STAFF
Trinity School is able to attract and retain a staff of very high quality as a result of the fine reputation of the school and of the professional opportunities it can offer. Most teachers are graduates in their teaching subjects, some with wide experience including teaching abroad, and all have a real commitment to their work. All of our staff are involved in continuing professional development to enrich their professional knowledge and to ensure best practice in improving student learning. Additionally, many are active in the local community, whether as preachers or councillors, or in sport, the Church and fund-raising for charities. Our PE staff are active participants in sport themselves, and our musicians have considerable reputations locally.
Many staff bring wide experience to bear in their work, having come from a background of industry, commerce or the arts. It is worth noting that many staff are themselves parents of children attending Trinity. As well as our teaching staff, we have a team of knowledgeable and experienced support staff, fulfilling an increasing variety of roles, including House Tutors, Curriculum Support and Cover Supervisors.
All staff are represented on ‘Team Trinity’, a group which works hard to improve the working environment and organise social events.
If you would be interested in bringing your experience and skills to work for the school community, please watch out for advertisements on our Job Vacancies Page and in the local press.
Year 10 Parents’ Evening
Year 10 Parents’ Evening
Wednesday 26 February 2020 - 3.45 pm to 6.15 pm
We would like to invite you to attend our Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 26 February 2020.
Please discuss with your son or daughter which subject teachers you particularly wish to see. If two of you are attending, you may wish to divide the appointment load between you. Any teacher particularly wishing to see you will arrange a time with your son or daughter. Students are welcome to come too.
Please read the letter below for more information:
Yr10-Parents-Invitation (pdf)
Berlin/Krakow Trip - Itinerary
Berlin/Krakow Trip
Information and itinerary for our Berlin/Krakow trip can be viewed in the Powerpoint Presentation below:
Berlin Krakow Parents' Evening Final Copy (ppt)
Year 9 Parents’ Evening
Year 9 Parents’ Evening: Feedback/Comments
Following our recent Year 9 Parents' Evening please read the pdf below which contains a link to our feedback/comments reply slip:
Parents' Comments Ltr (pdf)
EXAM TIMETABLES - ‘Exam Contingency Day’
Our 2020 Exam Timetables can be found below:
GCSE May-June 2020 (pdf)
Sixth Form May-June 2020 (pdf)
Our 'Exam Contingency Day' takes place on Wednesday 24th June 2020
GUIDED HISTORY WW1 TOUR 5 - 9 July 2021
For current Y7, Y8 students only.
We are excited to be proposing a school tour to Belgium and France to enhance our History curriculum for students.
Key details about the planned trip:
- 5 days and 4 night(s)
- Departs on 5 July 2021
- Returns on 9 July 2021
- The purpose of the trip is to enhance the learning experience of students; to visit historic sites; to pay our respects to former students of the school who fell in the Great War
For much more information about this trip please read the letter below:
WW1 Tour Letter (pdf)
Year 9 GCSE Options process and Parents Evening
Dear Parent/Carer
This half term is an extremely important one for our year 9 students, as it is the time when they must decide which subjects they would like to study at GCSE, during years 10 and 11. At Trinity we are committed to ensuring every student has access to the best course for them regardless of their ability.
On Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 January, students will have the opportunity to experience taster sessions in every course available to them at GCSE.
On Thursday 23 January, from 3.45 pm – 5.45 pm, we will be hosting our Year 9 Options Event, for parents and students.....
Please read on below for more information:
Invitation (pdf)
New Year Message
Dear Parent/Carer
As the Spring Term starts, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope that you had a peaceful Christmas and that students are well rested for the term ahead. This is a relatively short term, but full of activity and learning, especially for our exam year groups.
I wanted to offer my thanks to both students and parents for the fundraising that took place before the holidays during our Christmas week.....
Please read the letter below for more information:
NY letter to parents 130120 (pdf)
Year 11 Information - Feedback and Revision Guides
Year 11 Information Evening – 9 January 2020
Feedback/Comments
Many thanks to all parents/carers who attended the above event.
If you did attend the evening please advise if this was helpful to you and/or if you have any ideas how this event can be improved in the future by following the link below and completing the online reply slip.
Parental Comments Letter (pdf)
GCSE Revision Guides
As GCSE exams approach parents often ask us how they can support their children with revision at home.
We have made available our handy Revision Advice and Information guides/presentations from our recent Yr 11 Information Evening:
Y11 parent booklet (pdf)
Y11 English Revision Information (powerpoint)
Y11 Information Evening - Maths (powerpoint)
Year 11 Parents Info - Science (powerpoint)
Year 8 Archbishop Award
Year 8 will be taking part in the Young Leaders Award this year. We’re really excited to be involved in this programme which has been designed and written by the Archbishop of York Youth Trust. For more information visit www.abyyt.com.
The Young Leaders Award aims to equip young people to be the change they want to see in their local communities, and through a number of interactive lessons and practical challenges our pupils will be involved in serving their community and making a difference.
To find out more please read the letter below:
Y8 Arch Bishop Award (pdf)
Information for Candidates
Please view the Information for Candidates for each Exam Awarding Bodies in the document below:
Information for candidates - Privacy Notice (pdf)
Summer 2019 Exam Certificates
Summer 2019 exam certificates are now available for collection from the Sixth Form Office during school hours. If students are unable to collect them in person, they can nominate someone to do this on their behalf by emailing 6form@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk
Cross Country Results
Student Expectation
A Welcome from the Headteacher
Dear Parent/Carer
It is a privilege to be able to write to you in my first term as Headteacher of Trinity School. I am looking forward to working with you and meeting you at our regular parents’ evenings and events.
