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• Safer Internet Day 2018 - Let's all show some respect online!

  Sun 28 Jan 2018

  This year Safer Internet Day is on Tuesday 6th February. We will once again again be supporting this very important day. Watch this space for more information...

   

  https://vimeo.com/247778717 

   

  For resources and more information please go to...

   

  http://www.hanleyswanprimaryschool.co.uk/internet-safety-1/

   

   

   

• School will be open Wednesday 13th December

  Tue 12 Dec 2017

  School will be open Wednesday 13th December. Children do not need to wear uniform, warm clothes, wellies or boots,

  coats hats and gloves needed. Please ensure you keep to the cleared paths. 

• School will remain closed on Tuesday 12th December

  Mon 11 Dec 2017
  School will be closed on Tuesday 12th December. 

• School closure Monday 11th December

  Sun 10 Dec 2017
  School will be closed Monday 11th December due to the weather condition. 

• Hanley and Upton Educational Trust

  Wed 05 Apr 2017

  A NEW trust has been launched to strengthen an existing partnership between three Worcestershire schools.

   

  The new Hanley and Upton Educational Trust, a multi-academy trust (MAT), formalises the existing strong partnership between Hanley Castle High School, Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's Church of England Primary School and Kempsey Primary School.

   

  The three schools share values, and the new MAT has been established to further improve the quality of educational provision for the youngsters aged between four and 19-years-old within the three schools.

   

  It is planned for the MAT to operate in the background with the schools preserving their individual identities, as well as gaining additional freedom, funding and ability to share best practice through the new partnership.

  In addition, the Hanley and Upton Educational Trust will seek to build closer links with other schools in order to improve further the quality of educational provision for all children in the South Worcestershire area and further afield.

   

  The chief executive officer of the new MAT is Lindsey Cooke, who also continues her role as headteacher of Hanley Castle High School.

   

  Mrs Cooke said: "We are delighted that our vision for the young people of our part of Worcestershire has become a reality.

   

  "The teachers at Hanley Castle are genuinely excited about sharing ideas with their primary colleagues and making the children’s transition from primary to secondary school even smoother and more successful."

   

  Headteacher of Kempsey, Bryony Baynes, said: “This is something towards which we have been moving for quite some time.

   

  "We are very excited about the opportunities this will bring for working closely with the other schools in the MAT, something which will benefit all our children."

   

  Headteacher of Hanley Swan, Mr Adrian Pratley added: "The whole of the school community is excited about this new partnership between the three schools.

   

  "It will build on all the good work that currently goes on and improve the educational outcomes and experiences even further for the children at our school."

   

  For more details on the partnership email: head@hanleyswan.worcs.sch.uk or lfc12@hanleycastle.worcs.sch.uk .

• Maweni report and video

  Mon 23 Jan 2017
  Please take a look at our latest report on Maweni and take time to see the video of the children building a keyhole garden.

• The Archbishop of Canterbury

  Fri 14 Oct 2016

  A Very Special Friday…

  “Dear Lord.” We hear these words ring out so often in our life, but never in such a special way as the way in which they were said on Friday. The day 3 of our children met the Archbishop of Canterbury in Worcester Cathedral! The day began with a thought provoking discussion and poem writing activity based on ‘reconciliation’ and the ‘Cross of Nails’.

  It was amazing to watch our children alongside the other children coming up with such high calibre ideas and interesting phrases to describe reconciliation. They then made a clay print of the Cross of Nails to replicate the one that the Archbishop of Canterbury wears and the replica that hangs in St’ George’s Chapel in the Cathedral. It was whilst taking part in this activity that our 3 stars had their first encounter with the Archbishop. He was very keen to talk to the children about this activity, as it was fresh in his mind from his recent discussions with the Pope where the theme was reconciliation. It was also at this point that they were swamped with cameras, cameras and more cameras!

  It was a privilege to watch the children talk so confidently and positively to the Archbishop (although they were a little ‘star struck’ at first). In the afternoon we took part in a variety of Harvest activities around the Cathedral and a service.

  The service was led by the Archbishop and was everything you would want from this special occasion. He was wonderful. He talked openly and honestly to the children about his uniform/clothes, his life and his job.

  The children got to try on his Archbishop clothes as the service went on and he finished with a number of great anecdotes and prayers. This truly was a fantastic experience and it was a joy to be part of it. The day was well organised (thanks to Sue Adeney and her team), the children were brilliant and the experience was inspiring!

  

• Christian Value - Friendship

  Mon 05 Sep 2016

  We will be starting this new academic year off with the Christian Value of ‘Friendship’. Over the next half term we will be taking part in a number of ‘Friendship’ activities during Collective Worship and across the broader school.

  If you are keen to continue the Christian value education at home then we have a number of help sheets located within our website.

  They are within the ‘Key information’ page or simply click here.

   

   

• CREW Presentation!

  Sat 02 Jul 2016
  Teaching is the best job in the world (yes I am biased) and I know this because it is a job that has so many amazing moments. But every now and again there is an activity that tops everything else and the children that we know are amazing, prove to be even better that that! On Friday the 16^th October Mrs Sauntson and I (Mr Bundy) were witness to just such a moment.
   
  During last academic year CREW (the Collective Worship RE team) were invited to a Diocese course to talk to teachers about their role in Collective Worship at our school. The organisers were so pleased with the overwhelming positive feedback from the 15 participants that they invited CREW to do their presentation again at the Worcestershire Diocese Head Teachers conference on Friday.
   
  We arrived at the Pear Tree Hotel at Smite and there was an air of excitement amongst the children. We waited patiently in the restaurant ready to be called into the conference room. After a few minutes the organisers came through and introduced themselves. The CREW all got given their own name tag and we were then shown through to the conference room… the very large conference room… the very large conference room filled with over 100 head teachers! This was a very different event to what CREW had experienced before and ‘wow’ were our (yes, mine as well) tummies whirling. We were greeted by the host of the conference who then told CREW that they needed to use a microphone and swiftly went into an explanation on how to use it.
   
  It was at this point that the realisation of what was going on hit us all. I know that there are not many adults that would cope in this situation and yet the CREW stood at the front of this conference room and looked smart, proud and eager to start.
   
  The host did an introduction and they began their presentation to over 100 head teachers.
   
  THEY WERE BEYOND AMAZING!
   
  They all talked confidently, clearly, slowly and proudly about their role and what they do. They passed the microphone back and forth and used it like they had been presenting for years! They used the scripts they had written but also had time to look up and smile! The head teachers looked on in awe and were inspired by what CREW had to say!
   
  The presentation lasted about 20 minutes and it did not finish there. They then answered a variety of questions from the head teachers and did not stumble once!
   
  Each and every member of CREW rose to the occasion and did themselves, their families and the school proud.
   
  Well done Ben, Louise, Darcey, Kate, Jessica, Keira, Scarlett and Grace.
   
  This is why teaching is the best job in the world; I bet you wish you were a teacher now!

  

• Visitors from Tazania

  Sun 12 Jun 2016
  Tanzanian Visitors
  
  We are very much looking forward to welcoming Wallace, the head teacher of Maweni Primary School, back to Hanley Swan again this year. This year he will be bringing another of his teachers, Christina, with him. I am collecting them from Birmingham airport on Tuesday afternoon and then taking them down to the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. Wallace and Christina will be accompanying us on our trip to Warwick Castle on Thursday. We have a lot planned whilst they are here. Wallace and Justice will spend a lot time with the children telling them about the projects they have fund-raised for and also be cooking some Tanzanian cuisine with each class. I’m sure you will hear lots from the children about Wallace and Christina and please do come and speak to them when they are in playground in the mornings and after school.