Student Information Booklet 2021 Dear Students We are so excited to be moving into our new building in September 2021. This information leaflet is designed to introduce you to some key aspects of the building and our move. As you will have seen from our monthly updates, the building development is making great progress and our first group of student building ambassadors are visiting the site this term. Whilst our new building is a fantastic opportunity it is also a huge responsibility and there is some key information in this booklet that should help make our move as smooth as possible. Please do take some time to read through this information with your form tutor and parents. With our new site there will be changes for everyone to get used to. We hope that this guide helps with any questions you may have and any planning you may have to do with travel arrangements. Each form group has two building ambassador that will be your key contact with all aspects relating to the building. They will be there to support you but also remember that all staff are always here to help you with all aspects of school life. For many of you, this new building has felt like a long wait. I also thank you for your patience and encouragement over the years. We look forward to welcoming you into the building and further developing and demonstrating our FAITH values as we take this next step together as Derby Cathedral School. Yours faithfully Mrs J. Brown Headteacher Location The address of our new site is: Derby Cathedral School Great Northern Road Derby DE1 1LR It is situated on Great Northern Road close to the junction with Uttoxeter Road. The area is shown on the map below: Building Plans and Features The school has one main building, a sports hall and sports grounds. Main building This has three floors which contain all of the teaching and administration spaces. There are 30 standard classrooms with the following specialist teaching spaces: Two food rooms One food prep room Two DT workshops One drama studio Two music rooms One music recording room Five peripatetic music lesson spaces Three art rooms One kiln room Ten science labs One science preparation room Seven computer rooms SEND area (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Alternative provision area The dining area and the learning resource centre (library) are both on the ground floor as is the main hall with theatre style tiered seating. Spaces for our Sixth Form are also earmarked which include a common room, study areas and ICT space. The plans for the main block and sports hall are below: Ground Floor: First Floor: Second Floor: Sports Hall This two-floor building consists of a large sports hall on the ground floor and a fitness suite on the second floor. The sports hall is designed for a range of indoor sports including, basketball, badminton and trampolining. The fitness suite will contain specialist equipment such as rowing machines and fitness bikes. Ground Floor: First Floor: Grounds The school grounds include a staff car park, a front visitors car park and drop-off zone. The sports facilities include a MUGA (multi use games area) with three pitches and a large grassed area for outdoor sports. Around the building are informal seating areas, including an amphitheatre style area outside of the dining room. Travel Information The following information covers all methods of transport for our students to get to school. Whilst we know that an increasing number of students will be travelling by foot, we have planned the details for each method, including all bus routes in order to help you with your planning. If you are travelling by car, please note that there will be some adjustments to the junction with Uttoxeter Road and Great Northern Road in order to help ease the traffic flow. By Car: Parents/Carers are able to drop students off at Derby Cathedral School by approaching the school building. We operate a one-way traffic system managed by a turning circle up the driveway. There is a designated drop off/collection point for students arriving by car. Please note there are no waiting bays and so we ask that you exit the school site as soon as possible, in order to keep the flow of traffic moving and ensure the safety of pedestrians. We also ask that parents are mindful of local residents when arriving at school and do not block or obstruct our neighbours’ driveways and frontages with their vehicles. Our postcode for sat navs is DE1 1LR. By Bicycle: We have bicycle racks for students wishing to cycle to school. Students are required to bring their own security/locking device and must wear a cycle helmet. Please be aware we are not liable for any loss or damage to pushbikes brought on to the school premises and that e-scooters remain illegal and are not allowed on site at all. On Foot: The school is situated to the north west of the city center and is within easy walking distance from Derby Bus Station. Derby Cathedral School DE1 1LR By Bus: There are many good serviced bus routes from all areas of the city that allow students to travel to and from school. Below are the main routes and bus information. Please check timetables with the service provider as they are subject to change: Locality Post Bus Service Terminates At Onward Journey to Code Derby Cathedral School Site Abbey DE22 Trent Barton 55 Peet Street 3 minutes on foot Allenton DE23 8 Arriva 2A/2B Osmaston Road (City 20 minutes on foot DE24 8 Centre) DE24 9 Alvaston DE24 0 Arriva 1/1A Derby Bus Station 20 minutes on foot DE24 1 Blagreaves DE23 Arriva 5A Stockbrook Street 10 minutes on foot Breadsall DE21 2 Trent Barton H1 Corporation Street 15 minutes on foot Hilltop DE21 4 Chaddesden DE21 4 Arriva 20/22/24/26 Morledge 20 minutes on foot DE21 6 Darley DE22 1 The Sixes Full Street 20 minutes on foot DE22 3 6.1/6.2/6.3 Kingsway DE22 3 Arriva Mickleover/ Peet Street 3 minutes on foot Notts & Derby 55 Mackworth DE22 4 Arriva 8 Findern Street 10 minutes on foot Mickleover DE3 0 Arriva Villager Peet Street 3 minutes on foot DE3 9 Normanton DE236 Arriva 4/7 Babington Lane 20 minutes on foot DE23 8 Sinfin DE24 9 Arriva 38 Osmaston Road (City 20 minutes on foot Centre) Spondon DE21 7 Trent Barton Ilkeston Derby Bus Station 20 minutes on foot Flyer/ Villager/ Mickleover Stenson Fields DE24 3 Arriva 38 Osmaston Road (City 20 minutes on foot Centre) Wilmorton DE24 8 Arriva 1/1A Derby Bus Station 20 minutes on foot In addition, the Villager bus by Trentbarton goes from the bus station to the junction of Uttoxeter Road and Great Northern Road which is a couple of minutes from the school entrance. This has bus timings that will serve students who either leave at the normal end of the day or after an extra- curricular activity. Maps and timetables for this can be found here: https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/services/villager/maps-and-times Student Travel Tickets Arriva offer a ‘Scholar Saver Ticket’. This allows parents/carers to buy tickets and access discounts and savings. For the latest offers and information, please visit: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/school- travel Trent Barton offer student savings with ‘Mango’. Further details and pricing can be found at: https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/mangoapp Financial Assistance with Travel You may be eligible for financial support with transport to school. More details can be found at: https://www.derby.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools-and-colleges/school-admissions/school- transport/#:~:text=We%20grant%20a%20bus%20pass,the%20child%20qualifies%20for%20help. Term Dates In order to facilitate our move we have been granted some additional INSET days in order to pack, move and organise the new build. We have kept these to a minimum and attached them to either side of the summer holiday in order to reduce the impact for families. We aim to take one INSET day on Thursday 22 July and a further two on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 September. This means that the final day of this academic year will be Wednesday 21 July and all students will return to school on Wednesday 8 September 2021. Term dates for the whole academic year can be found on our school website under the Information tab: https://www.derbycathedralschool.org.uk/termdates Timings of the School Day The new timings of the school day are shown below. Please note that this assumes we do not have to operate with any Covid related restrictions. If any changes are needed we will communicate this to you and parents as soon as we have the information. *The seventh session will include intervention and extra-curricular activities. Students will not be expected to attend this every day but this will sometimes be needed for intervention or support. Some activities will be by invitation and some will be by student personal choice. The school gates will be open from 8.15am for breakfast club. This club will not be available in the first week as we adjust to the new building and facilities. We will provide more details nearer to the time. The site will not be open to any students before 8.15am and we ask that for those not attending breakfast club, they arrive as close as possible to 8.35am. Induction Working within our new building will take a little while for everyone to get used to.