Letter to Parents: Year 9 Graduation

Dear Parents/Carers, 

We are pleased to write to you to share information about the next stage in your child’s Year 9 journey. At the end of this academic year we will be holding our annual graduation ceremony for Year 9. The graduation ceremony will celebrate the hard work of students in this cohort and is a stepping stone to starting GCSEs. We want all students to have the opportunity to graduate. 

Students will be awarded a graduation level based on the effort grade they have been awarded in their penultimate Praising Stars report (May half term) and great attendance. Today we have shared the criteria for a successful graduation in an assembly with students:

(We have included a review of the Praising Stars effort grades at the bottom of this letter)

We have discussed with the whole year group how much we want each and every student to be successful and graduate. The Praising Stars they receive at Easter will give an indication as to what graduation level your child could be awarded and a focus to achieve their very best at the next one. It will also allow us to work together to ensure students achieve this graduation level. Graduation monitoring cards will be available to students for effort and attendance to support them during this exciting time. 

Students who receive regular C4/C5 sanctions, E4’s on their report card or need to improve their attendance will be given the opportunity to be placed on a Graduation Monitoring card.

I am sure you will agree that graduating is a very special occasion for our students and we look forward to inviting you to the graduation ceremony in July. We would like to take this opportunity to ‘Save the Date’ for the week commencing 8 July 2024. Students will graduate with their form group on one of the days during this week and we will be able to share further details with you after the Easter holidays. 

We are very proud to be responsible for Y9 and excited for the journey the students have ahead this year. We thank you in advance for supporting your child in striving to achieve their very best graduation level  and look forward to sharing in their celebration at the end of the summer term.  If you have any questions or would like further information please contact Mr Holmes, Miss Wragg or Mrs Riley. 

Yours faithfully,,

Assistant Principal    Year 9 Learning Manager        Associate Assistant Principal

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