Headteacher's welcome

Dear Parents,

November has been an incredibly busy and rewarding month in school! We began with a thoughtful Remembrance assembly, where pupils showed great maturity and respect as they reflected on the importance of honouring those who have served. This was followed by a vibrant Anti-Bullying Week, during which the children engaged enthusiastically in activities promoting kindness, inclusion and the confidence to speak out. Our Children in Need fundraising event was another wonderful success, and I am so proud of the generosity and community spirit shown by our families. As we move into December, excitement is building for our upcoming Christmas Craft Afternoons, the much-loved Carol Concert, and the KS1 Nativity. We look forward to celebrating these festive events together and ending the term with joy and togetherness.

Emma Baldwin

Head of School 

School Improvement - Our Priorities 

Our priorities this year are as follows:

Educational Excellence

Achieve sustained educational excellence by refining and embedding pedagogical practices across all year groups, driven by a rigorous, continuous instructional coaching cycle to ensure that all pupils, especially disadvantaged and high-attaining learners, consistently achieve and exceed national expected outcomes for attainment and demonstrate exceptional rates of progress.

Strengthening Attendance

Strengthen attendance processes and procedures to ensure that Elaine Primary School achieves national measures for whole-school attendance and significantly reduces persistent absence.

Community Engagement 

Strengthen community engagement through greater participation of parents and carers in school life, fostering a collaborative and supportive learning environment.

Pupil Leadership

To empower pupils to play a greater and more impactful role in the life of the school, fostering a culture of active citizenship and shared responsibility.

School Uniform

It is great to see the children looking smart in their school uniforms. Just a reminder that all shoes should be black, earrings need to be studs only and hair bands should be small and in school colours. 

Please see the link to the uniform policy:

https://www.elaine.medway.sch.uk/page/?title=Policies&pid=52

Healthy School 

As a school, we promote healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle. Snacks should be fruit only. Water should be sent in children's bottles and children may have squash/juice at lunchtime only. Children will not be allowed to drink squash during lessons. 

As we have children with allergies at Elaine, we are a nut free school so please consider this when packing your child a packed lunch.