15 September 2023
Newsletter from the Head – Week 2
Dear Parents and Guardians
We are now truly into the routines and rigours of school term and our pupils are settling well. They continue to remain engaged and positive and I have thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them in all areas of school life. College feels alive and buzzing! The purpose of this email is to bring to your attention a number of areas of College administration and I request that you carefully read the contents within.
Traffic on Site
We have experienced significant traffic on site, particularly on a Friday evening. Whilst this is inevitable to some degree, we ask that all parents follow the instructions of the Senior Management Team who work hard to keep traffic flowing safely and quickly. We do have some spaces available on some bus networks and therefore to try to alleviate traffic, please do get in touch if this is a service you wish to consider for a Friday evening. Please continue to observe all speed limits, and avoid all double yellow lines. If there is stationery traffic in the Lodge area, you will be directed around the one-way system to the swimming pool car park.
Catering
We are very excited to have launched our new catering provision and to be offering an updated menu. The Dining Hall feels calmer, happier and full of chatter, over wonderful meals. There have been some understandable teething problems as we manage our pupils through the new system. We have made many small tweaks to help the progress of the system and at present, pupils are waiting a maximum of 11 minutes to be served. We will continue to work on this system and are confident it will settle even further over time. Lunch is a compulsory element of our school day and we have been most impressed with our pupils as we perfect this new system.
Transport
Please note that Kevin McCammon is no longer running our transport services. Please direct all enquiries to [email protected] including requests for extra journeys.
Evolve Trips
Below is a list of trips currently launched on Evolve:
| Heywood 6th Form Social - Indian Spice | 18-Sep |
| Philips 6th Form Social - Ivory Café | 18-Sep |
| GCSE and A Level Art Trip - Manchester | 19-Sep |
| 1st Form Activity Day - Denstone College | 25-Sep |
| Lowe and Lonsdale L6th Form Social - Divine Restaurant | 26-Sep |
| Shrewsbury 6th Form Social - Anoki, Derby | 26-Sep |
| Woodard 6th Form Social - Ivory Café, Uttoxeter | 27-Sep |
| Selwyn & Shrewsbury 1st Form Social - Laser Quest, Derby | 28-Sep |
| Lowe & Londsdale & Philips 1st Form Social; Cinebowl and McDonald’s | 03-Oct |
| Heywood 3rd Form Social - Megazone Lasertag | 05-Oct |
| Woodard 1st Form Social - Cinebowl and Pizza | 10-Oct |
| Computer Science Trip (GCSE & A Level) - Bletchley Park | 12-Oct |
Communications Available on the Parent Portal
The following letters can be found on the Parent Portal by visiting https://denstonecollege.parents.isamshosting.cloud
- Upper Sixth UCAS Process 2024
- 2024 Higher Education Parent Guide
- New Parents’ Social Evening - Reminder
This weekend, Denstone College will be fielding 18 teams in hockey and rugby against a number of opposition schools. This will be a brilliant and busy day of school sport and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the touchlines as your sons and daughters pull on their red jerseys – many for the first time!
With kindest regards
Lotte
