Nursery Baby Clinic Fun

This week, our Nursery children had a fantastic time at our outdoor Baby Clinic. They took on the roles of caregivers, feeding the babies, changing their nappies, and even giving them baths. To find out more about a nursery place visit http://www.robinhallnursery.org.uk

Reception: Maths & Nature Exploration

This week in maths, our Reception children have been exploring addition, learning to find the total of two amounts. They're getting hands-on with their learning by 'building it' using 5 frames, then transferring their knowledge to the whiteboard to 'write it' out. Outdoors, they're exploring nature ...

IT for Beginners: Join the Outreach team’s Computer Class Now

Join the Outreach team’s Computer Class. IT for beginners, run by Barnet & Southgate College. Over 6 sessions, each lasting 2 hours, starting Monday 29 April 9-11.15am at the Community Outreach Hub, Woodpecker Hall Academy, Nightingale entrance by the bus stop. Spaces are limited, so book your...

Read Aloud: Families Unite for Books & Planet

Read Aloud success. Children enjoyed George Saves the World by Lunchtime, learning the 4Rs of sustainability: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. They also had lots of fun at the 'junk workshop' & book swap, getting creative with 'rubbish' to win prizes like Kindles & art sets.

NHS Sleep hygiene awareness

Our NHS colleagues have asked schools to make parents aware of the importance of sleep hygiene.Some useful information can be found here.

Caterpillar Adventures in Nursery

This week in Nursery, our little ones have been exploring the enchanting world of The Hungry Caterpillar & discovering the magic of life cycles. They've been busy with exciting activities, like crafting their very own caterpillars from clay and observing real caterpillars up close through magnif...

Exploring Numbers: Reception Math Fun

This week, our Reception children had a fantastic time during their math lesson. They were busy solving math problems using colourful counters. This fun activity not only keeps them engaged but also helps them understand numbers better. Visit our website to learn more about our vibrant learning envi...

Nursery’s Gardening Adventures

This week, children in Nursery are exploring the world of plants and learning all about what they need to grow. Our little gardeners are especially excited to see if our beans will sprout into giant beanstalks. Visit us at http://www.robinhallnursery.org.uk

Exploring the World: Reception Class's Cultural Learning Adventure

This term, children in Reception are learning about the cultures of different countries through stories, music & songs. Pupils were invited to come to school in clothes that represent their culture and had lots of fun learning about where they are all from. We have transformed our role playroom ...

Free gifts - Read Aloud event after school on Monday, 22 April

Everyone who comes will receive free gifts and have a chance to win prizes including art sets, Kindles, and £10 Amazon vouchers for the best models. Parents and young adventurers in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 are invited to our Junk Workshop on Monday, April 22 from 3:15 to 4:15 PM. In this even...

Coffee morning success

Thank you to all the parents who were able to come to our breakfast meeting.

Maths Fun in Reception Class

This week, our Reception children had fun learning about shapes in their math lessons. They explored triangles, rectangles and squares, matching them to the right shapes. This activity helps them with recognition, problem-solving, sorting and matching skills.

Nursery Children Explore Maths with Numicon

This week in Nursery, children have been playing and learning with Numicon pieces. Numicons are fun shapes that help children with maths. They make numbers easier to understand by showing their value and relationship. Each shape represents a number, helping children learn pattern recognition, proble...

Springtime Singing Festival: A Musical Celebration

Our school shined at the Springtime Partnership Singing Festival recently. The Woodpecker Samba Band & Guitar Club took to the stage at Millfield Theatre, joined by talented ensembles from Eldon, Eversley, St Monica’s, and West Grove. It was an incredible celebration of music learning in our b...

Join the Outreach team for Tea and Toast

Join the Outreach team for FREE Tea & Toast every Monday 9-10.30am in the Community Outreach Hub. It’s a great chance to meet people from your community, or just relax with a book from our library. Entrance: Woodpecker Hall Academy, Nightingale Road, N9 8BF (by the bus stop). Contact the Outre...

NHS Second application of Fluoride varnish at Woodpecker Hall for Nursey, Reception and Year 1

On Thursday 18th April 2024, the Enfield Oral Health Team will be back at our Academy to offer the second application Fluoride varnish to pupils in Nursery (aged 3+), Reception and Year 1Parents who consented last time will soon receive a reminder letter and any who missed out last time will be...

Our Daffodil Breakfast Celebrations

It was a great morning of fun and celebration. Our Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 pupils had a lovely Daffodil breakfast to welcome Spring, with boiled eggs & bread with jam. Tables were decorated with beautiful daffodils. What a great way to celebrate.

Year 3 Shines in Ukelele Showcase

Exciting moments at our school's Ukulele assembly. Year 3 pupils wowed Year 2 with their fantastic performance, displaying the skills they've been honing in music lessons with James from Enfield Music Services. Bravo to all our talented performers.

Reception Children's Egg Hatching Journey

Recently, our Reception children had an egg hatching experience. It was an incredible journey. They witnessed the hatching of 2 chicks and were delighted to welcome a total of 6 adorable chicks into the world. This hands-on experience was a highlight of their Learning Journey ‘Growing’, where ch...

