We have had another great week in school, with lots of sporting events taking place. Thank you for your support to help our young people participate in these events and opportunities.

Next week is a shorter week, as school is closed to students on Friday for staff INSET training. All students are then back in school on Monday 3 November.

What’s going on in school:

• It was Y7’s turn to take part in our Interhouse netball and football competitions this week and they really got in to the spirit of things with fantastic support and encouragement from their fellow students.

 

• PCSO Brockett held a lunchtime drop-in session in school last Friday. He spoke with students on a variety of topics, particularly raising awareness of Hate Crime, in conjunction with the recent national campaign highlighting this issue. Students asked lots of questions and completed questionnaires on their opinion on crime in their local area.

• Well done to our netball teams who played in the KS4 High Peak Tournament on Wednesday night. The Y11s came 2^nd, losing by a narrow margin to Chapel. Well done to the Y10s who won the High Peak Tournament!! A fantastic performance from all teams, but particular mention must go to players in the B teams who drive the potential and ambition amongst players to get in to the A teams. Everyone that contributes to the netball squad should be super proud. Training resumes next Wednesday night and KS3 fixture against Chapel will be announced shortly.

• Y7 and y9 played football matches against teams from Chapel High School earlier this week. Y9 won their game 2-1. Y7 played well but unfortunately lost their game. Well done to all involved.

• Three students in Year 9 completed the Kinder Challenge walk with their scout group last weekend. Charlie, Tom and Alex took part in a 17km timed hike starting from the scout hut in Chapel en le Frith and skirting the edge of Kinder. They completed the challenge in 2 hours and 38 minutes, coming first and beating the previous record by 21 minutes!!!! Fantastic!

• Members of the library's SketchBook art club have been busy creating their own journals with drawings, words and collage. SketchBook is open every Tuesday lunchtime and everyone is welcome to come and choose a notebook to embellish in their own style.

• Congratulations to Charlie in Y11 who has been selected to go to the World Scout Jamboree in Gdansk, Poland in August 2027, where scouts and explorers from around the world meet for a 2-week event. There are 20 young people attending from Derbyshire, along with representatives from other parts of the UK. Applicants had to complete a written application, then attend and assessment and interview selection day. Charlie now has a lot of fundraising to do!!

• Our Sports Leaders did a brilliant job organising a tag rugby tournament for our local primary school children on Thursday afternoon. Our primary sports events provide a great opportunity for Sports Leaders to develop their leadership skills.

 

Y11 mock exams

The Y11 mock exams will run from Monday 24 November to Thursday 4 December. Please see the link to the timetable here Hope Valley College - Examinations  Students will be handed their statement of entry nearer the time. Please remind your young person to bring the correct equipment to each exam as we only have a small number of spares to lend out to students. Exam pencil cases can be purchased via Parentpay and collected from Reception.

Y9 English Assessment

The Y9 assessment on the verse novel Run, Rebel will take place on Thursday 23 November during English lessons.

Y11 Subject Evening

The Year 11 Subject Evening will take place in school on Tuesday 11 November. This is an opportunity to talk to teachers about progress, attainment and attitudes to learning. Details about how to book appointments will be shared next week.

 

Dates for Your Diary

Thursday 23 October – students break up for half term

Friday 24 October – INSET day – school closed to students

Monday 3 November – return to school

Tuesday 11 November – Y11 and Y13 Subject Evenings

Thursday 20 November – GCSE Presentation Evening (for students who left in Summer 2025)

Thursday 4 December – flu vaccinations

Friday 5 December – INSET day – school closed to students

Tuesday 9 December – Y8 theatre trip

Wednesday 10 December – Festive Showcase

Thursday 11 December – Carol Concert at St Peter’s Church, Hope

Friday 19 December – Break for Christmas

Monday 5 January – Back to school

 

Thank you for reading our communication. Here are some helpful email addresses, should you need to contact us:

• attendance@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to report a child’s absence
• enquiries@hopevalley.chorustrust.org for general enquiries
• pastoral@hopevalley.chorustrust.org for any issue with a child’s wellbeing
• headteacher@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to contact the Headteacher
• safeguarding@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to report safeguarding concerns. If a child or any young person is in imminent danger, then please report this to the police.
• ptfahv@hopevalley.chorustrust.org to contact the PTFA

Kind regards

 

Debbie Petts

Headteacher