Head Teacher's Blog
Headteacher blog 25th April 2025
25/04/2025 · No comments yet
We have had an excellent first week back after the Easter break. On Tuesday, the teachers had a second training day on Metacognition: ways of thinking and remembering. One of the things we looked at was the number of times we might need to revisit things – to repeat things – before learning is Read More
Headteacher blog 4th April 2025
04/04/2025 · No comments yet
It has been a glorious, sunny week: a wonderful end to a very successful term. Our Muslim families spent a day or two celebrating Eid at the start of the week and school felt quiet without about 30% of our population. We were back to our bustling best by mid-week. We had two very Read More
Headteacher blog 21st March 2025
21/03/2025 · 1 comment
It has been a super week at school with a bit of sunshine and warmth to raise spirits. This week our school was turned into a TV studio for two live-stream assemblies for Network Rail around railway safety. Nearly 170,000 children across the country were logged in to watch the professionally-produced assemblies, with 6D Read More
Headteacher’s blog 14th March 2025
13/03/2025 · No comments yet
This week, I think I have taught in class more than I have for many years: covering a teacher absence in Y6 as well as my small regular teaching commitment. I have enjoyed it and it is a good reminder of the demands of the job – the last time I had full-time responsibility Read More
Headteacher blog 7/3/25
07/03/2025 · No comments yet
It has been such a good week! Dry weather and sunshine makes such a difference and it is great to see the children enjoying themselves across the whole school grounds at break times. This week has been dominated by World Book Day. Reception had a very successful bedtime reading event on Wednesday evening. The Read More