Sporting seasons are underway and Lady Manners School teams are getting off to a great start. Last week our U13 football team have set high expectations for the rest of the season by beating Antony Gell School 6-1; our 1st XI team drew 1-1. Last night our Year 10 and Year 11 netball teams played Hope Valley College, clocking up two decisive victories. The scores were 37-6 for Year 10 and 37-16 for Year 11! Well done on these excellent results, and a great start to the season.

The first of our Open Evenings for Year 7 entry takes place next Thursday 27 September (4.00 – 6.30pm) with the second Opening Evening happening on Monday 1 October (5.00 – 7.30pm). The Open Evenings are a highlight of our school calendar and we love meeting prospective new students and their parents. During the evenings there will be plenty of opportunity to look around the school, meet staff and students and discover what awaits your child when they join us. There will be two presentations by the school Leadership Team, one at the start of each evening, repeated an hour later, to provide all of the key details about Lady Manners School. If you're considering secondary schools for your child – whatever their age - come and visit us to get a feel for life at Lady Manners School. All are welcome!

The Equestrian Team are back in the saddle, competing at the Beaver Hall Grassroots and NSEA Regional Points League last weekend. Pictured are members of one of our 80cm teams, who emerged victorious from a very soggy competition. Very well done to you all! Undaunted, 15 of our riders are entering a further competition this weekend where they are hoping to claim further qualifications for the National Championships. Good luck!

First Lego League Club was busy today as students from Years 7 to 10 designed and programmed their robots. The lunchtime club was full of activity and chatter as robots were honed and tested – all good practice for the worldwide First Lego League competition later this year. Full details of all the extra-curricular activities will be available next week.

We have been informed that a section of Chatsworth Road at Rowsley will be closed to traffic on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 September for essential work. As a result, the 471 bus service (operated by Andrews of Tideswell) will collect students from Rowsley at bus stops on the A6 at the normal time. For students who will have to cross the road, we suggest they use the pedestrian crossing by the Peacock Hotel. A separate bus will be provided by Andrews of Tideswell to transport other students on the route but this will only be able to operate as far as Beeley. For further details about school buses, please visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-roads/public-transport/school-buses/school-buses.aspx