As you will remember the COVID Winter Grant was given to all families who are in receipt of benefit related free school meals to purchase food during the school holidays.  The £60 payment for this financial year covered Christmas, February half term and the first week of Easter holidays.  We have now been informed by…

Dear Parents / Carers   RE: NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. online programme   I am pleased to tell you that this term we will be participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. online programme.  This consists of an online assembly and supporting classroom based activities.  Speak out. Stay safe.  is a safeguarding programme…

Dear Parents / Carers,   As you know we have been celebrating children’s birthdays in school this academic year as we are conscious that many of our children have missed out on their usual birthday celebrations.  Next week we will be hosting small parties in bubbles to celebrate all of the birthdays that have been…

Dear parent /carer   OOSC is planning to be open during the Easter holidays; Monday 29th March to Friday 9th April (closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday).     Uptake is currently very low.  If numbers do not increase, we will have no choice but to close during the holidays.  If you would like your…

Dear parent / carer   As different types of testing are now available to the public, we thought it would be helpful to clarify which type of test to take in which situation.  We ask that all parents / carers read the below information carefully.   PCR Test (Polymerase Chain Reaction Test) – This is…

Dear parents and carers,   Following the decision made at our Staffing and Finance committee last week about Friday afternoon childcare, I have had some feedback and some questions.  I thought it would be useful to share some information with you all.   The reason for children going home at lunchtime on a Friday COVID…

Dear parent / carer   Red Nose Day is back on Friday 19th March and this year it’s never felt more important to have some fun and support people living incredibly tough lives.  We need the power of funny to turn laughs into lasting change!   Red Nose Day is part of the charity, Comic…

Dear parent / carer   As you know, our timetabled teaching week has been organised differently since September 2020.  While the change was necessitated by COVID restrictions, it has had a myriad of benefits for our school and children as communicated to families back in July.     This organisational change involved changes to the start…

Please click on the link below to view a letter from Diane Buckle, Assistant Director, Education regarding the reopening of schools. Letter from Diane Buckle, Assistant Director, Education regarding reopening of schools

Dear parents and carers,   It has been a wonderful day having everyone back in school together, long may it last!  I hope that you have had a good day knowing that your children are all back in school!  It has been amazing to see and hear a school full of happy children.  We have…

Dear parent / carer   Following the annual review of school uniform prices, Governors of the Staffing and Finance Committee have agreed some changes to our uniform prices.  These changes will come into effect for any uniform purchased on or after April 1st 2021.    The change in uniform prices directly reflect the costs we…

Dear Parents / Carers, As we prepare to welcome your child back on Monday 8th March, we understand that this is once again another change for you and your child. The past year has been very different from any other time we’ve known. For everyone, there has been a lot of change and we are…

Dear parent / carer   As you may have heard in the media, access to testing is being introduced for households and support/childcare bubbles containing primary and secondary school age children.  Testing was made available as of March 1st 2021.    This is optional testing being rolled out by the Government.  We are sharing this…

With all children returning to school on Monday 8th March 2021, please click on the link below for an overview of how school will be organised. Covid 19 Parent-School Agreement – March 2021  

Dear parent / carer   It may be a lockdown but we are very much looking forward to celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 4th March as part of our annual Book Week in school.   As usual we are planning to spend lots of time in book-related activities with your children, and although the…

Dear parents/carers, We were over the moon on Monday night when we heard the news that all of our children can return to school again on Monday 8th March.  We simply cannot wait!  Please tell all of your children how very excited we all are!   All children in all year groups can return as normal…

The Staffing and Finance Committee held a virtual meeting on Friday 12th February. The committee continues to meet half termly to discuss matters associated with Staffing and Finance. Due to current restrictions the committee meets virtually and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.   One of the key recurring issues for discussion…

Please click on the link below to view an important letter from North Tyneside Council regarding COVID reporting for February Half Term. Thank you COVID – Letter from North Tyneside Council Contact with School During February Half Term

Please click on the link below to view a letter from Diane Buckle – Assistant Director for Education. Letter from Diane Buckle – Assistant Director for Education

Another (virtual) Premises and Pupil Safety Committee meeting was held on Friday 5th February 2021 during which we reviewed and ratified a number of key health and safety policies, the procedure for storing EPI / Jext pens, as well as the continually updated school Covid-19 Risk Assessment.   The termly review of the accident reports…

If your child is at home accessing remote learning, please click on the link: Phone Calls for Remote Learning Google Form and complete the online google form.   Thank you

Dear parent / carer   We have planned for our OOSC to be open over February half term.  However, numbers are currently below the threshold at which we can feasibly open.     If you would like to book into OOSC, please do so by 12.00pm on Monday 8th February.     If we still do not…

Dear Parents/Carers, Thank you to all of you who have been sharing books and reading regularly with your children.  We all know this is one of the most important things you can do to help your child.   We realise it is difficult for some children, at home, as they don’t have the ability to…

We are currently having technical difficulties with our telephone lines.  If you need to contact school urgently, please email school: info@kingedward.org and we will reply as soon as we can. We will inform everyone once the telephone lines are back up and running. Thank you

Parents evening appointments are now available to book online with your child’s class teacher for children who are attending the Critical Keyworker Childcare in school.  Children remote learning from home DO NOT need to book an appointment as your child’s teacher has been in touch.    If your child is in school and have recently…

Parents evening appointments are now available to book online with your child’s class teacher.  If your child attends the Nursery and you would like to book a parents evening appointment, please click on the link below: Nursery / KEEP Parents Evening Online Booking Form If your child attends both the Nursery and the KEEP, please…

Dear Parents / Carers, We have recently been made aware of a new app called ‘Avakin Life’. ‘Avakin Life’ is an online virtual world that allows teens and adults alike to chat and make new friends. It is a virtual 3D gaming world where users create their own character, or Avatar, before choosing their outfits…

Dear parent /carer   Parents evening for Reception to Year 6 will be going ahead this term for the children who are attending on site only.  This is because, where children are engaging in remote learning, staff are already contacting families by phone on a regular basis.  Parents evening for the children of critical workers…

Dear parents / carers,   Firstly, can we start by thanking all of those parents and families who have shown patience and understanding over the past few months. The start to this term has proved to be very challenging for many of us in our school community and the kindness and support of our families…

Dear parents/carers, I am writing to update you about Benefits Related Free School Meal (BRFSM) provision. I am very pleased to be able to tell you that as of this week, we are able to order electronic vouchers for your child, in place of their daily school meal.  This is because your child is eligible…

Dear parents and carers,    As you know we had to make the difficult decision yesterday morning to close Nursery, except to children of critical workers.  This was as a result of two members of staff having to leave school after Nursery opened.   We are struggling with staffing in Nursery as a result of…

Dear parent / carer We are extremely sorry to have to ask parents to collect Nursery/KEEP children with immediate effect.  You should collect your child from the Nursery/KEEP entrances. We do NOT have a case of COVID in school but we do have a significant number of Nursery/KEEP staff absent for a variety of reasons. …