What can my child do if they are upset or having friendship issues? NEWS What can my child do if they are upset or having friendship issues?
They can talk to any member of staff, their tutor, or go to the Progress Leader’s office where their Progress Leader will be based. If this has happened in a lesson, your child must speak to the class teacher so they can speak and action any consequences. Your child’s tutor should be the first port of call, as they have the most contact with your child throughout the week. Please encourage your child to speak to their tutor in the first instance. Tutors are also available to be contacted via email. If you would like to see a tutor, please email to arrange a date and convenient time. Contact details for teaching staff can be found here.
Assessments will be completed by students in term 1 and students will be set in Maths, Science and MFL.
The Wren teaches Spanish to all students in Year 7. There are 2 sides in each year group and students will be timetabled with other students from their half of the year.
Please head to main reception, where staff will meet you and your child, and direct them where to go.
On average there are around 28 students in each tutor group.
The formation of the tutor groups is critical as we want to ensure an even number of boys and girls, a mixed academic ability, and a range of students from all our main linked schools. Mr Marsh, Year 7 Progress Leader, is informed of any information from all primary schools and taken this into account when arranging the tutor groups. Whilst wishing to engage with families to ensure students make a positive start at The Wren and are not put with students they do not work well with, we cannot unfortunately accommodate individual requests for specific students to be together.
Using the knowledge of the students that has been collated from their Year 6 teachers, we do our best to place each student in the tutor group that is right for them. The Year 7 tutor groups are carefully constructed to allow the possibility for new friendships to develop and students to be supported in an effective way. There will usually be at least one other member of the tutor group from a student’s link primary/junior school, but it should be noted that this is unlikely to always be a ‘best friend.’
You can order a locker from the Arbor Shop. Lockers are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Year 7 students will have the opportunity to have a locker for a one-year period. At the end of the year, they will need to empty their locker and return the key. The cost of a locker is £5 for one year with the £5 deposit for the key. If the key is returned at the end of the year, you will receive a £5.00 refund. Please note that in the event of a lost key, there will be a charge for a replacement.
The website is regularly updated with key information, under the tab “Parents/students tab”. Term 1 = Settling in evening. To support your child at school we invite parents/carers and students to meet with their tutor to review how the first term has gone. Term 5 = Year 7 parents evening, where parent/carer can meet their child’s teachers and get academic feedback on their progress across the curriculum.
Arbor – This is our Student Information Management System. Arbor is used to pay for equipment for lessons (e.g., food technology ingredients), trips, add money on for school café and restaurant, and is also used to show achievement and behaviour points awarded to your child, and any detentions set. Families will receive a login for the Arbor Parent Portal before they start at The Wren. Learn more about using Arbor here. Teams – This is where homework will be set. Students will use their school email address and password to log in to teams.