The class 5 children from St Mary's Primary, Deal recently took part in a litter pick at Walmer Beach. They collected and removed lots of plastic and rubbish from this lovely beach.  A huge well done to class 5!

KCSP submitted a trust-wide response to Ofsted's consultation on the new Education Inspection Framework (EIF), in accordance with Ofsted's 5th April deadline.

 

KCSP Chief Executive, Clive Webster, said: "I am very grateful to Heather Leatt, Director of School Improvement, for coordinating and compiling our response taking account of the various points raised by colleagues following our Trust briefing on 20^th March from Stephen Long, HMI and Assistant Regional Director for Ofsted.  The responses also reflect wider reading of materials published by professional bodies considering the pros and cons of the proposals.'

 

To view KCSP's full response please click here.

Sophie Moore and Maria Felicetti from Stella Maris Primary, Folkestone are running this year's Brighton Marathon on Sunday, 14^th April and have been training hard since Christmas, including running the Deal Half Marathon.

 

As part of Maria and Sophie's fundraising activities at the academy, their two classes made and sold treats on St Valentine's Day, which raised over £200 (picture below)!

 

Sophie is raising money for the Evelina Children's Hospital, London and Maria is raising money for the charity Mind. Both Sophie and Maria have fundraising pages on Virgin Money Giving for anyone who would like to donate and help support these very worthy causes, the links for the pages can be found here and here.

 

The KCSP Team wish Sophie and Maria all the best for the big day, we know they're going to do brilliantly!

 

The children of St Mary's , Whitstable wore odd socks to school as part of Down's Syndrome Awareness Day. This year's theme is 'Leave No-one Behind', and St Mary's held a special morning assembly for all of their pupils.

This week More Park Primary, West Malling were delighted to welcome several parents who work within the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) industry, into the academy to present a joint assembly to all pupils.

 

As part of their Science week, the academy were able to co-ordinate diaries; and six parents, over two assemblies, talked about an amazing range of topics including what their job involves, the qualifications they needed and the fun they have!

 

Diverse topics ranging from a Paediatric Consultant, Mechanical Engineer (working in the automotive industry), IT Consultants, Biomedical Science; and Finance & Accounting experts were all presented together with pictures and diagrams, and lots of questions & fun. 

 

A huge thank you to these amazing parents for volunteering their time for such an important and exciting event!

The fantastic Team from St Simon Stock Catholic School, Maidstone took part in the Heart of Kent Hospice Maidstone Road Run on the 10th March. The Team had a wonderful time and have already achieved their target; but any further donations would be greatly appreciated!  You can donate via the Team's Just Giving page (link below):

 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/maidstoneroadrunssscs

Around 80 children from five different schools in la Chapelle d'Armentières, France, came to visit the pupils of St Mary's, Deal on 12^th March.  The children who visited were pen pals of pupils at St Mary's, and were able to meet their long-distance friends in their classes.   Unfortunately, the visitors were very late arriving because of the terrible weather on the day but they enjoyed their visit nevertheless, and have invited the pupils of St Mary's back to see them in France.  The group finally arrived back home at 1.30 am!