We are delighted to announce that Prince Albert School have been awarded the Gold School Games Mark Award. This is an exceptional achievement for Prince Albert School and is testament to the continued hard work from the department. We look forward to welcoming a new academic year where we will continue to prioritise providing these opportunities for our children.

This academic year 175 of our key stage two children have been engaged in weekly out of school hours learning. We have provided 340 places for children in 57 sporting competitions and had 25 children officiating in sporting events.

The School Games Mark Award has been running since 2012 and recognises schools for their commitment to school sport. The criteria to be awarded the Mark include providing children with 2 hours P.E per week, engaging pupils in competitive school sport and providing extra-curricular opportunities. With a large intake of pupils across our Trust the threshold to meet the criteria is exceptionally challenging.

Many thanks

Chris Jay

Director of Sport

The Prince Albert Community Trust

Our latest Prince Albert Community Trust Online Safety Update newsletter is out now!

Produced on a half termly basis to keep you up-to-date with Online Safety news, new ICT initiatives and ways in which you can help to keep your family safe both online and when using emerging technology.

We hope you enjoy reading 'Issue 16: July and Summer 2017' online now.

In this issue we look back at our last PACT Online Safety Day of the academic year, our Online Safety Parent Questionnaire and the new 'Snap Maps' location sharing feature in Snapchat.

If you have a concern regarding your child's use of the internet at home or in school, you can speak to one of our Online Safety Leads for support and advice.

Dear parents

As I am sure you will be aware from the national news, schools funding has been reduced each year for the last few years. Schools are finding it hard to remain financially stable and still provide the quality of education that children deserve.

Schools across Birmingham and across the country have had to take the very difficult decision to make staff redundant. In some cases teachers as well as support staff have been made redundant.

The Trust Board and the Finance Team at the Prince Albert Community Trust have worked exceptionally hard over the last two years to maintain staffing levels at our schools. This year though we have reluctantly taken the decision to make Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) redundant.

At Prince Albert school this means that Mrs Kate Carr and Miss Robina Kauser will leave us at the end of this term having been made redundant. I know that both Mrs Carr and Miss Kauser have made a tremendous contribution to our school and school community during their time with us.

Mrs Carr in particular has given over 30 years of dedicated service.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank them both for everything they have done for our children and wish them well for the future.

I would like to assure you that the Trust Board have not taken this decision lightly and have considered many options before making this decision. I would like to give you further assurances that no further redundancies are planned and the quality of education at Prince Albert will not be compromised in any way.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr S Gulzar
CEO and Executive Head Teacher
Prince Albert Community Trust

Dear Parent / Carer

Please note that the children finish school for the summer holidays on Friday 21^st July 2017 at 1pm.  Can we remind everyone to check the lost property box before we break up, as all unclaimed articles will be disposed of at the end of term. The lost property box is located by the Arches building.

The school will be closed for teacher training on:     Mon 4^th September 2017 and Tue 5^th September 2017

School re-opens for pupils on Wednesday 6^th September 2017

We wish you all a good holiday and look forward to seeing you back on the 6^th September 2017.

Best Wishes

From all the Staff at Prince Albert School

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR:

21.07.17     Last day of school for pupils – Remember to check the lost property box

04.09.17     Teacher Training Day

05.09.17     Teacher Training Day

06.09.17     Start of school for all pupils (Year 1 to Year 6)

12.09.17     Start of school for reception pupils (parents have been issued with start times for their child)

Autumn Term Starts:              Wednesday 6^th September 2017

Half Term:                                      Monday 23^rd October 2017 – Friday 27^th October 2017

Autumn Term Ends:         Friday 22^nd December 2017