Dear Parent/Carer

Level 3 students in Year 12 will be taking formal End of Year Examinations in school from Tuesday 22nd April to Monday 28th April 2025. These exams are very important as the grades will significantly inform the UCAS predicted grades given by the school.

These examinations also provide students with the opportunity to practise exam techniques in formal conditions and receive detailed feedback on their current progress. The outcome of these examinations will also inform targeted support plans and progression conversations which will be held later in the Summer Term.

The examinations will take place in the Activity Suite next to the Sports Hall unless otherwise stated on the timetable. Those with special arrangements will be notified separately. Level 3 students in Year 12 will not be required to attend lessons during the examination period.  Students must arrive at least 15 minutes before the start time of their exam and they may leave directly afterwards. Students who miss examinations will be awarded a U grade, unless medical evidence is provided. Exams start promptly at 8.30am, 11.20am and 2.00pm.  Students who arrive late for these exams will not be awarded any extra time.  

Sixth Form lanyards must be worn on site at all times and the dress code should be followed.  Please ensure that your child brings the correct equipment to all of their exams as listed: black pens, pencils, ruler, rubber, and any subject specific equipment such as a compass, protractor and calculator.  All this equipment should be carried in a transparent pencil case or small clear plastic bag. 

JCQ have introduced new guidelines around any communication between candidates in the exam hall and opening the exam paper before the official start of the exam. If this happens in the public exam season, students have to be reported to the exam board, which would have implications on their qualifications. To ensure that students are aware of this we will be enforcing this in our End of Year Exams. 

Students who wish to study on site during this exam period may come in to use the school’s facilities. Year 12 subject teachers will be in their normal timetabled rooms during the exam period should students want to study with their teacher. Normal lessons and registration times will resume on Tuesday 29th April 2025. Many subjects will start Year 13 content after this time, and therefore excellent attendance remains of upmost importance. 

Please see the End of Year Examination timetable attached, this has also been shared with tutors and students via their Microsoft Teams accounts.

If you have any queries, please contact sixthform@hampsteadschool.org.uk.

Yours sincerely,  

Elly Mellish 

Head of Year 12 

Click Here to view the exams timetable

Dear Parent/Carer

Hampstead School is launching the parent app EduLink One. With your EduLink One account, you will be able to:
- See your child’s timetable, assigned homework, and reports 
- Receive and store school notices, newsletters, and communications 
- Access the school calendar 
- And More! We will be expanding the features available after the initial introduction phase

Your login information is below, we ask that you please create your account as soon as possible to encourage a seamless introduction.

If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions team on 0207 794 8133, option 3, or email admissions@hampsteadschool.org.uk.

Your username to access EduLink One is: see email

Please follow this link to set your password: see email

NOTE: This link can only be used once and it is only valid until 1st May 2025  (9:21 AM)

You will then be able to access EduLink One on the web at https://www.edulinkone.com/#!/login?code=hampstead

You can download the App for your device

Android:      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overnetdata.edulinkone&hl=en_GB
IOS:          https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/edulink-one/id1188809029?mt=8
Amazon Fire:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Overnet-Data-Ltd-EduLink-One/dp/B07K6MP8KG/

Your school ID for the app is hampstead

Kind regards,
Hampstead School

Dear Parent/Carer,

We will be holding an Exam Preparation Information Evening on Thursday 3rd April, starting at 5pm and ending at 6pm. This will be similar to the Year 11 Information Evening we held in the Autumn Term, and will be a chance for us to talk through:

• How to support your child as they revise and prepare for exams
• What to expect during the exam series - regulations, equipment, etc.

We will also be inviting subject leaders to join the meeting and answer any questions you might have. We will begin with a short talk, followed by time for Q&A. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Lead 11 Leadership

Dear Parent/Carer,

This Thursday 13th of March is the Year 9 Choices Evening. The event will run from 16:00 to 18:00, please allow at least 45 minutes on the evening to ensure you have enough time.

Click here for the 9 Choices Booklet, which contains a full overview of the process; please can I ask you to take time to read it with your child and to encourage them to research all the subjects on offer. 

The hyperlinks within the booklet take you to the Y9 Choices Site which contains a full overview of each subject on offer. You will need your child's school login to access this site.

The Choices Timeline

All choices must be made by Wednesday 23rd of April. Please support your child to meet the deadline and to ask for further support early if they are struggling to decide.

The Three Free Choices

Your child will make three choices in order of preference plus two reserves from the list of approximately 21 subjects on offer. We aim to give students their first choice of subjects, but due to timetabling restrictions this is not always possible.

