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GROBY & FIELD HEAD
Spotlight
April 2015
The Monthly News & Information Magazine For Groby, Field Head & The Brantings
Bali Rai Visits Groby Community College
London Calling
THE COUNTDOWN is now in full swing. Training from the end of last year through the winter months has been difficult but worth it. Now as this article goes to print preparation for the actual day is almost complete: kit, hotel accommodation and travel are all sorted, now it’s just a case of keeping fit and resting up before the big day.
IN FEBRUARY Groby Community College welcomed the Leicester based author Bali Rai to the college to speak to 60 students from all years about creative writing and reading. The sessions were, in the words of one Year 10 student, “inspirational”. Bali’s irrepressible enthusiasm and humour and his laid back style struck a chord with our students. As a Leicester based author, much of Bali’s inspiration comes from the city and county he lives in, and it was this local connection that our students seemed to enjoy the most. Of course, our A Level Creative Writing students also enjoyed the opportunity to get feedback from a working author! It was a great experience for all of the students and we hope to play host to more visiting authors in the future.
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MARATHON MAN: Groby This could be the biggest challenge I Postman Simon Moore will have undertaken to date and has taken be competing in the London some serious training but with careful Marathon on Sunday 26th April planning and continuous training I should be ready! ‘Adapt’ the hospital based charity which supports over 1,000 premature and poorly babies born at the LRI and General hospital each year, is my chosen charity once more. I continue to support Adapt after the very early arrival of our eldest daughter Sophie, who weighed just 1Ib 11oz, 14 weeks early almost 20 years ago – how time flies! Hopefully, the sponsorship will ease the pressure on the charities funds and raise it’s profile. I have been very fortunate that all my fund raising events have received fantastic support from family, friends, residents of Groby Village and Royal Mail and I would like to express my sincere thanks for your wonderful generosity. Hopefully, this year’s challenge will be just as successful. If you would like to sponsor me then please catch me on my post round in Groby or pop into Groby Post Office. Alternatively, please donate via the internet: ttp://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/SimonMoore11 For more information to donate or to fund raise on behalf of Adapt call Sue Williams, Trustee, on 01455 459523/07739504783 or visit www. prembabies.co.uk
OFSTED rates Lady Jane Grey as ‘Outstanding’ LADY JANE Grey Primary Academy is celebrating another outstanding success. Lady Jane Grey had an Ofsted Inspection on 25th and 26th February 2015. At the end of the inspection the Ofsted Inspector deemed that once again the school is Outstanding. During the inspection 14 lessons were observed by two inspectors and there were meetings with Senior and Middle Leaders, groups of parents and carers, members of the Governing Body and children who attend the academy. In addition, the Inspection Team took account of 54 responses to the on-line questionnaire completed by parents. The School was graded
outstanding in the areas of: • Overall effectiveness • Leadership & Management • Behaviour & Safety of pupils • Quality of teaching • Achievement of pupils The key findings for parents and pupils were that the Academy is outstanding because: • Pupils’ achievement is outstanding • Pupils make strong progress from their starting points and attain standards which are above average at year 6 • Pupils enjoy coming to the Academy and this is reflected in the high rates of attendance
• Pupils Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural development is well promoted. Pupils are well prepared for their next stage of their education as well as for life in modern Britain. • The behaviour of pupils is outstanding. Pupils have excellent attitudes to their learning and undertake their tasks with enthusiasm. • The quality of teaching in Key Stages 1 and 2 is outstanding. • Governance is outstanding. Governors have ensured that standards continue to rise. • The Headteacher supported by other senior leaders provides outstanding leadership. • Senior Leaders make highly effective use of the sports funding. TURN TO PAGE 3 ...>
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