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Newsletter December 2024
20th Dec 2024

The December 2024 Newsletter can now be found within Community - Parents and Carers. A copy can be found here I would like to wish you all a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year. We look forward to seeing your wonderful children back with us on 6th January.
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Kent Youth County Council Elections
5th Dec 2024

Every year Kent County Council holds an election for representatives for the Kent Youth County Council. Sixty young people from the county are elected to represent the views and issues of Kent's youth and campaign on the top 3 issues for young people. This year, Joshua and Aalivia in Helen’s class campaigned across the school to become members for the Thanet region. The school was opened as a polling station and secondary students (aged 11-19) casted their votes by marking an X on a ballot paper.
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Inclusion Quality Mark
2nd Dec 2024

Last Thursday we received confirmation that we have retained our Centre of Excellence status for the Inclusion Quality Mark. Within the positive report, it states ‘Foreland Fields is an extremely special place. The school demonstrates an unwavering commitment to meeting the unique needs of every child, going above and beyond to support each student and their family’. The assessor stated that she was ‘firmly of the opinion’ that the school ‘fully meets the standard required by the Inclusion Quality Mark to maintain its status as a Centre of Excellence’.
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Special School Advisory Committee
18th Nov 2024

Dear parents/carers, We have been informed of a new initiative, the “Special School Parent Advisory Committee” being established by KCC, in partnership with Kent PACT. The aim of the committee is to enhance special school parent engagement in the strategic long-term planning of special school places across Kent. This builds on the feedback received during the recent consultation, where parents expressed appreciation for the direct dialogue with local authority officers, and asked for this to be established long term. We have been asked to nominate 1-2 parents to represent the school on this new advisory committee.
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Christmas Events 2024
14th Nov 2024

A letter will be coming home with your child with the dates of upcoming Christmas events. For your ease, the letter can also be found here . Should you have any questions about these events please message your child’s class teacher.
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Welcome Back
4th Sep 2024

I hope you all had a good summer. It has been great seeing all the pupils and students back in school. Most seem to have settled quickly, and classes are quite calm. A letter will be coming home with your child this afternoon detailing some of the most important school procedures.
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Term 6 Newsletter
23rd Jul 2024

I cannot believe that we are at the end of yet another academic year! The newsletter for the end of Term 6 can be found here . It has been a joy and a privilege to share your child's learning journey this year. We hope you all have a happy and safe summer break.
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IASK Review Survey
18th Jul 2024

Commissioning is conducting a review of the Information Advice and Support Service Kent (IASK) service. IASK provide Information, advice and support to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This includes health and social care where it is linked to education. We know that IASK along with other services and charities offer essential support to parents.
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Special School Consultation
25th Jun 2024

Special School Consultation As part of the review of special schools across the county, the public consultation is now live. The consultation will focus on proposed changes to two main areas: the designation and admission guidance for special schools (both maintained and those part of an Academy Trust), and the development of a school-to-school support model. The proposals set out the future designations of special schools, the supporting admission guidance and a school-to-school model of support. These changes are proposed to assist implementation of the wider changes for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across mainstream schools and Special Resource Provisions (SRPs).
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Term 5 Newsletter
23rd May 2024

Please find attached the Term 5 Newsletter which will be coming home with your child this afternoon. Term 5 Newsletter - May 2024 Please remember tomorrow (Friday 24th May) is a staff training day and school will therefore be closed to all pupils and students. This includes those attending our satellite provision. I hope you all have an enjoyable break, and I look forward to seeing all pupils and students back in school on Monday 3rd June.
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