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Thursday 4th March 2021 is World Book Day. In honour of this, we have created our very first AMSI Virtual Library. View Virtual Library
Dear Parents and Carers, I am writing to you to confirm the arrangements for reopening school from 8th March 2021. Due to the high number of parents who have now given consent to test students in school, it will not be possible to allow all year groups to return to school from the 8th March […]
Dear Parents and Carers, You will no doubt be aware that the government has given notice for all schools to reopen from Monday 08 March 2021. The Senior Leadership Team are currently working to draw up a plan for re-opening, which is likely to involve a staggered start (in line with government guidance) for different […]
AMSI Art Dept has registered for the Royal Academy Young Artists competition, and YOU are encouraged to create a piece of Artwork for the COMPETITION! The Deadline is in a few weeks so you have time. Take a look at the website. Good luck! Royal Academy Young Artists’ Summer Show
GCSE Options Evening 25 February 5.30-6.30Join us for a virtual presentation on the GCSE Options process for students going into Year 10 in September 2021. Ahead of the event, please watch the video presentations on the overall process, careers information, advice and guidance and the specific subject information. The live event will consist of a […]
Dear Parents, The department of education in agreement with most Mobile Phone suppliers have agreed to offer students an increase in mobile data until 31 July 2021. Who can get help? This scheme is open to children and young people in years 3 to 11 who: do not have access to a fixed broadband connection (the […]
8th February 2021 Students have been working really hard over the last 6 weeks, developing their Bandlab skills and making music online. We already have 165 students making use of this fantastic resource and, fingers crossed, we are aiming for 250 users by the end of this week so, if you haven’t registered yet for your […]
Dear Parents, We hope that you and your families are well. As we approach the end of this unusual half term, I am writing to inform you about some changes with our Remote Learning Offer that we will be piloting from Monday 8th February. We have been pleased with the level of engagement from a […]
23-02-21 Re-Opening of School from 8th March and Lateral Flow Testing 05-02-21 Dear Parents/Carers, Please complete the following Google Form to give us your feedback on AMSI Remote Learning. Loading… Thank youMrs Stubbs 02-02-21 February Half Term 18-01-21 Remote education provision: information for parents 08-01-21 Letter from Whittington NHS Trust Whittington Health Services 04-01-21 COVID MASS […]
Dear Parents and Carers, I am writing to confirm the arrangements for the closure of school for February half term. The last day of remote learning and onsite provision for priority students will be Thursday 11 February, as Friday 12 February is staff INSET. Remote learning and priority student provision will begin again on Monday […]
All pupils in Islington are warmly invited to take part in contributing artwork to our new Inter Faith calendar this year. Please see the slideshow for the competition instructions. The theme is “One Planet, Many Faiths” and the deadline is 15th February 2021. Full details (requires school Google login): IFF Calendar KS3 We look forward […]
Dear Students, On Friday, the DfE launched a joint consultation with Ofqual on how GCSE, AS and A level grades should be awarded in summer 2021. The consultation closes at 11:45pm on Friday 29 January. They want to hear the views of students who were due to take their exams, their parents and carers, their teachers, school […]
13th January 2021 Dear Parents/carers I hope this communication greets you safe and well as we start 2021. We are currently providing remote learning for all students and I am writing to ask for your support with regards to this. We have ensured that teachers are delivering remote learning through Google Classrooms using a variety […]
5th January 2021 NHS Test and Trace: COVID-19 testing for staff and students Dear Parents and Carers, We are working to keep AMSI as safe as possible. You may have heard that testing for those without coronavirus symptoms is beginning across the country using new, quicker COVID-19 tests known as ‘lateral flow tests’. Along with […]
Dear Parent/Carer, You may have seen in the news that the government has announced a staggered return for pupils at the start of next term. Monday 4th January will be a remote learning day for all students – the school itself will be closed to students. From Tuesday 05 January, school will be open for […]
Daily Student Attendance Register Dear Parents/Carers, Re: Remote Learning Protocols At Arts and Media School, we are committed to providing continuity of education to our learners and will do so through a process of remote (online) learning. Staff will be delivering remote lessons during this period of closure. Both students at home and vulnerable students […]
