Year 8
Year 8
“I am ready to succeed, it’s in myself I must believe!”
Firstly, well done! You have completed one extremely successful and rewarding year at Cecil Jones Academy. I am so proud of your many achievements, and I promise to continue to support your outstanding creativity and superb work ethic into Year 8.
As the year group evolves, the Year 8 team will continue to keep fostering a positive and inclusive environment that enriches our students and supports self-growth and independence. As Achievement Team Leader, I will continue my path of promoting academic excellence and push for achievement and attendance in the year group.
Outstanding attendance is vital in Year 8. Maintaining good attendance supports learning, student wellbeing, and fosters independent growth. Students with good attendance generally achieve more and are happier at school. Just to put it into perspective, a 90% attendance is the equivalent of missing 20 school days of the year. That is 100 lessons and 100 missed chances to earn an achievement point, which opens the door to invitations to trips and rewards through our bespoke achievement competitions between our year 8 tutor groups.
We must continue following our school motto – to be “in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing”. This includes attending school with the right equipment and the correct uniform. We must be on time to school and lessons and fully prepared for our learning. Year 8 is a pivotal time for our students as they begin to learn more about their likes and dislikes, their hobbies and hopes for their futures, and continue to develop life skills that will support them in being confident independent students. I will continue to push for attendance at clubs and extracurricular activities, and celebrate all achievements by our students in our weekly and end of term assemblies and on our school newsletter.
As a Parent/Carer, it is important that our continued and consistent communication throughout the year in order to keep you informed of your child’s development. Your support and engagement is vital in ensuring attendance, punctuality, and a positive behaviour of learning from our students. As part of a shared responsibility towards the development of all students, we ask that parents/carers continue to monitor the completion of homework and check and sign the homework planner every week as we continue to encourage our students to take pride and responsibility in their work.
As Achievement Team Leader, it is my responsibility to be accountable for the attainment and progress of all students in the year group. Students will earn the chance to be invited to trips and rewards through the accumulation of their positive achievement points. This is achieved by being part of the supportive, nurturing and adaptive learning community curated for them here at Cecil Jones Academy. Students will continue to see me every day, ensuring they are upholding our school’s high expectations and to support where needed.
I am beyond excited to continue your journey with you here in Cecil Jones Academy, and I look forward to celebrating your future great successes, incredible learning experiences and developments as Year 8 students. As our year group motto says, “I am ready to succeed, it’s in myself I must believe!”
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns or queries about your child’s progress via their Form Tutor, Miss Gill (ATL) or Miss Moore (YCT) and we will do our best to assist you as efficiently as possible.
Miss. M. Gill
Year 8 Achievement Team Leader
