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  • Arbor - Management Information Centre

    Published 20/11/23


    Dear Parents/Carers,

    Arbor - Management Information System

    You may remember from the recent newsletter that we have introduced a new management information system called Arbor. The next step in the roll-out is to get all parents and carers logged into Arbor, so that we can eventually move all communications, timetables, attendance, homework, rewards and behaviour data onto this one platform. In the near future, you will no longer need either Classcharts or MyEd as everything will be in the one place, which I am sure we can all agree, will be a very positive step for everyone.

    Actions for all parents and carers

    Please visit Arbor at login.arbor and/or download the app from Google Play (Arbor) or the Apple App Store (Arbor). If you are downloading the app please enable push notifications.

    Please log in to Arbor using the forgotten password routine and the email address that you use with us at school. If the email address matches with the one we have in school already, you will receive a password reset link via email, and once completed you will be asked to verify your account using your child's date of birth. 

    If you do not receive the reset password email please let us know your updated email address using the form sent via MyEd. Once we have updated your email address with us, then you should then be able to log in to Arbor. For those with pupils at different Arbor schools you will see Co-op Academy Walkden listed to be able to easily click between all of the pupils attached to your account.

    You will be able to update any changes of address, phone numbers or email addresses directly through Arbor. 

    All legal guardians can and should create separate logins on Arbor.

    We will gradually switch on the features that you will be able to see on Arbor and at a suitable point in the future, we will then switch off the other apps, so that everything is in one place.

    Thank you in advance for supporting us with this transition. There is lots of support available on the Arbor website here.

    Yours sincerely

     

    Matt Hacker

    Principal 

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  • Year 11 Mock Exam Timetable

    Published 20/10/23

    Year 11 Mock Exams - Monday 30th October 

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  • The Newsletter - 20th October 2023

    Published 19/10/23

    A note from your Principal. 

    Dear parents and carers,

    Welcome to the first Co-op Academy Walkden newsletter of the year. The end of our first half-term has certainly come very quickly, but it’s fair to say that all students are ready for a short break, to recharge their batteries and be ready for the next half-term.

    There has been a lot to celebrate over the past 7 weeks and you can read about some of those successes here in the newsletter or, as always, on our social media channels.

    Our new Year 7 students have now completed their first half-term with us and have settled in really well. Starting a new school can be very daunting, but they have fully immersed themselves in the life of the school. Lots are already involved in our additional clubs, trips and visits and the majority of the year are soon to go away together to the Conwy centre in Wales, which will be a brilliant experience.

    I want to take the opportunity to welcome and introduce some new colleagues who have started with us during this half-term:

    Mrs J Clarke - Head of Food

    Miss A Beech - DT Teacher

    Miss L Foster - DT Teacher

    Miss E Dassie - Foreign Language Teacher

    Mr P Gardner - Head of Science

    Mrs L Heppolette - English Teacher

    Miss R McGinley - Deputy Safeguarding Lead

    Mr W McHugh - Head of Year 9

    Mrs S Garner - Head of Year 11

    Mrs R Vaughan - Communications and Marketing Officer

    Many students are already familiar with our new colleagues and are helping them to settle into our community.

    I'd like to thank all parents and carers for your engagement and support over the last few weeks. I am particularly grateful for your ongoing support towards improving attendance. Our whole school attendance is currently 93%, but we need all students to be in school unless they are genuinely ill. On this note, I’d like to share some updated guidance about respiratory infections. You only need to keep your child off school if they:

    •  Have symptoms  of a respiratory infection (e.g. cough)

    •  They have a high temperature

     Classcharts and MyEd

    After the half-term break, we are introducing a new management information system called Arbor. This is the system that stores all of our student, staff and parental information. It will be a very positive step for us, not least because it will allow us to move towards a single point of communication between school and home. I will write separately after the half term to explain these changes in more depth.

    For now though, I want to wish all of our families a good half-term break and we look forward to welcoming all of our students back on Monday 30th October.

     

    Matt Hacker

    Principal

     

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  • How we can support you and your child

    Published 09/10/23
    As we approach the end of the first half-term, I wanted to flag to you some links and support that may be useful.
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  • Punctuality

    Published 22/09/23
    Dear Parent/Carer
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  • Medical appointments during school hours

    Published 19/09/23
    Dear Parent/Carer, 

    Our students' progress, well-being, mental and physical health matters to us: therefore we understand the importance of appointments with professionals. We also understand that these can sometimes be difficult to get outside of school hours.

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  • Attendance Matters

    Published 06/09/23
    Dear Parents/Carers,
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  • Join the Revolution – Les Miserables

    Published 24/05/23

    Join the Revolution

    This July, join the revolution that is our joint Trust production of the epic musical – Les Miserables!  Telling the story of one man’s journey of redemption and set against a backdrop of poverty, crime, love, rebellion and death – this show really has something for everyone.  Set to Boublil and Schönberg’s sweeping score, and performed with a live orchestra – our students will bring Les Miserables to life on the stage of the Academy Theatre with flair and passion.  Don’t miss your chance to be part of the revolution – come and join us and ‘hear the people sing’ this July.

