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Headteacher blog 26th February
In my opinion, the government’s education policies and practices are a shambles. This open letter sums up the dismay as regards the KS2 Year 6 assessments very well: https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/one-primary-teachers-open-letter-government-standards-expected-are Many of the concerns expressed about Year 6 here apply equally to Year 2 (and the expectations in the year groups in between). Furthermore, I do not Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 12/2/16
We have come to the end of an intense half term and I think all the children and staff are ready for a break. There has been so much flu and general ‘poorliness’ around; let’s hope the break can help everyone get well! It has been a busy week with Year 5 visiting the Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 5/2/16
Star Wars came to Year 6 this morning! Desperate to enliven what might have been, frankly, a rather dull series of lessons on the use of active and passive verbs, the staff devised a morning on a Star Wars theme to deliver the learning in a much more engaging way. Some staff don’t need Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog January 29th 2016
It has been a very windy week at Farfield: the turbine has generated about £250 worth of electricity in the past month! Coat ‘parachutes’ have been very much in evidence at playtimes – some things don’t change from childhood to childhood… I showed some prospective Year 3 parents around yesterday and they were impressed Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog January 22nd 2016
I had the pleasure of accompanying class 2C on their trip to York’s Castle Museum on Thursday. The children were, as expected, delightful and inquisitive. It was a shock, however, that there weren’t any other schools at the museum throughout the whole day. At Farfield, we really value educational visits and I hope that Read More
Read newsHead Teacher blog 15th January 2016
At last we have a bit of sunshine! It has been a good week at Farfield, with all the children working hard and achieving well. I have shown yet more prospective parents around school today, including some in-year transfers, and they are always complimentary about the school and what we can offer. One of Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog January 8th 2016
It is great to be back at school – honestly! I refuse to get caught up in this ‘January blues’ malaise and working with such great children every day really makes coming to work a pleasure. I am still touring the school regularly with prospective parents and I am always pleased with what we Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 19th December 2015
We have come to the end of a long and successful term. Attendance over the term was 97% which is good and shows how much the children enjoy coming to school! This week, we have enjoyed rousing Christmas performances across the school and now the children and staff can all look forward to well-earned Christmas Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog December 11th 2015
It has been a busy week with the PTA Christmas Fair and Foundation Stage Nativity performances. I’m sure Benedict Cumberbatch has, on occasion, waved and called out ‘look at me mummy!’ but I don’t recall ever reading of an actor or actress throwing off their costume and leaving the stage to sit on their Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog December 4th 2015
Christmas is creeping into the school this week, with rehearsals for concerts and the first Christmas cards being delivered. Don’t forget that it is the PTA Christmas Fair on Wednesday after school. Last Friday the PTA ran another very successful Quiz Night and over £600 was raised for the school. Congratulations and thanks to Read More
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