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Students

As a consequence of the lockdown period we now be use Google Classrooms for information from teachers relating to their learning. 
General messages will be located in the 'stream' whilst specific assignments and tasks will be found in the classroom.
Students should message their teacher with any work related questions or to request any support needed with their work. They should check their school email daily for all other messages. 

If you are having any difficulty with logging on or passwords please contact the school so that we can assist you. This can be done using another email account or phone the school and leave a message. Try emailing your form tutor or you can use office@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk.
 

Eco Team

The Eco Team meet regularly to discuss how we can make The Cottesloe School greener and more environmentally friendly and are working towards the school achieving 'Eco School' status. The team have worked with our catering company to remove polystyrene packaging in the canteen, and reduce the amount of packaging used. This has included replacing all the plastic cutlery in the canteen with recyclable wooden knives and forks. The group have also persuaded the school to add more water points around the site so that drinking water is easily available and bottles can be reused. The school is trying to reduce the amount of paper used and is using eco-friendly paper, in addition to recycling used pens, and collecting crisp packets to be recycled.

Student Wellbeing Ambassadors

In October 2019 we began a new support programme, in conjunction with Mind UK, that involves 19 students from Years 12 and 13. Mind UK came to The Cottesloe School and delivered a full day of training to our student volunteers in order to initiate Mind UK’s ‘Peer to Peer’ Mentor scheme within school.
The Mind UK initiative, along with our newly refurbished student support centre, TEAM Hub, adds an extra layer of support to our students. Students now have the opportunity to speak to our Sixth Form ‘Wellbeing Ambassadors’ in addition to staff at school.
Mind UK introduced this programme as it has been proven that some students feel more comfortable discussing concerns and problems with someone nearer their own age. 
The Wellbeing Ambasadors will be accessible to students in TEAM Hub on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday lunchtime, where a drop in service is available. 
For some students, 1:1 sessions may be more suitable.  This will be managed by Mrs Brimmell, in consultation with the Head of Years.

Student Voice

The SLT meet regularly with groups of students from across the school to ask them about key topics. The groups vary to ensure we hear from a wide range of students throughout the year. The topics for the next student voice group are generated by the previous group who we ask for topics they want us to address.
Following a recent meeting between school leaders and the students, we have compiled the following Q&A: