Principals Update This week and next our Year 11 students begin to complete important modules within both their Drama and Art curriculum that will contribute to their overall GCSE grades. We wish the students well in their examinations. Tonight we are also hosting a parent workshop around supporting with examination stress. 50 students [...]
Principals Update This week has seen the deadline for our Year 9 students the make their GCSE option choices. We have supported their choices by hosting an options evening last week, and then held our parent consultation evenings this week. The next steps for students will be to meet with senior leads in [...]
Principals Update Firstly, thank you to all staff, parents and students for your quick action and flexibility today with the unplanned school closure due to snow conditions. Work for each lesson will have been uploaded onto Google Classroom for secondary aged pupils. Home learning comes in the form of the discovery education platform, [...]
Principals Update This week the school welcomed a visit from Najeeb Patel, the new Chair of the Federation of Muslim Organisations Leicester. His visit continues the work that we do and we look forward to growing our partnership with their organisation. We have had a wonderful celebration of reading week right through the [...]
Principals Update This half term has been another busy six weeks with a range of enrichment opportunities, including sports fixtures, student leadership opportunities, science competitions, the Oxford university trip, inspirational careers talks, various clubs, launch of the international Peru trip as well as the fantastic PTFA events. All these opportunities have provided students [...]
Principals Update This week has seen the school welcome a Challenge Partners review team on site. The review has gone smoothly and all parts of the school were seen throughout the visit, from Nursery outdoor provision to Year 11's preparing for the upcoming mock examinations. In next week's bulletin I will share some [...]
Principals Update This week we have launched an exciting opportunity to our Year 9, 10 and 11 students - an overseas expedition to Peru in the summer of 2024. From my professional conversations with colleagues working at other schools, I am please to be able to offer this opportunity at Avanti Fields School. [...]
Principals Update A reminder that this week the school will be partially closed to Year 7 and 8 pupils due to NEU strike action on Wednesday 1st February. The school will remain open for Nursery, Reception, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 students. We will also remain open for a small number [...]
Principals Update This week you would have heard in the press about the planned strike action of the NEU teachers union. The NEU has announced that their member ballot has met the requirements and their members will take strike action in the coming months. I am sure that parents will understand that the [...]
Principals Update A very warm welcome back to parents, students and staff. It has been a very settled return to school after the three-week holiday for Christmas. This term we are pleased to welcome a number of additions to our school staff. Bhavisha Solanki – Primary teacher Sarah Murphy – Subject Lead in [...]
