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Headteacher blog May 12th 2018
Farsley is a wonderful place: close to great urban centres but also only a stone’s throw away from beautiful countryside. This was exemplified this week when Year 1 visited the hidden gem of Rodley Nature Reserve down in the Aire Valley. This wonderful place, run by super volunteers, has so much to offer and Read…
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Headteacher part time secondment
I have been asked to take on a temporary part-time secondment with the local authority to support the Director of Children’s Services and work on a number of projects across the city. I will remain head teacher at Farfield, and will be in school or in touch with school every day, but I will be spending Read…
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Headteacher blog 4th May 2018
It has been an interesting week. I enjoyed working with colleagues from across the three Farsley schools as we observed maths lessons, looked at books and spoke with children at Springbank School. This is a lovely school and Miss Percival and her team are doing a great job in their very smart, newly-extended and Read…
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Headteacher blog April 27th 2018
Obviously the highlight of the week was finally receiving our Ofsted report. As expected, it was very positive and the few areas picked out for further work were things that we were already aware of and trying to work on. Some of the most pleasing elements for me were the references to such a Read…
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Ofsted report March/April 2018
We are pleased to publish our latest Ofsted report. It validates our status as a good school and praises our ‘rich and vibrant curriculum’. The report describes the school as a ‘happy and lively place’. Well done to everyone involved in the school: governors, staff and families! Click here or view below. [gview file=”https://www.farsleyfarfield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/10031052-Farsley-Farfield-Primary-School-final-PDF.pdf”]
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Headteacher blog 20th April 2018
Finally we have had some lovely weather to enjoy and we have made the most of it at Farfield: bringing out the tennis nets, opening up the den-making, pond dipping for tadpoles, nature walks, plenty of sports and allowing children to use much more of the grounds without, necessarily, the need for wellies. It Read…
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Tag Rugby 17th April 2018
This afternoon, I had the pleasure of taking ten Y6 pupils to a Tag Rugby Tournament at Stanningley Sports & Amateur Rugby League Club. The tournament was used as the qualification route to the City Finals and, as such, there was fierce competition. Farfield were placed in a group with Holy Family, Lowtown and Coop Read…
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RAF 100 launch at Farfield
Today was a memorable day for Farsley Farfield Primary School. We were delighted to be the host school for the national Remember RAF100 launch event. Sunday 1st April, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Airforce (RAF). Through contacts made during our research into the Farsley Airfield, we were chosen to take Read…
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Headteacher blog 29th March
What a remarkable (short) week we have had at Farfield. We have had two successful Y2 visits to the Grand Mosque in Leeds, a Y2 ‘Africa’ morning with special visitors and Year 4 had an extended day at Murton Park, playing the role of Viking villagers. This morning, the infant hall was packed for Read…
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Head teacher’s blog March 23rd 2018
We have had an exceptionally busy week at Farfield. Ofsted came on Tuesday for a long-awaited inspection. This was a new light-touch Section 8-type inspection: one day with just one inspector. She had clearly done her homework on the school and she worked exceptionally hard, at 100mph, all day. The final report is not Read…
