Wilnecote Warbler Issue 4 October 2017

Wilnecote Warbler
ENSURING EXCELLENCE
Issue 4 October 2017
Meet The
House Captains
Front cover
design by
Tech Club
Niyah Rowe(Y9) &
Elle Jones (Y10)

Welcome to the autumn edition of the
‘Wilnecote Warbler’, our school newsletter.
At The Wilnecote School we have a
fundamental belief that “all young people
have the talent and the potential to achieve
more than they ever thought possible”. This
requires us to create a culture based on high
aspirations and to provide opportunities for
the students in our school to take part in a wide range of
experiences and events. One of the purposes of this
newsletter is to report on such opportunities.
One such experience took place earlier this week when a
group of Year 11 students visited Oxford University for the
day, accompanied by Mr Farrell, himself an ex-student of the
university. The purpose of this annual visit is to ensure that
these students aim high and consider applying to the top
universities. You can read more about their day in the pages
that follow.
On another note you will probably be aware that after 30
years at The Wilnecote School, including the last 10 as
Headteacher, I have decided to retire and will be leaving at
Christmas.
I am enormously proud of my time at the school and would
like to take this opportunity to thank all those members of
our learning community (parents, residents and, most
importantly, the many thousands of students who have been
educated here) who have helped and supported me and the
school over the last 30 years.
In the Christmas edition of the Warbler I will reflect on my
time at our school, the many changes and those things that
make it such a special place.
I hope you enjoy this newsletter and that it gives you an
interesting flavour of life at The Wilnecote School.
Stuart Tonks - Headteacher
Attendance Figures
First Half Term 2017
The figures below show student attendance from
Wednesday 6th September until Friday 13th October this
half term:
Whole School 94.40%
Year 7 96.73%
Year 8 94.41%
Year 9 93.38%
Year 10 94.36%
Year 11 93.77%
As a school we want to be achieving at least 96% whole
school attendance to be in line with other schools
nationally. It is proven that students who have higher
attendance do better in their education during their time
in secondary school so well done to all students who have
maintained a high attendance so far this year. Keep it up!
To give all of our students the best chance of doing well
during their five years with us, please encourage them to
be here, even if feeling a bit under the weather.
Year 11
Oxford University Trip
On Monday 16th October, ten year 11 students (Tom Banks, Natasha
Beasley, Luis Dos Santos, Ella Kilgallon, Harry Lockwood, Molly Osbourne,
Eve Rowley, Josh Russam, Ben Shingleton, and Kieran Whelan) went to
Oxford University for the day, as part of the “outreach” work the
University is doing with state schools. We avoided all that the M42 could
throw at us, to arrive at Balliol college, one of the 35 separate colleges that
make up Oxford University and one of the oldest, having been established
in 1263. The students had a tour of the college with a current
undergraduate, followed by an introduction to the University. We then
had lunch in the main hall (very “Hogwarts”) – a cooked meal with
pudding for most of us; a bag of crisps for the slightly fussier eaters!
The wind (back end of Hurricane Ophelia) caused a few concerns about
“bad hair days” in the group photo before the final activity - a visit to
Balliol’s library. Here the students compared the covers of two books
printed in 1616 (a collection of works by Ben Jonson and another by James
I), in order to analyse what the covers revealed about the authors and
their writing. As part of this, they were able to handle the 400-year-old
original texts as well as a second edition folio of all Shakespeare’s works
printed in 1632 (valued at around £500 000). The visit was rounded off with
a quick tour of the main sites of the city before making our way back to the
Park and Ride, sadly without time to call at Greggs! A busy but informative
day.
All the students were a credit to the school, which is evident in this
comment from Balliol’s outreach officer emailed to me before we were
even home: “It was a pleasure to meet you and your students today. I was
particularly impressed by their ideas and suggestions in the library session
this afternoon; some of them seemed to go on such a journey, surprising
themselves with what they were capable of.”

