Weekly Bulletin 18^th July 2025

Headteacher’s Message

On Tuesday afternoon Year 6 presented their Leavers’ Assembly – looking back with both humour and affection on their time at Shincliffe. Their performance was enjoyed by the whole school and a capacity audience of friends and family.

Earlier in the week we received notification that the school has achieved the Platinum School Games Mark Award. This celebrates and recognises our hard work and commitment to PE and school sport. My thanks go to Mr Gowan and the School Sports Partnership in helping us achieve the highest level of this award.

This morning our Leavers’ Service was held at St. Mary’s and the leavers were each presented with a Bible as a fitting gift to mark their time with us. Education should be one of the greatest blessings in anyone’s life and an opportunity to experience ’life in all its fullness.’ We wish our Year Sixes well as they move on to the next stage of their schooling.

I would also like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to the staff for the dedication and enthusiasm shown through the course of this academic year and for the way in which they have consistently endeavoured to provide the very best for the children. They are a credit to the profession; their commitment to your children and to giving them the best educational experiences is second to none.

My thanks also go to the FOSS team for all that they have done during this academic year. All money raised has been used for the benefit and enrichment of children in school.

I wish you all a happy, relaxing and fun summer break and look forward to welcoming you back to school on Wednesday 3^rd September. I leave you with the words of the blessing shared by Year 6 at this morning’s Leavers’ Service:

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Weekly Bulletin 8^th March 2024

Headteacher’s Message

It has been another busy week in school. A particular highlight was our World Book Day Celebrations where we were able to share stories and celebrate reading for pleasure as well as have some tasty hot chocolate. A number of Year 5 and 6 pupils competed in the Durham Football League on Tuesday. The children were a credit to the school and clearly demonstrated their excellent listening and teamwork skills. Work has also begun in Y3 and Y4 who are preparing for their Easter Assembly. All of these opportunities help to enrich and extend the personal development of our children and put their skills into action.

Also this week, we welcomed Councillor David Stoker to school and showed him the outdoor developments that we have made using the Neighbourhood Funding that he helped us access. We are extremely grateful for his work with us, as the funds have proved vital in updating our Secret Garden, buying equipment for outdoor play and paying for our Arctic Cabin. In addition to this, he has also helped us secure funding to develop the area we use for pick-up and drop-off, which we will work on in the coming months.

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