Week 14 - Haseltine on ofsted 100 top performing schools list

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Welcome back to the new school year.

I am delighted to report a fantastic first week back in school.  We were glad to see the children back in school on Tuesday after the Christmas Break.

Teaching staff from all three schools met together on Monday for what was a very successful Teacher Training Day as Support staff worked hard back in their own respective schools on making them look their best for the return of the children on Tuesday.  The teachers day included talks by leading education experts from around the world, including this inspirational talk by Sir Ken Robinson
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html
and this one on one possible education future by Salman Khan
http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

The first week back has been a fabulous one for Haseltine in particular.  Ms Brumby and I were delighted to receive a letter from ofsted informing us that Haseltine is on their Top 100 Most Improved Schools List 2012 - recognising the incredible progress that the schools has made over the past three years.  To be amongst the 100 top performing schools in the country is an enormous achievement and is a huge credit to Ms Brumby, to the staff, Governors, community and... most of all... the children.  Very well done to all and to everyone who has contributed to Haseltine's success during this period.

Pupils from Haseltine met London Mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday to publicise the work of the charity Magic Breakfast, which aims to provide healthy breakfasts for pupils in 50 schools.  The event was covered by London Tonight, BBC London Evening News, radio and the print media.

Evening Standard Report

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/mayors-fund-gives-5000-hungry-pupils-breakfast-before-lessons-8442361.html

City AM link

http://www.cityam.com/the-capitalist/kippers-and-oats-breakfast-the-boris-way

Ms Brumby was interviewed by radio and television... something that she is becoming very used to, after appearing on CNN and Sky News just before Christmas.

These stories are great news for the whole Haseltine community and for our schools partnership.  We are very proud of the school's achievements and that they are getting the recognition that they deserve.