FREE Easter Holidays Learn to Ride sessions for children

Don't miss out on FREE Cycle Skills sessions for kids over the Easter break. Spaces filling up fast. Taking place at Chace Community School from April 2-5 and April 8-12. Find out more here

Holiday and Food Activities: Book a space for your child with Parks Community

Parks Community will be running an exciting HAF programme for primary school children during the easter holidays at Heron Hall Academy. If your child qualifies for Free School Meals, you can sign them up to a range of fun activities with the HAF E-voucher, which the school has provided through email...

School will be closed on Monday, 18 March

Dear Parent/Carers,We are sorry to tell you that scabies has been reported in school. We are bringing this to your attention because scabies can spread rapidly unless all affected children are promptly treated. As we have had several children with confirmed cases, we have made the dec...

Free Lunch & Easter Activities for Eligible Families

Enfield Council’s Holiday Activities & Food Programme, funded by the Department for Education, offers free holiday camps & activities for children eligible for Free School Meals. Children can enjoy sports, enrichment activities, healthy food workshops & FREE lunch each day.Eligible fam...

Parents Pass with Flying Colours

Congratulations to the parents who successfully completed their Maths Skills course. They learned valuable new & easier ways to help manage family finances as well as other financial tips.

Come to our Hummingbirds stay and play sessions

Bring your toddlers to our FREE Hummingbirds stay & play session. There will be lots of fun activities, snacks and refreshments to keep your little ones entertained and engaged. We hope to see you there.

Pupils dress up for World Book Day

Pupils and staff looked fantastic in their World Book Day costumes. We were so impressed by the children’s creativity and enthusiasm. We had Harry Potter characters, superheroes, princesses and much more. It was great to see our pupils embrace the spirit of World Book Day and celebrate their love ...

Share the Love of Reading: Join our Read Aloud Book Swap

One of our most popular events is back. Join us for our Read Aloud Book Swap and share the love of reading. Reading together promotes bonding & enhances language skills for children. #ReadAloud #BookSwap

Pupils dress up for Times Tables Rockstars Day

We celebrated the relaunch of our times table programme with a Times Tables Rockstars dress-up day. Times Tables Rockstars is a fantastic maths programme that makes learning times tables fun, effective & worry-free, helping children get better at remembering & using their multiplication &...

NHS Height and weight measurements for Reception and Year 6 pupils at Woodpecker Hall

On Wednesday 13th March, the school nursing team from North Middlesex Hospital will be at the school to weigh and measure the Reception and Year 6 pupils as part of the National Child Measurement Programme.The NHS information letter is here and you will only need to let the school know if you wish ...

Congratulations to Our Book Fair Poster Winners

Congratulations to all our talented pupils who won the Book Fair poster design competition. Winners have earned vouchers to enjoy fantastic books. Join us at the Book Fair from Mon 26 Feb to Thur 29 Feb, in the Playground at the end of the school day.

Boost Your Culinary Skills with our FREE Cooking Classes

Join our FREE 5-week Community Cooking Classes for parents at the Community Outreach Hub, Nightingale Rd, N9 8BF. Cook delicious vegetarian meals with Sapna from BigSpoon.uk & the Outreach team starting Fri 23 Feb 9am-11am. Perfect for all cooking abilities, ingredients provided. Sign up now at comm...

Free football and sports sessions - 4 to 8 years old

On Saturdays, from March.Entirely free.You can book a session for your child here.

NHS Audiology (hearing screenings) for Reception pupils at Woodpecker Hall

On Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th February 2024, the NHS School screeners will be visiting Woodpecker Hall Academy. Hearing screenings play an important role in identifying children who may have hearing lossParents have already been sent the letter but a copy can be found here You only ne...

Exploring Secondary School Life: Year 5s Spend a day at Heron Hall Academy

Our Year 5s got the chance to spend a day at the Trust’s Secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, to find out more about what it is like going to Secondary school. Find out what the children got up to in this short film here

Pupils enjoy brilliant night out singing at world famous venue

Our primary pupils had an incredible experience at the Young Voices concert at the O2 Arena last week. Joining 9000 children, they formed the 'largest children's choir', singing songs from various eras, enjoying performances by artists like Urban Strides, Natalie Williams, MC Grammar and the talente...

Join our Coffee Morning for Health: Free Diabetes Checks and Prevention Awareness

Coffee morning - preventing Type 2 Diabetes. Enfield Community Diabetes Services is offering free blood sugar checks & an educational clinic Wed 7 Feb 1-3pm, Community Outreach Portacabins, Nightingale Road N9 8BF. No booking required. For more info email [email protected] / 0208 702 583...

Half Term Cafe

Don't miss out on a great hot lunch each day & lots of activities for children every day over half term. Children & families receiving free school meals can join us at The Nest, Nightingale Road, Edmonton N9 8BF 11.30am-1.30pm.Monday, 12 to Friday 16 February. Reserve your place by emai...

Year 6 Explore Stories from the Windrush Generation

Year 6s had a special workshop about the Windrush generation led by Debbie Bogard from the British Library. The children learned about oral history and listened to audio clips, fostering discussions around learning through listening and identifying similarities and differences in the experiences of ...

Exploring the wonders of science at Heron Hall

Year 5s had a fantastic Science Day at the Trust's secondary school, Heron Hall Academy. They engaged in hands-on Biology activities, where they conducted experiments with different foods to learn about the presence of proteins, fats & starches. In their Chemistry lessons, they explored the fasc...

