Dear Parent/Carer,

As you already know, we have been working closely with Rhydri Primary School for several years.

The staff and governing bodies of both schools are keen to formalise this arrangement as a federation.  This will mean that the two schools continue to work in partnership to ensure an excellent learning experience for our children.

For both schools, Mr Cook will remain the Headteacher and Mrs Richards the Deputy Head (whilst Miss Bodenham is on maternity leave).

In fact, the only changes will be that the school leadership can spend more time on further improving provision and outcomes at school; the other change is that instead of two separate governing bodies, there will be will be one governing body. This will mean less repetition.

Next week, your child will bring home the formal consultation document about the federation.  This will provide lots of technical details and give you a chance to feedback.

On 15^th November at 2.30pm there will be an opportunity to ask any questions you have of representatives from the governing body and the Local Authority at Bedwas Junior School. If you are unable to attend this meeting, you can attend Rhydri Primary School on the same date at 3.45pm.

So, what do you need to do?

1. Know that the federation formalises the existing successful arrangements
2. Read the consultation document
3. Put your response in the box in school
4. Attend the meeting on 15^th Novemberif you have any questions
5. Keep calm and carry on!

Kind regards,

Ms S Graf – Chair of Governors

For the safety of our pupils, any parents or visitors to the school site need to report directly to reception via the main reception entrance before entering the building.

A few parents have asked about procedures at the start of the school day, and in particular about where pupils should go when it is raining. To clarify, these are the school session times:

• Breakfast Club – Pupils are admitted to Breakfast Club between 8:00am and 8:30am. Breakfast Club staff will then supervise the children until 8:40am.
• School starts at 8:40am. Pupils are able to enter the playground or classrooms (wet mornings) from 8:20am when staff will be present to supervise them.
• Please note that pupils should not enter the playground or the school building before 8:20am unless they are attending Breakfast Club.

For safety reasons, please ensure that children (including younger siblings) do not climb on any equipment in the school grounds at the start and end of the school day. We politely request that children and parents leave the premises as soon as children have been collected. Thank you for your cooperation.

As Miss Bodenham has started her maternity leave, I have now officially taken over all of her duties until she returns next summer. I would like to thank all of the children and staff for welcoming me so warmly to Bedwas and I’m looking forward to meeting and working with the whole school community in the coming months.