Dear Parents and Carers,

I’m sure you’ll have enjoyed reading the ParentMail that came out earlier this afternoon from Alex Tear at Guildford Diocese, followed by my letter about the start of term arrangements for children in new Year 1 and Year 2. We’re all getting excited about the move back to Pewley in September – I’ll be praying for the project to run smoothly and without any glitches!

This good news was closely followed by an email that contained the report from the Ofsted inspection at Holy Trinity that happened just before the holidays. It’ll be published on the official Ofsted website in the next few days, but do take a few moments to enjoy a quick read. It’s great to see that the inspector has captured so much of what makes our school community so distinctive, and that it is a place where children thrive. It also confirms that the areas that we are currently working on to develop our wider curriculum are the right next steps for the school. Vicky, our new headteacher has been working with the leadership team today to craft the school development plan for the next academic year and I know they’ll have enjoyed celebrating all the positives!

Once again, I’m so grateful for all the contributions from parents that the inspector used as evidence to support her findings. She was really impressed by the strength of the school community and I’m delighted that the staff and children were given such superb feedback.

As we start to look ahead to next year, I’m now able to publish the class teacher arrangements for September.

Tom Everard, Helen Pronger and Lilja Helgadottir (members of the senior leadership team) together with several part-time staff will be teaching across the school in different year groups. We’ll be welcoming Catherine Finniear back from maternity leave one day a week at the juniors.

You might have noticed that two members of the teaching team are missing from the list – I’m delighted to let you know that Jo White (Y6 teacher) is expecting a baby and will start her maternity leave in October. We are pleased that Kathryn Thomas, an experienced teacher who is currently working in another local school, is joining the team in September to cover her role. We’re sad to announce that Andy Whitall (Y3 teacher) will be moving away from Guildford in the summer – he’s been a fantastic member of the teaching team and will be hugely missed. Lydia Pope, an experienced teacher from Brighton, is taking his place and we’re looking forward to getting to know her when she visits for the new year 3 induction day taking place later this month.

We will now begin the important task of choosing a new teacher for each child. Please allow us to consider the best fit for each individual, taking into account the huge number of important factors in ensuring a smooth transition in September. If you do have serious concerns, any comments should be directed to me rather than to your child’s current teacher. Thank you for your understanding in giving us the opportunity to consider the whole picture rather than making decisions from just one perspective. Like the teachers, the children are always so adaptable and ready to embrace change!

I’m very much looking forward to seeing many of you at the big event of the weekend, our HTSC/FOPS fun run! It promises to be a really fun afternoon together – I’ll see you there!

With much love,

Clare

A message from our Co-Chairs of Governors:

Dear parents and carers

We hope you'll agree that Holy Trinity's Ofsted report makes a great read! Thank you to all the many parents who took part in the parent questionnaire - your views were so important in helping the inspector understand the school, and recognise the central role of our ethos and values in making the school such a special place.

On behalf of all the governors, Helen and I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Clare, the SLT, our teachers, teaching assistants and all the other members of the team whose amazing team work enables our children to become - in the words of the report - 'accomplished learners and caring people'. And thank you so much for your consistent support and encouragement over the last year.

With best wishes

Deborah and Helen

Thought of the week: Bee pure – when do you see God? “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”

Whole School

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