A key aspect of our teaching involves our Global Curriculum. As part of our routine teaching and Global Focus weeks, the children learn about a variety of issues ranging from Social Justice and Equality to Sustainable Development. We encourage the children to think about what they have learnt, and then act upon it with a view to them becoming model Global Citizens in the future! 

Our next Global Learning Week is just around the corner, and the focus this time will be on education and, in particular, education around the world and children’s entitlement to it. During this week, we will focus more on the Human Rights and Social Justice strands of our Global Curriculum as opposed of the Sustainable Development and environmental issues covered during the Water Week. Our pupils will experience learning with and without resources, and consider how educational experiences differ around the world.

The children and staff really enjoyed our Water Week activities, and we are very much looking forward to investigating education from a global perspective. I am sure that, once again, our pupils will be excited to share their thoughts and findings with their families!

I cannot believe how quickly this term is going and that we only have 1 week left in school! We are very much hoping that these can be as festive and enjoyable as possible for the children, even with a visit from Father Christmas on the last day!

All of our planned events will be fully risk assessed with COVID cases and the current situation in mind. Our aim will be for festivities to be as normal as possible without compromising the safety of any children, staff or visiting adults.

The first of our planned events was Theme Day, and the children and parents had a wonderful time. It is always such a fun, creative day and this year was no exception.

Our festivities will culminate in ‘Carols Round the Tree’ on the last day of term, and all children in Key Stages One and Two will be singing traditional Carols, accompanied a Nativity scene performed by Class Two.

After the Carol Concert has finished, FOYS have kindly agreed to provide teas, coffees and mince pies during which we will draw the FOYS Christmas raffle.

Following the refreshments, Class One will then perform their Nativity. We would ask that only parents, carers and relatives of these children watch this performance to ensure that we keep the numbers low in the hall and to allow us to socially distance if necessary.

Of course, our plans may need to change, but we are really hoping that they will be able to go ahead as planned, and we can celebrate ahead of the Christmas break.