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Head teacher blog 10/2/17
It is the end of a busy half term and the children and staff all deserve a well-earned break. The work in the books generally looks impressive and progress seems good. Lots of children, especially in the Juniors, have been completing half-termly assessments and these will inform mid-year reports that parents will get prior Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog Friday 3rd February
All the children are wearing red today to support the Leeds Children’s Heart Surgery and their fund-raising. This valuable resource is currently helping at least three children in our school and we are glad to do what ever we can to support their work. This week our Year 5 children have visited Leeds City Museum Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 20th January 2017
This week in school, we had an inspirational visitor: Evelyne Ninsiima, a community leader from rural Uganda. Evelyne came to our school to see our school farm and to talk to some Y6 children. Back in Uganda, she leads a charity that has started and runs a school, planted a million trees and promotes Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 13th January 2017
For headteachers, this week has been dominated by debates about cuts to funding and rising costs for Leeds schools. In the medium term, Leeds might be a slight ‘winner’ in the new National Funding Formula that will be implemented in a few years time. In the short term, however, all schools are facing a Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog January 6th 2017
Happy new year! It is great to be back at school: this is a key term for learning and progress as the children are all well settled in their classes, their teachers know them well and we have a complete term without distractions such as Christmas or SATs. I have visited each classroom this Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 9/12/16
Christmas is dominating things at Farfield this week with eight children participating in the brilliant Town Hall Christmas Concert with the inspiring Leeds Youth Orchestra, two lovely performances of the Foundation Stage Nativity and lots of rehearsals for KS1 and KS2 performances next week. As well as marking Christmas, these performances are good for children’s Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog December 2nd 2016
This is such a busy time of year: we have rehearsals and performances for our Christmas shows, end of term assessments, school evaluations, lots of trips, sporting fixtures and events such as the Farsley Lights Parade. It was great to see so many Farfield families supporting the parade again and special thanks go to Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 25th November 2016
This week we have had a successful Safeguarding Audit carried out by the Integrated Safeguarding Unit of Leeds City Council. Safeguarding is such a core part of our work and is everyone’s responsibility. Our hive slogan ‘Be Safe’ applies to adults as well as children in school and a refreshed PSHE curriculum being implemented Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 18th November 2016
I represent headteachers on the Leeds Safeguarding Children Board. This is very important work and each meeting can be inspiring one moment and upsetting the next. At yesterday’s meeting, I was given a white ribbon to wear as part of the campaign against domestic violence. This is crucial work; so many children are emotionally and Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 11th November 2016
Parents’ Evening seemed to go very well this week. It was good to see so many families looking at work with their children and teachers report that the consultations were overwhelmingly positive. I enjoyed chatting with families and we even managed to keep reasonably to time. The children enjoyed the snow’s fleeting visit this Read More
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