Reverification of Dyslexia Friendly School status

We are very proud to announce that our work to embed dyslexia freindly teaching has been recognised. We successfully maintained our dyslexia friendly school status after the recent reverfication process which took place in December 2025

The Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark is issued to educators that can demonstrate that they provide high quality education and practice for dyslexic individuals, indicating effective practice in supporting pupils with dyslexia and literacy difficulties.

School closed until at least 13.00 today

Many roads into and around Malmesbury are blocked by floodwater.  As a result we cannot guarantee that enough staff will be able to get in to run the school safely.

Regrettably this means that we will have to close until at least 13.00.

If possible we will open from 13.00 for those children who can come, but please do not make any dangerous journeys.  Absences today will be authorised.

Information from Wiltshire Dyslexia Association

The Wiltshire Dyslexia Association (a member of the British Dyslexia Association) provides support for anyone seeking information regarding dyslexia. We wanted to draw your attention to the following resources and training:

BDA Guide for Parents – a free 24-page guide for anyone supporting a child or young person with dyslexia.

See also Dyslexia, dyscalculia and other neurodiverse conditions

If you register to attend, you will be supplied with a link to the recording after the webinar.
In addition, as part of Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024 (7-13th October) our SENCo Laura Phillips will be running an information session on Zoom for all interested parents.  The session will be held at 10am on Wednesday 9th Oct, and will last for approximately 40 minutes. Details on how to express an interest in attending will be sent out by ParentMail in the next few days.

New courses launched by the Wiltshire Family Hubs (FH) service

Wiltshire Council have a new Family Hubs service, which is replacing the previous Children’s Centres.  The service will be running many useful courses over the summer, and you can download a flyer detailing the events here.

You can also watch a 30 minute Wiltshire Council Webinar which gives a flavour of what Family Hubs are about, and how their services might be useful to you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ek91vSybtw

The Hub can be contacted via the freephone number :0800 970 4669 or via the Altogether Website: All Together – Wiltshire Together

 

Autism Awareness Week 2024

Autism Awareness week is from 2nd – 8th April 2024, but we will be marking the occasion during the last week of this term.  Have a look at the NAS website  for a range of helpful information, and watch this video which explains more about Autism.  You can scan the QR codes to see additional videos talking about Autism from a child’s  perspective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can also find advice  HERE (https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance) on the Autistic Society website,and there is a video HERE (https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/celebrating-autistic-strengths-and-differences) that you can watch for further information.

In addition to these online resources, our SENDCo Laura Phillips will be hosting 1:1 drop in sessions on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th March, which are available to book. These sessions will be open to anyone who would like to find out more about the Autism Assessment Pathway in Wiltshire or to discuss resources and strategies to support their child.

Autism Acceptance Week 2023

Next week is Autism Acceptance week (27 March – 2 April).  Have a look at the NAS website  for a range of helpful information, and watch this video which explains more about Autism.  You can also scan the QR codes to see additional videos talking about Autism from a child’s  perspective.

In addition, 25th March is Epilepsy Awareness Day.  There are 2 new videos on the SEND page of our website about epilepsy that you may find useful.