EPHS School Information
Welcome to Ellesmere Park High School
IMPORTANT UPDATES
TESTING UPDATE
We will be commencing our testing programme on Wednesday 3rd March, ahead of a full return for all pupils on Monday 8th March. Full details and a consent form have been emailed to you. Please complete this by 5pm on Tuesday 2nd March if you consent to your child/ren being tested.
Please ensure that students arrive only at the days/times shown below:
SCHOOL RE-OPENING UPDATE
Click here to read an update letter regarding the re-opening of schools from 8th March.
STUDENT WELL-BEING AND ONLINE LEARNING
In response to some feedback from pupils, parents, carers and teaching staff, we will begin to implement some screen free time during lessons as from Monday, 1st February, as well as having a focus on a range of activities to promote well-being. Students will still need to log on to their Teams lessons for the teacher to be able to register the students and give the instructions for the work. Around 1 in 6 lessons per subject will be screen free.
This week's PSHE lessons have all focused on acts of kindness, please share our child's pledges and acts of kindness with us.
We all know sitting at a screen all day is not much fun, so we would encourage all our students to take a break during their lunch or at the end of the day and get some fresh air and exercise.
ONLINE LEARNING HELPDESK
FOR ALL SUPPORT QUERIES RELATING TO ONLINE LEARNING PLEASE USE THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW AND A MEMBER OF STAFF WILL BE IN CONTACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Please go to out ONLINE LEARNING page to find out everything there is to know about our Online Learning programme, including tutorial videos and details of how to log on to RM Unify and Microsoft Teams.
Laptops and Access to IT Equipment
Your child is able to access Microsoft Teams in a variety of ways, this includes on a ; Smart phone, tablets, IPAD, PC, laptop, X-Box and Playstation.
We have currently allocated all of the laptops we have available in school, however, should we get a further allocation from the DFE and you would like to join the waiting list please complete the form below. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Safeguarding Helpline
Pupils: What do I do if I need help?
If you have any concerns about your safety or the safety or any other students whilst you are off school you can email Miss Barratt or Miss O'Farrell who are the school's designated safeguarding leads. They will get back to you as a matter of urgency.
Katharine.barratt@salford.gov.uk/ 07936306671
victoria.ofarrell@salford.gov.uk/ 07936306682
Coronavirus Advice
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-safer-travel-guidance-for-passengers
https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test
Online Learning
All work for students who are self-isolating or unable to attend school will be available on Classcharts. If your child does not know their log in please email ephs@salford.gov.uk.
Please click here to read the parent guide for setting up Class Charts
Please click here to read the pupil guide for setting up Class Charts
Please click here to view the pupil and parent webinars
IMPORTANT SCHOOL UPDATES
Click here to read our Ofsted letter from Mr Ross (03.06.2020)- the full Ofsted report can be found on the Ofsted page.
OTHER INFORMATION
LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH 2021
Please click here for the extraordinary story of Alan Turning.
This is Mark Ashton who was a political campaigner and activist in the 1980s. He was responsible for supporting mining villages during a national strike and his efforts were featured in the movie 'Pride' in 2014. Read the text below and watch the video attached to learn more about the impact Mark had on LGBT history here.
SPANISH CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION WINNERS
Congratulations to our overall winner Libby B, Year 7 - click here.
Congratulations also to our 4 runners up - Anisah B Year7, Asvini J Year 8, Niamh N Y7 and Libby B Y7 - click here.
SCHOOLS CAREER ADVISOR - YEAR 11
Our school careers advisor is available for any queries regarding college, apprenticeships, traineeships and next steps:
Lisa.bennett@careerconnect.org.uk
Telephone 07972 732631
Connexions Office 0161 393 4500
Health & Well-Being
We all have to make sure that we are looking after our physical and mental health during these challenging times. Go to our new Health & Well-Being page to find some useful materials and activities to support you with this.
Staying Safe Online
We all know that being online can pose some risks to us all, please take time to have a look at the guidance below from Thinkuknow which also includes some activities that students can complete to ensure they are fully clued up about staying safe online
Thinkuknow guidance and activities for students
Thinkuknow help sheet for parents/carers
Support from Salford Learning Support Service
New Kooth campaign #Don't do it alone
There are somethings in life you might want to keep to yourself. Like singing embarrassing song lyrics or talking with your cat or ..... you get the picture! But when it comes to mental health problems, you should never deal with it alone.
Kooth have created video of 5 influencers to support the message and to remind teenagers that they are not alone when dealing with their mental health. There is always someone to talk to
To view: https://youtu.be/PEShtD0vTzc .
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