It’s February half term…. and we are half way through the school year!
Well done everyone! You have made it to the half way point in this school year. Thank you for everything you continue to do for the children of the LAT and please make sure you take a break this week and recharge those batteries. Hopefully the weather will improve for our break and for the rest of the year, as the days get longer and hopefully warmer.
Even though I’ve actually been in loads of LAT schools this week for one reason or another, there is no ‘school visit’ report. However there are a small selection of general updates, alongside some news from a number of our wonderful schools, including Widewell, Pomphlett, Woodfield, Elburton, Knowle, Salisbury Road and Ford.
Have a fantastic week.
Simon
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Sharing our recent experience of Ofsted with our colleagues across the city
On Thursday this week, Ben Norris, our headteacher at Knowle, was asked to share his recent experience of Ofsted with headteachers and other colleagues from local MATs across the city and the Local Authority. The LAT heads were out in force to support him and as you would expect, he did a brilliant job.
Now we need to just see the final written report, which we hope will come really soon!
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Trialling continuous provision in the LAT
Helen, Carly and Julie (the now famous LAT girl band ….. ‘LAT erama’) or more professionally speaking, 3 of our super LAT improvement team, visited 2 LAT schools together, to take a good look at all perspectives of EYFS pedagogy, English and Maths Curriculum.
Their collective view was that what they were seeing from the teams at Pomphlett and Salisbury Road was really incredible and the commitment from the teams and the way they are marrying the research and National Curriculum, along with the active learning and progress of the children was fantastic.
Well done to the teams at Salisbury Road and Pomphlett!
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Well done to the super mathematicians of Knowle Primary!
Knowle have a group of 4 Year 6 children who are taking part in a national maths championships.
This week, they came 8th in their heats (out of 60 schools) and they have qualified for the semi-finals, which are due to take place in March.
Well done Knowle and good luck in the semi finals!
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Engaging with the community at Ford Primary
A number of LAT colleagues, including a representative from the LAT Board and a LAT Headteacher, visited Ford Primary this week, to explore their strategy for engaging with community and raising pupil performance.
It was a really positive sharing opportunity, which involved staff, pupils and parents.
Have a look at the video Ford have have made below……… Ford Facade
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Happy Lunar New Year… at Elburton! 🧧
To celebrate Lunar New Year, some of the children at Elburton Primary experienced a master class in dumpling making! 🥟
They were extremely fortunate to have a parent and grandparent from the school, who came in to share their knowledge and skill of how to make the perfect Chinese dumplings, as this is something they would share as part of their New Year’s banquet.
The children had an incredible learning opportunity and lots of fun!
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Super success at Pomphlett!
We’re delighted to celebrate an outstanding achievement by Evie Bolt, a Year 6 pupil at Pomphlett Primary School, who has been crowned Devon Cross Country Champion for her age group.
Evie delivered a superb performance to claim the county title, standing out against strong competition from across Devon.
Her success is a testament to her determination, consistency, and commitment to training, as well as her ability to rise to the challenge on race day.
Congratulations, Evie—an inspiring result and a fantastic moment in her running journey. 🏃♀️🏆
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Gladiators….. Are you ready? ….They were at Widewell!
‘Steel’, the Gladiator certainly was too, when he turned up at Widewell Primary earlier this week!!
Here he is in full flow with the children and the staff in the school hall.
A marvellous time was enjoyed by all!
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Do you want to be part of the next LAT working party?
If you are an EYFS teacher, year 1 teacher or a maths subject leader than this might be up your street!
Julie Packer and Helen Adkins are working on Maths Milestones to support teachers with coverage and progress of the maths curriculum in the early years.
This working group is an opportunity to trial and contribute to the use of the Maths Milestones across the Trust.
Please contact them if you’d like to take part in the working group.
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Have you entered your team yet???
The LAT Quiz is back!
Can anyone knock Mount Street off the top spot?
Date – Thursday 2nd April (last day before Easter)
Venue – Steel Brew – The Royal William Yard.
Look out for more details in this week’s new edition of LAT Chat and get your team entered now!
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Have a fantastic weekend and half term break.
See you all soon.
Simon