As part of Year 5 and 6’s PSHCE lessons on democracy this half term, we have been looking at elections and the voting system. Having established an understanding of what democracy is, the children worked together in small parties to identify key political topics which may interest voters. They then elected leaders and the party wrote …
Reception Class have noticed some very unusual things happening in their classroom this half term. Doors have been left open, messes have been made and notes have been left. Reception identified a ‘zipler’ as the culprit although they have no idea what he or she may look like, as the zipler never appears when the …
I am doing DofE Bronze Award because I feel that it is an excellent opportunity to broaden your ability levels over just academia. I have heard tremendous stories from people who have previously completed the exhibition, and I want to experience the same fun experience they did. For my volunteering, I am helping out with …
Last week children in First Steps Day Nursery took a trip to Sainsbury’s supermarket to support their interest in baking and role play. Prior to the trip, the children in Robin Room decided what they wanted to bake and helped to make a shopping list of all the ingredients needed. The children collected the items around …
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Food for thought was on the agenda at Heathfield Knoll School and First Steps Day Nursery’s Harvest Festival assembly on Friday. In a bid to tackle homelessness, pupils generously donated food, toiletries and essential pyjama sets. These were then all given to Wyre Forest Nightstop and the local Food Bank charities. Pupils also enjoyed a …
I never watched it nor understand why others did. Nevertheless, this did little to shield me from the media somewhat exhaustively sharing the news and events of ‘Love Island’ over the summer. Sadly, I still cannot name any of the contestants and I am completely lost to actually recalling the name of the winner. The …
Albert Einstein was once quoted “Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by the ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that is stupid.” At HKS, we offer a bespoke education to each of our pupils. With class sizes, no more than 20, it allows our staff …
IMPEACHMENT, INFLAMMATORY LANGUAGE AND INVESTIGATION! It seems politics is rife with division and discord on both sides of the Atlantic. Our Prime Minister claims that the Supreme Court have erred in their ruling on his Prorogation of Parliament, whilst his US counterpart claims his potential opponent for the Presidency was the one that made an …
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