To our wonderful staff: Please don’t worry about lack of clarity in tonight’s speech by our PM. We will work together, as we have been, to do what is right for you, our students and families.
#workhardbekindchoosewisely
Wishing all our staff and pupils a happy and safe return to our academies this week. A huge welcome to our newbies 👋🏻 Here’s to working hard, being kind and choosing wisely during the year ahead!
#WorkhardBekindChoosewisely
Happy New Year to all our colleagues, pupils and families. Your continued support throughout 2020 will not be forgotten! Here’s to a happy and healthier 2021.
#workhardbekindchoosewisely
We are extremely proud of how our Trust Conference went today! Thank you to
@OwenEastwood
for your inspirational keynote speech, and to Ben Peck
@didducomms
for hosting our afternoon feedback session.
#belonging
#RandomActsOfKindnessDay
is easy. Pass it on...
😀Smile
🚪 Hold the door open
💜Give a compliment
🙏 Thank someone who you appreciate
👂 Be a good listener
💜Offer your help to someone
👥Ask someone how their day is going
☕️ Treat someone to a coffee or tea
Thank you to all of our colleagues at the end of another week. Have a wonderful weekend! We hope all of our students and families also have restful weekends.
#WorkhardBekindChoosewisely
As we close our doors on another challenging term we thank all of our staff, pupils and families for the support and dedication you have shown not only since September, but the whole of 2020. What a year! Take some time to relax where you can during the holiday period 🎄
It’s fantastic to see everyone pulling together where they are able and considering our children and staff with every decision made. Let’s see what tomorrow brings
#workhardbekindchoosewisely
Our favourite meetings are with our Trust Student Leadership Team! To see students from all of our schools working together is always delightful and we love the ideas that they come up with. It was a pleasure to have
@SiddiquiEdu
with us to look at ideas for future projects!
Thank you for all our trainers both internal and external to the Trust. Some really valuable CPD took place today and we are looking forward to day two tomorrow!
#workhardbekindchoosewisely
It’s with heavy hearts that we hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of The de Ferrers Trust we thank you Ma'am for your devotion & dedication to service. We join the nation in sending the Royal Family our deepest sympathies & condolences at this sad time
#TrustValuesArtCompetition
We are delighted to share the winner of this competition is Emily, age 14 from Pingle Academy.
Emily’s use of symbolism reflected that she had thought carefully about what the values mean to her & to others & how they fit together.
Congratulations!
To all of our pupils taking SATs this week, wishing you the best of luck. To our amazing colleagues supporting these youngsters...thank you.
#SATS2018
#PRIDE
A thoroughly deserved promotion, she has been dedicated to the academy and community for over 21 years and has shown the strength and tenacity required to lead such a large and diverse school. Please join us in sending her many congratulations - very well done Mrs Bickle!
Welcome to our new Executive Principal of
@LansdowneInfant
and
@EtonParkJunior
- Claire Shaw. Claire will also head up our Primary School Improvement offer. We are thrilled to have her on the team!
Have a lovely weekend everyone! That’s to you all for your hard work this week whether you are part of our staff, pupils or families! Enjoy the weekend and rest where you can
#workhardbekindchoosewisely
Last week we welcomed our new Trust Governance Manager, Clare Hodson-Walker, into the Trust Central team. She is settling in well and is looking forward to getting to know the schools and our wonderful Governors.
Well, we did it everyone!
#endofterm
Wishing you all a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you in the new term. Thanks to each and every one of you!
#WorkhardBeKindChooseWisely
Final planning for
@deferrerstrust
iPad training this week - 2 days focused on development & integration of digital pedagogy & resources, almost 400 teaching/SEND staff, 9 Apple Professional Learning Specialists, 35 workshop sessions!
#AppleEDUchat
#TrustValuesArtCompetition
Runner up announcement!
Our first runner up is Aubree, age 5 from Horninglow Academy. This talented youngster created a vibrant bee to detail our
#BeKind
value.
Well done Aubree!
Today we welcomed our Trust Student Leadership Team to Trust Central! They judged the many pieces of artwork entered into our competition. There were some difficult decisions to be made but they did an excellent job. Winners to be announced soon!
#workhard
#bekind
#choosewisely
A fabulous morning was had by all on Friday morning at our Trust Student Leadership Meeting. Some great ideas and we’re looking forward to what the year brings!
