12 September 2024
Dear Parent/Carer,
Hello and a warm welcome to Erdington Academy we hope you have had a restful and safe summer. We look forward to welcoming students into the new academic year 2024/25 I thought I would take this opportunity to formally introduce myself as the Head of Year 9. I look forward to working closely with you this year and have already met some of you last academic year.
I will be working alongside Mr Stead who is the Assistant Head of year 9. The year 9 team will look after your day-to-day needs, also linked to the year group is Mr Jordan the Associate Assistant principal for KS3.
What matters to me most is your happiness at Erdington Academy I will do my upmost to make your time here enjoyable there are also a further 4 Heads of Year that are always willing to help and support alongside myself and Mr Stead. Please be assured Mr Stead and I will be here to help with any issues or problems you may have alongside your form tutor.
At Erdington Academy we have a student leadership team this comprises of anti-bullying ambassadors they will be able to guide and advise you.
At Erdington Academy we ensure positive behaviour is rewarded, students with the highest achievement points will be rewarded, to be eligible for reward trips students must also be on time to school with no more than 12 lates and receive no more than 50 negative logs.
All students in year 9 have the opportunity to take part in after school clubs, there is a wide variety of clubs available.
All year 9 will have been assigned to a house everyone in your form will be in the same house during Form time you will complete exciting activities and sometimes be in competition with other houses, students will have opportunities to follow the rewards programme these rewards will be accessible through competitions and following the expectations here at Erdington Academy. Achievement points will continue to be given to students that demonstrate our Academy values.
At Erdington Academy we ask that you attend school and be on time, try your best and be honest. Please be reminded of the uniform standards this year, which can be found on the website. Can you please ensure you support the Academy in ensuring your child is in correct uniform the uniform policy is on the school website and available to purchase from Clive marks in Boldmere and Crested in Erdington. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of the mobile phone policy, mobile phones are not to be seen or heard, if a mobile is seen or heard the phone will be confiscated, if there is a need to contact your child during school hours please contact main reception.
I look forward to seeing you all back in school please do not hesitate to come and see me if there is anything you need or are concerned or worried about.
I really look forward to working with you and your child to ensure their success this academic year. If you have any issues please email me on:
r.perry@erdington.fmat.co.uk – Head of Year
r.stead@erdington.fmat.co.uk – Assistant Head of Year
Form Tutors
d.cope@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9D6
a.daniel@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9D7
l.morrison@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9M5
k.taylorbloise@erdington.co.uk – 9A3
a.hasan@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9S1
c.bulman@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9A4
h.begum@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9A4
t.davies@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9S2
a.love@erdington.fmat.co.uk – 9S2
Key dates
6th November – Assessment week
6th February- Parents evening
Friday 29th November – Training Day
Yours sincerely,
Miss Perry
Head of Year 9
