Dear Parents and Carers,

This event provides an opportunity to meet your child’s tutor and discuss how they have settled into the new academic year. Parents and carers will be able to book a 5-minute appointment with their child’s tutor. Booking will open via My Child At School (MCAS) at 2:00pm on 21st September.

In addition to tutor appointments, we are excited to welcome a range of partner organisations who will be available to share information and advice about the support available for young people and families. These will include services such as:

• Iventas – careers guidance and progression support
• LCSS – local support services for children and families
• Sundial Centre – emotional wellbeing and mental health support
• Youth Ambition – opportunities, activities and personal development programmes for young people
• And many more community and professional support services

In addition, we will be running a series of parent workshops in the Enterprise Suite throughout the evening. No booking is required.

Workshop Schedule

• 4:00pm – Understanding Relationships and Sex Education at Oxford Spires Academy (Ms Har & Ms Chaffey)
• 4:20pm – SEND Support (Ms Coley)
• 4:40pm – Careers at OSA (Ms Booth)
• 5:00pm – Attendance (Ms Crook & Ms Baker)
• 5:20pm – Restorative Approaches and OSA Standards (Ms Hughes)
• 5:40pm – How to Be Successful at GCSE (Ms Cooper)

Throughout the evening, families will also have the opportunity to:

• Enjoy performances from our talented Oxford Spires musicians
• Meet members of our Careers Team
• Learn more about the work of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team
• Speak with our Student Services and Attendance Teams
• Receive support with accessing school IT platforms, including MCAS and other academic learning platforms
• For Year 11 families, mock examination revision materials will be available to collect.

We look forward to welcoming our school community to what promises to be an informative and engaging evening.