Courage and responsibility pt 2…plus admissions and Bromcom!

Last week I shared information about Oliver’s Dragon’s, the excellent local charity set up to support local young people and those closely affected by cancer. I mentioned that they are having a big fundraising event whereby the brave and the daft have the chance to take part in a fire walk to raise money. The details of the event at Marple Sports Club are copied again at the end of this blog.

It dawned on me over the weekend that I couldn’t just advertise this event, and should in fact take part myself. So, wisely or otherwise, I have signed up to join in the challenge. I would dearly like to raise a good amount of money for the charity and so if anyone has a spare pound or two, and wants to put it to very good use, then you can do so safe in the knowledge that Mr Barker is literally going to walk over hot coals for it. Details of how to donate are here

Aside from that excitement, immediately after half term we are moving to a new whole school MIS (management information system). It’s an exciting change as we move from SIMS to Bromcom. We are sure there will be some teething issues in the early weeks as this is a complicated process, but when all is settled we’re confident that Bromcom will provide a much better service for parents, families, staff and students. Please be patient if things are not perfect straight away!

Finally, Marple Hall School are proposing to make some changes to our admissions policy and the the ‘over-subscribed’ criteria. The Local Authority are managing the process on behalf of all schools, and details can be found here.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful week next week, and thank you for all your support over another successful half term.

Best wishes,

Joe Barker

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