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Parental Bulletin – 3rd October 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER

Dear Parents, Carers and Students,

This week is a special parent bulletin, aimed at celebrating some of the most memorable moments of the past week. It is difficult to know where to start, given that there have been so many special parts of the week, where the HEART VALUES have been visible and present.

Last Friday, I was double-booked and had to run from a wonderful Headteacher’s Brunch, where we celebrated student success from lots of different areas of the school, to the Sixth Form Macmillan Coffee morning, which raised £476 for Macmillan Cancer support. A day like Friday reminds you how kind and wonderful our staff and student communities are.

This week, we have had external job candidates in school, who have commented on how wonderful, calm, purposeful and welcoming our environment is. We are making final preparations for our open week next week and look forward to showcasing our school throughout the week, both in the mornings and on open evening on Thursday night. We are so grateful for all our student volunteers, who will show the school off wonderfully next week and our amazing staff, who will shine like they do every day.

However, on week 6 of the 8 week half term, we thought it was important to spread some school spirit and celebrate and recognise some really important events next week, namely Harvest Festival and World Mental Health Day. Please see the SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK and WEAR YELLOW posters below for full details. There will be lots of things going on throughout the week, but next week we do ask that:

Your child wears yellow accessories on Friday 10th October to recognise the importance of talking about your mental health. There will be prizes for the best yellow accessories.

You donate some non-perishable food and toiletries to our Harvest Festival collection, which we donate to our local Batchley Support Group, who do such wonderful things for the disadvantaged and vulnerable members of the local community.

Students join in with the activities and events in School Spirit week, which are all designed to promote positive mental health and belonging to our community.

We look forward to sharing stories, photos and anecdotes from next week.

Every week, we remind parents/carers and politely ask, that you work with us to ensure that your child is in school every day, unless they are extremely unwell or there are other exceptional circumstances. We would also ask that you work with us to ensure they arrive well ahead of 8.40am and that they present to school each day in immaculate school uniform. In Autumn Term, full school uniform is expected, and appearance should be immaculate. Facial piercings are NOT permitted, and students should understand that blazers are compulsory, and jumpers are optional. We will only accept the Trinity sweatshirt or knitted v neck available from Orchard clothing. If you would like support or guidance with any of these things, please speak to the relevant Form Tutor, Head of Year or Pastoral Manager and we will be happy to support you.

I am looking forward to sharing news from around the school next week.

Mr Ford

CONTACTING SCHOOL

As many of you will have heard on the school answer phone message, we receive an exceptionally high volume of calls on a daily basis. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to answer a high percentage of these calls or to listen to all voice messages left. We would therefore urge you to email the relevant person/people you wish to contact. Not only does this ensure that we have a written trail of communication between you and school, but it also means that the person you wish to speak to is guaranteed to receive your message.

Please find below key contact email addresses: –

Attendance – for planned absences and recording illness absences Attendance@trinity.bmat.co.uk

Admissions / appeals Admissions@trinity.bmat.co.uk

General Enquiries Office@trinity.bmat.co.uk

Safeguarding Designated Safeguarding Lead – Mrs L Chinn – chinnl@trinity.bmat.co.uk

Year 9 Head of Year – Mr D Kesterton (teacher) – kestertond@trinity.bmat.co.uk Pastoral Manager – Mrs S Harvey – harveys@trinity.bmat.co.uk

Year 10 Head of Year – Miss M Rowley (teacher) – rowleym@trinity.bmat.co.uk Pastoral Manager – Mrs L Lester – lesterl@trinity.bmat.co.uk

Year 11 Head of Year – Mr S Green (teacher) – greens@trinity.bmat.co.uk Pastoral Manager – Mrs M Senior – seniorm@trinity.bmat.co.uk

Sixth Form Assistant Head of Sixth Form – Mrs C Packet (teacher) – packettc@trinity.bmat Assistant Headteacher – Mr J Petit (teacher) – petitj@trinity.bmat.co.uk

All staff – https://www.trinity.worcs.sch.uk/uncategorised/staff-emails/

WHEN EMAILING SHOOL If you email Office@trinity.bmat.co.uk or Attendance@trinity.bmat.co.uk please can you ensure you put your child’s full name and year group in the title. If your child is absent, please only email Attendance@trinity.bmat.co.uk and NOT Office@trinity.bmat.co.uk thank you.

STUDENT EQUIPMENT

Please ensure your child has pens, pencils and any equipment needed for their day. Please also ensure your child has a refillable water bottle to keep them hydrated throughout the day.

ATTENDANCE FIGURES FOR LAST WEEK

YEAR 9 – 93.1%

YEAR 10 – 92.4%

YEAR 11 – 90.7%

YEAR 12 – 94.8%

YEAR 13 – 93.5%

OVERALL – 92.6%

Well done to Year 12 for being the Year group with the highest attendance for last week.

REPORTING A STUDENT ABSENCE

If your child is absent from school, please use the MCAS app to report this or email Attendance@trinity.bmat.co.uk

WHAT PARENTS, CARERS AND EDUCATORS NEED TO KNOW

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Please see attached. For further guides, hints and tips please visit nationalcollege.com.

CAREERS CORNER

Parents/Carers : Rio Ferdinand Talking Futures – providing his advice for Parents/Carers on how to support students Career Transfer Hub – Talking Futures

Free Guide to support Parents/Carers in Supporting a Student In Exploring University The Parents Guide to University

Open Days are an amazing way to experience an organisation and fact find by talking to college representatives and Tutors Book now for Cadbury College Open Day – Open Days – Cadbury Sixth Form College Birmingham

9th October 5pm, 11th October book your slot for 11am 12pm or 1pm Cadbury offer free train / bus travel to ensure students can get to their post- sixteen course!

Applications open next week so you can apply from then.

School Leaver Open Event | Stratford-upon-Avon College-15th November 10-2pm Open Days – WCG – Warwickshire College- 4th October, 29th November and 24th January Open Day 2025 – South and City College Birmingham – 16th October and 26th November 4-7pm Kidderminster College October Open Event Tickets, Mon 6 Oct 2025 at 17:30 | Eventbrite – 6th October 17:30-19:30pm School Leaver Open Event (Blossomfield Campus) | Solihull College & University Centre 29th November 10-2pm October Open Event 2025 | Heart of Worcestershire College – 8th October 5-8pm

Apprenticeship Open Events HWGTA Open Day 2025 | HWGTA

CAREERS WORCS APPRENTICESHIP ROADSHOW 2025

Please see attached flyer.

OPEN EVENING

Thank you to all the students who have already volunteered to be guides at open evening. If your child would like to represent the school at open evening, please complete the online consent form, link is in the letter that was sent home with arrangements for open evening.

Please see attached letter.

OPEN WEEK EVENTS

Please see attached letter.

TRINITY SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK AND WEAR YELLOW ON FRIDAY

Please see attached posters.

HOME FIRE SAFETY

Please see attached information.

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN TRAIL – MORTON STANLEY PARK

Please see attached flyer for details.

SCHOOL TERM DATES 2025-2026

Please see attached.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR TIMETABLE