Weekly Newsletter-8th November 2019

Dear Parents,
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY NOTICE THAT CHILDREN ARE STILL RIDING BIKES/SCOOTERS ON SITE DESPITE MY REMINDER AT THE GATE EVERY MORNING!

THIS CAUSES CONGESTION, ESPECIALLY ON THE PATHWAY TO THE KS1 BUILDING, AND A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED- PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILDREN FOLLOW THE SCHOOL RULES AND REFRAIN FROM RIDING BIKES/SCOOTERS ON THE SCHOOL SITE.

This week is anti-bullying week and the theme is 'Change starts with us’
This year the goal is to inform schools and settings, children and young people, parents and carers to know that it takes a collective responsibility to stop bullying. Whether it is verbal, physical, online or in-person, bullying has a significant impact on a child’s life well into adulthood. By making small, simple changes, we can break this cycle and create a safe environment for everyone. Because together, we can challenge bullying. Change starts with a conversation. It starts with checking in. It starts with working together.

Pupils are invited to show solidarity with other schools across the country on 12th November by wearing odd socks to school and we will be planning activities across all year groups on this day.

We now know that there will be a General election on December 12th. I have been notified that the school will be used as a polling station and therefore, for safeguarding reasons we’ve decided to close. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause working parents but trust there is sufficient time for you to make child care arrangements. Please be aware that Christmas concerts scheduled for this day have now been moved to Monday December 16th.

Congratulations to Karen howell who has been elected as the new Parent Governor representing Mead on the Learning Federation Governing Board. Thank you to the other candidate Nina Beyers for putting her name forward and to all of you who took the time to cast your vote. The final result was very close.

IMPORTANT NOTICES
ALL FLU IMMUNISATION FORMS ARE RETURNED TO SCHOOL BY MONDAY 11TH NOVEMBER.
FORMS MUST BE RETURNED EVEN IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE IMMUNISED.

CHILDREN ARE NOT TO USE THE GYM EQUIPMENT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL

PUPILS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BRING THEIR OWN FOOD INTO SCHOOL TO EAT IN BREAKFAST CLUB

Diary Dates
This week is Anti-bullying week
Monday 11th November-Parents/carers are invited to join us at 10:40 for a short Remembrance service in the KS2 playground
Tuesday 12th November -Odd sock day. Pupils will be taking party in activities associated with anti-bullying week today. Reception parents/carers are invited into school for workshops this morning and our year 2 pupils will be taking part in recycling workshops in school.
Thursday 15th November -Year 5 are visiting West Stow. Our football team will be playing a match against Brookside after school


IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM

Week beginning Monday 4th November swimming starts for year 4 pupils

Monday 11th November-Armistice day-Parents are invited to join us for a short service in the KS2 playground at 10:40am

Monday 11th November - Friday 15th November-Anti-bullying week

Tuesday 12th November-Odd sock day

Thursday 21st November -Year 5 Showcase

Friday 22nd November -Year 1 Showcase

Wednesday 27th November - Flu immunisation

Friday 29th November -Year 2 Showcase

Tuesday 3rd December-Year 3 Showcase

Wednesday 4th November -Year 4 Showcase

Thursday 5th December -Year 6 Showcase


As we now know we have use of the KS2 hall in December I can confirm the planned Christmas events for the end of term

Monday 9th December 2:15pm Reception Christmas production

Tuesday 10th December 9:30-Reception Christmas production 10:30 Nursery Xmas production

2:15- KS1 Christmas production

Wednesday 11th December 9:30-KSI Christmas production 2:15-YRS 3/4 Christmas production

Thursday 12th December- POLLING DAY-SCHOOL CLOSED

Friday 13th December 9:30-YRS 5/6YRS Christmas production-CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

Monday 16th December 9:30-YRS 3/4 Christmas production 2:15- YRS 5/6 Christmas production

Week beginning Monday 16th December -Christmas party week

Wednesday 18th December Christmas dinner day

Thursday 19th December- 2:30 pm Carols in the playground


INSET Dates for 2019-20
Please note the school closure dates for this academic year.
INSET day 1- 4th September
INSET day 2- 3rd April
INSET day 3- 20th July
INSET day 4-21st July
INSET day 5- 22nd July

Please note that the final day of the summer term for pupils will be on Friday 17th July, 2020.

