Succeeding Together

Information on the Wider Re-opening of Plymstock School in September 2020   Dear Parents and Carers   Further to my letter last week (02 July) I can now share with you the WeST Toolkit2 document, which we are using to plan for re-opening in September.  I am sharing this with you so you may ...

Y11 and Y13 students:  to receive your examination results via the MyEd app, please email rwright@plymstockschool.org.uk from your school email account, giving us your permission to send your results to your parent/carer by this method. Thank you.

Dear Year 6 Parents and Carers Important update letter from Mr Pearsall, Headteacher regarding the return of students to school from September. Headteacher letter to Year 6 Parents - Sep update - 02-July-20 Best wishes Plymstock School

Dear Parents and Carers Important update letter from Mr Pearsall, Headteacher regarding the return of students to school from September. Headteacher Letter 02-Jul-2020 Best wishes Plymstock School

Dear Parents, Carers and Students   Kindly see a letter below, from Miss Monelle, Head of Post 16, which was sent home via email and MyEd on 25-June-20   Year 13 Letter inc results info 25 06 20   Best wishes Plymstock School

Great news! We have just received an update from NCS releasing details of a new initiative ‘One Million Hours of Keep Doing Good’.   This would provide opportunities for students aged 15-17 to join NCS in the ‘Keep Doing Good’ programme. A national effort to achieve one million hours of volunteering and ...

Dear Parents and Carers of Year 11 and Year 13. I have arranged to send home a letter today, via MyEd, to clarify arrangements for students to receive their GCSE and A Level examination results. Head Teacher letter - Year 11 and Year 13 24-Jun-20 Best wishes   Rob Pearsall HEADTEACHER

Dear Year 11 Students Please take time to read this letter. Year 11 June letter - 22 Jun 20 Best wishes Mr Taylor DIRECTOR OF LEARNING for YEARS 10 AND 11

Dear Parent/Carer of Year 7 and 8 Please follow the link to my letter regarding distance learning and future planning.  Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries or if you need support with any aspect of your child’s learning or well-being. Letter to Year 7 ...

Reflecting on what Plymstock School means to him, teacher, Neil Bellamy will run a route through Plymstock on Fri 12 Jun, starting 10am from Morrisons. He will run 43 metres per student representing 43 school days affected so far; an epic 42 mile challenge! Wave, if you see him.  ...

Dear Parents/Carers Following on from my last message regarding the partial re-opening of Plymstock School for Year 10 and Year 12 from Monday 15 June, I am now in a position to update and inform you on how we are to do this and what this means for all of us. I have ...

Information on the partial re-opening of Plymstock School to Year 10 and Year 12   Following recent government announcements, and in line with other WeST secondary schools, Plymstock School will be re-open, on a limited basis, for Years 10 and 12 from Monday 15 June. We have made direct contact with families in these ...

Dear Parents and Carers Please find a letter from Rob Haring, CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust as an update on the picture emerging national with the partial re-opening of schools. WeST CEO - Letter to Parents and Carers - 05 June 2020 Best wishes Plymstock school

Dear Parents and Carers Please see the attached letter regarding further information about the re-opening of Plymstock School for Year 12 students from Monday 15 June 2020. Year 12 Face to Face Letter

Dear Parents and Carers Following our communications before half term with regard to the partial re-opening of schools for Year 10 from 15 June. Please find attached a further letter from Mr Pearsall that now includes more specific details on the number and frequency of lessons. The information on arrangements incorporates the new ...

Dear Parents and Carers Please find a letter from Rob Haring, CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust. WeST CEO - Letter to Parents and Carers - 22 May 2020 Best wishes Plymstock School

Please find attached a letter from Mr Pearsall to Students   Message from Mr Pearsall 22-May-20

#plymstocklockdownliteracychallenge Please visit our new Library Website using the link below to find some ideas and information about how to help children gain confidence and develop a love of reading: https://sites.google.com/plymstockschool.co.uk/library/the-importance-of-reading-parentcarers-page Please reply to @plymstocklockdownliteracychallenge to let us know what you all do to get your children reading more!...

Dear Year 10 Parent / Carer Further to Mr Pearsall's letter dated Friday 15 May and yesterday's letter which outlined initial planning for Year 10 provision in the summer term. Please click on link to a letter with additional details. We hope that this ...

