Contact between School and Home
How does Sherburn High contact us when our child starts in September? Is there a dashboard we
login to?
We send out all our letters and large correspondence via email. When you first join us it is worthwhile
keeping an eye on your junk mail folders and making sure we are in your address book - particularly on
Hotmail accounts. We will also contact you via text message with shorter announcements.
You can also keep track of your child's attendance and view their school reports by downloading the My
Child at School app. Information for this will be communicated with you in due course.
The First Day and Transport
Where do we go on our first day?
When students arrive on day one in September there will be lots of staff outside guiding them to the correct
room. There is no need to worry - you won’t get lost!
When will I get my child's bus pass?
These should arrive in the post. If you have concerns that these have not arrived before your child starts
with us please contact Transportation at North Yorkshire. Click on the Transport button on the Transition
webpage.
What will my child need to bring on their first day of school?
Stationery, all of which can be found on the transition page of the school website. A water bottle. Their lunch
if they bring packed lunches. They will not need a P.E kit on their first day.
When will I find out which house and form I am in?
We will be sharing this information with you before the end of term.
Who do we contact if we have an issue?
Depending on the issue you could contact your child's form tutor or your child's head of year.
Curriculum and extra-curricular
What extracurricular activities do you offer?
We offer a range of activities and clubs both during and after school. Departments and teams will update
students when they start in September.
How is the curriculum structured?
All lessons, except period 1 are 1 hour in duration and there is a two-weekly timetable (Week A and Week
B).
There are 25 lessons per week.
RSHE (Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education) is delivered
during Period 1. Additionally, at Key Stage 3 Religious Studies is delivered independently for all (2 hours
allocated per fortnight).
At Key Stage 3 students are divided into an A and a B half for Foundation subjects. This is mixed ability.
In Year 7, all students are taught in mixed ability groups, except in Maths where KS2 SATS (traditionally)
and an early baseline test determine setting.
In Year 8, all students except Maths and Science are taught in mixed ability groups. Science set based
upon internal assessment data and KS2 SATs and English is taught in mixed ability groups.