Taking Stock: July 2025

• To ensure our children are happy and we explain things well
• To ensure no child leaves our school unable to read
• To ensure children learn a broad vocabulary to access the world around them
• To enhance the educational experiences of diagnosed and undiagnosed children with SEND

And just like that, we have reached the end of another academic year. I can't quite beleive that it has been four years since I became Head of School at Stockwell. As I look back over my time at the school, I can't believe how far we have come.

We are saying goodbye to a few members of staff. To Ms Pinto, Mrs Abdullahi, Mrs Saloojee, Mr Hirsch, Mrs Ackermann, Ms Thomas, Mrs Howe and Ms Hancock, I wish you the very best for the future. Good luck with your next adventure and we look forward to hearing all about what comes next.

To our leaving Year 6s, stay amazing. You have the world at your feet and I expect you to take it by storm. You have been incredible and I cannot wait to hear about what you do next.

To the rest of the Stockwell community, have a fantastic summer. I look forward to hearing all about your amazing summer adventures both near and far.

Year 6 ended the year in style. Their performance of Charlie and the Chocolate factory was incredible and they did a fantastic job of taking on Charlie Bucket's journey to meet Mr Willy Wonka and all the other incredible characters in the story. Whether they were acting their socks off or dancing in unison, it was truly a delightful show.

The Year 6 Leavers' Assembly showed us just how far the children have come. It was wonderful to hear their memories of their time at school as they read the speeches that they had prepared for the audience and the parents.

Finally, we ended the year with the Year 6 disco. For those not lucky enough to see the end of the disco, the children danced their hearts out. What a way to see them off to secondary school.

Well done to all of the children that took Rocksteady lessons this year. The children ended their learning with a concert to parents. We have loved having Rocksteady at Stockwell.

Watch this space for more information in the new year.

We held our annual Caribbean celebrations on Friday 27th June. Year 5 kicked off the proceedings with their Carnival assembly, teaching us about the experiences of the Windrush Generation and showcasing their learning. They took us on a journey through time, starting in the post-war years and bringing us right up to the present day.

This was followed by our Caribbean celebrations. The community came together to share food, talk, listen to music and play games. It was a wonderful afternoon. A huge thank you to the parents, carers and staff that made it happen.

No year at the BJS Federation of Schools would be complete without The Big One. The bands and choirs from Bonneville, Jessop and Stockwell came together to put on an amazing show. The theme this year was 'A Journey Through Musical Time' and what a journey it was. I was unable to be there, but the Stockwell choir, though small, did me proud.

I am amazed by the talent on display at all three schools and am so glad that we had the opportunity to showcase this.

One of our very own got married at the weekend.

With her permission, I am delighted to announce that, as of September, Ms Moses will be known as Mrs Chen.

I am sure that you will join me in congratulating the happy couple and wishing them the very best for the future.

May you make lots of happy memories together!

We ended the term with our Reading Breakfast picnic. The playground was full of parents, carers, children, staff, friends and families having pastries and fruit, waffles and hot drinks. It was a wonderful way to end the school year.

Children and parents went home laden with books to read over the holidays and the weather held on just long enough for us to stay outside.

Thank you to everyone who came along, to the staff who manned breakfast stations (and made sure that everyone was fed), to Mr Nunes (and his gang of helpers) for getting the playground ready (and tidied up again afterwards and, of course, to Ms Thomas for organising the whole thing.

All that remains is for me to wish you all a wonderful, restful summer break. Thank you to each and every member of the Stockwell community for your support and your commitment to ensuring that the children become the very best versions of themselves. I hope you al have a a fun-filled, sunny holiday.

See you bright and early on 2nd September for another incredible year.

This term a group year 5 and 6 children have been travelling to Brockwell Park for the Surrey CCC cricket league. They have won 5/6 games and are using their strength of batting to post high scores.

16 of our KS2 Sports Leaders went to the Oval to watch Surrey Vs Durham in the Cricket County Championship. The children watched the game and took part in some activities to develop there sporting skills. We all had a great time.

By Mr Hirsch, PE lead

In June, Our year 6 boys had a football tournament at Kennington park were we made it all the way to the semi final and placed 3rd overall.

The day started really badly, as we lost 1-0 to St Bernadette's. However, we turned it around with a 1-0 win vs Vauxhall, and we beat Hillmead who have been unbeaten all year 3-0 with Rayan our Crystal Palace star scoring all three goals. Our biggest test was yet to come as unbeaten Honeywell were our next game. In true Stockwell fashion we took the game to them and beat them with a lovely 2/0 win.

With the groups being wrapped up we were on the quarter finals vs Allen Edwards. The game ended 1/1 and it went to penalties with Ashley saving 4 and Aleandro scoring our winning penalty.

Unfortunately, our tournament ended at the semi finals with the penalties. Regardless of the result we can hold our heads up incredibly high as our boys put on a great advert for the level of football at Stockwell.

