Welcome Dear Parents and Carers, It has been a great two weeks that have flown by at school. Attendance is holding steady at 95% but remember every moment counts and we need to keep on coming to school. Reading continues to be a priority this ½ term and I am pleased to note that our library is almost ready with the new books that arrived in September. We are currently finishing a number of assessments with the children so that every child is targeted even more closely with the correct support and materials to help them make rapid progress in reading. I will share more information with you as the new systems come online but I am excited that the children will be able to access even better reading material than before. I have had discussions with many parents regarding the new Attitudes to Learning policy and the changes that have been brought in, particularly around the fantastic walking. We will be surveying the pupils regarding this before the end of the half term and I will share the results with you. In the meantime, I wanted to share the impact that the new Attitudes to Learning policy has had on the school compared with the same period last academic year. Behaviour incidents have reduced by 85%. The number of pupils involved in behaviour events has reduced by 60%. The restorative approach based on our core values is also leading to less high-level incidents across the school. There are fewer children repeatedly getting involved in poor behaviours.  This was further corroborated by our recent external SEN review who commented on the calm and positive environment in the school and the fact that the children were keen to talk through the core values of the school. Teamwork really does make the dreamwork! Thank you for your ongoing support. Kind regards Mr N Campbell

Welcome Dear Parents and Carers, It has been an excellent week at Heartsease. Attendance is up to 95.5% and it was great to see so many children receive our new "Improving Attendance" certificates on Friday afternoon. These certificates are for children who have improved their attendance consistently over a three week period and will be awarded every three weeks. Also I wanted to say a big thank you to all parents who have accepted the invitation over the last two weeks to attend school to be part of the celebration assembly. This week we will be continuing to prioritise our core values and in particular Kindness. We will be watching carefully to celebrate the children helping each other and encouraging each other.  Thank you for your ongoing support. Kind regards Mr N Campbell