Microsoft Outage – School Emails Not Being Received (13/11/2026)

You may be aware that Microsoft is currently experiencing a global outage. While it is largely unaffecting our school day today and classes continue as normal, it does mean that any emails sent to us from around 3pm yesterday have not been received and we are still not receiving emails today. 

Therefore, please call the school office on 0116 270 8116 if you need to contact us urgently. We expect that phone lines will be busier than usual so please bear with us. Thank you for your understanding.

Equipment

Your child will need to have these with them every day:-

  • Two black pens, a green pen, a red pen and a purple pen.
  • A scientific calculator – we recommend the ‘Casio FX 83GTX’ (classwiz) model.
  • Pencils (2B and 4B), a rubber, a 30cm ruler, a glue stick, some felt tips/coloured pencils, highlighters and a pencil sharpener will be needed for many lessons.
  • A strong school bag in which to carry books and equipment.


Equipment &/or Books to Purchase

  • English – A mini dictionary and thesaurus (although not essential).
  • Mathematics – A pair of compasses and a protractor.
  • Expressive Arts – PE kit required for dance lessons. An A4 sketchbook is essential and can be bought from the College for £2.50.
  • Food Technology – Students will cook on alternate weeks. If students do not bring their own ingredients we can provide it at a small cost of £2 per student.
  • Fashions & Textiles – Students will complete 2 designs and make projects during each rotation. Materials (fabric, beads etc.) can be purchased from the College. Students can bring their own materials and components to use for project work. We also provide some free materials to students from donations made by local companies.
  • Electronics – Students complete one project per rotation. Students need to purchase electronic components for their project work (circuit boards etc). In Year 7 this is £1.50 and Years 8 and 9 the price ranges from £3 - £5.
  • Product Design (wood, metal, plastics) – Students complete 3 designs and make projects in Year 7, which cost £2 in total. In Years 8 and 9 students complete one longer project which costs £2 per student. Students can purchase various components to embellish their project work. Students are also encouraged to bring in components from home and/or materials to be upcycled for their project work.