Dear Students, We hope you have had a good break thus far and that you and your families are well. In light of the announcement from the Government on 30/12/20, you will not be returning to school until 11/1/21. However, we will be delivering remote learning from 4/1/21 and it is expected that you engage fully in order […]
School is now closed and we will reopen on the 4th January 2021 with our normal provision on site. Season’s Greetings to all students, parents and carers from the AMSI community. We wanted to share with you the Christmas cards (made by the Art Club) that our students wrote to senior citizens in the local community. […]
Dear Parents and Carers, Public Health England has agreed on a six-day window after the final day of teaching in which schools are asked to remain contactable so they can assist with contact tracing where necessary. For the first 6 days after teaching ends, if a pupil or staff member tests positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), […]
Dear Parents and Carers, It is regrettable that we have had to communicate different messages to you within the last 48 hours and for this myself and the Chair of Governors apologise. All decisions taken prior to today were taken in good faith upon sound advice; with safety always the main concern. However the action […]
15-12-20 Update School WILL be open tomorrow, Wednesday 16th December, for ALL students and Thursday will be an Inset day so the school will be closed to students. The Department of Education has directed Islington schools to stay open tomorrow. We apologise for the inconvenience of the changed message but I am sure you will understand […]
Arts and Media School plans to introduce a Chromebook Scheme for students to enhance the teaching and learning experience. We believe that using Chromebooks will empower our students to become well informed, responsible digital citizens and lifelong learners. Once our students have access to their own devices, we firmly believe the scheme will bring enormous […]
Dear Parents and Carers As promised, I am writing to update you with the current situation regarding the staff absence at Arts and Media School Islington. Since writing to you yesterday, our staff shortage has increased due to the fact that we have had 2 more positive cases reported in Year 7 and 9 because […]
Dear Parents, We have been advised that there has been three confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the school in years 7, 9 & 10. We are continuing to monitor the situation and are following government guidance. This letter is to inform you of the current situation and provide advice on how to support your child. […]
26th November 2020 Dear Parents and Carers Regrettably, we have had to take the decision to close the school tomorrow. Students must not attend; if they do we will send them home. This is due to the current impact of COVID-19 and other sickness absences at Arts and Media School Islington. You will be aware […]
We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest newsletter: The newsletter is produced termly and provides both an informative, as well as entertaining read about all the latest developments within our school community. Working in partnership with others is crucial to the success of our pupils and #AMSINEWS we hope is a further way […]
Dear Parents / Carers, There is a vacancy for a parent governor on our school’s governing body and I am writing to invite nominations to fill the vacancy. Parent governors play an important role as members of the governing body, which is responsible for directing the conduct of the school and for promoting high standards […]
We are pleased to report that the following students have demonstrated an ATL of 1 or 2 in all subjects and attendance of 95% or higher. At Arts and Media School Islington we work towards a vision of every child a scholar and these students have demonstrated this in all of their […]
We must now inform you that, with the move for all London boroughs to the High Alert Level, all students (excluding those who are exempt) must now wear a face covering as per the Government Guidelines. We draw particular attention to the section below for advice on the wearing of face coverings in secondary schools. […]
In the run up to the “socially distanced” Record Store Day event on Saturday 24th October we will be releasing five of our best YR11 student compositions from June 2020. There will be one track available each day from Monday 19th October. The pieces that you will be able to hear were created by Justice, […]
Dear students Please complete this form with your parents. The form needs to be completed by 16 October 2020.The information from this form will help the school determine which students require assistance if the are future disruptions to you attending school.
