Safeguarding reminders
A reminder of the safeguarding team and procedures within school can be found on our dedicated safeguarding page on our website via this link or within the Safeguarding information booklets that we have in our lobby area, an adults version and a children’s version are available.
Safeguarding is our number one priority. Children need to be and feel safe in order to learn and thrive. We make sure that our children know who they can speak to if they have a worry or concern, they know about trusted adults, worry boxes and helplines that can support them. Our children also know that it is their right to be safe and to be protected from harm. We make sure our children know this through the work we do in our PSHE lessons, but also through assemblies and general conversations in school.
Our Safeguarding leads are:
- Mrs Penny Lyall, Headteacher.
- Mrs Ceri Williams, Deputy Headteacher (Tue-Fri), Y3 teacher and SENCO.
- Miss Jenny Darmanin, Deputy Headteacher (Mon), Y6 teacher and Mental Health lead
Please do not hesitate to contact one of us if you have a concern. ‘Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility’.
Visitor Safeguarding Statement
Online safety support for parents can be found on our website via this link.
Celebrating Success. Book Worm 28.11.25
Well done to everyone who received awards or shoutouts this week, we are very proud of you.
Today we celebrated reading in our celebration assembly, with praise for lots of children for their reading at home and reading throughout the curriculum in school.
- Class R – Xander
- Class 1 – Oliver L
- Class 2 – Ava
- Class 3 – William
- Class 4 – Ilaria
- Class 5 – Katherine
- Class 6 – Olivia
Congratulations to all our chosen Book Worms, your reading at home and school was excellent this week.
Remember to keep up those good reading habits.
Celebrating Success. Certificate of Achievement 28.11.25
Well done to everyone who received awards or shout outs today. We are very proud of you.
- Class R – Olivia for her ‘can do’ attitude towards learning and trying really hard with Phonics.
- Class 1 – Will H for being an absolute super star learner! A superb role model. Well done.
- Class 2 – Lenny for working so hard all week and producing an excellent set of written instructions.
- Class 3 – Octavia for being a tough tortoise, quietly determined and resilient – an incredibly hard working pupil, well done we are very proud of you.
- Class 4 – Alissi for outstanding learning behaviour – always keen and enthusiastic to learn.
- Class 5 – Beatrice for being organised, confident and keen to plan our assembly.
- Class 6 – Harriet for being polite, generous and helpful. Harriet embodies all of our learning behaviours. Well done.
- Raffle ticket – Joseph from class 4.
- KS2 Headteacher’s award – Lacey and Harlow in class 5 for confidently participating in Y5 class assembly this week, putting themselves forwards to speak. Well done we are really proud of you.
- Lunchtime award – Daniel in class 2 for making fabulous food choices and always being polite.
Big shout out to class 5 who delivered a superb class assembly this week. Also a big shout out to our Y6 representatives who led tours of our school for prospective paretns at our open morning this week. The parents were very impressed with your knowledge, manners and confidence. Well done and thank you.
Early Help coffee and chat events
Please see the timetable of events held at Raven House.
School vacancies 28.11.25
Would you like to join our successful team, or know someone who might? We have a vacancy in our school kitchen to cover a maternity leave, required from February. Please see details on our vacancy page.
See Mrs O’Connor for further details.
Weekly House Points 28.11.25
Weekly house point totals are:
Owls =100
Badgers =107
Squirrels =125
Foxes =107
Well done to the Squirrels team this week.
PTA non-uniform day 5/12/25
A reminder that next Friday is non-uniform day to support our PTA. Children are invited to come in non-uniform in exchange for a donation for our Christmas hamper raffle.
Staff car park
A polite reminder that the staff car park is only for staff, visitors, buses and deliveries. Please use the Hodnet Social club car park at drop off and pick up. Thank you.
Any families who are eligible to use the disabled space, please contact Mrs Lyall to arrange this.
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