Farsley Farfield Primary School

Head Teacher's Blog

Headteacher blog 20th November 2020

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Sadly, we had our first confirmed positive case of COVID in school this week and, as a result, just over 100 children and 8 staff are now in self-isolation. Thankfully, the child is showing no symptoms and is well.  The self-isolation has affected more children than we hoped, as the child is in the Read More

Headteacher blog 12/11/20

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First of all I would like to wish “Happy Diwali” to all our Hindu and Sikh families – we certainly all need some light in these dark days! I hope that you can still enjoy the festival despite the obvious limitations that the lockdown brings.  Whilst the government and media seem pre-occupied by the Read More

Headteacher blog 6 November 2020

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It is an exciting time at school. We are about to launch a 1:1 Chromebook scheme for Years 4-6: something I have wanted to do for many years.  Funded by a Catch-Up Grant, the possibilities are huge – both at school and at home. The lockdown closure of school earlier this year accelerated our Read More

Head teacher blog 23/10/2020

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I have been astounded by the quantity and quality of the submissions for our PTA decorated pumpkins and scarecrow competitions.  We have clearly got a lot of talented and competitive children (and parents!). I am glad that I haven’t been a judge. Furthermore, we have a school full of ghoulish costumes today – apologies Read More

Headteacher blog 16th October 2020

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This week the junior children have been doing the tests that they would have usually done towards the end of the summer term. Results are still being collated, but early indications are that there has been a drop in the reading comprehension scores that we might usually expect, but maths scores are more comparable. Read More