Farsley Farfield Primary School

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Headteacher blog Friday 11th November

11/11/2022 · No comments yet

We are not full in Reception this year – the first time in the 18 years that I have been headteacher – as birth rates have declined in this area. It might also reflect the fact that we did less school tours over the COVID period. This year, we seem to be doing huge Read More

Headteacher blog November 4th 2022

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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

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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

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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