Month: December 2024

No School Texts from Monday 6 January 2025

From Monday 6 January 2025, all school communications are moving to the Arbor Parent App, due to the increasing costs of texts.

Please ensure you have:

• Downloaded the Arbor App
• Can log into your Arbor App account
• Have turned on notifications to allow alerts including detention and attendance notices

Need help with Arbor?

If you require support with the Arbor Parent App, please call the school reception or use the email address below. You can also pop into school and ask for help during school opening hours.

Email: enquiries@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk

How to get started with Arbor

Click here to find out more

Step One:
Download the Arbor Parent App on your phone or tablet.
If you are using a web browser, navigate to login.arbor.sc

Step Two:
Click on ‘Forgot your password?’ just below the login button.

Step Three:
Enter the email address that we use as your primary contact, and then press ‘Reset Password’
If we do not hold an email address for you, please click here to update us.

Step Four:
Once registered, log in to the Arbor Parent App and turn on notifications when prompted to do so, to enable alerts for all your school messages including detention notices and attendance notices. Click here to find out how to enable ‘push’ notifications.

To find out more about the use of Arbor Parent at Ellis Guilford School, please click on the link below.

Opening January 2025

From Monday 6 January 2025, we will be opening our Pre-Owned Uniform Shop on a twice-weekly basis for families to browse our pre-owned uniform and recycle items they no longer need. We are also hoping to have a selection of winter coats for sale.

See the image above for drop-in times. The shop will also open from 2 to 4pm on Monday 6 January (when school is closed to students).

If you have any queries, please email enquiries@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk

Earn Guilford Gold in exchange for Uniform Donations

If you are able to donate any uniform (or winter coats), this can be dropped off at our Reception during school opening hours. In exchange for your donation, you will receive a voucher for 25 Guilford Gold for your child. The more you donate, the more you earn.

If you are looking for second-hand uniform, you can also try charity shops in the local area and the Nottingham School Uniform Exchange Group on Facebook where you will find uniform items advertised for all schools across Nottingham. You could also have a look for local selling groups on Facebook or advertise on the Basford Community or Bulwell Community Facebook groups.

Calling all Year 11 Leavers (Class of 2024)

Your GCSE certificates are available in school for collection at the times below.  We are unable to post them to you but if you can’t collect them at the times below then you can either:

• Nominate someone else to collect them on your behalf.  Please email exams@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk from your personal email address giving your date of birth and home address, informing us of who you would like to collect them.
  OR 
• Come in during any other day after the below dates while reception is open.

Collection Dates

• Monday 2 December 2024, 3.30pm to 5pm
• Tuesday 3 December 2024, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
• Wednesday 4 December 2024, 3.30 pm to 4.30pm

These certificates will be needed to prove your results to future colleges, universities or employers.  If misplaced, you will need to contact the exam boards directly for replacements.  We hold your certificates in school for a minimum of 2 years.

Year 11 parents and carers are invited to book appointments from Monday 2 December using SchoolCloud, our online booking system.

The most important parents’ evening to date! Please ensure you have booked your appointments for this extremely important parents’ evening.

Mid-year reports, including recent PPE grades, will be issued to parents at the event. This will provide you with much to discuss with your child’s teachers.

There will also be a free parent survival pack available with revision tips, and free festive refreshments served from 3.30pm to 5.00pm. 

A guide on how to book appointments can be found below.

Special Edition of the Parent Briefing

Click below to find out about what’s happening at Ellis Guilford School in the run-up to the holidays, including how to book your child’s Christmas lunch, last day arrangements and back-to-school date.