Parent / Carer Welcome 2025

Please watch the welcome video from Callywith Principal Jon Grey. We hope that you find this information helpful and we really look forward to working with you in the near future.

If you have not already done so, we encourage you to register for the online Parent / College Portal which will allow you to report an absence for the young person in your care, as well as view their attendance and timetable. Please read the instructions for registering here - parent / carer guide to the college portal

Please register for the College Online Shop, where you will be able to make payment for items such as the college enrolment fee, college trips, art supplies, parking permits, replacement ID cards and locker keys as well as other general college items. Instructions for registering can be found here - online shop instructions

If you have any queries, or require assistance logging in to the Parent / College Portal or Online Shop, please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of the Central Administration Team (CAT) on 01208 224000 or email enquiry@callywith.ac.uk

Please find below an introductory video from Jamie Crowle, Student Services Team Leader, regarding our Personal Development Tutor (PDT) provision at Callywith College.

All students are allocated a PDT, whose role is to have oversight of the student journey. PDTs will meet with students every week and deliver the personal development curriculum, as well as ensuring students stay on track by monitoring their wellbeing, attendance and progress.

Find out more about the role of a PDT in supporting your young person at college here.

Personal Development Tutor (PDT) One-to-one Review Discussions

One-to-one discussions between the Personal Development Tutor (PDT) and each student will take place twice per year. These discussions will focus on the student’s personal development, attendance, performance and effort across their entire programme of study. These will take place in the first half term and then during February or March depending on year group.

During these discussions, the Callywith 100 standards will be referred to, which outline the mindset and approach all students at Callywith College should embrace to succeed. These standards emphasise dedication, discipline and personal responsibility, encouraging students to achieve success through consistent effort and positive habits.

The Callywith 100 represents giving 100% effort in everything students do:

• Attend all timetabled activities and arrive on time prepared to learn.
• Attend and participate in Personal Development tutorial lessons.
• Engage actively in lessons, discussions and group activities.
• Demonstrate positive behaviour that promotes a co-operative and productive learning environment.
• Completion of homework and assignment work to the best of their ability, ensuring work is their own.
• Independent study through planning and prioritising tasks to balance homework and assignments with other commitments, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Take ownership of learning by taking responsibility for academic progress.
• Develop positive learning habits and behaviours.

Students are provided with the Minimum Target Grades (MTGs) within the first half term. These are set for all students based on the average national progress made from the GCSE grades they achieved in year 11. The grades given are an average projection from their starting point at the college and form a Minimum Target that we believe all students should be aiming to exceed. The MTG is neither a predicted grade nor a promise so the grade given does not limit what students can achieve in any way. Alongside students will have access to a Chance Chart for each subject which maps their average GCSE point score against the percentage chance they have of achieving each grade based on previous results data.

Please find some useful links below:

Parent / carer page

How to support your young person

Student Handbook 2025/26

May we also take this opportunity to invite you to attend our progress evenings this year. These events provide you with the opportunity to make appointments with lecturers who teach your young person. Each progress evening will be preceded by a report that compares current projected performance to MTG and sets key targets to improve. You will be emailed an invitation link to book appointments via SchoolCloud. You are, of course, encouraged to contact your young person’s Personal Development Tutor (PDT) or Programme Team Leader (PTL) should you have any concerns at any stage.

The dates for progress evenings are below:

Tuesday 25 November 2025 - Year 2 progress evening – remote
Monday 15 December 2025 - Year 1 progress evening – remote
Tuesday 10 February 2026 - Year 2 progress evening – remote
Thursday 30 April 2026 - Year 1 progress evening – remote

Please find below some other 2025/26 key dates to note:

Wednesday 24th September - Careers Information Evening for parents / carers - book here

Sunday 14th December 2025 - Spring term bus pass payment deadline

Friday 23rd January 2026 - Staff training day (college closed to students)

Tuesday 14th April 2026 - Summer term bus pass payment deadline

Monday 29th June - Friday 3rd July 2026 - Industry Immersion – all first-year students must arrange and complete an industry immersion placement.

View all term dates here.