Regents Review Winter 2021-22

The Regents Review Winter 2021

WELCOME

Headteacher’s Welcome

Here at Regents Park we talk a great deal about our family ethos, the strength of our community and the warmth that you feel when you are part of the RPCC family. As a key ingredient to the magic of RPCC, we also refer to the #Green and Proud often sharing moments when we have felt proud of our staff, students or our wider community and this year our level of appreciation goes wider than ever before. The Pandemic has affected us all in different ways and as we enter the last week of the autumn term, it is clear that we have more challenges to face in 2022 but I know that the RPCC family will shine despite these challenges. I want to start with sharing how proud I am of every single student at RPCC. Learning keeps changing and expectations keep changing but their resilience and determination remains steadfast. Last week we celebrated with Year 11 as they attended their mock result day and although we had some smiles and some tears, what was most evident was their commitment to improve and move forward to do their best. This week we will celebrate with every year group in our reward assemblies and I am totally confident that the same positive messages will be apparent across the school. Staff form the other essential ingredient that makes RPCC so magical and this term they have been nothing less than heroic. At some points in the term we have had almost 20 staff off unwell, many with Covid and every day those off site have done their best to work from home and those on site have taken additional lessons and carried out additional duties. As a direct result of this support RPCC has carried on business as normal when it has been very much anything but normal, thank you to every member of staff, you are amazing. But it is not just within the school building that our community is amazing, the magic comes from many members of our community which is very obvious in our packed Christmas trolley appeal ready to share with some of our families over the

festive period. I would also like to thank you for all your wonderful messages of support that we received from our parent survey and linked to our other communication networks. We share as many as we can with staff and I can assure you it makes a huge difference. Sadly at this time of year we have to say farewell to some of our RPCC team as they move on to new challenges. Firstly, I would like to wish Mr Moth good luck in his new post as Assistant Headteacher at a school outside of the city, he has been part of RPCC for over five years as Curriculum Leader of Science. During this time he has led on the development of the curriculum and the improvement of the science labs along with the daily support of students and staff, he will be missed but we are extremely proud of his promotion. Mr Ashworth will be pursuing family commitments in the New Year and we wish him and his family well, he has taught generations both within RPCC and wider education and his knowledge will be missed from the teaching profession. Our Inclusion team will be wishing Mrs Wareham a fond farewell as she takes on a new role within the city and they will gain from her patience and creativity. In January we are excited to welcome our new SENCo, Ms Bundy, who joins us with a wealth of experience from a variety of educational establishments. During her initial planning visits this term she has shared her excitement and her knowledge and I know she will support the Inclusion team in moving from strength to strength. Finally, for me New Year resolutions have become more complex to predict in uncertain times and Christmas plans may need to change but what will remain the same no matter what, is our dedicated passion for a positive future for RPCC. Keep safe over the festive period and we look forward to welcoming you all back in January 2022. Mrs Barnes Headteacher

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