Communications

How do we communicate with parents?

We know that working closely with parents is key to ensuring that your children make good progress and we endeavour to ensure that parents have access to all the information they need.

Messages can be sent to/from tutors and teachers using staff school emails (Staff will endeavour to reply to you within 48 hours – for queries of an urgent nature, please call our Reception Team on 01932 219400).
Progress information is available through the Parent Portal – My Child At School (MCAS).
Students and parents can access work set through MCAS/Bromcom Student Portal.
Parent Partnership Meetings take place at the start of each academic year.
Parent Progress Meetings are held for each Year group, usually in the Spring Term/early Summer Term.
Thamesmead Ten, our school newsletter is sent weekly
Thamesmead Talk is sent half termly with updates about events and activities that have happended in school.
Careers News is sent fortnightly and has career advice, information and opportunities for all year groups.
The school website contains up-to-date information.
Thamesmead Facebook page has news, photos and information.

School messages

Information and urgent messages are sent by email or text. It is very important that you have an up-to-date email address and mobile telephone number registered with us.

Emails are delivered directly to parent email accounts. Texts are delivered to your mobile phone BUT if you have the MCAS App they are delivered here and parents are advised to ensure notifications are enabled.

Families without email or computer access should let us know this so that we can make arrangements to send paper copies of letters and reports to you.

The MCAS App is free to download and encourage all parents to download it following the instructions below.