Dear Parents and Carers,

Following on from my letter last week, I am delighted to share with you further details of our new social media presence: From Monday 29 September, we will celebrate our students’ achievements in all areas of school life via our initial two Bluesky accounts:

@cnsheadteacher.bsky.social
@cnschool.bsky.social

There will be a range of other departments in school who will share highlights of students’ experiences so please look out for the information shared via the two Bluesky feeds listed above and in future Headteacher letters. As I said in my last letter, our aim is to make it easier for you to see the wealth of enrichment and learning opportunities that opens up to your child at Chipping Norton School.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of our new, dedicated email address at [email protected] where you are able to send a picture and brief description of any achievement or event that you would like to share to inspire other members of our school community.

Headteacher’s Question Time

Thank you to all parents who took the time to attend this event on Wednesday. It was a pleasure meeting you and we discussed a range of topics from SEND support, design and price of our uniform to raising academic aspirations and what information we share on our website. I will send out the date of next term’s Headteacher’s Question Time in due course.

The week ahead

A reminder that we are closing school early at 12.30pm next Thursday 2 October to prepare for our Open Evening and that the school is closed to students on Friday 3 October as it is an INSET day. As the week doesn’t follow a regular schedule, we have amended our registration programme and will, among other things, talk to our students about anxiety, how it is a natural response in certain situations and what students can do to help manage anxiety in a range of situations. A useful stimulus for discussion is the graphic included here which I thought I would share with you to follow this up at home as it illustrates well how regular, small steps can decrease anxiety levels over time.

Thank you in advance for giving permission to all the student ambassadors who are helping out on Open Evening and enjoy the weekend ahead!

Yours faithfully,
Bertram Richter
Headteacher