--- title: "Letter to parents of students in Year 7 in September" url: "https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/2022-08-30-letter-to-parents-of-students-in-year-7-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 7 in September ![Image of Letter to parents of students in Year 7 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 welcome you and your child to The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form Sixth Form College. Enclosed is some important information for September. **Term starts Tuesday 6th September 8.45-3.15.** 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](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. **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 22nd September – Year 7 Tutors and Year 13 Information Evening [Year 7](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/year-7) [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/)