Feb 22, 2019
Posted by:rbramley
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends
We had the Young Americans in school from Friday to Sunday with a brilliant show Sunday night. 94 students from Lady Lumley’s, Pickering Juniors and St Joseph’s took part with the 18 Young Americans and all had a fantastic time. This is the third time we have had the Young Americans...
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Feb 1, 2019
Posted by:rbramley
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends
I was asked by Karen Darley at the Gazette and Herald for a comment about the recently published school performance tables. I wrote quite a bit and, understandably, only a small section made into the article as Karen had to squeeze in comments from all four local secondary schools. Seems a...
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Jan 18, 2019
Posted by:rbramley
Dear Parents and Carers
Immunisations
Please make sure you sign up at www.hdft.nhs.uk/immsconsent in order that your son or daughter can have these very important immunisations. :
HPV vaccinations to girls in year 8
Men ACWY vaccination for all children in year 9
DTP vaccination for all children in year 9
MMR vaccinations for any child aged 5-19
The Childhood immunisation team come...
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Dec 4, 2018
Posted by:rbramley
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends
With over 500 e-mails and letters making a strong case for its retention, Lady Lumley’s has decided to keep Christmas in 2018. Students have been made aware of this in tutor time today (Tuesday) through a common presentation explaining where we have been, why, and where we are going. The Christmas...
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Nov 21, 2018
Posted by:rbramley
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends
In assemblies this week, Mrs Paul, one of our teachers of RE, spoke about Christmas and whether the message of Christmas has been lost and buried under an avalanche of commercialisation. Christmas is a day celebrating the birth of Jesus and should be a time of good will to all, yet...
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Oct 17, 2018
Posted by:rbramley
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends
SEND – Consultation on changes to the High Needs Budget: 5th Oct - 11th Nov 2018
North Yorkshire County Council is currently consulting on three specific proposals for change to the High Needs Budget. This could affect children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), children who are permanently excluded or at...
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Oct 12, 2018
Posted by:rbramley
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends
There was a really interesting interview with Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of Ofsted on Radio 5 on Thursday morning. Ms Spielman spoke about too many schools, ‘teaching to the test’ and narrowing their curriculum in order that the students, and hence the school, achieved the right grades to make the...
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