Weekly Information - Thursday 24th September 2020

The guidance below was shared earlier in the term and was also covered by PE staff in the student's first PE lessons of term. Students were also told about any specialist PE kit (studded footwear/shin pads) they will need for subsequent lessons and if their lesson is indoor or outdoor.

We would just like to ask for your support with the following points which have been raised as issues:

1. Students must ONLY wear John Taylor branded PE kit to school. The wearing of casual, branded sweatshirts or hoodies is not permitted. JTHS rugby shirts (boys) and zip tops (girls) are available if required for warmth. Students should wear a school coat if the weather requires it.

2. Students are able to wear plain black jogging bottoms over their shorts or skorts.

3. It is noticeable that many girls are wearing skorts to school which are not of a suitable length. This is not appropriate for general classroom wear. Could you please check this and either purchase a new skort or ensure that your daughter wears jogging bottoms or leggings before and/or after their PE lesson.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Full guidance:

• Students will come to school in their PE kit on the days they have PE.
• PE have a wet weather contingency which aims to keep students as dry as possible. However, as weather can be unpredictable there may be occasions students get very wet on their way inside, particularly if their lesson is on the back of the field or courts.
• Students have been advised to wear plain black tracksuit bottoms over shorts/skort and JTHS midlayers (rugby top/half zip jumper) over their PE short sleeve tops, so in the event they do get wet they will have something full length they can change into to keep them warm and dry for the remainder of the school day. 
• We have asked them to wear plain black tracksuit bottoms over their shorts/skort so they can keep warm before their PE lesson around school site. This is also to limit the time spent in changing rooms to maximise social distancing as when they take off their tracksuit bottoms they already have PE attire on underneath and so can exit quickly.
• When wearing skorts to school, students can wear plain black leggings underneath to keep them warm throughout the day and continue to wear this in their PE lesson as they are not able to be removed quickly. On particularly cold days, pupils may choose to wear leggings under a skort with tracksuit bottoms on top - this is personal preference.
• Students can also bring a spare JTHS PE kit to school to change into on the rare occasion they are too wet to be comfortable for the remainder of the day.
• We are aware some children do not have access to spare kit and therefore the alternative to this is to bring JTHS school uniform with them. 
• Students can choose whether to bring spare JTHS kit along with them OR JTHS uniform in the event they do get wet.
• Students who will be using boots for their PE lessons (they will be told this in their first PE lesson) should come into school wearing trainers and bring boots along with them for them to change into for their lesson.

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Music Tuition Expression of Interest

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