Hello,
Welcome back to the start of this new academic year. I hope that you are as excited as I am at the prospect of developing this successful school towards its potential.
New initiatives this year include a greater focus and emphasis on reading and the tracking of progress within reading, this will include a partnership approach with all parents to ensure that pupils read on a regular basis and that the material they read is suitable for their age and ability. We are also developing further our use of ICT as a tool for learning. We will be doing this through the use of Kaleidos, our on-line learning platform, and by integrating the use of mini laptops within lessons to enable pupils to use the technology as and when it is appropriate. This certainly does not mean that your children will be using computers all of the time, but it does recognise the fact that computers play an important part in the learning process. We have also deliberately not purchased enough computers for one per pupil. This is to ensure that pupils work collaboratively to complete tasks.
I look forward to working with you over the coming months and maybe meeting you at the next parents’ forum.
Your Head teacher
Chris Hirst
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