The school provides a mobile phone SMS texting service to all parents. Please sure the school has your most up-to-date details on system. Contact info@deltavalley.org.uk or telephone 01274 723439.
Free School Meals
If your child currently receives a free school meal you must advise the benefits service of the change of school, this does not automatically happen.
Lockers
All students are allocated a school locker to store their mobile phone etc as these are not to be kept on their person during the school day, and you will need to purchase and bring in a padlock for this.
Attendance
It is important that your child is in school, please be aware that any holiday requests for time away from school during term time will not be authorised. Any appointments for doctors or dentists etc must, where possible, be made for outside school hours. Proof must be produced for any appointments whenever a student has to leave school during the school day. No child will be allowed to leave school premises without proof being produced.
Behaviour Reviews
There will be no exceptions to the behaviour review process. If students are required to stay after school, they will remain in school until the behaviour review is completed. Parent/Carers will receive a message via SIMMS approximately one hour before the end of the day. We appreciate that this may cause some inconvenience, but request that you work with us and support us with this matter.
If you have an issue with a behaviour review you are requested to speak to the Head of Year the following day. Students who continuously fail to meet the school standard will be asked to complete a Principal’s Behaviour Review of two hours after school on a Friday.
Parent/Carer Communications
The majority of our communication with you will be through email or message using SIMMS. If your child is new to Valley Academy, you will be sent a link so that you can create an account, if you require a new link please contact reception. On enrolment, we will be asking for your elected email address and if you do not have this facility we will support you to create one. As a school we have made the pledge that if you contact us, we will respond within 24 hours.