LAR  NEWSLETTER 

11/07/25 , Module 6

It has been a week of celebrations with our reward assemblies and MYP Graduation Evening which was well attended and a lovely showcase of our year 9 students now they have come to the end of their KS3 journey. I was proud to issue Principal's rewards to Daniel A in year 10 Turing, Ewan D in year 7 Kingsley and Charlie H in year 9 Angelou for their LEIGH learner attributes and progress made towards their studies this year. 

We were also delighted to welcome our 5th cohort last week, who joined us for their Transition event and had a fantastic day with us experiencing lessons, assemblies and the school show. I would like to publicly thank Mr Smith for leading on yet another 'military planned' transition operation which ensured all involved had a wonderful day. 

This week we had our 6th form common room project planning meeting where we finalised the plans for the contractors to move the library to English and develop the current library into our new 6th form common room and study space with kitchenette. Mr Smith and I are now in the throes of finalising the furniture designs, college details and 6th form prospectus ready to launch to families in September!

Mrs Cramlington

Principal

Disabled Bays - Displaying Blue Badges

We have noted that a number of families are using the disabled bays despite not having displayed disable blue badges to park there. While we appreciate some of our students may have some minor injuries, I kindly ask we collectively work together to ensure our physically disabled students have priority of these spaces for their walking frames and wheelchairs. Recently they have been unable to park which has made it difficult for some students during end of day pickup. The designated pickup and drop off point is not much further than the disabled bays, so if you do not have a blue badge to display for a LAR child I respectfully ask that this zone be used so that our blue badge holders can park in the designated bays. 

Phone Calls Home

We've had an increase in students approaching staff regarding topping up parent pay and students going to an after school club or intervention. Please can we remind you all that we don't have the time or capacity to keep phoning home and chasing parents regarding these little things. We kindly ask that this is looked and discussed before your child arrives on site.

Water Bottles

As the weather is getting warmer, we've noticed the increase in students not bringing a water bottle. Please can we ask that students come to the academy with a water bottle to ensure that they are staying hydrated.

WaitLess App

We are aware that a lot of parents/guardians are struggling to get doctor's appointments so we wanted to share this app that is proving useful to get walk-in and emergency appointments.

The WaitLess app is a free mobile application designed to help patients find the least busy urgent care facilities and reduce their waiting times. It provides real-time information on waiting times, queue numbers, and travel times to various urgent care centers, allowing patients to make informed decisions about where to seek treatment. The app also offers information on available pharmacies and other non-emergency treatment options.

On 4th July, our top 10 students from each year group were rewarded with a fantastic day out at the Kent County Show! From rock climbing and simulators to showjumping and meeting farm animals, it was a day full of fun and discovery.

Our students were praised by the public for their excellent behaviour and manners, a true credit to our school. We’re so proud of how they represented us! 

We are so very proud of Kaiden who played exceptionally well at the Junior NBA European Championship Finals!

**We need your vote**

We have successfully secured our next project in the Tesco Stronger Starts campaign and now need your vote to help us win! Any value purchase gains you a green chip to place in the project box. The boxes will be there from now until September so lots of opportunities to support!

The project: School-based food garden to build life skills of our students through growing, composting, maintenance and selling of produce. Community involvement will be at the heart of it all.

Where to vote: 

• 3078 Rainham Kent Superstore ME8 7HW

• 6630 Chatham Lords Wood Express Express ME5 8TH