De Aston School Willingham Road Market Rasen Lincs LN8 3RF Academy Trust Tel 01673 843415 Fax 01673 840823 Email:
[email protected] Company No 07533362 England & Wales Founded 1863 July 2017 Dear Parents and Carers It is with great pride that I write to you as Headteacher of De Aston School. It has been a privilege to work here since 1999 and it is even more of an honour to lead the school into an exciting future. Since taking over in January, there have been many changes to improve the school even further. You will be aware that we had an Ofsted inspection earlier this year. The inspection team confirmed that De Aston is a GOOD school and has some outstanding features. We have already been working on lots of initiatives to improve what we do. Return to One Hour Lessons From September, we will return to a model of five one hour lessons per day. This has been done to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom. The start and end of the school day remain exactly the same. There is a slightly later lunchtime, starting at 1.35pm, similar to how it was a few years ago but the learners will still get an extended break in the late morning, when they can also eat, as has always been the way at De Aston. Standards I am a headteacher that is committed to standards of good behaviour, good attendance and a smart uniform. These are the building blocks for our learners being ready to learn.