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An OFSTED GOOD school!
Fri 26 Apr 2024We are delighted to share that the final report from our recent Ofsted Inspection has now been published. The two day inspection was a Section 8 Monitoring Visit of a good school and the HMI agreed that we remain a GOOD school! This is now our third ‘Good’ Ofsted in a row…a hat trick!
The report captures the essence of Newlands and recognises the great work of everyone in ensuring the children have the best education we can offer.
Particular highlights include:
Pupils feel proud to belong to this school.
Pupils appreciate the kind, caring nature of staff and their peers.
The vision of ‘no child left behind’ is at the centre of the school’s highly inclusive work.
Pupils behave well. They are responsible and considerate of each other.
Pupils feel safe and happy. They value the support that they receive from adults when they need it.
Staff teach the school’s chosen phonics programme well.
Overall, pupils make very good progress with their early reading.
Teachers provide significantly effective opportunities for pupils to develop their language and mathematical skills.
Staff teach pupils valuable knowledge, skills and vocabulary in all other subjects.
The school makes sure that disadvantaged pupils get the right support to achieve well.
The school identifies the needs of pupils with SEND early and precisely.
Through the school, pupils develop a camaraderie.
Pupils feel confident to speak to trusted adults or use the ‘worry boxes’ to raise any concerns they might have.
Pupils flourish in their various roles and responsibilities.
The school’s understanding of the community helps pupils be ready for their next stages in development.
The quality of education continually improves.
A happy staff team whose members feel supported and proud to work at the school.
Parents and carers are very positive about the school.
You can read a copy of the full report here:
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Global Ambassador's Newsletter March 2024
Mon 15 Apr 2024GLOBAL AMBASSADORS’ NEWSLETTER
March 2024
At Newlands, we have 9 Global Ambassadors – one for each class in Key Stage 2 and one to represent the classes in Key Stage One. We have decided that we would like to create a newsletter to share with you some of the initiatives we have been working on this year.
Newlands Primary School has been a School of Sanctuary since 2018 and we have recently renewed our accreditation. This means that we are a school that welcomes and includes everyone. Sanctuary means safety and this means that we are school that offers safety to everyone in our community. This could be people who have troubles at home, whose lives were in danger in their own country or who are just looking for a place of safety.
What does a Global Ambassador do?
We promote Global Citizenship. We know that what happens in the world has an impact on us, but also, that what we do in Newlands has an impact on the rest of the world. We meet with the Global Citizenship Leader (Mrs Jones) every half term and decide what we would like to focus on. We also take part in a whole school assembly every term.
Key Definitions
Migrant: A person who has moved to live in another country
Refugee: A person who has had to leave their country of nationality for fear of being persecuted because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular group or political opinion.
Asylum Seeker: A person who has asked the Government for refugee status but is waiting to hear the outcome of their application.
Internally Displaced: A person who had to leave their home because it is not safe, however, they are still within their original country.
Charities that we work with:
The Hope School, Jordan – they work with refugees, mainly from Syria, providing education to children.
SWVG (Southampton and Winchester Visitor’s Group) – they support refugees and asylum seekers living in Southampton. We have had workshops with volunteers from this group and visits from people of lived experience of being a refugee – having to leave their homes because their lives were at risk.
Key Date: Monday 17th June 2024 – Global Day
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Whole School Newsletter 6 - Spring 2024
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The BIG Walk and Wheel
Mon 18 Mar 2024The BIG WALK and WHEEL 11th March to 28th March 2024
Can you walk, Scoot or Ride to school. Support the school with 'The BIG WALK and WHEEL'. We are recording how many pupils walk, scoot or ride to school for the nest 2 weeks.
So dust off the knee pads, ditch the cars and lets get moving.
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Poetry Competition Winners Announced
Tue 12 Mar 2024Congratulations to our World Book Day Poetry Competition winners. Each received a book token from the Governors for their super 'Amazing Planet Earth' inspired poems.
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Newlands wins an attendance award!
Thu 07 Mar 2024We are excited to announce that our whole school attendance is continuing to improve further, after the success of last year. We have just been awarded an FFT Attendance Award! Well done everyone, keep it up!
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Newlands launch Poetry Competition
Sat 24 Feb 2024Newlands will be celebrating poetry on World Book Day (7th March 2024). Therefore, we have launched a Poetry Competition for all budding poets in Years 1 - 6! All entries must be submitted by Wednesday 6th March. The winners (one per year group) will be announced on World Book Day. We look forward to reading your 'amazing planet Earth' inspired poems.
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Whole School Newsletter 5 - Feb 2024
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Newlands in the news!
Thu 01 Feb 2024Newlands has been featured twice in the local news recently as a celebration of our inclusive practice.
Have a look at these links to find out more...
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Owls RBD New Build Officially Opens!
Fri 19 Jan 2024We are delighted to say that the newly built Owls Resource Base for Deaf Children is officially completed and fully open. We celebrated with some special visits from Councillor Winning, key representatives from Southampton City Council, the Specialist Teaching Service, Darcy Construction, governors, parents and of course our lovely children!
Keep an eye out for a feature in the Daily Echo and on ITV news (hopefully towards the end of next week).