Term Dates 2019-20
https://www.havering.gov.uk/downloads/file/2023/term_dates_2019-2020

Havering Catering Services

Week beginning Monday 11th November is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.25.
Please be reminded to top up your child’s catering account as we cannot provide dinners for pupils whose accounts exceed a debt of £10.
Havering catering Service now provide a breakfast club for Mead pupils. For £1.50 your child can have a bacon or sausage sandwich or beans on toast with cereal or toast or fresh fruit or yoghurt plus a drink.
We will also have speciality days when other items such as pancakes and muffins will be available.
In order for you to book a place you will need to deposit the money in advance in your Squid account.
Please do not send your child to school to attend breakfast club if there are no funds in your account as they will not be admitted.

Attendance Update
Well done to Brazil class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at -97.9%. Scotland had the highest attendance in LKS2 and overall at 99.6% and Egypt had the highest attendance in KS1 at 98.3%. Well done to them! The overall attendance was once again good at 95.6%. Well done everyone! 

Have a good weekend

Mrs L. Smith

Headteacher

Parent Governor Election

Please click here to vote for the new Parent Governor representative on the Learning Federation governing board.

TES Awards 2018

#TESAwards10

We are looking forward to the TES Awards on the 22nd June at the Grosvenor House Hotel. This year the TES hosted an event at the House of Commons, in partnership with Lucy Powell MP.

It was a chance for all of the finalist to meet prior to the main event. Having the chance to network with so many inspiring individuals and schools was a fantastic experience.

This year Mead Primary is shortlisted for Employer of the Year and Headteacher of the Year. Hopefully we can bring home some glassware for the trophy cabinet!

We’re In The Paper: TES Awards

We are extremely proud to see Mead Primary featured in the Romford Recorder this week. Our school and Federation are delighted to be shortlisted as the Employer of the Year by the Times Educational Supplement (TES). 

This year saw a record number of entries, so to see our school sitting with the very best in th country is a real accolade. 

None of the progress would have been possible without the fantastic support from parents and the hard work of our amazing pupils! 

Now we just have to go and win the trophy!

Diary Dates

Monday 10th July- School Council representatives are visiting The Houses of Parliament

Tuesday 11th July- Some of our KS2 pupils will be going to The London Palladium to watch a production of Wind in the Willows. In the afternoon some of our older pupils will be going to Draper’s Pyrgo to represent the school in a cricket tournament

Wednesday 12th July-Year 3 will be out of school visiting Colchester Zoo. Some of our KS1 and KS2 pupils will be going to Draper’s Academy to represent Mead in the annual Spelling Bee Competition- We have been very successful in this competition in previous years and I know the children have been practising-so fingers crossed!

Thursday 13th July- The Learning Federation governors are visiting both school's on during the day visiting classes and talking with pupils. In the afternoon our Year 6 pupils will be having a ‘Drugs Talk’ presented by a local Police Officer and our Yr 3 pupils, who attended Forest Schools this year, will be leading an assembly for parents.

Friday 14th July-Picnic in the Playground. Parents/Carers are invited to join us for an afternoon of music. Feel free to bring fold up chairs/blankets to sit on and snacks/drinks-but NO alcohol. We aim to start at 13:45 and will be finished by 15:00.You will receive your children's reports this afternoon

Newsletter 7th July 2017

Weekly Newsletter

7th July  2017

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all of the families who attended the LFPA summer fete on Saturday. There were lots of people enjoying the music, food and drink, entertainment and sunshine. All of the children had a fabulous time on the inflatables and I am sure were completely worn out by the end of it all.

The day would not have happened if it was not for all of the hard work of the LFPA executive committee and LFPA volunteers. On behalf of the whole federation community I would like to say thank you for all of your team work and efforts to ensure that fete was such a success. Once all of the pennies have been counted we will announce the grand total.

Diary Dates

Monday 10th July- School Council representatives are visiting  The Houses of Parliament

Tuesday 11th July- Some of our KS2 pupils will be going to The London Palladium to watch a production of Wind in the Willows. In the afternoon some of our older pupils will be going to Draper’s Pyrgo to represent the school  in a cricket tournament

Wednesday 12th July-Year 3 will be out of school visiting Colchester zoo. Some of our KS1 and KS2 pupils will be going to Draper’s Academy to represent Mead in the annual Spelling Bee Competition- We have been very successful in this competition in previous years and I know the children have been practising-so fingers crossed!