Heads of
House
Mr Grant
94.4%
Attendance since
September 2017
Mr Herbert
William MacGregor
94.5%
Attendance since
September 2017
Mr Simpson
94.4%
Attendance since
September 2017
Well done to each and every one of you for a really positive start to this academic year! The school is still on its
journey of raising standards and expectations and you are really responding brilliantly to the changes and
improvements. An example of this is the one way system, it has really improved the congestion around the
school at key times during the day. The one way system is another example of the school listening to and
responding to student voice and the student council, thank you.
We are really excited about the bigger role student voice and the student council will play in school this year, the
student voice will be involved with the interview and selection process of appointing our new Head teacher.
The first inter-form and inter-house competition is underway, with our Up-cycle challenge. All forms have had to
up-cycle and reuse everyday items and rubbish to create a famous, iconic monument. Mr Tonks is looking forward
to judging the best monuments and the winner will be announced the first week back after half term.
The challenge the students (you) have now is keeping this fantastic start going. Keep working hard, well done
and have a good holiday.
House News
The first Inter-Form challenge of the year has been to create a replica of
a world renowned monument using only recycled household items. From
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia to the Pyramid of Giza our students have
been hard at work in their family groups to create the best monument
possible. The winners within each house set will be judged against one
another to decide whose monument is the greatest across the school.
It's been a very busy start to the school year whereby, having confirmed
all the representatives, we have had our first meeting of the entire
student voice. We discussed many important issues (which were all raised
by students) such as how we are going to raise money for children in
need, the designing of our new celebration room, the interview process
for our new year seven student representatives and ideas for the next
inter-house competition.
Well done to everyone who continues to contribute to the ongoing
success of the school.
Whole school attendance 94.4% since September 2017
ASC Resource
(Autism Spectrum Condition)
Student of the
Half Term
Well done to Charlie Furlong in the
ASC Resource who has been
nominated as the student of the
half term. He has shown a mature
attitude to his education and really
grown in confidence. He is putting
extra effort into all his subjects and
has overcome some huge obstacles
in order to achieve this. Everyone in
the Autism Resource Team are
incredibly proud of his progress.

Meet Mr Adams
New to The WIlnecote School this year is Mr Adams, he has joined us as Deputy Head Teacher
with responsibility for 'relationships'. We asked Louise Griffiths from Year 10 to find out a bit
more about him and ask him some really important questions.
In February of this year I decided it was time to seek
a new challenge. Having looked at a few different
schools in the Midlands, I saw an advert for a job at
The Wilnecote School and decided to visit it to find
out whether it was a school I would like to work in.
Once I'd been shown around, I knew it was where I
wanted to work next, due to the caring and
supportive environment I could sense underpinned
the school and the way students and staff behaved
towards each other. Fortunately for me, after a hard
couple of days being interviewed, with the Student
Council giving me a thorough grilling, I was given the
opportunity to work with your community. I've now
been in post 5 weeks and I have not once regretted
my decision to wish to work here. The way students, parents and staff have welcomed me and treated me
has been greatly appreciated, and it is lovely to work with young people who are a genuine pleasure to be
with and be supported by staff who want the best for the young people they serve. The biggest compliment
I can give any school is whether I would choose to send my own children to it, and this decision would be
based on the way they would be looked after, supported and developed into well rounded young people
with strong values. I can honestly say that if I lived locally, I would be extremely happy for my own children
to come to The Wilnecote School. The young people who attend are a credit not only to us, but more
importantly to themselves and their families. In a time when press coverage and social media tends to focus
more on the negative things a minority of young people get involved with, I think it is vital to recognise the
positive behaviours and attitudes the vast majority of your sons and daughters display day in and day out
when with us and you should be proud of them as we certainly are.
I have now been teaching for over twenty years, having spent the first part of my career in Warwickshire
schools and then the last seven years teaching in inner city Birmingham. During this time I was a Head of
Music for 9 years and also have held the roles of Year Leader and more recently Assistant Headteacher and
then Deputy Headteacher. People often ask me what I would do if I were not a teacher and I honestly do not
know what other job I would enjoy more. What gets me up in the mornings are the relationships that I build
with young people and the thought that I hopefully make a positive difference to their lives, even if they are
not always aware of it.
