Home learning during school closure
Click here to visit your child's Year Group pages to see the learning activities set.
Dear Parents and Carers,
This is to remind you that tomorrow, Wednesday 1st April, is the last day of the Spring term and so you will not receive any further work from school until the start of the summer term, which is Monday 20th April 2020.
We would like to wish you all a very Happy Easter, and hope that everyone is keeping safe and well at home.
Kind regards,
Shirley School Office
Thank you for visiting our school website.
We are a friendly, happy and successful school, serving the diverse community of Chesterton. Our pupils come from a wide variety of backgrounds and many speak English as an additional language. We are a highly inclusive place of learning and are very proud to be the first school in the country to gain the Equalities Award.
We look carefully at the development of the ‘whole child’, and through a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum, with a focus on key skills, we aim to give children the best possible start in life. All children have huge potential, and we want our pupils to enjoy learning, achieve the highest possible standards, develop their curiosity and improve those skills that will help them now and in later life.
We promote an ethos where every child is valued as an individual; this helps them to grow into caring and respectful young people who are able to get on well with each other and make a positive contribution to our community.
Our building was purpose-built in 2011 and our spacious, light building has a well-resourced Library, Food Tech Room, ICT Suite, two halls, outdoor learning spaces (including an allotment), community rooms and a Children’s Centre.
Shirley Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff, parents and volunteers to actively share this commitment. Our Designated Persons for Safeguarding are myself, Mrs Wernham (Deputy Head and SENCO), Mrs Fonseka and Mrs Kidney (Deputy Heads), Mrs Taylor (Class Teacher), Mrs Willis (Senior Inclusion TA) and Mrs Kozicz (Extended Schools Manager).
Ofsted visited us in March 2018 and while they were visiting, children commented that ‘this is a good school because people make you feel welcome’. Parents also shared that ‘this is a truly inclusive school that does its best for all pupils, whatever their background, culture or ability’.
Visits to the school are always welcome – we look forward to meeting you!
Mr Cattermole, Headteacher
CORONAVIRUS
Dear Parents and Carers
As you are aware, Shirley Primary School and Pre-School is closed until further notice.
If you wish to contact the school office please email office@shirley.cambs.sch.uk in the first instance.
If you need to speak to us about a child in our emergency childcare provision for critical workers, please call
07795 572304 between 8am and 4pm Monday- Friday.
Please do not text or leave any messages.
If you have a safeguarding concern about a child during school closure, click here.
We hope you are all keeping safe at home.
Kind regards
Shirley School Office
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Further information will be posted here.
IMPORTANT NEWS
Due to the latest health and safety advice regarding Coronavirus, the following events have unfortunately been postponed until further notice:
Friday 24th April - Friends of Shirley Plant Sale
Saturday 16th May - Summer Fayre
Reception Goldilocks Cafe with parents
Reception Goldilocks Cafe with parents
Planting flowers in the school grounds
Preschool
We are offering 15 and 30 hours of free childcare. To find out if you are eligible for the 30 hours entitlement, please click on the link below.
Click below to see our latest Ofsted Report (March 2018)
Have a look at our blogs to see what we have been learning!
Click
here for the class pages, then go to the year group that you want to look at!