Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment. This is where we post communication with all families that is relevant to the community and Brockley families.
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Young Voices ticket and t-shirt update
Tue 17 Jan 2023Please see the update on ticket and t-shirt orders
8th, 9th & 10th February concert tickets
All paid orders will be emailed by week ending 27th January. Outstanding orders will be emailed upon receipt of payment.The box office will shortly open for all concert dates. The relevant links will be updated on our website. Young Voices - Audience Tickets
T-shirts are being dispatched via courier. You will receive an automated email once your order has been fulfilled and dispatched.
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Safer Parking at Brockley Gates
Tue 17 Jan 2023Safer Parking at Brockley Primary School Gates
Driving children to school is seen as the most convenient choice for parents with busy lives. Many parents take the view that by driving their children to school they are keeping them safe. Yet the combination of each individual decision means an increase in vehicle traffic and congestion particularly at the school gate. This has in recent days caused accidents, fall outs and dangerous situations that could have caused injury or even death to a member of our community.
Many children now miss out on the opportunity to develop vital road safety skills with their parents on the way to school. They fail to build up confidence and learn the ability to manage risk walking around their local community.
Walking can improve overall fitness levels in children and adults. It is a cheap low impact way to exercise. Getting active in our daily lives can have a big impact on health issues such as obesity.
We realise that there are some parents/carers who have no alternative but to drive their children to school, however, many are driving short distances where walking is a real option.
Even those who have to drive to school can do their bit by parking away from the school entrance and walking for part of the journey.
What can you do to help keep everyone safe around the school gates?
Please don’t:Block the road - emergency vehicles and other traffic may need access
Park on yellow lines, zig-zags or block the school entrancePark on the pavement, across dropped kerbs or residents’ driveways
Park opposite or within 10 metres of a junction
Park where you will cause inconvenience to other road users
Leave your vehicle with the engine still running
Stop in the middle of the road to drop your child off, even for a few secondsShout or be abusive to local residents if you encounter any issues please report them to school or CREST Home | CREST Derbyshire
Yellow zig-zag lines
Please be aware that the yellow zig-zag lines outside schools indicate the length of road where stopping or waiting is strictly prohibited.
Double yellow lines
Double yellow lines mean no waiting at any time and there are no excuses for the majority of road users.
The only exceptions are for disabled badge holders who are legally entitled to park up on the road where double yellows are painted.
These changes make a real difference to the congestion around schools, making the school run less stressful and far safer for everyone.
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Market Share Stall - What it is and how it works
Tue 17 Jan 2023The Market Share Stall is a free food bank at school every Tuesday during term time.
You drop off a named shopper (shopping bag) with staff and collect it at home time when you collect your child.
The contents vary weekly depending on what we have delivered.
It is open to all families.
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Treacle.me - website and app through these tricky times
Mon 16 Jan 2023We have sent an email about the new Treacle.me website and app for your information. Please follow the link: https://www.treacle.me
Treacle.me is a quick and easy to use website and app where you can find all kinds of support to help residents through these sticky times.
This easy to use website and app has been launched to cover Bolsover District. It gathers information about local support groups, as well as national charities and organisations, onto one site.
Treacle.me have filled their website with useful information which can be found online and can be read in different languages.
It is really simple to use and has all kinds of information from the closest food banks and warm spaces to how to improve your education and employment.
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Welcome Back! a great start to the term.
Fri 13 Jan 2023What a great first week back. Our gorgeous and incredibly hardworking children have settled back into The Brockley Way and are busy working on new topics and projects!
Don't forget clubs begin next week 16/06/23 please see the previous news item.
We have a short but active term so please make sure you keep an eye on your preferred method of communication - email, text, Facebook and the school website.
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NSPCC Safety Online
Fri 13 Jan 2023NSPCC Safety Online
Online grooming crimes recorded by police have risen by more than 80% since 2018.