NHS Measles awareness

Our NHS colleagues have asked schools to make parents aware of the continued risk of a Measles outbreak across London.An information leaflet about Measles can be found here. Translations are available hereNHS Website information about Measles can be found hereClinics are available to pare...

Pupils enjoy our fantastic after school clubs

This week, the children have been having a lot of fun in our after-school clubs. From sports to the arts, our pupils can explore their talents & boost their personal & academic growth. Log into your Arbor account & visit the ‘club’ section to see what is still available.

15 Hours of Free Childcare for working parents now available

• From April 2024, eligible working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare support.• The offer includes 15 hours of funded childcare per week for the 38 weeks a year we can provide care in our nursery.• Parents are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. ...

Labelling school uniform helps us quickly return lost items and prevent mix-ups!

We have large numbers of clothing items that we have no idea who they belong to.Labelling school uniforms is a practical solution, enabling swift return of misplaced items and avoiding mix-ups among students. By clearly marking school uniforms, we ensure lost clothing finds its way back to the ...

Welcome Back, Children

We're so glad to have the children back after the Christmas holidays. They're thrilled to see their friends and teachers again and can't wait to learn and have fun.

Back to School

We are looking forward to seeing the children back tomorrow, Tuesday 9 January.

Back to School

We are looking forward to seeing the children back on Tuesday 9 January.

NHS Winter guidance (Is your child unwell?)

Translations availablePlease click on the below hyperlinks for translations of this poster in the following languages:-AlbanianBulgarianPolishRomanianSomaliTurkish

Year 4s zoom call with researchers in Antarctica

Year 4 were very lucky to have a call with scientists working in Antarctica, as part of their Geography lesson. They were from Rothera. Rothera is the British Antarctic Survey's biggest research station and is the hub for most of the scientists that work in Antarctica. Children were able to ask ques...

Win FREE Tickets to Tottenham vs Arsenal Women's Football Game. Enter the Competition Now!

COMPETITION ALERT. Calling all parents and their superstar kids from North Star Trust schools. We've got an exciting opportunity for you – WIN FREE tickets to the Tottenham Hotspurs vs Arsenal Women's Football game tomorrow 12pm at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.To enter:Email community@northstartr...

Rowan Class Triumphs: Gold at Panathlon Challenge

Congratulations to Rowan class, who are the proud winners of the Panathlon Challenge at Lee Valley Athletics Centre. Panathlon is a charity that gives young people with special educational needs the opportunity to take part in competitive sport. The children participated in activities like basketbal...

Crafting Compassion: Outreach Team's Heartfelt Creations

The Outreach team’s Knitting, Crochet & Embroidery group spreads warmth and kindness with handmade treasures. From orange hats for premature babies to sanitary pouches for students, and a comforting blanket for a brave year 6 pupil, their crafting brings joy and support.

North Enfield Foodbank Opening Hours

Tuesday, 19th December: 11 am - 3 pmThursday, 21st December: 11 am - 3 pmSaturday, 23rd December: 11 am - 1 pmTuesday, 26th December: CLOSEDThursday, 28th December: CLOSEDSaturday, 30th December: CLOSEDTuesday, 2nd January: 11 am - 3 pm Location:Jubilee CentralUnit 2 Lumina WayEnfieldMiddlesexE...

650 attend Read Aloud launch events in our primary schools

Dear familiesOver 650 attend the recent Read Aloud launch events in our primary schoolsAs CEO of the Trust that manages your school, I wanted to tell you that I found your commitment to fostering a love of reading in our children to be truly inspiring.With several hundred family members joinin...

Congratulations to our bike prize winner, Bilal!

Congratulations to Bilal in year 5, the proud winner of our grand prize – a bike! He is among the many children who came to Heron Hall Academy, our Secondary school, with their Gold and Silver tickets

Open Days for Nursery & Reception places on Wednesday 6 December

Come and look around!Open days are very important opportunities for parents and carers of prospective pupils to come into the school.Prospective parents are always welcome.It is your chance to meet us.You can see the school in action as it really is.You can see all of our facilities.See the classroo...

Read Aloud Launch: 200+ Families Celebrate Books Together

We were thrilled to see over 200 families come together yesterday for the launch of our Read Aloud campaign. From enchanting Hungry Caterpillar stories to epic Superhero adventures, the event was a celebration of reading and community spirit. Thank you to all who made it a memorable day.

Thank you to our PTA

Thank you so much to our newly recruited PTA members, who gave up their time to support with preparations for our upcoming Winter Fair 8 December 3-5pm.

'North Star Singers' Shine at Choir Concert

Enfield Heights & Woodpecker Hall's 'North Star Singers' shone at the St. George’s Enfield church Choir Concert, delivering brilliant performances of 'Human' by Rag'n'Bone Man & 'Waiting for Love' by Avicii. Well done to all participants.

NHS Fluoride varnish at Woodpecker Hall for Nursey, Reception and Year 1

On Thursday 7th December 2023, the Enfield Oral Health Team will be visiting our Academy to offer Fluoride varnish to pupils in Nursery (aged 3+), Reception and Year 1Parents will soon receive a letter and a consent form which needs to be returned to the school office..More information about the Fl...

