Sacred Heart Primary School has suffered a massive change in the past few years and we ( the parents/guardians ) feel that it is beginning to have a negative impact upon our children's education and emotional wellbeing. The regular changes within the management team alone have caused a worrying concern regarding the instability of pupil policies and teaching standards. Whilst we do agree that letters have been sent out with intent to re-assure us that the school is working hard to ensure that staff issues are not affecting the children's education, the majority of us feel that this has not shown any truth as our children have regularly returned home from a school day displaying upset and frustration. We strongly believe that the constant reduction in "FUN" school activities has played a huge part in this matter. It is a known fact that children learn most when they are having fun and at Sacred Heart Primary School our children are telling us themselves that this is not something they are doing. It is not our intention to have the school remain the same in all matters forever, as we know that times change and often it can be for the better. However, we have seen a huge reduction in school seasonal performances and celebrations, after school or lunchtimes clubs have disappeared, in class reward schemes seem to have stopped at least in some year groups anyway, and the quality of school trips has shown a great decline. Our children no longer have any incentive to work towards and it is displayed within their work. Therefore, we would like to ask that a significant measure is taken to offer us, the parents/guardians, some more grounded reassurances that our opinions and needs are being taken into consideration.
What do we want from this?
* More school sport/hobby clubs
* bigger focus on seasonal performances throughout the school
* Re-introduction of reward schemes such as golden time and attendance awards
* Better quality educational visits
16 Comments
The fun factor has to be in school the kids are working hard and seeing very little reward for there efforts kids needs a happy and safe environment so they can achieve there full potential a bit of fun goes a long way
Sacred Heart used to be such a warm and welcoming school. My eldest has enjoyed her time there over the last 9 years but the last year has been awful. Bullying isn't dealt with quickly enough or effectively enough. There's a huge lack of communication. School trips are lacking. F1 feel completely separate from the school as don't get included in anything. Other schools celebrated the end of sats with ice cream vans, day out for the year 6s - nothing in our school. No school football team etc no athletics - such a shame when Mr Roberts had built up good relationships with other schools. No celebration of achievements anymore that the children are proud of. I could go on but I won't. X
Its such a shame some long term great teachers left sacred heart as along with them went -creating school plays, sport, fun and energy. There was once so many things going on and displayed across the school for all to see. We do still have great teachers left who are trying to keep the school going but sadly for me and many other parents its lost a bit of fun. For me the main dissapointments are along with having no sports teacher or any sports activities like we used to have is the sheer lack of displays. If our children are doing great things in school, a play or an outing then where can we see or hear about it? The schools classrooms and halls which were once filled with theyre sporting achievements, school trips, photos awards etc these walls and halls are now empty there is nothing for us to look at, nothing to read no photographs to see its such a shame ... where is the Sacred hearts golden book? Where is the end of term trophy! Where are the star awards merit awards. What do the children achieve. One of the teachers who left used to do a raffle every Friday for most merit s and the child would recieve a small gift, this was great the kids loved it and it was FUN just something as little as it was. We need to be linked onto twitter like other schools to be connected as to what fun is going on what are they learning what are kids achieveing after school. We were promised an interesting after school club activities but all was offered was ipad club and yoga? All very black and white at the minute with rules and red tape overriding the Fun. Which creates a stale uninteresting environment. I miss driving past the school and seeing kids running around the large grass area, relays, hockey, gym and dance and football training, competing against other schools in football, and in cross country and athletics where has this all gone
I fully agree with all the comments I've read. Something needs to be done
I think all the activities should be put back into place. There has been enough change in the past few years and it is having a big impact on our children.
The school lacks excitement it lacks fun it's absolutely lacks physical education it's lacks education certainly innyhe mental well being of the kids we should take a leaf out of sandbrook primary school who are a shinning example if happy children active children with bright fun classrooms to show it !!
