Colley Lane Primary Academy Dudley

Colley Lane is a two-form entry primary school in Cradley catering for children from three to 11 years old. The school has been serving families of the Cradley community for over 100 years. It has the highest aspirations for all children and strives to ensure students leave Colley Lane as lifelong learners who are polite, confident, resilient and able to thrive academically and personally. The school is proud of its academic, creative and sporting achievements. It has a strong family approach to school and works closely with parents, families and the community to provide the very best education in a safe, nurturing environment.

Our Hive

In 2022, Colley Lane launched Our Hive, a social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) provision aiming to support KS1 and KS2 children who are struggling in a mainstream classroom. Our Hive offers children access to a curriculum more tailored to their individual needs with an emphasis on supporting their SEMH. Through

Our 2022 Highlights

• Whole school Commonwealth Games attended by Elizabeth Foster, Deputy Lieutenant representing the Queen, and Suzanne Webb MP for Stourbridge (pic 1)

• Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a whole school picnic, games, singing and dancing (pic 2)

• Headteacher, Mr Simpson, along with the Head Boy and Head Girl, planted a tree on behalf of The Queen’s Green Canopy (pic 3)

• Year 6 had a fantastic time on residential at PGL Boreatton Park in Shropshire (pic 4)

• Children dressed up as their favourite storybook characters and paraded around building trusted relationships with traumainformed qualified staff, the school hopes to engage children and help them to believe in themselves, raise their self-esteem and reach their potential. the school grounds to book-themed music for World Book Day (pics 5 & 6)

We believe that all children should be provided with the opportunity to be the best they can be and our aim is to provide a more nurturing environment where those children, some of whom may be at risk of exclusion, can have the opportunity to change their story and make positive steps towards re-engaging in their learning journey within a supportive smaller setting.

We are working closely with teachers, parents and other professionals to ensure children have the support needed with an aim to reintegrate them back into the classroom or other alternative education. Our provision is short stay and the timing and length of placement can be developed in partnership with schools.

• Thirteen children from Years 5 and 6 trained with Black Country Mental Health to become Wellbeing Warriors to support their peers (pic 7)

• The school’s youngest children put their skills to the test during an EYFS Balance Bike training session (pic 8)

• Children learned the importance of being different and how to ‘reach out’ and empower others during Odd Sock Day (pic 9) www.colleylaneprimary.org.uk