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Headteacher blog 10th March 2023
A snowy week! These sorts of weeks are always a bit stressful but can be good fun too! I am glad we stayed open but we only had 40-50% attendance across the school. Almost all the teachers got in, but some staff couldn’t make it – sometimes due to their own childcare issues. Most Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 3/3/23
On Wednesday, we had a visit from Solar for Schools and they did an assembly and workshop with Y6. We also went on an energy tour of the school looking at the wind turbine on the grounds, solar panels and air source heat pumps on the roof and gas boilers in the basement. This Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 24/2/23
It has been a positive first week of the half term. On Thursday we had our local authority adviser in school to do a ‘Deep Dive’ into mathematics across school with our two excellent maths leaders Ms Pinnock and Mrs Kroon. We await the final report but the verbal feedback was very positive and Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 10th February 2023
We have had a positive half term with lots of happy faces around school and a strong learning atmosphere. Monitoring of lessons and books this half term shows good practice and progress. We are expecting Ofsted to visit this academic year and expect to do well when they come. This week, Year 1 have Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 3/2/23
It was a sad week with our first major strike by teachers for decades. About two-thirds of our school was closed due to the strike and attendance was relatively low in the classes that were open – especially the afternoon-only KS2 classes. I sincerely hope that there can be some movement, compromise and negotiation Read More
Read newsHeadteacher 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
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