Thank you for your support, we look forward to seeing you and your child this coming Thursday.

Kind Regards

Katy Brown
Assistant Head

Dear Parent/Carer,

You may have heard about a concerning incident that took place on 4^th March at another Camden school. We have reached out to our colleagues there to offer support in what are difficult circumstances.

Investigations continue, but initial indications suggest this was an isolated incident. We are liaising closely with Camden Local Authority and the Safer Schools police team, but have no reason to believe that any of our students are connected or are at increased risk.

Your child may be affected by this news; they may know someone who attends the school or feel worried about their own safety.  Please reassure them, and let us know if we can offer further support in school.

Time and time again we find that our students and families are our biggest asset when understanding risk in the local community.  A vigilant safeguarding culture, with a readiness to proactively highlight concerns before they escalate, continues to be our most effective tool in keeping children safe.

There follows a reiteration of the key messages I shared with you last month. Please do talk these through with your child.

Key messages for students

• Never bring any form of weapon on to the school site; this will result in permanent exclusion.
• This guidance extends to craft, camping, fishing and cooking knives, and also includes scissors.
• If you have any concerns about your safety or the safety of others, speak to your parent/carer, a trusted adult in school, or use our online reporting tool.

Thank you for your ongoing support. If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns, please do get in touch.

All best wishes,

Matthew Sadler

Head

Dear Parent/Carer,

We recognise that many members of our community will be observing Ramadan and to accommodate this important time, we have decided to adjust the schedule for the upcoming Year 7 Parent Consultation Evening.

The event will now take place from 16:00 to 18:30 on Thursday, 27 March. This change aims to allow sufficient appointment time before sundown, increasing convenience for those observing the fast.

Bookings will open approximately two weeks before the evening, and will be sent to your child's Priority 1 contact via SchoolCloud - please look out for this. If the new timing presents any challenges for you, please feel free to reach out to our Admissions team at 0207 794 8133, option 3. We kindly ask that you do this before Wednesday, 12th March, so we can discuss any alternative arrangements that may better suit your needs.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Dear Parent/Carer,

As we near the end of this half-term, we want to say thank you for your continued engagement and support over the spring term so far. We wish all our students a restorative break.

Tomorrow, Friday 14th February, there will be a late start for students, with all students expected on site by 09:35.

The half-term holiday will be from Monday 17th to Friday 21st February, and the school reception will be closed during this period.

For those who receive supermarket vouchers from Camden Council, please note there is a change in the distribution process. Eligible parents/carers will now receive vouchers once a term (three times per year) instead of once every half term (six times per year). If eligible, you can expect to receive the following:

• Spring term: February half-term and Easter holidays – £45 per child
• Summer term: May half-term and summer holidays – £60 per child
• Autumn term: October half-term and Christmas holidays – £45 per child.

If you have any questions, email MoneyAdvice@camden.gov.uk or call Camden on 020 7974 4444 or click here for more information.

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Dear Parent/Carer

I am writing in response to yesterday’s tragic events in Sheffield. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected, particularly the victim and his loved ones.

Although a police investigation is ongoing, initial details highlight the importance of work to prevent knife crime in schools and local communities.

I wanted to write to provide information about the work that we do to reduce risk at Hampstead School; I hope that this is reassuring at this difficult time. Please talk about this information with your child, and reiterate the key messages below.

Preventative strategies:

• Our PSHCRE curriculum addresses the dangers of knife crime and gives students practical strategies to stay safe in the community. This is covered through assemblies, lessons and drop-down curriculum events.
• We contribute to Camden Local Authority’s Youth Safety Task Force, and participate in their annual Youth Safety Week.
• We work closely with our Safer Schools Police Officer and community policing teams to understand our local context and the changing levels of risk.
• We make clear to all students and families that bringing a weapon on to the school site is a red line and will result in permanent exclusion.
• We provide various avenues for reporting concerns, including a well-resourced safeguarding team and an online reporting tool.
• If a credible concern is reported, we search students using a hand-held, contact-free security wand (adhering to the DFE’s guidance on Searching, Screening and Confiscation).
• We map safeguarding concerns and take proactive action; as an example, having noted a small increase in incidents where reference to scissors was made, we now ask that students do not bring scissors to school as part of classroom equipment.

