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I am writing to remind you that the term will end on Friday 19th July 2024 and school will close early at 12 noon. All buses will be provided at this time.
Any student who is entitled to free school meals is requested to use their pass at break time.
We have made a change to our September return dates this year. Please see below the dates and times each year group will return to school in September 2024.
Dear Parent/Carers
Please click below to view a final parent letter from Mr Grant, Headteacher.
Dear Parent/Carers
Please see letter below issued by Wigan Council outlining important changes to Penalty Notices for unauthorised absences from school.
Parent Letter – Important changes to Penalty Notices
Dear Parent/Carers
We would like to give you an update on some September 2024 arrangements for pupils returning to school after the summer break.
We have made a change to our September return dates this year. Please see below the dates and times each year group will return to school in September 2024.
Healthy School News for Parents & Carers
Click her for PDF version and links. June Healthy School News Parents and Carers
Dear Parent/Carers
You may recall that I wrote to you last year to share some of the findings from the Beewell survey Shevington has taken part in to help us understand student mental health. Beewell is a survey of the mental health and wellbeing of students across Greater Manchester. It is organised and run by Manchester University and is endorsed by Andy Burnham (Mayor). In 2022, 134 schools took part, 34,208 students from current Years 9 and 10 completed the detailed survey. In 2023, our Year 10 students completed the final year of survey along with 17.5k other students.
I wanted to share with you some positive results from the latest Shevington survey which show that we’ve made great headway on some of the things which showed up as wellbeing concerns in the previous two surveys.
Our current Year 10 data shows key target areas changing for us in a positive direction.
Here are some of these new survey findings;
Happiness with attainment: | Shevington Students show higher than average levels of happiness with their attainment, suggesting that they feel more happy with their marks than other students.
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Relationships with staff: | Shevington students show higher than average levels of school support, suggesting that they feel more supported by adults at school than other students. |
Social media use: | Students’ daily time spent on social media is not discernibly different from the average, suggesting that they spend as much time using social media as other students. |
Loneliness: | Students show levels of loneliness that are not discernibly different from the average, suggesting that they feel lonely as often as other students |
We should now build on this success and continue to;
As parents and educators, how can we continue to make small changes to help children to have improved life satisfaction?
Here are three small suggestions which could lead to improved wellbeing
There is much more to the report, but I think if we can all be aware and work at supporting young people in these three ways, we can continue to make positive inroads into the wellbeing of our children.
Many thanks for reading
Tracey Harwood
Senior Mental Health Lead
Please click here to download the PDF version of the letter Beewell Results Parent Letter
Please click here to access the links on the Newsletter Healthy Schools Newsletter April
28 March 2024
Dear Parents/Carers,
As you know since the beginning of term we (the Governors) have been working hard to find Mr Grant’s successor following the announcement of his retirement.
It gives me great pleasure to share with you that Mr John Bennett has been appointed to take on the role of Headteacher at Shevington High School from 1st September 2024. I am sure he will do a brilliant job.
The process was very thorough and detailed, and designed to look at the role from a number of different perspectives. I am incredibly grateful for the input of the staff, pupils and parents, and, of course, my fellow Governors.
I want to thank you all for your continued hard work and support and wish you a peaceful and refreshing Easter break.
Kind regards and best wishes,
Mr J Royal
Chair of Governors