As we approach the half-term break, I would first like to congratulate our Year 6 pupils, who completed their SATs last week with maturity, resilience and determination. We are incredibly proud of the calm and positive attitude they showed throughout the week and of the hard work they have put in across the year.

This term has also included a number of very positive visits from both the Local Authority and the Department for Education. Earlier this week, we were delighted to welcome our DfE link representative, who spent the morning enjoying English lessons across the school. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the breadth and ambition of our curriculum, with learning ranging from “Yucky Worms” in Foundation Stage, to Revolting Rhymes in Year 3 and Theseus and the Minotaur in Year 5. One particularly memorable moment came when a Year 2 pupil was asked what “ambitious” meant. The pupil confidently explained that being ambitious is one of our school values and means “doing your best and looking to improve,” before adding that ambitious vocabulary means “making words better.” It was a perfect example of our values being truly lived and understood by pupils across the school.