Join us for the launch of Read Aloud

Welcome to the Read Aloud Initiative!The Trust that manages our school is organising its biggest ever reading initiative across its 3 primary schools: Woodpecker Hall Academy, Kingfisher Hall Academy and Enfield HeightsWe are excited to be a part of this campaign that aims to foster a love for rea...

Join Our PTA Meeting. New Members Welcome

Join our first PTA meeting this academic year Monday 27 November 9am. New members are welcome. Connect with the school community, volunteer at events & help us fundraise. Give as much or as little time as you can. Together, let's make a difference.

Black Friday Exclusive: Get 15% Off Schoolwear

Exclusive offer on 24 November with a 15% discount on schoolwear. Use code BLACKFRIDAY on www.smithsschoolwear.co.uk

Pupils Enjoy Festival of Industry Workshop

Pupils took part in an exciting Festival of Industry workshop with Christina from Doodle Designs in partnership with The Dugdale Arts Centre. They painted ceramic tiles, explored Enfield Borough’s industrial past & learned about present industries. Check out more events: www.dugdaleartscentre....

Black Friday Exclusive: Get 20% Off Schoolwear & More Online

Exclusive one-day online offer on 24 November with a 20% discount on all products, including schoolwear & accessories. Use code BLACKFRIDAY20 at checkout on www.uniform4kids.com . Orders will be dispatched via courier & processing may take up to one week.

Empowering Unity: Odd Socks for Anti-Bullying Week

The children kicked off Anti-Bullying Week with pride. Pupils proudly donned odd socks, a symbolic stand against bullying. Wearing these socks sends a clear message that we stand united in promoting kindness & intolerance for bullying. Wear odd socks for #AntiBullyingWeek

Children in Need Dance fundraiser

The school will have a Strictly Come Woody dance fundraiser on 17 November to raise money for Children in Need. The class with the highest donations gets to see their teacher compete in a dance-off. Pupils are invited to wear their own clothes. Please send your child in with a donation of £1.

Anti-Bullying Week: Odd Socks Day

As part of Anti-Bullying week, the school will have Odd Socks Day on Monday 13 November. Please send your child to school wearing odd socks to celebrate their uniqueness.

Pupils Enjoy Fun Learning Activities After the Half-Term Break

From crafting history timelines to experimenting with circuits & delving into climate change in Antarctica. We love empowering our pupils with engaging learning experiences.

NHS Flu immunisations at Woodpecker Hall (Autumn 2023)

On Friday 17th November 2023, the Enfield School Age Immunisation team will be visiting our Academy to give Flu immunisations to pupils in Reception to Year 6Parents should have received the information letter and a link to an electronic form already. It is important that you complete the consent f...

NHS Vaccination catch-up clinics at Enfield Heights Academy during half term

During half term, Enfield Heights Academy will be hosting two NHS vaccination catch-up clinics.No appointment is needed.These are walk-in clinics open to both parents and members of the local community whose children may have missed any of the vaccinations the NHS offer.DateTimeLocationTuesday 24th ...

Exploring Secondary School Life: Year 5s Spend a Day at Heron Hall Academy

Our year 5s recently spent a day at the Trust’s Secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, to find out more about what it is like going to Secondary school. Find out what the children got up to in this short film.

Biggest evert art exhibition for Black History Month – Hundreds of works

The whole school came together for an amazing art exhibition full of individual & collaborative pieces, as part of celebrating Black History Month. Proud mums & dads could see their children’s work & it was just like a real art gallery with music, food & drinks. A huge thank you to...

Free lunches and activities over half term - book now!

Don't miss out on a great hot lunch each day and lots of activities for children every day over half term. Children must be supervised by parents.Children and families receiving free school meals can join us at The Nest, Nightingale Road, Edmonton N9 8BF (11.30am-1.30pm).We are open from Monday...

Free Activities for Children During Half Term

FREE activities for children receiving free school meals over the half term. Book your place here

Celebrating Black History Month: Ana's Inspiring Journey

Ana Ramos-Urrutia, a Senior Policy Advisor for Parliament, delivered an inspiring presentation to our pupils as part of our Black History Month celebrations. As an Afro-Colombian who arrived in the UK aged 12, Ana pursued a law degree and now serves as a civil servant. Her journey illustrates the im...

Biggest Ever Black History Art Gallery

See the schools biggest ever art gallery in honour of Black History Month Thursday 19 October from 3.30pm. The whole school is taking part. Entry is FREE. There will be refreshments and nibbles.

A Record-Breaking Open Evening

Thank you to everyone who was able to come to our Open Evening. We had a record-breaking year. You can still have a morning tour of the school. Check out this link here for more information https

Macmillan Coffee morning

Thank you to all the parents who were able to come to our Macmillan Coffee morning. Thanks for your generosity. We raised a lot of money for a great cause.

Open Evening at Heron Hall Academy

Come and see around the Trust's school - Heron Hall Academy.This year our Open Evening will take place on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 5.30pm -7.30pm.You will be able to have a tour around the school to see our fantastic classroom, sports, teaching and learning facilities. Plus speak to the teachers and...

