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Headteacher blog 27/1/23
It has been a busy week at Farfield with school trips and lots of sporting events. The minibuses have been well-used. Due to some teacher absence, I have done more teaching than usual this week. I always enjoy this and it helps me to see things that can be improved from a class teacher’s Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 20/1/23
It is very sad and regrettable that most school teachers are going to be going on strike over the coming months. It is not something that is done lightly, and it will be painful for all involved. I do support the strike though and I will be taking industrial action for the first time Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 13/1/23
A wet and windy week hasn’t dampened our spirits too much and we have continued to enhance our curriculum with trips out into the locality. Today, all the Year 5 children are going down to St. John’s Church to work with Rev Howles on The Second Covenant and all of Year 3 are off Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog January 6th 2023
We have had a wonderful first few days back. Teachers enjoyed training on Tuesday, spending the day working on the music and computing curricula. On Wednesday evening, 50 older children attended the ballet at Leeds Grand Theatre as part of Show Time club and on Thursday KS2 enjoyed a free concert of high-quality baroque Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 9th December 2022
It has been a bitterly cold but bright week at Farfield and the undoubted highlight has been the Foundation Stage nativity: our first since 2019. This special occasion was enjoyed by all those that attended. Mainly aged three or four, our children sang, danced and twinkled at all the right times and Eira was Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 2/12/22
It has been a super week at Farfield. On Tuesday evening, our three minibuses and a couple of staff cars headed off with Show Time Club to the Leeds Playhouse for a fabulous evening with Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and Oompa Loompas! On Wednesday, the Farfield community joined with thousands of others from Farsley Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 25/11/22
Sadly, it’s been rather a dull and dreary week weather-wise but the children are usually able to lighten the mood and raise spirits. I have enjoyed hearing practices for Christmas songs again this week and the Year 5 soloists are doing particularly well. The start of the world cup has caused some excitement, and Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 18/11/22
We were all waiting for Jeremy Hunt’s announcements on Thursday and there was a pleasant surprise in terms of increases in school funding for the next two financial years. This is chronically needed as our school and many others face an overall deficit as a result of rising costs, unfunded (below inflation) pay rises Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog Friday 11th November
We are not full in Reception this year – the first time in the 18 years that I have been headteacher – as birth rates have declined in this area. It might also reflect the fact that we did less school tours over the COVID period. This year, we seem to be doing huge Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog November 4th 2022
It has been a super week in school. I have done school tours and a number of lesson observations this week and I know that prospective parents have been impressed by what we have to offer. Every classroom that we go into feels calm and purposeful and there is a real warmth evident in Read More
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