February Half term
Students finish for the half-term holidays at the end of school today. We hope you all have a lovely week, and we look forward to welcoming all students back to school on Monday the 20th of February at 8.30am
Students finish for the half-term holidays at the end of school today. We hope you all have a lovely week, and we look forward to welcoming all students back to school on Monday the 20th of February at 8.30am
Just a reminder to all Year 9 students. All Options forms must be returned to school by 9am on Thursday 9th February 2023. For more information about your Options please see https://www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk/options
Parents and carers have the opportunity to attend an Open Forum on OFSTED Developments on Monday the 27th of February from 6-7pm at Chaucer School with the headteacher. A short presentation will be given on developments, actions and impact, before opening up to parent questions. Parents and carers also have the opportunity to get information about improvements to the school at each Parent's Evening, or through booking 1:1 appointments with the Headteacher as required using the enquiries@chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk address.
Time to talk day is on 2nd February 2023 and the theme is talk, listen, change lives.
Time to talk day is all about making space in our day to talk about mental health. It recognises that talking about mental health isn’t always easy, but a single conversation has the power to change lives.
They say: “You don’t need a degree in listening to lend an ear”
We have significant numbers of teachers who may take strike action and we will not know the number of staff in school until the morning of any strike day.
Having considered the potential impact on our learners, and with their health and safety paramount to our decisions, we have confirmed that school will be closed to the majority of students on the first strike day (Wednesday 1st February).
The school will also be open for all Year 11 students to attend in the morning to complete their BTEC Digital Information Technology exam. Please see the letter below for further information.
Please see the link below for full information regarding the NEU strike days
Hepp will be hosting their next event specifically for parents, carers and students to hear about student finance. Explaining how student finance works for higher education.
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The session ‘Parent and Carers - Understanding Student Finance’ is taking place on Thursday 9 February 2023 from 5pm – 6pm.
To register please follow the following link: Parent and Carers - https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/ofZoiROsL0e4mfcxbkOfQw,M_nqWDlgd0KhjF8HnENGRw,swkfTw0QnUaulmlPrD-6BQ,zqYLIkclaUW7jAT8z-pToA,yspeLjpEEEOJlGozJhHuTw,BrQ110V7QkS0HN94cPFNVg?mode=read&tenantId=8968f6a1-ac13-472f-b899-f7316e439f43&skipauthstrap=1
Dear Parent/Cares of Y8 & 9 the parents evening booking system has gone live please log onto MCAS or call the school office to book an appointment.
Tapton School Academy Trust - Online Safety Newsletter for January.
Sheffield Healthy Holidays is all about trying activities and eating food that does us good! Sheffield children and young people in receipt of benefits related-free school meals can now choose from a huge range of fun free activities this WINTER happening across the city throughout the holidays – all completely FREE!
PLACES ARE LIMITED SO BOOK YOUR ACTIVITY NOW or watch our film, new activities are being added so keep checking back for even more FUN!
Friday 16th December 2022, all students will finish school at 12.20pm please read the full news article for more information.
Can all parents take a moment to please read the information below regarding signs, symptoms and how to seek help in relation to Scarlet Fever and Strep A
To all our parents, please can you take a few moments to read our updated uniform policy and expectations which will come into effect from 3rd January 2023.
Tapton School Academy Trust - Online Safety Newsletter for December.
Dear Parents and Carers
We've reached a stage at Chaucer School where the time is right to update our behaviour systems and processes. I know from meeting with families, from listening to parent voice that we receive in person and online, from listening to students and from listening to staff, that the changes we are making are both sensible and desired as we move forwards in our journey of improvement for Chaucer School.
In response to the ‘cost of living crisis’, Sheffield City Council has created a package of support for anyone facing financial hardship. Please see the links below for information from Sheffield City Council.
Year 11 Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 30th November, running from 4.00pm - 6.30pm.
Chaucer school will be closes to students on Thursday 24th November 2022 and Friday 25th November 2022
Free event bright seminar for parents, carers, and foster carers.
The content covers what county lines is, how children are groomed and exploited, what is happening in your particular area, how parents can spot the signs and how to raise concerns and get help.
Please see the attached posted below for more information and register via https://parentwebinaryorkshire.eventbrite.com/
Tapton School Academy Trust - Online Safety Newsletter for November.
Headteachers Letter October 2022
We are disappointed by the outcome of the Chaucer School Ofsted inspection and do not feel that the report takes into account the full impact that the pandemic has had on our school and community.
In a monitoring visit in March 2020 Ofsted found the school to be taking effective action in order for the school to become good. Covid-19 then caused two years of significant disruption to education, and hardship within the community.
Our priority throughout this time has been the safety and welfare of everyone involved with our school and we are extremely proud of our students, staff and families for the resilience that they have shown.
We will continue on our journey for excellence together at Chaucer School, and in our mission to realise the life chances and dreams of all our students.
David Dennis (CEO, TSAT), Scott Burnside (Director of Secondary Education, TSAT) and Joanna Crewe (Headteacher, Chaucer School) – September 2022.
Chaucer School will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022 along with all schools as a mark of respect for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which will be a national bank holiday.
The Department for Education has advised that for all school's normal attendance is expected through the National Mourning period.
We thank you all in advance for your support.
Chaucer School
Being on time for school is a really important part of being successful. Please see the letter below for more information around the importance of students arriving on time.
A lifetime of dedicated service to our country, Tapton School Academy Trust is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Her impact was and still is felt by people in many ways. Her kindness, duty, dignity, leadership and how she approached her role, are inspirational. Our thoughts are with her family at this time.
Tapton School Academy Trust - Online Safety Newsletter for September.
Welcome to the start of 2022-23, in which we have a huge number of plans to take our school on a real journey of improvement. Our guiding principle is ‘We are first class’ and that means we won’t accept anything less than first class practice to give your children a first-class education.
We hope you all have a great weekend; we look forward to welcoming ALL students at 8.30am on Monday 5th of September in full school uniform, ready to start the new school year.
Students and staff at Tapton School Academy Trust celebrate GCSE success
Following years of unprecedented disruption to their education, students at Bradfield, Chaucer, Forge Valley and Tapton secondary schools received their GCSE grades today.
Dear Parents and Carers
We come to the last week of term, and I must thank you first of all for working with us through yet another national crisis – this time the heat. Hopefully this will be a rare occasion, but students did conduct themselves sensibly and safely while in school during the heatwave.