Service Pupils
Being situated between RAF Leeming and Catterick Garrison, our school provides education for a number of service families in the community.
Our school welcomes this and we work to fully support children from these families.
These pupils attract additional Service Premium funding. Full details of our S.P Strategy is on our Premium Funding page (at the end of the P.P strategy).
Every Thursday, for an hour after school, there is Military Kids Club (MKC) which is run by Miss Davies and Mrs Wallace. The MKC gives children of currently serving, and of veterans, the chance to come together and take part in a range of activities, such as: arts & crafts, quizzes, film nights and sports. Running this club allows the children to meet others who may have experienced or who are experiencing similar things to themselves, for example, having a parent who is often away.
In addition to the MKC, all military children are given the opportunity to join a social experience, such as a visit to RAF Leeming to go bowling or going to paint some pottery.
In addition, there is an afternoon session provided for pupils to discuss any key issues that may be worrying them (particularly linked to parents being deployed, posted away). During this time the children have the chance to complete scrapbooks, pin where their parent/carer is on a world map and discuss any worries. We welcome parent partnership with this and a letter is sent out each half term asking for any known dates.
Children who join us through the school year are partnered with a MKC buddy and a welcome letter is sent home to parents. Those who move on receive a certificate and a farewell card to show they will be missed by the club and wider school community. We also support the children in maintaining friendships by giving the opportunity to write letters and liaising with their new school. We aim to support the transition as much as possible.
Recently, our MKC children visited Studfold Adventure Trail.
The MKC went to Daisy Doodles for pottery painting. You can see their work in the gallery below:
