We are very pleased to share that our school was nominated by Kent Music to become a Music Mark School, recognising the value that we place on music within TMS. Music Mark supports the hard work we do to ensure that pupils at our school are able to access and engage with a high-quality music education, Being a Music Mark school gives us access to a range of specialised resources and enables us to champion music with their support. This is a fantastic opportunity for our school.

Over the summer break five of our Sea Cadets completed their Basic Seamanship Qualification onboard HMS Cavalier. This was an exciting and challenging opportunity for our cadets, and they did amazingly well to achieve this qualification. We are now very pleased to be able offer more students the opportunity to join the Sea cadets within our school. If your you or your child would like more information on what the Sea Cadets can offer please contact gary.hammell@themallingschool.kent.sch.uk

6th Form Students We are really looking forward to seeing our new year 12 students for their registration tomorrow, 2nd September between 9am-12pm in the 6th form hub. Students will be registered and receive a timetable before heading home ready to begin their studies with us on 6/9/21. Appropriate casual clothing may be worn tomorrow.

We had over 160 of our new year seven students join us for a week of transition activities. Our staff arranged a week of fun filled sessions that helped students make new friends, gain new skills, and most of all become more confident in their transition to The Malling School in September. Students behaviour was outstanding with many of them really taking on the core values of The Malling School Way in how they approached new challenges. We are looking forward to our new students starting with us in September.

We had over 160 of our new year seven students join us for a week of transition activities. Our staff arranged a week of fun filled sessions that helped students make new friends, gain new skills, and most of all become more confident in their transition to The Malling School in September. Students behaviour was outstanding with many of them really taking on the core values of The Malling School Way in how they approached new challenges. We are looking forward to our new students starting with us in September.

Summer School Timings Summer School dates are Monday 9th August to Friday 13th August, from 9:30am until 2:30pm. Students are to arrive onsite from 9:30 am at the main gate. Our lake gate will not be open during summer. Students will be registered and placed into their groups and move straight to their classroom/ area. Session One will run from 9:30am until 12:00pm with a 20 minute break at 10:20 am. Session Two will run from 12:00pm until 2:30pm with a 40 minute break at 1:00pm. Groups will be between 10 and 15 students per day, with 13 teacher sessions running per day. Break and lunchtimes This year we are really fortunate to have the canteen staff providing a buffet lunch. However, pupils should still bring in a snack for breaktime and plenty of bottled water/ squash. On the Summer School sign up form we have already asked for allergies which have been passed on to the catering staff. If your son/ daughter would prefer they can bring a packed lunch. Clothing and equipment Due to some of the activities the dress code is comfortable/ casual clothing. Please make sure that it is weather appropriate and you provide your son/ daughter with a hat and sunscreen. Or, if the weather is wet, a waterproof jacket. Certain items of clothing will not be allowed. This includes; small shorts, crop tops, flip flops or any clothing with inappropriate slogans or writing on. We will be providing all equipment so no pencil cases are needed. Students may bring a backpack to put in any lunch, water etc. Expectations While summer school is an opportunity to have fun and start to build positive relationships we will not be lowering our expectations. We will be using our SWAT behaviour system to ready students for September. COVID-19 As students are now crossing over to secondary education, we would like to advise you to complete a lateral flow test before, during and after summer school. These are available free of charge from the government website. These as ever remain at your discretion. Order coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid lateral flow tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Our previous email contains a link to our COVID-19 testing video. In the event of a positive test, before, during or after summer school, please email Mrs Platt. Finally, I have attached a summary of some of our sessions that will be taking place at summer school. If you wish to sign up please email Mrs Platt. I will remain on my emails throughout the summer period, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch. Kind Regards Mrs Platt

We were very happy to be joined in school last week by both West Malling CofE Primary and Snodland CofE Primary Schools. The Year 5 pupils attended here to learn more about Biodiversity and spent their day studying science and geography with Miss Owusu and Mr Ryder. The children were able to explore our wonderful lake and extensive school grounds and discover all of the wildlife that it has to offer. We know that Miss Owusu and Mr Ryder thoroughly enjoyed their day and we hope that the Year 5 pupils did too!

It's been another good week for our Sea Cadets at TMS. Last Wednesday after school our cadets held their Enrolment Evening as some of them completed their New Entry Training to be promoted Cadet. We also had a member of Staff, Miss Collins, promoted to Probationary Petty Officer.

Last week our students and staff have enjoyed celebrating success in our end of year Rewards Assemblies. We celebrated students receiving their 'The Malling School Way' badges and certificates, 100% attendance, sports week winners, subject nominations, and the special pastoral leader awards. We are very proud of all the students receiving the awards as well as everyone of the audience who celebrated their success and were proud of their peers' achievements.

We are very proud to share that The Malling School are Stonewall Champions. The Stonewall School Champion scheme helps us towards a reality where LGBTQ+ children and young people can thrive in a school environment and are free to be themselves. It's about helping LGBTQ+ students to feel valued, respected and represented, while also working towards challenging bullying and celebrating diversity. We completed the application process that included an assessment of our current policies and practices, showing what we have in place and informing us what we need to continuing working on. The award also shows our commitment to LGBTQ+ students and staff and reflects our nature as an open and inclusive environment. We are now confidently working towards our Bronze Accreditation Award.

School of Character Kitemark Plus Award We are extremely proud to announce that we are one of the few schools in the country to have been awarded the School of Character Kitemark Plus Award. We would like to share with you some of the feedback sent to us by the Chair of Association, Gary Lewis. Following an additional evaluative assessment of your school's character education provision on the 21st June 2021 your school has met the very exacting standards required to be awarded the "School of Character Kitemark Plus Award". Please pass on my congratulations to colleagues in your school who have all contributed to this outstanding achievement. My sincere congratulations are extended to you, your students and governors' school community and the mutually respectful relationships and evolving communication systems that are permitting the school to meet all challenges with confidence and competence. This award clearly recognises the high quality of character development for all members of the school to meet exacting standards and this was reflected in the detailed and challenging conversations I held with numerous staff at all levels. I am delighted to report that they were consistent and confident in being able to describe the many aspects of the school's provision, which have evolved to enable the school to be awarded this higher level and it was equally apparent that significant progress has been made since the last assessment visit. Once again, can I offer my sincere congratulations to all members of the school community in their achievement of this significant milestone.