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20/01/25

Art scholars enjoyed a workshop with a Chinese New Year theme on Friday. These pieces will be displayed at the newly adopted Maidstone East railway station, highlighting our students' talent to the community! pic.twitter.com/rK4qth0aMN— Valley Park School () January 20, 2025

20/01/25

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE for the Valley Park Music Showcase, featuring Sixth Form musicians. Year 13 students are performing for their exam "Rehearsal Skills and Live Performance" and would be delighted if you attended to support them. pic.twitter.com/xNGd0cf9aV— Valley Park School () January 20, 2025

20/01/25

Keira & Max placed third among 900 entries in a national STEM competition after winning the regional heat. Their determination and teamwork made them excellent ambassadors for Valley Park School, showcasing ambition, respect, and kindness. https://t.co/4BlVDFIa3T pic.twitter.com/KOce2aXQmc— Valley Park School () January 20, 2025

19/01/25

If a student’s attendance at the end of Term 2 was below 90% this means that they have missed at least 6 days or 30 hours of learning across the school year.#everylessoncounts pic.twitter.com/uCcogI9UyY— Valley Park School () January 19, 2025

16/01/25

Tickets will soon be available for the Valley Park Music Showcase, featuring Sixth Form musicians. Year 13 students are performing for their exam "Rehearsal Skills and Live Performance" and would be delighted if you attended to support them. pic.twitter.com/ABrwAKlC3P— Valley Park School () January 16, 2025

14/01/25

Happy 2025! Welcome back; we’re well under way and back in the swing of things. Wishing good luck to all year 11s with their mocks and of course, all those students sitting January exams. #moodyimage#mockexams pic.twitter.com/mcGn3cGfLI— Valley Park School () January 14, 2025

13/01/25

Mock exams are here... and some real ones, too! For Monday 13 January 2025.#wearevalleypark#mockexams pic.twitter.com/sI7FEv3nQb— Valley Park School () January 13, 2025

12/01/25

There are many reasons why a student might struggle with attendance at school. Valley Park has a dedicated team to help & support you. To speak to someone, contact us by phone or email & a member of the attendance team will get back to you. pic.twitter.com/VdPBOlUmCU— Valley Park School () January 12, 2025

07/01/25

A free Well-Being conference, run by , is taking place at Valley Park School on Thursday 13 February 2025 between 2pm and 6pm. Book your tickets at https://t.co/lwk4z8t3NR pic.twitter.com/HGJPFRJkZk— Valley Park School () January 7, 2025

01/01/25

Happy New Year!#wearevalleypark pic.twitter.com/gkT7lfx7ZP— Valley Park School () January 1, 2025

30/12/24

On Tuesday 7 January and Wednesday 8 January we're holding Sixth Form Open Morning Tours. Book your place on our website. https://t.co/58lYerhh35 #sixthformopenmorningtours pic.twitter.com/IPf8TsQtHW— Valley Park School () December 30, 2024

25/12/24

Happy Christmas everyone!#wearevalleypark pic.twitter.com/klpjlphMGE— Valley Park School () December 25, 2024

19/12/24

Our Second Hand Uniform Shop is open on Thursday 9 January during Year 9 Parents' Evening. We need parent volunteers and good condition donations, so please contact us if you can help out. For more information, please visit the Uniform page on our website.#wearevalleypark#SHUSH pic.twitter.com/FV2MXVwXTw— Valley Park School () December 19, 2024

18/12/24

The Valley Park School Choir looked stunning and sang beautifully in Jingle Bell Rock last night. Well done to everyone involved.#wearevalleypark#jinglebellrock pic.twitter.com/b2JBkYr7T5— Valley Park School () December 18, 2024

15/12/24

Parents and carers can generally send children to school with mild illnesses like a minor cough, runny nose, or sore throat. The NHS provides guidance to help determine if a child is well enough for school. The Department for Education#everylessoncounts#wearevalleypark pic.twitter.com/iwPNRqjRaM— Valley Park School () December 15, 2024

12/12/24

Thank-you to inspirational speaker, Alex Hann, who came in to speak to the Sixth Form today. He also ran a business workshop for our sixth form Business students.#wearevalleypark#wearevalleyparkbusiness#wearevalleyparksixthform#inspirational pic.twitter.com/kg9p8dYjOV— Valley Park School () December 12, 2024