So saddened by the lack of anythink anymore. Seriously thinking of moving my child schools now that my other child has left because i can only see this school getting worse and im not putting my child through that
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Sacred Heart Primary School has suffered a massive change in the past few years and we ( the parents/guardians ) feel that it is beginning to have a negative impact upon our children's education and emotional wellbeing. The regular changes within the management team alone have caused a worrying concern regarding the instability of pupil policies and teaching standards. Whilst we do agree that letters have been sent out with intent to re-assure us that the school is working hard to ensure that staff issues are not affecting the children's education, the majority of us feel that this has not shown any truth as our children have regularly returned home from a school day displaying upset and frustration. We strongly believe that the constant reduction in "FUN" school activities has played a huge part in this matter. It is a known fact that children learn most when they are having fun and at Sacred Heart Primary School our children are telling us themselves that this is not something they are doing. It is not our intention to have the school remain the same in all matters forever, as we know that times change and often it can be for the better. However, we have seen a huge reduction in school seasonal performances and celebrations, after school or lunchtimes clubs have disappeared, in class reward schemes seem to have stopped at least in some year groups anyway, and the quality of school trips has shown a great decline. Our children no longer have any incentive to work towards and it is displayed within their work. Therefore, we would like to ask that a significant measure is taken to offer us, the parents/guardians, some more grounded reassurances that our opinions and needs are being taken into consideration.
What do we want from this?
* More school sport/hobby clubs
* bigger focus on seasonal performances throughout the school
* Re-introduction of reward schemes such as golden time and attendance awards
* Better quality educational visits
16 Comments
I agree that the fun has gone out of the school. Abbie has told me that things such as table tennis is no longer allowed to be played, old fun games such as British bulldog have been banned as some children are not able to play nicely etc. Children need their release just as much as they need to be academic and it is having a negative affect that they are no longer able to do such things.
The fun factor has to be in school the kids are working hard and seeing very little reward for there efforts kids needs a happy and safe environment so they can achieve there full potential a bit of fun goes a long way
Sacred Heart used to be such a warm and welcoming school. My eldest has enjoyed her time there over the last 9 years but the last year has been awful. Bullying isn't dealt with quickly enough or effectively enough. There's a huge lack of communication. School trips are lacking. F1 feel completely separate from the school as don't get included in anything. Other schools celebrated the end of sats with ice cream vans, day out for the year 6s - nothing in our school. No school football team etc no athletics - such a shame when Mr Roberts had built up good relationships with other schools. No celebration of achievements anymore that the children are proud of. I could go on but I won't. X
Its such a shame some long term great teachers left sacred heart as along with them went -creating school plays, sport, fun and energy. There was once so many things going on and displayed across the school for all to see. We do still have great teachers left who are trying to keep the school going but sadly for me and many other parents its lost a bit of fun. For me the main dissapointments are along with having no sports teacher or any sports activities like we used to have is the sheer lack of displays. If our children are doing great things in school, a play or an outing then where can we see or hear about it? The schools classrooms and halls which were once filled with theyre sporting achievements, school trips, photos awards etc these walls and halls are now empty there is nothing for us to look at, nothing to read no photographs to see its such a shame ... where is the Sacred hearts golden book? Where is the end of term trophy! Where are the star awards merit awards. What do the children achieve. One of the teachers who left used to do a raffle every Friday for most merit s and the child would recieve a small gift, this was great the kids loved it and it was FUN just something as little as it was. We need to be linked onto twitter like other schools to be connected as to what fun is going on what are they learning what are kids achieveing after school. We were promised an interesting after school club activities but all was offered was ipad club and yoga? All very black and white at the minute with rules and red tape overriding the Fun. Which creates a stale uninteresting environment. I miss driving past the school and seeing kids running around the large grass area, relays, hockey, gym and dance and football training, competing against other schools in football, and in cross country and athletics where has this all gone
I fully agree with all the comments I've read. Something needs to be done
I think all the activities should be put back into place. There has been enough change in the past few years and it is having a big impact on our children.
The school lacks excitement it lacks fun it's absolutely lacks physical education it's lacks education certainly innyhe mental well being of the kids we should take a leaf out of sandbrook primary school who are a shinning example if happy children active children with bright fun classrooms to show it !!
So saddened by the lack of anythink anymore. Seriously thinking of moving my child schools now that my other child has left because i can only see this school getting worse and im not putting my child through that
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I agree that the fun has gone out of the school. Abbie has told me that things such as table tennis is no longer allowed to be played, old fun games such as British bulldog have been banned as some children are not able to play nicely etc. Children need their release just as much as they need to be academic and it is having a negative affect that they are no longer able to do such things.