Please find attached Letters for year 10 and year 12 Parents regarding Planning for Possible Re-opening. Year 10 Parents  Year 12 Parents  

Dear Parents and Carers Please find attached a letter from myself and a separate letter from Rob Haring CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust with regards to this week's DfE announcements. Headteacher letter WeST CEO Letter Take care and stay safe Best wishes Rob Pearsall

Dear Parents and Carers #StayHomeSaveLives A group of our staff coordinated by Mrs Kent and with the editing skills of Mrs Hawker have produced a video to remind us all about the importance of supporting the NHS. Here is the link to the page, https://plymstockschool.org.uk/plymstock-school-staff-video/ This video has a international languages theme and follows ...

Please find attached a letter from WeST CEO https://plymstockschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WeST-CEO-Letter-to-Parents-and-Carers-4-May-2020.pdf 

Dear Parents and Carers, I hope you are well and looking forward to the weekend. Thank you for keeping me and the Team Leaders updated about how things are going and especially to those of you who have sent in descriptions or photos of your children's achievements- we love hearing from ...

A useful link that schools have been asked to share with parents and carers: https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/youngpeople/coronaviruscovid19thingsdochildrenandyoungpeople ... and for adults New free online learning platform to boost workplace skills A new online learning platform to help boost the nation’s ...

The finance team have been continuing the complex refunds process for the Challenge Week trips.  The following trips and activities have now been refunded: Fishing Football Golf Horse Care Skiing Surfing Trains, ...

There have been some changes to our provision for students who need to attend school. Please see this letter Educare Provision at Plymstock School from 290420 - Letter

Dear Parents and Carers,   I hope you are all well and your children are managing in these strange circumstances. I wanted to update you on the Plymouth SEND Local Offer, which you can view here: https://www.plymouthonlinedirectory.com/article/182/SEND-Local-Offer   It contains a wealth of information about help and support from across the city and ...

Dear Parent and carers   The D/T team have taken on the toilet roll challenge with a twist!   Miss Pring writes “we are getting more and more students submitting project work that they have done at home with their families - bike stands, bird houses, planters and even a dog kennel." Miss Stevenson has ...

The finance team have begun the complex refunds process for the Challenge Week trips. They have informed me that the process is proving to be very slow, and it is likely to be many weeks before they are all complete. We all appreciate your understanding and your patience. The ...

Dear Parents and Carers Updated Information about Distance Learning Having listened to parental feedback, our staff have been reassessing how we set work to be completed at home. Please find attached links to the latest letters and updates for: Year 7 and 8 Year 9 Year 10 We would ...

App info sheet   YD Expanded Wellbeing Toolkit (Devon)

We hope this message finds you in good health. We have created a video message for you all concerning the next steps for 'Remote Learning' for Year 10 students from our Director of Learning Mr Taylor. It can be accessed by clicking on the following link: https://www.loom.com/share/23a4b89a9d2d485d85f05acd54577006 We have also ...

A reminder that... ‪Our library website is packed with information and support during this closure. ‪sites.google.com/plymstockschool.co.uk/library/home ‪Updated weekly, with the latest news, book reviews, advice about useful websites, competitions – take a look! ‪Exciting News ‪win a copy of Robert Muchamore’s latest book! ‪Go to Plymstock School Library website for further details https://sites.google.com/plymstockschool.co.uk/library/news-events

Please find attached an update guide

Dear Parents/Carers, I hope you are all keeping well and have managed to have some kind of break over Easter. I appreciate how difficult and strange the current situation is for many of our students. You will be receiving a range of information from my colleagues about various matters, including Distance ...

Dear Parents and Carers Grading in 2020 - Information for students Further to our joint letter last week. @ofqual have released this video to help you understand how grades are being awarded. https://youtu.be/VXuDOrtJY1Q Please visit: https://www.gov.uk/ofqual for all information for students expecting GCSE, AS or A level results in summer 2020. Best wishes Miss Liz Monelle Director of ...

Dear Parents and Carers, I hope you and your families are all well. I have been doing some research into how best to support our young people with any anxieties or concerns they have around Covid-19 and the uncertainty it brings, and would like to recommend a free app that you or ...

Please find attached a letter to Parents 

Dear Parents/guardians We have had to make the decision to cancel our Challenge Week trips for 2020. I am sure that this will not come as a surprise. We ...

Dear Parents and carers Coronavirus (COVID 19): list of online education resources for home education - GOV.UK Please find the link to the DFE resources published for parents. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education The DfE have asked all schools to promote this guide to support the curriculum being planned and delivered by schools. Our teachers will ...

Summer Term Provision Message     

Dear Parents and carers Please click on this link for our letter to students, parents and carers re - Summer 2020 grading from Miss Monelle and Mr Taylor. You will also find the full guidance for teachers, students, parents and carers here:...

