School Life

School Day

Monday to Thursday: 09:15am - 15:10pm

Friday:                       09:15am - 14:10pm

*Breakfast Club:        09:00am - 09:10am

 

Uniform

All students will be expected to wear full school uniform. The uniform is as follows:

• White Polo Shirt/Shirt
• Navy Blue Jumper/Sweatshirt
• Black Trousers/Skirt
• Black Shoes

Our uniform provider is www.myclothing.com If you have any questions/concerns about the uniform please contact us on the main school number 01323 619000 (extension 4).

School Meals

We have school meals provided by Chartwells. The system is cashless, and will require use of Parent Pay. We are a nut-free school and ask students not to bring nuts/nut products into school.

Payments

We use +Pay via ParentMail – an online payment service which allows you to pay for school items quickly and easily on your smartphone, tablet or computer, via the My Ed App.

My Ed is a free parent App that gives you a multitude of communication and information features to stay in touch with what is going on at school. The app gives you direct access to your child's attendance, absence records, and much, much more. You will also see that we update and change the information in the app as the school year moves along. The My Ed app is available for both Apple iOS and Android devices and can be found using the links below: Step 1 - Go to your App Store Step 2 - Search for My Ed Step 3 - Download the free App Or, you can click on these links to go directly to your App Store: Apple iOS App Store or Google Android App

Once you have installed and opened My Ed, search for The Workplace and follow the simple instructions to identify yourself. To access +Pay, within MyEd App, click on ‘My Students’ tab > Payments icon and follow the instructions to successfully connect to your child(ren).

Make Payments Using the MyEd App (rackcdn.com)

Transport

Students living in Peacehaven, Newhaven, Seaford, Lewes, Crowborough, Uckfield, Hailsham and Heathfield will be transported via our school minibuses, all key stage 3 students who live more than 3 miles away will be provided with travel. Students living in Eastbourne/Hastings & Rother will be provided with bus/train passes as appropriate.

PPE

Students undertaking specific vocational areas (Hairdressing, Automotive, Construction) will be expected to wear appropriate PPE e.g tunics, hard hat, steel-toed boots. These will be provided by the school; students cannot access practical sessions if they do not wear appropriate PPE

Term Dates

For academy term dates please find our 2024-2025 calendar below.

Remote Learning

In the event of a school closure please see documents below with information on our Remote Learning Offer and a useful guide for logging in.