Good afternoon and a happy new year to you all.  I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas break.

Just a few messages and reminders for parent/carers.

Club Brochure – The link to the club brochure can be found here.  If your device does not support the link, you can find it on our website: Our School/Breakfast and After School Clubs/Club Brochures.  Bookings and payments should be made through the School Hub.

NSPCC – Speak Out Stay Safe

I am pleased to inform you that we are participating in the NSPCC’s ‘Speak out. Stay safe. Programme’ this term. ‘Speak out. Stay safe’. is a programme for children aged 5-11 which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse.  Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a safe adult or Childline.

This child friendly programme is aligned with the curriculum and consists of age-appropriate virtual assemblies and supporting classroom-based activities which we have reviewed, alongside NSPCC volunteer led face to face workshops for children aged 6-7 and 9-11.  The content is delivered in an engaging and interactive way with the help of the NSPCC mascot Buddy.  If you would like to know more about the ‘Speak out. Stay safe. Programme’ please visit www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout.

NSPCC Feedback survey for pupils in Y5 and Y6

The NSPCC would like to gather feedback from pupils about the ‘Speak out. Stay safe. Programme’ to gauge their learning. This will be voluntary and children can still take part in the programme if they don’t take part in the survey. 

• All survey questions are multiple choice and focussed on the programme.
• The survey is anonymous and confidential. However, if in the process of completing the         survey, a teacher becomes concerned for a pupil’s welfare (e.g., through something a pupil says) we will follow our School’s safeguarding procedures.
• If you do not want your child to take part in the survey, please inform School before Thursday 11^th January.
• If you have agreed that your child can take part in the survey but your child changes their mind on the day, that is also okay.

Additional resources for families to help keep children safe can be found on our School website and on the attached photograph.

Dental Screening – Just a reminder for the oral health survey of    5-year-olds (reception and some of our Y1s).  Please return your slips before the screening on Wednesday 17^th January.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.