I am also a husband and a dad to two teenagers so having spent the majority of the day with young people,
I then go home to two more. Most of my spare time in the evenings and weekends is spent as one half of a
taxi service with my wife, taking my son to football or table tennis and my daughter to dance or netball.
However, I wouldn't want it any other way as it keeps them out of trouble and it is a pleasure to see them
enjoying life. Other than that, I relax by listening to music, reading, watching films and on the odd occasion
going to the theatre which is a rare treat. I also like exploring new places and travelling so we try and take
our children to places that we never went to when we were their age to broaden their experiences and open
their eyes to different cultures.
As said, it is a pleasure to be working to support your sons and daughters and I look forward to the school
continuing to develop strong relationships with you in the future to help the young people in our care
develop into young people who are a credit to us all.

What school did you teach at last?
A school in inner city Birmingham. I was there for
seven years, initially as Assistant Headteacher and
then as Deputy Headteacher.
What made you want to teach?
I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do but I loved music
and sport. When I realised I wasn't going to be a
footballer I decided I wanted to teach young people
to develop their musical skills.
Who is your favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtle?
I didn’t really watch it. I was more into the Thunder
Cat, Dungeons and Dragons and He-Man.
What’s the last song you listened to?
Gold on the ceiling by The Black Keys.
What toothpaste do you use?
Colgate.
What do you think will be the biggest trend in
2020?
Fashion and trends seem to go in cycles, so I’m going
to predict that combat-style trousers will make a
comeback.
What advice would you give to your past self?
To work harder and concentrate more at school. It
makes it easier when you get past exams and you
get more choice when thinking about college and
getting a job.
What was your first job?
What’s your favourite pizza topping?
Spicy sausage or mighty meat- preferably something
with a lot of heat.
What TV Christmas advert is your favouvrite?
House of Fraser's 2015 advert
Do you have any hidden talents?
My son tells me I have the ability to be the most
annoying man in the entire world. I’ll let my students
decide whether I keep that hidden or not.
What colour socks are you wearing?
Grey, blue and white.
Do you like marmite?
Yes! But I only really discovered it when my kids were
young and I was encouraging them to try it.
What film made you cry the most?
Jack and Sarah, I watched it after my children were
born and it gets me every time- I don’t watch it when
it’s on.
Are you more an introvert or an extrovert?
Naturally, I’m more of an introvert but as I’ve got
older I’ve changed what I think and realized that a
simple "hello" to someone can improve someone’s
day. I have actually become more outgoing the older
I have got and it just becomes something I do as it
makes life far more enjoyable.
Have you ever solved a Rubik’s cube?
Only by cheating with a book that tells you how.
Paper round in the morning before school.
What’s your favorite TV show?
Task Master.
What cereal do you eat the most?
Weetabix.
Are you a night owl or early bird?
Unfortunately both - not a good combination.
Interview by Louise Griffiths (y10)

Meet The
House Captains
With the newly elected House Captains firmly taking their place
on the student council, we caught up with three students to
find out why they wanted to take up the role and find out a little
bit more about them.
Josh Bampton
Beth Harriott
Why did you want to become a house captain?
I wanted to make a difference in the school and
support other students.
Describe yourself in 3 words.
Enthusiasc, Creave, Zealous
As a house captain what qualies do you have?
I believe I can come up with lots of different
ideas, also talking to others and geng people
involved.
Why did you want to become a house captain?
I could ensure everyone's voice is heard and
express their opinion on what can make either
my house or the whole school in general beer.
Describe yourself in 3 words.
Passionate, Approachable, Outgoing
As a house captain what qualies do you have?
I give posive leadership skills, a strong school
spirit, good organisaonal skills, I am respecul
towards house members and the whole school
community and I am especially supporve to
everyone in what they do.
What advice would you give to younger members
of the school?
To work hard and chase goals.
What school events have you parcipated in?
