Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.

• Harvest Assemblies

  Fri 26 Oct 2018

  On Thursday 25th October Mr Lloyd’s and Mrs Hughes’ class held their Harvest assemblies for their parents. The assemblies were well performed and their parents enjoyed the messages they portrayed. Thank you very much to the children in both classes and their teachers for all their hard work.

   

  Many thanks to everyone who sent in items for the Harvest collection it was very generous of you. The produce collected was donated to the Elizabeth Trust and to the Market Drayton Foodbank and they were very grateful.

• Empower Trust Job Vacancy

  Wed 24 Oct 2018 Nicola Williams

  Clerk to Board of Trustees and Local Governing Body

  (2 x posts available - required as soon as possible)

  Part Time and Term Time Only -  £10.27 - £11.24 per hour  

   

  Empower Trust are seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to provide professional clerking services to our Board of Trustees and Local Governing Bodies. The role will include providing advice to the trustees and governors on governance, constitutional and procedural matters and provide effective administrative support.    

   

  You will need strong organisational skills, the ability to prioritise your workload and good customer service skills. The ability to work on your own initiative as well as a mature and committed approach is essential. Access to a car to travel to the schools is essential.  

   

  Main Responsibilities include: 

  • Accurate minute taking at 6 local governing body meetings per annum, per school.
  • Accurate minute taking at 6 Trust Board Meetings per annum.  
  • Transcript and production of draft minutes to a high standard for approval by the Chair and the CEO within 7 working days of each meeting.
  • Full administrative service; to include preparation and circulation of the agenda, collation and circulation of supporting papers within appropriate timescales. 
  • Uphold any codes of practice adopted by the Trust Board and local governing body and observe the rules of confidentiality.  

   

  Flexibility in terms of working hours is required, usually late afternoon/early evening and ad-hoc clerking of working groups and panels, as required. This position is paid on an hourly basis; a maximum of 6 hours may be claimed per local governing body / Trustee meeting. Full training for the post will be provided. 
  Further details and application forms for this post are available via the Job Vacancies section on the Trust website www.empowertrust.co.uk.

   
  If you would like an informal chat or further information, please contact the Central Team on 01939 236136. 

   

  Please note that we are unable to accept CV’s.  
  Closing date for applications: Monday 19th November 2018, 9.00am.  

   

  Shortlisting will take place on Monday 19th November 2018 
  Interviews will be held: Thursday 22nd November 2018 

   

  Empower Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure by Criminal Records Bureau prior to commencement in post. 

   

  This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as stated in the person specification.

  

• School Games Gold Mark Award

  Wed 10 Oct 2018

  We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2017/18 academic year.

   

  The School Games Mark is a Government led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success for the fourth year in a row.

  Well done to all the children who participated in all the events throughout the year.

   

  A special thank you to Mrs Taylor for all her hard work too – she works ceaselessly during the year to ensure the children participate in as many sporting experiences as possible, as well as co-ordinating all the aspects of the award.

• Year 6 Visit to Safety Scene

  Fri 05 Oct 2018

  On Wednesday 3rd October the year 6 children took part in an event called the ‘North Shropshire Safety Scene’ which is run by the police force, at the Sports Hangar at RAF Shawbury. The event is designed to raise many aspects of safety awareness for our children.

   

  The activities covered a range of issues that include: drug awareness, road safety, electrical safety, stranger danger and many other safety situations that our children are likely to encounter in their lives.

   

  The children had a very informative day and left with an improved understanding of how to keep themselves safe.

   

  Thank you very much to the police for organising the event.