Ms Jo Hawkin - Headteacher
I offer a warm welcome to the parents/carers of our new Year 7 students and look forward to officially welcoming you to the Trinity community at our Year 7 Information Evening next week. A separate letter has gone out inviting you to this event. Welcome, too, to those joining us from other schools in Year 12. Mr. Winter, Assistant Head and Head of Sixth Form, will be meeting you at the Year 12 Information and Tutor Evening on 25th September. Both year groups have settled well, with 100% attendance in Year 7 on their first day. They are finding their way around, are making new friends and seem happy. Year 12 have been involved in a three-day induction programme which involved a variety of activities: first aid training, road safety awareness, teambuilding and sessions designed to set them up effectively for their academic studies that start on Monday. All are raring to go.
Read on..
September 2019 (pdf)
Prospectus
Transition to Trinity Guide
Year 7 Parents and Carers,
Our Transition to Trinity information is available here:
Trinity Yr7 Transition Guide 2019 - 2020 (pdf)
MFL: Yr 7 - 11 Dictionaries and Language Booklets
Dictionaries
We are very much looking forward to your child being as successful as they can in their language learning in the next academic year. It would be very beneficial that your child attends each language lesson with a dictionary, which would support their learning.
Please read the letter below for more information:
Y7-11 Dictionaries (pdf)
Language Booklets - Yr 11 Revision Guides
As part of your child being as well prepared and as successful as possible in their language GCSE, we would like to inform you about the CGP GCSE French/ Spanish revision guide that is available to purchase.
Please read the letter below for more information:
Y11 Revision Guide (pdf)
Our Language Booklets for Yr 9 & 10 French and Spanish are also available to view and download here: Booklets Folder
Music Tuition - Information letter and forms
Dear Parent/Carers
Please find below 2019-20 Music tuition letters and forms to be returned to the finance office:
Can you get your Five-a-Day?
Challenge yourself to get 5 Good Behaviour Logs as soon as possible each week!
Ofsted Report
Dear Parents and Carers,
We have now received the final report from Ofsted following their visit to the school on Wednesday, 13th March for a section 8, one day inspection. The report is available below and will be published on Ofsted’s own website on Wednesday, 24th April. We are pleased to tell you that the school continues to be graded as a good school.
Please read the information below:
Ofsted Letter (pdf)
Ofsted Final Report (pdf)
SEND inspection – Ofsted
Dear Parents/Carers,
Please read the letter below concerning Inspection of Cumbria County Council local area’s effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of, and improving outcomes for, children and young people who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
SEND inspection letter (pdf)
Non-examination Assessments (NEAs).
Please read the word documents below for information on Non-Examination Assessments (NEAs).
Information for candidates ~ NEA 1819
Information for cands~cswk.1819
Reviews of marking Candidate policy
GDPR - Privacy Notice
GDPR
Trinity School is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with its legal obligations under the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which came into force on 25 May 2018. Please find below Trinity Schools Privacy Statement in relation to this new regulation.
Trinity School - Privacy Notice (pdf)
SIAMS Report
Dear parents and carers,
In addition to the visits we get from Ofsted, as a Church of England school we are subject to an additional inspection: the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMs). This takes place every five years and Trinity was inspected on 18th and 19th October 2016....
Letter and full report below:
SIAMS letter to parent/carers (pdf)
Trinity SIAMS Report - 2016 (pdf)
Homework Planners
In a move to ensure that standards of recording homework are consistent across the school, we would appreciate it if you could reinforce the following with your child/children when signing their planners on a weekly basis. All homework must have these key pieces of information recorded in the planners:
- Subject which set the homework.
- Details about the task to be completed.
- Due date for the homework.
For more information read the letter below:
Use of Planners (pdf)
Performance Tables
Pupil Premium
Pupil Premium
PP statement 2019-2020 (pdf)
Pupil premium strategy and catch-up funding statement (secondary) 2017-2018 (pdf)
What is Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England to help raise the attainment of pupil premium pupils and support them in reaching their full potential.
Students are eligible if they meet any of the criteria listed below:
- They have received Free School Meals at any point in the last 6 years.
- They are in the care of the Local Authority
- They are the children of Service Personnel
Read more in the letter below:
PP Letter Yr7-11 (pdf)
Details of how we use this money to support the students in the curriculum are included from the links below:
PP statement 2018-2019 (docx)
PP statement 2018-2019 (pdf)
Year 7 Catch-Up
Sixth Form - Parents' Online Booking
Sixth Form Parents' Evening Booking System
Please visit: https://trinity6thform. parentseveningsystem.co.uk to book an online appointment. Parents' Guide for Booking Appointments can also be viewed here - ParentGuide (pdf). A map of our Sixth Form School building is available to view here: Sixth Form MapLower School - Parents' Evening Booking System
Lower School Parents' Evening Booking System
Please visit our Lower School Parents' Evening Booking system.
Parents' Guide for Booking Appointments can also be viewed here - ParentGuide (pdf).
A map of our school layout can be viewed here: TrinitySchoolmap-Oct-2019 (pdf)
School Maps
A map of our school layout can be viewed here: TrinitySchoolmap-Oct-2019 (pdf)
Report System
For information about our new behaviour report system please view the pdf document below:
Homework Policies
Literacy and Progress
Literacy and Progress
It is vitally important for all our students to make progress in English and Mathematics.
To this end, we regularly monitor progress, and use a wide range of intervention strategies to help students achieve their full potential. It is very common for students to have some type of intervention or 'booster' lessons at some point during their time at Trinity School, regardless of their ability level.
Trinity School Prayer
God of Adventure,
You call us to follow your Son,
in transforming the world:
inspire our minds by your Spirit
and fill our hearts with your love,
that we may grow into the people you intend,
reflect your life in the world
and bring all those we love to you
for the sake of Him
who gave His all
Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Amen