Some key dates

Key Dates for your Diary

Monday 19th July

Training day for staff
Please note that this is a staff training day and students should not be in school on this day.
Everyone should be in school again as normal on Tuesday 20th

Thursday 22nd July

Last day of term
Thursday 22nd July is the last day of term. School will end at 12.30 pm on that day.

Monday 6th September

First day of the new term
New Year 7 students start at 8.40 am. All other year groups will start after morning break at 11.10 am

Home Access Scheme

Home Access is a government drive that helps low-income families who currently lack access to a computer and/or internet to get online at home.
The programme is aimed at those that need it most. If you are a low-income family in receipt of certain benefits you could qualify for a grant to buy a computer and/or a minimum of one years’ internet access.
http://www.homeaccess.org.uk/

Futures bury time capsule for future generations

To celebrate one of the final construction stages of Futures’ new Upper College building along Southchurch Road, Southend, a time capsule was buried within the college grounds today.

More than 20 items have been put into the time capsule, including a school blazer, shirt, PE kit and bag. Over the past year students have created a DVD explaining school life in their own words, whilst a pen drive containing photographs of recent school trips, a college newsletter, school curriculum, lesson plans, and poems, essays and posters created by Futures’ students have all been put into the sealed container. To give a wider view of everyday life for whoever finds and opens the time capsule in the future, a recent newspaper, a copy of the Radio Times, a Harry Potter book, and mobile phone have also been included.

The time capsule was buried by interim principal, Simon Carpenter, assisted by head girl Florence Symes and head boy Lewis Bourne, both 16. The construction team from Rok, the building company constructing the new college were also on hand to assist with the burial.

A time capsule is an historic cache of goods and/or information, usually intended as a method of communication to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, and/or historians understand how people lived in previous years.

Futures’ new upper college and 6th form building offers students aged 16+ the opportunity to study both academic and vocational subjects. One and two year courses in Business Studies, ICT and the Construction Trades are the first to be available at the college, when it opens in September 2010.

Easter Coursework Catch-up

The schedule for which subjects are support can be found here.

Buckingham Palace

Just a quick report on the trip to Buckingham Palace today by the Duke of Edinburgh cohort.We had a truly FANTASTIC day .There were a handful of older Duke of Edinburgh participants but aside from that our students were the ONLY students at the event and had to 'network' around a room of about 150 senior countrywide officials from various Childrens services.We were absolutely awestruck by the surroundings and the occasion and Stuart Fowler from SUFC and I were so impressed with the students and the way they presented themselves and represented the college.They received a round of applause from the whole assembly and a private audience and photos taken with the Duke of Edinburgh.Even the 4 hour journey home failed to dampen spirits...lots of truly terrible singing all the way!!


Great experience for all.


Jenny Faulkner 
Duke Of Edinburgh Co-ordinator

Easter Break

The last day of the Spring Term is Thursday, 1st April.

There are revision and coursework catch-up sessions during the break for KS4 students.

The Summer Term starts on Monday, 19th April at the normal time.

Dr Bike Day for our Year 7 students

Futures Community College will be holding a Dr Bike Day for the Year 7 students on Tuesday 2nd March.

Dr Bike will carry out safety checks and perform minor safety critical adjustments.

The students are to bring their bikes to the bike sheds before the start of school.