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Weekly Updates from Medina College - 19 December 2025

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19 December 2025 


Weekly Updates from the Leadership Team

Welcome to the final newsletter of the year.

We would like to start by thanking you for your support over the last half term. There is much work going on every day to review current practices and procedures and this will continue over the coming months. 

We had a great 'Comfy clothes day' in support of our fantastic school pastors today. We have raised £197 so far – so thank you all for your support. It is going to an important and worthy local cause. If you have not yet made your donation, this will remain open on Arbor over the Christmas break. 

Letters have been emailed home today with reminders and information about the start of term. We will write to you again in the new year with further updates. Please follow this link to our letters page, where copies of the letters can be found.  

We appreciate that the festive period can bring a mix of joy as well as challenges. The Local Authority website has many links to support services available, the link can be found here, as does the Isle of Wight NHS website, link available here. Please do reach out if you need to and also let us know in the new year of any challenges that may be affecting your child. 

We are looking forward to welcoming our school community back on Monday, 5 January, on time, in full uniform and ready to learn. 

Mrs Paul, Mrs Mursell and Mrs Sandiford

Executive Headteacher and Co-Heads of School

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19 Dec 2025
Winter Wonderland Poetry Competition
❄️ Winter Wonderland Poetry Competition ❄️We were blown away by the response to this year’s competition, with an incredible 47 entries submitted! The standard was so high that choosing just one winner proved impossible — and even selecting a KS3 and KS4 winner wasn’t enough...
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18 Dec 2025
Bugsy Malone: A Show to Remember at Medina College
Medina College delivered a highly entertaining and energetic performance of Bugsy Malone on Thursday 11 December, showcasing an impressive level of talent, confidence, and teamwork. From the opening moments, the cast drew the audience into the fast-paced, comic world of 1920s gangsters, full of humo...
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Dates for your diary

Term Ends
12:45pm – 12:45pm
19
December
Christmas Break
All Day
from 22 Dec until 02 Jan
22
December
Term Starts
All Day
05
January
Year 10 Portsmouth Uni Virtual Visit
8:45am – 9:15am
08
January
Year 11 Revision Evening
5:30pm – 7:00pm
14
January
GKN Apprenticeships Visit
8:45am – 9:15am
16
January
GKN Applications Support Visit
8:45am – 9:15am
20
January
Year 9 Parents' Evening
4:00pm – 7:00pm
28
January
Teen Booster session 1 Year 9 & 11
4:00pm – 7:00pm
05
February
Year 11 Macbeth Theatre Trip
All Day
10
February

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Attendance

If your child is unwell and unable to attend school, we kindly ask you to call us on 01983 538055 as early as possible. This will help us save time and prevent the need to contact you. It also ensures we can keep accurate records and continue to safeguard all our students.


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