This term's curriculum in each class

Teachers have been busy planning interesting and exciting lessons for the term.  All of the information about the curriculum for each class can be found on the class pages of the school website.

Parent Carer forum

Please see the link here to the latest Parent Carer forum newsletter.

Change to INSET days for 25-26

We have recently been working closely with The People's Learning Trust, a newly formed multi academy trust with extensive links to Everton Football Club.  In particular, we will soon begin a 10 year project to improve English teaching and learning, with support, training and guidance from the National Literacy Trust.  

Teachers and teaching assistants have been invited to attend their first joint INSET day, which will be held at a central venue on 1st September 2025.  Our Governors have made the decision to move the November INSET day from 3rd November 2025 to 2nd September 2025.  This will ensure we can still dedicate a day to essential school-based training at the start of the year such as safeguarding and classroom preparation.

This means that school will be closed to pupils on both 1st and 2nd September 2025.  School will reopen to all pupils after the October half term on 3/11/25.  We understand this may cause some inconvenience and we appreciate your understanding.  If there are individual concerns where this impacts a planned holiday, please see me to talk about it.

The full term dates can be found on the website here.  To add the dates to your personal calendar/ mobile device, click here.

Respiratory illnesses in school

There are a range of coughs, colds and the like in school at the moment.  All classes have windows open to increase ventilation, and staff are constantly reminding chidlren about hand hygiene, the importance of hand washing, and using tissues when sneezing/ coughing.  Unless children have a high temperature, or are genuinely too unwell to attend, they should still be present in school.  

If your child is unwell and will not be attending school you must let us know the reason for the absence before 9.00 am by calling the absence line 01606 668380. You should call the absence line before 9am each day until your child returns to school to give an update.

When you leave your message please do not just say that your child is "poorly" or "not well".  You should provide the following information:

• What symptoms your child has

• When your child started to feel unwell

• If you will be making/have already made a doctor’s appointment

• Is your child able to attend school with calpol/painkillers/anti biotics etc?

• When do you expect them to return? Ensure this is realistic and in line with the NHS advice

• Do you need support with anything else?

If your child has sickness or diarrhoea they must be kept off school for at least 48 hours after the last attack of vomiting and / or diarrhoea. If parents adhere to this rule, hopefully these nasty bugs will not spread from one child to another easily.

For more information on specific illnesses please refer to the NHS website https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/

CWAC Autism Service Transition to High School Support

Please see the leaflet that outlines the Transition to High School online event being run by the Autism Service at the LA.