A Golden Ticket for our Year 6 families

Your child has been given a very special Golden ticket to take home. If they bring it to the Open Evening of our secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, on Tuesday, 10 October, they could win some great prizes.Find out more about the Open Evening here.#GoldenTicket

Exciting Transition Day at Heron Hall Academy Sparks Success

Last week, our Year 5 pupils had a fantastic day at The Trust's secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, as part of a ‘transition day’. They explored the exciting world of drama, where they had the chance to do script work, narration and a live performance on stage. Transition days help prepare chi...

Key Stage 2 results for 2022-23.

We are incredibly proud of Key Stage 2 results for 2022-23.The children, staff and school community worked tirelessly to ensure our Year 6 children left us with a great foundation for secondary school.This year’s results, continue an upward trend and show that our children achieve much better than...

Looking for a Fantastic Nursery? – Enrol Today

Looking for a great nursery place? At Robin Hall we have:- 15 hours and 30 hours funded childcare places available with intakes through the year- Flexible and affordable childcare 8-6 pm, Monday-Friday- Qualified teachers and highly skilled nursery staff- Large, modern indoor and fantastic outdoor l...

Delight in Turkish Flavors: A special school meal on Thurs, 5 October

As part of our ongoing focus of recognising different cultures in our amazing community, we will be holding a Turkish School Dinner day on Thursday 5 October.So far we have celebrated cultures through food from: Britain, The Caribbean, China and now it’s time for Turkey.All children are encouraged...

Pupils Enjoy Ukulele Workshop

Pupils had an amazing time at the Ukulele workshop with James from Enfield Music Service. They learned to play strumming patterns and melodies as a group and how to identify notes.

FREE school meals for all children

All our children are now enjoying nutritious and healthy FREE school meals. Thank you to our dedicated kitchen staff. If your child is not getting a free school meal, please contact the office. #FreeSchoolMeals #HealthyKids #LondonEducation

Join Our Coffee Morning

Join our coffee morning Friday 22 Sept 8.45am. We will discuss ways that you can help your child at home and what we can offer as a school. It’s a great chance to meet other parents and become part of our school community.

Information for parents - Reception baseline assessment

If your child is in reception they will be participating in the reception baseline assessment (RBA) within the first 6 weeks of starting reception. The purpose of the assessment is to provide the starting point for a progress measure that will help parents understand how well schools support their p...

Community Outreach: Building Stronger Communities and Thriving Families

Our Community Outreach Team is here to lend a helping hand whenever you need it. They’re looking forward to working with all our families, offering free courses to parents, fun activities for children and the ever-popular coffee mornings.

Meet Your Child's Teacher

Please join us to meet the Year Group team and find out what your child will be learning this year 9am - 9.45am Upper School Hall:Year 1 - Tuesday 12 September Year 2 - Wednesday 13 September Year 3 - Thursday 14 September Year 4 - Thursday 7 September Year 5 - Friday...

Welcome Back, Pupils: Ready for a Fantastic Year Ahead

We're so glad to have our pupils back after the summer holidays. They're thrilled to see their friends and teachers again and can't wait to learn and have fun this year.

Back to School

We are looking forward to seeing the children back on Tuesday 5 September.

Activities to help your child learn about money management at home

Teaching children about money management is an important life skill that will help them to succeed in the future. Pupils have taken part in various workshops to learn new ways to work with money throughout the year. Check out these fun activities you can do with your child to learn about managing mo...

A great year of success

Dear families, A year of success for your childrenAs we have reached the end of another very impressive academic year, I am delighted to say that there have been many fantastic achievements and successes across the schools in the North Star Community Trust family. It has certainly been a year f...

Unlock Success with the Power of Reading

The break is a great time to get your child reading at home. Children who read do better in all subjects. If you are short of ideas for some fantastic books from the library, check these ones out here

Activities at home

During the break, children can sometimes become restless. There are a variety of activities you can do at home to keep boredom at bay from arts and crafts, building a fort, baking, or playing board games. Why not keep them busy this Summer with these free and low-cost activities here. If ...

Get help with buying food over the Summer break

Families eligible for free school meals will receive £40 vouchers per child, providing essential support during the Summer break. Vouchers are now being sent out and must be used by Sunday 20 August.

Woodpecker's Football Team Celebrates Enfield Cluster League Victory in Special Ceremony

Woodpecker's football team proudly received certificates from our CEO, Marino Charalambous, for winning the Enfield Cluster League title. A special ceremony marked this outstanding achievement, honouring the team's exceptional talent, dedication, and hard work. Huge congrats to our champions, undefe...

Fantastic SATs Results: Celebrating our Primary Schools' Success

The Trust’s primary schools have achieved fantastic SATs results. Congratulations to Kingfisher Hall (71%), Enfield Heights (71%), and Woodpecker Hall (70%) for their impressive performances. Well above the national average of 59% in reading, writing, and maths combined. Everyone has played their ...

Celebrating Our Talented Pupils in Disney's Encanto Production!

Congratulations to our incredible pupils on their fantastic performances in our school production of Disney's Encanto. They brought to life the heart-warming story of a Colombian family, where the lead character, Mirabel Madrigal, bravely goes on a mission to save her family's fading magic and their...

