Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• The Lowry launches timetable of FREE creative activities to support positive mental health in lockdown

  Mon 18 Jan 2021

  The Lowry launches timetable of FREE creative activities to support positive mental health in lockdown.

   

  These Creativity for Wellbeing activities are weekly workshops with professional artists that will boost your mood, enhance your energy, connect you with others and offer you a sense of calm. No experience or skill is necessary and everyone is welcome and it’s all completely free. Info below to book a free ticket or to join an online event.

   

  Click on the link to find out more: https://thelowry.com/creativityforwellbeing/?utm_campaign=244628_Creativity%20for%20Wellbeing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=lowry_dotmailer&dm_i=5OV3,58R8,QC1OF,M452,1 

  

• Financial support for Oldham Residents

  Fri 15 Jan 2021

  Emergency support for residents

   

  Attached is a leaflet for families who are experiencing financial difficulties.  #weareoldham 

   

  www.oldham.gov.uk/wecanhelp 

   

  Tel: 0161 770 7007 (9.am to 5.pm weekdays)

  

• Message from Oldham Council

  Thu 19 Nov 2020
  If you’ve been told your child should self-isolate then they must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Children are playing out or going shopping when they should be at school or isolating. By letting them play out you could be handed a fine starting from £1,000.

• Remembrance Day

  Fri 06 Nov 2020
  Poppies and other merchandise will be available for all to buy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Bring the correct money into school if you'd like to buy something. #poppy #remembranceday

   

   

  

• Life is far from perfect, but there are lots of reasons for optimism.

  Thu 01 Oct 2020

  Life is far from perfect, but there are lots of reasons for optimism. This month we're encouraging everyone to find ways to stay hopeful, set positive goals for the future and focus on what really matters.

  Our new Optimistic October calendar is packed with ideas to help you stay hopeful and focused.

  

• FREE training for Oldham Residents

  Fri 25 Sep 2020

  Solihull Online Training 

   

  Could this be the strangest start to a new school year ever? Children and young people need all the emotional support they can get right now, from adults with space to think about how they communicate emotions through their behaviour.

   

  Did you know that online courses for parents/carers and staff about children’s physical, emotional and brain development* have been prepaid by OBS in this area, making £88 worth of content FREE for residents of Oldham! These courses don’t lecture, they explain psychological and neuroscience in jargon free bite sized chunks. Highly recommended for all!    

   

  www.inourplace.co.uk

  • Access code: DAISY
  • Create an account** and start right now! 
  • 'Understanding your child’ 0-19 years (main course) and/or 'Understanding your teenager's brain' (short course)

  *Evidence based. Accredited. ** GDPR compliant. The provider (Solihull Approach in collaboration with HEIApply) will never reveal your details to anyone. Sign in to resume the course anytime, 24/7.

• Oldham Free School Meal Update

  Wed 08 Jul 2020

  We have received the following information from Oldham Council regarding the COVID Summer Food Fund: 

   

  Oldham free school meals – are you eligible? Information for Oldham School Pupils

   

  Oldham Council is urging families to check whether they are eligible for free school meals for the next academic year in September 2020.

   

  The Coronavirus Pandemic has left many families with different financial situations than before. The worry is that more children will be left facing hunger and malnutrition because parents and guardians are struggling financially and aren’t aware of what they are eligible to claim.

   

  Free school meal vouchers are now available over the summer school holidays and you’ll need to contact your local school by Friday 10 July 2020 to claim them. 

   

  You don’t need to make a separate claim for free school meals if you are already in receipt or have applied for Housing Benefit or help with your Council Tax. Oldham Council will use the information and evidence we have already provided to confirm yourentitlement to free school meals. 

   

  If you live outside the borough (except Manchester) and your child goes to an Oldham school. Then you will need to apply through your local council in the area where you live. 

   

  If people are resident in Manchester but their child attends an Oldham school, please complete the Free School Meals application form. For more information, and to access the form, visit www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200231/education_grants_and_allowances/161/free_school_meals

   

  For any queries about free school meals you can contact the Council on 0161-770-6688 or emailbenefits@oldham.gov.uk

• COVID Summer Food Fund

  Sun 05 Jul 2020

  The Department for Education is providing a COVID Summer Food Fund voucher for those pupils eligible through ‘Means tested Free School Meals’ eligibility. For your family to receive this voucher, the Department for Education has asked all schools to use the EdenRed eCode voucher scheme, to distribute the COVID Summer Food Fund eCode voucher to families. This system uses emails of  parents/guardians to distribute the eCode vouchers. We will contact those families who have received their Partial School Closure Free School Meal vouchers via post separately to discuss how they can access their eCode vouchers.  ECode Vouchers should be released by EdenRed from the 12th July onwards. The eCode voucher will be for £105. This covers the 7 weeks that school is closed for Summer. The Department for Education has made it very clear in its guidance that the COVID Summer Food Fund ‘must be used for food’. 

  Please continue to check your email accounts from the 12th July including your Spam to ensure you receive the voucher.

   

  Please follow the link to show you how to activate your eCode voucher to spend at the supermarket you select. 

   

  https://www.edenred.co.uk/Documents/DfE/DfE_FSM-voucher-scheme_Parent-Carer-Userguide.pdf

   

   

   

   

   

   

• Wider Opening and Free School Meal voucher update

  Tue 16 Jun 2020

  School is now open for Year 6 and Year 1 pupils. Any child who is eligible for a free school meal under Means Tested Free School Meals can collect a packed lunch from the school office between 11.30am and 1pm. 

   

  School welcomes back Reception pupils on Wednesday 17th June. The same will also apply to those children who are eligible for a free school meal under  Means Tested Free School Meals. Please collect a packed lunch from the school office between 11.30am and 1pm.

   

  If you do not wish to collect this packed lunch please telephone the school office.  

• Government Guidelines- Year 6, Year 1 and Reception Pupils

  Fri 22 May 2020
  If you have a child in Year 6, Year 1 or Reception please make sure you have had contact with school to discuss the potential of your child starting back at school under the new Government Guidelines in June.