Dear Parents and Carers,
Following my letter last half-term about changes to staffing, I’m delighted to be able to inform you all of the classes and teachers for September.
Miss Turner and I will continue lead the school, along with our Senior Leadership Team, details of which are contained in the table below:
| Headteacher |
Mr Larkham |
| Deputy Headteacher |
Miss Turner |
| SENDCO |
Miss Jones |
| Business Manager |
Miss Othen |
| EYFS Leader |
Miss Harris |
| Years 1 & 2 Leader (KS1) |
Mrs Young |
| Year 3 & 4 Leader (LKS2) |
Miss Heap |
| Years 5 & 6 Leaders (UKS2) |
Mrs Stennett |
As you will also be aware, it is our normal practice to mix the children who are currently in Reception, Year 2 and Year 4. Today, the children in those year groups have been informed of their mixes for next year: if your child is in one of these year groups, you will receive a separate letter later today detailing which class they will be in and who their teacher is for next year. All the children across school (apart from one class) have met their new teachers briefly today.
Below is a summary of staffing for the next academic year (September 2024 to July 2025)
- EYFS Badgers and Foxes mix move up to either Year 1 Hedgehogs (Mrs Young) or Squirrels (Mrs Rank)
- Year 1 Hedgehogs move up to Year 2 Rabbits (Miss Cox and Miss Turner)
- Year 1 Squirrels move up to Year 2 Owls (Mrs Field)
- Year 2 Rabbits and Owls mix move up to either Year 3 Starfish (Miss Heap) or Turtles (Mrs Mukhopadyhay and Mrs Harrison)
- Year 3 Starfish move up to Year 4 Whales (Miss Armstrong)
- Year 3 Turtles move up to Year 4 Dolphins (Miss Lewis)
- Year 4 Whales and Dolphins mix move up to either Year 5 Leopards (Mrs Stennett) or Lions (Mrs Allan)
- Year 5 Lions move up to Year 6 Giraffes (Mrs Morgan)
- Year 5 Leopards move up to Year 6 Elephants (Miss Featherston)
Our HLTAs, Mrs Butler and Mrs Ward will continue to work across different classes to support PPA cover for teachers and providing any other required cover, led by Mrs Storey. Mr Halford will continue to deliver PE to all classes each week and Madame Jones will continue to teach French in Key Stage 2. Mrs Porrett will also be in school 2 days a week to lead and teach music to all classes across the school.
To help prepare the children for next year, we have organised some transition sessions over the coming weeks. On Monday 1st July, the children will spend the afternoon getting to know their new teachers in their new classrooms and on Wednesday 10th July, they will be spending a whole day with their new teachers. These invaluable opportunities will help alleviate any worries your children may have about moving up into the next class. On both of these days, drop off and pick arrangements will be the same as you have done all year. There may be more opportunities between now and the end of term for transition activities, and the mixed classes will do more work in their new mixes. We will encourage the children to speak to their new teachers when they have the opportunity, and we will also be able to arrange any extra transition if necessary.
Before the end of term, we will send out details of next September’s collection and drop off points (and times) for each year group and remind you again before the end of the summer holidays.
We hope that sending this information out early and running the various different transition sessions will help the children feel well-prepared for the new academic year ahead. Of course, if you do have any worries or concerns, please do contact your child’s current class teacher who will be happy to help.
Yours sincerely,
Tom Larkham
Headteacher