Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Change to school Menu on Thursday 28 March

  Mon 25 Mar 2019
  On Thursday 28 March, the main meal will be Pasta Bolognaise.

• Phoenix Garden Update

  Thu 21 Mar 2019

  I agreed at the coffee morning on Friday that I will give a brief update on the developments regarding the Phoenix garden. The plans and more detailed information can be found on this website under - Parents/Carers, School Letters, Term 3

   

  It has become clear to the governing body that the garden between the Phoenix building (Residence) and the staff car park does in fact not make up part of the school grounds. This is a disappointment to us as even though we’d only developed and utilised it in a small way so far, we had further plans for the area.

   

  The loss of ground and space for our young people to utilise is disappointing, however KCC, the current owners East Kent Opportunities and the developers Kentish Projects, have assured us that there will be no road linking New Haine Road to Sterling Way. Final planning has not been applied for by Kentish Projects, as yet. This will be our formal opportunity as a community to raise our concerns. As soon as we are aware of this planning application we will let you all know and ask for your support in raising our concerns. These include;

  •             Transport and highways – the effect of increased traffic, building vehicles, the impact of 20 new buildings and the effect this would have on the children and for parents bringing children to and from school, particularly in the mornings.

  •             Privacy and safeguarding issues.  There needed to be consideration about housing overlooking the residential provision and the primary side of the school.  There was also concerns about dust and noise, Air pollution/air quality and the loss of local open areas, we know all of these will impact on the well-being of our children.

   

  If you would like to discuss this further with myself please do not hesitate in contacting me.

   

  Les Milton

• Parent/Carer Coffee Morning 15 March 2019 Overview

  Thu 21 Mar 2019

  Thank you for those who were able to attend today’s coffee morning, it was lovely to see you all.

  We had Jane from Fegans and Amy who runs a parent support group come along to the coffee morning to talk about what services they offer and may offer in the future.

  Please find below their contact details, which will be shared on our website as well:

  Jane Cekic - East Kent Area Manager for Fegans: Jane.Cekic@fegans.org.uk

  Amy Shatliff – Parent Support Group: amyshatliff@gmail.com

  We discussed the school site and concerns around the local development and the phoenix garden and the impact on our school community. I will be writing a brief update to be published on our website sharing the information, which we know from my last update in January.

  We discussed having an alternative time for the coffee morning to allow other parent/carers the opportunity to attend. The next parent / carer coffee meeting will now be held on:

  Wednesday 8th May, 2019 at 7pm in the TISS Training Centre (same place as normal)

  I do hope that you will be able to make it.

  Kind Regards

  Les Milton

  Headteacher

• Friday 15th March is Red Nose Day

  Tue 12 Mar 2019
  We will be celebrating Red Nose Day on Friday 15 March by pupils and staff wearing red for a contribution of £1, Red Noses for £1.25 and a cake sale during the morning break. 

• Parent/Carer Coffee Morning Friday 15 March at 9:15am

  Mon 04 Mar 2019
  We will have two guests attending the Parent/Carer coffee morning on Friday 15 March at 9:15am. They are Jane from Fegans and Amy who runs a support group from "The Corner" in Ramsgate.

• Changes to School Dinners This Week

  Mon 04 Mar 2019

  On Tuesday 5 March, we are changing the pudding from fruit salad to pancakes to celebrate Pancake Day.

   

  On Thursday 7 March, we are changing the Stew and Dumplings to Pasta Bolognaise.