At KSHS we believe that rewarding students for exceeding our expectations makes them feel valued, builds confidence and motivates them to achieve. In partnership with our Student Council, we have listened to feedback from students and amended our rewards system for the 2023-24 Academic year. KSHS students requested a system with opportunities to earn meaningful, tangible rewards.
Students are able to earn merits in Year 7 to 11 across 3 broad categories: Excellent Attitude to Learning, Excellent Attainment, and Services to the Community. Merits are totalled each week for the chance to win the inter-form trophy, and a reward each term of the winning form's choosing. Individually, student merits contribute towards our Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Awards.
Students in Years 8-10 also have the opportunity to work towards a Junior, Intermediate or Senior challenge award. The aim of these awards it to challenge students to embrace the opportunities available across the school, and to extend their cultural capital, as well as develop skills that will prepare them for the next steps in their lives. More details can be found on the school website.
In this first week, students have been awarded nearly 2000 merits from staff across the school. It is fantastic that KSHS students continue to excel both in and out of lessons. Don't forget that students will also be awarded 3 merits for a week's full attendance!
Miss K Ferns
Assistant Headteacher - Teaching and Learning
At the start of the year we remind students of our clear mobile phone regulations in school. For parents our policy can be found here 
Would you like to contribute to the strategic direction of the Robert Carre Trust or to our school? We have vacancies at both Local Governing and Trustee level and would love to hear from you. Details of the parent governor nomination and election process have been sent to all parents. More information can be found here 
One of our most enjoyed traditions at the start of the year is our Freshers’ Fayre where students from Years 7-11 all have a chance to visit the school hall and see the stands for all the extracurricular clubs that are on offer. From drama clubs to sports teams, art opportunities to music ensembles each club has a chance to recruit members for the term ahead. A copy of our extracurricular offer will appear in an early newsletter so parents can encourage their children to get involved. The Fayre takes place next Wednesday afternoon in school. Tutors will explain the system to their forms.
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To improve Cyber Security, and reduce the risk of account impersonation, we are taking further steps to secure our ICT systems. We are introducing Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) on all student accounts (MFA has already been enabled for staff and governor accounts).
