Year eleven geography students went to Birmingham this week to undertake environment surveys and assessments of the accessibility and use of the Bull Ring shopping centre.

The students were a pleasure to be with, and the day was spent visiting various locations around the Bull Ring with surveys undertaken and interviews with pedestrians. 

Open evening
On Thursday, the school opened its doors to children in years five and six and their parents to have the opportunity to look around the school and to hear plans from our new head teacher from January, Ms Baxter-Williams.

As usual, it was a busy evening and it was lovely to speak to so many children and their parents who are looking forward to joining us. Subject areas had displays and presentations available and our school prefects did a wonderful job of escorting parents around the school and answering questions about their experiences here. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming school and were especially pleased to offer that welcome to parents who wanted to talk about their children and any additional needs. Chilwell School will do all it can to ensure that children's needs are supported and parents commented on how refreshing it was to hear a supportive approach in comparison with other secondary schools they had visited. We are offering school tours up to the half-term break for parents who were not able to join us at open evening and more detail about booking these can be found here.

Allergies
To ensure we have up-to-date and accurate information regarding your child’s allergies, we are asking parents/carers to review and update your child’s allergy details via our Arbor system. Please use the portal via the school website or Arbor app. 

1. log into the Arbor portal via either the app or the padlock symbol on the school website
2. select the correct child and click the View Student Profile button 
3. scroll down to the Medical section 
4. to add an allergy or medical condition click on the corresponding grey arrow to the right of the box
5. complete the form that appears and click Add, this will send your change to the school office. 

We kindly ask that you complete this update as soon as possible to help us provide the best care for your child. Thank you for your cooperation.

New Careers portal
It’s time for our Year 11 pupils to start considering what they will do when they finish school. We have created a ‘Careers Portal’ for parents and guardians with helpful information about open events happening across Nottingham, as well as useful links and apprenticeship vacancies. This will be updated regularly with the latest opportunities in our area.