Dear Parents and Carers, As we approach the end of our fifth week back at school, we would like to thank you for your continued support; students in all years have been a credit to themselves and their families. We would also like to take this opportunity to provide further information regarding teaching and learning […]
Dear Parents and Carers, RE: COVID-19 related absence – Quarantine and Isolation Procedures In order to keep our community safe and minimise the risk of infection, we would ask parents to abide by the following rules if their child or anyone in their household exhibits any of the symptoms of COVID-19, or if anyone in […]
Please watch the video below for advice on how to check what homework has been set, via classcharts.If students have any issues or questions regarding their homework, they should speak to their class teacher in the first instance. If parents have any concerns or questions regarding the homework that has been set, these should be directed to the […]
Dear Parents and Carers, Earlier this week, I wrote to you outlining the safety measures we have put into place here at AMSI, and the expectations we will have of our students when we welcome them back. I wanted to follow this up with a reminder of some of our new expectations of behaviour and […]
Dear Parents and Carers, We at AMSI are looking forward to welcoming all our students back in September. Despite remaining open throughout the lockdown period for priority students and Year 10s we have missed our students who are the key component in #TeamAMSI! We have had to balance the need to give all our students […]
Emotional Support Signposting handout from Islington CAMHS
Date: 14.07.20 Dear Parents and Carers, As we come to the end of what has to be the strangest school term in modern history, I wanted to write to you thank you for your efforts in assisting with the students remote learning, and ensuring that the students stayed safe and out of harm’s way. We […]
How to receive your results by email Due to safety measures AMSI will not be open on Results Day, Thursday 20th August. Results (and the additional information) will be posted to students in hard copy via Royal Mail but may take a few days to arrive. Students can, if they wish, opt in and they […]
We love this poem and would like to share it with our students and parents: May 6, 2020 by Maya Angelou Into a world which needed youMy wish for youIs that you continue Continue To be who and how you areTo astonish a mean worldWith your acts of kindness Continue To allow humor to lighten the […]
Dear Students, I hope you are doing well during these unusual times and coping with the new restrictions. There are many ways of keeping in touch with each other via social media so I hope you are making the most of your skills to facilitate the current requirements for you to stay at home. Please complete […]
Dear Students, The day has arrived for you to select your final options.Please click here to complete the final options form.Do not forget that order matters, as does your reserve choice; think long and hard…Would you be happy if you got your 1st, 2nd and Reserve choice or 1st, 3rd and Reserve choice?The deadline for the submission is 23/4/20 and you will […]
We would like to inform you that Dan Arbiter, our wonderful Guitar teacher, is available for guitar lessons for interested students. Students at AMSI are talented and enthusiastic musicians and, as a result, I would therefore expect lots of them to be interested in studying the guitar with Daniel during this year. Unfortunately, we are […]
The Arts and Media School Islington Trust (AMSI) and A New Direction invite you to attend the AMSI 2020 annual lecture delivered by Sir Michael Palin on April 1 at 6.30pm. With a distinguished career ranging from film, television, comedy, travel documentary, journalism, writing, activism and arts and culture – we are honoured to host such […]
Dear Parents,You may be aware that advice for travellers from affected areas has recently changed and it has come to our attention that this may affect children and staff returning from school trips. Please be aware that this is a fast evolving situation and we will continue to share any new advice at the earliest […]
Options Information Evening Thursday 12 March 5.30-6.30pm As I am sure you are aware, this is a very important time for Year 9 students as they make their GCSE options choices for the next two years. We are holding a Parents’ Option Information Evening on Thursday 12 March in the school theatre starting at 5.30pm […]
To all parents/carers in Years 9-11 Dear Parents/Carers, At AMSI, we pride ourselves on the fact that we go over and above the timetabled lessons to support our students in both their learning and extra-curricular activities. When the students are not in an AIM, detention or an organised extra-curricular activity, they are expected to go […]
Dear Parents/Carers I am writing to remind you about parents’ evening which is on Monday 10th February 5:00pm-7:00pm in the Sports Hall. At the beginning of the evening you will be given your child’s report which. details progress in all subjects and you will be able to meet all of your child’s teachers to discuss […]