Please find attached a letter regarding the provisions for Key Workers after Easter https://plymstockschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/After-Easter-Provision.pdf

Dear Parents and Carers The amazing and talented Plymstock School PE department have taken up the Twitter challenge laid down by the Lipson Co-operative Academy's PE department. They've done their own version of the isolation video. Here is the link to the page, https://plymstockschool.org.uk/plymstock-pe-departments-isolation- Mrs Tyrrell and the team hope it brightens your day. ...

Please find below a link to newly issued Government guidance on mental health and well being. ‪  ‪Guidance for the public on the mental health and well being aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19)   ‪https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-public-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-aspects-of-coronavirus-covid-19   Best wishes Plymstock School

Please find attached a letter from Rob Haring, CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust, with regards to the latest update on our joint approach to Coronavirus-COVID-19. COVID 19 - Letter to Parents and Carers - 27 March 2020

Please find attached a Distance Learning update 27.03.20 A Quick Guide to Supporting Distance Learning for Parents   Easter Letter 2020

We ask all our parents and carers to re-enforce the U.K. government’s message with their children Hyper link to full letter attached from Mr Pearsall #StayHomeSaveLives Do not meet up with people you do not live with. This is for everyone’s safety We are staying in ...

Dear Parents and Carers Mr and Mrs Withey are like many of you working at home; ensuring our students are set appropriate work that they can complete at home. They understand the challenges this can create, trying to support their own children’s learning and completing work calls and emails ...

This information may be useful in supporting your child during this difficult time. If you need additional emotional support for your child, please contact our SENCO Tamsin Summers on tsummers@plymstockschool.org.uk and she will put you in touch with the appropriate staff member or external agency....

Messages have been sent to parents/carers of children in year 7 to 9 regarding provision over the Easter holidays. As has been mentioned by the government, in an unprecedented move, we are looking to provide some care provision to students whose parents/carers cannot safely keep them at home or arrange alternative ...

Dear Parents and Carers   Following the latest Government announcement on new measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus, it is even more important than usual that we consider not only our physical health but also our mental health.   I have attached an information pack that has been shared by Buckinghamshire County Council, ...

Dear Year 11, In these ever changing circumstances, it is understandably tricky to know what to do reference Post 16 Options. Please find below some information ...

The message from the Secretary of State for Education, is that schools and colleges are NOW the last resort, open only for emergency provision for key workers when there is no alternative option, and that parents should keep their children at home if at all possible. Gavin Williamson and ...

Please find attached a letter from Rob Pearsall - Headteacher  

Dear Parents and Carers Information for parents and carers about the closure of schools and other educational settings following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Please find below the link to guidance which was issued on Friday evening. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers Staff will be ...

Please find a letter to parents regarding Closure of School Sent out on Friday 20th March 2020.   Close of school letter to parents 20.03.2020

The attached letter is intended for students who are expecting to attend school from Monday 23 March School Provision from 23.03.20

Please find attached a letter from the West CEO Rob Haring,  

Dear Parent / Carer As you are clearly aware, the school is closed from Monday 23 March except for children whose parents count as key workers and children who are vulnerable. Yesterday evening, the government published the list of those workers that would count as key workers. The guidance ...

Please find attached Messages sent out via MyEd   Year 11 Update Year 13 Update

Dear Parent and Carers   Re: Coronavirus update – school closure to most students Please find an updated letter from our CEO Rob Haring. With regards to yesterday’s government announcements and how this effects Plymstock School and all WeST Schools. We are waiting for the government to publish more information and will ...

Dear Parents and Carers It is with great regret that I am writing to inform you that the School will be partially closed for Year 9 with effect from tomorrow, Thursday 19th March until the end of this week. Please take time to read my letter for full details which is on ...

Dear Parents / Carers Please see the attached letter giving information for students who are working at home due to sickness or preventative self-isolation. MyEd 18.03.2020 Students working at home 18th March 2020 Best wishes Beth Evans Associate Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning    

Dear Parents / Carers We have an important message from Rob Haring, CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust, regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) and all schools within the multi-academy trust, including Plymstock School. We will keep you updated with advice and information as it emerges. Best wishes Rob Pearsall HEADTEACHER

Dear Parents and Carers We have taken the decision to postpone the planned Parents’ Evening for Year 12 and Year 13 on Wednesday 25 March. This is due to the number of visitors expected on site and ensuring our ability to comply with Government guidance. More details will follow with your child’s Progress ...

Dear Parents and Carers We have taken the decision to postpone the planned Parents’ Evening for Year 7 on Wednesday 18 March. This is due to the number of visitors expected on site and ensuring our ability to comply with Government guidance. We will contact you in the future with a new date ...