Enfield Council’s FREE food & activities programme

The Summer holiday is just around the corner and Enfield Council has got some great FREE food & activities for children. Children in receipt of benefit-related free school meals can receive up to 16 days free fun and nutritious food during the summer holidays. Find out more by visiting here

Congratulations to one of our raffle winners

Congratulations to one of our raffle winners and a huge thank you to Aquinas Education for generously donating all the Tottenham Hotspurs goodies!

Join Pro Touch SA's HAF Summer camp

Pro Touch SA will be running an exciting HAF Camp 10.30am-2.30pm 31 July-24 August for children aged 6-15 years. There will be a range of fun activities like football, arts & crafts, table tennis and much more. The camp takes place at The Nest, Nightingale Road, Edmonton N9 8BF.To book an activi...

Year 5s at our Trust Secondary school Heron Hall Academy

The Year 5s from our primary schools had a day at Heron Hall Academy to find out more about what it is like going to Secondary school.You can watch short films about the day, with a message from Headteacher, Arthur Barzey.FilmsWatch the Woodpecker Hall film hereWatch the Kingfisher Hall film hereWat...

Summer Fair today!

Looking forward to seeing you all. Entrance in Nightingale Road. If it rains we have plenty of indoor activities!

Maths challenge success

Congratulations to the children who completed their first maths challenge this week.

Summer fair raffle prize

Don't miss out on an incredible opportunity to make your child's summer unforgettable. Join us at our Summer Fair tomorrow 11am-3pm for a chance to win this fabulous bike.

Exciting Transition Day at Heron Hall Academy Sparks Success

Last week, our Year 5 pupils had an incredible day at The Trust's secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, as part of a transition day. They explored exciting subjects like Food Technology, Sports, Science, Art, Textiles and Robotics. It was a fantastic experience that has prepared them for a successfu...

See our fantastic school film

Step into the world of our talented young learners as we take you on a classroom journey across different year groups. Discover the unique teaching and learning experiences at Woodpecker Hall. Watch the video here

See our fantastic nursery film

Step into the world of our talented young learners as we take you on a classroom journey across different year groups. Discover the unique teaching and learning experiences at Woodpecker Hall nursery. Watch the video here

Join our Summer fair

Join us on Saturday 8 July 11am-3pm for a day of fun for the whole family. There will be lots of stalls and activities to enjoy. Entry is just £2 per adult and free for kids. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Congratulations to our parent graduates

Congratulations to our 15 parent graduates who successfully completed the Level 3 Teaching Assistant course. With 150 hours of work experience, they've continued volunteering with The Trust, applied for jobs, and some are pursuing further education in teaching. Our CEO, Marino Charalambous, was hono...

Join our online safety workshop

Join us for a workshop on online safety and smart internet use Monday 26 June 8.50am. Learn about the apps, games, and websites your child is using and gain valuable knowledge to keep them safe. Don't miss out on this session. #OnlineSafety

Windrush 75 workshop a big hit

The children had a fantastic Windrush 75 presentation led by workshop facilitator and Journalist, Sinai. Pupils were fascinated by the vibrant heritage of the Windrush generation & their remarkable contributions in music, dance, and beyond.

Our film club president

Congratulations to Lexie – our Film Club president! What an incredible group of year 6s we have making the school movie this year. Watch out for the film crew after school.

Join our Windrush celebrations party

22 June 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks in Essex. As part of honouring the remarkable contributions and rich heritage of the Windrush generation, the school will host a Windrush celebration party featuring a live DJ, captivating steel pan perfor...

Join the over 50’s walking football

Get active this summer and join the over 50's Walking football session run by AgeUK hosted at the Trust’s secondary school, Heron Hall Academy. It’s a great chance to have fun and meet like-minded people in the local area.

Come to our Hummingbirds stay and play sessions

Parents are invited to bring their toddlers to our free Hummingbirds stay & play sessions. There will be lots of fun activities to keep your little ones entertained and engaged. We hope to see you there!

Hispanic culture day

On 8 June we will be celebrating Hispanic Culture Day. The children will have a day filled with lots of fun activities. Storytelling sessions, traditional Hispanic food, Salsa workshops and much more. The children learn Spanish in the school so its a wonderful opportunity to find out more about the ...

Windrush 75th anniversary celebration

22 June 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks in Essex. The anniversary is being widely celebrated. The school will be holding a whole series of events this month as we honour the remarkable contributions and rich heritage of the Windrush generation. ...

Stay up to date with term dates

Stay up to date with term dates for the 2022/2023 academic year. View the term dates here

Congratulations to our cycling champ!

Congratulations to Umut in Year 4 for his amazing achievement in the lunchtime Bike Club. Umut is now confidently riding a bike safely, becoming the first pupil to accomplish this milestone. Keep cycling towards new adventures!

Woodpecker’s football champions win again!

Congratulations to Woodpecker's football team for winning the local Enfield Cluster League once again, having won all their games without a loss. Their exceptional talent, teamwork, and unshakable spirit have made them the undisputed champions. Let's celebrate their remarkable achievement and look f...

Celebrating Cultural Day in Style!

