Sent to parents and carers on 3/10/25

 Year 11 Parent/Carer Evening & Success Fayre

Thursday 16 October 2025

Online Appointments & Booking System

 

You and your child are invited to our Year 11 in-person parent and carer evening which is being held on Thursday 16 October 2025 in the main hall between 16:00-19:00. Your child should be present at this evening with you.  On the same night, our annual Year 11 Success Fayre will take place next door in the Food Hall between 18:00-19:00.

The purpose of the parent/carer evening is to give you the opportunity to come into school to meet your child’s teachers to discuss progress and development.  The evening also allows the opportunity for concerns to be voiced.

We will be using our online appointment booking system. This allows you to choose your own appointment times with teachers and you will receive an email confirming your appointments. Appointments can now be made and will close on Thursday 16 October at 12 noon.  Neither you nor we will be unable to make appointments after this time.

Please follow the link here to go to the online appointment booking system:
https://westbourneacademy.schoolcloud.co.uk/

You will need to enter the following information in order to log in – this must match with the information we hold on our data system for you and your child:

  • your title, first name and surname
  • your email address
  • your child’s first name, surname and tutor group/registration group

Or you can go to the Parent section of our website where you will find a tab for Parent Evenings.

If you have any difficulties signing in to make appointments, please contact the school office (01473 466133) and they will be happy to help you further. If you do not have an email address, or if your current email address does not match the one that we have recorded for you on our database, then you will be unable to log in to the booking system. In this instance, please call us and we can make appointments for you and update your contact details or you can do this through the MCAS app.

The Success Fayre will give you and your child an opportunity to find out more about the challenges faced in Year 11 and how you and your family may support them throughout. Amongst other things, we will discuss how to revise and useful online resources. You and your child will also have the opportunity to speak to further education providers such as Suffolk One, Northgate 6th Form, Kesgrave 6th Form, Suffolk New College and Suffolk Rural.

Subject teachers will be available to give you an overview of courses and subject specific hints and tips. Perhaps most importantly, all students will be able to pick up their essential revision guides. We understand the expense of buying these books, so we have purchased them for everyone to give every child the same chance of success. Please ensure you collect these as part of the evening.

As if all of this wasn’t enough, we are supplying each student with their very own goodie bag, full of everything they may need to help them over the coming months.

We look forward to seeing you here and your ongoing support for your child at this crucial stage of their school lives.

We know that you will want to attend these very important events to discuss your child’s progress and find out about their post-16 options. There will be a second Year 11 parent and carer evening on Thursday 15 January 2026.  I know that my colleagues are looking forward to meeting with you on the evening and we thank you for your continued support.

Regards

Mr R Hawkes

Assistant Principal

 

Academy vision: Westbourne is an inclusive academy. We support all students, regardless of starting point, to achieve their potential and develop the skills necessary for employment and life.

Academy values: Be Safe, Be Thoughtful, Be Accountable and Be Respectful.

General queries to: wes-office@attrust.org.uk or 01473 742315