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Thursday
02 September, 2010
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| Notices for Parents 2009-2010 |
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This is a page
of items and information of interest to CVC parents, carers
and guardians. Suggestions, requests or contributions
would be welcomed. Please contact the
address. |
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| Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs) |
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Below
are some questions that we often get asked. We hope that you
find the answers helpful. If you have a question that you
would like an answer to, please contact your child's tutor
in the first instance, particularly if it is of a personal
nature. Questions about particular subjects should be directed
to the teacher who teaches your child for that subject, or
to the Head of Department. However, if you have a general
question, of the sort that is included here, or you think
that there is a question that it would be helpful for us to
include here, please send it to the
address marked for the attention of Jennie Girling. |
| Q.
When is the best time to take my child on holiday? |
| A.
While we appreciate that taking a family holiday during school
time is tempting, as it is undoubtedly cheaper, we would ask
that parents resist this temptation. The work that children
miss can cause gaps in their understanding that it is sometimes
impossible to close, as their peers move on in their absence.
In addition, taking a holiday at the start of the school year
can make it socially awkward for children when they return.
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| Q.
My child has an after school detention but I cannot collect
them. What can I do? |
| A.
In the first instance, please contact the teacher who has
given the detention to see whether the detention can be rearranged
for a more convenient evening. If this is not possible, but
you could collect your child at a later time, they can go
to the After
School Club once the detention has finished and wait for
you there. In some cases it may be possible for us to arrange
a lift home for your child. In very difficult circumstances
staff may be prepared to allow the child to serve their detention
through a series of missed lunchtimes instead of after school.
However, we would ask that you do try to support the school
with after school detentions. They are used to reinforce the
expectations of the school, and only when a member of staff
feels that other avenues have been explored. |
| Q.
Are children allowed to attend PLGs? |
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A PLG (Parents Liaison Group meeting) is designed for parents
not pupils. If a parent can only attend if it means bringing
a pupil we would obviously strive to accommodate this. However,
it should be noted that there may be some agenda items for
which it would be inappropriate for a pupil to be present
in the room in which the meeting is taking place, so they
would be asked to wait outside. |
| Q.
What is an MOD? |
| A.
An MOD is a 'Minor Offences Detention'. These are given to
pupils whose behaviour is not as expected outside of lesson
time, for example in the dinner hall or in a corridor. They
may also be given to a pupil who breaks the rules on chewing
gum or mobile phones. The detentions take place for 20 minutes
at a lunch time. A stamp will be put in the homework diary
to say that the pupil has been to the detention. If a pupil
fails to turn up at an MOD they will be given a half hour
detention on a Monday after school with a member of the senior
leadership group. If this is missed the pupil must attend
a one hour senior leadership group detention on the following
Friday at 3.00pm. |
| Q.
How do I contact my child in an emergency on a school day? |
| A.
Please phone the school office (01223 262503), making it clear
that it is an emergency, and they will get a message to your
child. Please do not encourage your child to have their mobile
phone switched on during the school day. |
| Q.
What if my child is ill and there is nobody to collect them? |
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There will be some circumstances where it will be feasible
for your child to rest in the medical room but if you have
been asked to collect them you should make every effort to
do so, even if a family friend has to help out. We have limited
space to cope with children who should really be in bed and
it is not good practise to expect ill children to make their
own way home. In emergencies, parents would be asked to either
accompany their child to A and E or to be at A and E as soon
as possible. If a parent is not immediately available then
a staff member would go to hospital with the pupil. |
Posted 20 November
2009. Ally Brennan. |
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Comberton Village College is registered
with " The
Basement", which enables CVC pupils and their parents
to purchase licensed Microsoft and Abobe software at substantial
savings. In return, the school accrues points which can
be 'spent' on IT equipment.
[Please note this offer is for information only and there
is no requirement or expectation for pupils to have any
specific brand of software on their home computer] |
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This page was last updated on: Tuesday 9 March, 2010 |
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Use debit/credit cards to transfer funds directly into their
son or daughter's cashless catering card account
and then monitor value transactions. 