Our pupils celebrated Cultural Day in style, embracing diversity with vibrant costumes and captivating performances. The school became a tapestry of cultures, filled with unity and pride. From saris to Kente cloths, they truly embraced the spirit of harmony. #CulturalDay #DiversityInAction

Join our Cultural evening

Our free Cultural evening is 25 May 2-5pm. We're celebrating diversity and culture with performances and mouth-watering food from around the world. Bring your family along for a day of multicultural fun and entertainment. Food donations are welcomed but we kindly ask that parents avoid foods contain...

Camera loves action at Woodpecker

A top cameraman is capturing all the things that make Woodpecker such a special place. Get ready to see our amazing pupils, dedicated staff, and vibrant community showcased like never before. Check out this behind-the-scenes sneak peek here.

Community Outreach Book Swap a huge hit!

The Community Outreach team would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who made the Book Swap a success. We couldn't have done it without your help and support. #ReadAloud #Bookswap

One of most popular events is back: Join our Book Swap!

One of most popular events is back! The Community Outreach team are hosting a free Book Swap Thursday 18 May. Come and join us. Please remember to send your child in with a book to swap. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Mental Health Awareness Week

Its Mental health Awareness Week this week. Take a moment to prioritise your mental well-being, whether it's practicing mindfulness, doing self-care activities, or simply reaching out to a friend, small steps can make a big difference in our emotional health. Let's break the stigma and embrace self-...

Community fun day at Heron Hall

FREE entry to our community event. The Trust’s secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, will be hosting a Community Fun Day Saturday 13 May 11-4pm. Primary school families are invited to join us for a day of fun activities for kids, meet parents from across our Trust’s schools, enjoy music, stalls ...

Join our free English classes

Do you want to learn English in a simple and easy way? Join our free English classes every Thursday and Friday. Our experienced teachers will help you improve your English skills quickly and efficiently. Parents from across the Trusts schools are welcome to attend all classes. Get in touch and take ...

Stay up to date with your child’s learning

Hello Parents! We hope you are all having a great start to the new year. Just a quick reminder that you can always stay updated on what your children are learning in the classroom by visiting our curriculum webpage here. We have recently updated the page with information about what will be covered. ...

Year 6 SATS exams

Wishing all our Year 6 pupils the very best of luck for their SATs exams. They’ve worked hard and we're confident they’ll do great.

Pupils pass Bikeability training with flying colours

Congratulations to our Year 4 & 5 pupils who completed their Bikeability training. Year 5 completed levels 1 and 2, while Year 4 completed level 1. We are very proud of their commitment to #cycling safety and the skills they have developed through this training. Keep up the great work.

Dog club

Day 1 of the Dog Club was a huge success. Pupils had the opportunity to introduce themselves to Bella & Teddy, our Cockapoo school dogs, and learn the basics of how to walk them. The club can help children develop their skills in animal care, as well as gain valuable social skills from interacti...

Pupils wow the crowd with their spoken word

Pupils from The Trust’s primary schools took to the stage at Millfield Theatre to perform their spoken word. Write 2 Speak organised the Primary Voices Showcase, with children from Woodpecker Hall and Kingfisher Hall, sharing their poetry, rap and songs along with other children from Enfield and B...

Upcoming Bank Holidays

Don't forget to mark your calendars: Monday 1 and Monday 8 May are Bank holidays and school will be closed. Monday 8 May marks a special Bank holiday as part of commemorating the coronation of King Charles III.

School clubs

Have you heard about the amazing clubs we have at our school? From sports to the arts, our students can explore and develop their talents through engaging extracurricular activities. Not only do these activities help them explore their interests, but they can learn important skills like teamwork and...

Polio vaccine catch-up campaign - information for parents

Dear parent / carerPolio vaccine catch-up campaignThe NHS have a statutory duty to ensure the polio vaccine is offered to all unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children. NHS London is now offering polio vaccinations and other childhood vaccines such as measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) to unvac...

Join our coffee morning

Parents of year 6s going to year 7 are invited to join us for a coffee morning Monday 24 April 9.30-11am at Heron Hall Academy. This will be a chance for us to come together to discuss the transition from year 6 to year 7 & answer any questions you may have about the upcoming year. It’s also a...

Getting your child ready for reception

Do you need help getting your child ready for Reception? Check out this resource for lots of helpful advice and support with your child’s transitions to Reception.

Year 6 pupils prepare for SATs exams

Year 6 pupils are working hard at our Easter School in preparation for their SATs exams. They’ve been focusing on maths and measurements. Please make sure your child attends Easter school if they were selected.

Year 6 - Helping your children with the SATs

We understand that as a parent, you want to do everything you can to ensure your child succeeds in their education.That's why we've created a series of videos in different languages with hints and tips to help you support your child's learning journey.We hope these videos will be a valuable resource...

Our Daffodil breakfast celebrations

It was a great morning of fun and celebration. Our Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 pupils had an amazing Daffodil breakfast to celebrate the start of Spring. There were boiled eggs & bread with jam. The tables were even decorated with daffodils to get us in the Spring spirit. The dining hall erup...

Talented pupils shine at Enfield Music Service concert

Our talented pupils had the opportunity to show off their percussion skills at Millfield Theatre earlier this month. The Samba and Djembe club represented Woodpecker Hall at the Enfield Music Service concert and blended traditional West African and Brazilian rhythms to create a special performance t...

