Dear Parent/Carer,
As we come to the end of Term 3 I want to again thank you for your support. The atmosphere within the College is impressive, positive, and purposeful, and we are very pleased with the progress all year groups are making.
Last day of term – Friday 10 February
The last day of term will be a non-uniform day in memory of our dear student Musa and to support KORT. KORT is an orphanage in Pakistan for which LFCD has been fundraising for four years. Our students have raised a significant amount of money for this great charity which has been used to build a multi games court which is a replica of our court here at LFCD. Students can pay £1 via Parent Pay or in cash to wear non uniform. We will close to students at the normal time of 3.10pm on Friday 10 February.
Royal visit
As I am sure you are already aware, we are very excited to welcome The Princess of Wales and Captain Preet Chandi MBE to our school on Wednesday. This will be a great day for our students, so please do keep an eye on our website and twitter feed for updates on the visits.
Bugsy Malone musical
Well done and thank you to staff and students for their outstanding performances of Bugsy last week! It was fantastic to see so many of our families over the three nights of the performances and I am sure you will all agree it was a resounding success. Special thanks must go to Miss Knight, Mr Hart and Miss Smithard – together, with our students, they created the most wonderful show!
The College Day
Please can parents be reminded that students should be onsite for 8.20am, ready to start tutor time which begins at 8.30am. During this term we have seen a number of students waiting in the College Reception as early as 7.35am. While we are mindful of the difficulties families may face in ensuring they are at work on time please be reminded, due to staff not being available to supervise students within the building, the College is not open at this point and students should not enter until 7.45am at the earliest.
Parking at College/on Fox Street
If you collect or drop off your child in a car from Fox Street please observe the parking restrictions and road safety. The situation on Fox Street is becoming undeniably dangerous and I must ask again that you do not double park on Fox Street. Unfortunately, we are still seeing parents regularly parking on the double yellow lines on both sides of the road, which means the road quickly becomes grid locked. This means that students who wish to cross Fox Street have to walk out into the road between parked cars, with limited visibility, and so are placed at significant risk.
We appreciate that there is limited space while dropping off or waiting for your sons and daughters, but we would ask that, if possible, you encourage your child to use public transport, you car share with other families or make arrangements to drop off or meet your child on an adjacent street. It is vital that we keep Fox Street and the College driveway safe for our students. Thank you for your support.
Cathedral Green Swing Footbridge
We have been notified by Derby City Council that Cathedral Green Swing Footbridge will be closed for maintenance issues on 7 March 2023 only.
The College will finish for the end of term on Friday 10 February at 3.10pm and we will welcome all students back on site at 8.20am on Monday 27 February.
We wish you and your family a peaceful and restful break.