Meet Our Safeguarding Team

A quick reminder of who to approach if you ever have a concern about your child, or any child.

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Mr Best. He has overall responsibility for safeguarding across the school, supported by a team of deputy DSLs who are trained to the same level and can help whenever the DSL isn't available. Our deputy DSLs are Mr Stainbank, Mrs Donohue and Mr Greeves.

You don't need to have "proof" of something being wrong to speak to us — if something feels off, we'd always rather hear from you and look into it together.

You can speak to any member of staff, who will pass your concern on straight away, or contact the office to ask for the safeguarding team directly.

We're here, and we're listening.

Kind regards,

Chris Best

Early Years 

Making Friends & Finding Our Place

As the children become more familiar with Nursery and Reception, we are beginning to see new friendships forming and children growing in confidence as part of their class.

Making friends is a big part of life in EYFS, but it doesn’t always happen straight away. Some children will quickly seek others out, while others may prefer to watch, play alongside someone or stay close to a familiar adult at first. All of these are perfectly normal ways of building confidence and relationships.

Through play, children are learning important skills such as taking turns, sharing ideas, joining in with games and beginning to understand how others might be feeling. We support them with simple language they can use when they are unsure how to join in.

Supporting your child: Talk positively about the children in their class and practise simple phrases such as “Can I play too?”, “Shall we build together?” or “Can I have a turn next?”

A question to try: Instead of “Who is your best friend?”, try “Who did you enjoy playing with today?” This takes away the pressure to have one particular ‘best friend’ and opens up a lovely conversation about their day.

Inclusion 

Click on the link to access the Padlet: 

https://padlet.com/agohil5/the-wood-end-primary-school-inclusion-toolkit-b8sdiw0559h1jd1b

Parent workshops taking place next week: 

Week commnecing 21st September 2026

Successful Eating (Ages 0–5): Online Wednesday, 24th September | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

• • How to sign up: Complete the online MS Booking Form.

Pre-Writing & Using My Hands (In-Person at Durdans Park Primary): Monday, 21st September | 09:30 AM

• Sign up: Ealing NHS OT Eventbrite

Dressing & Grooming (In-Person at Durdans Park Primary): Monday, 21st September | 11:15 AM

• Sign up: Ealing NHS OT Eventbrite

Successful Eating (Ages 0–5): Online Wednesday, 24th September | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

• Sign up: MS Registration Form

FREE weekly English Classes!

📍 Where: West Ealing Community Library, Improve your English with our two specialised classes designed for adults whose first language is not English. Every Friday - ⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
What You’ll Learn:
✅ Basic pronunciation     ✅ Introductions and greetings     ✅ Weather, dates, and appointments
✅ Food, shopping, and restaurants  ✅ Money and numbers   ✅ Family and relationships  ✅ Places in London and the UK