11/12/24

Valley Park students entertain passengers and public with carol singing at Maidstone East Railway Station.#wearevalleypark#carolsinging pic.twitter.com/KWbhhv1WTj— Valley Park School () December 11, 2024

10/12/24

The deadline for Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper Day tickets is fast approaching. Well, it's tomorrow actually.#wearevalleypark#christmasjumperday#getyourticketsnow pic.twitter.com/ZzxVdoPhT4— Valley Park School () December 10, 2024

10/12/24

Our annual Decaf Christmas Event is underway, and our guests are enjoying some carol singing from our choir.#wearevalleypark#carolsinging#decafchristmas pic.twitter.com/cT9oxKMLgn— Valley Park School () December 10, 2024

10/12/24

Make sure you wear your Christmas Jumper to the Christmas Dinner, and not the other way round...#christmasjumperday#wearevalleypark pic.twitter.com/oNCCCLTviD— Valley Park School () December 3, 2024

09/12/24

We had the pleasure of Dominic and Emma visiting our Year 9s today to deliver a Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Class. It was a fantastic session and a wonderful opportunity for our students. #wearevalleypark pic.twitter.com/9giVghdDjN— Valley Park School () December 9, 2024

06/12/24

There are many reasons why a student might struggle with attendance at school. We have a dedicated team to help & support you. To speak to someone, contact us by phone or email & a member of the attendance team will get back to you. pic.twitter.com/nwqarCqZdC— Valley Park School () December 6, 2024

06/12/24

There's an event on Wednesday 11 December you won't want to miss...#wearevalleypark#wearevalleyparkchristmas#adoptatrainstation pic.twitter.com/Ib5KuRj2MQ— Valley Park School () December 6, 2024

06/12/24

There's still time to sign up for our Christmas Decaf event. It's on Tues 10 Dec 2024 from 11.30am-2pm. Whether you live with dementia, are affected by family or friends living with dementia, or simply want to support the cause, we’d love you to join us. https://t.co/o0jQVf5C8P pic.twitter.com/YsAiJKZWcF— Valley Park School () December 6, 2024

04/12/24

We have some Christmas treats coming your way in December...#wearevalleypark#wearevalleyparkchristmas pic.twitter.com/cqCxoW6rss— Valley Park School () December 4, 2024

Welcome

 

 

Isn’t this exciting… or are you nervous? Students, you’re about to make the transition from your primary school to Valley Park, your new school. Parents/carers, we're also talking to you, as you too are at a crossroads.  

We expect you think about your primary school as your school, and about Valley Park as your new school, with all the anticipation and worries that come with that change.  We hope that the excitement outweighs the nerves, but it’s only natural that you will feel some uncertainty at the moment, as you and your families are facing a huge change.

We are delighted to be offering a programme that incorporates a range of transition activities for you in the coming months – all designed to help you get to know us, and to assist us in finding out about you. We will be writing to you again soon to give you some more information – including about our amazing Summer School programme – and we will do our best to answer your queries when you send them to us.  

In this Handbook, we have collected together information about some of the common questions we are typically asked at this time. We are currently busy asking our current Year 7 students what they would like to tell you about becoming a secondary school student, so look out for some more insights from them soon!

We love to learn a little bit about our future students, and so am very much looking forward to learning about you over the coming weeks. We will be sending you some details about how you can participate in our Transition Projects soon, and it’s always the highlight of my week when I review what has been sent in by our newest recruits.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you or your family have any concerns.  There's a dedicated email address for anything to do with admissions, and, if you can think of anything that would help you with your transition, please get in touch.

Have you found our e-safety page?  Would you like to know what has been going on at Valley Park recently? You can find out by visiting our News page. 

How will we know whether we have done a good job with your transition? Well, it will be when you are able to call Valley Park your school, and we hope that day comes very soon. We can’t wait to meet you!

In the meantime, we hope that you and your family find this section of our website to be a helpful discussion point. Do stay safe and keep in touch…

Good luck!

With best wishes, 
Mrs Gunn - Executive Headteacher
Mr Jones - Headteacher