Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School are offering our Year 10 pupils the opportunity to experience the world of work on 2nd-3rd July 2025. The aim of the experience is to inspire pupils’ exploration of different careers, expand their networks and open their eyes to exciting opportunities. 

The Gatsby Foundation ‘Good Career Guidance’ Report states that good career guidance is critical if young people are to raise their aspirations and capitalise on the opportunities available to them. Gatsby Benchmark 5 states “Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.” Year 9 pupils are being offered the opportunity to accompany a family member or close family friend/relation to their place of work. 

The launch letter was given to pupils on 23rd January 2025 in their launch assembly and this provides a comprehensive overview of what is required. If pupils are unable to secure a placement, they will be required to remain in school and take part in normal lessons.

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Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School are offering our Year 9 pupils the opportunity to experience the world of work on 2nd-3rd July 2025. The aim of the experience is to inspire pupils’ exploration of different careers, expand their networks and open their eyes to exciting opportunities. 

The Gatsby Foundation ‘Good Career Guidance’ Report states that good career guidance is critical if young people are to raise their aspirations and capitalise on the opportunities available to them. Gatsby Benchmark 5 states “Every pupil should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace. This can be through a range of enrichment activities including visiting speakers, mentoring and enterprise schemes.” Year 9 pupils are being offered the opportunity to accompany a family member or close family friend/relation to their place of work. 

The launch letter was given to pupils on 22nd January 2025 in their launch assembly and this provides a comprehensive overview of what is required. If pupils are unable to secure a placement, they will be required to remain in school and take part in normal lessons.

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At DEC we are serious about both attendance and punctuality and we know that parental support plays a crucial role in achieving high levels in both. With this in mind, we've created a new information video on how to help your child improve and maintain their attendance and punctuality, along with some other hints and tips. Take a look!

https://bit.ly/3CbtO91

Do you find it difficult to navigate all the different online learning platforms your child has? Is it difficult to understand how to access all the platforms we use at DEC?

At DEC we use online learning platforms for homework and revision. We know that parental support plays a crucial role in the success of children using online learning platforms. With this in mind, we've created a new information video on how to help your child to access and complete work on our online learning platforms. We cover platforms such as Mathswatch, Seneca and Carousel. Take a look!

Video: WATCH HERE

We will be having a special menu day in the canteen on Monday 4th July to celebrate US Independence Day.

Mains - Cheeseburgers, BBQ Pizza, Vegetarian Hot Dogs

Sides - Fries & Seasoned Sweetcorn 

Dessert - Chocolate Brownie Mess

Key Stage 3 enjoyed a Book Swap earlier this week on February 1st. It was brilliant to see so many of our pupils talking excitedly about books and recommending books they had read to others. Enjoy your new books and we look forward to the next one! Watch this space for the Key Stage 4 Book Swap which will also be taking place soon.'

Last term was another busy term for the anti- bullying team.

Our year 7’s have now had the opportunity to apply to become an anti-bullying ambassador and they will be announced shortly. A massive well done to all those who have applied.

Anti-bullying week also saw lots of different activities that the pupils were involved in around preventing bullying and what bullying is. This was in the form of PSHE lessons, assemblies and a one kind word challenge. We also allowed pupils to wear odd socks to celebrate everyone’s uniqueness and identities.

Anti-bullying week also gave pupils the opportunity to take part in a poetry competition. This competition saw lots of entries from our pupils and some of the poems were fantastic!

The Diana Award

We will continue to work on our Diana award badges this term. You can click on the link below for some guidance on how you can get involved and come up with ideas from home. We encourage all pupils to have a go! https://bit.ly/3GHUgUr

Reminders

If you are concerned about bullying in school, please make us aware of the problems so that we can deal with it effectively. Pupils can report any issues to their Form Tutor, Head of House, Ms Faulkner, via the Enquiry email or any member of staff – we are all here to listen!

Bratwurst and Knoblauchbrot?

On Tuesday 7th December 2021, two full minibuses of students from year 8 set off together with Ms Thompson, Mr Scarth, Mrs Roberts and Mr Chin to explore the German Christmas Market in Birmingham City Centre. Once at the market we split up into groups to complete a trail around the market. The task was to find out what the German signs on the stalls all over the market meant in English, ‘Do you know what Bratkartoffeln, Zwiebeln or Kastanien are?’ So, pupils hunted down to find out by using our knowledge of German and English but also by speaking to the stall holders themselves. Whilst on their hunt around the Christmas Market students tried many different types of food that were on offer- the Bratwurst were a firm favourite! Birmingham’s German Market is also called Frankfurt Christmas Market because it was originally brought to the city from

Frankfurt/Main in 1997 as this is Birmingham’s twin city in Germany. It is the largest Christmas Market outside of Germany and Austria counting around 5.5 Million visitors every year.

Frohe Weihnachten = Merry Christmas!