Regular attendance is key to a learner’s success. Every lesson builds on the last, and missing sessions can make it harder for learners to keep up, affect confidence, and impact achievement.

At Upton-by-Chester High School, we work closely with parents and carers to support excellent attendance. If your child is absent, please inform the school office as soon as possible via (01244) 259800 or admin@uptonhigh.co.uk and provide a clear reason. Tutors and pastoral staff monitor attendance carefully and will contact parents/ carers if patterns of absence arise.

By attending school consistently, learners not only improve academically but also develop responsibility, resilience, and readiness for future opportunities. Together, we can help every learner achieve their best.

A reminder that learners, including those in our 6th form, must be on site by 8.35 a.m. ready for registration at 8.40 a.m. Registers close at 9.15 a.m. and arrival after this time will result in a U code (unauthorised morning absence)

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs K McCarthy

WHAT IS BODY IMAGE?

Body image is how you see yourself when you look in the mirror or when you picture yourself in your mind. It encompasses:

• What you believe about your own appearance.

• How you feel about your body, including your height,

  shape, and weight.

• How you sense and control your body as you

  move. How you physically experience or feel in your body.

• Beliefs about body image sometimes go beyond

  body size and shape. Gender identity, skin tone, how our

  body functions and many different elements contribute

  to how we feel about ourselves and our bodies

Many of us internalize messages starting at a young age

that can lead to either positive or negative body image. Having a healthy body image is an important part of mental wellbeing and eating disorders prevention.

HOW CAN BODY IMAGE AFFECT MENTAL HEALTH?

Struggling with your body image can

lead to feelings of:

• Low self-esteem

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Isolation and loneliness

• Eating problems

• Obsessing over how you look

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOW YOU LOOK

• NOTICE HOW SOCIAL MEDIA AFFECTS YOUR BODY IMAGE - Unfollow accounts that make you feel bad
• BE KIND TO YOURSELF - Try not to compare yourself to images you see online. These are often digitally changed to make them look ‘perfect’
• FOCUS ON GOOD THINGS - Focus on the things you like about yourself or parts of your body you like
• SPEND TIME WITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT YOURSELF

GET HELP:

THE MIX: support for anyone under 25 about anything troubling them—email support , free 121 webchat and free short term counselling service. Phone 0808 808 4994 3 p.m.—12 a.m. 7 days a week

YOUNG MINDS TEXTLINE: Free 24/7 text support—text YM to 85258

BEAT: Information and support for anyone affected by eating disorders—121 webchat available and telephone 0808 801 0677 or 0808 801 0711, open 365 days weekdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends 4 p.m to 8 p.m.

Please use the link below to access this half-term's timetable of activities:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IzF6J1NDJxsdAktg8Tzn3pq4JsvAid91/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true

In addition there is also the Production Tech Crew 26 club which will run each Tuesday from 06/01/26 - 10/02/26, 3:15 - 4:15pm in the drama studio with Mrs Kilgannon. 

If you have any leftover party items (hats, poppers, streamers, whistles etc), we would be very grateful for donations for use in our production of Matilda.

We are also looking for ANY fancy dress costumes that are no longer needed.

Items can be donated at reception or to the music department.

Many thanks in advance for your support.

Miss C Thompson

Head of Music

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are pleased to inform you that Sixth Form Charity Week will take place from Monday 2 February to Friday 6 February.

Throughout the week, learners will have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of fun and engaging activities, including dodgeball, sponge a teacher, staff karaoke, inter-year football tournaments, and many more.

On Friday 6 February, there will be a non-uniform day for all learners. We kindly ask that learners bring in a donation of £1 to support this year's chosen charities.

To make the most of the week, a Charity Week Pass will be available to purchase via ScoPay for £5. This pass gives learners access to two bake sale items and four activities during the week. If purchased, the pass can be collected from Student Finance by the learner.

There is also the option to purchase a raffle entry at £1. The raffle will be drawn the week after Charity week and prizes passed on to learners. We would be very grateful for any donations of raffle prizes to support our Sixth Form Charity Week raffle. Donations can be handed in to the front of school or a learner can pass this on to their form tutor by the 28th January.

As always there will be the opportunity to make additional donations on ScoPay.

This year, the Sixth Form students have chosen to split the money raised between the following charities:

• LetsFarm – a small, community-led working farm in Cheshire supporting people with learning disabilities
• SPACE – a charity supporting parents and children with learning disabilities
• Maggie’s – a cancer charity supporting individuals and their families

Thank you for your continued support in helping our learners raise funds for these worthwhile causes.

Yours sincerely,
The Sixth Form Team

It is very important that we hold the most up-to-date contact details for you. Should you need to update anything you can complete a form on our website https://www.uptonhigh.co.uk/page/?title=Online+Forms&pid=537 or email us at admin@uptonhigh.co.uk

Click on the link below to see the latest information:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ab57VM41x7_yzr0Q19PUj0r4KoWn--X2iSfZR7Kl_yc/edit?usp=sharing