Player of the tournament: Rayan 6A

Goal of the tournament: Aleandro 6A

By Mr Osman, Sports Coach

Don't forget to drop off your old, unwanted clothes. The donations will go to new homes that need them and we will raise money for the school. We have already filled the bank once, so keep your items coming please. Every time we fill the bank it raises money for the school.

Fill up a bag and pop it in.

Have a look at the poster below for more information.

The clothes bank is located outside the Main Hall.

Someone's independence is the fact that they do not rely on other people.

Synonyms: freedom, liberty, autonomy, self-determination, self-reliance

To learn more about the curriculum for your year group/s next term, visit the school's website to access the knowledge organisers.

Homework is issued on a Friday and is due back in on a Wednesday. Please make time to help your child with their homework. All tasks are based on what the children have been learning in school. While the children can learn independently, they might need your help to get started.

All children should be reading at home daily. Please remember to make a comment in your child's reading record after you have listened to them read.

23rd July - 29th August - Summer Holidays

School Closed

September

• 1st - INSET Day - School Closed
• 2nd - Years 1-6 Return
• 2nd - Nursery and Pre-School Closed
• 2nd - Reception Stay and Plays
• 3rd - Pre-School, Nursery and Reception Stay and Plays
• 3rd - Meet the Teacher (Years 1 and 2)

• 4th - Reception Children from Stockwell Nursery start (mornings only)
• 4th - Pre-School and Nursery Stay and Plays
• 4th - Meet the Teacher (Years 3 and 4)
• 5th - Continuing Pre-School/ Nursery children start
• 5th - Year 6 Residential (PGL) Meetings
• 8th - New to Pre-School children staggered starts
• 8th - New to Stockwell Reception children start (mornings only)
• 8th - Reception children from Stockwell Nursery go full time
• 9th - New to Stockwell Nursery children staggered start
• 9th - Year 6 trip to see 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
• 10th - New to Pre-School children staggered starts
• 10th - Meet the Teacher (Years 5 and 6)
• 10th - All Reception children go full time
• 11th - New to Stockwell Nursery children staggered start
• 11th and 12th - Swimming Lessons begin for Years 3 and 4)
• 12th - International Evening
• 12th - World Afro Hair Day Exhibition
• 16th - Inclusion Coffee Morning
• 18th - Secondary Transfer Meeting
• 19th - PTA Meet and Greet
• 22nd - Jeans for Genes
• 25th - Year 4 Residential (Ufton Court) Meetings
• 26th - MacMillan
• 29th - ASAs Begin

We have an active PTA, called Friends of Stockwell, who do a brilliant job of fundraising for the school and bringing the community together. It is great to see new faces taking part. Every parent is a Friend of Stockwell. I ask that everyone gets involved. If you can spare an hour per term (that's three hours per year), your contribution would make a huge difference.

Please email friendsofstockwell@gmail.com to get involved.

This year the Summer Fair took place on Friday 11th July. This raised just over £400 for the school.

Have you ever wanted to get involved in event organising? We have a group of parents on the PTA who are happy to support you, but haven't got time / don't feel able to take on a coordinator role.

Please get in touch with friendsofstockwell@gmail.com if you're interested and want to know more about what this would involve.

Can you help out around the school? Are you a keen gardener? Do you have skills or knowledge that the children would benefit from? Visit our Call to Action page to let us know how you can help.

Central to raising standards in all schools and ensuring all pupils can fulfil their potential is the need for children to attend school regularly to benefit from their education.

There is a strong link between good learning, high achievement, rapid progress and developing good social skills with excellent attendance.

We want to take this opportunity to outline our expectations for school attendance this academic year.

If your child arrives at school from 9am they will be marked as LATE, if they arrive after 9.30am, they will be classed as “late after the register is closed” and their attendance is classed as absent for the morning session. As the registers would have already been returned to the Department for Education.

Regular poor punctuality can also have a negative effect on your child’s attendance as well as their academic learning. Being 6 minutes late each day equals 30 minutes of missed learning every week.

If your child’s attendance drops below 90%, we will need to share our concerns with the Local Authority Education Welfare Officer at Lambeth Council.

Holidays in Term Time

Education Law states that it is not a parent’s right to take a child out of school during term time to go on holiday. Families must seek permission from the school and your school’s Headteacher is limited in what they can authorise. We can authorise leave if a child is in a performance and a performance license has been granted by the local authority. For any other authorised holiday, there must be extenuating circumstances therefore we cannot authorise a holiday because it is cheaper outside of term time.

We have ended the year in line with National expectations, at 95% attendance for the year. This is an amazing achievement.

Well done to 4B for the best attendance in the school this year at 97%

School uniform should be worn throughout the school day. While we do not enforce that all school uniform should be branded, children should be wearing the correct colours (white t-shirt tops, navy trousers/ skirts/ pinafore dresses, sensible black shoes). Football boots/ coloured trainers are not school uniform and should not be worn.

