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Monday 2nd September 2024: INSET DAY.
This is an INSET day – and school will be closed to all students.
Tuesday 3rd September 2024: INDUCTION DAY.
New Year 7 students will be in all day (from 8:30 – 15:05) and Year 11 students in during the afternoon (13.40 – 14.45).
Wednesday 4th September – First full day.
Start times for Wednesday:
| Year Group | Start Time |
| Year 7 | 8:30 |
| Year 8 | 8:30 |
| Year 9 | 9:00 |
| Year 10 | 9:00 |
| Year 11 | 9:50 |
Other important events in the first few weeks:
Thursday 5th September: Year 8 Residential trip parent meeting 17:00.
Friday 13th September 2024: INSET day – school closed to all students.
Wednesday 18th September 2024: Parent meeting for the Year 11 Berlin visit 16:30.
Monday 16th – Friday 20th September: Year 8 Residential trip for North Yorkshire.
Thursday 19th September – Year 11 Information Evening of Parents (17:30 – 18:30).
Thursday 10th October: Open Evening (school will close at 12:30 for preparation).
Wednesday 23rd October – late start for all students to allow staff to attend statutory medical needs training. All students will be required to be in school for 11.10am – they will go straight to their period 3 lessons.
Preparation for September: Uniform
We always start September in full uniform, which includes a blazer, shirt, tie, trousers and shoes. We have drastically reduced the number of compulsory items that have a logo. Currently they stand at: tie, blazer and rugby shirt. All other items can be purchased without any logo, and many can be found at the Rubery Swop Shop, where we donate any repurposed uniform.
If you need any support with uniform, please reach out to us here at school.
Preparation for September: Attendance
There have been some significant changes to how all schools must approach certain aspects of attendance for next year. Please read carefully:
Important Information for Parents
Changes to the issue of Penalty Notices to address School Attendance from 19th of August 2024 that will be taking place: THE EDUCATION (PENALTY NOTICES) (ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2024 No. 210.
Dear Parent,
The Department for Education (DfE) has shared new regulations for schools to monitor and improve attendance. We will be implementing these from September 2024 alongside colleagues in schools everywhere. We are lucky that to already have a good relationship with KNSB families which means our attendance levels are already positive. We will enjoy the new focus on removing barriers that may prevent your son from attending school.
From the 19th of August 2024 new legislation comes into force regarding the criteria for, and the issue of penalty notices to address school attendance. A national framework for parental fines is being introduced for any pupil who misses 10 or more half-days within any 10-week period. (Please note that if you have requested a Leave of Absence that commences from September 2024 onwards, any Penalty Notice/s issued will be at the new rates and trigger the start of the three-year threshold period, as specified below.)
The following changes have been made:
the number of unauthorised absences that may trigger a potential fine: 10 unauthorised absences (5 days) in a 10-school week period.
the number of penalty notices that can be issued to a parent in respect of the same individual child: a maximum of 2 penalty notices will be issued (per parent, per child) within a 3-year period
for the first penalty notice issued to each parent in respect of the same individual child in a 3-year period: the amount of the penalty notice has increased from £120 to £160 if paid within 28 days and £60 to £80 if paid within 21 days
any second penalty notice issued to the same parent in respect of the same individual child within 3 years of the date the first penalty notice issue is now set at £160 to be paid within 28 days – NB: No discount for earlier payment is offered.
any further absences will proceed for prosecution in the Magistrate Court for the same parent in respect of the same child within 3 years of the date of the first penalty was issued.
The maximum fine the court can impose for a first offence is £1,000 per parent, per child. If, however, you have a history of offences of this nature you may be prosecuted under Section 444(1A) Education Act 1996 and the court can fine you up to £2,500 per child, order payment of the prosecution costs, impose a Parenting Order and/or sentence you to a period of imprisonment of up to 3 months. This reflects the seriousness of unauthorised absence from school.
Please note that the times of the school day remain unchanged. With regards to the new legislation, registration time remains unchanged at 8.30 am as we continue to welcome and greet our pupils. Our registers will open during form time at 8.40am, this means that they will close (30 minutes later) at 9.10 am. Students arriving late to school registration once the registers have closed will receive a Late mark. Any pupil who arrives to school after 9.10 am will receive an unauthorised late mark (a U code) under the new guidelines.Medical evidence will still be accepted, and we do ask that you please speak to us if you have concerns about your child’s attendance. We want to work in collaboration with you to ensure your child attends on time every day.
We have a range of support that can be accessed through our Early Help support and Pastoral team. Please do not hesitate to contact us on 0121 628 0010 or enquiry@knbs.co.uk
Important Terms
Unauthorised Later – When a student arrives after 9:10am. An Unauthorised late mark will wipe out a students attendance for the whole morning, this cannot be avoided.
Persistent Absence – attendance of 90% or below is recognised as Persistent Absence (PA) and equates to 19 days missed over a school year. Once a child has been absent for 19 days, or more, they will remain Persistently Absent for the remainder of the academic year.
Risk of Persistent Absence – a child will be identified as Risk of Persistent Absence if their attendance falls between 10 to 18 days missed education during any period of the school year.
Severe Absence – any child who has an attendance of 50% or below will be classified as Severe Absence.
Preparation for September: Organisation and Information
You can see our Friday communications for last year here:
Next year we will continue to release a Friday Communications with everything you need to know to help your son to make the most of life at KNSB.
Lockers:
Lockers will be launched to our new Year 7 first and will cost £12 for the year, parents can purchase lockers for their son through the payment item on parent pay, if you are struggling to afford this cost please contact us at enquiry@knbs.co.uk
Apps for September:
My Child at School App
This app will be launched to all new families and will allow parents to see up to date information about their son. For example, timetable, attendance, commendations and behaviour data.
Satchel one
This app supports the setting and handing in of homework and works well to support our lads in becoming organised in managing their workload.
These apps will be launched towards the end of August.
Preparation for September: Learning
24-5 Curriculum
If you do wish to get ahead over the summer, or just keep topped up here are the links to our curriculum booklets:
Year 7
https://knsb.kevibham.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Year-7-Curriculum.pdf
Year 8
https://knsb.kevibham.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Year-8-Curriculum.pdf
Year 9
https://knsb.kevibham.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Year-9-Curriculum.pdf
Year 10
https://knsb.kevibham.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Year-10-Curriculum.pdf
Year 11
https://knsb.kevibham.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Year-11-Curriculum.pdf
We also subscribe to software and web-based learning tools. This page will help you access them: