The Roundup - Edition 74

Notices

Whole School

Reminder About Road Safety on Barrington Road

We kindly remind all parents and carers to drive with the utmost care along Barrington Road (the main school entrance), particularly during busy drop-off and pick-up times.

Since the start of term, there have been occasions where cars have mounted the pavement, creating a serious risk to pedestrians - including children and families walking to and from school. This is extremely dangerous and must not happen.

Barrington Road can become congested at peak times, so we ask everyone to remain patient, drive slowly, and be especially mindful of children moving around the area. Your vigilance helps keep our community safe.

Careers Fairs and Mock Interviews: Invitation to Parents 

We are excited to announce a number of upcoming careers events in the Senior School and Sixth Form. We hope these events will inspire, inform, and empower our students – and we would be delighted to include voices and experiences from within our own parent community. 

Creative Arts Careers Event - Tuesday 27 January 2026

This will be a dedicated evening for older students to explore career pathways within the creative sector. We will bring together professionals from across the creative industries – including visual arts, design, digital media, music, theatre, and film – to offer real-world insight and guidance to students considering careers in these fields.

Importantly, this year’s event will also shine a spotlight on the expanding world of creative technology, including areas such as: Game Design and Development, Animation and Visual Effects (VFX), Digital Content Creation – including YouTube, TikTok, and podcasting, Creative Coding and Interactive Media, UX/UI Design and Digital Storytelling.

The event is open to students from Years 10 to 13 at St Chris (IV Group to Upper Sixth), and we will also be inviting students from local schools and colleges. Our aim is to facilitate meaningful, focused conversations between students and creative professionals – enabling our young people to hear directly from the source about what it’s really like to work in the creative arts, how different roles and industries function, and what steps they might take to pursue a future in these areas.

We are currently gathering a team of contributors to take part in the evening, and would love to hear from any parents who work in a creative field and would be willing to share their experience. This might involve joining a subject-specific group to answer student questions, offering insights into your career journey, or simply helping students understand the broader landscape of the creative world.

Careers Fair - Wednesday 25 February 2026

Could your career or business spark a student’s ambition? Please save the date to volunteer for our
Careers Fair

Mock Interview Day - Tuesday 30 June 2026

We are looking for volunteers to help our IV Group (Year 10) students practice their CV and interview skills.
Please save the date!

If you would be interested in taking part to support any of these events and our students – or if you’d like to find out more – please email lizzie.heddderson@stchris.co.uk 

Social Media Guidelines

Please see below our Communications and Social Media Guidelines for parents, carers, and guardians, which are designed to remind community members about the expectations around the conduct of those connected to our School.

Image Consent

At St Chris we respect the choices of parents, carers and guardians - and we always listen to children and young people on the day - when capturing images in school. Before we photograph anyone, we check in with them; they can decline or change their mind at any time, and we always honour that.

We’re in the process of strengthening our Image Policy. You can read the current version here.  In the meantime, please let us know your current preferences if you would like your child’s image not to appear in any of the following:

• Our school website (including The Roundup and online gallery)

• Social media (Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn)

• Print materials (prospectus, programmes and information documents)

• Videos of school events and opportunities

To update your preferences, please email Rosie Togher, Marketing and Communications Manager at rosie.togher@stchris.co.uk with your child’s name and details of your request. These preferences are recorded on a monitored list shared across the school community. If you have already confirmed your preferences with us, there’s no need to get in touch again.

Nursery & Junior School 

Reminder: No Nuts or Sesame

St Chris is a nut and sesame-free school. This is an important measure to help keep all children safe and well.

We’ve had a couple of snacks containing Nutella and sesame brought into school recently. We know how easy it can be to forget when packing lunchboxes or snacks, but even the smallest amount can cause a serious reaction for some children.

Thank you for your care and support with this. By working together, we can make sure every child is safe. 

Junior School Librarians – Applications Now Open

The wait is over! After so much interest this year, we’re delighted to announce that applications for Junior School Librarians are now open earlier than usual.

Application forms will be available from Monday in classrooms and in the Library. Students in F, E and D Groups are warmly invited to apply.

The process is informal – simply answer a few questions about why you’d like to be a Librarian and share some of your favourite books. Don’t worry, it’s all about your enthusiasm and love of reading!

If you’d like any help or have questions, please encourage your child to pop into the Library – we’d be very happy to chat it through with you.

Apple Pressing – Bottle Donations Needed! 🍎

It’s that time of year again, and thanks to a bumper crop of apples, we’ll be busy pressing juice next week! To make it possible, we need your help with clean 750ml bottles (any colour, ideally with labels removed). Please drop them into the crates outside the Junior School main entrance – we’ll sterilise them before use.

The fresh apple juice will be on sale Monday and Tuesday after school on the front lawn, priced at £2.50 a bottle. This year we’ll also have a card reader available! Funds raised will go to charity, with the Eco Councillors choosing the beneficiary next week.

Thank you to Be Green and Gardening Club members (and some very helpful Sixth Formers!) for their brilliant work harvesting the apples, and to Lizzie in the Senior School for coordinating. With your support, we’ll be able to bottle plenty of this delicious seasonal treat – hopefully one for every family, and maybe more!