Hello to all our new pupils and families!

This page is just for you ♥

Our community of parents and families enthusiastically supports our school, the pupils and each other and we’re glad to have you with us

There’s a lot to take in when you’re starting a new school so the Parents Association (PA) have pulled together some information from a parent perspective which we hope is helpful

And we’ve created a Welcome Newsletter with key dates which you can download for printing (and sticking on the fridge)

We hope you enjoy browsing the page and if you have any questions please drop us an email

We’d love to hear from you!

Getting started at Bolingbroke

  • Starting your first day in year 7

    It’s an exciting and emotional day for all so have your camera ready! In good weather, the children will line up on Wandsworth Common opposite school to be registered into their house. If the weather is poor they will go straight into school.

    Gates close at 08.47 and pupils will be dismissed at 15.35. Times of the day are on the Parent Hub.

    You should have received information on times and dates for the first day. If you haven’t received the information you need to email school.

  • Parent Hub and Handbook

    The Parent Hub on the Bolingbroke Academy website the first place to go with questions about how the school works.

    It contains a Parent Handbook with most of the information you will need day-to-day like term dates, times of the day, contact information and school rules and policies.

  • Term dates

    These are posted on the school website here: School Calendar. Please note there are a number of inset / staff training days which fall outside of normal holidays when school will be closed.

The right uniform is very important! Information is on the school website here. The official supplier is Khalsa Schoolwear and you can buy pre-loved uniform from the Parents Association by emailing us. We usually run sales in July which will be publicised to new parents.

School uniform

The PA have sourced top-quality stationery, water bottles and the essential scientific calculator to equip your child for life at secondary school and save you time and money. These can be bought in sets or as single items at uniform sales and welcome meetings.

Online sales are currently not available but will be open again before the new school year.

Classroom equipment

Once you’ve got all that lovely school gear you won’t want to lose it! You need to label everything and STIKINS will donate 30% of all your spend on their range of name labels.

Use the code: 36476 at checkout

Stikins name labels

All proceeds from PA sales go to helping our school pay for the extras that are not normally affordable

Connect and get to know your new school community

The PA connects our community of families and raises valuable funds to support our school by running fun, inclusive events and sales. You can get a flavour of our events in the Gallery pages of our website.

We try to support each other by sharing information in a positive and helpful way by listening and communicating openly and kindly with each other and with school staff.

  • Bolingbroke PA

    Bolingbroke has a well-established Parents Association (PA) who connect our community of parents and carers and raise funds for the school through fun events and sales. The PA website has all the information you need on social events and fundraisers. With any parent-to-parent questions, please contact the PA by email. We’re always on the look out for volunteers and organisers so email us to get involved too! You can find more information on the PA by clicking here.

  • Connecting with your Year Group

    Pupils are organised into Civitas or form groups and houses. They have lessons in different groups. The PA connects parents in year groups.

    Each year group has a rep who will usually be able to answer your questions or point you in the right direction. Year groups also have informal WhatsApp groups where helpful reminders and notices are posted.

    Join the WhatsApp group for your year by emailing us.

    Sign up to Classlist , add Bolingbroke as your school. and select your year group.

  • Social events for parents and families

    The PA organises social events and fundraisers throughout the year. You’ll find all the information on these on the events page of our website. We love hearing ideas for new ways to support our school so please get in touch to chat about this!

  • Enterprise Competition

    Our first ever Bolingbroke Enterprise Competition in 2023 was a brilliant success. Pupils set up real-life small businesses and sold their products to neighbours, friends and the general public.

    We’d love to make this an annual event and are looking for parents in year 7, 8 & 9 who can help organise the competition in the coming year.

    It is a great fun and rewarding way to get to know our school and only requires a few hours of commitment. If you’d like to get involved please email us.

  • Business Directory

    We are proud of our local community and encourage everyone to shop locally. Bolingbroke PA are delighted to provide a directory of businesses who support our school.

    If you want to browse the directory, click here

    If you are a business owner or know someone who might be interested in registering, please click here

  • Join us on Social Media

    Bolingbroke PA has bitten the bullet and gone social! Follow, like and share our posts!

    Instagram

    Facebook

Fundraising to support our school

There are a range of ways you can help raise money to support the school.

PA events and sales are great fun and help provide the extras that are not normally affordable Watch for shout-outs for helpers and contributions for these.

Schemes like easyfundraising don’t cost a penny - donations are made by retailers as you shop! What’s not to like?

And if you can afford to please consider signing up to the school’s Regular Giving Scheme which provides essential top-up financing for the school budget

  • Regular Giving Scheme (RGS)

    Bolingbroke Academy asks all parents who can afford it to make a suggested monthly contribution of £50 to the school’s running costs. This adds to core school funding and allows school to free up teacher time and to improve school administration. To sign up for the Regular Giving Scheme (RGS) please click here.

  • easyfundraising

    It couldn’t be easier to get free donations for Bolingbroke PA just by doing your regular shopping. Simply register with easyfundraising and shop as usual with high street favourites. From Asda to M&S to eBay and Booking.com there are hundreds of retailers who will donate a small % of every purchase you make and it soon adds up!

  • 50:50 Club

    Join our 50:50 Club monthly lottery and you could win cash! For just £2 per month you can enter the draw to win half that month’s pot! Find out more and sign up here.

We hope your young person has a wonderful start to their Bolingbroke journey

If you have questions, comments, ideas or suggestions or you’d like to get involved with Bolingbroke PA please get in touch any time

Here’s a small taster of some of our Bolingbroke PA events over the years