News Parental Bulletin – 5th December 2025

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Parental Bulletin – 5th December 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER

Dear Parents, Carers and Students,

I hope everyone in the Trinity family is well, as we head into the first week of December. I am writing my first parent bulletin from home since my surgery just over two weeks ago and I would like to start by thanking the significant number of parents/carers that took the time to send a message into school to wish me a speedy recovery. You’ll be pleased to hear that after a really tough initial first week of recovery, I’m making good progress and hope to be returning to lead the school in person in the very near future. Whilst I’ve been away, I think it would be true to say that all the staff have shown true Trinity spirit and pulled together to keep Excellence for All at the heart of every day. I can’t thank them enough.

This week Christmas has certainly arrived at Trinity and on Monday our traditional REVERSE ADVENT campaign begun, where we ask that students bring donations that we will pass to Batchley Support Group at the end of term. I am also devastated to have missed the annual Christmas Concert, which I hear was as wonderful as ever, with our talented students providing our audience with an incredibly festive end to the week. I am always so proud of our talented students, who practice so hard and commit so much time to the concerts that we hold. I hope everyone who joined us enjoyed it immensely.

In the world of quality of education, we held our Year 10 More Able parents meeting this week. It was fabulous that so many parents/carers from those invited joined us at the launch of this really important programme. Obviously, Excellence for All is our mission, but we do place great importance on ensuring our more able students both excel in the classroom and receive a wider offer, that helps them to prepare for higher education and understand options and progression routes available to them.

This week there have also been lots of other activities and events including Year 10 and 12 assessments, The ‘This Girl Can’ girls’ sports event and the more able trip to follow the parents evening.

One important date for your diary is Tuesday 16th December, which is our Autumn Term ‘Excellence for All’ awards evening. If your child has reached one of our reward milestones, you will be invited to this lovely evening of celebration, and we ask that you save the date so you can celebrate with us and your child.

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

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 – 88.2%

YEAR 10 – 88.3%

YEAR 11 – 90.0%

YEAR 12 – 92.3%

YEAR 13 – 88.5%

OVERALL – 88.9%

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

10 Top Tips for Parents and Educators – Electrical Safety and Devices

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 – January Open Event 2026! | Heart of Worcestershire College

Cadbury College and Sixth Form 2nd and 24th January Open Days – Cadbury Sixth Form College Birmingham

Stratford Upon Avon College– There are no new dates released yet. Call 01789 266245 for new dates relevant to you

Year 11 – Need support with looking at the options available to your child when they finish school? Take a look at the support from : Parents & Carers – Aimhigher West Midlands

Apprenticeship Webinars:

Stronger Starts Retail Apprenticeship | Tesco Careers

https://www.tesco.com/careers/en-GB/early-careers/apprenticeships/maintenance

Year 11 Parent/Carer Evening on 11th December

Cadbury College, South and City College Birmingham, HOW College and Worcestershire Apprenticeships will be attending Year 11 Parent/ Carer Evening on 11th December. Please take this opportunity to ask questions and find out about courses and applications. The colleges will be returning to school on 12th December at Lunchtime in the Cube in the Canteen to support students with their applications. Please email kenderdiner@trinity.bmat.co.uk to book your young person in for an appointment on this day.

Parents and caregivers’ session: make the most out of using Unifrog to support your child with SEND
Join this session to learn how to use the Unifrog platform to support your child with SEND and additional needs and find out how to access your parent account, navigate specific resources, and use the “student side” to see the some of the tools your child has access to. Understand how to make the most of these features and hear from our careers guidance specialist on having effective careers conversations and ensuring your child has the support they may need in 1:1 guidance session. https://www.unifrog.org/teacher/webinars/upcoming/1638-preview

Introduction to accountancy

Please see attached Apprenticeships webinar invitation.

Careers Fair – 13th February 2026 – All year Groups

PATHWAY PIONEERS – LAUNCHING FOR YEAR 9

We’re excited to launch Pathway Pioneers, a new Year 9 programme designed to help students explore future pathways and careers through engaging activities—ranging from using Unifrog to investigate post-16 options, to developing transferable skills through team projects (including solving a mock “murder mystery”)—students will build confidence and curiosity about their next steps. Places are limited, so students who wish to take part should sign up with their tutors as soon as possible.

REDDITCH UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB CHRISTMAS FAIR

FREE ENTRY FOOTBALL & CHRISTMAS FAIR | Sat 20th Dec – Redditch United Football Club

Please see attached letter.

WINTER FAMILY FUN DAY