Children should be changing into their PE kits for PE lessons (blue or black tracksuit bottoms, plain white t-shirt, trainers). We have made arrangements for girls and boys to be able to change separately, so the expectation is that all children change for PE.

While our supplier of school uniform is WearAbouts, we do have some items available for sale from the school office. Please check with us to see if we have what you need in stock.

If you have a concern, please see your child's class teacher in the first instance.

If they are unable to resolve the problem, please speak to your child's phase leader.

If they are unable to help, please see one of the school's Assistant Headteachers.

If you are still dissatisfied, please see the Head of School.

We let space around the school.

You can hire the school hall, and grounds, on a regular basis or as a one off.

Need a space for a party?

Looking for a pitch for your team?

Contact the school office on:

clericalofficer2@stockwell-pri.lambeth.sch.uk

to make an enquiry.

What are Pre-School, Nursery and Reception learning about? Find out below.

Years 1 and 2 are incredibly busy with their learning. Find out more on our website.

Are you keen to find out more about the learning in Years 3 and 4? If so, have a look by clicking the button below.

Please check our website, to find out what the children in Years 5 and 6 are learning about.

We are delighted to to have on site our Children Centre where the team works with families at Stockwell and our local community. The Children Centre is open every week day and during the holidays. All of the team will be happy to meet parents and carers to give help, advice and support relating to the following issues:

Citizens Advice

Parenting Support and Advice

ESOL classes

Vaccination clinics

Access to Midwives and Health Visitors practitioners

Take Your Pick sessions

Baby and Toddler session

Benefits advice

Food Bank Vouchers

Disability Living Allowance applications

Cost of Living information

Training and employment advice

Activities for children during half-term breaks

Advice on support available within Lambeth

In these difficult times any of us can find ourselves in challenging situations. Should you need support, please contact Mrs Fraga or Mrs Bonsu who can support with food vouchers discreetly.

Our Children Centre team have a great deal of knowledge and expertise and are a fantastic asset to have working with us at Stockwell. Please feel welcome to pop in and find out more during their opening times.

We’re pleased to let you know that bookings are now open for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Summer Programme, funded by the Department for Education and coordinated by Lambeth Council.

Please note that the way to register and book has changed. All bookings must now be made via Lambeth’s new online platform:

https://eequ.org/lambethholidayprogramme

The new booking system is now live, and places are expected to fill up quickly, particularly for children and young people who receive benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM).

The programme offers a wide range of fun and enriching activities throughout the summer holidays. These are completely free for eligible children from Reception to Year 11, and there are also paid places available for non-eligible families.

We strongly encourage you to register and book early to avoid disappointment.

Please see below for wallet friendly family events in Lambeth and the local area.

The Gaia Centre provides support for Lambeth residents affected by gender-based violence, including domestic abuse. It’s closed on 29th March and April 1st, 2024, but has an out-of-hours on-call service: 07725245779. Normal hours are 8am-6pm Monday – Friday. It also offers services for young people and advice for practitioners. Tel: 020 7733 8724, E: lambethvawg@refuge.org.uk.

Helpline support is available:

• National Domestic Abuse Helpline, 24/7
• Women’s Aid live chat, daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Men’s Advice Line, weekdays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Samaritans Helpline, 24/7
• Childline 24/7
• In emergencies, call 999

Support online:

Kooth is a free online mental health and wellbeing service available to all young people in Lambeth aged 10-25. It is a self-referral service, where young people have access to fully-qualified online counsellors until 10pm every single day of the year. There is also a range of other support including: an online interactive magazine, discussion boards, self-help tools, and wellbeing activities.

The new Lambeth microsite to accompany the ‘It’s Not That Deep’ campaign is aimed specifically at young people and contains information for those experiencing harassment, those wanting to become allies, and those who are doing the harmful behaviour.

You can view useful resources on emotional wellbeing and mental health support services for children in Lambeth.

For the latest Lambeth VAWG news and campaigns please go to: https://linktr.ee/lambethvawg

We have an engagement hub with a specific page focused on what we can do to improve public safety for women and girls which asks residents and visitors to tell us where in Lambeth they feel safe and unsafe by placing a pin on the Map. Please sign up for email updates about the project using the ‘follow’ button on the new site.

A new child comes into care every day in Lambeth. Many of these children will need the love and stability that a foster carer can provide.

What is fostering?

Being a foster parent means caring for someone else’s child as part of your family. Foster carers look after children who are unable to live with their parents, through no fault of their own. You'll be given lots of training and support, as well as allowances to cover living costs, the costs of food, travel and for the time you'll need to invest in supporting any child in your care.

Who can foster?

Lambeth Fostering welcome applications from everyone with a passion for caring. You just need to be over 21, have a spare room, good written and spoken English, and permanent UK residency.

Find out how you can be the difference: www.lambeth.gov.uk/be-the-difference

Have you downloaded the BJS Federation parent app?

Stay abreast of school events, book trips, clubs and give permission.

If you are finding it difficult to find your way around the app, check out our guide below.