A Message from Mrs Male Dear parents, Welcome to the final newsletter of the year.  We have enjoyed many events and activities, and have been pleased to be able to welcome you into the school to share some of these with us.  I was delighted to see so many of you attend our annual prizegiving, and very proud to be able to celebrate some of the many achievements made by our girls. One of our highlights was Sports Daywhen the girls competed in a wide range of sporting events, and we even had a bit of competition for which parent…

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Rewards Trips On Thursday 20th July, the whole school took part in a variety of school trips and activities to say a huge well done for all their hard work this year. They had zorbing activities out on the school field with the PE department, a trip to Kidzania in London, another group visited the Science Museum in South Kensington, a trip to the spooky Hellfire Caves in West Wycombe, a local walk to Bekonscot Model Railway, a trip to Thomley Park and the final group had splashy fun at Coral Reef in Bracknell! Kidzania was a world of excitement…

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Staffing Updates for September At the end of this term we have some staff changes for the new academic year. Miss Evans who has worked with us as a School Support Assistant for 2 years, covering forest school, PE and dance is leaving us to pursue her career in law. We would like to wish her well with her new ventures. Miss Kerr, our Wellbeing Assistant, University Placement student will be leaving us to continue with her studies back at university. She has been a great support to the pupils over the last year and we wish her well with…

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Goldsmiths Awards Alfriston School reached the finals in the Goldsmiths Community Engagement Awards this year and were the first Special School to enter and reach the final. The awards were set up to recognise students’ sustained commitment to voluntary work within their local communities. The judges said “the commitment of Alfriston students was exemplary – particularly the way your daughter contributed to the presentation on behalf of the rest of the school, showing “passion and thoughtfulness”. ” A small group represented the school in the final in London and were up against 8 other groups. You can read more about the…

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Garsington Opera A group of 25 young people from Alfriston School embarked on a remarkable journey to Garsington Opera on Wednesday 12th July. Following a workshop with the opera group a few months ago, the students were treated to a captivating performance of “The Bartered Bride” and a workshop in the interval. With anticipation in the air, the students were immersed in the mesmerizing show, enjoying brilliant views of the performance. For some, it was their first theatre or opera experience, proving to be a life-changing moment. Expressing gratitude, one student said, “Thank you so much to the school and the…

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