Open Evening and some sporng events a couple
of years back.
What new responsibilies are you taking on as a
house captain?
To set an example, be a role model, and represent
the school.
What advice would you give to younger members
of the school?
Work hard and to parcipate in any school
acvies as they allow you to experience different
things and connect with people you wouldn't
normally talk to.
What school events have you parcipated in?
Two Badminton County Championship finals . I am
also a member of the Year 11 Netball team.
What new responsibilies are you taking on as a
house captain?
Sharing ideas on improvements to the school.
Mia Houlston
Why did you want to become a house captain?
I wanted to be a house captain because I wanted
to play more of a part in the house system and
ensure that what we achieve will be successful. I
also want to be able to represent the opinion of
those in the house. I wanted a challenge; to do
something I have't been able to do in school
before now.
Describe yourself in 3 words.
Kind, respecul and friendly
As a house captain what qualies do you have?
Good listener, approachable and confident
What advice would you give to younger members
of the school?
If at first you don’t succeed try,try, try again.
What school events have you parcipated in?
School show’s, sports day, physical fellowship and
tournaments
What new responsibilies are you taking on as a
house captain?
Organising events such as Prom.

European Day of Languages
Bake Off
Last month, to celebrate the European Day of
Languages (26th September), the Modern
Foreign Languages Department held a
European Bake Off competition. Students
were given the opportunity to either bake a
recipe from a european country or to
decorate a cake with a european theme.
The MFL department were completely
overwhelmed by the number of entries and
the wide variety of cakes brought in.
"We had cakes that were decorated to
represent the EU, Italy and France plus many
more countries. It was amazing to see so
much variety and creativity from the students
- they had all obviously worked very hard on
their creations." commented Mrs Hill, Head
of Languages.
In order to accurately award the 'tastiest
cake', Mr Tonks had to try a slice of each and
every cake and after a lot of deliberation he
declared Faith Gallery as the overall winner.
For the cakes with the best 'European
theme', Mrs Hill and Mrs Turner announced
the winners as Hannah Doyle, Jake Brown
and Katie Horsham.
The MFL department were incredibly proud
of all the hard work from all the entrants and
would like to thank everyone for
participating!

Performing Arts
This half term has been a very busy one for the Performing Arts Department here at The Wilnecote School.
We have launched our school show Lord of the Flies, which will open on Wednesday 14th February 2018. Our
new school choir has begun working with Music teacher Mr Hyden and are due to perform at Awards
Evening and the Christmas Concert on Tuesday 12th December 2017.
But before any of that we have the KS3 Drama workshop on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd October
followed by the GCSE Drama Component One exam on Tuesday 7th November and the Music concert on
Thursday 9th November. Tickets for all events will be available via Parent Pay and you are welcome to come
and see what students have been doing in Music and Drama lessons this year.
Music Services Instrument Lessons
As you may be aware this year, in association with Entrust Music Service, The Wilnecote School is now able, for
the first time in several years, to offer instrument tuition to pupils from Year 7 onwards.
This is a great opportunity for pupils to learn an instrument of their choice including Trombone, Trumpet, Violin,
Cello, Clarinet, Flute and Oboe as well as keyboards, drumming and singing. We are delighted that already
several students have signed up for lessons with the first of these taking place after school on a weekly basis.
The good news is its not too late to sign up for this term.
Whilst there is a charge for the lessons (to pay for specialist musicians to come into school), after consultation
with Entrust and in order to enable as many students as possible to take up an instrument, we have been able
to reduce the price of shared lessons from £65 a term to £55 or £165 a year.
Individual lessons have also been reduced from £127 a term to £107
or £321 a year.
Hopefully these reductions will make the lessons more affordable.
Parents who have already signed their children up for lessons will
automatically receive the new rate.
Please note that orchestra instruments are available for loan from
the Music Service at no additional cost, however pupils wishing to
learn keyboards, electric guitars and drums will need their own
instruments for home practising.
