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Christmas Card Challenge

We are collecting all the used Christmas Cards we receive over the holidays. Please keep them and send them in to school in the New Year with your child. All card types are welcome and if your friends and family can help please do.

We are an ECO School and are going for our Eco School Flag with Keep Wales Tidy & our Bronze Award with RCTCBC. Every Card will help.

Many thanks for your continued support of our school.

Spotacular for Children in Need

Children in Need is this Friday 17/11/23

Pupils are able to wear spots or appropriate fancy dress for the day. All money raises will go direct to the charity.

Bellow is the link to donate or you are able to send a donation in and I will uplaod the donation at the end of the day on your behalf under the school name.

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School Essentials Grant for pupil within RCTCBC

Information to share with parents/carers:

School Essentials Grant

The School Essentials Grant is available to children and young people eligible for means-tested free school meals, Children Looked After and those who are classed as No Recourse to Public Funds in year groups Reception to Year 11.

Some families may not be aware that financial support is available to help with the cost of school essentials like uniform (including coat and shoes), PE kit, and stationery.

Eligible families can apply for a grant of:

£125 per learner
£200 for learners entering year 7 (to help with increased costs associated with starting secondary school)

Families are only entitled to claim once per child, per school year.

The 2023 to 2024 scheme will remain open until 31 May 2024. Please check your eligibility for this support and apply via this link. https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/ChildrenandFamilies/ParentandFamilySupport/Financialsupportforfamilies/SchoolEssentialsGrant.aspx

If you have any issues with the application process, please email: SchoolEssentialsGrant@rctcbc.gov.uk

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Attendance Letter to all Parents & Carers

Dear Parent/Carer,

RE: School Attendance and the Attendance & Wellbeing Service

At Tai Education Centre, we place great emphasis on the importance of attending school everyday and we are supported by the Local Authority in ensuring that we provide the best possible opportunities for our pupils. There are already a range of school based initiatives in place which help us to promote and celebrate achievements and the Attendance and Wellbeing Service (AWS) also support us in our efforts for continued improvements.  

Schools and parents have a legal obligation for ensuring registered pupils attend school regularly and the AWS is there to offer the appropriate support where there may be difficulties.  We recognise that some children may miss the occasional day due to illness or because of exceptional circumstances (which would need to be discussed with the headteacher). Other than in these special cases, your child should be attending school every day.

As part of Rhondda Cynon Taf’s drive to improve school attendance, the AWS has arranged a number of activities for the remainder of the year which are aimed at raising the awareness of attendance across communities and as part of this campaign are asking schools to support them by reminding parents to actively discourage casual and unnecessary absences from school. The following activities have been arranged:

  • Wellbeing Response Visits (WRV’s) deployed across school clusters
  • Meet and Greets at school gates
  • Joint Truancy Operations on the Valley Lines with British Transport Police 
  • Supermarket Swoops across county 
  • Retail Park patrols

WRV activities are specifically designed to support schools in operating and managing their “First Day Response” procedures and will involve home visits to absent pupils, particularly if there has been no contact made to explain the absence.

Regular attendance is important, not just because the law requires it, but also because it is the best way of ensuring children get the most out of school. You need to make sure that your child attends every day and is on time. If your child is absent for any reason, please contact the school immediately to explain the absence.

I look forward to your support in achieving excellent attendance 

Yours sincerely,

M. Chadney

Head teacher