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KCC Parent Workshop on Review of EHCP Template

Mon 30 Sep 2019

Please see the letter from KCC for the workshop on the Review of the EHCP Template. This can be found under the tab parents/carers, school letters.

Parent/Carer Wine and Cheese Evening - 16 October2019

Tue 24 Sep 2019

All parents/carers are invited to the next wine and cheese evening on 16 October 2019 at 7pm in the TISS Training Centre.

Election of Parent Governor

Mon 23 Sep 2019

23rd September, 2019

Dear Parent/Carer

Election of Parent Governor

I would like to thank Rachel Hussey for being a Parent Governor and on behalf on the Governing Body thank her for her contribution. Unfortunately she has resigned from the position, hence I am writing to invite you to consider standing for election as a Parent Governor for this school.

Every Kent School has a governing body, which includes a number of categories of governors including parent governors. Parent governors are elected to serve a period between one and four years, though they may resign at any time.

Together with the Headteacher, the governing body has overall responsibility for the running of the school. Governors are involved in deciding school policies, allocating the school’s budget and appointing senior staff. No special qualifications are needed and the most important thing is to have a keen interest in the school and be prepared to play an active part in the governing body’s work. In order to support governors in their work, the County Council provides full training for all governors at no charge to the individual.

In our school, we have parent governors who serve for a term of office of 4 years. The full governing body normally meets 6 times a year usually, at school at 6pm.

At this moment in time we have a vacancy for a parent governor and we are ideally looking for any parent with experience and knowledge within Education / Strategic Management / Business and Finance, although we welcome nominations from any parent who is keen to support and promote Laleham Gap School.

If you would like to stand for election, please complete the form in the letters section of the website under Term 1 and return it to me within two school weeks, i.e. by Monday 7th October, 2019. Each person nominated must be proposed and seconded by parents/carers who have a child at the school. Anyone standing for election is invited to provide, with his/her nomination, a short personal statement (maximum of 100 words). The statement should only include biographical information, your reasons for wanting to be a parent governor and the contribution you believe you can make to the governing body.

If there is more than one nomination, an election will be held and copies of the personal statements will be sent to all parents. Two weeks will be allowed for the return of ballot papers. Each parent will have one vote, no matter how many children he or she has at the school.

I do hope you will consider standing as a governor or else nominating another parent/carer. If you would like more information about being a school governor, please contact myself for more information via the school office.

Yours Sincerely

Mr Les Milton

Headteacher

Kent County Council – Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) – Your Voice

Wed 03 Jul 2019

Please find below an online questionnaire and supporting information which has been sent out for schools to share with families and young people from Kent County Council.

www.kent.gov.uk/sendyourvoice.

This link has also been put onto the schools website under latest news.

Kind regards

Laleham Gap School

Parent / Carer Coffee Morning - 28.06.2019

Mon 01 Jul 2019

I would like to thank all those people who attended today's coffee morning. Nine families were represented. We were joined today by Roly Speller who is our Chair of Governors and by Cathy Shuter who is the schools Well-being Caseworker. Cathy discussed some of the working practices and we focused on issues around young people and their identities.

We discussed the need for more after-school clubs and there was a request for more sporting activities for our children during the holiday periods. I do take these points on board and l will let you know what it is l feel we can do to support these issues.

I thanked all those who had submitted concerns regarding the planning at the end of Ozengell Place. We discussed sports days and the upcoming summer fairs. I would like to thank all those who participated in the debate and it was agreed that the success of these events is determined by all those who attend and the way in which they support our young people. We all recognise the difficulty in getting the balance right between particpation and competition.

It was agreed that everybody has to make every effort to make these events as enjoyable as possible for everyone and l have full confidence in us all achieving this.

I look forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming events.

Kind regards

Les Milton

Change of Lunch Menu on Thursday 27 June

Mon 24 Jun 2019

On Thursday 27 June the lunch menu is:

Chicken in a roll
Chips
Beans
Tuna/Cheese/Egg Roll (v)
Jelly and Ice Cream

Change of Lunch Menu on Monday 17 June and Thursday 20 June

Thu 06 Jun 2019

On Monday 17 June, the main meal will be Spanish Chicken and Rice.

On Thursday 20 June, the main meal will be Sausage Rolls, Jacket Potato and Baked Beans.

Found - Pair of Glasses

Thu 23 May 2019

A pair of navy blue glasses have been found, but not claimed as yet. Please see pictures and if they belong to your child contact the reception at school.