Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school and around Sussex.

• Support for Young Carers

  Fri 05 Feb 2021

  New support for young carers

  Care for the Carers are launching a new Young Carers Together service for young carers from 5-17. There is also a Young Adult Carers (YAC) service for 18—25 years.

  Support will include:

  • Holiday activities
  • Information and signposting
  • Supporting young carers to access services and activities
  • Young Carers Club for those aged 8 and upwards *Starting April 2021*
  • ‘Teen Talk’ Counselling for those aged 12 years and above

• ISEND Education Psychology Helpline for Parents

  Tue 02 Feb 2021
  The helpline is available for parents/carers of children with SEND to talk with Education Psychologists (EPs) about various areas of concern, including setting routines, positive behaviour, wellbeing and more.  Please call 01273 481967, please leave your name and number and a brief description of the kind of support you need and someone will call you back.

• Grove Park Remote Learning - information for Parents

  Mon 25 Jan 2021

• Partial closure of schools.

  Tue 05 Jan 2021

  All phases will be partially open from Wednesday 6th January for key worker pupils and those vulnerable pupils who have been notified to attend. 

• Triple P - Positive Parenting Program sessions

  Mon 04 Jan 2021

  Virtual Triple Positive Parenting Program - Stepping Stones

   

   

  Free group for parents/carers of children with a disability up to age 12

                                                 

  Venue:  Microsoft Teams online (link will be sent once a place is confirmed via email)        

   

  Pre – Meeting – Introduction and test run of technology 😊

  (Thursday 7^th January 2021 10am -11am)

   

  Course session Dates:  Session 1 – Thursday 14^th Jan 10-12

  Session 2 - Thursday 21^st Jan 10-12

  Session 3 – Thursday 28^th Jan 10-12

  Session 4 – Thursday 4^th Feb 10-12

  Session 5 – Thursday 11^th Feb 10-12

  Session 6,7 & 8 – arranged telephone sessions

  Session 9 – Thursday 4^th March 10-12

   

  To secure your place please email triplep@eastsussex.gov.uk

   

  We look forward to meeting you! 😊

  We would recommend that you attend all the above sessions. Once place is booked you will be sent a booklet for each session. Maximum numbers 10 but can be added to waiting list for following course.

  Contact Number for facilitators for technical support: Joanne Hardy 07552289361  Jo Evans 07999078099

  What Is Stepping Stones Triple P?

  Steppingstone’s is based on Triple P’s positive parenting strategies. It helps you manage problem behaviour and developmental issues common in children with disability. It also helps encourage behaviour you like, cope with stress, develop a close relationship with your child and teach your child new skills.

• WHEN TO GET A COVID TEST

  Sat 17 Oct 2020
  

• Latest letter to parents - Sept 2020

  Fri 28 Aug 2020

  Dear Parents/Carers                                                                           27^th August 2020

   

  We are very much looking forward to welcoming all pupils back to school from Monday 7^th September. The aim of the attached is to reassure you that we have been working hard to make sure that everyone can look forward to coming back safely. With news coverage throughout the summer highlighting schools re-opening, we thought it would be helpful to include information, which you may already have questions about. If there is anything else, which is not covered in the attached, please get in touch with us and we will share any updates with other families. Your input is crucial and as always, it is important that we are working together so that our pupils and students’ school experiences from September are as ‘normal’ and positive as they can be.

   

  Schools have been inundated with guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) over the last few months. The latest advice has stated that each school must adopt a system of controls based on prevention and response to infection. Some of these are considered in the information below.

   

  We will be fully open from the start of term and be focussed on supporting the pupils in resuming a ‘normal’ school life with the addition of some new routines. We are confident that we can do this but we will need to constantly review all our day-to-day procedures to do so effectively. It is also important to note that the situation with Covid-19 is continually evolving, so all plans in this document are subject to amendment if Government guidance changes.

   

  There is still an emphasis on establishing and managing group ‘Bubbles’ but due to the needs of many of our pupils and also to optimise support for them, our Bubbles  will be your son/daughter’s phase. On each phase staff will try to minimise contact between class groups however, it will not be possible for classes to remain exclusive due to some key members of staff working across a particular phase. Working in a phase bubble will mean that in the unlikely event of a positive case of Covid-19 and it becomes necessary to operate a temporarily lockdown, this will only affect one phase.

   

  There will be some key staff, such as the school nurse, for whom it will be necessary to work across the three sites, but they will be asked to pay close attention to all hygiene routines and be using PPE to minimise risk.

   

  For your information, East Sussex have launched the campaign, ‘Back to school- We are Ready’ with the aim of providing advice for parents can be found here:

  https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schools/backtoschool/

  It is aimed at all families and not necessarily those whose son/daughter attends a special school.

   

  In addition, Amaze, the parent support group for families of children with SEND have published some guidance and it can be accessed here:

  https://amazesussex.org.uk/back-to-school-in-september-advice-from-sendiass/

   

  You may find the video below something you can share with your son/daughter in preparation for the return to school.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRXTDsuHsT0&feature=youtu.be

   

  We are looking forward to pupils moving phases and new children starting at primary and we have no doubt everyone is ready for the new school year.

   

  As always, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the leadership team at your son/daughter’s phase who will be happy to discuss anything with you.

  Thank you for your on-going support

  Regards

  Angie Wellman

  Headteacher

   

• For all new September 2020 starters - see About Us - Welcome

  Mon 22 Jun 2020

  Please see link below for a virtual tour for our reception pupils starting in September 2020

   

• SWAN UK

  Mon 04 May 2020
  The last Friday in April is SWAN UK’s national awareness day, Undiagnosed Children’s Day, raising awareness and celebrating children who have medical, physical or learning difficulties that are unexplained. SWAN UK supports families with children and young adults with undiagnosed genetic conditions, who are a great support for many families.
  
  Due to the current situation a lot of the activities planned for the day had to be cancelled and we had to be creative. Like many other swan families we made an origami swan, Dottie shared the Makaton sign for ‘swan’ with friends, family and the Makaton community on-line and Dottie’s mum was sponsored to dye her hair pink!
  
  If you’d like more information about SWAN UK pleased visit their website undiagnosed.org.uk or email eastsussex@undiagnosed.org.uk
   

  

• ISEND Information for families

  Thu 23 Apr 2020
  https://czone-backoffice.azurewebsites.net/media/6196/key-links-for-schools_.pdf