Just a reminder that school will be open as normal on Thursday 23rd. A mobile polling station will be set up outside the school instead so no members of the public will need access to the school site and school can proceed as normal.
Category : Staff Noticeboard
Valley Gardens is an outstanding middle school with an ambitious and forward thinking group of staff and leaders. The school wishes to appoint an outstanding SENDco to join our team to help us to continually improve our provision for SEND pupils.
The role has a reduced teaching commitment ensuring adequate time is provided for the leadership and management of the department, including a group of inclusion staff. The successful candidate will be committed to maximising the progress and achievement of every student in their care including those in our ten place Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) for pupils with moderate learning difficulties.
He/she have full responsibility for identifying and tracking the progress of students with SEND.
We are looking for a strong, strategic leader who is a dedicated and forward-thinking person. He/she must be able to contribute to the growth and development of our inclusion team, and be willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school. The post holder will be required to hold (or gain within 12 months of appointment) the ‘National Award for SEND Co-ordination’.
Please download the documents from below if you are interested:
Please note Monday 8th January is a Teacher Training Day. Pupils to return on Tuesday 9 January.
Angus Morton Yr 5
Sophie Middleton Yr 6
Marnie West Yr 7
James Hutchinson Yr 8
Kara Walker Yr 5
Callum King Year 6
Charlotte Wigg Yr 7
Joseph Maddox Yr 8
Lucy Anderson Yr 8
On Thursday 7th December 2017 we will be supporting North Tyneside’s unplugged event. On that we are encouraging staff, pupils and their families to take a look at their relationship with technology and consider taking time away from it. Lessons that day will, where possible, use alternative methods of delivery other than technology, and seek to reinforce the idea of a healthy relationship with our devices.
Please sign up and support this North Tyneside School’s Advisory Service initiative at tiny.cc/unplug with a chance of winning vouchers for brilliant things to do with your family (that don’t involve a screen). Prizes include restaurant meal vouchers, free swimming, martial arts lessons, kayak and paddle boarding family lessons, soft play entries, local museum passes and more. The opportunity to sign up your place of work is also there if you feel you can spread the message further. Thank you, and have a great unplugged day.
Dear Parent/Carer
RE: Maternity Cover 2017-18 for Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)
Megan Maddison our SENCO will be on maternity leave from November 2017 until Summer or Autumn 2018. We send our best wishes to her and her family and look forward to her return later next year.
Until then a new SENCO, Alan Carrick, is joining us. You can contact him through the school office or by email at alan.carrick@valleygardensmiddle.org
If you have any questions about the additional support your son or daughter receives please contact your child’s Form Teacher in the first instance. Alternatively the additional needs team will be happy to help too.
Yours sincerely
Senior Leadership Team
We’re really looking forward to welcoming our new Y5 pupils and all of our existing pupils on Tuesday. See you all then.
Well done to our stars of the week
Please note school will be closed tomorrow, 8th June, for the General Election.
Well done to Chloe, Isabelle, Matthew and Eloise, our stars of the week this week.