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  • Ofsted April 2025

    Published 17/04/25

    Please see the links below for information for parents and the latest Ofsted report.

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  • SEND Parent/Carer meeting

    Published 15/04/25

    SEND Parent/Carer meeting for all those whose child attends Chaucer School.
    DATE: 24th April 2025
    TIME: 09:30 - 11:00
    VENUE: Learning Zone, 1st Floor of Parsons Cross Library
    Your child does not need any diagnosis, you are welcome to attend if you just have a few concerns/questions about your child.

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  • Y6 Welcome Evening change of date.

    Published 14/04/25

    ‼️ IMPORTANT NEWS ‼️

    Due to staff safeguarding training, Chaucer school is postponing our Y6 welcome evening from this Wednesday to next Wednesday 23rd April. There are 2 sessions: 4:30pm and 5:30pm. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. We hope to see you all on Wednesday 23rd April 2025.

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  • Happy Easter

    Published 28/03/25

    From all at Chaucer we would like to wish you all a Happy Easter and hope you all have a lovely holiday. We re-open on Monday 14th April 2025 at 8.30am.

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  • Online Safety Newsletter April 2025

    Published 28/03/25

    Tapton Academy Trust - Online Safety Newsletter for April 2025.

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  • Easter Revision 2025

    Published 27/03/25

    Easter holiday revision / work sessions

    Students attending revision must sign in at reception.

    Students attending afternoon sessions must be escorted out of the building by the teacher leading the session.

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  • Importance of sleep

    Published 25/03/25

    To all Chaucer families, Healthy Minds have produced a resource to share with you around the importance of sleep.  It highlights some important information around sleep and some tips to create healthy habits with your child and signposts further support.

    We are a Healthy Minds school and as such have an Educational Mental Health Practitioner from the NHS Mental Health Support Team based in school every Wednesday. Please contact your child's year team for further information on the service and how we can support your child's wellbeing in school.

    Ms Scott, Assistant Headteacher, Senior Mental Health Lead

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  • Easter Holidays 2025

    Published 20/03/25

    Easter Holiday 2025

    School will be closed on the following dates:

    Easter Holiday – Monday 31st March to Friday 11th April 2025

    Good Friday – Friday 18th April 2025

    Easter Monday – Monday 21st April 2025

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  • UK-Ukraine School Partnership

    Published 14/03/25

    We are delighted to have set up a new partnership with a school in Ukraine, offering our students the opportunity to connect with their Ukrainian peers on a project that celebrates the joy of reading. Through the British Council’s UK-Ukraine School Partnerships programme, which is funded by the UK Government, we’ve teamed up with Mukachevo Specialised school No.4. Together, we’ll explore how reading can broaden horizons, build confidence, and enhance mental wellbeing.

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  • Celebrating Holi - Friday 14th March 2025

    Published 13/03/25

    Let's all celebrate the festival of Holi together!

    This coming Friday marks the Hindu festival of Holi which celebrates colour, love and the arrival of Spring. Students can wear something brightly coloured as part of the uniform, such as coloured socks, a hat, hair bobbles etc. We are also doing Henna art in the Art department over both lunches! Come along and try out some Henna this Friday!

    Spring: Holi marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.
    Love: Holi celebrates the love between the Hindu deities Radha and Krishna.
    Good over evil: Holi commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu.

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  • DTP and MENACWY vaccinations.

    Published 04/03/25

    A message from the School Age Administration Team.
    Dear Parents/Carers of Year 9 students,
    We will attend school to vaccinate Y9 students for the Booster dose of DTP Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio along with Meningococcal ACWY. We will also offer the HPV Human Papilloma Vaccine if they did not receive this in Y8.

    Please copy this link https://www.sheffieldchildrensvaccinations.co.uk/Forms/DTP to complete the consent form for DTP and MENACWY. The option to consent or decline the vaccinations is at the end of the questionnaire, so please complete this even if you do not want your child to have the vaccinations.

    Please copy this link https://www.sheffieldchildrensvaccinations.co.uk/Forms/HPV to complete the consent form for HPV, but only if your child did not have HPV last year.

    If you consented for HPV last year but your child did not get vaccinated, we will vaccinate them using the consent submitted last year.

    Your unique school code for Chaucer School is SF138414

    Vaccination date: 27/Mar/2025
    For more information about the vaccination please visit website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/ If you experience any problems, please contact the School Age Administration Team.

    Admin: 0114 3053291
    Nurses: 0114 3053230
    Email: scn-tr.sheffielddutysn.vacandimm@nhs.net

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  • Year 7 Parents Evening 12th March 2025

    Published 02/03/25

    Booking is now available via MCAS for our Year 7 Parents evening. Which will be taking place on Wednesday 12th March 2025, from 4.00pm - 6.30pm. This is an opportunity for parents/carers to meet teachers and discuss the progress that their children are making in school. Paper copies of the latest Year 7 reports will be available for collection. Should you require assistance with your booking please call the main office on 0114 2322338, Monday to Friday, 8.00am until 4.00pm.

