Dear Parent/Carer, I am writing with reference to online safety, in particular: 1. Discord - a real time communication app 2. Students understanding the concept of digital footprints 3. Omegle - an online chat platform On Friday evening, we were made aware of a concern linked to both the use of Discord to share [...]
Good Morning A polite reminder that it is our charity Day tomorrow for Children In Need. This is a non-school uniform day in which our students can dress up in yellow/Children In Need/Pudsey attire or non-school uniform for a donation of £1 There will also be a bake sale in which students can purchase [...]
Dear Parent/Carer, At New Forest School we have adopted and been training our school staff in the use of Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) as a way of supporting our students. This is an ongoing process designed to eventually ensure all school staff have been trained to at least Level 1 standard with a number [...]
Dear Parents/Carers, I am delighted to inform you that I have received our latest OFSTED report and share the fact that New Forest School has been judged as outstanding in all areas. A copy of the report has been uploaded to the school website can can be viewed here: New Forest School OFSTED Report [...]
Dear Parent/Carer, I am writing to inform you that we have today been notified of an OFSTED inspection of New Forest School which will commence tomorrow, Wednesday 20th of September. The link below is to a letter from the Lead Inspector, Shazia Akram, to all parents/carers regarding the OFSTED inspection. OFSTED Letter To Parents [...]
Dear Parents and Carers, Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, it has been confirmed that the State Funeral will be held on Monday 19 September, and that this day will be a Bank Holiday. While the delivery of essential public services will continue during the period of National Mourning, including the Bank Holiday, [...]
Dear Parents/Carers, From tomorrow (Friday 8th July), through until the end of next week, we are set to experience very high temperatures and minimal cloud coverage. Therefore we will be relaxing our uniform policy and if students prefer to wear PE kit (trainers, black shorts and white t-shirts) rather than school uniform they can [...]
Dear Parents/Carers, Totton Positive Cases I am writing to make you aware that we are currently experiencing a swift rise in positive COVID-19 cases amongst staff and students at our Totton Site since the weekend. This is now beginning to impact on staffing levels. We have put in place 'step up measures' in the [...]
Severe weather Warning - Transport Update We have just had contact with Transport Services for both Hampshire and Dorset regarding implications for tomorrow with the Amber Weather Warning and forecast gales. DORSET TRANSPORT SERVICES Dorset have cancelled all transport for students with the following information provided: Due to the severe weather warnings associated with [...]
Dear Parents/Carers, I am writing to provide some important information as well as updates for the end of this half-term and the start of next half-term. Severe Weather Warning - Friday 18th February Please be aware that there is a severe weather warning in place for tomorrow, Friday 18th February, for gale force winds. [...]