I am writing to remind you that our annual Parents’ Evening for Year 11 parents is on Tuesday 14th January 5:00-7:00pm at the school. This will be an opportunity for you to discuss your child’s academic progress as well as their mock results with the subject teachers and to collect their annual written report. I […]
4 November 2019 Dear Parents/Carers I want to write to you personally to invite you to your child’s first Parents’ Evening here at Arts and Media School, which will be held on Thursday 21 November 5pm – 7.00 pm. This first Parents’ Evening is particularly important for a number of reasons, not least to mark […]
Dear Parents/ Guardians I am writing to you to inform you of a change to the attendance policy here at Arts Media School Islington. This change has been brought about due to new guidance related to health and safety and the safeguarding of young people. The changes are as follows: Holiday request in term time […]
Dear Parents and Carers, I thought I would take the opportunity to write to you as I begin my second half term at AMSI. Firstly, I am delighted to be working here! Over a 17 year teaching career, I have taught in schools across London, and now find myself at a school serving the area […]
“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined… Windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created or recreated by the author… however, a window can also be a mirror…and in that reflection we […]
What will students be learning in their lessons during Black History Month? BHM Independent Projects Click this link to join the BHM Google Classroom Verse of the Day Wednesday 21st Oct Rapid Eye Movement Pharoahe Monch Vocally twice as magnifying as ever hearing Chewbacca screamThrough a megaphone with the significance of Dr. KingPhilanthropicCause I’m trying […]
Dear parent/carer Early Closure/Late Start I am writing to inform you that school will finish early at 1:35pm on Tuesday 1 October in preparation for our Open Evening. There will be no after school activities on this day. Also, school will start late on Wednesday 2 October at 10:15am for all students. Students must go […]
I would like to congratulate all of the students who have received their results today. They have worked very hard and applied themselves as scholars. The support given by all staff at Arts and Media School Islington throughout the year has yielded a set of results of which myself and Governors are extremely proud. Well […]
At Arts and Media School Islington, we recognise the importance of homework in supporting student progress and in developing independent study habits. Homework is assigned to students by their subject teachers in line with departmental policies. The type of homework that is set will vary from subject to subject, but will usually relate to content […]
Congratulations to former student Kwami Odoom who has the lead role at The Kiln Theatre in The Half God of Rainfall.Kwami left AMSI in 2009 and has travelled the world while studying Spanish & Philosophy, until he returned to his first love, which he developed at AMSI – acting! Kiln Theatre
Congratulations to all the students who went to Finsbury Park athletics track to take part in the district sports day. We are delighted to announce that Arts & Media School Islington were the overall winners on the day after the boys came second and the girls came fourth. This gave us a total of: AMSI […]
30 teenagers from Ugelboelle Friskole spent a day with us this week as part of their annual visit to London. A highlight was going to the Houses of Parliament where we had a special meeting with Angela Rayner, Shadow Secretary of State for Education. AMSI students explained how the cultural exchange has improved their confidence and […]
Congratulations to Shauna from year 10 who has been awarded the Ben Kinsella award at the borough Civic Award ceremony. Shauna was handed the award for her work with charity Solace Women’s Aid who gave an assembly at the school as part of our PSHE programme. We are really proud of Shauna for receiving this […]
SIMPLY THE BEST… Andria Zafirakou 2018 Global Teacher of the year is speaking at the Arts & Media School Islington on Thursday 4th April. Her theme: the importance of making an arts education accessible to all. Currently, schools face extreme pressure to focus on the more academic subjects – mathematics, English, sciences. As a hugely successful arts and textiles […]
We were delighted to welcome ITV News anchor Alistair Stewart OBE to our school to talk to the year 7 & 8 students about working as a journalist. In a full assembly with, two year groups, the students listened intently as Mr Stewart described what it means to work as an impartial journalist covering all […]
We are delighted to congratulate our Year 7 netball team for the fantastic results that they achieved in the schools netball tournament. The results were: Game 1 – AMSI Vs Mary Magdalene: We won 3-1, Waverley scored twice in the first half and Ikhlas once! Game 2 – AMSI Vs Holloway: We won 6-1, Waverley […]