If you would like further information on this exciting opportunity
please contact Mr Hyden via email –
Shyden@wilnecotehighschool.org or download the information
pack via the letters section on the school website –
www.thewilnecoteschool.com

Music Award
Each year schools across Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Telford and Wrekin are encouraged to take part in the
‘Excellence in Music Provision Awards’. As part of the awards, schools have to undertake a thorough audit of
their music provision including the quality of music teaching, pupils attitudes and behaviour towards music,
school management of the subject and an analysis of the breadth of musical provision available.
Schools are awarded a grade from Copper to Platinum dependant of the audit, observations and
documentation.
This year for the first time The Wilnecote School took part in the audit and was awarded Silver.
‘We are delighted with our first audit award’ said Mr Hyden, ‘The report shows we are delivering a strong music
curriculum for all students with pupils engaging and showing a positive attitude towards the subject in lessons.
In addition this year we are able to offer instrumental lessons for all pupils including tuition on brass, strings and
woodwind’
‘To achieve Gold award we need to establish further links with local primary schools by offering a Year 6
transition project and involve pupils more with the wider music scene across Staffordshire, the wheels are in
motion to achieve these action points, we are definitely going for Gold over the coming few months’ Mr Hyden
added.
Gecko Theatre Trip
Last month a group of Year 10 and 11 students
went up to Manchester to see a superb
production by the physical theatre company
‘Gecko Theatre’.
The performance, which mixed dance and drama
to create an exciting, fast-paced performance
explored and told the stories of several different
couples. Following them through the ups and
downs of their relationships.
The stunning set and simple but effective use of
props and lighting created a really entertaining
performance. The highlight of which was
probably some of the most unusual entrances in
theatre with performers entering the stage via
slides and suitcases.
Students really enjoyed the experience and it has
inspired lots of ideas for the GCSE Component
One performances that Year 11 students are
currently devising. It was brilliant to have the
chance to see such a unique and inspiring
production.

Job News
Afternoon Receptionist
Post Hours: 15 hours per week
(Term Time only)
Hours: Monday – Friday
1:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Salary: £ 5,468 - £5,776
(Grade 3 – SCP 10-13) pro-rata
Cover Supervisor
Post Hours: 32.5 hours per week
(Term Time only)
Hours: Monday – Friday
Actual pro rata for term-time only quoted
Salary: £ 15,049 - £16,786
(Grade 5, SCP 16-20)
Pastoral House Manager
(non-teaching staff)
Post Hours: 37 hours per week
(Term Time only)
Hours: Monday – Friday
Actual pro rata for term-time only quoted
Salary: £ 16,786 - £18,974
(Grade 6, SCP 20-24)
For more information about these jobs please visit our website:
www.thewilnecoteschool.com
District Cross Country Championships
Congratulations to
Brooke Burton &
Lottie McLaren (Year 7)
Coming 1st and 2nd overall in the District Cross Country
Championships, Brooke won all three races this season and
Lottie, very close behind, coming 2nd in every race. Both
have qualified to represent TWS at the County Championships
Elizabeth Edwards, Sophie Burke, Natalie Davies, Dylan
Morey & Emily Lowe also represented TWS at the County
Championships with Brooke finishing third and Lottie coming
fifth. Both girls now go on to represent the county in the
national championship. Well done to all runners who took
part in all the events.
Precision Teaching Programme
Congratulations to Shannon Watton from Year 11 who has completed
(and passed with flying colours) her Precision Teaching Programme.
Precision Teaching is a phonics based programme that helps students
identify the sounds of letters and from that they can begin to draw
letters together to form words. Shannon has now completed all her
frequency words, not only being able to spell them but able to read
them as well.
She has participated in all aspects of her course – over the past four
years - and made significant progress, with the support of Keely Taylor,
her Teaching Assistant. Her reading age has significantly improved over
the four years and now she is 'free reading', which means she is no
longer on a reading scheme but can choose her own books. Well done
Shannon!

Science News
Revision Guides
Y10 can now order revision guides. These must be ordered using Parent Pay. Those students studying for three
separate qualifications in Physics, Chemistry and Biology need to order a guide for each subject. All other students are
following the AQA Trilogy double award specification and need to order the single revision guide for that course.
New Grading System
The current Y11 will be the first cohort to receive grades on the new 9 to 1 scale. The table
shows how the new grades equate to the old, more familiar A* to G grades. As you can see
the grades do not match up exactly, however the lowest mark for a new grade 4 should be
the same as the lowest mark required for an old grade C. Similarly a new grade 7 starts at the
same mark as the old grade A.
Those students following the separate science course will achieve a single grade for each
science, resulting in three separate qualifications.
For those students following the double award course the grading is more complex. The highest grade available is 9
– 9. The lowest grade is 1 – 1. In between the grades there is a step down by half a grade each time. So the grade
below a 9 – 9 is 9 – 8, then 8 – 8, then 8 – 7, then 7 - 7 and so on. This results in a possible 17 different grades. We
currently have very little information from the exam boards regarding the marks required for each grade. For this
reason we will only be reporting in whole grade steps 9 – 9; 8 – 8; 7 – 7 and so on.
Year 10
What are we studying?
Urban Issues – we will be studying this module until the
end of December. This is part of Paper 2 – Challenges in
the Human Environment.
The key ideas we will study in this module are:
•A growing percentage of the world’s population live in
urban areas.
•Urban growth creates opportunities and challenges for
cities in LIC (Low Income Countries) & NEE (Newly
Emerging Economies).
•Urban change in cities in the UK leads to a variety of
social, economic and environmental opportunities and
challenges.
•Urban sustainability requires management of
resources and transport.
Questions you could ask at home…
Geography News
What are we studying?
Questions you could ask at home…
Year 11
Resource Management – we will be studying this module
until the end of October. This is part of Paper 2 –
Challenges in the Human Environment.
The key ideas we will study in this module are:
•The world’s resources are unevenly distributed.
•Resources create opportunities and challenges for
counties in LIC (Low Income Countries), NEE (Newly
Emerging Economies) & HIC (High Income Countries).
•The UK has a split of energy, food and water resources
which leads to a variety of social, economic and
environmental opportunities and challenges.
•Global development requires management of
resources and transport.
Your son/daughter should be able to answer all these
questions by the end of this module.
•Why has urbanisation happened so rapidly in LICs?
•What problems has Rio faced due to rapid
urbanisation? How has the government tried to solve the
problems?
•What challenges does Birmingham face? How is
Birmingham also a city of opportunity?
•Has the regeneration of Birmingham been successful?
•How have HIC cities tried to be more sustainable?
Your son/daughter should be able to answer all these
questions by the end of this module.
•Why does resource provision and need vary across the
world?
•What problems has the UK faced in its resources? How
has the government tried to solve the problems?
•How does food supply and demand vary globally?
•What are the issues of global food production?
•How are countries changing food production to meet
their need?
Encourage your son/daughter to watch the news at least once a week, Watch ‘World’s Busiest
Cities’ on BBC Two Wednesday's at 8pm.
Revision using - BBC Bitesize - www.bbc.co.uk/education/examspecs /zy3ptyc

Introducing
In an on-going project to remove all cash and cheques from school we are asking all parents/carers to only
use our e-payment method to pay for school trips, ties, equipment, revision guides etc from September
2017. Please note we will not be using this system for school meals at this time.
It will be possible for payments to be made online using a very secure website called ParentPay or in cash at
local stores where you see the ‘PayPoint’ logo.
In an ongoing project to remove all cash and cheques
from school The Wilnecote School has started using
Parent Pay to allow parents/carers to use our e-
payment method to pay for school trips, ties,
equipment, and revision guides etc. (Please note we
are not using this system for school meals at this
time.)
If you already have a ParentPay account, with another ParentPay school, you can simply login to that
account and add your other children via your home page. You will need an activation Username and
Password to do this and these will be sent out to all parents of students in years 7,8,9 and 10 before the end
of July 2017.For those starting Year 6 in September a letter will be sent out as soon as possible
When you receive your letter please visit www.parentpay.com and activate your account via the Account
login area on the home page of the site. If you have two or more children at a ParentPay school, you only
need to activate one account to create your ‘main account’ and then add your other children via the “Add a
child tab” on your home page.
