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PARENT CONNECT – Supporting Newham Families

Hello and welcome to the first edition of Parent Connect, the weekly newsletter for children, young people and families in Newham. We will keep you updated on services, events, consultations and information for you and your family.

If you would like us to cover a particular topic or service, please drop us an email at earlyhelppartnershipteam@newham.gov.uk

Parents are invited to weekly webinars that will be running to the end of term.
Every Thursday afternoon from 4.30am-5.30pm. See connection details in this newsletter.

Message from our prospective Senior Students

We are delighted to welcome you to this edition of the Lister Student News

The highlight of this term has to be The Big Reset. Thanks to all the amazing work by our staff and students, we’ve been able to have a smooth transition back to our pre-Covid schedules. We’re extremely proud of our Year 7s for settling in so well and grateful to all of our fellow students for making them feel welcome into the school community. We all know that this year has been one of many ups and downs but this last term has seen some amazing work from everyone.
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Young People Newsletter

Newham’s Young People Newsletter brings to you a variety of opportunities
within the London Borough of Newham.

These may vary between ongoing opportunities that take place on the same day/time to one-off opportunities or workshops you can take part in.

Continue reading to see a list of ongoing opportunities to one-off workshops, activities and even tips/ tools to support you.

Consultation re completion of the conversion of Lister Community School

Following our consultation in 2018, Lister Community School and Rokeby School federated and became Foundation schools, in order to cement our partnership with Sarah Bonnell School. This means that the Federated Governing Board is already the employer of staff, rather than the Local Authority, and the Federation already owns the land and is its own admissions authority. The choice for us at this point is therefore whether to academise, which will make it much easier for us to work as a Trust in the long term, or whether to stay as Foundation schools, which would mean us continuing with a split model of governance in NCST.

Please visit Newham Community Schools Trust website to read more about the  consultation, letters to staff and parents, frequently asked questions and other key documents.

Easter programs and support in Newham

The linked documents below contain lots of ideas on how to keep
safe as well as keep active both indoors and outdoors

April Virtual Programme

Newham Easter Holiday Programme

RSBC Enrolment Form

Congratulations to Lister students who participated in the UKMT Intermediate Challenge.

Newham MP drops into local school to support deaf children

Lyn Brown, Labour MP for West Ham, paid a virtual visit to a workshop for deaf and hearing pupils at Lister Community School in Plaistow on Tuesday 23 February.

Read the full story from the London Post or the Newham Recorder.

LISTER Covid reopening letter

Dear Parent/Carer

This letter is to update you on the plans regarding school reopening. Please read it here.

Lister Community School runs Zoom Choir in Lockdown

An article about our Lister Community School Choir was published in the Newham Recorder yesterday, you can read it here.