Latest News | Blakenall Heath Junior School

HAF Programme

Thu 28 Sep 2023

Governor nomination - Lighthouse Federation

Thu 07 Sep 2023

6th September 2023

Dear Parents/Carers,

PARENT GOVERNOR VACANCY

As part of the consultation process for the expansion of The Lighthouse Federation, we now have a new Instrument of Governance. Part of our membership of the Executive Board (Governing Body) includes 2 Parent Governors selected from all 9 Federation schools.

School Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country, and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance.

The key role for all Governors is to act in the best interest of all the pupils from across the Federation whether they are monitoring budgets or agreeing equality policies, the underlying focus should be what difference will this make to the children of The Lighthouse Federation. Without Governors, the federation cannot operate effectively and being part of the Governing Body involves you in key decision making. To qualify as a Parent Governor, you need to be a parent of a child at one of the 9 schools that make up the Lighthouse Federation.

Governors attend approximately eight governing body meetings a year. The Governing Body is made up of people from all walks of life and is friendly and supportive.

If this is something that interests you and you think you could offer your skillset to the Executive Board, then please fill in the form attached and return it to your School Office by 12 noon on Monday 11th September 2023. All pages need to be completed as part of the nomination process. Any uncompleted sections, will result in the nominee being withdrawn from the process.

Yours sincerely

Mr P Drew

Chief Operating Officer The Lighthouse Federation

Lighthouse Federation

Wed 06 Sep 2023

6^th September 2023

Dear Parents and Carers,

As you are aware we have been under consultation to join the Lighthouse Federation. I am pleased to say that after due process has been followed, the Governing body of Blakenall Heath Junior voted unanimously to join the federation.

The Lighthouse Federation is now made up of 9 schools and I know in the coming weeks our children and staff will start to see the benefits of this collaboration.

Thank you for your continued support.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs M Harris

Head Teacher

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

Tue 05 Sep 2023

5^th September 2023

Dear Parents and Carers,

You may have seen recent media coverage regarding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and its use in educational settings. RAAC is a lightweight form of concrete; because it is weaker than regular concrete, concerns have been raised about its long-term durability. Department for Education (DfE) has recently changed its guidance to education settings on the management of RAAC to take a more precautionary approach and as a result areas in affected spaces will be vacated.

We wanted to inform you that we are not affected by this decision as we do not have RAAC in any of our buildings and therefore they will continue to function as normal. We understand that parents may want to understand more about the support to educational settings to manage RAAC safely. You can read more through the article published by the DfE on the Education Hub.

I hope that this offers reassurance.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs M Harris

Head Teacher