Our dynamic duo enjoyed their time
@UniofNottingham
Secondary ECT Recruitment Event yesterday. As partners, it was lovely meeting the next generation of wonderful teachers. We wish them the very best of luck
#choosewisely
@ECTsDeFerrers
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” George RR Martin.
Trust central team have had a brilliant day visiting our Primary schools for
#WorldBookDay
!
The Trust Central team has been wearing it green today! We’ve also done a quiz and a ‘sweet-stake’ to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation
#WearItGreen
#TrustValuesArtCompetition
We are pleased to announce our other runner up is Isobel, age 11 from Richard Wakefield C.E. Primary Academy.
Isobel chose to create an image representing all of our trust values brilliantly. Well done Isobel!
#WorkHardBeKindChooseWisely
What a very busy week! A big thank you to everyone for all that you continuously do for our pupils. Have a good weekend, however you choose to spend it.
#workhardbekindchoosewisely
News: The Trust Values Art Competition entries have been reviewed & the winner chosen together with our 2 runners up. We had lots of amazing entries (some are attached). Thank you to everyone who took part in this. Keep following for the result…
#workhardbekindchoosewisely
Today is
#NationalThankATeacherDay
. We would like to take this opportunity to thank ALL of our staff and volunteers for all they have done and continue to do for our children, families and each other. Do not underestimate the positive impact made during a year like no other
A big thank you to Mark
@PingleAcademy
for completing our final day of MHFA training increasing the number of Mental Health First Aiders in our Trust to around 55! A great achievement which should assist our staff and pupils moving forward.
#WorkhardBekindChoosewisely
As you may be aware, in October our school was visited by Ofsted. We’re delighted to tell you that the inspectors were incredibly complimentary and The de Ferrers Academy was judged to be a ‘Good’ school across all judgement areas.
Read more at:
Do you have the enthusiasm to join our Trust as a local governor within our schools supporting our Trust Board in ensuring that we are achieving the best outcomes for the children in our care? This is a really important volunteer role. Take a look
A big welcome back to all our students and members of staff!
We have enjoyed seeing everyone back in the schools this week and we look forward to what the new academic year brings!
Today’s Meaningful May: Show your gratitude to people who are helping to make things better.
On behalf of the Trust, I would urge you to also take a look in the mirror for this. You are all making a difference.
#WorkHardBeKindChooseWisely
So today we say a fond farewell to our HR Intern Rachel who has been an amazing addition to our team. We will miss you greatly and wish you every success next year and beyond.
#Shegotafirst
Here at The de Ferrers Trust, we pride ourselves on being kind, it is one of our core values. Today is Random Act of Kindness day, and from treats for the office, to Sandra turning the heating on every morning, we enjoy being kind not just today, but everyday
#bekind
Seasons greetings to all of our colleagues, students and their families. Wishing you all a wonderful break and will welcome you back in the new year.
#merrychristmas
We have a number of brilliant NQT opportunities for the next academic year. Get in touch for further details about our enhanced support offering
#NQT
#NQTbenefits
#NQTsupportpackage
This morning we had our Cyber Security Workshop where we shared our lived experience. Thank you to DI Michelle Ohren, Greg Hughes and
@alibickle
for presenting. It was great to pass on what we have learnt since our cyber incident, and build some new connections.
Congratulations to
@deferrerssport
Y8/9 Girls Football team as winners of the District comp. They will now represent East Staffs at the County Finals on 22nd Nov! Good luck!⚽️
We are pleased to announce a new vacancy for an Inclusion Support Assistant
@PingleAcademy
! A fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to assist in the classroom. See for details
#WorkHardBeKindChooseWisely
Our Year 1 art club have completed our Lansdowne cygnet for the Burton Swans Project. It will be displayed at the Brewhouse at some point so keep your eyes peeled! We wanted to share with you first 😊❤️
#workhard
#artistsinthemaking
We had a fantastic morning with our Trust Student Leadership Team at
@Granville_dft
. We discussed how we can embed our value
#bekind
in our academies. A pleasure as always!
Thank you to all parents across our Trust for completing our parent survey. A common theme raised was communication. We are pleased to share that we have now invested in a new telephone system for all Trust schools that will ensure calls will be answered in a more timely manner.
Today’s active coping calendar entry: “Connect with nature. Breathe and notice life continuing.” We’ve noticed the birds singing much more.
#workhardbekindchoosewisely