Important Information Regarding Summer Term Return

Please note that due to the recent events, there will be a staggered start for all students on their return on Tuesday 26th April. Please read the letter below for more information.

 Letter Outlining Return Timetable - 26th April 2011

Summer 2011 Exams

Please find below, the documents for the Summer 2011 Exam Timetable

  Summer 2011 Timetable for Bury (PDF)
  Summer 2011 Timetable for Cambridge (PDF)
  Summer 2011 Timetable for Both Sites (XLS/Excel)

Revision Clubs

Below are the revision clubs list for each campus. Please download the relevant one:

  Revision Clubs list for Bury (PDF)
  Revision Clubs list for Cambridge (PDF)

Coffee Morning

Meet the new Headteacher & Deputy Headteachers.

We will also be discussing forming a PTA.

All Parents/Carers from BOTH campuses are invited.

When: Friday 21st January 9am-10.30am
Where: Cambridge Campus

We hope to see you there!

Download the poster leaflet
Coffee Morning 21st January Leaflet
Coffee Morning 21st January Leaflet

Cambridge Campus Jan 2011 Exams

Cambridge Campus Exam Timetable

Please find below, the documents for the Cambridge Campus Exam Timetable

  Cambridge Campus (PDF)
  Cambridge Campus (XLS/Excel)

Year 11 Mock Exams

Bury Campus Exam Timetable

Please find below, the documents for the Bury Campus Exam Timetable

  Bury Campus (PDF)
  Bury Campus (XLS/Excel)

Cambridge Campus Exam Timetable

Please find below, the documents for the Cambridge Campus Exam Timetable

  Cambridge Campus (PDF)
  Cambridge Campus (XLS/Excel)

Key Stage 5 2011 Prospectus

The new Key Stage 5 2011 Prospectus is now availble on the website.

Please click here to be taken to the Prospectus page.

Tuesday Multi-Sports Club

Due to exams, the Multi-Sports club at Aspire is cancelled for 2 weeks, starting on Tuesday 9th November and returning on Tuesday 23rd November.

November Exam Timtetable

You can download the PDF of the exam timetable below.

November Exams Timetable

Year 8 Girls HPV Vaccines

The 1st and 2nd vaccines will be administered by the School Nurse on the following dates:

Cambridge Campus - morning of 28th September and morning of 1st November respectively.

Bury Campus - morning of 7th October and morning of 15th November

Consent forms have already been given out to all year 8 girls.

Thank you,
Cambridge Campus Office

Transition Coffee Morning

Parents and Carers, come & meet your child's...
Head of Campus, Head of House & Headteacher

Get Information on:

• Homework
• Projects
• Sports Clubs
• Extended School Activities
• SEN

Bury Campus: 24th September 2010 - 9.30am-10.30am

Cambridge Campus: 1st October 2010 - 9.30am-10.30am

Download the poster leaflet
Year 7 Transition Coffee Morning

New Website Look

The Edmonton County School website, like the school itself has been undergoing a few changes.

Over the next week, many of the pages (including the home page) will be updated with new content, layouts and graphics.

Please check back regularly for new content.

Year 11 Yearbooks

The yearbooks and hoodies will be available for collection on results day Tuesday 24th August 2010

Exam Results Day

Candidates can collect results on following days from 10.30am-12.00pm in the Upper Site Hall.

GCE Results Day Thursday 19.08.2010
- Any uncollected results slips will be posted home on the day.

GCSE Results Day Tuesday 24.08.2010
- All results slips will be posted home on Thursday 26.08.2010

Megan Krolak
Examinations Officer

Home Access Scheme

Please read the details below regarding the home access scheme.

GCSE Art Exhibition

This exhibition is open to anyone to come and have a look at the fantasitc pieces of GCSE Art work.

The GCSE exhibition is all the coursework and exam work from our year GCSE students on the 23rd June in the art rooms at upper site from 4-6 with refreshments provided.

Download the GCSE exhibition poster   here and join us on Wednesday 23rd June.

AS/A2 Art, Photography and Textiles Exhibition

Our AS and A2 students have been working hard on work and have an exhibition of some of their best pieces from Art, Photography and Textiles.

AS/A2 exhibition of students exam and coursework who studied Art Photography and Textiles - on the 30th June art rooms at upper site from 4-6 with refreshments provided.

Download the AS/A2 exhibition poster   here and join us on Wednesday 30th June 2009.

Thursday 6th May

On election day, Thursday 6th May, Edmonton County is closed for students as it is being used as a polling station.

School resumes normal time on Friday 7th May.

