Young Carers – A young carer is anyone who is under 18 and looks after someone who is ill, disabled or uses drugs or alcohol, is a young carer.

This often involves doing tasks that would normally be done by an adult, such as:

● cooking meals
● going shopping
● making sure a loved one takes their medicine
● emotional support

We would like to support Young Carers in our community, however it can difficult to identify if students are Young Carers.

If you believe your child may be a Young Carer, please get in touch with your Child’s form tutor or Head of Year.

Please see the attached leaflet for support in Hertfordshire for Young Carers.

About-Carers-in-Hertfordshire-Easy-Read-Leaflet

Ms Gibbons
Assistant Headteacher 

The following pupils have been rewarded with the most Achievement Points in their year group, between Thursday 5^th November and Wednesday 11^th December.

What a fantastic Achievement, well done!

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Sixth Form

Mr Armitage
Assistant Headteacher 

Christmas Tree fund raising scheme- Please see the below message from Christmas Treeasy

For every tree sold through your school, to staff, parents, relatives, friends, and work colleagues, the school PTA raises donations between £3.50 and £6.50 (size of tree dependant). Christmas Treeasy specialise in only the very best top-grade trees available, the non-drop Nordmann Fir Christmas tree, which we deliver free of charge direct to your home. For a small additional fee there is also the option of recycling, whereby we collect and recycle trees in the New Year. For all your tree needs we also supply tree stands and bags of logs too!

Our 9ft and 10ft Nordmann Fir Christmas Trees are available as a special pre-order, along with Extra Large Cinco stands for them! Please order these by 20th November, so if you fancy going really big this Christmas get in early!

How to order:

1. Go to the order a delivery page online at: www.christmastreeasy.co.uk

2. Choose your size of tree

3. Choose your preferred delivery date from the options

4. Add your school or charity if you’re associate with one

5. Add recycling, a stand, or logs to your order if you wish

Please make sure you mention your school in all correspondence to ensure a donation to your school.

On Wednesday 18th December we are holding a house competition Christmas bake sale.

The sale will take place during lunch on Wednesday outside the large canteen, treats will be around £1. Please bring cash only.

Thank you! 

Each Thursday lunchtime we are displaying the current lost property items that have made their way to the school office.

Please encourage your child to come down to the lost property cupboard (located near the large canteen) between 1:30pm- 2pm to search for their lost items. We have a large amount of coats, PE kits and other smaller items.

Thank you,

Townsend School Office