Safeguarding audit
Yesterday we had an external audit of our school safeguarding procedures, completed by Telford & Wrekin Safeguarding Team. The findings were overwhelmingly positive, as we expected them to be, but the feedback was simply outstanding. I am so proud of us all!
A few of the key findings said by the team at the feedback session:
- ‘Safeguarding at Hodnet is exemplary.’
- ‘The culture of safeguarding, compliance, care and compassion for children at Hodnet is powerful’.
- ‘The quality of provision is exceptional’.
- ‘The ethos, values, culture of safeguarding are clearly evident – leaders and staff care at Hodnet’.
- Early Years provision for safeguarding is outstanding. The audit team were very pleased with our EYFS team led by Mrs Noden. Stating that her knowledge and diligence for the changes to the EYFS framework this year were very impressive – she blew them away!
- The team were delighted with our grounds and the health and safety of our school site. They saw calm purposeful classrooms with a strong culture of keeping children safe running throughout everything we do. Huge thanks to Jemma and the team at KSPlantscapes for maintaining our grounds, ensuring our children have a safe place to play and learn.
- Our children simply shone, what fantastic ambassadors for our school. All the children spoken to were overwhelmingly positive about our school and knew how to be safe, who could help them with a problem, they knew about Childline and the NSPCC and had a good knowledge of online safety. Thanks to Miss Darmanin for her early work with the school council for 25/26, who were only formed last Friday!
- The team were impressed with all other areas, including but not limited to; our safeguarding curriculum, our support for all pupils especially those in need of early help, our record keeping and our website.
- Our provision for children with additional needs also received high praise, thanks to Mrs Williams for all the hard work she put into ensuring the needs of our learners with SEND are valued, supported and recognised.
We are delighted with this recognition for our strong safeguarding culture in school. I’m sure you will join with me in congratulating our whole school community team for their hard work and determination in this crucial area of education.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs Lyall.
Celebrating Success. Certificate of Achievement 26.9.25
Well done to everyone who received awards or shout outs today. We are very proud of you.
- Class R – Callan for showing more confidence and putting up his hand to contribute. Well done.
- Class 1 – Tommy for fantastic effort in independent work. Really stepping up to year 1! Well done, what a great Wise Whale.
- Class 2 – Robyn for fantastic maths this week also for being a kind and thoughtful friend. What a great Team Ant.
- Class 3 – George for showing such resilience in writing and producing a fantastic paragraph.
- Class 4 – Raya for her excellent effort and determination in her learning, always trying her best. We are very proud of you! A great Busy Beaver.
- Class 5 – Lola for being a hardworking member of the class, always trying her best and being ready to learn.
- Class 6 – Emily for being hardworking, determined and demonstrating a passion to contribute to whole school life.
- Lunchtime – Harvey in class 6 for showcasing our school values.
- Raffle ticket – Molly W in class 5.
- Headteacher’s awards – to our fab four musical team who showcased their talents last week at the Trust Musical Spectacular. You were amazing! (See the post they have written for the newsletter to see some pictures from the day).
Trust Musical Spectacular
Last Friday on the 19th of September, we went to Thomas Adams for a music day, playing in an orchestra. There were around 80 other secondary children playing with us as we were the only primary school.
There was a wide variety of different instruments being played, including; drums, clarinet, double base, violins, flutes, bongos and saxophone. We played keyboard, guitar and trumpet.
Some of us saw previous Hodnet School pupils, and some of the older pupils also helped us to read the music and keep in time. One older pupil is studying music at university, he used to come to Hodnet school. He told us about going to university and playing in bands. Mrs Hayward was our conductor. The songs that we played were: Star wars, Proms, Danger zone, Shake it off and Don’t stop believing. We had a wonderful day and hope to go again next year!
Celebrating Success. Book Worm 26.9.25
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 – Lyla
- Class 1 – Hudson
- Class 2 – William K
- Class 3 – Henry
- Class 4 – William
- Class 5 – Dylan
- Class 6 – Lily
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.
Brilliant Birthday books!
Classes have been excited to receive birthday books this week for their class libraries! Thank you so much to the families who have donated a book, the children thoroughly enjoyed sharing the books in class and putting the certificate inside. Mrs Bessant shared the ‘Birthday Book’ idea in celebration assembly today which the children were very excited about and we have received very positive feedback from parents so far about this new initiative.
A reminder that we are encouraging children to buy a book to donate for their birthday rather than bring in sweets to share. Bringing a book is optional, but we do ask that you refrain from brining sweets to hand out for birthdays. Thank you.
Pupil responsibilities
Last week we completed our voting for Pupil Responsibilities in school. We apply a democratic process and all pupils are involved. Well done to those who ran campaigns and confidently delivered speeches.
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Badgers
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Foxes |
Owls |
Squirrels |
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House Captain is Harriet
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House Captain is Harrison H
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House Captain is Harvey
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House Captain is Olivia
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| Vice Captain is Theo |
Vice Captain is Eva |
Vice Captain is Maeve |
Vice Captain is Emily
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The Eco-champions will work with Mrs Freeman and Mrs Gregory on outdoor projects this year to support the development of our school garden and grounds.
- Class R – Fleur and Rory
- Class 1 – Tommy and William H
- Class 2 – William K and Poppy F
- Class 3 – Pippa and Harley
- Class 4 – Florence and Cecily
- Class 5 – Katherine and Dylan
- Class 6 – Freddie and Archie
Our Safety Crew will work with Mrs Williams to ensure our school is a happy and safe place for everyone to learn and grow.
- Class R – Beatrix and Xander
- Class 1 – Arlo and Emmie
- Class 2 – Arlo and Macey
- Class 3 – William and Octavia
- Class 4 – Harry B and George
- Class 5 – Molly W and Wren
- Class 6 – William and Libbie
Our school council will work with Miss Darmanin and Mrs Thorpe to help to make important decisions about our school development.
- Class R – Samuel and Phoebe
- Class 1 – Oliver B and Kai
- Class 2 – Grace and Ellis
- Class 3 – Charlotte and Rory
- Class 4 – Lillian and Arthur C
- Class 5 – Laila and Beatrice N
- Class 6 – Lily and Milly H
The Sports Captains will work with Mrs MacCallum and Miss Manton this year to support the development of sport in school, they will lead on sporting activities, celebrations and team games.
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Badgers
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Foxes |
Owls |
Squirrels |
| Sports Captain is Finn |
Sports Captain is Peter |
Sports Captain is Seb |
Sports Captain is Matias
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Our school librarians are:
- Class 6 – Libbie, Maeve, Emily, Harriet, Eva
- Class 5 – Theo, Erin, Harvey
- Class 4 – Grace, Emma
Early Help- Hodnet Primary School
Trust Dance event
The pupils who are participating in this event have had letters so they are aware that they are involved. The tickets have gone on sale today and are limited to 4 per child over the 2 nights.
Weekly House Points 26.9.25
Weekly house point totals are:
Owls = 133
Badgers = 133
Squirrels = 115
Foxes = 124
Well done to the Owls and Badgers teams this week.
“HONK” Market Drayton Amateur Theatre –
HONK! ✨ A heartwarming, hilarious children’s musical adventure! Everyone knows the story of The Ugly Duckling—but you’ve never heard it told quite like this! Follow Ugly, a little duckling who looks different from his brothers and sisters, as he sets off on a journey filled with laughter, music, and unforgettable friends…along with one furry foe! From froggy dances to feathery fun, Honk! teaches kids the magic of kindness, the beauty of being yourself, and that sometimes what makes you different… makes you truly special. Bring the whole family and discover why everyone’s QUACKING up about… HONK!