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  • Ebooks NOW – Enabling Our Students to Read from Home

    Published 05/05/20

    During this challenging time when libraries and bookshops are closed we want our students to be able to continue reading from home both for pleasure and in relation to their studies, the school has therefore subscribed to Ebooks NOW.
    There are over 1,500 quality ebooks on offer from popular authors. The collection has award winning fiction, non-fiction, audio books, GCSE and A Level set texts, study guides and text books. There is a huge variety of text types, including graphic novels and genres and topics to hopefully engage even the most reluctant reader. This exciting reading service is available through Sora, the student reading app, which provides free access to ebooks and audiobooks. What better way to engage our student’s mind than through reading?
    For more information on how Sora works and to download the app, please find below the link to the user guide: https://help.soraapp.com/en-us/5033.htm

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  • Letter from the Principal - 16th April 2020

    Published 16/04/20

    Please see the attached letter from Mr Denial.

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  • Letter from the Principal - 3rd April 2020

    Published 03/04/20

    Please see the attached letter from Mr Denial.

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  • Safeguarding during School Closure

    Published 31/03/20

    Please see below full information regarding safeguarding.

    The school’s Safeguarding Team will continue to monitor vulnerable students during the period of closure and maintain contact with the relevant services.

    If you have a safeguarding concern to report during the period of school closure, please contact the Designated Safeguarding Leads here at The Chalfonts Community College:

    If you have an urgent concern about a young person please contact Buckinghamshire Children’s Social Care First Response Team:

    First Response Team
    Telephone: 01296 383 962
    Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5.30pm
    Friday 9am to 5pm

    If you need an urgent response outside of these hours, contact the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0800 999 7677.

     

    Alternatively, you can report a concern through the online services: https://www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/care-for-children-and-families/child-protection-and-safeguarding/

    Should students require support for safeguarding/counselling during the school closure, there are a number of sources for support:

    For students currently accessing the school counselling service who feel that additional support may be required during the school closure please e-mail: counsellingteam@chalfonts.org. 

     

    Alternatively, there are many other online platforms for young people to access:

    NSPCC

    • NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000 Contact professional counsellors for help, advice and support

    Childline

    • 0800 1111 - Free, confidential advice and support for children and young people

    Kooth

    • Kooth offers free, safe and anonymous online support for young people.It can be accessed also via an app which can be downloaded onto most devices.Kooth provides a range of services to young people including counsellors who will work online with a young person. https://www.kooth.com/

    Young Minds Messenger

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  • SIMS Parent App/Website

    Published 31/03/20

    To help you access information about your child, we’re requesting you register for the SIMS Parent App. This is available online via the SIMS Parent Website, or via an App on Apple & Android phones. If you haven’t already done so, please check your email for the invitation. Instructions are below, with detailed instructions on our website. Any issues, please email us.

    Detailed instructions are on our website here.

    Basic instructions:

    • Click Accept on the Email Invitation
    • You need to ‘Sign in with’ one of the options below and link your existing Facebook/Twitter/Google/Microsoft account to SIMS. Please do not use ‘Sign in with SIMS ID’.

    • It will then ask to confirm a date of birth. It maybe your own or your child, depending what information SIMS holds for you/your child.
    • Once registered you’ll be able to access https://www.sims-parent.co.uk

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  • We're one of the highest performers in England, winning national awards!

    Published 25/03/20

    The Chalfonts Community College has been recognised nationally by receiving prestigious awards for their outstanding key stage 5 results last year. The awards are based on 2019 data provided by the Department for Education and Ofsted, and for the school's commitment to collaboration, analysed by SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers network.


    The Chalfonts Community College was found to be among the best performing non-selective sixth forms in the country, receiving two awards for being in the top 10% nationally for student attainment and achieving significantly higher than national average student progress, in applied general subjects at key stage 5.


    The SSAT Educational Outcomes database compares all state-funded schools in England and the highest performing schools in a range of key measures are awarded SSAT Educational Outcomes Awards.

    Sue Williamson, Chief Executive of SSAT said:

    "Congratulations to The Chalfonts Community College on winning two SSAT Educational Outcomes awards. This success is down to the superb learning and teaching, outstanding support and inspirational leadership of students, staff, parents and governors. You have made a huge difference to the lives of the young people in your school. Thank you."

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  • Key Worker - Information

    Published 20/03/20

    Dear Parent/Carer,

    Yesterday we sent out a communication in regards to Key Workers.  The DfE has now clarified this for schools and the information below came out at midnight!  Please can you pay particular attention to points 1 and 4 - this is new guidance.

    We will keep in contact with you all when further information or direction is available.

    Parents whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response include those who work in health and social care and in other key sectors outlined below. Many parents working in these sectors may be able to ensure their child is kept at home. And every child who can be safely cared for at home should be.

