Academy Life
Parent and Carer Information
Key Dates and Events For Parents/Carers
Please see our school calendar or Facebook events page for key dates of events such as Parents’ Evenings and Parents’ Forum. These key dates are also in our MyEd mobile app
Please click the link to see our Assessment and Reporting Calendar 2023-2024
Year Group Information
- Assistant Head of KS Year 7: Mr J Hutchinson - j.hutchinson@bournville.fmat.co.uk
- Head of Year 8: Mr G Ellis - g.ellis@bournville.fmat.co.uk
- Assistant Head of KS Year 9: Mr G O'Garro - g.ogarro@bournville.fmat.co.uk
- Assistant Head of KS Year 10 - Miss E Boyle - e.boyle@bournville.fmat.co.uk
- Assistant Head of KS Year 11: Miss E Boyle - e.boyle@bournville.fmat.co.uk
- Head of KS4: Mr P Lowe - p.lowe@bournville.fmat.co.uk
- Head of KS3 - Miss A McShane - a.mcshane@bournville.fmat.co.uk
Safeguarding
Please see our Safeguarding page for information on how to keep your child safe.
School Communication
Regular and effective communication is really important to us. We will use a variety of methods to ensure you receive important information such as:
- E-mails and text messages
- Bromcom
- Parent Forums
- School website
- School newsletters eg. ‘In the Know’
- Social media (Please see our X and Instagram pages for updates about school life)
Supporting families with English as an Additional Language
Where possible we will translate school messages into different languages.
Bournville School will organise a translator to support with any meetings. Please provide us with plenty of notice should you require this.
We recommend the use of Google Translate to help with the translation of text, documents and even the school website. If you would like any assistance on how to use this service, please get in touch.
If you require any support to access any of the schools services, please do not hesitate to contact the school office, we will be happy to help. (post@bournville.fmat.co.uk)
Benefits and Emergency Food
Food banks provide emergency food during crisis situations such as redundancy, benefit delays or receiving an unexpected bill. Please contact us confidentially if your family require emergency food, as we have a limited supply of food bank vouchers.
For information on claiming benefits or getting financial support please visit https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ or https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Get-Support
Student Wellbeing
Please see our Student Wellbeing page for information on how to look after your / your child’s wellbeing.
Please see Short Term Medical form here.
Please see Long Term Medical Conditions form here.
Parents’ Evening Online booking
Please use the following link to book a time for your child on the relevant parents’ evening:
Free School Meals
Bournville has introduced an online system to apply for free school meals. This is part of a wider scheme currently being rolled out across schools in the region. There are many benefits to the online service:
- There are no paper forms to complete and return
- The automated system with notify Bournville if you are eligible
- There is no need to supply evidence to support your application
- It is a secure and confidential process
- There is one application; you do not have to renew your entitlement each year
To apply online please click on the following link: www.link2ict.org/fsm
In order to complete the online application you will need your national insurance number or national asylum support service reference number and your child’s date of birth.
You will only need to apply once for each child for the entire time they are at Bournville, and the process is both quick and simple.
If you have any queries or need any further assistance in completing your application, please contact Bournville on 0121 475 3881 and ask for Miss A Mills
