--- title: "Letter to parents of students in Year 11 in September" url: "https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/2022-08-30-letter-to-parents-of-students-in-year-11-in-september" school: "The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College" --- **Tel:** 01429 273790 **Email:** admin@ems.bhcet.org.uk # Letter to parents of students in Year 11 in September ![Image of Letter to parents of students in Year 11 in September](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/images/Letterheads/LetterheadWebDec23.png) 30 August 2022 Dear Parents/ Carers I hope that you have had a good summer. As we prepare for the new school year, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of some important information for September. Term starts Tuesday 6th September 8.45-3.15 Our new school year will begin with assemblies so that Year 11 are welcomed back and are clear about our high expectations in relation to attendance, behaviour and learning. Year 11 is an exciting year where good attendance, effort and attitude bring many rewards. Our new school year will begin with assemblies for every year group where we will share our high expectations in relation to attendance, behaviour and learning. We are all ambitious for our children and want them to achieve their full potential. Assemblies will continue to encourage students to ‘Get involved and try their best.’ We have a full programme of enrichment activities that students can embrace including a range of sports, arts, music, science, reading and language clubs as well as leadership and wider opportunities. Please encourage your child to get involved when the new term starts. We are very proud of our students and thank you for your support in encouraging your child/ children to work hard and to attend school every day. If you need more support, please do contact the school office. Yours sincerely, Mrs Crawshaw ![](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/images/Letterheads/LetterFooterWebDec23.png) ### Reminders **Uniform** Please refer to this reminder around our standards in relation to uniform: [Uniform](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/parents/school-information/uniform). Trainers, false nails and eyelashes are not permitted. **ParentPay** We are a cashless school, and any payments (lunches/ trips etc) need to be made on Parent Pay. To access this please follow this link[ https://www.parentpay.com/](https://www.parentpay.com/) **Free School Meals** We appreciate that families are facing increased costs and if you feel you are eligible you can apply for Free School Meals by following this link [Free School Meals – Information – apply \| HBC Online (achieveservice.com)](https://hartlepool-self.achieveservice.com/service/Free_School_Meals___apply) **School App and Communication with Home** To ensure you get all up-to date information and dates for events please download and refresh our app. [School App – English Martyrs (bhcet.org.uk)](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/parents/school-app) If you change your phone number or address, please do let us know so that you can be kept up to date with any messages. **Passport to the Prom and Hoodies** Attendance to the Year 11 Prom on **Wednesday 12th July** and **buying a school Hoodie** are dependant upon excellent attendance and good behaviour. Students and parents will have all the information regarding rewards/ celebrations at the information evening and during assemblies. **EMS Sixth Form Open Evening** We have an excellent Sixth Form with outstanding results. Open evening is **Thursday 10th November.** To find out more https://ems6.bhcet.org.uk/ **Dates early in the year:** - Tuesday 6th September – Students return (New times for the school day are 8.45am – 3.15pm) - Tuesday 13th September – School photographs for Year 7, 9 and 11 - Thursday 15th September – Year 10 and 11 Information Evening - Thursday 10th November – EMS6 Open Evening [Year 11](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/year-11) [Latest News](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/latest-news) [ End of Term Letter from Mrs Crawshaw](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/2022-07-18-end-of-term-letter-from-mrs-crawshaw) [Letter to Parents of students starting Year 13 in September ](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/2022-09-01-letter-to-parents-of-students-starting-year-13-in-september) ### News & Gallery - [Gallery](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/photo-galleries) - [News](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/latest-news) - [Newsletters](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news-gallery/newsletters) - [Parent Bulletins](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news-gallery/parent-bulletins) ![The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College Catcote Road Hartlepool TS25 4HA 01429 273790 ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/EnglishMartyrsSchool/) - [X](https://twitter.com/ems_hartlepool) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@TheEnglishMartyrsSchool) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ems_hartlepool/) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)