Parental Bulletin – 7th November 2025
MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER
Dear Parents, Carers and Students,
Welcome back to the second half of the Autumn Term. I hope all members of the Trinity community enjoyed a really relaxing and fun packed half term holiday and plenty of fun was had by all, including lots of Halloween fun.
This week, saying that we were straight back into business was an understatement as the week began with our normal round of assemblies for Years 9, 10 and 12, but slightly more importantly, the first series of mock examinations started for Years 11 and 13. I hope parents/carers and students benefitted from the revision support that we provided to the students in the ‘survive and thrive’ assembly and on our social media channels. The students have approached their examinations this week with maturity and diligence, and we thank them all and encourage them to KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON into week two.
On Tuesday, it was a pleasure to welcome internal and external candidates to our Sixth Form open evening. It was particularly exciting to welcome a record number of external candidates from other local schools. One of the highlights of the evening was the subject fayre, which was expertly run by our amazing subject leaders, who consulted with parents on the benefits of taking their subjects at Key Stage Five. I am always humbled at the dedication of our subject leaders and thank you to all students and parents/carers for considering us. Remember applications close on Monday 21st November.
This week, we also held our annual remembrance service, where we stood together, to honour the incredible courage and sacrifice of generations of British service men and women who have given their lives to protect the freedoms that we enjoy today and allow us to live in a world of peace. Due to the weather, we had to adjust the service this year and take it indoors. However, this didn’t make it any less poignant as we welcomed our special guest, Tony Aston, an ex-student of the school, who has published a book and written a poem about the fallen soldiers who attended Redditch County High School during the first and second world wars. We are very grateful to Tony for attending and commemorating with us.
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. As it gets colder, the rule is coats are fine to wear but must be worn OVER the blazer and not instead of it. Hoodies or tracksuit tops are not permitted.
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
Admissions / appeals
General Enquiries
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 – 90.7%
YEAR 10 – 91.0%
YEAR 11 – 89.2%
YEAR 12 – 91.8%
YEAR 13 – 89.1%
OVERALL – 90.4%
Well done to Year 12 for being the Year group with the highest attendance for last week.
WHAT PARENTS, CARERS AND EDUCATORS NEED TO KNOW
What Parents and Educators Need to Know About – Pokemon TCG Pocket
What Parents and Educators Need to Know About – Fortnite
Please see attached.
For further guides, hints and tips please visit nationalcollege.com.
CAREERS CORNER
Free Guide to support Parents/Carers in Supporting a Student In Exploring University The Parents Guide to University
Open Events:
How College Open Events | Heart of Worcestershire College 15 November 10-1pm Worcester, Redditch and Bromsgrove campuses
Cadbury College Cadbury Sixth Form College Birmingham | CadCol
13 November – 5-7pm
15 November – various slots available
South and City College Birmingham Open Day 2025 – South and City College Birmingham 26 November 4-7pm
Warwickshire College Group Open Days – WCG – Warwickshire College 29 November 10-2pm
Stratford Upon Avon College – Open Events | Stratford-upon-Avon College 15 November 10-2pm
Solihull College and University Centre School Leaver Open Event (Blossomfield Campus) | Solihull College & University Centre 29 November 10-2pm
Join the Dunelm webinar on 1st December 16:00
Find out about apprenticeships from Retail, Supply Chain & Logistics, Commercial, Fitting Management and more and early careers programmes with hints and tips for your apprenticeship application.
Don’t worry if you can’t attend live, sign up anyway and they send you a link to the recording afterwards.
Discover Apprenticeships with Dunelm Webinar – Amazing Apprenticeships
Join us to hear from the Early Careers team at Dunelm and learn more about their amazing apprenticeship opportunities opening for applications in January 2026.
Virtual Work Experience with Dunelm via Spring pod- 7 hours of interactive experience Sign up here: Dunelm x Springpod
Discover life and careers at the Home of Homes. Try this free Virtual Work Experience programme with Dunelm, powered by Springpod.
EXCELLENCE FOR ALL AWARDS EVENING
Date for the diary: Tuesday 16th December Autumn Milestone Awards Evening. At Trinity, our ethos is underpinned by praise; this is so important to us. We have endeavoured to cement our ethos of inclusivity and the highest of expectations by creating a ‘praise culture’ amongst students and staff. Every time a student makes a positive choice they are rewarded with a positive point. These points accumulate and at the end of each term we celebrate the milestones that students have reached. In order to include as many students as possible we leave the cut-off date as late as possible. Invites for those who have achieved milestones will be sent out to parents w/b 8/12/25.
Please see attached information.
BATTLEFIELDS TRIP
Battlefields Trip (Year 10 & Year 12 students) – Deposit payments need to be made by 3pm on Friday 7 November. Any issues please let Mr Billingham know a.s.a.p
DofE
Silver and Gold DofE payments must be made to secure your child’s place on the award. The deadline for payment was Monday 3 November.
Bronze and Silver DofE Training Walk – Saturday 15 November 9am – 12.30pm. Drop off at Hanbury Woods Car Park (B604AS). Letters will be issued to students on Thursday 6 November. Please return permission slip asap.
SCHOOL TERM DATES 2025-2026
Please see attached.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR TIMETABLE
Please find the latest version attached.
WORD OF THE WEEK
Our New Word of the Week ‘’cognoscente”
A noun that refers to a person with expert knowledge in a subject.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
| 02 December | More Able Parents Information Evening 6.30-7.30pm |
| 04 December | Christmas Concert |
| 11 December | Year 11 Parents Evening |
| 16 December | Autumn Milestone Awards Evening |
| 19 December | End of Term |
