Welcome!
Welcome to Bealings. We agree with John Dewey, who said that school must be, 'a genuine form of community life.' For us, Bealings is more than a school. It is a community where we find out about the world together, where we take care of each other, make decisions together, and try to improve and create things as we go along. Find out more about our Core Principles here.
My name is Rebecca and I have had the absolute privilege of supporting Bealings as its interim headteacher this year.
I started in September 2023, and I finish this summer. It has been a pleasure to work with the whole school community as we look forward to a new chapter for the school, building on its rich and vibrant past.
I absolutely love learning and teaching. The world is an incredible place and it is always so nourishing to work in a school that values knowledge and curiosity.
Have a look at our core principles or our curriculum overview page to find out more about how we do things.
If you have any questions, my door is always open.
Here are some things to know about Bealings:
There are 105 places for children in our school. We have a beautiful main school building that was built in 1877 - so it has its challenges but it offers a place full of character with lots of original features. It now has four main classrooms and lots of other spaces - indoors and outdoors - where we gather, learn and create.
The outdoors is really important to us. We love play, we love nature and we love sports. There is an enormous school field, a polytunnel, a pond, a den garden, outdoor play equipment and much more.
We cook all our own food in our cafe and the lunches are AMAZING! We have shared community lunches too and we grow some of our own food for our meals.
We are made stronger by being within a network of incredible people and groups like FOBS (Friends of Bealings) and FOSS (Family of Small Schools). Lots of parents help at our school.
We see ourselves as a democratic community, with adults and children working alongside each other and making decisions together. We hold a school meeting every week which is chaired by the children and they are able to raise ideas and suggestions for improvements.
We are located on a very minor private road in the village of Little Bealings. We have a split site which means we have to cross the road to get to the cafe and the field. We are really careful about this crossing and are very vigilant about staying safe. Children below Year 6 know not to cross the road on their own.
We do not have a carpark for parents but the Village Hall at the top of 'The Street' has a carpark and the committee at the hall has agreed that parents can park there and walk down to school. You can donate to the Village Hall (there are signs in the carpark) to help them with the upkeep of the carpark.
Our school looks and sounds amazing. We love art and we love music. There is always lots of singing, there are two pianos, and we have a visiting artist who keeps our school going as a living, breathing art gallery.