Aylsham High School Parent Portal - AHS weekly communication digest

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Letters and emails sent home this week

Reminder Year 7 Eagles outdoor family learning morning 19/3/26
Rugby National Sevens at Rosslyn Park Trip Itinerary
Parent & Carer (PACE) feedback
Year 9 spring report - subject information
Year 10 spring report - subject information
Year 11 spring report - subject information
Year 11 Leavers Hoodie
Twickenham Rugby Trip 19/3/26
Amended copy of mock timetable for the Health & Social care exam
Amendment of Year 11 Combined Physics mock exam date
GCSE Design & Technology coursework
Payment reminder for activities week
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh consent for Expedition May 2026
Silver Duke of Edinburgh consent for Expedition May 2026
Additional places available on Gressenhall Trip
* To view these letters please check your ParentMail or alternatively, please click here

General Reminders and information

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.

Medicines

Please be aware that staff are unable to dispense any medication without parental written consent. There are 'Form for parental consent for administration of medicine' forms available at reception or you can click the link below for a digital copy:

https://www.aylshamhigh.com/attachments/download.asp?file=666&type=pdf

Although the school is able to supply students with paracetamol and Ibuprofen subject to requirement and consent, we would request that students who are on a medical advice treatment plan requiring regular administration of Paracetamol and/or Ibuprofen supply the Medical Needs Officer with the required amount to cover the period of treatment, with a completed ‘Form for parental consent for administration of medicine’ highlighting the required dose and timings for administration as advised by the healthcare professional.

If we feel that the student is taking paracetamol/Ibuprofen regularly/excessively over an unprescribed period it is our discretion to also refuse administration. In these instances we will inform you.

More information about medicines is available on our website under 'Parents & Carers' section, then the 'Medical Information' tab. Quick link available here: https://www.aylshamhigh.com/medicalinformation

Polite Reminder - Pastoral Concerns

For any pastoral concerns or questions regarding your child, their form tutor should always be your first point of contact. They are likely to see your child most days and can ensure prompt support. Furthermore, they can coordinate with the wider pastoral team where necessary to ensure any issues are addressed.

Safe use of Social Media Apps

Social media apps can be a wonderful way of staying connected and communicating with friends and communities. There are many positives to utilising these apps in a safe, secure and appropriate manner. However, with everything there is also the potential for social media apps to have harmful consequences of misuse as well as to open children up to inappropriate and harmful content.

It is important to remember that a number of social media apps have age restrictions in place to help safeguard young people from potential harm. These restrictions are put in place to protect young people from content and communication from inappropriate or harmful sources.

We are starting to see a worrying trend of younger students side stepping age restrictions and having access to apps when they are not yet old enough. This is having some damaging consequences and we are seeing a higher than normal number of cases of where students have become victim to inappropriate content, harmful messages and in some cases creating serious safeguarding concerns.

Please do make sure that you are checking your child(rens) phones and other devices for age-restricted apps and have parental locks in place to ensure they are not downloading and accessing apps that have age restrictions that they are not old enough to use yet. As a general rule, all social media apps (TiK Tok, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Discord, X and Snapchat to name a few) all require a minimum age of 13 years old to use their platform. Some apps such as Vimeo and Tumblr have an age restriction of 16.

More information about how to keep safe online can be found on www.internetmatters.org and the NSPCC Online Safety section of their website https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

If you have any questions about online safety, please feel free to contact our online safety leads Mr Bradshaw (dbradshaw@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk ) or Mr Allen (tallen@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk )

If you have any safeguarding worries or wish to report a serious concern, please contact our safeguarding team on safeguardingteam@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk

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.

Year 11 Moped/Motorbike Users

If you intend to travel to and from the school premises on your moped or motorbike we ask that you please provide proof of your valid documents including –

MOT (if applicable)

Insurance

Bike licence

Please take these documents to the safeguarding office where copies will be taken.

Please remember –

Motorbikes and mopeds must be ridden safely and responsibly.

Please park in the specific motorbike and moped parking bay at the front of the school, take care during the busy drop off and pick up times.

Thank you and stay safe!

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Options information for 2026-27

Thank you to all students and parents/carers for selecting option choices. We are now starting to process option choices and will be confirmed, via email, approximately early May 2026.

If students wish to make changes to their options they must ask parents/carers to email astonestreet@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk or come to the STAR office at break or lunch time.

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.

School Reports

The following reports have been shared via SIMS Parent and SIMS Student. 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.

Year group	Reports shared
Year 7	Year 7 spring report
Year 8	Next report will be the year 8 summer reports.
Year 9	Year 9 spring report Year 9 spring subject information report
Year 10	Year 10 spring report Year 10 spring subject information report
Year 11	Year 11 spring report Year 11 spring subject information report

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

External exam information

Students have attended an assembly on Thursday 6th March with Mr Bridge regarding external exams. They were also given a pack at tutor time containing the information for their external exams in the summer.

A copy has also been emailed to families last Thursday containing the same documents as the pack given to students. The only document which isn’t attached to ParentMail email is the individual exam timetable.

If a student or parent spots anything on the exam timetable which is not correct e.g. tier of entry or a subject is missing, the student must see Mrs Gilbert, our exams manager, in the exam office by the end of next week so that changes can be made before the exam entry deadline.

Exam and revision information can be found here: https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ahs-exams This includes a copy of the revision timetable for sessions being offered by departments.

A letter explaining the importance of preparing for these exams has been shared with parents/carers. This contains a link to a video which provides guidance on how students should prepare to do their best in these exams.

Internal assessment information

Students in years 7-11 have internal assessments taking place around Easter. A copy of the timetable was sent home via ParentMail last week including a letter explaining the importance of these assessments. This contains a link to a video which provides guidance on how students should prepare to do their best in these assessments.

Updated Policies

The following policies have been updated and approved by Governors during the Spring Term. The updated policies can be found on the Policies section of our website. Please click here to view them.

Educational off-site visits policy
Lettings Policy
First aid compliance code
Medical conditions policy
Equality Objectives
Examinations Policy
Non-Examination Assessment Policy

Clubs for students

To view all clubs please click here

Year 11 – Next Steps
If your child is feeling worried about their next steps or would like some additional support, please email Miss Wiseman and she will arrange to check in with them.

Work Experience
Thank you to all parents and carers who have supported their child in securing a work placement for July. The deadline for Year 10 students to organise their placements was February half term. If your child has not yet arranged a placement, please could you support and encourage them to find one. Mrs Wiseman is also available to offer guidance and advice, so please do get in touch if you need support.
Work experience is an important part of our curriculum, and it is compulsory for all Year 10 students to take part in the full five days.

Room 38 – Tuesday & Thursday Lunchtimes
Room 38 remains available at lunchtimes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for any students who would like guidance or support.