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If your child is ill during the school day

If your child is taken ill during the school day they should firstly report this to their teacher who will authorise them to go to the medical needs office where they will be assessed by a qualified first aider.  Parents will be notified immediately if their child requires to go home or in the case of an emergency, an ambulance may be called and parents will be notified.  It is important that students follow these procedures and do not phone home themselves.

If parents turn up without being contacted by med bay and take their child home the child's absence will be recorded as unauthorised.

Dropping off & collecting students

We kindly remind parents and carers when dropping off and collecting students to avoid parking on the roads around the school.

We are aware that the roads become very busy during these times but for the safety of pedestrians please make sure vehicles are not mounting the pavements. 

Parking is available both in the front and back car parks:

• Front car park – For those who need to collect their child promptly at the bell, please use the front car park as a “drive-through” system. Park to the left-hand side and, once your child arrives, pull out to allow other cars to move forward.  This can also be used to drop off of that beginning of the school day too.
• Back car park – For those who are able to wait a little longer until the buses have departed, we ask that you use the back car park. This is the safest option and there is always ample parking available.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us to keep the school site safe and accessible for everyone.

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Year 11 Parent and Carer Evenings (PACEs) and Year 9 and 10 option subject - Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th November 2025

Please note that the booking ‘window’ in SchoolCloud will be open from 4pm today (Friday 24th October) for:

• Year 11 core PE
• Mr Turrell’s Business GCSE appointments for years 9, 10, 11
• Year 9 and 10 option subjects

If your child studies PE GCSE, you do not need to make a core PE appointment as the PE teacher will cover both GCSE and core PE with the in the GCSE appointment.

A copy of the letter, previously shared with you, can be found on the school website on the letters home page: www.aylshamhigh.com/letters-home

Information about PACEs can be found here: www.aylshamhigh.com/ahsparentsevening

School Reports

The following school reports have recently been shared via SIMS Parent and SIMS Student:

• Year 11 autumn report – subject version
• Year 11 autumn report – student/families  (updated to include tutor report)
• Year 11 autumn report – reference version (includes tutor report)

• Year 9 autumn report – for option subject
• Year 10 autumn report – for option subject

Please ensure that you read your child’s report on SIMS Parent and then complete the parent/carer feedback form which can be found in the report letter.

If you have any issues with accessing SIMS Parent or your child’s report, please email our SIMS Parent team simsparent@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk.

SIMS Student

Students have access to SIMS Student using their school alf.education email address. 

To get support with SIMS Student, students can see their computing teacher or Mrs Cooke in the STAR office at break or lunch time.  They are also able to visit room 34 at break or lunch.

For more information about SIMS Student, please see the SIMS Student page on the school website under the students tab.

https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ahssimsstudent

SIMS Parent

All parents/carers with parental responsibility are able to access SIMS Parent once registered. 

To get support with SIMS Parent, parents/carers can email simsparent@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk.

For more information about SIMS Parent including guidance on how to register, access SIMS Parent and about the information being shared with you, please see the SIMS Parent page on the school website under the parents & carers tab.

https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ahssimsparent

Options information for 2026-27

All students in years 8, 9 and 10 will be asked to make option choices in the new year.  In preparation for this, and to support students with making their choices, Mr Brockington, Mr Ravasse and Mr Sweatman will be holding assemblies after half term to explain the options process for each of the year groups.

Assemblies for Nov/Dec 2025

Date	Time	Year	Place
Monday 10th November 2025 (wk 2)	P2 and tutor time	8	Main hall
Thursday 20th November 2025 (wk 1)	Tutor time	9	Sports hall
Thursday 4th December 2025 (wk 1)	Tutor time	10	Sports hall
Thursday 18th December 2025 (wk 1)	Tutor time	8	Sports hall

Assemblies for Jan 2026

Date	Time	Year	Place
Thursday 15th January 2026 (wk 1)	Tutor time	9 & 10	Sports hall
Thursday 29th January 2026 (wk 1)	Tutor time	8	Sports hall

If any student is absent from an assembly they can speak with their tutor for further information about options. Students are also welcome to come to the star office, at break or lunchtimes, where staff can answer any questions that they may have regarding this process. 

Our options evening will be held ‘virtually’ on Wednesday 14th January 2026; all information will be made available on the school website and we will share further information on how to ‘attend’ the virtual event nearer the time. There will be departmental information presented here so that students can make informed choices about which subjects they may wish to take. There will also be an options booklet, with all course information, along with full careers information and advice available. We will be producing a video playlist, regarding the option subjects available, on the school’s Youtube channel for families to watch. This will include a short video from each subject we have on offer.

Our options process will be offered via SIMS Options online which is accessed via SIMS Parent and/or SIMS Student.  Students will need to select their option choices via SIMS Options and save them before the deadline of the 13^th February 2026.  Teachers and form tutors will be available to offer support and guidance to students whilst they are making their options choices.  Parents/carers will be asked to confirm their approval of options via SIMS Parent also by this date.

Further information on the option process will be sent out in January with full details on how to access, and select, options choices via the SIMS online system.

Please note the following information regarding choices:

Students will need to make one choice for each remaining year they have left in school. This means that year 8 students will make three choices, year 9 students two choices and year 10 students one choice. Year 9 students will also need to make a decision about geography and history for their two-year pathway.

It is essential that students think carefully about their selections as we will use these choices to plan their future curriculum. Whilst we will do our best to accommodate everyone, changes later on may limit what we can offer. Students should also be aware that it will not be possible to place all year 8 and year 9 students in their first-choice option.

We have a small number of subjects that are only offered to students who are following specific ‘pathways’. Students may only select subjects from the lists in their pathway listed in SIMS.  Further information will be given in the options letters and assemblies.

We ask that year 10 students select a ‘reserve’ option, in case a clash is created by their other choices.

We are unable to guarantee that all options will run; final decisions can only be made once options choices have been completed.  If a decision is made not to offer an option subject any student who has selected this course will be asked to make a further choice and will be supported with this decision. 

Clubs for students

To view all clubs please click here

Year 11s Help you choose 

Students have now received their log ins for Help you Choose.  Please could you encourage your child to add college placements. They need a plan A and a plan B.

Year 10s Work Experience placements Please could you encourage your child to add their work experience placement to their Unifrog accounts

Miss Wiseman and Mrs Wiseman are both in room 38 at lunchtimes on Tuesdays and Thursdays to guide and support students if they would like any help.

Virtual Work Experience

Amazing opportunities on this link for virtual work experience all on line certification at the end of completing!

https://www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience/future-creators-wanted-virtual-work-experience-with-thales/WEXP-00487

TACT (Families)

Please click here to view upcoming courses and events organised by our Family Learning team.  

FREE Workshops available to book.  Please click on the link above to get booked onto the courses

TACT evening courses

With limited spaces available, booking is essential. We encourage people to sign up using the provided link to a Google form; however, if anyone expresses an interest and encounters difficulties, please contact Monica: mharding@ayshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk text: 07780 887348

To view courses, please visit: /tact-families-workshop-courses

 

To view our current vacancies please click here