Happy Christmas

 

Wishing you a Happy Christmas

and good wishes

for the New Year

 from

 Jo Lyons

and the

Education & Skills team

As we approach the end of term, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas and new year.  Thank you for your ongoing commitment and dedication to the children, young people and communities of Brighton & Hove. This has been another extremely challenging year but there have been many successes and I have been so impressed by the strength, resilience and leadership you have shown to support the children and families of the city.  I’d like to wish you all a very restful and well deserved break and look forward to working with you in the new year.

Hove Junior School

Congratulations to Hove Junior School for achieving Inclusive School Award with Flagship status.  Well done to Executive Headteacher Maddie Southern and the team on this amazing achievement.  Read more about the amazing work they are doing here.

In December Patcham Infant School, Coldean Primary School, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School and BHASVIC received inspections.  Brighton Aldridge Community Academy also received a monitoring visit. We look forward to reading their reports and sharing their outcomes.

St Mark’s CE Primary School have received Requires Improvement grading in their last inspection.  The report notes many improvements since the last inspection including a good judgement for leadership and management. The inspector comments included: “Pupils beam with happiness to learn in a place where staff ensure that all pupils show care and respect for each other. Pupils are proud of the inclusive culture of their school”.  We will continue to provide significant support to the school alongside support from the wider education partnership.

Goodbyes

We say goodbye this month to Helen Longton-Howorth who is stepping down as Headteacher at Carden Primary School.  Helen has been a very valued colleague within the Brighton & Hove Education Partnership during her long service and will be much missed across the city.  We wish her the best of luck for the future.

We also say goodbye to Kate Williams who is moving on from her position as Headteacher at Longhill High School and moving back to her home in Wales. Kate has always shown incredible commitment and determination to provide a good education to the students of Longhill, as well as being committed to partnership with colleagues throughout Brighton and Hove.  We wish Kate all the best for the future and hope to keep in touch.

Kate Williams

Best wishes,

Jo

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