Key messages to discuss with your child:

• Never bring any form of weapon on to the school site; this will result in permanent exclusion.
• This guidance extends to craft, camping, fishing and cooking knives, and also includes scissors and razor or pencil sharpener blades.
• If you have any concerns about your safety or the safety of others, speak to your parent/carer, a trusted adult in school, or use our online reporting tool.
• In emergency circumstances, always call the police.

Thank you for your ongoing support. If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns, please do get in touch.

All best wishes,
Matthew Sadler
Head

Dear Parent/Carer,

Due to the rising cost of materials and equipment, we are asking families for a contribution £15.00 towards Food Technology classes for the current academic year. 

Contributions are purely voluntary and will not affect in any way the high quality education which teaching staff currently provide for all students.

The contribution should be paid by via ParentPay by 28th February latest. Please speak to your child’s Head of Year if you have any difficulty in paying this amount.

This donation will help towards the increasing cost of materials, and avoid teachers having to ask Parents/Carers and students for contributions for each project within Food Technology. Food Technology plays an important role in the overall education of students at Hampstead School, with students participating in a number of practical sessions and experimenting with different dishes. The equipment and materials provided for students help to ensure that the highest quality education can be offered to each and every student.

At the end of each project, students will have the opportunity of taking home their practical work.

Thank you in advance for your support and co-operation with this matter.

Kind regards,

Mr C Phipps
Subject lead Catering & Food Technology

Good afternoon,

We have been contacted by the North London Protection Team because a student in Year 9 has conducted Hepatitis A. We have conducted a risk assessment with them, and they have concluded that the risk of further infection is very low.

However, we wanted to share the attached information with you so that you are fully informed.

Kind regards, 
Hampstead School

NB. This is applicable to Year 9 students despite the NHS Letter stating Year 8.

NHS Letter to Parents

NHS Fact Sheet

Dear Parent/Carer,

All students apart from those in Year 11 have a late start tomorrow, 27 November 2024. Please ensure they arrive by 09:35am.

Year 11 students should all arrive at school by the normal time.

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Dear parents and carers,

Thank you so much for all the support you have given your children over the past week whilst Year 11 completed their Pre-Public Examinations. This was a very successful week; in particular I was pleased to see such good attendance and punctuality.

There was a very small number of students absent for some of their exams; we cannot guarantee they will be able to complete a catch-up exam, but in many cases they will be given a chance. Their class teachers will let them know directly where this is the case.

Now that we have completed these PPE exams, it is time to look forward to a busy and exciting half term for Year 11. I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know some of the key dates and events coming up over the next few weeks.

Futures Week – Monday 25^th November – Friday 29^th November

Throughout the week beginning Monday 25^th November, we will be running events relating to the options that Year 11 students will have with their post-16 educational futures.

This will include talks from visiting employers, colleges, and universities; through these talks we aim to inform Year 11 students about the wide range of options they have moving forward with their education and future careers.

A key date for this week is Tuesday 26^th November, which is our Hampstead School Sixth Form Open Evening. This runs from 5.30pm to 7.30pm; there is more information in the attached invitation. I really hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Parents Evening – Thursday 5^th December

Parent’s Consultation Evening will run on Thursday 5^th December, from 4.30pm to 6.55pm. You will be sent a link to book timeslots with your child’s teachers in advance.

On this day, you will also receive your child’s report – this will include their results from the pre-public examinations.

As ever, this evening is an important chance for you to speak with your child’s teachers about their progress and how you can best support them with their studies at home.

Progression Day – Friday 13^th December

A third and final date for diaries; on Friday 13^th December Year 11 will be ‘off-timetable’ to allow us to carry out Progression Interviews.

This is an important process, through which you and your child will be supported to make the best possible choices regarding their future education. Staff will review key data associated with your child, including their predicted grades, behaviour records and attendance figures, and will discuss what this information suggests about the best next steps for them with their education.

On this day, you and your child will be invited into school to attend a 15-minute interview with an experienced member of school staff. You will be sent your allocated time slot by Friday 29^th November, and it is expected that you will attend this interview with your child. You child should not attend school outside of this time, as we will be ‘off-timetable’ to allow these interviews to happen. As this interview will be during the school day, we are taking this chance to give you as much notice as possible as we understand that it may be challenging to fit this in with work schedules.

Thank you again for all of your support; I so appreciate everything you are doing to help me and my colleagues to support your children in this crucial year of their education.

