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We are a 'GOOD' school - Ofsted Inspection Report March 2023

• SCHOOL LIBRARY

  Thu 31 Oct 2019
  Our school library is nearly finished.  Thank you to everyone who has donated books, to Mr Palmer and Mr Phil for all their hard work in painting the trees and flowers and to the PTFA for their hard work in fundraising to enable us to create a library for our children to use.

  

• CROSS COUNTRY

  Thu 31 Oct 2019
  Well done to the children that took part in the Thanet Cross County event that was held at Quex Park on Saturday 5th October.

  

• Gold School Games Award 2018-2019

  Thu 31 Oct 2019
  Well done to Mr Hood for achieving the Sports Gold Award for 2018-2019.

  

• CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL AT ST JOHN'S CHURCH

  Fri 14 Dec 2018
  Well done to all the children in Year 4.  They won the Christmas tree festival which was held at St John's church.  

  

• Caterlink School Meals Survey

  Fri 09 Nov 2018

  If your child has a school meal, please take a few minutes to complete this survey to give us your views.

  Just follow the link below.

  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MYVMYMV

  Thank you.

• OPEN DAYS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN DUE START SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2019

  Wed 03 Oct 2018
  For a list of days and times of our Open Days, please see notice under the Letters section.

• ANOTHER THANK YOU CAKE - our parents know the staff so well!!!

  Wed 18 Jul 2018
  

• PARENT GOVERNOR VACANCIES

  Mon 25 Jun 2018

  25^th June 2018

   

  Dear Parent/Carer

  Election of Parent Governors

  I am writing to invite you to consider standing for election as a parent governor for this school. From September we will have vacancies for two parent governors.

  Every Kent school has a governing body, which includes a number of categories of governors including parent governors. Parent governors are elected to serve for 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 our school, we have four parent governors who serve for a term of office of 4 years. (Although you are free to resign at any time during this period) The full governing body normally meets once a term (6 times per year) at 6pm at the school.

  At this moment in time we are ideally looking for any parent with a willingness to learn the management and curriculum structure of the school and who would be prepared to undertake any relevant training. Kent County Council provides full training for all governors at no charge to the individual, to support governors in their work.

  If you would like to stand for election, please call at the school office and collect a nomination form. Each person nominated must be proposed and seconded by parents/carers who have a child at the school. The nomination form should be returned to school by 3.15pm on Tuesday 10^th July. 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 the number of nominations received is equal, or less than, the number of vacancies, the nominees will automatically be elected as parent governors. If, however, there are more nominations than vacancies, an election will be held.

  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 another governor or myself for more information via the school office.

   

   

   

• THANK YOU!!

  Tue 20 Mar 2018
  Today we had a lovely surprise when a parent of a child at school gave us a beautiful home made made and a thank you card for the staff. We were all very grateful and it tasted lovely with a cup of tea !!!

  

• APPOINTMENT OF NEW HEADTEACHER

  Thu 01 Mar 2018

  19th February 2018

   

  Dear Parent/Carer,

   

  Re: Appointment of New Headteacher, Mr Rob Garratt

   

  I hope all is well.
  After a rigorous process of recruitment and selection in which a number of strong candidates were tested and interviewed over two days, I am delighted to take this opportunity to inform you that we have appointed a new Headteacher to succeed Mr Short following his retirement at the end of this academic year. Mr Garratt who is the current headteacher of a successful church school in Canterbury, was the unanimous choice of the governors and will commence his duties on the 1st September 2018. The panel which consisted of three governors, a senior local authority officer and a senior officer from the diocese were all very impressed by the skills and vision shown by Mr Garratt and have every confidence that he is the right person to lead our school forward in its successful journey.

  
  Mr Garratt will be visiting the school during the summer term to work alongside Mr Short to ensure that there is a smooth transition of leadership. He is also very keen to meet and get to know our parents/carers, children and staff. We will keep you informed of any arrangements for this.

  
  I would like to thank all the children and staff that were involved in the process. The children were, as always, a credit to the school, and to you, and the panel and the applicants that were involved in the process told me how impressed they were with the behaviour of the children and the part that they play in making our school such a wonderful place.

  
  With best wishes,

  
  Mrs Ann Smith
  Chair of Governors