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Headteacher’s blog 4th October 2024
We had our first governors’ sub-committee of the new academic year this week looking at Teaching and Learning in school. Standards were strong in statutory assessments across the school in the summer, especially in Y6 at the ‘Greater Depth’ levels. Subject leader reports were also considered: showcasing a rich curriculum across the school. The Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 27th September 2024
We are now officially into Autumn and there has been an autumnal feel in school this week. We have just about resisted the temptation to put on the heating but it’s close! On Tuesday, we had a phonics audit from The English Hub. Once again, our practice came out strongly, with just a couple Read More
Read newsHeadteacher’s blog 20th September 2024
It has been a glorious week of weather and fun at Farfield this week – perhaps a final blast of summer. The weather stayed fair for our Rainbow Run on Saturday and people seemed to have a great time. Our PTA really are an outstanding group of people! We also launched our Show Time Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 13th October 2024
It has been a lovely week at school and the children have settled well into their new classes. It is also good to see all our new members of staff already contributing well to school. This weekend we have the big Rainbow Colour Run organised by the PTA. It should be an enjoyable, exciting Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 6th September 2024
It’s great to be back at school: everyone refreshed and ready for another fantastic year at Farfield! We have lots of new children and some new staff starting with us and we have had an excellent first week. This is an exciting time of year and I am always conscious that children only get Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 12/07/2024
This is such a busy time of year. Last weekend we had our annual Camp-Over which was a big success again. Our PTA really are magnificent: putting so much time and effort into putting on fabulous events that also raise funds for the school. On Tuesday we got our statutory Y6 SATs results. The Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 5th July 2024
It’s the busiest time of the year: reading, checking and commenting on 450 end-of-year reports. We are also pulling together all of the end-of-year assessments and await our statutory Y6 SATs results next week. The vast majority of children are progressing very well but we have a very wide spread: above average numbers of Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 28/6/24
It seems like summer has been and gone in a flash this week! I did a tour with some prospective parents yesterday afternoon and it was not typical. Half of Y6 were out on high school transition (and the rest were cooking, farming or hosting a visiting school – see below), a Reception class Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 21st June 2024
At last, we have some summer sun and it lifts (almost) everyone. 4Ke have been lucky today to have such beautiful weather for their trip to Burnsall in the Dales. Next week, Reception should have lovely weather for their trips to Harlow Carr Gardens. (In a sad irony, another school’s Reception children are actually Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 14th June 2024
I have had an enjoyable week, with the first three days spent on Y6 residential at wonderful How Stean Gorge in Upper Nidderdale. It was cold and a bit wet but we were accommodated in relative luxury this year in lodges rather than tents. The class that I went with, 6D, were a lovely Read More
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