If you have any questions or concerns about any of the above, or indeed anything else, please do get in touch using the Year 11 Leadership email address: 11@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Kind regards,

Ms Dewhirst

SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING LETTER

Dear Parent/Carer

Further to the email we sent prior to half term notifying you about the induction of Yondr mobile phone pouches to the school, please find a link to the Q&A session running tomorrow, Wednesday 6th November 17:00-18:00.

This will be your best opportunity to ask any questions and to learn about the initiative.

Event link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmQxYTcyNjEtMDdmYi00YjYzLTk3M2YtZWE4YmVmMWM5NTQx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22fdad490c-0735-4e6a-a07a-13220ea739ff%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%22edefb221-ab5a-4583-968d-ccc663f426b2%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a 

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Dear Parent/Carer,

Please click the link below for a letter containing the election addresses from each of the four Parent Governor candidates and the Parent Governor Ballot form for voting.

Voting closes at 3.00pm on Friday 15 November 2024.

For and on behalf of Hampstead School
Matt Sadler
Head & Returning Officer  

Electronic Ballot and Nominations Letter

Dear Parent/Carer,

In November Hampstead School will be launching the Yondr mobile phone pouch system. This system has been implemented successfully in over 3,000 schools across 21 countries, including a number of schools local to us in North West London.

Please see the document attached for complete information (provided in both English and Arabic). Primarily, we would like to emphasise to you that:

• We are making Hampstead School a phone-free environment
• This will involve the use of lockable pouches that are opened and closed at the start and end of school each day
• This will come at no cost to you unless your child damages or loses their pouch

If you have any further questions about this initiative, we are arranging an online presentation and Q&A on Wednesday 6^th November at 17:00. Please look out for further details over the coming weeks.

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Full details on mobile phone pouches (English)

Full details on mobile phone pouches (Arabic)

Dear Parent/Carer

A reminder that the deadline for Parents/Carers to apply for the vacant governor position is this Friday 25 October 2024 at 9.00am.

Click here to complete the Parent Governor Nomination Form 2024

We would like to invite interested Parents/Carers to stand for election as a governor, or to nominate someone else. The school has spaces for four parent governors and there is one vacancy. Governors work in partnership with the Head and Local Authority to manage the school. Their duties are wide-ranging. The current governors would like to ensure that the membership is reflective of the school community and will be encouraging nominations from diverse backgrounds.

Before you complete the form, please familiarise yourself with the following documents:

Document 1: Letter from M. Sadler re. Parent Governor Nominations 2024

Document 2: The Role of a Parent Governor 2024

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Dear Parent/Carer

Please be aware that the Year 12 Open Evening will be taking place on Tuesday 26^th November from 17:30-19:30.

This is an important opportunity for you and your child to learn more about our Sixth Form and the opportunities available.

Please click HERE to register your attendance.

We look forward to seeing you then.

Kind regards,

Hampstead School 

Dear Parent/Carer

Tomorrow, Tuesday 8 October, school will finish early at 14:00 for all students, and on Wednesday 9 October we will be closed for INSET Day.

School will return as normal from Thursday 10 October.

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Dear Parent/Carer,

On Tuesday 5 November, Camden Council is offering Hampstead School students in Years 7 to 11 a free flu vaccination at the school.

We thoroughly encourage those who are able to opt into this opportunity to do so, in order to protect your child and the broader community from sickness.

Please see the attached form for more information, or click here to register your child.

The vaccine is offered as either a nasal spray or a gelatine-free injection, and you can contact the council if you have any questions (details in the attached document).

Kind regards,

Hampstead School

Click HERE for more information

Dear Parent/Carer

To mark the beginning of your child’s first half-term at Hampstead School we are holding a Tutor Conversation Evening on Thursday 17 October 2023 from 5.30 to 6.30pm. 

This is an informal meeting for you and your child to discuss how they have settled into Year 7 since starting in September, giving you a chance to meet their tutors and some of the leadership team.

You will receive your child’s first Launchpad Report prior to the event which details your child’s attitude to learning in class and at home for each of their subjects. At least two talks will take place in the Main Hall at 5.30pm and 6.00pm to explain the Launchpad report and the information it contains.

We look forward to seeing you and your family there!

Kind regards,

Year 7 Leadership

Dear Parents and Carers

Year 11 Pre-Public Examinations: Monday 4^th November – Friday 8^th November 2024

As students already know, we will be examining all of Year 11 in their subjects when we return after half-term. This will provide students with a critical opportunity to practice examination conditions as well as assess their progress.

The schedule is on the reverse of this letter. All written examinations will be held in the Sports Hall during this week. There are a few exceptions, for example, Art and Photography which will be examined at a later date.

