Recent News
- National Day of Reflection – 23 March 2021
23rd March 2021 - In support of Comic Relief – Red Nose Day 2021
22nd March 2021 - Thursday 4th February is Time To Talk Day
3rd February 2021 - The Teen Sleep Hub……. providing the support you need to achieve a good night’s sleep
3rd February 2021 - National Apprenticeship Week 2021 – 8 to 14 February 2021.
3rd February 2021
We are unable to invite prospective parents/carers and their children in to the school to experience one of our wonderful open evenings. Instead, the link below will take you to a page containing specially produced videos that provide an insight into the school, how we work and who we are. This page also contains the latest school and college prospectuses.
To view, please click here.
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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please note that extra curricular activities in school are still suspended at present with the exception of PE. Any bookings on our school cloud system will not be valid at the present time.
We will be moving some of our extra curricular activities online, which will be available in a virtual format!
Watch this space!!
EXTRA-CURRICULAR PE
Extra-curricular PE has now started again following the announcements from the Government regarding participation in organised sport.
Students have the opportunity to participate in sport before school, during lunch time and after school in a range of different sports and activities.
Clubs that take place before school and at lunch time, students are not required to have their full PE kit, they will need their trainers only. For after school clubs, students will require their full PE kit to participate.
For more information, please click here.
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Please find below a link to the Year 11 assessments timetable for each of the three assessment cycles.
Students have also received a copy of the timetable.
For more information, please click here.
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NEW Dedicated NSPCC helpline 0800 136 663
Over the last week the website ‘Everyone’s Invited’ has drawn much publicity for the shocking testimonials from over 10,000 people describing sexual abuse by other young people.
There is a new dedicated NSPCC Helpline to provide appropriate support and advice for both children and adults who are potential victims of sexual abuse in schools. It includes how to contact the police and report crimes. The helpline will also provide support to parents and professionals too.
The new helpline will provide both children and adults who are victims of sexual abuse in schools with the appropriate support and advice. This includes how to contact the police and report crimes if they wish. The helpline will also provide support to parents and professionals too. The helpline can be contacted on 0800 136 663
Please be assured that we take all allegations of sexual harassment and abuse very seriously. You can email any concerns or incidents to safeguarding@st-hildas.co.uk
You can also report any concerns or incidents to any member of staff. Our safeguarding team will deal with any reports sensitively and with compassion. Reports can also be made via our SHARP system anonymously although if a contact name can be given, it will help us to gather as much information as possible and provide the most appropriate support.
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For more information on how Teacher Assessed Grades will be awarded this year to Year 11, Year 13 and Year 12 Maths and Further Maths students, please click here.
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LATEST APPRENTICESHIPS ACROSS MERSEYSIDE
12-04-2021 – Apprenticeship vacancies update. To view, please click here.
29-03-2021 – Apprenticeship vacancies update. To view, please click here.
22-03-2021 – Apprenticeship vacancies update. To view, please click here.
15-3-2021 – Apprenticeship vacancies update. To view, please click here.
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Back to school resources for parents and children
We know that for many, the thought of your child going back to school after months of being at home will be worrying. You may have concerns about what your child’s school day will look like and how they will cope with any changes, or you might be worried about how your son or daughter’s health and other care needs will be met while they are there and if they will be safe.
For some useful resources for parents/carers and children, please click here.
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Qwell – a new emotional wellbeing and mental health support service
A new service, called Qwell, has just been launched. It offers confidential online emotional wellbeing and mental health support, and free counselling, to anyone aged 25+ who is a parent/carer of a child under 18 years of age.
Available 365 days of the year via mobile, tablet and desktop devices from 12 noon to 10pm Monday-Friday and 6pm-10pm at weekends, the service provides access to accredited counselling support, peer support via online forums and relevant articles on a variety of topics.
Click on the link for further details https://www.qwell.io/
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Young Minds – Supporting Parents Helpfinder
Young Minds have created a useful ‘Supporting Parents Helpfinder’. By answering six questions, parents can find out how to support their child’s mental health during the pandemic (and beyond).
There are some great tips on the website. Please click on the link below.
https://youngminds.org.uk/supporting-parents-helpfinder/
Please let us know if you have any concerns or if we can help at all.
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COLLEGE APPLICATIONS FOR 2021
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED. HOWEVER, LATE APPLICATIONS WILL STILL BE CONSIDERED, BUT WILL BE TREATED AS A LATE APPLICATION.
To visit the ‘How to Apply’ page on the College website, please click here.
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For more information, please click here.
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For more information, please click here.
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HELP AND SUPPORT
Dear Parents/carers and students.
Should you require any help and support, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Alternatively, the following organisations may be useful to you:
Careline child services
Careline child services manages all child social care enquiries and referrals. You can contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contact us on 0151 233 3700 to:
– Raise a concern about a child at risk (if a child is at immediate risk call 101 or 999 in an emergency).
– Arrange an assessment of a child who is seriously ill or disabled, address the family’s needs and provide support.
– Access advice and support from other services.
– Request SEND (special educational needs and disability) early help including short breaks, direct payments, after school and holiday provision, carer’s assessments and support for sleep difficulties or any concerns about the child’s development.
– Enquire about casework, individual child cases or other issues of a sensitive nature.
– Get in touch with a social worker or specific social work team.
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CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health – Crisis Line 0151 293 3577 www.liverpoolcamhs.com/support/camhs-crisis-care-team
Young Minds – 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Support – Text YM to 85258
www.youngminds.org.uk
Kooth – over 14s online counselling (14-25 year olds)
www.kooth.com
Samaritans – 24/7 listening support – Tel 116 123
www.samaritans.org
Childline – 24/7 support and advice – 0800 1111
You can also find a wide range of sources of support, advice and information on our Mental Health, Well-being and Safeguarding support page on the school website
http://www.st-hildas.co.uk/mental-health-support/
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For to view the presentation videos and the College prospectus, please visit the
College 20-21 Virtual Open Evening information page.
Please click here.
MoreNews
National Day of Reflection – 23 March 2021
Today we took part in the National Day of Reflection to mark the first anniversary of lockdown, to honour the loved ones we have lost and reflect on the challenges we have overcome during this tough season. At 12pm today we observed a one minute silence. Our students decided to tie brightly coloured ribbons to […]
In support of Comic Relief – Red Nose Day 2021
A fantastic effort as ever today. £278.31 raised from our students. During these tough financial times every penny counts so well done and thank you! Our staff and students decided to wear an item of red clothing to school (or blue for some!). Students embraced this and came with a range of red […]
Thursday 4th February is Time To Talk Day
1 in 7 young people (and 1 in 4 adults) will experience a mental health problem in any given year, which is why talking openly about mental health is so important. Time To Talk Day is a chance for all of us to talk about mental health, to listen, to change lives. A small conversation […]
The Teen Sleep Hub……. providing the support you need to achieve a good night’s sleep
Do you have questions? Need to talk about your sleep? Looking for some advice? Award-winning voluntary organisation, The Sleep Charity, has launched a new live chat service to support teens who are suffering with sleep issues. The new service, which is being run on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-8pm on the charity’s Teen Sleep Hub website, […]
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