28.11.2025 Senior Bulletin

Dear Parents, Guardians & Carers,

Thank you to all who attended the Year 9 GCSE Options Evening on Monday, 24 November. It was wonderful to see so many of you supporting your children as they begin to make important decisions about their next steps. We hope you found the evening helpful, and please remember that our team is here to answer any follow-up questions. Following on from this event, Year 9 pupils will take part in our Inspiring Futures Day next week. This is an exciting opportunity to explore future pathways through interactive workshops, taster lessons in new GCSE subjects and careers advice. This event is designed to inspire pupils and help them make informed choices for GCSE and beyond.

Next week also marks the start of Year 11 trial (mock) exams. These assessments are an important opportunity for pupils to practise under exam conditions and identify areas for improvement ahead of the summer. We wish all our Year 11 pupils the very best. Work hard, stay calm, and remember that preparation and balance are key.

This week, Rev. Helen introduced her Advent Calendar Boxes during Chapel. Each day brings a new surprise, and the first box celebrated kindness by rewarding tutor groups who had recognised the most acts of care and thoughtfulness to others in the cup of kindness challenge. This was a wonderful way to start the season of giving.

Finally, we are excited to invite you to our Christmas Fair on Tuesday, 2 December, 4.00 – 6.30pm. The event will feature local sellers with beautiful craft stalls, festive treats, and plenty of seasonal cheer. It’s a fantastic opportunity to support local businesses and pick up unique gifts. Please do come along and join the celebrations.

Please check the school calendar for details of upcoming festive events and end-of-term arrangements.

Thank you for your continued support; wishing you a joyful start to Advent and a wonderful weekend.

Warm regards,

Mrs Emma Ellison

Assistant Head (Director of Studies)

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Weekly Calendar

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School Notices

Messages & Downloads

Parent Survey Reminder

Reminder: Please complete our anonymous 5-question survey (emailed 20.11.25) to help shape Truro School’s Strategic Plan 2026–31 by 10pm on Sunday 30 November:

> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XCMPVSP

Upcoming Christmas Dates

Christmas is a busy and exciting time of year. To help you keep track, we’ve gathered some of the upcoming dates where parents are invited to get involved, or if there’s a change to the normal routine, eg Charity Day. Please check your emails for more information and keep an eye on the main school calendar for latest updates, new additions and all other events.

Tuesday 2 December

16:00 – 18:30 Artisan Christmas Craft Fayre and FTS Carols Around the Tree, Heseltine Gallery & Chapel (see posters below, everyone’s welcome)

Thursday 4 December

18:30 – 20:30 Music Christmas Concert, Truro Methodist Church (see posters below, everyone’s welcome)

Friday 5 December

08:00 – 9:30 Business Breakfast, Heseltine Gallery > Please sign up here. Our Sponsor and Guest Speakers will be Henry and Rich from Intent Leadership (see posters below, everyone’s welcome).

08:50 – 10:30 FTS Coffee Morning, Café (see posters, everyone’s welcome)

Thursday 11 December

17:00 – 18:30 Year 7 Poetry Performance (Year 7 parents only)

Friday 12 December

CAT Charity Day (home clothes in support of Macmillan and the Truro Homeless Action Group)

Tuesday 16 December

Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper Day

19:00 Nine Lessons and Carols, Truro Cathedral (see posters, everyone’s welcome)

Wednesday 17 December

14:00 Carol Service, Truro Methodist Church (pupils only)
Trurovision – pm (pupils only)

15:50 End of Term – The library and scheduled after-school clubs will run as normal on the last day of term. Transport will depart as normal. Please note, the last WAA of term takes place on 10 December due to the end-of-term celebrations.

Traffic Safety Reminder

Please can all drivers ensure they use designated parking spaces when dropping off or collecting children from school. For everyone’s safety, please do not stop on the hatched areas.

Pupils should use the pavement around the side of the SBA car park to walk to and from the SBA and school buildings.

Further to Mr Topping’s update last week and as a quick reminder, if you notice any transport concerns on site, please contact our Compliance Officer via [email protected].

For anything relating to road safety or traffic matters outside the school site, please report these to either the highways team at Cornwall Council here or through 101 if there’s a risk to pupils or staff directly.

Thank you once again to all staff and pupils for your continued support.

Uniform Message

Just a reminder that our uniform policy can be found on our website. Pupils are expected to arrive at school in the correct uniform, including appropriate footwear.

Blazers should be worn at all times, even under raincoats. If a pupil needs to remove their blazer, permission must be obtained from a member of staff.

Thank you for your support in ensuring our uniform standards are maintained.

Absence Reminder

A reminder that requests for absence for a planned appointment or event should be made as far in advance as possible in writing to the absence email: [email protected].

All requests will be considered by the Deputy Head (Pastoral), consulting, where necessary, with the Head. We do ask for as much notice as possible and supportive acceptance if, for any reason, we feel that permission should not be granted.

Pupils will only be granted leave to be absent from school in exceptional circumstances. Requests for absence for a holiday or recreational reasons are not considered to be exceptional circumstances.

Reminder: Whole School Photo

This is a reminder that your school group photograph/s taken earlier in the year is still available to view and order via the Tempest Orders website.

A weblink is supplied below which will take you directly to your photograph/s and allow you to browse the products available and place an order should you wish.

https://htmp.st/180368-154

For assistance, please call 01736 752411
Option 3 – Place an order
Option 5 – Customer services

If your order is intended as a Christmas gift, we recommend placing your order before 5th December to give the best chance of receiving your photograph/s before the Christmas holidays.