Announcements

WHAT. A. WEEK! We weren’t expecting Ofsted to call on Monday, and while this was challenging in the final week of the term, we were very ready! I can’t share the judgement of our Section 8 inspection with anyone outside of school until it’s published in September, however I do want to say we had a very positive inspection experience with a lovely inspector who said MANY super things to praise our children, staff and community. We’ll share what will sadly be a very short report as well as some of the highlights with you in September. My sincere and heartfelt thanks for all your messages of support and excellent comments on our Parent View Ofsted website.

This week Reception performed their end of year show, Nursery graduated, Belgium class attended a great sports event and Year 6 attended their Leavers’ Service at Southwark Cathedral. Our church service today has given us a final chance to say a fond farewell.

Details of timings of the new school day from September, our new parent app for communication and bookings, uniform and attendance news are all contained in the full newsletter attached below. don't forget our Summer Fun 2024 page of this website which has all the flyers for events we have forwarded to you in the past few weeks.

The Children's Commissioner has signposted a wealth of resources for families to access who have children either starting primary or secondary school, everything from what to expect to what to have for lunch! Do take a look, the links are from the BBC Bitesize website and are also listed below. The CC website also has lots of  information regarding the wellbeing of children and is worth a look.

There is also information for children moving up to secondary school regarding internet safety and getting your first mobile phone; click on this Moving On link to see some useful videos, as well as the flyers attached at the bottom of this page.

Families shopping online and also considering buying devices for their children should consider the advantages as well as pitfalls. It is always useful to get some topical advice before you buy so here are some top tips to guide you.

The National Cyber Security Centre has a page giving advice on how to shop securely online, https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/shopping-online-securely. Here is a short video giving an idea of the topics covered:

They also offer a range of advice to protect you and your families as well as information on what to do if you are hacked or have a cybersecurity issue:

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/individuals-families

Childnet provide some valuable ideas around digital wellbeing:

https://www.childnet.com/blog/how-you-can-look-after-your-childs-digital-wellbeing-this-christmas/

Get Safe Online covers a vast array of safeguarding issues and advice, broken down by subject and by age range:  https://www.getsafeonline.org/personal/article-category/safeguarding-children/

Children's Tech guide 2023  and also Setting up Tech safely for children 
are both useful links from internetmatters.org

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the Evelina London School Nursing Service. If you are a parent/carer of a child(ren) at school and are worried about your child’s health and wellbeing, school nurses are here to help. We work in teams across Southwark and Lambeth and you can contact us for confidential advice and support on a wide range of issues. Please see our flyer attached below for further details of the services we can offer.

Please let us know if your child has medical or physical and/or emotional health needs for which they need support. You can text a school nurse on 07520 631130.