Breakfast Morning

Join us for breakfast & an Information session with the Headteacher.

When: 25th May 9am-10.30am
Where: Lower School Canteen

We hope to see you there!

Download the poster leaflet
Breakfast Morning 25th May Leaflet

Parent/Carer Open Door

Please feel free to come in for an informal 1-1 chat

No Appointment needed

• A chance to talk through your issues and concerns
• Non-judgmental advice and support
• Completely confidential
• Signposting to a range of services
• Help and support with child's behaviour

Carol Riley
Family Support
0208 360 3158
07805 827 869

Year 11 Revision Timetable 2010

The revision timetable for Year 11 is available for downloading.

  Click here to download

Breakfast Morning

Join us for breakfast & an Information session with the Headteacher.

When: 5th March 9am-10.30am
Where: Upper School Canteen

We hope to see you there!

Caught In The Web

Edmonton County is committed to helping students with regards to eSafety and would like to share the following.

Taken from BBC Newsround wesbite:

Newsround has put together a special programme all about staying safe on the internet.

Called Caught in the Web, it tells the story of a girl who gets into trouble after her virtual life in an online chatroom spills into the real world.

There are also real-life case studies with kids who've had bad experiences online, like a girl who was cyber bullied and a boy addicted to gaming.

The programme is narrated by former Doctor Who star David Tennant.

Click here to view the article in full and watch the 14 minute video

Ideal Home - Inventor of the Year Competition

The Ideal Home Show, home of some of the most iconic product launches of its time, are once again looking for the ultimate domestic invention for the home, to be entered into this year's competition.

Entries can relate to any aspect of the home at all, from a kitchen tool, high-tech home entertainment gadget, a piece of future thinking furniture, or even your take on the latest robotic pet, whatever your idea, we want to see it!

Ten lucky finalists will go into a shortlist, and be whittled down to a final three designs. The winning product design will be created into a prototype, and unveiled at this year's Ideal Home Show, which takes place at Earl's Court in London between March 20th and April 5th 2010.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for people to see their innovative concepts brought to life, and unveiled in front of key industry insiders and thousands of visiting public." said organiser Lee Newton.

The entries need to show the name of the product, drawn in 2- d or 3-d and any relevant annotation.

All entries are to be handed into Mr. Biswas. The deadline is Friday 12th Feb. Please ensure all entries have the students name and form. Any students who are interested please see me a.s.a.p.

Mr. Biswas

Absence Form

The absence form is back online so please use this instead of emailing our info address or ring us on the usual number.

Thanks for your assistance.

Find the absence form here.

Diary Correction Regarding Jan 2010 Start

The student diaries note that the return to school after the holidays is Tuesday 4th January.

This is an error - it should be Monday, 4th January, and school starts at normal time.

Please share this information with your children and any parents associated with the school.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

OFSTED Report 2009 For Edmonton County

We are pleased to announce the OFSTED report is available to download.

You can read a summary of the report if you do not wish to download it here.

OFSTED Report -

Extended Telephone Support For Parents

Parents and carers struggling with family problems often need extra support. To meet that need, Parentline Plus offers an extended telephone support service (ETS). Calls are free, confidential and can be about any parenting issue, large or small - from children's sleeping problems and family rows through to violent behaviour, alcohol, drugs and gangs.

You can download the leaflet below for more information.

Parentline Leaflet -

December 2009 Mock Exams

You can download the full exam timetable for the December Mocks below.

Mocks Dec 2009 -

ESA Special General Meeting

A Special General Meeting of the Edmonton School Association will be held on Monday, 7th December 2009 at 7 pm at the Upper School, Great Cambridge Road, EN1 1HQ

AGENDA

1. Introduction by the 2008/9 Chairman
2. Elections for 2009/10 Committee
3. If no officers elected for 2009/10, the continuing committee from 2008/9 will agree to formally dissolve the Association

Below is the document in full regarding the ESA (Edmonton School Association) General Meeting on the 7th Decemember 2009.

ESA Special General Meeting Notice -
ESA Special General Meeting Notice -

Latest KS5 Prospectus

You can now download the latest prospectus below

KS5 / Sixth Form Prospectus 2010

6th Form Options - 18th Nov

Wednesday 18th November - Upper Site Hall starting at 6:30pm followed by opportunity to meet subject leaders to talk about specific courses

HPV Vaccination Programme for 2009-2010

The school will be making provision for any student who has missed the HPV vaccine. There is no need to contact your GP. To make use of this service, please contact the school nurse on 020 8344 3154/3142.

For your information, the second phase of vaccines are scheduled to take place on the following dates:

23 November - Year 10
24 November - Year 8
25 November - Year 11

Thank you for continued support.