Thursday 13th July- The Learning Federation governors are visiting both school's on during the day visiting classes and talking with pupils. In the afternoon our Year 6 pupils will be having a ‘Drugs Talk’ presented by a local Police Officer and our Yr 3 pupils, who attended Forest Schools this year, will be leading an assembly for parents.

Friday 14th July-Picnic in the Playground. Parents/Carers are invited to join us for an afternoon of music. Feel free to bring fold up chairs/blankets to sit on and snacks/drinks-but NO alcohol. We aim to start at 13:45 and will be finished by 15:00.

You will receive your children's reports this afternoon

Sports Days

You are all invited to join us for the sports days as below. Let’s hope the sun shines so that they can all go ahead!

Drinks will be available but it would be helpful if you could ensure your child has a bottle of water on the day and a sun hat If necessary please apply sunscreen before they come to school for those taking part in morning events. Otherwise send sunscreen into school and we will ensure the children have time to apply it before they go out in the afternoon.

Monday 10th July-13:30-14:45-YR 1 Sports Day

Tuesday 11th July-9:30-12:00-LKS2  (Years 3 and 4) Sports Day

Wednesday 12th July-9:30-12:00- UKS2 (years 5 and 6) Sports Day

Wednesday 12th July-13:30-14:45-YR2 Sports Day

Friday 14th July 9:30-10:30-YR R Sports Day

Havering Catering Services

Week beginning 10th  July  is week 3 on the Havering Catering Services menu.

Key dates for the rest of the summer term

Monday 17th July 15:30-19:30 Parents Evening

Tuesday 18th July 16:30-18:00-Year 6 Oscar

Friday 21st July-Last Day of Summer term

Pupils return to school on Tuesday 5th September

Attendance Update
Well done to Brazil class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6  at  98%. Greece  had the highest attendance in LKS2 at an impressive 99% and Madagascar and Australia share the top spot for the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 99.3% -Very well done to them!. The overall attendance improved slightly from last week to 95%. Let’s have a real effort to get nearer to our target of 96% these last few weeks of term!

Have a fabulous weekend

Mrs L. Smith

REMINDER

The governing body of the learning Federation invites all parents and carers of all of our children to a governors and parents meeting. This will be held at Mead Primary School at 9.15am on Tuesday 7th March. There will be a raffle to win a stationery hamper for your child’s class.

Diary Dates

Diary Dates
Our Nurture group and some children from years 1-3 will be visiting Hilldene library on Monday 6th March

The governing body of the learning Federation invites all parents and carers of all of our children to a governors and parents meeting. This will be held at Mead Primary School at 9.00am on Tuesday 7th March. There will be a raffle to win a stationery hamper for your child’s class.

On Wednesday 8th March parents/carers of our Reception children are invited into school between 8;30 and 9:00 for a stay and read session.

Year 3 &4 Pupils will be taking part in a football competition at St Ursula’s Junior School on Wednesday at 15:00

On Friday our Nursery will be holding phonics workshops for parents carers to attend at 10:20am and 1:15pm

Also on Friday a group of year 6 pupils will be taking part in the Rotary Club quiz at Hacton Primary School

Governors' Coffee Morning

Governors’ Coffee Morning: 7th March

We would be delighted to see you at this term's Governors' Coffee Morning:
Venue: Mead Primary
Date: 7th March
Time: 9.15am

This will be an opportunity for Governors to give you an update on plans for the rest of the year and look ahead to 2017-18. At both Broadford and Mead there is a very positive period of expansion, investment and change coming and we would like all parents to be both informed about this and able to contribute ideas as we move our Federation forward.

As an added incentive to attend, Mr Kent has managed to secure a hamper of stationery which will be the subject of a raffle. There will be one ticket issued to every adult attending and the winning tickets will have the hamper donated to their child's classroom.

Governors' & Parents' Coffee Morning

Dear Parents

We would be delighted to see you at this term's Governors' Coffee Morning:

Venue: Mead Primary
Date: 7th March
Time: 9.15am

This will be an opportunity for Governors to give you an update on plans for the rest of the year and look ahead to 2017-18. At both Broadford and Mead there is a very positive period of expansion, investment and change coming and we would like all parents to be both informed about this and able to contribute ideas as we move our Federation forward.

