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Weekly Bulletin - Issue 2 - Friday 15 September 2023

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Issue 2 - Friday 15 September 2023


Dear Families

Pupils have completed their first three days on timetable, which means there has been more movement and 'life' about the site. We have also had our first whole school assembly with our additional pupil numbers. We needed to bring in a few more chairs but other than that, the whole school was able to come together. Well done to our newest pupils for taking part!

All pupils and staff have completed a dry run of our new fire / emergency evacuation. To facilitate getting everyone safely to the muster point, our build team has built a fire safe corridor. This means that for some of our pupils, in a few classrooms, they will reach the muster via a fire safe internal short corridor. We are ensuring that pupils know the ONLY time they would reenter a building during an evacuation is during an evacuation at Meadow. If you feel your child requires a social story to support this, please liaise with their Form Tutor.

I will be giving you regular updates on our anti-racism work throughout this year. We started our journey in February when all staff and pupils completed a survey. We will repeat this every year to help steer the work we need to undertake. 

Last week pupils met with a lovely lady, Audrey, who they will be working with over the year. Audrey facilitated conversations about race and racism and was bowled over by how knowledgeable the pupils were about these topics.

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Staff have also worked with Audrey twice this week to open up conversations about race and racism and will continue to work with her over the course of the year.

Staff also started work with the extremely knowledgeable Karen Brooke. 

Karen is supporting staff to decolonise the curriculum and their minds. What does that mean? Staff will learn about historical misconceptions that have been perpetuated through the education system. They will also expand the curriculum to ensure there is an accurate and representative view of all cultures and their history. This will enable children of all cultural backgrounds to feel connected to local and global history and support them to identify themselves as part of British society and culture.  

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Please look out for our parent sessions and coffee mornings where we invite you to find out more about this exciting journey we have embarked upon.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
 
Kind regards
Mrs J Rigby
Headteacher

Calendar / Letters Home / Lunches 

Upcoming Events

Friday 22 September 2023 Genes for Jeans Day
(whole school non-uniform)

25-29 September 2023

Friends of Meadow Charity Walk

Monday 25 September 2023

Yom Kippur

Wednesday 27 September 2023

Diversity Role Models Anti Bullying Workshops

Friday 29 September 2023 School Photographs - Individual 

October 2023

Black History Month

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Diversity Role Models Anti Bullying Assembly

Thursday 5 October 2023

 

Meet The Tutor Evening

4-7pm

Friday 20 October 2023

Show Racism The Red Card
(Non-Uniform
 Day)

Tuesday 14 November 2023

Poppy Day

Friday 17 November 2023

Children In Need Day

Monday 23 October 2023
- Friday 27 October 2023

HALF TERM HOLIDAY

 

Friday 10 November 2023

 

ANNUAL REVIEW DAY
Some pupils will have their Annual Reviews and invitations will be sent out.

SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS

Thursday 23 November 2023

 

Celebration of Achievement Evening
7-9pm

(Invitation only)

Thursday 21 December 2023 LAST DAY OF TERM 
School finishes at 2pm

Useful Information

Calendar and Key Dates Document - Updated September 2023  PDF

Term Dates for 2023/2024 - Issue 2  PDF


Letters Home

Letters home are also on the school website:  
PARENTS / SCHOOL LETTERS HOME

Letter to Year 11 - Phased Transfer Year 11

Letter to Sixth Form - Phased Transfer Sixth Form

Letter to Pathway 1 - New Families Coffee Morning

Letter to selected Pathway 1 Students - DofE Swimming


School Lunches

Monday 18 September - Friday 22 September 2023

Week 3
- NEW MENU -
AUTUMN / WINTER 2023 menu below:

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Here is a printable version of the menu: PDF:   Autumn / Winter Menu 23/24


Keeping Pupils Safe Online

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News & Events In The Community

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Could You Foster a Child with Hillingdon Council? 

Could you foster a child?  If you have a spare bedroom and a caring heart, why not find out about fostering opportunities with Hillingdon Council?

The children we look after need different types of care; so we welcome carers from all backgrounds.

Attend a fostering information session where you can talk to a foster carer and we can help you work out the best type of care you could offer.

Find out more: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/fostering

PDF: Fostering Leaflet


Job Vacancies

All Meadow High School job vacancies are advertised on the Crinklerecruitment.com website. 
Applications must be made via the crinklerecruitment.com website.

Meadow High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

SEN SCHOOL MEALS SUPERVISORY ASSISTANT

JOB REFERENCE: CJ3647
Advert Posted On: 04/09/2023

Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 24/09/2023
Closing time: 11:59 PM

Salary information: Scale 2, Points 3-4: £4,316 - £4,387 + SSA £251 per annum 

Hours of work: 7.5 hours per week, Term time only + 5 induction days (39 weeks)

Work pattern: Monday to Friday, 12.30pm - 2.00pm

Start date: As soon as possible 

Contract type: Permanent

Please click on this link for further information and to apply.

THERAPY ASSISTANTS

JOB REFERENCE: CJ3717
Advert Posted On: 12/09/2023

Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 08/10/2023
Closing time: 11:59 PM

Therapy Assistants

Work pattern: 36 hours per week; Term Time Only (39 weeks)

Salary information: Scale 3, £21,401 - £21,753 per annum + Special Schools Allowance: £1,208

Start date: ASAP

We are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic individuals with experience of working with children and adolescents with special educational needs. 

Please click on this link for further information and to apply

DATA AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

JOB REFERENCE: CJ3718
Advert Posted On: 12/09/2023

Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 09/10/2023
Closing time: 11:59 AM

Work pattern: 18 hours per week (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) - Term Time only (39 weeks)

Salary information: Scale 5; £11,996 - £12,603 per annum (dependent upon experience)

Start date: ASAP

Much of this role is related to an Educational App called Evidence for Learning (EfL). Previous knowledge of this app is not essential and if you have the key skills below and are good at using databases you will have the transferable skills needed for this role. 

Please click on this link for further information and to apply

CLASS TEACHER

JOB REFERENCE: CJ3715
Advert Posted On: 11/09/2023

Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 02/10/2023
Closing time: 11:59 AM

Salary information: MPR; £32,407 - £43,193 per annum + SEN1 Allowance; £2,384 (depending on experience)

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Full-time

Start date: ASAP

We are seeking a teacher to work in our sixth form who embraces the school’s vision to enable and empower our pupils with lifelong skills and enable as many as possible to enter the world of work and reach the highest levels of independence in adult life.   

Please click on this link for further information and to apply

RESISTANT MATERIALS TECHNICIAN

JOB REFERENCE: CJ3736
Advert Posted On: 14/09/2023

Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 02/10/2023
Closing time: 11:59 AM

Start date: ASAP 

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Term-time (39 weeks);  

Hours of work: 32.5 hours per week (which will require flexibility at certain times of the year)

Please click on this link for further information and to apply


School Website:   www.meadowhighschool.org

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Email:  meadow@meadowhighschool.org

Reporting Pupil Absence:  attendance@meadowhighschool.org

School Telephone:  01895 443310