    Tickets are just £8/£5 and can be purchased by visiting https://theatre.cam.coop/whats-on

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  • Year 7 Virtual Parents Evening | Thursday 27th April 5pm- 7pm

    Published 17/05/23
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  • Les Miserables – A Co-op Academies Trust Production

    Published 15/05/23

    “Do you hear the distant drums?”

    Well – that could be the sound of our first ever Trust production of the smash hit musical Les Miserables drawing closer!  This July, students from all nine of our Greater Manchester academies are coming together to perform this spectacular show in the Academy Theatre at Co-op Academy Manchester.  Accompanied by a full orchestra and with impressive set and technical design, this show is not to be missed.  Tickets are already on sale and are moving fast.  The show runs from Wednesday 12th to Saturday 15th July with performances starting at 7.30pm (and 2.30pm & 7.30pm on Saturday).  Tickets are just £8 (adults) and £5 (concessions).  What better way to support our fantastic students, to witness our first ever joint production and have a great night out! 

    Tickets can be purchased online by visiting https://theatre.cam.coop/whats-on

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  • Safeguarding, Mental Health & Wellbeing Newsletter

    Published 17/02/23

    Welcome to our first safeguarding and well-being newsletter Spring Edition 2023. At Co-op Academy Walkden we firmly believe that safeguarding, mental health and well-being is more than ever a collective responsibility between the academy, students, parents and carers. 

    As an academy, we will be sharing a range of useful links and resources with our parents and carers on a termly basis. 

    The purpose of this newsletter is to share helpful safeguarding, mental health and well-being information, assistance and updates with you termly from now on. We appreciate that some of the content may be sensitive and at times may not be pleasant, however, our children are facing more issues of an increasingly serious nature by the day and we firmly believe that the more that we, collectively as educationalists and parents and carers, know and understand, the better we can protect those in our care.

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  • We’ve launched paid Teaching Internships in Greater Manchester

    Published 09/01/23

    Co-op Academies Trust has been chosen by the Department for Education to run paid Teaching Internships in STEM and Languages across it’s Greater Manchester academies.

    Postgraduate teacher recruitment in 2022-23 was 29% below the Government’s target. This was mainly driven by low recruitment for secondary teachers, where only 59% of trainees needed were recruited. 

    As part of a renewed drive to encourage graduates to go into teaching, the Government is revamping their approach. 

    Teaching Internships were first introduced a number of years ago, but all providers had to reapply for accreditation this year. The subject focus was also widened to include Chemistry and Foreign Languages. 

    Co-op Academies Trust was accredited as a new provider in 2022, joining legacy providers across the region. The trust has 38 Teaching Internships across its 6 Greater Manchester Secondary Schools, in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing and MFL

    With Teaching Internships, graduates get the opportunity to experience a range of activities to help them get a feel for school life.

    The experience provides undergraduates interested in teaching a unique paid teaching experience to help them decide if teaching is the right career choice for them.  

    Internships last for 3 weeks and start from Monday 19th June- Friday 7th July 2023.

    Internships taking place at:
    Co-op Academy Manchester
    Co-op Academy North Manchester
    Co-op Academy Failsworth
    Co-op Academy Belle Vue
    Co-op Academy Swinton
    Co-op Academy Walkden

    Interns are paid £300 per-week whilst they gain new skills and insights into the teaching profession.

    Co-op Academies Trust Teacher Training provision was set up to address the shortfall in teacher recruitment as well as retain more practitioners into the profession.

    Teaching internships play an important role in preparing future teachers for a fulfilling and successful career in teaching. 

    Find out more about our paid Teaching Internships

    Co-op Academies Trust works in partnership with University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Salford, Bright Futures SCITT and Associated Merseyside Partnership SCITT.

    “At Co-op Academies Trust we are looking to develop outstanding teachers who will deliver the best possible education for all of our pupils and students. The Teaching Internship Programme allows us to introduce potential teachers to the profession whilst they are studying and then support them with their continued ‘Get into Teaching’ journey onto our School Direct ITT Programme.

    “Over the 3 weeks, our interns will receive opportunities to immerse themselves within the profession, give them an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a teacher, provide them with the opportunity to work with and teach students, develop their subject and pedagogical knowledge and guide them on applying for initial teacher training.”- Andy Gibson, Head of Initial Teacher Training, Co-op Academies Trust

    The deadline to apply is Friday 10th March 2023.

    If you’re thinking of applying, get in touch- https://forms.gle/1LgkvFv2XM8TqaK4A

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