google classroom: 2rdy7ns by Friday 21st February.

Winners will be announced on Friday 28th February ​ See attached poster

 

 

Advice for Parents/Carers
 
You should not be unduly worried about
the possibility of your children catching
the Coronavirus.
 
There is no reason why your children
should not continue to attend their early
years, school or further education
setting as normal.

We recognise that some families or
children may be planning to travel to
China during the forthcoming half term
period.

If so, please refer to the FCO’s latest
travel advice via the link below.

Latest information and advice can be
found at:

● Coronavirus: latest
information and advice

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 have moved to an online system. These will be made through EduLink via the 'Parents'
Evening' icon found in the main menu. T​ he next Parents' Evening is for Y7 on Thursday 27th
February ​which is open for bookings. ​ If you have any issues with logging into EduLink please contact IT
Support via: [email protected]
Rob Wakeling

Assistant Headteacher 

Important information regarding Car parking on Site during Parents’ Evenings and After School
events - ​please read ​attached information

 

BTEC Celebration Event - Wednesday 18 March 4pm to 5.30pm
We would like to invite all BTEC students and their parents to this fantastic celebratory event. Awards will be
given for Best Vocational and Best Academic Skills in all of our BTEC courses from Year 9 to Year 13 which

 

 

includes: Animal Care, Business, Engineering, Food Technology, Health and Social Care, ICT and Sport. There
will also be certificates for students that have achieved one or more distinctions in their exam and/or
coursework units.

The event will include free refreshments, award and certificate giving, musical performances, guest speakers
and a raffle with some wonderful prizes. The proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets will go to MIND, a
mental health charity.

We look forward to seeing all of our BTEC students and their parents at this fantastic event. We are
extremely proud of our vocational students and looking forward to celebrating all of their amazing
achievements on Wednesday 18 March from 4pm to 5.30pm in the school hall.

Mrs Alvarez (Director of Sixth Form) and the BTEC Team 

BTEC Celebration Event - request for raffle prizes
The Y​ ear 13 BTEC Business students​ are organising a fantastic celebratory event on ​Wednesday 18
March​ from 4pm to 5.30pm for all of the school’s BTEC students. There will be awards for Best Academic
and Best Vocational Skills in all 20 courses, as well as certificates for all students that have achieved one or
more distinctions in their coursework or exam-based units.

Students, parents and our other guests will be able to enjoy complimentary refreshments, musical
performances and a ​raffle (where all proceeds will be donated to MIND to add to the £2,344.43
already raised from the 24 Hour Run/Bike Challenge).

If you have any u​ nwanted Xmas presents​, or other items you would like to donate to the raffle, please
could you bring them in to school by ​Friday 6 March s​ o that we can include them in the wonderful hampers
we would like to create for raffle prizes. Examples of what you might like to donate include: bath bombs;
chocolates, scented candles, cute stationery items, books, calendars etc.

Please place your items in the large box in the school reception area​. Many thanks in advance for
your support in helping us receive even more money for such a worthy cause.

Year 13 BTEC Business Students

Uckfield College Careers Fair - ​Karen O’Riley
Our annual​ C​ areers Fair​ has nearly 40 exhibitors attending this year. It will take place on Wednesday 12th
March in our Hall from 11am to 2:30pm All our students are welcome to come along at break and lunchtime
and have a look around. There will be local and National employers, colleges, apprenticeships and
Universities. Uniformed Services, NHS Careers and careers advice.
KS4 & KS5 students will be brought along during the day.

Job Vacancies - ​see link to current vacancies page here for both Support staff and Teachers -​ there are
now Exam Invigilator jobs​ included ​https://www.uckfield.college/vacancies

 

Pedestrian Gate - Downsview Crescent

The building works on site are progressing and they are ready to start work on the new school entrance area,
to do this the white hoarding near to science needs to be moved, which will mean n​ o access to and from
the college from the pedestrian gate on Downsview Crescent from Monday 24th February 2020
We will be opening the pedestrian gate by the dining hall & technology at the beginning and end of the day
for students/staff use.

 
 

 

 

Learning Plus - SEND (Special, Educational Needs & Disabilities department)

Hands-On Half Term from Brighton Science Festival
We are getting ready to entertain and educate another 10,000 children
and their parents this half term. Hands-On Half Term is a​ ll over
Brighton, all over Half Term, Feb 15 - 23.​
It's for all ages, from very young 3 year-olds to very old 13 year-olds.

 

 
Neuro-Ninja Tool-Kit Seminar 4: Through Anxiety & Beyond

Our next seminar is coming up on Wed 26th Feb 6 - 7pm at Uckfield College. In this seminar we finish our
look at anxiety and the human brain. In this seminar we turn our attention to social anxiety and the stresses

other people can cause our brains. Don't worry if you
haven't come to any of the previous seminars, we
always give a brief re-cap.

Our brains were built for a world that no longer exists
and social anxiety is the new kid on the block as far
as our brains are concerned in terms of things to get
worried about it. In this engaging, innovative and
compassionately delivered seminar we look at why
our brains can find the complexity of other people so
difficult sometimes.

To sign up click on​ the link.

Yours sincerely
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

Enrichment week trip to Sorrento Italy Monday 6th - Thursday 10th July 2020 ​- s​ ee attached
information.

Year 8

Year 8 HPV Vaccinations Thursday 13th February 2020 -​ ​Please remember that the HPV Vaccinations
will be on Thursday 13th February 2020. It would be helpful if students could have water with them, and
have eaten and are wearing short sleeve shirts

Enrichment week trip to Sorrento Italy Monday 6th - Thursday 10th July 2019 - ​see ​attached
information.

Year 9

The Big Futures Show, Eastbourne - Tuesday 28th April 2020 -​ please see ​attached letter​ for
information.

Year 10

Work Experience Week - ​please see a​ ttached information

Year 11

Maths Revision/Support - P​ lease see a​ ttached information

Y11 Celebration trip - ​please remember to pay the full balance on Parent Pay.

Year 11 Prom Thursday 25th June 2020 - ​see a​ ttached information

Year 12

Deep Learning Day for Year 12 - Wednesday 26th February 2020
This day will be on prejudice and discrimination. Some of the day will be looking at the Holocaust. If any
students feel this will be very upsetting for them they should speak to Miss Wiltshire and alternative
arrangements will be made for them.

 

 
UCAS Higher Education and apprenticeship exhibition - Friday 13th March 2020 - P​ lease see
attached information.

Year 13

Term 3 reports​ - Y​ our child’s Term 3 Report has been uploaded to Edulink.
Please log in and view the document which you will find under 'Reports'.

 

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​ - ​January’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​ ​- ​January 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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