Newsletter – Friday 19th December

In our last newsletter, I shared how our Heads of Year have been working closely with students to strengthen leadership and voice across the school. This term, we’ve taken the next step by holding our very first Student Leadership Team meeting, pictured below. It was fantastic to see students sharing ideas and shaping the future of our school—this is just the beginning of an exciting journey for them; we’ll keep you posted with the progress of the group.

What an amazing half term we have had. This is highlighted by 90 students recognised in our celebration award for remarkable contribution to the year group. The students are a pleasure to work with and have fully settled in now. Keep working hard, keep trying your best and let’s have a great 2026. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Mrs Rhodes, Mrs Majid, Mr Thacker and Ms Cann-Anaman.

What a term! The students have had a strong start to their Year 8 Journey with over 36,000 Learning Habit 3’s awarded in class, 6500 Golden tickets issued and over 9000 perfect uniform awards. These achievements were celebrated in our end of year celebration assembly on Wednesday where over 80 prizes were awarded to the year group. 

This week the year group has welcomed our new Head of Year – Mrs Bennett. Mrs Bennett has already begun getting to know the students and school and we would like to welcome her to the year team.

From all of us, to all of you: We wish you a Merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year from Mrs Bennett, Mr Novin and Miss Ward.

Parents Evening: Thursday 22 January 2025 3.30pm to 6.30pm

It has been a pleasure to work with the Year 9 pupils this term. It’s been lovely to see so many of our pupils engaging in Student Leadership and Lunch / After School Clubs and learning in lessons.  We’ve had 23,169 golden tickets awarded and 43,699 learning habit 3s since September where pupils are getting it right in lessons every single day.  This is amazing.

Our rewards assembly at the end of term was lovely to see so many of our young adults getting it right on educake, with their tutors and making massive improvement.  The Head of Year and Assistant Head of Year awards this term went to:  Aaliyah K, Georgia B, Aadam D, Rose F and Jamie A, Leah G, Ava K, Zayan K, Austin B and Layla I.  Any student getting an award should be proud of themselves.

We also had pupils just enjoying being in school – organising their own Secret Santa or just looking at the beautiful sunrise which is equally important. 

We are having a strong start on Monday 5^th January first day back where we will reset expectations and make sure everyone is ok after the long break.  Ms Humpherson, Ms Farrar and Ms Rashid wish you all the very best for the end of the year and the start of the next and look forward to meeting you all on Parent’s/Carer’s Evening to discuss options for Key stage 4 (GSCE and BTECs). 

Parents Evening:  Thursday 08 January 2025 3.30pm to 6.30pm

Thank you for all your handwork in this first term back. We are slowly improving attendance and behaviour as a year group.  We have certainly ended the calendar year on a high and well done to all pupil who won awards on celebration assembly on Friday 19 December. We have also aimed to end the year rightly with Scottish county dancing lessons on Monday 15 and Friday 19December.

Merry Christmas from the Year Team, Mr Gill, Miss Carpenter-Cox and Mr Clegg-Murtagh.

What a fantastic term Year 11 have had and how quickly it has gone. 15 school weeks completed and 12 school weeks to go until the summer exams start. All students have been working hard at the back end of the half term and attendance has started to rise again, reflecting students’ efforts of getting through to Christmas and making the most of each day. We have ended the term with a fantastic celebration assembly, recognising the achievements of the year group. Thank you for your continued support in such an important year for the students. Have a fantastic Christmas break and we all look forward to seeing the students again on the 5^{th of} January.

Well done to our Year 12 students who have been accepted onto the Reach for Excellence programme. This initiative supports students with the potential to progress to a research-intensive university, offering valuable guidance and opportunities to help them achieve their ambitions.

Our Year 13 students have been extremely productive in submitting their UCAS university applications ahead of the upcoming deadline, and it has been a pleasure to see offers already being received. Students pursuing apprenticeships have also been proactive, taking positive steps towards securing their future destinations.

Our charitable efforts this week, including a raffle and Christmas accessory days in support of Sue Ryder, raised over £200. This brings our total charitable fundraising for the term to more than £700. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed so generously.

We ended the term with our rewards assemblies, celebrating students’ achievements and positive contributions, and were delighted to welcome a special visitor to help mark the occasion.

We wish our sixth form students a healthy and happy break over the Christmas holidays and look forward to 2026.

Students across CTMC have had a productive and engaging week as they move towards the end of term. Our Year 11 students have been working hard on their photography final pieces, demonstrating real creativity and commitment as they prepare their portfolios. Year 10 have continued to make strong progress in GCSE English Language, focusing on developing the key skills they will need for success next year. Meanwhile, Year 9 students have enjoyed a more festive project, taking the opportunity to design and create their own Christmas stockings, an activity that brought plenty of creativity and seasonal cheer. This week also saw students and staff come together for a festive lunch, adding to the excitement as everyone looks forward to the upcoming Christmas break.