Welfare Assistant Upper and Lower Sites

You can view the article with information from the Local Authority here.

Boxing Club

Start Date: 10th November 2009
Course Duration: 10 weeks (initial course)
Day: Every Tuesday (term time only)
Time: 3 pm - 4 pm
Cost: £10:00 per 10 weeks
Where: Upper site - Gym

You should wear your PE kit or tracksuit and trainers. All other equipment will be supplied.

There are a limited number of places available and will be offered on a first come first served basis so please return booking form to your Assistant Head of Learning or the Upper Site Office as soon as possible.

We hope to be able to extend the course if it proves to be successful.

To download a copy of the letter regarding the Boxing, click here.
To download the consent form required to take part in the boxing club, click here
To download the poster with information about the boxing club, click here

Work Experience 2010

All private placement forms must be returned to Mrs Hughes by Friday 29th January 2010.
Students should be seeking placements now!

To download a copy of the letter regarding Work Experience, click here.

Jeans for Genes

On Friday 2nd October 2009 the school will be supporting the charity Jeans for Genes. During the next two weeks students will also be discussing issues surrounding gene research in assemblies and in tutor time.

To download a copy of the letter to Parents, click here.

Coffee Morning 25th Sept

You may be aware that Friday 25th September 2009 is the national Big Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer.

Edmonton County School will be participating in the Big Coffee Morning and would like to invite you all to take part.

The event is open to parents of all students in the school and will be based at the Lower Site in the Library.

Please feel free to drop in between 8.30 am and 9.30am, have coffee and cake and make a donation to Macmillan Cancer. Entry will be via the main entrance by reception.

The event will be hosted by our students and is intended to be an informal opportunity for members of our community to meet and get together.

Annual General Meeting - 23rd Sept

All parents are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Edmonton School Association being held on Wednesday 23rd September 2009 at 7 pm on the Upper Site, Great Cambridge Road.

Family Support Worker

Carol Riley is our new Family Support Worker and is going to be supporting parents in supporting their children. She will be sending out information about what she can do to support parents and carers as well as starting a number of initiatives across the school.

Extended Schools and Community Worker

Lisa Bullen is our new extended school and community worker. She will be organising our extra curricular program for students, parents, staff and outside users. She will be working with the wider community to ensure that ECS is a hub for community use.

Both the above can be contact through the school using the details on our contact page.

Swine Flu Information

Download the Latest LEA information here:

  Latest Advice

New Year 8 / 9 Letter For September

Download the Year 8 and 9 letter here:

  Letter

Swine Flu Information

Download the NHS information here:

  English
  Turkish
  Somali

Please visit the NHS website for more translations

GCESE Art Exhibition

This exhibition is open to anyone to come and have a look at the fantasitc pieces of GCSE Art work.

The GCSE exhibition is all the coursework and exam work from our year 11 GCSE students on the 11th June in the art rooms at upper site from 4-6 with refreshments provided.

Download the GCSE exhibition poster   here and join us on Thursday 11th June.

AS/A2 Art, Photography and Textiles Exhibition

Our AS and A2 students have been working hard on work and have an exhibition of some of their best pieces from Art, Photography and Textiles.

AS/A2 exhibition of students exam and coursework who studied Art Photography and Textiles - on the 17th June art rooms at upper site from 4-6 with refreshments provided.

Download the AS/A2 exhibition poster   here and join us on Wednesday 17th June 2009.

Thorpe Park Trip - Saturday 23 May 2009

For the Year 7, 8 and 9 that are accepted onto the trip:

We're leaving the Lower School at 8:30 am and arriving back at 6:00pm, please collect your child promptly.

Pupils don't need to wear uniform but comfortable clothing which may get wet (bring change of clothes) and need to bring packed lunch or be provided with spending money

Please don't bring electronic equipment which may get wet - we accept no responsibility

Extra Revision Classes (Yrs 11- 13)

Please find a link below to the extra revision classes being offered by the school

  Revision Poster

Summer Term 09 - School Day Finishes (Years 7-9)

Please note that the school day finishing times have been updated for the summer term so check your child's/children's year group for the correct information

  Year 7 - 9 School Finishing Times

Welcome to the brand new website for Edmonton County School!

We are proud to introduce a new dawn for Edmonton County's internet presence which we hope will showcase information and media for students, staff, parents, governors and all those who are interested in all aspects of the school.

As with all sites of this size, many elements will be envolving over the next couple of months and there will be regular updates so check back frequently.

Please contact us with any comments or ideas that you may have in regards to our site through here.