Head Teacher's Blog
Headteacher blog Friday 4th March 2022
04/03/2022 · No comments yet
‘In like a lion, out like a lamb’ is the traditional description of March. This year, the winds came early and we are left with a damp squib. The school fields are a quagmire after so much rain and we are looking forward to the drier weather and the sunshine that is forecast next Read More
Headteacher blog 18th February 2022
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We have got to the end of a very long, dark and challenging half term. The children and staff have been fantastic and, despite the disruption, there is still a really happy atmosphere and lots of terrific learning going on. New COVID cases are relatively low compared to January, although half the new cases Read More
Headteacher blog 11th February 2022
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It’s been another good week at Farfield. Attendance is almost where it usually should be and we are only getting one or two confirmed new COVID cases a day. This half term we have had a couple of children that were due to have surgical procedures, and on both occasions the children have asymptomatically Read More
Headteacher blog 4th February 2021
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It has been a much better week as regards pupil attendance (>90% every day, up to 94%) but it has been exceptionally difficult staffing-wise, especially in our youngest classes. From Nursery to Y1, every class has been without its usual teacher for at least part of the week. Our other teachers and support staff Read More
Headteacher blog January 28th 2022
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It has been a slightly better week as regards COVID disruption at school with roughly a halving of child cases over the week, but the rate of infections amongst staff remains steady at about 6 or 7 a week this month. Attendance overall has risen towards 85-90% but this remains chronically low by historical Read More
