Welcome to
Parkdale Primary
School
Welcome to
Parkdale Primary
School
Welcome to Parkdale Primary School
We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. This website aims to give you a taster of the school, as well as providing regular updated information for both parents and pupils. It is the place to come to for catching up with Newsletters and finding official information, policies and reports. Our classes all have pages here and these will give you a flavour of what they have been up to and what they are currently learning about.
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find any information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the school directly with any queries you may have.
As it repeatedly says in the video below…. “All Are Welcome Here”
Thank you for visiting!
Pete Hillier – Headteacher
Parkdale Primary News
Weekly Bulletin 06.12.2024
Welcome to bulletin #14... Christmas has really been ramping up this week, with nativities, a trip to the panto and today the Jingle Jog, Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas dinner. Special thanks to all who have helped us out this week as volunteers and for all...
We have migrated from Twitter/X to Bluesky. You can find and follow us there at: https://bsky.app/profile/parkdaleprimary.bsky.social
Year 2 Conkers Trip – Winter Wonderland
Year 2 had the best day at Conkers! We had a blast and a giggle with Jack (in the Box!) the elf and sat warm and cosy in Santa’s Grotto receiving our gifts. Our fun didn’t stop there …. we rode a train, ran in rabbit warrens, climbed activity trails, made little...
Table Tennis League Extended
The progress being made by the competitors in our Table Tennis League has been fantastic. We are seeing some great play and some really competitive matches. Most importantly though, everyone seems to be having lots of fun! We're only just a bit past half-way in our...
Jingle Jog!
What an incredible Jingle Jog we have had!! We have raised so much money and had a wonderful time, being active, helping one another and getting some fresh air. I cannot emphasise enough how special the spirit of Parkdale is! We have had a whole school jog, where...
Term Dates
2024 / 2025 | First day of term | Last day of term |
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Autumn Term | Tues 3rd September 2024
Note this is an INSET Day! School starts for pupils on Weds 4th |
Friday 25th October 2024 |
Autumn Term-2 | Monday 4th November 2024 | Friday 20th December 2024 |
Spring Term | Monday 6th January 2025 | Friday 14th February 2025 |
Spring Term-2 | Monday 24th February 2025 | Friday 4th April 2025 |
Summer Term | Tuesday 22nd April 2025 | Friday 23rd May 2025 |
Summer Term-2 | Monday 2nd June 2025 | Tuesday 22nd July 2025 |
INSET Days: Tues 3rd September 2024, Fri 4th October 2024, Mon 21st and Tues 22nd July 2025
Downloadable (pdf) of calendars:
2025-26 School holidays – INSET to be added
Prospectus
Curriculum
Our curriculum was designed in consultation with stakeholders, our community, and was launched in 2019. We base much of our learning around 3 themes: Environment & Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Identity; Peace & Social Justice. These reflect the values our stakeholders told us matter to them.
Within these themes, we aim to develop positive values, whilst learning skills and knowledge broadly comparable with the National Curriculum, against which our teaching and learning sequences are mapped.
New from September 2023, we have adopted our approach. We have returned to topics, now called Learning Projects, rooted very strongly in the subject discipline, with a focus on knowledge. Within each Learning Project, we look through the ‘lenses’ of the three themes.
A Green, Clean Sustainable World
Identity & Cultural Capital
Peace & Social Justice
Equity and Diversity
Holistic Development
Our school vision relates to development and wellbeing of the whole-child. This is central to all we do.
We have daily assemblies, currently a blend of virtual and ‘face-to-face’, which reflect our values and the compostion of our community. One of these per week is delivered by a Christian Reverend, another by a representative of a local Mosque. In all, we always strive to find common ground and similarities between people of all faiths and none.
For 2021-22, assemblies will regularly address the Universal Declaration of Human RIghts, using teaching resources from the Youth For Human Rights organisation
Our school day is specifically designed to build-in Wellbeing time, such as meditation, yoga, mindfulness and reflection.
A dedicated Pastoral Team is available to co-ordinate support for children with Special Needs, including those with social and emotional needs. Locally, we have a very psitive reputation for our provision in this respect.
The nature of our community means we admit a significant number of children with Langauge and Communication needs. Another dedicated team, including our own Speech & Language Therapist, co-ordinates support. Our work in this area won us a national Communication Trust ‘Shine a Light’ Award in 2017. You can learn more about each of these areas in their own section below: