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St Edmund’s Celebrates World Teachers’ Day – 5th October 2016

5th October 2016Mrs D Curtis

World Teachers’ Day is a day to celebrate teachers and the central role they play in guiding young people through the life-long learning process. The responsibility for educating future generations is not an easy one, therefore, it is imperative that on days such as this, support is shown for those who have dedicated their lives to the future of our students.

Zach Furgusson, Head Boy, and Natasha Dawes, Head Girl, showed the appreciation of all our students by sending the teaching staff a certificate of appreciation to acknowledge the positive impact they have, not only on our students, but on society as a whole.

Thank you to all our teaching staff for continuing to nurture the students of St Edmund’s, in building the foundations for their future.

National Teachers Day - head boy & girl picture JPEG

Vacancy for Teacher of Computer Science

4th October 2016Mrs D Curtis

	Teacher of Computer Science required from 31st October 2016 for maternity Cover. St Edmund’s Catholic Academy mission is to nurture the gifts and talents of every student and every member of staff and, as such, is a very supportive, special place to work. We are seeking a well-qualified, enthusiastic and dedicated full time Teacher of Computer Science to join our dynamic and successful Department. This post is suitable for either newly qualified teachers, or more experienced teachers. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to teach Computer Science at KS3. At key stage 4 and 5 you will teach the newly developed BTEC ICT. Being an excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills, the successful candidate will receive a comprehensive induction and professional development package. We operate our own pay policy allowing accelerated pay progression for exceptional teachers and offer an attractive relocation package. More details can be found on the vacancies page.

Teacher of Computer Science required from 31st October 2016 for maternity Cover.

St Edmund’s Catholic Academy mission is to nurture the gifts and talents of every student and every member of staff and, as such, is a very supportive, special place to work.

We are seeking a well-qualified, enthusiastic and dedicated full time Teacher of Computer Science to join our dynamic and successful Department.

This post is suitable for either newly qualified teachers, or more experienced teachers. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to teach Computer Science at KS3. At key stage 4 and 5 you will teach the newly developed BTEC ICT.

Being an excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills, the successful candidate will receive a comprehensive induction and professional development package. We operate our own pay policy allowing accelerated pay progression for exceptional teachers and offer an attractive relocation package.

More details can be found on the vacancies page.

St Edmund’s Wins Highly Commended

3rd October 2016Mrs D Curtis

Tettenhall and District Horticultural Society judges have declared St Edmund’s win Highly Commended in the Best School Garden Competition 2016.

Mrs Rous, our retired science teacher, works tirelessly with our Gardening Club members to ensure our garden continues to flourish.

The Academy was judged on cultivation and freedom from perennial weeds, children’s knowledge, enthusiasm and involvement and the quality and variety of planting.

The judges were very impressed by our small and well maintained garden, how we use our herbs in our food served to our students and our home made compost used in our vegetable beds.

Horticultural Society Report

Macmillan Cake Sale

3rd October 2016Mrs D Curtis

Huge congratulations to our Sixth Form Charity Team for raising over £170 for Macmillan Cancer Support with their cake sale on Friday. Many thanks for all your generous donations and amazing cakes, and a special mention must go to ‘star baker’ Sam from our Catering Team for her wonderful St Edmund’s themed cupcakes.

Year 13 UCAS Evening 5 October

2nd October 2016Mrs D Curtis

Our Year 13 UCAS Evening takes place at 5.00 pm on Wednesday 5 October. Parents’ and carers are invited to come along and receive an insight into the UCAS process. A representative from the University of Staffordshire, Liz Boden, will be talking about the application process and a representative from the Department of Education Finance Team will be joining us to guide us through the finance process.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

Open Morning & Open Evening Tuesday 4 October

30th September 2016Mrs D Curtis

Join us at 9.15 am for our Open Morning. You will be taken on a tour of the Academy and have the opportunity to meet the Principal and hear why Ofsted rate us as Good.

The Academy will close at 12.15 pm to pupils to enable us to prepare for the Open Evening at 6.00 pm. There will be lots of fun and engaging activities taking place in our classrooms, food sampling in our dining room and even a treasure hunt with prizes to be won. Please come along and see our Academy in action.

Should any of these times prove difficult, it may be possible to make an appointment with the Principal for parents or guardians to visit at a mutually convenient time.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 4 October.

Open Mornings

*Prompt 9:15am start. Talk by the Principal followed by a tour of the Academy.

9.15 – 10.45 am Tuesday 4 October 2016

9.15 – 10.45 am Wednesday 12 October 2016

Open Evening

6.00 – 8.30 pm Tuesday 4 October 2016

Cover Supervisor Vacancy

30th September 2016Mrs D Curtis

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to supervise students in the absence of their normal teacher in order that they can continue their learning by carrying out pre-set work set by the teacher, and to maintain classroom management and following up any incidents both positive and negative using the Academy systems.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Cover Supervisor – Vacancy Ref. ES014
Permanent Contract

Current NJC Scale 4 £17,333 – £19,317 per annum (pro rata)
With effect from 01/11/2016 scale changed to Band E £21,057 – £23,166 per annum (pro rata)

30 hours per week, term time only 44.5 weeks per year

Find out more on our VACANCY PAGE

Macmillan Cake Sale – Friday 30 September

28th September 2016Mrs D Curtis

6th Form Prefects will be holding a cake sale this Friday to generate funds for Macmillan who provide medical, emotional, practical and financial support and aim to make sure no one suffers cancer alone.
With over 2.5 million people in the UK living with cancer, our students decided they need to help so they have organised a cake sale so the whole school community can be involved in generating much needed funds.
Cakes will range from 20p up to 50p; every bit helps.

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge

27th September 2016Mrs D Curtis

Congratulations to Sixth Former Adria Dongo Munoz for achieving a Silver Award in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, putting him in the top 14% of over 7000 entries. Adria hopes to go on to study Chemical Engineering at Cambridge next year.

Become a Foundation Representative of our Academy Committee

26th September 2016Mrs D Curtis

Do you want to make a difference?

As a parent of a student at our Academy, we’d like you to become INVOLVED!

Have a say in:-

Reviewing our Mission

The Curriculum Plan

Ensuring a healthy environment for our pupils and students

Maximising the potential of the site

Admissions

Helping to move St Edmund’s forward

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Become a Foundation Representative of our Academy Committee here at St Edmunds’ and join like-minded people who WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE and move forward!

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE VACANCY

Do You Want to Make a Difference

Please contact Mrs Gallagher mgallagher@stedmunds.org or Mrs Knowles

jknowles@stedmunds.org or 01902 558888 Extension 120 in the first instance