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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 7 and 8 DT/drama/food rotations

Students in years 7 and 8 complete their Design and technology (DT), drama and food and nutrition subjects as part of a rotation in approximately 6 week blocks.

The rotation schedules can be found on the school website under the learning & subjects tab: https://www.aylshamhigh.com/yr7andyr8rotationsubjects

SIMS Parent and SIMS Student will be updated to show the new rotation classes. This is usually updated the Thursday before the new rotation starts on the Monday. Student aren’t issued with new paper copies of their timetables for each rotation.

In the last week of the rotation, their teacher will let them know where they are moving to the following week.

SIMS Student

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

We are currently in the process of registering our year 7 students on SIMS Student.  This is being completed by their computing teachers in their computing lessons. Please see a letter recently sent to year 7 families about this process on the letters home page.  https://www.aylshamhigh.com/ahslettershome

To get support with SIMS Student, students can see their computing teacher or Mrs Cooke in the STAR office at break or lunch time.

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. 

Accounts for year 7 families will be sent out next week (week commencing 7^th September).  If a parent is new to the school and doesn’t already have a SIMS Parent account for AHS, two emails will be sent out to set up SIMS Parent access. One of them will be from simsparent@aylshamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk explaining how to register your account and the other will be from noreply@sims.co.uk which will be your SIMS Parent invite.  Please look out for these emails next week.

If you are a year 7 parent/carer and have a child already at AHS, then your new year 7 child will appear on your existing account.

If you are a year 8-11 parent/carer and haven’t registered your SIMS Parent account, please email our SIMS Parent team to request your invite.

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

Clubs for students

To view all clubs please click here

Work Experience and Careers Update

Year 10
All work experience placements have now been successfully completed on Unifrog, and health and safety checks have been carried out.

There will be a Year 10 assembly on Thursday 2 July during tutor time. It is important that all students taking part in the July work experience programme attend. During this session, students placed in educational settings will also receive a safeguarding briefing.

Students are reminded to contact their employers before the placement week begins. They will also need to collect a folder containing important information about their placement.

Year 9
A work experience launch assembly for current Year 9 students will take place on Wednesday 8 July during tutor time. This will introduce their work experience week, scheduled for Monday 12 July to Friday 16 July 2027.

It is never too early to begin considering and securing a placement. Work experience is a key part of our curriculum and will be compulsory for all students in Year 10, who are expected to complete the full five days.

Further information can be found via Unifrog (Aylsham High School).

Year 11 – Next Steps
If your child is feeling unsure or would like additional support with their next steps, please encourage them to speak to us. Parents can also contact Miss Wiseman, who will be happy to arrange a check-in.

Careers Support – Room 38
Room 38 is open at lunchtimes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for any students seeking guidance on work experience placements, post-16 options, or further education pathways.

Support is available from Mrs Wiseman and Miss Wiseman.

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

Payment Reminders

Any items available for payment will be listed on your ParentPay account.

Please pay for your house pin badge on ParentPay if you have not already done so.

New GCSE Contributions are now due for Construction, DT, Food and Nutrition, Art, Graphics and Textiles.  Payable on ParentPay.

New year 7 and 8 Hospitality and Catering ingredient contributions (rotation1) are now due for payment.  Payable on ParentPay.

New year 7 CDT contributions are now due for payment at the start of the first rotation.  Payable on ParentPay.

Italy Ski 2027 and Naples 2027 – please check your payments are up to date in line with the payment schedule.

Adult Counselling Skills Level 2 Course.

We are offering this course in partnership with East Coast College.

Details: 30 weeks (term time only) 2 hours per week. 

Start Date: Monday 14th September 6.15pm - 8.15pm

Venue: Aylsham High School

Cost: £10 non-refundable fee each half term.  Remaining fees are free if your annual income is £25,750 per year or you are in receipt of benefits.  If you do not meet this criteria, there will be a course fee payable.

Booking: Places are limited, booking is required. 

Here is the link to book: Counselling Skills Level 2 Course

British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 Award.

We are offering this course in partnership with East Coast College.

Details: 32-week (term time only) 2 hours per week. Beginner-friendly course leading to the nationally recognised Signature BSL Level 1 Award.

Start Date:  Monday 14^th September 6pm - 8pm

Venue: Aylsham High School 

Cost: £10 non-refundable fee each half term.  

Booking: Places are limited, booking is required. 

Here is the link to book:  British Sign Language Level 1 Course

To view our current vacancies please click here