As an added incentive to attend, Mr Kent has managed to secure a hamper of stationery which will be the subject of a raffle. There will be one ticket issued to every adult attending and the winning tickets will have the hamper donated to their child's classroom.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Governor & Parents Meeting Minutes

Dear Parents,

We were delighted with the number of families who were represented at the Parent & Governor Coffee morning. The turnout from both schools was heartening to see and certainly was great evidence of how the community will be at the forefront of our achievements as a Federation.

Understandably many parents were unable to make the meeting due to family or work commitments. Please find below the notes from the discussion to keep you informed about how we are progressing:

Welcome

Gill Gordon (Chris Kent was absent due to unforeseen circumstances) welcomed parents to the first joint meeting. Gill described how positive the feeling had been about the Federation during the recent Ofsted Inspection and how good it was to see so many parents in the hall for the meeting.

Meetings would continue to alternate between Mead & Broadford.

Purpose of the meetings was for Governors to talk to parents about plans, progress so far and to hear their thoughts on how the schools were doing.

Vision & Values update

Mr Drakes - Executive Headteacher - provided an update on the Values expected of Parents, Staff & Pupils. This had also been covered at the recent Parent Forum meetings at both schools. There were some key facts about the RM3 postcode and how the deprivation could be a limiting factor for pupils if the quality of education wasn’t world class

• Pupils from a poor background and 4x more likely to be poor themselves when older
• 9 in 10 people in a low paid job are still in that job after 8 years
• Those who are unable to read by the age of 10 will earn 20% less than their peers
• The life expectancy gap between RM3 & RM14 is 7 years

Clear imperative for Broadford & Mead staff to work hard to ensure all pupils get the very best possible education.

Key is being able to read well - so our vision specifically refers to the need for pupils to be able to read by the age of 6.

Feedback from Ofsted & LA about Federation

The Ofsted report referred to the strength of the relationship between the two schools and how it had been a powerful agent for change and improvement:

• Staff morale is high. Teachers told inspectors that they were excited about the new federation. Senior leaders have set a clear vision and demonstrate a thorough understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses.

The local authority has supported the school well on its journey of improvement prior to the federation with Broadford Primary School. The school is an active member of a network of schools.

• There is a strong collaborative approach to planning as teachers have the opportunity to share good practice with other teachers from Broadford Primary School

Over the next few months we expect to see a formal change of structure that will better reflect the shared leadership between the two schools and the collaborative teaching.  

Update on buildings work @ Mead

Parents were shown images of the near completed EYFS learning area: tree houses, nature gardens, tunnels, water play and construction area. It is anticipated that the remaining equipment (music feature and sound systems) will be in place by the end of the term. Parents will then be invited to have a look at the new area and see the impact it is having on the children’s learning.

Broadford parents were reassured that there will be continued investment, but much of the focus was inside: new flooring, updated screens for teachers, new ICT network, new PCs. This was due to the lack of clarity about exactly would be included in the new build project.

Update on expansion @ Broadford

The plans were due to be completed soon. They will be available for parents to view at the next Parents Forum in the Spring Term. We expect construction to begin in Feb/Mar of 2017 with completion by Dec/Jan 2018

Launch of Teaching School

Mr Drakes informed parents that Broadford had now been accredited as a National Teaching School. This would mean that we would be able to have our own ITT programs to train teachers, provide CPD for our staff and work as an agent for the LA. It also drew in much needed funding to the schools so that we can support our extended leadership team and retain key staff.

Questions & Feedback
There weren’t any questions from parents

We look forward to seeing you next term, when the coffee morning will be held at Mead Primary.

Yours faithfully

Gill Gordon

Chris Kent

Co-chairs of Governor

Playground Safety Surface

Dear Parents

When we got feedback from the children about which areas of the school they wished to improve 85% of them highlighted the lack of equipment on the playground for them to use. Many of these pupils are very aware of the variety of opportunities available to Broadford pupils.

Play equipment is expensive. In order to pay for the £16,000 gym installation we secured a £10,000 grant from Awards for All. We wanted the area to be available in all weathers, so installing into grass wasn't an option - it would very quickly become slippery and too muddy to use. Consequently we had a gravel surface installed. This cost an additional £3,000.

The total area that we created is 180 sq m in size. We opted for this so that - when additional funds are available - we will be able to add extra equipment: clamber walls, extra gym equipment and trim trail elements.

