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30 March2010Dear parents / carers

I write to bring to your attention a number of exciting developments at Deben High School aswe approach the Easter holidays.

Structure of the Senior Leadership Team

From the start of the Summer Term there will be a number of changes to the structure of theSenior Leadership Team:

Mr Salter will assume the role of Head of School taking on increasing responsibilityfor the day-to-day management of Deben and acting on my behalf as I work morestrategically on the future direction of the school;

We will be welcoming Mr Duffell, Deputy Headteacher from Holywells High School ona secondment for two terms from April 2010;

I am very pleased to announce that Mrs Burn will be joining the Senior LeadershipTeam as the Director of Inclusion from 19 April 2010. Mrs Burn will undertakeresponsibilities for driving forward whole school inclusion and equality of opportunity in theclassroom.

I am sure you will support these changes to the leadership of Deben as we continue to developthe school and move it forward for the benefit of our students. More detail on the leadershipchanges will be in the next edition of the Deben News.

In-House Catering

From 2 April 2010, Deben will be leaving the County Catering Service and will be taking theservice in-house. Students will not notice any difference at first as they access the service, but

change will come over the next few months. It is our intention to look at major improvements tothe service, working within our remit as a Healthy School.

Felixstowe Learning Trust

Dont forget the Felixstowe Learning Trust Education Open Form on Tuesday 30 March at7.30pm at Deben as it continues to develop its strategic role for education in Felixstowe. Youshould have received an invitation to this event via your sons / daughters. If not, it is on thefront page of the website.

Uniform

Thank you to all parents / carers for their support in keeping the uniform looking immaculate. I

would just like to take this opportunity to remind parents / carers of the uniform that your sons /daughters should be wearing:

White shirt / blouse (short or long sleeved);

School tie / prefects tie;

Black blazer with school logo on breast pocket (girls have option of fitted blazers);

Optional V-neck black long-sleeved jumper (no logo) worn with - not in place of blazer. The jumper should not hang below the length of the blazer;

Black or charcoal grey straight (non-flared) trousers;

Black shoes no trainers.

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Cardigans are not allowed. Coats / hooded tops are not allowed to be worn underneath blazers.Ties should be at least the length of the longest side of a piece of A4 paper. The sanction forrepeated uniform violations could be a fixed-term exclusion.

Year 11 Coursework / Examinations

We are really going for it this year with some of the highest targets set in the schools history forour current Year 11s (70% 5+A*-C grades and 58% getting 5+ with one of English and one ofMaths). By the time you receive this letter there will be around 20 school days left for studentsto make a real difference for their final examinations.

Some key questions / advice we are giving to Year 11 students:

Do you know your targets and how to get them? Have you asked your teachers?

Coursework have you finished it so you can make time for revision?

Revision timetable have you written one and are you doing it?

Parents / carers can support our drive for students to achieve their best this summer byproviding:

a place and a time to study that is quiet and has everything your sons and

daughters need for their work; useful resources: revision books, CD-ROMs, access to My Maths or otherlearning-based websites. This includes encouraging sons / daughters to attend the hugerange of after school support classes that are being run by teachers in many subject areas;

support and encouragement, even when times are tough. Be patient andunderstand that the combination of stress and teenage hormones can lead to the desire togive up.

More advice and resources can be found on the Year 11 Parents web page on the website:http://www.deben.suffolk.sch.uk.

Parents / Carers Getting Involved

I continue to develop ways for parents / carers to be involved in the school. The Parents FocusGroup (PFG) continues to go from strength to strength and you will no doubt have read MrsTinks articles in the Deben News. There are still places available on the PFG for those of youwho wish to find out more about what goes on at Deben High School. If you are interested thenplease contact my PA, Mrs Cumberland, onoffice@deben.suffolk.sch.uk.

If you would prefer to come in to school on a more informal basis directly to me, then I havereintroduced the Parents Open Forums which I ran in the Autumn Term. These run from 8.30 9.30 (with refreshments) and you set the agenda! The dates for these throughout the SummerTerm are as follows:

Thursday 22nd April

Thursday 6th May

Thursday 27th May Thursday 17th June

Thursday 1st July

Please report to main reception and you will be taken to where the meeting is being held.

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our parents / carers for their support ofthe school. It is incredible to see how many of you turn up to events to support sons / daughtersand staff. Thank you, and have a fantastic Easter holiday!

Yours faithfully,

Mr CawleyHeadteacher

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