We apologise for any confusion regarding the provision we are currently making for each year group.

At Deer Park we would normally roll our timetable forward in June and promote our year groups when our pupils in Year 11 go on study leave.

However, this year, while we have made a gesture towards doing so in Year 9 by allowing them to pick up their GCSE options from Tuesday 2 June 2020 and by introducing pupils in Years 7 and 8 to their new Year Leaders and new schemes of learning, we have not changed how we refer to our year groups.

This is partly as a consequence of the guidance we have received from the government, which applies to all schools nationally and stipulates which year groups schools should be accommodating and, for 11-16 secondary schools like Deer Park, it is only for pupils in Year 10 moving into Year 11 in September 2020. We have been asked to ‘offer face-to-face support for a quarter of the year 10 cohort at any one time to supplement the remote education of year 10 pupils’. This is with the clear expectation that ‘remote education will continue to be the predominant form of education delivery’ for this and other year groups and that this should be of high quality.

As a school we are using Show My Homework as the main way to set tasks and support our pupils’ remote education. In addition, we are introducing more pupils to live lessons in MS Teams. Lessons in Teams are the priority, supported by the Show My Homework tasks. Pupils (and parents) are reminded they should continue to check Show My Homework regularly and assignments should be completed and returned to teachers. Generally, the maximum number of Teams lessons in one day would be 3 (although occasionally 4 in Year 9/10) and tasks in SMHW can be spread over the week. Pupils need to remember to check their emails (via RM Unify) regularly, as when they are initially invited to a Teams lesson, an invitation is sent to their email. We want to ensure that our pupils don't miss out on feedback, news or Teams notifications!

* Click and Collect Learning Bundles:
As pupils move forward in their learning, they will require new exercise books and additional learning resources. Please follow the instructions you will receive by email and use the online booking system to make an appointment to come to school and collect the learning bundle.  Collection will be outside at the front of school and punctuality and social distancing will be of utmost importance. You cannot collect a learning bundle unless you have booked a collection slot.

The following identifies our Year groups and summarises our provision for this term:

YEAR 6
Year Leader: Mrs Hannis

YEAR 7
Year Leader: Mrs Reynolds

** Lead Lessons: Maths, English, Science, Languages, History, Geography, RP.

YEAR 8
Year Leader: Mrs Burfoot

** Lead Lessons: Maths, English, Science, Languages, History, Geography, RP.

YEAR 9
Year Leader: Mrs Ellison

YEAR 10
Year Leader: Mrs Stubbs