HEADTEACHER

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER

You will be aware, from the 'Dates for your Diary' section of the Buzz, that the school is closed to pupils on Monday 15th March for a TED which will concentrate on the moderation of our Year 11 pupils' coursework. Hence, it is important that all required coursework is submitted to the relevant teachers by the end of this week.

A new Year 8 pupil who lives on the main road in Kimbolton has recently joined us. At the moment he is finding transport to and from school to be quite difficult. If anyone would be interested in a lift-sharing arrangement could they please contact me?

At the start of the Summer term (Monday 19th April) our optional Summer uniform regulations will apply. This means that pupils may wear their House-coloured polo shirts instead of the shirt and tie. Please note that any pupils who choose to continue wearing the shirt and tie must ensure that the shirt has a top button and that the collar size is large enough for the top button to be done up, in order that the uniform is worn properly.

Looking forward to seeing as many people as possible at our Fashion Show on Thursday evening!

S P Cooke

Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998

We, Tenbury High School, are the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect information from you, and may receive information about you from your previous school. We hold this personal data and use it to:

support your teaching and learning;
monitor and report on your progress;
provide appropriate pastoral care, and
assess how well the school is doing.

This information includes your contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information *, characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information.

We will not give information about you to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our rules permit it.

We are required by law to pass some of your information to the Local Authority (LA), and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

If you want to see a copy of the information we hold and share about you then please contact the school reception staff.

If you require more information about how the LA and/or DCSF store and use this data please go to the following websites:

http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex/wcc-edu-index/wcc-edu-doc-rep/wcc-education-privacy-notice.htm; or

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/13856/DCSF%20what%20we%20do%20with%20Children's%20data%20v4%20final.doc

If you are unable to access these websites, please contact the LA or the DCSF as follows:

Performance Development Team
Worcestershire County Council
Children's Services
County Hall
Worcester
WR5 2YA
website: http://worcestershire.whub.org.uk/home/wccindex.htm
email: lwilletts@worcestershire.gov.uk
tel: 01905 766281

Public Communications Unit
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
website:www.dcsf.gov.uk
email: info@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
tel: 0870 000 2288.

In addition for Secondary Schools

Connexions Services - Once you are aged 13 or over we are required to pass on certain information to the Connexions services. Connexions is the government's information and advice service for all young people aged 13 to 19 in England.

We must provide both your own and your parent/s' name/s and address/es, and any further information relevant to the Connexions services' role.

However, you (if you are over 16) or your parents can ask that no information beyond name and address be passed to Connexions. Please inform the school reception staff if you wish to opt-out of this arrangement. For more information about Connexions, please contact the Local Authority as shown above.

* Attendance information is not collected for pupils under 5 at Early Years Settings or Maintained Schools