FAQ Students
School Assembly Years 7 + 8
Tuesday, 20th September 2016
Questions regarding becoming a Multi-Academy Trust with RCS
Q: How long has RCS been open for?
A: I’m not sure – a long time
Q: Was there a letter sent out?
A: Yes – to parents on Friday
Q: What will the school be called?
A: It will stay the same
Q: When will this happen or has it happened?
A: This is the consultation & governors will look at all questions & comments and if they decide to go ahead it will probably be January 2017
Q: Will our sports team be the same?
A: Yes it will
Q: Are we definitely joining or just talking about it?
A: This is the consultation we will become and multi-academy trust school. The governors will decide when they’ve heard from students, staff & parents
Q: Will we be choosing a different school a well?
A: We are joining with RCS as they have the same values & ethos as our school; if another school wanted to join they would have to consult and have the same values
Q: Are our parents coming in – when?
A: Yes they received a letter inviting them to a consultation evening in October
Q: Are there any days that RCS will come here?
A: I cannot predict that at the moment
Q: Will anything change in the school?
A: The school will stay the same name, uniform, times of day. You probably won’t notice much change at all
Q: Will we go on trips with RCS?
A: Perhaps in the future – there are no plans at the moment
Q: What does RCS uniform look like?
A: Blue Blazer & Grey Trousers
Q: Will we get vending machines?
A: No
Q: Will we have the same rules as RCS?
A: We will keep our rules and systems e.g. we are VT school; RCS isn’t - there are no plans to change. We are individual schools that work together
School Assembly Years 9 + 10
Thursday, 22nd September 2016
Questions regarding becoming a Multi-Academy Trust with RCS
Q: Will our sports team change?
A: No it will all stay the same – we will still be competing against RCS
Q Where is RCS, will we have to go there?
A: About 10 minutes away by car. You are not expected to go to RCS for any lesson and RCS girl’s won’t come here - ‘you chose a boys’ school!’
Q: Do we get more money if we become an academy?
A: We get money to help us become an academy but we won’t get other extra funding
Q: When will people be consulted?
A: Now – we are holding staff, parent & student consultations
Our aim is to launch both new academies January 2017
Q: What’s the point of it?
A: The point is that both schools will worth together to share expertise & resources benefiting all students
Q: Will some of our teacher’s go to RCS?
A: Teachers will stay in their own school. There might be occasions where they go to RCS but they will be employed by us