Extended School Timetable Make sure your child is getting the most out of school by attending some of the fantastic FREE clubs and activities before school, at lunchtime and after school. Research shows that young people who take part in out of school activities do better in school and their attainment levels are higher. More than 250 […]
5th December 2018 Dear Parents/Carers The autumn term had many extra-curricular events which your child may have participated in and I would like to signpost particular highlights in each year group: Year 7: International Evening & Shakespeare Schools Festival Year 8: Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch Performances Year 9: Middlesex University Dance Project Year 10: Black […]
It was an absolute pleasure to see our 3 Year 10 girls, Keji, Mariam & Paris compete with 8 other Islington secondary schools in the Islington Regional finals of the Jack Petchey and Speakers’ Trust Speak Out Challenge and deliver their speeches with confidence and strength of character. Congratulations to Keji who took the title, the […]
We are delighted to welcome to our school community, 4 Artists in Residence – Janetka, Louise, Betsy and Esther – who are working in their new Studios in C block. This initiative is a unique partnership with Cubitt Arts which has revived our old woodwork room. In exchange for affordable rent the Artists will be […]
‘Respect’ goes out to Year 7 students from Arts and Media Islington Secondary school (AMSI) who have won Islington’s Anti Bullying Week competition for schools. The students produced their own version of the News at Ten on the theme ‘Choose Respect’ using Aretha Franklin’s song ‘Respect’ as inspiration. Heather Vaccianna said: “A huge round of […]
Labour Leader and local MP Jeremy Corbyn visited AMSI on Friday taking time to meet and chat with young people in his constituency. Jeremy heard about the students extraordinary achievements, which included some of the 30 who spent a week in Denmark on a Cultural Exchange, a group who run an emotional well-being club ‘First […]
We would like to introduce to our new school app, MyEd, which is free to download on the App Store for Apple users and the Play Store for Android users. This application is the most efficient way of two way communication open to us as a school and parents. You will be able to: Report […]
We would like to inform you that Jade Williams, our wonderful singing teacher, is available for singing lessons for interested students. Students at AMSI are talented and enthusiastic musicians and, as a result, I would therefore expect lots of them to be interested in developing their singing with Jade during this year. Unfortunately, we are […]
Piano lessons at AMSI have been, for many years, incredibly popular and, as a result, we have some excellent pianists in our school community. In order that more students can benefit from the outstanding piano lessons on offer we have appointed Domonkos Vadaszy to work with us as we further develop our outstanding provision in music at […]
We would like to introduce Az Khan, an excellent drum teacher, who works with us as we further develop our outstanding provision in music at AMSI. Our students are talented and enthusiastic musicians and, as a result, I would therefore expect lots of them to be interested in learning the drums with Az during the […]
Students and teachers met the challenge of the new tougher exams and this year we are celebrating improved outcomes in Music, Drama, French and Design & Technology. There were excellent results in Music with 100% 4+, French with 92% 4+ as well as Biology and Chemistry both 82% achieving 4+. 100% of the students entered […]
National Book Tokens are running a competition with a prize of £5000 worth of book tokens for one lucky school (plus £100 in tokens for the person who nominates them!) All it takes for AMSI to be in with a chance of winning is for as many of us as possible to complete an online […]
On 3rd July, four of our Key Stage 3 students attended The Great Debate at the House of Commons. Organised by the RSPCA, Tristan, Olivia, Thomas and Tyler took on the subject of ‘Animal Export’ in the debate with teams from other schools from across the South East. This is the first debate event for young […]
We took a group of 14 AMSI MFL students to visit Barcelona for 5 days to provide the students with a great experience that also allows them to build up their confidence using Spanish in a native speaker’s context. We stayed in a Hostel behind Gaudi’s La Pedrera, in the city centre where the students […]
As part of our efforts to ensure our school environment is a place where every child can realise their potential, we will be joining tens of thousands of pupils and teachers taking part in School Diversity Week 2018 to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) equality in education. One of our cornerstones is RESPECT, […]
8:45am!!!! This Friday please make sure that all paid activities have been paid for in advance. We would like to remind all that this is a non-school uniform school day and all students are expected to attend. Please arrive punctually at school at 8:45am unless otherwise informed.