Please note the standard examination conditions will be adhered to and all students are expected to follow these regulations, as we did in the End of Year 10 examinations. Mobile phones and smart watches must not be brought into the examinations hall, pencil cases should be transparent and water bottles are only permitted with the labels removed. All students will need pens, pencils, rulers and a scientific calculator – please have all necessary equipment.

Subject teachers have been preparing students in Year 11 with revision, practice questions and examination technique during lessons leading up to examination week. Please can you support your child by ensuring that they are punctual to school for each day during the examination week, so they do not miss the start of their examination; it is a very intense week.

Students should spend additional time at home revising and preparing for these examinations, especially over the half-term break. Please can you check that they manage their independent study and revision time effectively, to maximise learning and the outcomes from these examinations. The grades achieved in these examinations will be the best indicator for tier entry in the summer examinations, allow for predicted grade assessment as well as excellent preparation for those examinations.

In order to facilitate a smooth running of examination week, when not in an examination, students will have their normal lesson. During this time they may do work towards the next examination in that subject or be allowed to revise for further examinations that day or following days. Some examinations may overrun the usual 1500 school finish time. In this sense, these arrangements mirror the formal summer examinations.

Yours faithfully

Ms Morrell

Assistant Head

Click here for the timetable

Good afternoon,

We would like to invite you to attend our Y12 Expectations evening from 5-6pm on Thursday 26^th September.  This will be an opportunity to meet the Sixth Form Team and to find out a bit more about the Sixth Form and how we can work together to best support your young person achieve their potential.  

Students should attend with their parents and carers if possible.

We look forward to meeting you next week.

Kind regards,

The Sixth Form Team

Dear Parent/Carer

I am writing to inform you that the Year 10 work experience week will take place between 12^th – 16^th May 2025.

We would like all students in Year 10 to take part in a five-day work experience placement ideally in an industry that they would like to work in. Work experience can be life changing for students and can help to motivate and to inspire them to achieve their very best at school. 

Students (and their families) should source their own work experience placements. The careers team will do its best to find placements for any students who have been unable to find their own, but due to limited resources, we expect to only be able to help a few students.

We are using Unifrog (www.unifrog.org) to manage the administration of the work experience programme – for example collecting information from the employer about their Risk Assessment and Health & Safety policy, as well as getting agreement from parents/carers for the placement to go ahead. All students have their own log-in details for Unifrog.

Some important logistics:

• Students need to agree the placement with the employer first.
• Students will add their placement on their Unifrog account (they’ll find the Placements tool on their Unifrog homepage).
• The Unifrog system will then email the employer, the parent / carer, and the school, to collect the necessary information and permissions. For the process to work, it’s essential that students add the initial information about the placement accurately.

Finding out more:

• Unifrog have created a set of guides about placements which you can find here.
• Within this set of guides, this is the best one to start with (it includes a short animation of how the whole process works).
• Next we recommend looking at this one, because it includes advice on how to find a placement.

Next steps:

• Please read the placement guides on Unifrog, and then start contacting possible hosts for the placement.
• You can support your child by exploring career pathways via: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk.
• If you have any questions, contact Ms Bahar Aksu, Careers Subject Lead, on b.aksu@hampsteadschool.org.uk

We wish you the best of luck with supporting your child to find a placement. Please do make use of Unifrog’s guides help you.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Tamsin Morrell

Assistant Head

Dear Parent/Carer,

Your child's induction time may have adjusted by half an hour, please check to see if there has been any change.

Tuesday 3 September

Year 8 Induction 10:30 – 12:30

Year 9 Induction 13:00 – 15:00

Wednesday 4 September

Year 10 Induction 10:30 – 12:30

Year 11 Induction 13:00 – 15:00

Thursday 5 September

Year 7 Induction 08:35 – 15:00

Year 13 Induction 14:30 – 15:30

Friday 6 September

Full-time school starts at 08:35 for Years 7 to 11, and Year 13

Monday 9 September

All students in school from 08:35
Year 12 Induction 08:35 – 13:20

Contact Us

Please refer to the updated Hampstead School Handbook and remember to check the school website for the latest guidance. Remember that your child’s leadership team email will have changed to match their new year group, these are:

Y7 Leadership: 7@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Y8 Leadership: 8@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Y9 Leadership: 9@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Y10 Leadership: 10@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Y11 Leadership: 11@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Sixth Form Leadership: sixthform@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Kind regards,

Hampstead School