September 26^th 2025

Dear Parents

Thank you for all your support of your children and of us this week.

As of this morning, teachers had awarded a total of 3415 Excellent Effort points to students this week to celebrate the effort and commitment of our students. We award these for the completion of personal best class- and homework assignments.

We are mightily impressed with the way our Year 11 students have set about their learning since we started back. Already, 112 Year 11 students have attended after school revision club with many attending a large number of the sessions available each week.

Earlier this week, 6 of our Years 12 & 13 students attended the Folkestone Youth Council at the Council Offices in Folkestone. Mrs Eastham was so proud that of all the schools which attended, it was our Brockhill students, who were able to focus on the needs of all groups in our community – the elderly, the vulnerable and the sick – as well as those of young people. During the afternoon our students embodied perfectly Brockhill values of care, courtesy and consideration through kindness.  

Next week, our school caterers are holding a daily prize draw from Monday – Thursday with daily prizes ranging from £10 - £40 vouchers. Prize Draw

We are starting to send simple SMS messages on Friday to parents if a student has not submitted homework, even after a deadline extension. We hope texts sent enable a dialogue between at home about Homework and between school and parents, where helpful. In Examination Year Groups though, students who do not submit homework assignments will simply perform less well in Public Examinations. Your support is vital here.

However, we recognize some students can actually devote too much time to Homework, particularly when they join secondary school in Year 7, and we rely on parents to keep a careful eye here and let us know if they have concerns. Please see our homework durations aide memoir to teachers, which sets out expectations for homework in each subject.

We want to encourage all our students in Years 7 – 13 to read for pleasure for 20 minutes a day. Students who read daily develop their understanding and achieve so much more highly across their school subjects.

Digital Library Autumn Term 1st half 2025-2026

Please encourage your daughter or son to join a club, as these enrichment activities are both really enjoyable and helpful to students’ development. Please see CLUBS listed on our website.

May I draw your attention to the Policies page of our website, where the school’s policies and other statutory information are available for parents.

We were quick to adopt the statutory Relationships and Sex Education Policy in 2019 – 20, and we consulted with parents at that time. The policy is very largely unchanged since that time, but if you do have any observations you would like to make about the policy, please let us know by the office email account. All Policies

Kent Police are concerned about the illegal use of E-scooters and have asked us to share  E-scooters – Are you breaking the law?

Yours sincerely

 

Charles Joseph

Principal