For the remainder of the Summer Term, we will be trialing a new detention system within the school. Any queries can be sent to Assistant Head Teacher, Maleka Begum.
Welcome to our Online Concert for Summer 2018. Please listen to the performances and let us know which is your favourite. Loading…
We are extremely grateful to Funky Junk for supplying Arts & Media School with this beautiful Yamaha C7 grand piano. Our piano students love the sound it creates and the feel of playing it and we are looking forward to the next concert at the end of the year to hear it again in action. […]
Dear Parents / Carers PARENT GOVERNOR ELECTION(S) There is a vacancy for a parent governor on our school’s governing body and I am writing to invite nominations to fill the vacancy. Parent governors play an important role as members of the governing body, which is responsible for directing the conduct of the school and for […]
Congratulations to the year 7 girls football team who won the Islington and Camden fair play award! They were awarded the trophy by the C&I borough girl’s football development officer. We would also like to say well done to all the girls in years 7-9 who turned up for football training. The development officer was […]
The exam timetable for Summer 2018 is now live. Please follow the link below or use the Student drop down to jump to the timetable: Exam Timetable (Summer 2018)
Dear Parents/Carers Enclosed is communication from the school regarding your child’s progress to date as well as other information as we take advantage of the whole school mail out to support cutting postal costs. The spring term had many extra-curricular events which your child may have participated in and I would like to signpost particular […]
Congratulations to all the students whose work have just been published in The Young Writers: The Poetry Games 2018: Truth or Dare? – North London! The Poetry Games inspires students to write for what they believe in! From voicing their opinions to what ignites a passion within them, students can be inspired by something or […]
Dear Parents/Carers, Re: Extended Schools Programme – Spelling Bee As part of AMSI’s Extended Schools Programme, we are very happy to offer your child the opportunity to take part in the 4th Great AMSI Spelling Bee competition. This is a charitable event where pupils are asked to independently raise £5 to enter. This year we […]
Every year the AMSI art department takes part in Islington Museum’s Art Now exhibition and this year is no different with five pieces having been selected to be exhibited for 2018. This year’s theme is ‘Rights and responsibility, identity and inclusion’ which is linked to and inspired by ‘Islington’s Pride’. This is a Heritage Lottery […]
We were delighted that Jermain Jackman, chose his ‘old school’ to host the Fair Futures report which was commissioned by Islington Council last year. Jermain has chaired the Commission whilst studying Politics at Leeds University and managing his music career! Our students hosted and participated in this important event which launched the recommendation of an […]
Welcome to our very first Online Music Concert. In addition to our fantastic End of Term Concerts we will now be posting a selection of student performances once every term. Once you have watched the performances you can vote for your favourite! Loading…
We would like to introduce one of our Creative Partnerships who are residents at the school: Raising the Barre in Islington! In September last year, the award winning ‘London Boys Ballet School’, (LBBS), relocated to Arts & Media School Islington. Having been featured in all major newspapers, radio, news stations and television, this school has set […]
Please find attached a letter outlining current safeguarding risks about Snapchat, shared by Croydon Council where children in 11 of its schools have been directly or indirectly affected and the police have been involved. All London boroughs are being asked to share this information with their schools to consider as part of their usual safeguarding […]
As a reward to our KS3 scholastic programme students, we took the top 40 to the new trampoline park at the Sobell Centre. The trampoline park has only just opened and our students were some of the first to try it out as they had worked so had to complete various stages of the Scholastic […]
