Cost Of Living Support
If you would like to find out about how North Northamptonshire Council may be able to help you with cost of living support, please visit the website below.
Main Reception
Seneca Winners
Congratulations to the following students for ending this term at the top of their year group for total study time on Seneca! One of our students has completed an amazing 163 hours of study time!
Each student was rewarded for their hard work with a £10 gift voucher.
Sonia – Year 7
Imogen – Year 8
Sam – Year 9
Lauren – Year 10
Pippa – Year 11
Joanne – Year 12
Joshua – Year 13
Vocational course information
If you are a parent/guardian of a student in year 10 or 11 who studies Child Development, Business BTEC/OCR or PE OCR keep an eye out for an e-mail with a link to a Microsoft form that need to be completed before the start of the new term.
PSHE at Kettering Buccleuch Academy
At KBA students are taught PSHE/RSHE through 2 platforms –
Votes For Schools and Life lessons.
Some aspects of our PSHE/RSHE/SMSC programme of study
incorporate challenging topics, and we make no apologies in ensuring these are
delivered to all our students in a safe learning environment. This is so
students can ask questions, learn about common misconceptions and prejudices,
and be able to make their own informed decisions and choices, after being
presented with the full facts.
If you would like further information, please visit the PSHE page on our website - https://kba.uk/secondary/curriculum/smsc-pshe
Please take the time to discuss with your child/children what they have learnt this week.
Some ideas for prompt questions may include:
- Tell me one thing that you learnt in your PSHE lesson that you didn’t know before the lesson?
- What did you find interesting about your PSHE lesson?
- How did you feel about your PSHE lesson today?
Votes For Schools
For the last VFS of the year, voters are considering the
current flurry of strikes and whether the festive period is the right time for
these to happen. During their lessons, they will consider the reasons workers
go on strikes and the implications this will have in December and beyond
Careers at KBA
At KBA all students in years 7-13 have access to the Unifrog platform, an unbiased destinations platform that offers guidance to student about the pathways available to them as well as delivering regular webinars on current affairs and global topics.
Each week we will share details of upcoming webinars that students can sign up for by logging in to their account via www.unifrog.org
Explore construction apprenticeships and get top tips on how to apply – Wednesday 14thDecember @ 16:30
Free student webinars with Aspire Higher
Join the University of Hertfordshire Widening Access Team to get top tips on the next steps. 5:30 to 6:30 pm on the following dates:
Tuesday 28th February - Student Finance and Responding to Offers
Register here - University of Hertfordshire Widening Access Webinars (office.com)
Apprenticeships
- Check out The Apprenticeship Guide | Home : Your online guide to apprenticeship careers and job opportunities for support on apprenticeships and how to access them.
- Visit Find an apprenticeship (findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk) for guidance around opportunities in your area and beyond.
Careers and Higher Education Evening
Thursday 30th March 2022
We are pleased to announce the date of the largest school-based careers event in Northamptonshire. More details will be released closer to the time but if you or someone you know would be interested in being involved in the event please email stephenfraher@kba.uk
All students from years 7-13 have access to our on-site impartial careers guidance offered by Prospects. If you would like your child to be added to the waiting list please email Mr Fraher our careers lead stephenfraher@kba.uk
Attendance
Attendance is an integral part of future success in school and here at KBA we put an enormous emphasis on the need for students to be here every day.
The attendance lead for the academy is Mr Fraher who works alongside Mrs Bell (Attendance Officer) and Mrs Webb (Attendance Coordinator).
Each week we will share key information with regards to attendance and reminders of processes in place.
End of term attendance update
You will shortly be receiving your child’s attendance summary shortly. This will update your on their % attendance for the year-to-date.
Please take the time to discuss this with them and look at how close they were to the academy’s 96% minimum expectation and what they could improve upon next term.
Students going home during the school day
We acknowledge that pupils can become ill during the school day and need to go home because of this. As a school we have updated our procedures in order to ensure that your child is looked after to the best of our ability. Because of this, moving forward, pupils who feel unwell will need to speak to their Head of Year who will assess the situation alongside the on-site medical team. Pupils will be sent home and their absence authorised if their temperature is above 38 degrees and/or they have been physically sick. You will then be contacted and asked to collect your child so that we can hand over duty of care to an adult. Where pupils do not need to be sent home they will be monitored, and you will be contacted to ensure that any relevant information is passed on.
If you need any further support or details about this, please get in contact with us.
