Parent Information
At Barnes Wallis Academy we value the close relationship we have with our parents.
The three-way link between home, school and the student is crucial to the child achieving their maximum potential.
By working together we can ensure a happy, successful secondary school career. We value the support of parents and offer a range of activities to strengthen our partnership.
As part of our Home School Partnership Agreement we expect parents to:
- Take an interest in the work of their son/daughter and encourage them to always do their best.
- Monitor their son/daughter’s homework on Bromcom and make sure they complete it.
- Make sure their son/daughter attends school on time every day and inform the school as soon as possible if they are absent.
- Make sure their son/daughter has the right equipment for school and send them in the full and correct uniform.
- Encourage the student to have high standards of behaviour at all times and support the school if sanctions and detentions become necessary.
- Let the school know if there are any problems likely to effect their son/daughter.
- Attend parents’ evenings and read letters from the school and reply if necessary.
- Contact the school quickly if worried or concerned about any issue.
- Support events that the school is involved in.
- Encourage the student to respect their environment.
- By agreeing to these statements in this partnership we, as a school will do everything we can to support your child and make sure their time at Barnes Wallis is happy and successful.
Safeguarding
Parents/ Carers should be aware that the school is required to take any reasonable action to ensure the safety of its students.
In cases where the school may have reason to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill-treatment, neglect or other forms of abuse, the Principal is obliged to follow the safeguarding procedures established by Lincolnshire County Council and inform Children's Services of the concern.
Healthy Minds referral Line
If you are unsure whether Healthy Minds Lincolnshire could help a young person, call the Lincolnshire Here4You Line to speak to a Practitioner. Advice will be available to professionals, young people and parents by contacting the advice line on 01522 309120. Available Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/young-people/lincolnshire/young-people/i-need-more-help/healthy-minds-lincolnshire
Local Authority Children’s Services
If you believe a child or young adult under the age of 18 years might be suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm (including any mistreatment or abuse), contact the Children Services CSC on 01522 782111. If it is outside normal office hours you can contact the Emergency Duty Team on 01522 782333.
NSPCC
If you're worried about a child, or need advice and support, contact us … Whatever your worry, call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000. You can call Monday to Friday 8am – 10pm or 9am – 6pm at the weekends.
Family services directory
Useful information on here about what local services are available
https://lincolnshire.fsd.org.uk/kb5/lincs/fsd/home.page
SEND Team
01522 552838
EAL_SendLocality@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Supporting Mental Well Being - Corona Virus
Useful Links
Support for parents and carers to keep children safe online
Stem4 - Supports positive mental health
Calm Harm - Supports people through issues of self harm
Clear Fear - Supports young people with issues relating to anxiety and depression
Combined Minds - Supports families with young people who have mental health issues
Useful Documents
- Anger Coping Strategies
- Anger what is it
- Anxiety Resource Pack 2
- Bereavement Loss Resource pack
- CCO Childrens guide to Corona Virus
- Coping with self harm a parents guide
- COVID 19 Healthy Minds Update
- Healthy Minds Lincs Free online managing worries and anxious feelings workshop and other resources
- Helping Children Cope with Stress During the COVID 19 Outbreak 1
- Lincolnshire Helpline Details
- Mental health in children and young people a parents guide
- Mind Booklet How to Deal with Anger
- Online safety at home thinkuknow 11 13s home activity sheet
- Online safety at home thinkuknow 14 home activity sheet 1
- Relaxation Booklet
- Social media and young people a parents guide
Summer 2020 Subject Prep
Click on the year group you are currently in. The work that has been set is optional, but we encourage you to take a look and make a start ready for the new academic year.
Year 7
- Art
- British Music
- English Year 7 to Year 8
- Film and Game Music
- French Year 7 into Y8
- French Year 7 to Year 8
- Geograhpy Year 7 to year 8
- Geography Year 7 to Year 8
- History Year 7 to Year 8
- Maths Year 7 to Year 8
- RE Year 7 to Year 8
- Rock Music
- Science Waste free lunch
- Science World wide washing collection
- Science Year 7 to Year 8
- Seneca joining a class
- Seneca pupil instructions
Performing Arts: Each week, watch a video from the following link'
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-free-stream-online_51198.html
Science: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2020/summer-science-online/programme/
Year 8
- Art
- British Music
- English Year 8 to Year 9
- Film and Game Music
- French Year 8 into Y9
- French Year 8 to Year 9
- Geography Year 8 to Year 9
- Geography Year 8 to Year 9 2
- History Year 8 to 9
- Maths Year 8 to Year 9
- RE Year 8 to Year 9
- Rock Music
- Science Waste free lunch
- Science World wide washing collection
- Science Year 8 to Year 9
- Seneca joining a class
- Seneca pupil instructions
Performing Arts: Each week, watch a video from the following link'
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-free-stream-online_51198.html
Science: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2020/summer-science-online/programme/
Year 9
- Art
- British Music
- English Year 9 to Year 10
- Film and Game Music
- French Year 9 into Y10
- French Year 9 to Year 10
- Geography Year 9 Coasts and Coastal Management
- Geography Year 9 to Year 10
- History Year 9
- History Year 9 to 10
- Maths Year 9 to Year 10
- RE Year 9 to Year 10
- Rock Music
- Science Waste free lunch
- Science World wide washing collection
- Science Year 9 to Year 10
- Seneca joining a class
- Seneca pupil instructions
Performing Arts: Each week, watch a video from the following link'
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-free-stream-online_51198.html
Science: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2020/summer-science-online/programme/
Year 10
- Art
- British Music
- English Year 10 to Year 11
- Film and Game Music
- French Year 10 into Y11
- Geography Tectonic Hazards
- Geography Weather Hazards
- Geography Year 10
- Geography Year 10 to Year 11
- History Year 10
- Maths Year 10 to Year 11
- Music Rehearsal Year 10
- RE Year 10 to Year 11
- Rock Music
- Science Waste free lunch
- Science World wide washing collection
- Science Year 10 to Year 11
- Seneca joining a class
- Seneca pupil instructions
- Spanish Year 10 to Year 11
Performing Arts: Each week, watch a video from the following link'
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-free-stream-online_51198.html
Science: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2020/summer-science-online/programme/
Complaints
We welcome your comments and ideas, but hope that the need to make a complaint never arises.
If you have a worry or concern please contact your child's Form Tutor or Head of House in the first instance. Formal complaints, particularly about the curriculum, should preferably be put in writing to the Principal. If you feel you need to make a complaint, we will work with you to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
Key information
Our performance against other schools can be found via the Department for Education’s School Performance Table.
KS4 Performance Data - 2020
Ofsted & Parent View
Our latest Ofsted report can be found here.
Principal's Newsletters
Academic Year 2019/2020
- Principals Newsletter December 2019
- Principals Newsletter October 2019
- Principals Newsletter July 2019
- Principals Newsletter December 2018
Parent Documents
- Barnes Wallis Standards and Expectations Parent Booklet
- Barnes Wallis Term Dates 2020 21
- Barnes Wallis What You Need to Know 2019
- BWA return to school letter 01 09 20
- BWA Risk assessment Sept V21
- GCSE Exams Student Handbook 2020
- Maths Watch Student Guide
- MyChildAtSchool Parent App Quick Guide
- Parent and Student guide Sept 2020
- Parent letter Sept 2020
- Updated BWA Return to School Booklet September 2020 V2
- Year 11 Intervention 22 September 2020