Home learning during school closure
Click here to visit your child's Year Group pages to see the learning activities set including the weekly Family Learning Menu.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Please see the letter below regarding Home Learning from Miss Fonseka.
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
Please read the important letters below
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following the Prime Minister's announcement on 10th May regarding the possible re-opening of schools please read the letters above from the Headteacher and the Local Authority which contain more information for parents and carers.
School Office
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Dear Parents and Carers
Please find important information in the letter link below regarding eligibility of Free School Meals.
It is vital that we hold a working email address for our Free School Meals families, please email office@shirley.cambs.sch.uk if you think yours has changed, and follow the instructions provided in the letter if you believe that you are eligible for Free School Meals but have not applied yet.
Thank you
Kind regards
Shirley School Office (14/04/2020)
Further information will be posted here.
North Cambridge Children's Centre are posting online storytimes and rhymetimes, this link will take you to their Facebook page.
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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!