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  • World Book Day - March 2025

    Published 28/02/25

    On Thursday 6th of March we are really excited to be celebrating World Book Day. Students are invited to come dressed as their favourite character or in school uniform.

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  • Ofsted Inspection 25th - 26th February 2025

    Published 24/02/25

    We have just been informed that Ofsted will be inspecting Chaucer School on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th February 2025. Please see more information regarding the inspection in the links below. 

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  • Half Term February 2025

    Published 14/02/25

    We would like to thank all students and staff for their hard work this half term. We hope you all have a good break, and we will see you back on Monday 24th February 2025 at 8.30am.

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  • Behaviour Refinements - February 2025

    Published 14/02/25

    As this half term draws to a close and we start to look forward to some better weather, I wanted to update you on some developments at Chaucer School that will affect your children from next half term.

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  • February Half Term Revision Sessions

    Published 14/02/25

    We would like to welcome all Year 11 students to our revision sessions which will be held over the February half-term. Please see dates and times below for the sessions. 

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  • HPV Drop-in clinics

    Published 13/02/25

    A message from the School Aged Immunisation Service:
    We’ve already visited your school, and to ensure all students who wish to receive the HPV vaccination, we’ve organised a drop-in clinic during the half-term break and outside of school hours.

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  • Study Hacks - Retrieval Practice

    Published 13/02/25

    Retrieval Practice is a powerful study tool that is important in the act of revision. It helps strengthen memory by pulling information out of your head rather than cramming information in. 

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  • Letter to parents and carers from Cllr Dawn Dale​​​​​​​

    Published 13/02/25

    Please see link below for a letter from Cllr Dawn Dale focusing on the importance of being in school for all children across Sheffield as concerns around safety continue.

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  • Advice and support from SYP

    Published 12/02/25

    In light of last week's tragic death at All Saints Catholic High School, South Yorkshire Police (SYP) are requesting that all schools share the attached letter and advice links for parents and carers relating to knife crime.

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  • Y11 Mock Exams - 10/02/2025

    Published 09/02/25

    Year 11 Mock Exams - Monday 10th February

    English in the morning - students are to go directly to their English teachers at 08:30 - they do not need to register with form tutors first. Students will be briefed by their English teacher and then escorted to exam venues.

    Science in the afternoon - students are to go directly to the canteen at the end of lunchtime, from where they will be escorted to exam venues.

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  • Letter to all Parents/Carers from Tapton Trust

    Published 07/02/25

    Please see the attachment link below to view the letter from Tapton Trust. 

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  • Letter to parents from Children's Services

    Published 07/02/25

    Please see the attached letter to Parents and Carers from the Sheffield Children’s Services Early Years, Education and Skills.

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  • Y9 HPV Vaccine

    Published 06/02/25

    Dear Parents/Carers of Year 9 students,

    We will attend school to vaccinate Y9 students for the Booster dose of DTP Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio along with Meningococcal ACWY. We will also offer the HPV Human Papilloma Vaccine if they did not receive this in Y8.

    Please copy this link https://www.sheffieldchildrensvaccinations.co.uk/Forms/DTP to complete the consent form for DTP and MENACWY. The option to consent or decline the vaccinations is at the end of the questionnaire so please complete this even if you do not want your child to have the vaccinations.

    Please copy this link https://www.sheffieldchildrensvaccinations.co.uk/Forms/HPV to complete the consent form for HPV, but only if your child did not have HPV last year.

    If you consented for HPV last year but your child did not get vaccinated, we will vaccinate them using the consent submitted last year.

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  • Letter of Response from Tapton Trust

    Published 04/02/25

    Please see link below

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  • Study Hacks - The Pomodoro Technique

    Published 03/02/25

    The brain can only focus deeply and concentrate for a short period of time before it becomes fatigued. Therefore, the longer a child studies for without a break, the more inefficient they become.

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  • Uniform Update January 2025

    Published 28/01/25

    Chaucer school has supported all students with the ability to loan uniform where it has been missing since September this academic year. All students have had a significant amount of time whilst being supported to ensure they have their own uniform and are wearing it to school each day.

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  • Study Hacks - Equipment Ready and Snacks at Hand

    Published 27/01/25

    One of the things that can cause an interruption to your child’s study flow, is not having everything they need when they begin their period of study.

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  • Study Hacks - Rest and Sleep

    Published 21/01/25

    Making sure that your child gets adequate rest and sleep every night is essential for not only a healthy lifestyle but it also plays a major part in the learning process.

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