Due to current circumstances, we are not able to run our usual Open Evenings for Year 7 entry. Instead, we have created a series of videos and online resources designed to provide the information that primary school students and their parents will need to make their secondary school decision. If you are considering secondary schools please visit www.ladymanners.net/admissions to hear from our Leadership Team, Curriculum and Pastoral Leaders, and students.

We are preparing to launch a series of videos for students and parents who are considering their choice of secondary school. Due to current circumstances, we are replacing our usual Open Evenings for Year 7 entry with an 'Online Open Event'. This set of resources and activities will include video messages from our Leadership Team, Curriculum Leaders, Pastoral Staff and students. There will be an online quiz for primary school students and the opportunity to submit any further questions. Answers to frequently asked questions will be also provided. These resources will be available to all from 4pm on Thursday 24 September at www.ladymanners.net/admissions. You can also sign up if you want to receive further updates or ask a question. We are looking forward to introducing you to our school, from the comfort of your own homes!

One of our students took the opportunity presented by lockdown to take part in an excellent initiative intended to bring the community together and combat loneliness. Lucy, now in Year 11, plays football with Chesterfield FC Women's team. During lockdown, she joined a Community Trust programme in which she was teamed with a 'pen pal' from one of Chesterfield Community Trust's walking football teams. Lucy and her older correspondent shared a common interest: their love of football. This helped the conversation to flow and both parties discovered a different view of the game about which they share a passion. Well done to Lucy for taking advantage of the opportunity to broaden her horizons and to create positive links with different parts of the 'football family'. What a great use of time during lockdown!

Due to current circumstances, we are replacing our usual Open Evenings for Year 7 entry with an Online Open Event. The event will take place online on our website. If you are considering secondary schools for your child please visit www.ladymanners.net/admissions from Thursday 24 September, 4pm, to get a feel for our school. We are looking forward to introducing you to our school, from the comfort of your own homes!

It was wonderful to have all of our students back at school today – all in their year group bubbles. They were able to see many of the improvements that we have made to the site over the summer break. The more visible improvements include refurbishment of the Main Hall and redecoration of the Sports Hall, Sports Link and Music Corridors as well as several classrooms. We also now have new lockers for students in Years 7, 8 and 9, additional outdoor seating and new signage around the site. We hope everyone has a good weekend after their first days back at school.

Today was the first day of the new school year for our Year 7 and Year 12 students. The day was devoted to these new students as they met new classmates and form tutors, started to find their way around their 'bubble' in the school and took part in activities designed to help them settle in to school. They began to feel at home in their form rooms – as is demonstrated by 7C in the photo. It was lovely to meet all of our Year 7 students. Tomorrow we welcome back our Years 8 and 10. Years 9, 11 and 13 students will return on Friday 4 September.