Some parents have asked why a safety surface wasn't installed. The reasons for this are listed below:

• The gravel/compacted Type 1 surface is safe: pupils are supervised at break and lunchtimes, running through/in between the equipment isn't permitted and pupils have been shown how to use the equipment safely in assemblies.
• The cost of a safety surface for an area that size is prohibitively expensive: the costs we have been quoted are between £18-23,000.
• We are yet to finish installing equipment in that area. Once funds are available then we will add new items into the empty areas and we wanted a surface that would allow us to do that easily.
• No surface is perfectly safe. At both schools the worst accidents we have had on the playground have both occurred on areas where there is a wet pour surface - though we should mention these incidents are few and far between.

Some parents have also wanted to seek the opinion of health and safety experts. We take the safety of your children extremely seriously and already have support in place from the Borough, Sovereign Play (who inspect the play equipment), Ofsted and our own Governors.

• Our Health & Safety representative recently completed a walk around the whole site to take in all of the new equipment. No recommendations were made regarding the recently installed gym equipment.
• The third party play equipment inspector made no recommendations regarding the gravel play surface
• The Health & Safety Executive have also spoken to the school and assured us - as recently as this week - that there is no need for any further work to be done to the surface.
• Ofsted had only positive comments to make about the gym equipment - inspectors even tried it out during the recent inspection in October making some very specific comments about the way in which the site has been developed:

Governors know their school well, and are confident and skilled in asking challenging questions. Their expertise has been used very well to ensure that it benefits the school. For example, their knowledge of construction has enabled the school to improve buildings and outdoor play areas.

They are active in the playground, where they enjoy using a good range of equipment together. The newly bought outdoor gym equipment is very popular, with queues of patiently waiting pupils eager to take their turn. Pupils speak enthusiastically about its use and how it helps them physically.

As you can see we have listened carefully to those third parties who also take your children's welfare seriously. All are satisfied that the play equipment is safe. 

We hope that this reassures you that we have taken your concerns seriously and that our actions are well thought through. We also would hope that - as many of you have - you recognise the huge level of investment that has taken place over the last six months to rapidly improve provision in all areas of the school. We have created a fantastic learning environment - but we are not done yet. Every penny we can get will be used to improve the facilities further and we look forward to more installations in the near future.

Thank you again for taking such an interest.

Governors' Coffee Morning Hamper Prize

Governing Board Coffee Morning - Tuesday 1st November @ 9am

Broadford Primary

Dear Parents/Carers

Our Learning Federation Governing Board will be delighted to welcome parents and carers from both schools to Broadford Primary on Tuesday 1st November.

We will update you on the Learning Federation and how things are going. Mr Drakes will report on building works at the two sites and future plans for the Federation. You will also learn about the exciting progress in your children's education.

In addition we would be pleased to hear your views and answer any questions you may have.

We look forward to meeting with you.

Prize Raffle

• Every attending adult will be given a raffle ticket: one for each child. If you have three children in the school (Broadford or Mead) then you will get three raffle tickets.
• At the end of the session there will be a draw.
• The winning raffle ticket will have the hamper below donated to that child's class!

Thank you very much indeed to Paperchase who donated the items in the hamper!

Governors' Coffee Morning - 1st November @ Broadford

This meeting is for parents/carers of both schools in the Federation!

We are delighted to be able to invite you to the next Governors’ Coffee Morning.

We believe these meetings are a vital way for Governors and Parents to communicate. We also believe it is an effective way for the Governors to communicate key aspects of the strategic vision that they have for the school and invite parents and carers to contribute to that.

Date: Tuesday 1st November 2016
Time: 9am-10.15am
Location: Broadford Primary School

Tea, Coffee, biscuits and cakes will be provided.

To help encourage maximum parental participation, we have introduced a competition. 

Parents and carers who attend will be given a raffle ticket. The draw will be made at the end of the event, with the child who wins earning a luxury stationary hamper worth £200 for their class!

Mrs Nicholls & Mrs Smith will show children during an assembly, with the intention that they'll come home and encourage family members to attend.

The first coffee morning held last term was at Mead, hence we will be alternating across both school sites each term.

Nursery Windows

We were delighted to see the completion of the EYFS windows this week. Nursery now have brand new frames and doors around the whole of their building which will have a number of benefits:

• the appearance of the building is now much more in keeping with what we want to portray - a world class environment for world class learning
• the classrooms will be much warmer in the winter as the power coated aluminium frames and insulated glass will preserve the heat
• In the Summer it will be cooler as all of the windows will open - before the old frames were often stuck.

