Head Teacher's Blog
Headteacher blog November 4th 2022
04/11/2022 · No comments yet
It has been a super week in school. I have done school tours and a number of lesson observations this week and I know that prospective parents have been impressed by what we have to offer. Every classroom that we go into feels calm and purposeful and there is a real warmth evident in Read More
Headteacher blog 14th October 22
14/10/2022 · No comments yet
It has been a glorious week at Farfield: but dramatic too. Year 3 were enjoying a fabulous sunny Stone Age Day on Thursday when disaster struck. Stalking a ‘deer’ on a hunt with our bows and arrows, we accidentally stepped on a wasp nest in the long grass. The wasps defended themselves and, sadly, Read More
Headteacher blog 7th October 2022
07/10/2022 · No comments yet
This week I chaired the Leeds School Forum again. This group of headteachers, governors and senior council officers has an overview of education funding and budgets across the city. Once again, Leeds is missing out on £2million of funding for SEND next financial year as a result of a ‘cap on gains’ as we Read More
Headteacher blog 30th September 2022
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I upset a few children this week. We are running four competitive football teams this year, and I ran two lunchtime trials for Y6. Nearly 30 children attended and I needed to whittle things down to a team of 9 (and a sub) and another 7 children for a squad for the season to Read More
Headteacher blog 23rd September 2022
23/09/2022 · No comments yet
It’s been a good week at school: attendance is finally up to pre-pandemic levels which is really helpful. All the classrooms are calm and purposeful. Our nursery teacher can’t stop smiling as she has a really super group of three year olds who have settled really well. It has been an exciting week for Read More
