Monthly archives: July 2021

September return (and COVID test) dates for students….

  Year 7  (those joining us from primary school):  Arrive for ‘full time’ start of term (AND first COVID test) – Thursday 2nd September for 8.50am start. (Second COVID test will be undertaken, during the course of the normal day, on Monday 6th September.)  Our Academy day ends at 3.10pm. Students do NOT need to […]

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Free School Meals – EDENRED summer holiday voucher scheme (for entitled families)

Vouchers have been sent DIRECT to parents/carers (via the email address registered with the Academy) by EDENRED.  They will be valid from the first week of the summer holidays and all current OSA students, PLUS those who recently ‘left’ us from year 11, will receive these.

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COVID TESTING IN SEPTEMBER – HAVE YOU GIVEN CONSENT YET?

REMINDER of recent (emailed and published) request for parent/carer consent for students to be included in the Government’s ‘new round’ of COVID Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) at the beginning of the new school year, in September. PARENTAL CONSENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL OSA STUDENTS, IN SEPTEMBER – and this is required by the end of […]

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SEEKING PARENTAL CONSENT for COVID-testing AND details for the start of term in September

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS/CARERS (including our NEW parents/carers in September).   Important letters regarding details about our return in September, and a request for (renewed) PARENTAL CONSENT for COVID-testing, are now being emailed out to families.   A copy of the letter, from the Principal, for parents/carers of CURRENT OSA students may be found here; a […]

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URGENT: Year 9/10 Meningitis/HPV Vaccinations (OR catchups) – register by 6th July for vaccination on 13th July

YEAR 9/10 MENINGITIS, TETANUS, DIPHTHERIA / POLIO VACCINATIONS (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED) YEAR 9 AND/OR 10 STUDENTS: A copy of the letter of invitation for ANY/ALL YEAR 9 STUDENTS to receive the Meningitis, Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio vaccination may be found here; similarly, ANY YEAR 10 STUDENTS who MISSED the opportunity in year 9 (or opted not to […]

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