However we aren't finished yet! Despite spending £40,000 of this project, Governors are keen to finish the area with a colour render, which will really modernise and freshen the front of the building. That is in addition to the extra play equipment and resources which are still to come over the next few weeks!

Vision & Values

Vision
Our vision is to ensure that we deliver nothing less than an outstanding school experience for your children, so that they have the very best start in life - they deserve nothing less. We believe that we can always find 1% gains to further improve what we do. It is very worrying that in 2016, where you are born in Havering still has such an impact on your life chances. There is a 7 year life expectancy gap between children born in Harold Hill and those born in Upminster. If we don’t provide a world class education and act responsibly as parents then we become part of the problem, rather than empowering our children to have a brighter future where they can choose their own place to live, work and raise a family.

Our united school community - which now numbers over 1,200 pupils and 120 staff - can be a powerful force for positive change and raising standards. By working together we will ensure that Mead & Broadford are the best schools on the Hill, and an education community that looks to put a dent in the universe much further afield too!

Values
To achieve these aspirational goals we will need to behave in a certain way everyday! These expectations are laid out below:

• Turn up everyday… on time
• Do your best in every lesson
• Be kind and polite to everyone you meet

However we also need to have expectations of ourselves as adults: our behaviour, attitude and professionalism. We expect our staff to demonstrate these qualities every day:

• Inspiration: aiding pupils to realise what they can achieve, having high expectations and setting a great role model
• Innovation: looking for ways to reflect on what we can do, consistently making 1% gains and working with others
• Integrity: being confidential with information, being trusted by all members of the school community and delivering on our promises

You too, as parents, are vitally important. The children will spend 87% of their year in your care, so your influence is vital. Having listened to feedback on what you think is important we believe that our parents and carers should:


1. Ensure that pupils arrive on time for school and ready to learn:
a. Parents will have provided their children with a healthy breakfast
b. Pupils will have warm clean clothing
c. Parents will make sure their children have the right equipment for school (book bag, reading record, PE kit)

2. Will support their children’s learning at home through:
a. Reading regularly
b. Helping them to practise their spellings and mental maths
c. Encouraging them in their interests

3. Will model politeness and kindness to everyone they meet

By ensuring we all do our job and show these behaviours consistently everyday we have a great chance of making a real difference to the life chances of our community! We will be discussing expectations for parents and the Vision & Values at our Parent Forums later this term.

Federation Parents' Meeting

We had a very positive Federation meeting for parents on July 4th. Parents from both schools meet at Mead to discuss how they are feeling about the recent changes, meet the new Governing Board, ask questions about the new arrangements and hear what changes are already planned for both schools.

What benefits will my children see?
Working as two schools means that we can offer much wider curriculum opportunities. Mead pupils have already benefitted from author days at Broadford and a writer's workshop. Broadford pupils have benefitted from the chance to attend a careers fair. Now that the Federation is confirmed, our teachers have already met to plan regular collaboration for next year and a whole range of joint activities.

Will Broadford pupils have to move to Mead if there isn't enough space?
Both schools remain separate entities and admissions are governed by Havering. Pupils do not need to be housed at different sites - both schools have ample space to look after their own pupils. If parents wanted to move between the two schools they would have to use the standard procedure with the Borough.

Who will be in charge at each school?
Each school will have its own Head of School, while there will be one Executive Headteacher in place over both schools. For an interim period these posts will be filled by:
Mr Drakes (Executive Head)
Mrs Smith (Mead Head of School)
Mrs Nicholls (Broadford Head of School)

What is different about the Governing Body?
There is now one Governing Board that has oversight across both schools. Previously here were two Governing bodies who acted independently

Why will a Federation improve our schools?
There will be a clear vision for the two schools focused on how we can use high quality education to ensure that pupils' backgrounds don't impact on future achievement. Teachers will benefit from collaborative working and sharing best practice. Pupils will have a wider community in which to work and play. Financially the two schools will be able to get much better pricing and deals on purchases.

Will the new Federation raise standards?
It is our intention to ensure that both schools have outstanding results. This year both schools have exceeded national achievements by over 25%!

Parent Meeting With Federation Board

Today parents from both schools had the opportunity to mead the new Federated Governing Board