Welcome to the weekly Newsletter for parents and carers of students attending
John Hanson Community School
Inspire - Care - Succeed
‘HEAD’ Lines
If you do you will,
if you don’t you won’t
– Success Culture
Dear Parents/Carers
This week, I am once again on my attendance soap box, but this time I also want to add in behaviour.
Amongst the majority of students who attend John Hanson there is a culture of success. They know very clearly that ‘if they do’ then they will succeed and ‘if they don’t, they won’t’. This goes for all aspects of their school lives.
If I asked any student within the school whether they want to be successful, the answer would always be yes. However, some students do not make the decisions that mean their ambition matches their reality.
I therefore once again want to emphasise the importance of attendance. Coming to school cannot be seen as something young people do just when they feel like it or only when they are 100% well. Currently this is almost 1 in every 5 John Hanson students. None of these students will achieve as well as they could and many will underachieve significantly. The difference between 95% attendance and attendance below 90% can be as much as 2 GCSE grades in every subject they study!
Any student who makes the decision to:
Not focus appropriately in lessons (attitude to learning)
Distract others/stop them from learning
Behave in a way where the teacher has to stop teaching
Is not only likely to underachieve themselves, but is also impacting on the learning of others. The school is very clear that those students who chose to misbehave will not be allowed to continually impact on the learning of other students. As a result, poorly behaved students will be removed from lessons such that the vast majority of students can continue learning. The result of these poor behaviour decisions is that these students will fall behind with their learning.
The bottom line is that those students who attend well and have good attitudes to learning will do so much better in all aspects of school than those who don’t.
Enjoy the weekend with your children
Regards
Russell Stevens
Headteacher
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Tuesday Jan 30th 2024 Wednesday 31st January 2024 Thursday 1st February 2024
I just wanted to reach out to see if you had given much thought to introducing the young people at John Hanson Community School to Kooth: a free, anonymous service that offers one-to-one text-based counselling for young people.
Safeguarding is always our absolute top priority. Which is why all of the content and every single comment on our platform is fully moderated by trained professionals before being published. In addition, no-one on Kooth can send private messages to anyone else on Kooth - and every conversation that happens through forums is moderated to ensure safety.
All of the therapeutic content we create and all articles submitted by children and young people is also age-gated so that only the most relevant and appropriate content is available to each individual.
Kooth has a team of professional practitioners available to offer 1:1 text-chat support. We’re open 7 days a week until 10pm and are accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.
We also offer assemblies, in which we can come to your school and explore the topic of mental health with your students, discussing the importance of wellbeing, and signposting the support that is available to them.
I’m sure you’re very busy, so here’s a quick run-down of what teachers and young people think of Kooth:
96% of the young people who use Kooth would recommend us to a friend.
96% of young people told us it was “really important” they could access Kooth after school.
81% of the professionals (teachers, GPs, and mental health professionals) we consulted in recent research told us they’d be “very concerned” if Kooth was no longer available to young people.
Over one million young people have already found support on Kooth – and we’d like the students of John Hanson Community School to join them.
We’re here to help you support your students' mental wellbeing inside and outside of school:
The next Book Giveaway is scheduled for February 7th at break, lunch and after school in the LRC. These events continue to grow in popularity so donations of books in a good condition are always gratefully received. Please bring any donations to the LRC or place in the box in Reception.
On the subject of donations, thank you to the kind people that responded to the Andover Foodbank Christmas Treats Amnesty. You can find more information about donating to, or getting help from Andover Foodbank at: https://andover.foodbank.org.uk/
Tuesday Jan 30th 2024 Wednesday 31st January 2024 Thursday 1st February 2024
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At John Hanson Community School we are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all students and staff, and to providing a working environment free from discrimination, prejudice and harassment.
We encourage respect and consideration for others, and recognise and value the school as a safe place for learning. The staff at John Hanson recognise that inequalities exist in all levels of society and believe, that as educators, we have a crucial role to play in eliminating all forms of discrimination, in particular against anyone with any of the protected characteristic. We promote equality by dealing with bullying and incidents of discrimination immediately and by educating the young people in our care through assemblies, tutor time, PSHE day sessions and group work where appropriate.
This is part of our responsibility in preparing our students for life after school.
Important EDI events over the next week:
Holocaust Remeberance Day, 1st Feb World Hijab Day
Words you might not know:
The Holocaust: The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.
Hijab: The term tends to be used as a catchall in the West for all Islamic head coverings, but is mainly used to mean a headscarf. For Muslim women’s representation in media and popular culture, this is the most commonly used word. However, there is no uniform style for what hijabs look like or which are worn across the Muslim world. Hijabs come in many patterns, fabrics, colours, and styles. In more liberal societies, it is up to personal preference to determine the type most commonly worn and referred to that covers the head and neck but leaves the face unobstructed.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at John Hanson.
Please find attached the latest DEI newsletter on Men’s Mental Health. The DEI team will be producing one of these every term for you and your parents to read through – if you have any ideas for content please see Mrs Curtis, Mrs Ferris or Mrs Grinstead. Click here to download the newsletter
College Open Events.
Please do check the individual websites for any changes to the schedule before setting off to visit them
Please encourage your son/daughter to use their SCHOOL EMAIL for work rather than their own private email. This is important for safeguarding and also some of our messages for students are being sent to school email addresses.
Think you know – Activity Packs relating to online safety Who’s watching yours? – 17% increase in children livestreaming since lockdown (Advice to help parents/carers minimise risk to children online) Mental health – How to look after your family’s mental health when stuck indoors Houseparty – Everything you need to know.
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