    Please, therefore, follow these key principles:

    1.    If it is at all possible for children to be at home, then they should be.

    2.    If a child needs specialist support, is vulnerable or has a parent who is a critical worker, then educational provision will be available for them.

    3.    Parents should not rely for childcare upon those who are advised to be in the stringent social distancing category such as grandparents, friends, or family members with underlying conditions.

    4.    Parents should also do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should observe the same social distancing principles as adults.

    5.    Residential special schools, boarding schools and special settings continue to care for children wherever possible.

    If your work is critical to the COVID-19 response, or you work in one of the critical sectors listed below, and you cannot keep your child safe at home then your children will be prioritised for education provision.  Please complete the online form if this applies to you https://forms.gle/bgpR9AkB1s9m5B4u7

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

     

    Kind regards

     

    Mr R Denial

    Principal

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  • Emergency Bill - Covid 19

    Published 18/03/20

    Dear Parents,

    At 5.15pm today, the Secretary of State for Education gave a public statement that all state-funded schools in England would be closed from the end of the school day on Friday.

    He also indicated that all the GCSE, AS and A-level examinations due to take place this Summer, have been suspended; and that students would be credited for their learning in some other way.

    Having indicated that all schools would be closed, he then indicated that they would be expected to remain open for the children of key workers and for those in various vulnerable categories – providing a safe place and access to meals. We are expecting a definition of ‘key worker’ tomorrow from the Cabinet Office. It will take time to determine the nature of this provision.

    Although we have been anticipating such an announcement, and prepared for various scenarios, the limited details so far released raise considerably more questions than answers. You will all have your own legitimate concerns and queries.

    The Secretary of State gave no undertaking that schools would be expected to sustain a pattern of normal learning during the closure; rather that any available staff would be expected to support other frontline efforts. Our school response is yet to be determined.

    I will be working this evening and tomorrow with my senior leadership colleagues, and all staff, to clarify as best we can what this announcement means for the school, for our pupils and for you. I anticipate providing more details later tomorrow.

    Thank you for your support and for your patience in the meantime.

    For the next two days, pupil attendance In Years 7 and 13 should continue as normal within the COVID-19 Public Health England guidance.

    Kind regards,

    R Denial

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  • Home Learning

    Published 18/03/20
    We have been adding to our list of resources and work should your child be self-isolating, but in a position to complete school work. Please refer to our website for details. https://www.chalfonts.org/homework/independent-learning Should we clo
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  • Important Information - Partial Closure

    Published 17/03/20

    Dear Parent and carers

    I am writing to let you know that on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March we will be planning to open the school for years 7, 11 and 13 only.  This is due to the increasing difficulty in staffing.  Your child’s safety is important to us and we need to ensure that there is appropriate supervision in our school.

    I hope that this gives you advanced warning of our intention and to plan for the coming days.  There may be further updates and I will communicate this by lunchtime tomorrow (18th March)

    Mr R Denial

    Principal

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  • Yr8 Options Information

    Published 05/03/20

    At the start of this half term we launched the Options process for all Year 8 students with an introductory briefing and an informed presentation in assembly by Adviza, National Careers Guidance. Students are being encouraged to speak to parents, their subject teachers, tutors and other students at the school about making their option choices.

    English Baccalaureate - The Government strongly recommends that all students take a Modern Foreign Language together with either History or Geography at GCSE level. In line with this we expect students to study at least one of these subjects. 

    The options process will be completed online:

    https://www.sims-options.co.uk

    Please use the login details from your SIMS Parent App. We use the SIMS Parent App to keep the data we hold up to date. If you require an invitation for this, please contact the school office.

    Instructions for the SIMS Parents App can be found here:

    https://www.chalfonts.org/parents/sims-parent-app

     

    Our updated prospectus is now available online, which will give you and your child more information about each of the courses on offer. Paper copies are available upon request.

    Prospectus: Click here

    Usually there are about 20 students who need to choose another option. This is done in consultation with your son/daughter and is the reason why we ask for two reserve choices. Please be aware that we will not run a course if too few students opt for it, and that we will ask teaching staff for their professional view as to suitability for a course.

    Number of Options

    Students will make 4 option choices. 1 x Ebacc subject and then 3 further options.

    Science

    Students are not currently set in Year 8. At the end of the first term in Year 9 students will be set. Sets 1 & 2 will form a Triple Science (Separate Science) groups and sets 3-5 will be studying Combined Science. Science does not take up one of your options. Both separate science and combined science are taught in the normal timetabled lessons.

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  • Letter regarding Coronavirus

    Published 26/02/20

    Please see the attached letter from the Principal regarding the Coronavirus and advice for education settings from Public Health England.

    Updated: 16th March 2020

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