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Headteacher blog 16th June 2023
This summer term is glorious: so many residentials, visits and special events. The weather has been spectacular too this week which makes it even more special. (We do really need some rain though.) Year 6 have been on residential to How Stean Gorge in the Dales this week. The children have abseiled, caved, done Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 9th June 2023
This summer half-term is always busy and hectic and this week has been no exception. We have had Reception classes visiting Harlow Carr Gardens and a Year 3 class at The Armouries. We have had new parent meetings for Nursery and for Reception 2023-24, Relationships and Sex Education meetings, an important governors’ meeting and Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 26th May 2023
It has been a gloriously sunny week at Farfield and we have made the most of our beautiful grounds with playing and lessons across the whole site. I enjoyed an afternoon on the school farm with all the Y1 children, looking at the chickens and learning about how we look after them. The children Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 19th May 2023
Year 5 have enjoyed a fine week up in the Yorkshire Dales on residential this week: caving, mountain biking, walking and geography fieldwork. The children have shown good resilience and confidence tackling the activities. I am very grateful to the volunteer staff who work from 6am ’til gone midnight each day, to our volunteer Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 12th May 2023
It has been SATs week for Y2 and for Y6. This has hit the news as the Y6 papers have seemed a bit harder than usual: especially the reading paper. I do feel that there should be more accessible tests for those that are less high attaining: it is painful to watch those children Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 5th May 2023
It has been a less-than-satisfactory school week with a bank holiday and then partial closure due to strike action again on Tuesday. Nevertheless, we still managed to squeeze in some mountain biking for Y5 at Otley Chevin and a trip to Leeds on Thursday for 4HB. I postponed a further trip to Leeds today Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 28th April 2023
In the summer term we have lots more school trips as the weather is supposed to improve. This week, we have had Reception to Tropical World and Y2 on the longer trip to the West Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Year 4 pupils attended a skipping festival (and won) and Y5 attended a cricket event (and Read More
Read newsHeadteacher’s blog 30th March 2023
We have got to the end of a long term that has been punctuated by very regrettable strike action and even a bit of a snow day. Sadly, there could be more strike action to come after a very disappointing offer from the government this week that has left us all deflated and feeling Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 24th March 2023
After the disruption of last week, it has felt good to get a proper, full week completed. I toured the school with prospective family this morning and every classroom was a delight: happy, engaged children playing and learning. The family really liked what they saw, commenting – in a positive way they assured me Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 17/3/23
I usually start these letters/blogs with a positive statement about what a good week it has been. This week is different: a two day strike that is a miserable thing to do and something that I hope we don’t feel compelled to repeat. There has been a bit of progress with the NHS dispute Read More
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