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Dear Parents and Carers,

I wanted to let you know about our recent Safeguarding audit and to thank you for your continued support in making this a safe school for the children in our care. The audit was undertaken by a member of the Leeds Safeguarding team and lasted a full day. Having received the report, I am delighted to inform you that we have a very small number of action points and several areas where our safeguarding practice has been identified as exemplary.

More importantly, the report demonstrates that we have a solid culture around safeguarding. This is made possible through the hard work and commitment of every staff member. As you are aware, safeguarding is jointly led by Mrs Judd and I. Mrs Judd is our DDSL (Deputy designated Safeguarding Lead) and I would like to thank her individually for all the additional work she does in school.  

The report summary is as follows:

This audit was conducted via a school visit. The visit included speaking to the DSL, DDSL, school administrator, a number of pupils from years 5 & 6 and 4 members of staff (teachers & non-teachers). It is clear from the evidence presented that Safeguarding and well-being of children is a priority for the school. The safeguarding team spoke passionately about their work in regard to keeping children safe and evidenced the work they undertake to support vulnerable pupils. Staff are provided with very regular safeguarding information which includes regular briefings & eLearning packages. Staff could confidently discuss the risks that children face and how to respond to any concerns. They said that the DDSL briefings really help them to keep safeguarding at the forefront of everything they do. The induction process for new staff at school is very thorough to ensure new staff receive the relevant information and a safeguarding training package. The pupils spoke about having lots of opportunities to share concerns and said they could go to any member of staff in school if they had a worry or a concern. They specifically spoke about the pastoral team as members of staff who would help them. The support and information shared with parents around aspects of children's safety is well evidenced as is the direct support provided through the schools pastoral support, the cluster & other multi-agency teams. The schools safeguarding arrangements evidence some areas of exemplary practice which the safeguarding team and the school should be proud of.

British Science Week

This year we will be celebrating British Science Week from Monday 14 - Friday 18 March. The theme for this year's celebration of science is 'Growth'.

We are looking to spend some time in our school garden to study plants, plant in our vegetable patches and generally take the opportunity to get outdoors.

We are looking for some volunteers to come into school and talk about their careers in science that tie in with the theme of 'Growth'. This doesn't necessarily need to be linked in with the garden/plants. It could be something else to do with 'Growth' or you can come and talk about your journey throughout your career in science.

If you think that you would like to volunteer to come and speak to the children please contact the Admin Team. Or if you are able to offer something else through your work we would love to hear from you.

Thank you

Mrs Hurst and Mrs Lawson 

CRMI Children of Hope charity

On Tuesday this week, Year Two had a special visitor from a charity who works with our partner school in Uganda. As part of their Geography work, Year 2 have been learning about the similarities and differences between Bramhope and Uganda and how life is different for the children there. Ginny explained how the children go to school and where they live, as well as how the charity are making a positive impact. As an extra special treat, the children were able to have a live video call with the children in the Ugandan school and have a conversation with them.

Year 2 will be using this experience to write letters to the children of the school which will be taken over to them in March. We are really looking forward to forging more links with the Way of Salvation Primary School. A big thank you to Ginny from the CRMI Children of Hope charity for talking to us.

Mr Dawes

Nasal Influenza Vaccination 2021

Thank you for your support with this season’s nasal flu immunisation programme. We were very pleased to reach a vaccination uptake rate of 90%.  I know that some families also sought flu vaccinations through their G.P. Thank you for your support in helping us keep the school a safe place for everyone.

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It’s that time of year again! If your child has one hour free at some point this weekend, they might like to take part in the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

How to take part in Big Garden Birdwatch:

1. Watch the birds around you for one hour
2. Count how many of each species of bird lands on your patch
3. Go online and tell us what you saw 

Click HERE to find out more!

Wizarding week camp for Bramhope children at Bramhope!

As you are aware, I am committed to providing a broad range of day, residential and enrichment activities for as many children as possible. Post lockdown, we have been re-building our extra-curricular programme and have launched a new residential programme for Y5 and Y6.

Currently, 65 children enjoy an instrumental lesson and over 75 children are taking part in a sports club (gymnastics, netball or multisport) each week.

I am now keen to trial our own holiday camp on site and have arranged for Total Sports to lead a Wizard themed camp over February half-term. The camp is open to children aged 5 upwards and offers a range of themed games and activities, not just sport. Please click HERE for more information and ways to sign up. I look forward to hearing feedback from pupils and parents!

Bug Club

Congratulations to our Bug Club Star Readers this week!  

The following pupils have been making excellent progress with their reading on Bug Club this week:

• RB - Arabella R
• RF - Melody KB
• 2G - Freddie L
• 2D - Skyler M
• 1H - Jemima Hill

If your child hasn't had a chance to log onto Bug Club yet, please encourage them to have a go this weekend.  The programme has been proven to help children with their reading and the games and rewards are very motivating.

Change one thing competition

This half-term, we will be running a competition to support families to change one thing relating to their use of technology over the weekend of 5/6 February.

It ties in with our key messages this half-term, which is around Health and Wellbeing surrounding technology use. This is something our digital leaders shared with children in assembly at the beginning of term. View the slides HERE.  

More details around the competition are to follow, but we are hoping to provide incentives such as activity passes, and day trip tickets to support the children to reduce their time on screens.

If you have a business which may be able to donate a prize for this event, please do get in touch with our computing lead Mrs Hahnel via the email

computing@bramhopeprimaryschool.co.uk.

A big well done to Hepworth!

Parent Workshops

On Wednesday 9th February, Mrs Hahnel and our digital leaders are running a parent workshop entitled 'Parenting in a Digital World'. It will include some key learnings on parenting in our digital landscape as well as an overview of how we teach online safety within school. The meeting will run between 7pm and 9pm and all parents are very welcome to attend.

Please complete the online form HERE if you wish to attend. 

We hope to see you there.

Mrs Judd & Mrs Yeomans (Pastoral Leaders)

Have a lovely weekend