Welcome

The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College prides itself on the relationships it has formed with the Primary Schools across the town, especially with our six fantastic Catholic Feeders.

Here at English Martyrs we know how huge the transition from Year 6 to Year 7 can feel. It is important to us that our students feel excited for their new adventure, enthusiastic about their new fantastic curriculum and enrichment offer and supported pastorally through their journey from Year 6 into Year 7.

The transition programme that EMS has to offer is well thought out and suited to all students. Lots of time and energy goes into making sure that each child and their family feels supported and cared for through their journey. Pastoral care and the virtues we live by is at the forefront of everything we do.

 

Term Dates

Keeping your children in school during term time is vital to their education.  So you can plan ahead with your holidays, here are the term dates for next year.

Uniform

Please see the outline of our uniform at EMS. Below is an outline of our uniform, however, there is a lot more information about it here: https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/parents/uniform

Main School Uniform

The regulation uniform is as follows, items in bold are compulsory items to be bought from Trutex:

  • White School Shirt (cotton or polyester/cotton)
  • EMS School Tie
  • Black Trousers (not jeans)
  • Black Skirt (A‐line, flared or pleated of a knee-length) to be worn with plain opaque black
    tights. (Skirts with front or side splits must not be worn)
  • EMS Black Blazer with Embroidered Badge
  • Formal Plain Black School Shoes
  • Anorak or Coat (no denim jackets, tracksuit tops or hoodies)

English Martyrs School School Jumper is optional

P.E. Kit

The PE Kit is as follows:

  • Long-sleeved reversible top with house colours
  • Short-Sleeved red/black T‐shirt
  • Plain black shorts (not cycling shorts) – A small logo is permitted on shorts but otherwise must be plain
  • Black football socks
  • Trainers (appropriate for sport)
  • Bobble for long hair

Optional PE Kit includes:

  • Football boots
  • Base Layers (red or black)
  • Plain black tracksuit bottoms or sports legging – A small logo is permitted but otherwise must be plain

 

School Day

Our timetable for Monday to Friday is outlined below with each day running the same lesson times. Each student starts their day with their tutor and will have an assembly once per week.  Students have a two week timetable (Week A and Week B) and both weeks use the following schedule.

Time Period
8:45am - 9:00am Form/Assemblies
9:00am - 10:00am Lesson 1
10:00am - 11:00am Lesson 2
11:00am - 11:20am Break
11:20am - 12:20pm Lesson 3
12:20pm - 1:10pm Lunch (Enrichment)
1:10pm - 2:15pm Lesson 4 + 5 Minutes Reading time
2:15pm - 3:15pm

Lesson 5
After School Enrichment

 

 

Enrichment

The school runs a wide range of enrichment activities including extra study provision, sporting activities, musical, dramatic and cultural pursuits, foreign trips and retreat experiences. This aspect of school life is very important and is very much appreciated by the students.

Enrichment sessions run during a lunchtime and after school - the timetable changes each year so it won't be the same as this in September, however, to give you an idea of the fantastic opportunities available daily for your child, have a look at the timetable below.

 

House Teams

All students and staff are attached to a house in school. This creates a healthy competition and pushes students to succeed. Points are awarded for various events throughout the year, however, the main core of the points come from:

  • Attendance per half term from the house as a whole
  • Students who achieve 100% Attendance per half term
  • Reward points which students are awarded for exceptional work or attitude shown around school

Each house has a House Leader and the five house leaders create the House Team. They organise the events and are another level of support for our students. Keep checking back as the house points update after every event.

As well as smaller trophies for events, there are five House Trophies up for grabs each year.

  • The House Point Shield awarded to the house with the most collective points across the whole year.
  • The Sports Cup awarded to the house who has the most points across all sporting events throughout the year.
  • The Sports Day Shield awarded to the house who collects the most points on Sports Day.
  • The Attendance Cup awarded to the House with the best collective Attendance throughout the year
  • The Achievement Point Cup awarded to the House with the best collective amount of achievement points throughout the year

 

EMS School Catering

We run our own kitchen at EMS - this gives us a lot more flexibility with what we can offer the students. We have a 3 week menu and fantastic Meal Deal options to give our students healthy nutritious meals on a daily basis.  The kitchen is open for Breakfast, at breaktime and lunch.

We are a cashless school, dinner money is added within our My Child At School app which students can then use at the tills.  There is also the option for students to bring a packed lunch.  There is more information here: https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/parents/school-meals

 

Free School Meals

Eligibility

For the current eligibility regulations please visit this link to Hartlepool Borough Council Website

Help Your School

If your child is eligible for free school meals, it's worth registering them. This is because schools receive a 'Pupil Premium' - an extra payment for each eligible child which they can spend on useful services

The Application Procedure

The quickest way to apply for free school meals is to make a telephone application on 01429 284188 or you can collect a paper application form from your child's school or the Civic Centre.

Applicants should forward the completed application form to: Civic Centre, Victoria Road , Hartlepool, TS24 8AY.

 

My Child At School (MCAS)

As a parent, everything you need will now be in a single app called My Child at School (MCAS). The information updates in real-time. As soon as you sign in, you have all the information at your fingertips. We use this platform to share information with you information about your child, updates and key information. The app is also how you purchase items, pay for trips/visits, top up dinner money, receive progress reviews & more. A weekly Achievement/Behaviour report is now sent out on a Friday.

If your child is moving to EMS from one of our Catholic Feeder primary schools, your details should transfer across to us.  For everyone else, we will send password reset emails to you once we can set you up.  Keep an eye on our social media channels for updates on this over the summer.

 

We're Social

We try to keep our app messages to a minimum and only send you the important information in there.  For all the latest news, stories and photographs our social media channels are the place to be - make sure you follow us on our busy platforms where we love celebrating our students achievements. You can find direct links to the channel in the top left corner of the website.

 

Don't Worry!

We know that the transition from Primary to Secondary school seems quite daunting. Please don't worry about anything. Enjoy the last months of your child's journey through primary school, we are here to help every step along the way.

Key Dates:

  • Year 6 Parents Information Evening - Thursday 11th July
  • Transition Days - w/c Monday 15th July

Got a question?

Your question might be something we haven't thought of to add to this transition page - drop us an email and we can help you and add it to this page to help everyone else. transition@ems.bhcet.org.uk

 

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