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Posted on: April 24th 2020

Ideas for Staying Active At Home

Ideas for staying active at home with Somerset Active Partnership Scheme (SASP).

https://www.sasp.co.uk/be-active-at-home

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Message from Sue Rogers DCEO Posted on: 26/03/2021

Message from Sue Rogers DCEO

It was so lovely to welcome all our children back on March 8th. Just to see them with their friends and settling back into school has been a pure delight for all of us. All our schools planned very carefully for their return.  The return to learning has been balanced with a great deal of social and emotional focus, along with plenty of practical and outdoor activity. Thankfully we have had some beautiful weather and this has been a real bonus.   As we head towards our Easter break we thought we would reflect on the year we have all experienced. For all of us this has been quite an incredible journey.  Together we have been through school closures, learned how to do home education, raised £20,000 in our crowdfunder to feed 90 families, delivered over 1000 food boxes over 15 weeks and tried very hard to protect each other from the risks of Covid19. What a journey!   We have all had the opportunity during this year to think about what is really important to us: our families, our children, coffee with friends and just to be able to walk wherever we want. When we get to the other side of this pandemic maybe we will value more of these simple things.   So let us hope the weather will be beautiful this Easter, even if we cannot travel, at least we can enjoy the sunshine in our gardens or on our local walks. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Tuesday April 20th.   Best Wishes Sue Rogers  Categories: 1 CategorySchool News
Message from Sue Rogers Deputy CEO Posted on: 26/02/2021

Message from Sue Rogers Deputy CEO

Dear Parents and Carers, I do hope you and your family managed to enjoy some time together over the half-term break. I appreciate that we couldn’t really go anywhere but at least the pressure of home schooling was relieved!  With the publication of the Government’s roadmap we can now have hope for the future. Whilst this has been a very anxious time for many of us, there is a light and real hope for those things that we have all been missing. Time with families, opportunities to take a drive to the seaside or for a walk somewhere different. Holidays! I wonder if we will ever take those things for granted after a year of not having those very basic freedoms.  It has been lovely to have as many as 40-50% of our children in our schools during this last lockdown but I can say that we are very excited about seeing all our children on March 8th. We are currently ensuring that we are ready and making plans for the continued safety of your children and our staff when everyone returns. Whilst we all know that learning is very important, and of course we are planning to accelerate every child’s progress as we move forward, we also know that for our children being back together with their friends, taking part in physical activity, creative work and opportunities to be supported with their social, emotional and mental health will also be very important.  I have just been reading a letter that has been written to share with children and young people and  I came across the following quote: You are the future and that future is not written. There are challenges but there always have been and always will be: we know we will get through this together. We have complete faith in you. We want you to know that; more than anything. Do not let us or anyone else tell you what you can or can’t be. We don’t know. We cannot imagine what you will achieve. But we are so excited to see and be a part of it.   We hope to see you back in our school very soon. Whatever happens next, it will just be another step in your journey.” What perfect encouragement for our children, our staff, our parents and the wider community to begin to write our unwritten future. We look forward to welcoming your children back to school on March 8th.   Best Wishes Sue Rogers  Categories: 1 CategorySchool News
A message from Assistant Head Joanne Crocker Posted on: 29/01/2021

A message from Assistant Head Joanne Crocker

It has not been the easiest start to term with many of the children returning to remote education, but I would like to say a huge thank you to every member of staff, who with their incredible commitment to the children, have slipped seamlessly into remote education. It has been wonderful to see that without exception every one of our fabulous children has shown positive engagement in the Zoom sessions,  in the work set, or by their relentless positivity in school. We appreciate the hard work and dedication that so many of you are putting into your children's remote education and we recognise that this is no easy challenge. There will be days where things seem overwhelming and we would urge you on those days to do what makes you and your children happy. Mental health and wellbeing is far more important than completing every piece of work in the classroom. As a school we are here to support you the best way we can so please do get in touch if you have any questions or concerns. Finally, we would like to wish Lindsay every happiness in her retirement and as soon as we are able to, we will say a proper goodbye.  Categories: 1 CategorySchool News
Art Competition - Life on a Cloud Posted on: 29/01/2021

Art Competition - Life on a Cloud

Art Competition—Life on a Cloud  We  thought you might like to get your teeth into another competition! It might keep you a little occupied and could get your creativity flowing. For this piece of Art we are going to give you the title of  ‘Life on a Cloud’.  We aren’t going to tell you anymore than that!  You can draw, paint, collage, or use any other form of art material that allows you to produce a piece of art work that is no bigger than A3 and is able to hang on a  wall without bits dropping off!   It really is up to your  imagination!  The competition is open to anyone in our school family.  Either send a photo of your work or safely drop it into the school office by Tuesday 23rd February.  There is  an Art set waiting for the winner.    Categories: 1 CategorySchool News
Lindsay Gabriel, Executive Head of School retires Posted on: 14/01/2021

Lindsay Gabriel, Executive Head of School retires

Dear Parents and Carers, I am sad to announce that Lindsay Gabriel has decided that now is the time for her to retire. Lindsay has worked in school leadership for 15 years and has contributed a huge amount to the profession. She has spent almost 2 years leading TRLP's Small Schools' Hub and in this time has brought the 3 schools together as an effective team enabling significant improvements in the teaching and learning for all students. She is a kind, caring leader who has supported her staff team during the unprecedented circumstances which have been thrust upon us over much of the year.  I am sure you would like to join me to thank Lindsay for her contribution to the schools and wish her a safe, healthy and happy retirement. Yours faithfully, Suzanne Flack CEOCategories: 1 CategorySchool News
School Nurse Taunton and West Somerset Facebook Page Posted on: 24/04/2020

School Nurse Taunton and West Somerset Facebook Page

This page is full of physical and mental health information and may be useful to many children, especially those dealing with anxieties surrounding the current situation. It also provides signposting to other contacts that could also provide support.   https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSchool-Nurse-Taunton-and-West-Somerset-111174687182489%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmthomas%40somerset.gov.uk%7C0c805627978340c58e4d08d7e5f9c839%7Cb524f606f77a4aa28da2fe70343b0cce%7C0%7C0%7C637230733406933917&sdata=8Jz9C2HRdhEgpPEuWyWmE0coK9f0QwsiQOCXATs0e%2BM%3D&reserved=0  Categories: 1 CategorySchool News
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