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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Holiday Free School Meal Vouchers
Thu 29 Feb 2024Gloucestershire County Council will be providing vouchers for the Easter break for children eligible for free school meals. Vouchers for the May half-term will be distributed at the same time as those for the Easter holiday period. Therefore, families who have signed up will receive a total of £30 per eligible child, comprising of 1 week (£15) for Easter 2024 and 1 week (£15) for May 2024 half-term.
During 2024, there will be food and activity support available via the HAF programme (during Spring, Summer and Winter holiday periods). This is a separately funded scheme that provides the children who book and attend events with a meal. The HAF programme is not able distribute food/supermarket vouchers. For more information on the HAF programme please visit their webpage here: Holiday activities and food programme (HAF) | Gloucestershire County Council
Families who have signed up previously do not need to re-register for Easter 2024 and May 2024 holiday vouchers - they will already have been included. Families that have previously signed up will need to contact Gloucestershire County Council with any changes to their circumstances. If your child is eligible for free school meals and you have not previously signed up, please sign up as soon as possible.
Voucher emails will be sent out week commencing 18 March. Please check your junk/spam email folders during this period as sometimes the vouchers end up there. If you have not received your vouchers by 20 March, please email childrensfund@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
For more information and to sign up, please visit our website - Holiday School Meal vouchers.
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Gloucestershire College Course List & Apprenticeship Open Evening
Tue 27 Feb 2024Gloucestershire College have released their latest list of courses for learners over 19 years of age.
Apprentice Open Evening
The college has an apprenticeship event on the 6th of March at the Gloucester Campus, between 5-8pm. Explore award-winning apprenticeships across 17 industries with connections to over 1,300 of Gloucestershire’s best businesses.
Book your place via the link below.
https://www.gloscol.ac.uk/events/2024/03/apprenticeship-open-evening/
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Easter holiday HAF information
Fri 23 Feb 2024Gloucestershire County Council are running the Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) programme again during the Easter break. Activities will take place between 25 March - 5 April.
You can browse the activities from midday on 4 March 2024 and bookings open at midday on 11 March 2024.
www.gloscityhaf.co.uk
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Gloucestershire Libraries - World Book Day Costume Swap
Thu 01 Feb 2024Gloucestershire Libraries are holding a World Book Day costume swap. All library sites are taking part.
There are a range of upcoming events for children and adults at libraries across the county. Events are open to all and membership isn't required. January - March events can be found in the online magazine:
What's On at The Library Janurary - March 2024 by Gloucestershire Libraries - Issuu
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Free webinar - supporting an overwhelmed and worried child
Thu 25 Jan 2024Move-More are offering the following free webinar to any interested parent. Please see below for details and how to register.
Webinar Topic: How to support an overwhelmed and worried child
Description: Feeling worried and overwhelmed is normal. We all experience this on regular basis. Children are no different and some of them more than others. Children who are worried and overwhelmed can appear clingy, find it hard to leave parents, settle independently at night or find it hard to cooperate and manage their emotions. Some children’s worries come out as anger leaving parents confused about what to do. Do we shield children from situations they find upsetting and triggering, or do we push and throw them into the "deep end" hoping for the best? Are there other ways? And how do we know what is appropriate for our children?
To help you answer these questions, our next session will be focusing on:
- How to spot the signs of worrying and feeling overwhelmed.
- How to help your child when they feel overwhelmed and worried “in the moment”.
- How to encourage your children to learn the skills so that they can eventually help themselves when facing worry and overwhelm.
When: Thursday 1st February 2024 at 1pm
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
How do you sign up for the online session? To register for this online session, please follow this link www.move-more.org/events/webinar-overwhelmed-and-worried-child/
It will take you to our website where you will be asked to answer a few simple questions. We would encourage you to register even though you might not be able to attend the session live, as all registered participants will receive a recording of the session to watch in their own time.
I’ve registered: what happens next? Once you complete our short registration form, you will be registered for the online session. You will receive a confirmation email that will also include a zoom link for the live session. If you don't receive the confirmation email, please don’t hesitate to contact Marijana on marijana@move-more.org
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Free School Meal vouchers for the Christmas Break
Tue 28 Nov 2023Gloucestershire County Council will be providing 1 week of vouchers worth £15 for families entitled to Free School Meals to help with food costs during the Christmas break. This is to complement the Holiday Activity and Food programme taking place over the holidays.
If your child is eligible for Free School Meals and you have previously registered for holiday vouchers then you do not need to do anything and you will automatically be sent a voucher.
If your child is eligible for Free School Meals and you have not previously registered for holiday vouchers then you must register athttps://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/holiday-school-meal-vouchers/. Registration closes at 12pm on 12 December 2023.
Vouchers will be sent out from Gloucestershire County Council via email in the week commencing 18 December 2023. If you have not received your voucher by 20 December 2023, please check your junk/spam folder and then email childrensfund@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
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Holiday Activity & Food Programme Update
Fri 24 Nov 2023
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Foodbank Collection - thank you
Wed 08 Nov 2023Gloucester Foodbank send their thanks for our Harvest Festival collection. We donated 182.3kg of food which will provide 434 meals. Thank you everyone!
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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Sign-up Drop-in
Thu 26 Oct 2023A representative from the Holiday Activity and Food programme open to children in receipt of Free School Meals will be holding a drop-in session here at the school from 2 - 4pm on Thursday 16 November. This is to answer questions and help people to sign up for the programme.
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Gloucestershire Libraries - Halloween Costume Swap
Wed 04 Oct 2023Gloucestershire Libraries are welcoming donations of Halloween costumes and invite people to bring a costume to swap for a different one. Visit any library to take part.
