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

• Wine and Cheese Event 08.05.2019

  Thu 09 May 2019

  There is an important letter from Mr Milton from last night's Wine and Cheese event on the website under Parents/Carers / School Letters / Term 5.

   

  This contains information regarding the building application for development of land next to the school site.

• IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF LAND

  Fri 26 Apr 2019

  There is important information which parents/carers need to be aware of in:

   

  Parents/Carers, School Letters, Term 5

   

  The two letters entitled: Proposed Development of Land and the TDC Planning Application will be of interest to all parents/carers.

   

   

   

• Chicks in School

  Wed 24 Apr 2019

  Welcome back.

   

  It was lovely to see so many happy children yesterday. I trust you are all well and enjoyed the Easter holiday.

  Once again we will have chicks visiting this term as some of the eggs hatched!

   

  If you have any concerns regarding allergies or anxieties please let us know as soon as possible as we are planning for their first visit tomorrow 25.04.2019.

   

  A big thank you to the Rare Breeds Centre for hatching us a variety of breeds for the children to enjoy.

  Kind Regards

  Mr Milton

  

• On Tuesday 23 April to Celebrate St George's Day, Pupils and Staff can Wear Red & White Clothes to School.

  Wed 03 Apr 2019
  To celebrate St George's Day on Tuesday 23 April, pupils and staff are encouraged to wear red and white clothing to school.

• Change to School Menu 4 April 2019

  Wed 03 Apr 2019

  There is a change to the school menu on Thursday 4 April 2019.

  The choice for lunch is:

  • BBQ Chicken and Pitta Bread with Salad
  • Quorn Burger Puffs
  • Easter Cup Cakes for Pudding

• 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.