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30 hour Funding September 2017

Thu 30 Mar 2017

All 3-4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours free Nursery education. From September 2017, many more 3 and 4 year olds will be able to receive 30 hours free childcare.

Families must meet certain criteria, including:

Both parents, or one parent in a single parent family, are working more than 16 hours per week.
Both parents, or one parent in a single parent family, earn more than the minimum wage, and no more than £100,000 per person.

For more information and to give us your thoughts re your requirements for your child in September 2017, please click on the Admissions tab on the home page and follow the link to the 30 hours funding questionnaire.

Rights and Respects Day

Fri 10 Mar 2017

Rights & Respect Day – March 10th 2017

On Friday 10th March we will be having a ‘Rights and Respect’ off-timetable afternoon.

The children will take part in activities that are focussed on:

* The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), raising awareness of their rights and responsibilities under the UNCRC.

* Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.

* Mutual respect for, and tolerance of, others.

The activities will cover Rights Respecting Schools, PSHE, Citizenship, British Values, and Spiritual and Moral development.

World Book Day

Fri 03 Mar 2017

Well done to all of our children who took part in our World Book Day Celebrations on Friday. Your costumes were amazing and you all looked fabulous!! We were joined by the Author Alan Barrett who worked with some of the classes throughout the day. Alan will return on Monday 6th March to work with the rest of the school.