With support from the NSPCC, their online counselling service can be there 24/7 to make sure children are always safe online.
Click on the link below to find out more:
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After-School Clubs and Advice
Thu 12 Jan 2023After School Clubs for Spring 1 starting from 16/01/23.
Unfortunately. due to lack of numbers and demand some clubs have been withdrawn for the spring term.
Monday
Y6 Booster Mrs Rodgers and Mrs Bradley
Y2 Booster Mrs Goodison and Miss Jarvis
All classes Film Club Mr Brightman
Tuesday
KS2 Choir Miss Duroe and Mrs Bradbrook = No places until after Young Voices Concert in February
Y6 Booster Mrs Wall and Miss Chapman
Wednesday
No Club available
Thursday
Y2 Booster Miss Lomas
- Please contact the teacher directly if you would like to enquire about booking a place.
- If your child already attends a club and you have not been contacted then the club continues as usual for your child.
If you require further after-school support then the link below may help.
https://www.childcare.co.uk/.../Chi.../Bolsover/After-School?
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Staying safe and being a good friend on apps, sites and games
Thu 12 Jan 2023Staying safe and being a good friend on apps, sites and games
Children and young people have spent much more time on devices than ever before during lockdown, here is some information about staying safe online and principles you can help us remind your children about.
There is a handy fridge flyer to help parents at toptipscorona.lgfl.net which you may want to print out and keep.
Please do not worry too much about screen time - think instead about screen quality, balance and mental health. The Children's Commissioner has provided a framework called the ‘Digital Five a Day’ with five things to think about each day to help put that into practice.
It is really important children get the opportunity to chat to friends, so it's great to hear that many of them have been chatting online during lockdown. We are sure that this will continue over the summer, so please help us reinforce some key messages about appropriate behaviour to keep everyone safe and happy.
In recent months there have been reports of children being upset by bullying on chat apps and via inline gaming, as well as some very distressing conversations being shared between friendship groups. This can usually be avoided if we remind children and young people to look out for their friends, not say anything that they wouldn't like to hear themselves, and always stop or stand up for others if someone gets upset.
Please remind your children never to share scary or rude images, even to complain about them. If they do see something that worries them or that might be wrong, all they need to do is ask for help from a trusted adult. They could talk to you or to us, or they may feel more comfortable talking anonymously to Childline. If you or they are concerned about an adult's behaviour towards a child online, report them to CEOP. And as a parent, you can also contact the NSPCC - O2 advice line on 0808 800 5002.
One more thing - this may sound like more relevant to older children, but the very youngest children need reminding not to get undressed or changed online. There’s a fun song to get this message across at undressed.lgfl.net (plus background information for you).
Thank you for your support - do let us know if you have any questions.
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Dangerous Driving & Parking
Thu 12 Jan 2023I appreciate the weather this morning was horrible but that is no excuse for the dangerous and illegal parent parking and drop off.
We know at least one parked car was shunted and may have been damaged as a result of the incidents this morning.
Please consider leaving extra time for your journey to enable everyone to park sensibly so we can keep everyone safe.
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Household Vouchers
Thu 12 Jan 2023Grocery voucher - January 2023
Eligible households will automatically receive a one-off food voucher worth £40 per eligible child / young person.
The vouchers are available for:
children who receive benefit related free school meals
children in an early years setting (nurseries and pre-schools) who receive free childcare for 2 year-olds or the early years pupil premium for 3 and 4-year-olds
care leavers aged up to 21 years of age living independently
No application is needed - vouchers will be sent by email or text message. . Vouchers will be sent to parents / carers from 10 January and it may take up to 2 weeks to distribute all vouchers.
Vouchers will be sent in alphabetical order by the name of the child, so parents / carers with more than one child should expect to receive vouchers separately, possibly with a number of days in-between.
Once all vouchers have been sent we will update this webpage and provide details of what parents / carers should do if they haven’t received a voucher and believe they are eligible.