ParentPay holds an electronic record of your payments to view at a later date. Once you have activated your
account you will be able to make online payments, however there will be little on the site until September.
Those parents wishing to pay cash should contact the finance office in September to request the option of
paying via PayPoint.
If you If have any questions twoabout or more Parent Pay before children September at please a ParentPay
email
mstevenson@wilnecotehighschool.org.
school, Your support you in using only ParentPay need will help tothe activate school enormously. one account to
create your ‘main account’ and then add your other
children via the “Add a child tab” on your home page.
The Wilnecote School Addresses Road Safety and Cyclist Training
Last week saw The Wilnecote School focus on a particular element of student safety by delivering assemblies on
road safety and also the Level 3 Bikeability course.
For anyone who already has a ParentPay account, you
should be able to simply login to that account and add
new information via your home page.
Cath Stephenson, who is head of cycling for Staffordshire County Council, along with local PCSOs came in to school
to talk to students about some of the risks and dangers of irresponsible cycling and what to expect should you get
caught. Students were shown video clips and images of recent examples of good and bad cycling, given statistics
on accidents as well as tips and ideas for keeping your bike safe.
To add new information or to create a new account
you will need the activation Username and Password
which were posted out to the parents of all students
in years 8,9,10 and 11 in July 2017. For those who
started year 7 in September the letter was given out
via form groups earlier this term.
Also, in combination with the road safety theme, a group of Year 7 students took part in and completed their level
3 Bikeability course. Bikeability is a three hour practical course whereby students, with the support of a
professional instructor, go out on the roads and learn about safe cycling and what to do in certain situations.
If you have not received your activation information
please email finance@wilnecotehighschool.org to
receive an electronic copy of the original letter. It is
difficult for our finance department to arrange copy
letters for students who come to the office with no
notice. Where parents live apart and in other similar
situations additional activation codes will be required,
please indicate on your email if you are not the first
contact held on our school records.
Please activate your account as soon as possible by
accessing www.parentpay,com and clicking on the
Account login area of the home page of the site.
If you are unable to pay using Parent Pay it is possible
to make payment using cash at local stores where you
see the PayPoint logo, if you would like to use this
method please email
finance@wilnecotehighschool.org indicating which
payment item you wish to purchase via Paypoint.
A letter with a unique barcode will be created for your
purchase.
ParentPay holds an electronic record of your
payments to view at a later date. Once you have
activated your account you will be able to make online
payments.
If you have any questions about Parent Pay please
email mstevenson@wilnecotehighschool.org.
Your support in using ParentPay will help the school
enormously.
Safeguarding
Improvments
Over the summer holidays work took place to
improve the safeguarding of students at The
Wilnecote School, thanks to funding from our Multi
Academy Trust CAT. Those of you who have visited
the site since term began will have seen our new and
improved reception area which allows our reception
team to monitor access to the school building and
maintain a record of visitors to site.
In addtion to the new reception all of our external
doors have had Magnetic Locks fitted which restrict
access to the building, only allowing those who have
an authorised pass to use those doors. This system is
also used to ensure students remain in the building
where required. At this time the locks release at the
start of the day, break times, lunchtimes and the end
of the day to allow students to enjoy their free time
outside but remain locked at all other times.
This system is supported by the installation of
Inventry an electronic visitor management and staff
sign in and out system which allows the reception
team to identify who is on site, which combined with
some new internal policies provides students with an
even safer and more secure environment.
If you would like information regarding these
improvements please email
mstevenosn@wilnecotehighschool.org
Contact Us
The Wilnecote Scho0l
Tinkers Green Road
Wilnecote
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 5LF
Telephone Number
01827 831300
School email for general enquiries
office@wilnecotehighschool.org
Student absence email
pupilabsence@wilnecotehighschool.org