Education

It's A Wrap!

Issue 106

Newcastle High School's wrap-around and school holiday package offers flexible support for busy parents.

NHSG has designed a flexible wraparound and school holiday package to support pupils and busy parents throughout the entirety of the school year.

The package, which includes term-time before and after school clubs, school holiday clubs, chaperoned transport and meal options, can be uniquely tailored to meet the individual needs of families. All options and activities are planned and fully supervised by school staff, ensuring pupils are safe, happy and stimulated.

Amanda Hardie, Head, Newcastle High School for Girls, said: “We know how hard it can be juggling careers and other commitments with family life, so we want to make sure that all pupils and parents are aware of our term time and school holiday support package.

“Because our wrap-around and holiday sessions are delivered by NHSG staff, we can be confident that girls will enjoy their time at the clubs, taking part in a wide range of activities in a safe and stimulating environment.”

Younger NHSG pupils can access the before and after school clubs at Junior School from 8am until school starts at 8:40am. The club continues after school, where girls can stay until 6pm if they are not already taking part in other NHSG co-curricular activities. Girls taking part in co-curricular activities that finish before 6pm can be chaperoned to the after school club until parents are ready to collect them.

To access the before and after school clubs, pupils can be dropped off at Junior School from 8am, or they can be brought into Senior School from 8am to make use of our shuttle minibus and our chaperones who will transport them to the club. The after school club also features a light tea option. Alternatively, girls can bring in a prepacked meal when they come into school that day.

Younger girls with older sisters can also be chaperoned by staff to Senior School to meet their sibling at the end of the school day so parents can collect them from the same location.

NHSG’s comprehensive holiday club package, Seahorse Club, is overseen by school staff and situated in the school grounds so girls feel safe in familiar surroundings with staff they already know. The club runs from 8am until 5pm every day during school holidays.

Senior School pupils have the flexibility to arrive in school from 8am each day, with the option of a breakfast service between 8am and 8.30am, allowing the girls to fuel up on healthy food ahead of a busy school day. A comprehensive break time service offers the opportunity for girls to purchase a mid-morning snack, and full lunch is served from 12.30pm daily. Across lunchtime, and before and after school, pupils can access a diverse range of cocurricular activities and remain in school until 6pm, where they will be overseen by a member of staff on reception at the Learning Resources Centre.

All of this is in addition to NHSG’s ten region-wide chaperoned school bus services that can take the stress out of the school run for busy parents at the beginning and end of the standard school day.

Amanda added: “Taking the pressure off and giving pupils and their parents time to breathe without adding to an already busy day can transform a stressful day into a fun, fulfilling and social one, and also means that girls are ready and focused on learning during their lessons each day.”

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