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Please be aware that bookings for our Year 10 online parents’ evening will open at 6pm on
Wednesday 1st February 2023. Basic personal details of the parent/carer (title, first name,
surname, email address) and student (first name, surname, date of birth) will be required in
order to log in and make bookings.
Further information is available on our parents’ evening webpage at:
https://kepier.com/parents-evenings
Thank you.
We would like to invite you to our Video Call Year 11 Parents’ Evening on Wednesday
8th February 2023, from 3.30 – 6pm.
Appointments can now be made using the online booking system. Bookings will close at
midday on Wednesday 8th February.
Please visit:
https://kepier.com/parents-evenings
to book your appointments. Here you will find a comprehensive guide to the SchoolCloud
system, including links to parent guides, videos and frequently asked questions.
If you have any further questions, please use the contact form at the bottom of the webpage
and we will be happy to help.
Please be aware that bookings for our Year 11 online parents’ evening will open at 6pm on
Wednesday 25th January. Basic personal details of the parent/carer (title, first name,
surname, email address) and student (first name, surname, date of birth) will be required in
order to log in and make bookings.
Further information is available on our parents’ evening webpage at:
https://kepier.com/parents-evenings
Thank you.
Kepier Celebrates Inter-faith Week
Inter-faith week promotes understanding and cooperation between organisations and people of different faiths across the UK. Inter-faith week always begins on Remembrance Sunday encouraging remembering together the service of people from all backgrounds.
At Kepier we are celebrating inter-faith week and have a variety of activities, speakers and live music that learners in years 7, 8 and 9 will have an opportunity to participate in over the week. Some of the activities include: decorating Diya Lamps learning about Hindu traditions; speakers from the Islamic Diversity Centre and the Sikh community will talk to learners about their faith with activities for learners to help them understand their tradition; ‘IGNITE’, and the Christian rock band ‘Social Bean’ will give a concert; and our school chef will serve an extra choice on the menu each day reflecting different faith traditions. Learners will be given the opportunity to ask questions to broaden their understanding of a multi-faith Britain.
A Sunderland school has introduced cutting edge translation technology to help Ukrainian students access the school curriculum.
Kepier School in Houghton-le-Spring recently welcomed a number of students from Ukraine after their families were forced to flee the country following the Russian invasion earlier this year. The school has been exploring ways to break down language barriers and has come up with an innovative solution.
The school IT team has created a way to display live translation of the teachers’ voice on classroom displays in real time, so that Ukrainian students can feel as much a part of lessons as their classmates.
Principal of Kepier, Nicola Ashton, explained how it works:
“As the teacher speaks to the class, a microphone picks up their words, instantly translates them into Ukrainian and then displays them as subtitles at the bottom of the large screen at the front of the class.
“We have a number of Ukrainian students at Kepier at the moment, and they are finding this really helps them engage with the rest of their classmates in lessons.
“This has been made possible by the excellent teaching and learning facilities we have at Kepier, with large interactive touch screen displays in every classroom. The language barrier was a potential problem, however we were able to quickly put a solution in place to ensure all learners are able to achieve their best in lessons.”
“At Kepier our motto is ‘Inspire, Challenge, Support’ and we strive to ensure all learners achieve their full potential.”
Kepier moved into a brand new school building four years ago and the school recently achieved a ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted.
We would like to invite you to our Video Call Year 7 Parents’ Evening on Wednesday
16th November 2022, from 3.30 – 6pm.
Appointments can now be made using the online booking system. Bookings will close at
midday on Wednesday 16th November.
Please visit:
https://kepier.com/parents-evenings
to book your appointments. Here you will find a comprehensive guide to the SchoolCloud
system, including links to parent guides, videos and frequently asked questions.
If you have any further questions, please use the contact form at the bottom of the webpage
and we will be happy to help.
Please be aware that bookings for our Year 7 online parents’ evening will open at 6pm on
Wednesday 2nd November 2022. Basic personal details of the parent/carer (title, first
name, surname, email address) and student (first name, surname, date of birth) will be
required in order to log in and make bookings.
Further information is available on our parents’ evening webpage at:
https://kepier.com/parents-evenings
Thank you.
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Dear all,
Please find our latest catering update. This includes information regarding opportunities, clubs, offers on at breakfast, break and lunch, and payment instructions.
Catering Update Autumn Term 1 2022-23 1
**September 2022 Return Information**
Dear all, we hope you are all having a lovely summer break. Information has been sent to your ClassCharts account, or alternatively follow the link below to find information in preparation for the return to school in September.
September 2022 Update for Parents/Carers
If you have any questions, or queries please email info@kepier.com or contact reception on 0191 5128960
Take care,
Kepier
Please see below some guidance for logging onto the Sparx Maths website.
We are delighted to announce that we have achieved a rating of ‘good’ in our latest Ofsted inspection, which took place in March.
The full report, which has just been released, confirms that we are strong in all areas of the inspection framework.
There are two areas for development, which prevent us from being outstanding. We need to increase our uptake of languages at Y10 and Y11, in line with the government’s expectations and, although our curriculum for personal development is good, it is not yet fully embedded.
Both of these areas will be quickly and effectively addressed, so that we can look forward to showing Ofsted that Kepier is ‘outstanding’ during our next inspection.
Thank you for your continued support.
If you wish to read the inspection report, please click here
**Bookings Now Open – Year 9 Parents’ Evening**
We would like to invite you to our Video Call Year 9 Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 27th April 2022, from 3.30 – 6pm.
Appointments can now be made using the online booking system. Bookings will close at midday on Wednesday 27th April.
Please visit: https://kepier.com/parents-evenings
to book your appointments. Here you will find a comprehensive guide to the SchoolCloud system, including links to parent guides, videos and frequently asked questions.
If you have any further questions, please use the contact form at the bottom of the webpage and we will be happy to help.
**Advance Warning – Year 9 Parents’ Evening**
Please be aware that bookings for our Year 9 online parents’ evening will open at 9am on Wednesday 30th March 2022. Basic personal details of the parent/carer (title, first name, surname, email address) and student (first name, surname, date of birth) will be required in order to log in and make bookings.
Further information is available on our parents’ evening webpage at:
https://kepier.com/parents-evenings
Thank you.
