Astrea Academy Dearne Aspiration Ambition Achievement
Astrea Academy Dearne Aspiration Ambition Achievement
Key Dates
- Week commencing 5th February – Y11 mock examinations
- Monday 4th March – Y9 Parents’ Evening
- Friday 8th March – INSET Day
- Thursday 14th March – Year 11 Tutor Review Evening
- Monday 18th March – Y8 Parents’ Evening
- Monday 25th March – Friday 5th April – Half Term
- Monday 15th April – Year 10 Parents’ Evening
- Monday 6th May – Bank Holiday (school closed)
- Monday 24th June – Year 7 Parents’ Evening
- Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May – Half Term
- Friday 28th June – INSET Day
- Friday 12th July – Sports Day
- Monday 22nd July – Last day of term
- Tuesday 23rd July – 31st August – Summer Holiday
- Thursday 22nd August – GCSE Results Day
Year 9 Parents’ Evening
Year 9 Parents’ Evening will take place at school on Monday 4th March 2024, between 3.15pm and 6pm. To book appointments with your child’s teachers, please use the link to School Cloud here.
Proud Thursday
PROUD Thursday sees scholars bring examples of work that meets our PROUD criteria. We see some fantastic work from all different subjects. See some examples below!
Sparx Maths
SPARX completion rates in Maths are still improving so a huge well done if you are completing your homework. Highlights this week include Y8 and Y9 who have both improved their completion rate since last week, well done.
Please remember the Maths department offers support for homework on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. These sessions begin straight after school and allow students to have some support when completing homework.
| Year 11 | 69% |
| Year 10 | 65% |
| Year 9 | 74% |
| Year 8 | 74% |
| Year 7 | 73% |
DEADLINE for KS3 is 7am every Thursday and for KS4, it is 7am every Tuesday.
Talking Teens
Navigating your child’s teenage years can be challenging for any parent/carer and there are services in Barnsley that can support you. Talking Teens is a 4-week group programme for parents/carers of 11-18 year old young people that helps parents deal with the challenges that raising teenagers can bring. Topics include understanding what role they play in their teenager’s life, how to improve communication and how to manage conflict with their teenager. Parents can book direct through the Virtual Family Hub. Please see the following link: https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/media/20660/family-centres-parent-carer-education-programme-request.pdf
Kooth Digital Health
Kooth Digital Health offers access to online Mental Health and Wellbeing support for children and young people aged 11 to 25 across Barnsley. The service is funded and endorsed by the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, allowing for completely free access to all young people in Barnsley.
There is no threshold, waiting list or referral process. Children and young people can access support for ANY issues they may be experiencing. These may include: body image, self-esteem, bereavement, academic pressures, anger, anxiety, loneliness, friendships, identity, transition from primary to secondary school etc.
The registration process is quick, anonymous and safe. Children and Young People can access support, simply by registering at www.kooth.com.
Kooth’s qualified therapists are online 365 days a year, Monday to Friday, from midday until 10pm and on weekends, 6pm until 10pm.
As well as chatting to therapists on the Kooth text based chat service, young people can message the Kooth team 24 hours a day and access fully-moderated support forums, online magazine articles and other self-help tools. 80% of the magazine is written by Kooth users and every young person can write articles on a huge range of topics ranging from emotional health, sport, technology, fashion, hobbies and interests, etc.
Everything on www.Kooth.com is moderated before going ‘live’ on the site, allowing for young people to offer and receive peer support in a safe and secure online environment.
If you need any further support please contact Mrs South via email, sarah.south@astreadearne.org or by telephone, 01709 892211.
Caritas Parenting Group
Phone numbers
Please ensure that if you change your phone number, that the school office are made aware immediately. We cannot keep children safe if we have a situation where parents cannot be contacted in an emergency.
Absence reminder
What should I do if my child is absent from school?
Students are legally required to attend school every day and should only be absent in real emergencies. If your child is not in school, they must have a justified reason.
If your child is absent from school, please contact school before 8.30am and leave a message clearly stating the reason for the absence.
Telephone our dedicated absence lines 01709 892211 (Option 2)
Send a message via the ‘my child at school’ app
- Year 7 Mrs Bann – Emma.Bann@astreadearne.org
- Year 8 Mrs Wheatcroft and Mrs Stringfellow – jocelyn.wheatcroft@astreadearne.org and Lydia.Stringfellow@astreadearne.org
- Year -9 Mrs Mason – Julie.Mason@astreadearne.org
- Year 10 – Mrs Dickenson – Keeley.Dickenson@astreadearne.org
- Year 11 – Mr Crew – Gary.Crew@astreadearne.org
Vacancies at Astrea Academy Dearne
We currently have vacancies to join our team at Astrea Academy Dearne. Please see below for a link to the Astrea Academy Trust recruitment site. All applications should be made directly through the Astrea Academy Trust website. Please contact school if you would like any further information.
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Communications
You can contact us by calling reception on 01709 892211 or emailing info@astreadearne.org
We use the My Child At School (MCAS) to communicate with our parents and carers. MCAS is the online platform that allows us to share information live with you. It enables families to view live data including a student’s timetable, list of teachers, number of rewards and behaviour points and so on. If you have not yet registered for MCAS and would like some support to do so please contact school reception or you can follow this guide MCAS and Communication – Dearne Academy (astreadearne.org)