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School Governor Vacancy
13th Oct 2023

Foreland Fields School has a vacancy for a Parent Governor. If you would like to stand for election, please complete the form below and return it to Kay Merry (Governance Professional & Clerk to the Governing Body) by midday on Monday 6th November 2023 via the school office. You may wish to propose another parent and if so, please ensure that they are aware of your intentions. Please also ensure that they sign the nomination form by way of confirmation.
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The Balanced System
11th Oct 2023

The Balanced System® for Schools and Settings is a whole system approach to improving outcomes for children and young people across the range of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). It promotes a strategic approach to school’s understanding their role in commissioning and providing support for speech, language and communication needs. In July 2017, Foreland Fields School was first accredited as a Centre of Excellence for our work supporting speech, language and communication needs. We recently went for re-accreditation and are pleased to announce that we have been awarded Centre of Excellence status for a further 3 years.
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Firework Display
5th Oct 2023

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our popular Firework Display on the evening of Wednesday 1 st November 2023. This event is a ticket only event priced at £3 per adult. Children go free. Entry for adults to the event will be ticket only.
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Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)
4th Sep 2023

You may have seen recent media coverage regarding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and its use in educational settings. RAAC is a lightweight form of concrete; because it is weaker than regular concrete, concerns have been raised about its long-term durability. The Department for Education (DfE) has recently changed its guidance to education settings on the management of RAAC to take a more precautionary approach and as a result, areas in affected spaces will be vacated. We are happy to inform you that we are not affected by this decision as we do not have RAAC in any of our buildings and therefore will continue to function as normal.
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East Kent College Satellite Group
13th Jul 2023

Important Note - East Kent College Broadstairs - Satellite Class East Kent College Broadstairs is closed tomorrow (Friday 14th July 2023). All students attending the Foreland Fields satellite provision (Suzanne and Helen’s classes) will spend the day on the Foreland Fields site. We have ordered enough lunch for those who have a school dinner. Transport providers will drop and pick up students from the Foreland Fields site tomorrow.
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NEU Strike Action
6th Jul 2023

Despite our best efforts, it has been necessary for us to close a couple of classes tomorrow (07.07.23) due to the NEU strike action, one lower school and the other a Junior class. We have been in touch with all parents/carers affected, so if you have not heard from us, assume your child is in school. As stated previously, should there be increased absences tomorrow, it may be necessary to make on-the-spot decisions for further closures however, we are not currently anticipating this. Any child who is affected is welcome to come along to the fair with their parents/carer tomorrow.
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Satellite Provision - Meetings
4th Jul 2023

A letter will be coming home this evening to all parents/carers of children who are/will be in our satellite provision in September 2023. The letter can be accessed here: Satellite-Provision-Letter-to-Parents-June-2023-v2.pdf The letter details meetings at each satellite class for parents/carers to visit their child’s class and meet with teachers. Please note, this is in addition to the open evening event planned for this Thursday, which all parents/carers are also welcome to attend. The days/times of the meetings are: Garlinge Year R/Key Stage 1 (Purple Class) – Wednesday 12th July at 3.15pm Garlinge Key Stage 2 (Natalie Rowe’s Class) – Tuesday 11th July at 3.15pm Hartsdown Academy (Ian White’s Class) – Monday 10th at 3.15pm East Kent College (Suzanne Yardley and Helen Newman’s classes) – Monday 10th at 3.15pm Any child that is moving provision should be collected from their current school and taken to the new one.
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NEU Strike Action
4th Jul 2023

Unfortunately, it has been necessary for us to close one of our upper Discoverers’ classes tomorrow due to the impact of the industrial action. Our Department Operational Leads are in the process of calling parents/carers now. As stated previously, should there be increased absences tomorrow, it may be necessary to make on-the-spot decisions for further closures however, we are not currently anticipating this. Should this be the case we will inform parents/carers as early as possible – including those who travel on school transport.
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NEU - Strike Action July 2023
3rd Jul 2023

A letter will be coming home with your child this evening regarding the planned NEU strikes planned for Wednesday 5 th and Friday 7 th July. A copy can be downloaded here: NEU Strike Action July 2023 We will inform parents/carers before the end of school tomorrow (Tuesday 4 th July) if their child’s classes are affected however, should we have increased absence on the day, we may be forced to make on-the-spot decisions to close for health and safety reasons. Please be assured that we are not currently anticipating this however, should this need to happen we will provide parents/carers with as much notice as possible.
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Term 5 Newsletter
25th May 2023

The Term 5 Newsletter is now available on the website within the ‘Community’ section or by clicking on this link: https://www.foreland.kent.sch.uk/assets/Documents/Attachments/End-of-Term-Newsletter-May-2023.pdf Tomorrow, Friday 26 th May, is a staff training day and therefore school is closed to all pupils and students. We hope you all have a good break and look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Monday 5 th June.
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