St Mary's Sabden

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Collaboration

In September 2023 we formed a Collaboration with one of the other schools in our Parish, 

Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School.

Both schools are classed as ‘small schools’ and both are very proud of their loving, inclusive and Catholic ethos. The schools have much in common and share many things, but each school keeps its own unique and distinct character.

Claire Halstead is the Executive Headteacher for both schools and works on both sites. The Staff of both schools benefit from working together and the children are given regular and exciting opportunities to come together and be one large family.

The shared faith of the two schools supports this union and both St Mary’s and Thorneyholme benefit from close relationships with their churches. Fr Paul Brindle guides us all on our spiritual journey.

Some of our Collaboration Events have been:

  • Joint Trips to Forest school each term at Thorneyholme
  • Collaboration Mass – At St Mary’s
  • Collaboration Disco
  • Thorneyholme pupils visiting St Mary’s to lead a music lesson
  • A joint World Book Day, held on both sites but using technology to ‘drop in’ to each other’s lesson
  • A joint trip to the seaside for the youngest children in both schools
  • A shared residential holiday
  • A Collaboration Choir taking part in Let’s Go Sing
  • An end of year Mass at St Hubert’s

Following Boris Johnson’s 8pm announcement we now know that as of midnight tonight the country has entered a new period of Lockdown, a Lockdown that includes the closure of school. 

School will be open for the children of Key Workers and for pupils who are deemed vulnerable. All pupils will be provided with work in order for them to keep learning. 

Tonight’s announcement was very short notice for you as parents and also for us as a Staff. Tomorrow, by 11am there will be three tasks on the school website for each Class to complete as their Tuesday learning. However, School will be closed to ALL pupils tomorrow. 

 

Staff, however, will be in school preparing for the rest of the Lockdown. Through tomorrow we will prepare school to make it safe for Key worker pupils and vulnerable children to return. 

We will send out a form for you to apply for a place in the Keyworker Bubbles and we will let you know more about how children will be learning remotely. We will do our very best to re-open to Key Worker children and vulnerable pupils by Wednesday. 

I am aware of how difficult this is for you all, School closing creates a multitude of problems for everyone but data surrounding this awful disease dictates that this is a necessary step. As ever, the safety and health of everyone must be a priority. 

Thank you for your continued support and we will be in frequent contact over the next few days. 

Many thanks

Claire Halstead