We are hiring!

We are hiring and always looking for great people to join us. You can check out our latest teaching and non teaching vacancies here.

Pupils learn about money management

Year 5s had a special visit from RedSTART, a charity which delivers financial education through fun & interactive workshops. Pupils were joined by Helen Oliver, the North London Regional Manager & finance experts Ahmed, Freddy and Daniel. The Year 5s were excited to take part and learned&nbs...

Free activities for children in Enfield

Easter is just around the corner and Enfield Council has got some great free activities for children aged 4-16. There's something for everyone. Visit www.hafenfield.co.uk to find out more.

Free activities for children in Enfield

Easter is just around the corner and Enfield Council has got some great free activities for children aged 4-16. There's something for everyone. Visit www.hafenfield.co.uk to find out more.

Join us for Red Nose Day

Friday 17 March is Red Nose Day. Children are welcome to come to school dressed in bright colourful clothing for a £1 donation. Please show your support for this great cause and help make a difference. #RedNoseDay #ComicRelief

Come to the North Star Community Trust Café

Come along to North Star’s Community Café and enjoy a tea, coffee and some breakfast. Its free. Meet parents from across our Trust’s schools. Or simply relax with a book or magazine from our new Café library. Everyone is welcome. Entrance Woodpecker hall site, Dartmouth Avenue.

Happy International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day. Today is a day to celebrate the incredible women in our lives and recognise the incredible contributions they make every day. Let's raise our voices to support, empower, and celebrate women everywhere.

Reception children receive their live eggs

Our live eggs have officially arrived! Over the next two weeks, pupils in Reception will have an unforgettable experience learning about life cycles using live eggs. The children will watch very closely to see what happens during the journey from egg to chick and will eventually get the opportunity ...

Pupils dress up for World Book Day

Pupils and staff looked fantastic in their World Book Day costumes. We were so impressed by the children’s creativity and enthusiasm. We had Harry Potter characters, superheroes, princesses and much more. It was great to see our pupils embrace the spirit of World Book Day and celebrate their love ...

Free Fitness class for the over 50 community

Come along to our free fitness sessions for people over 50 recovering from cancer or other serious health concerns. Join us for friendly and enjoyable sessions appropriate for all fitness levels. North Star Community Trust is working in partnership with Age UK to support our local communities.

Come to the North Star Community Café

Come along to North Star’s Community Café and enjoy a tea, coffee and some breakfast. Its free. Meet parents from across our Trust’s schools. Or simply relax with a book or magazine from our new Café library. Everyone is welcome. Entrance: Woodpecker Hall site, Dartmouth Avenue.

Dress up as your favourite character for World Book Day

Pupils are invited to dress up as their favourite book character 3 March for #WorldBookDay. If you’re stuck for ideas, check out these dressing up ideas here We can't wait to see all the creative costumes.

‘Thank you’ to our incredible parents

Thank you to all of our amazing parents for supporting the school's book fair this year. Thanks to your amazing support, we have raised an incredible £1,312, giving us £720 worth of free books for our school. We are so grateful for your help, and we couldn't have done it without you.

Join our free fitness classes

Join our free fitness classes for friendly and enjoyable sessions suitable for all fitness levels. To book your place, contact the Community Outreach team. Open to all our families. We look forward to seeing you there.

Come to our free Wellbeing Matters workshops

We’re excited to announce our new Wellbeing Matters workshops. Join us for a free 8-week session that includes activities such as meditation, sewing, gardening and much more. Take some time out for yourself and book your spot now by contacting our Outreach Team.

Free fitness classes for the over 50 community

Come along to our fitness sessions for people over 50 recovering from cancer or other serious health concerns. Join us for a friendly and enjoyable sessions appropriate for all fitness levels. We can’t wait to see you there.

Come to The Nest Community Hub Café this half term

Come along to The Nest Community Hub Café for a free hot lunch for the whole family and lots of fun activities. Find us at The Nest Community Hub, Nightingale Road N9 8BF 11.00-1.30pm. Funded by department for work and pensions household support fund.

Children find inspiration through spoken word workshop

Pupils in year 5 had the amazing opportunity of working with Yossi Goodlink, an award-winning spoken word artist, actor and practitioner of performance education. After a 4-week project exploring the art of spoken word, pupils in Year 5 were asked to write a poem, rap or a song around issues that ma...

Join our free mindfulness class!

Join our free mindfulness class. Start your week off right with relaxing and calming sessions of mindful practices. All levels of experience welcome.

The tragic events in Turkey and Syria

The recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have left us all feeling deeply saddened and with heavy hearts. Our thoughts and condolences go out to those who have lost loved ones, as well as all those who have been affected by this tragedy.We understand that many of our pupils may also be feeling vuln...

Get help with finances

Worrying about money can be overwhelming, but you're not alone. There are lots of resources and support networks to help with financial advice and guidance. Check out this resource for more information and to find out how to access the support that's right for you.

Mindfulness classes for the community

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Mindfulness session. It was great to see so many people interested in learning more about mindfulness. North Star Community Trust is working in partnership with Age UK to support our local communities. If you are interested in these sessions, please join u...

Our Community café is officially open

Well done to the Community Outreach Team for a successful Community Café opening. The North Star Community Trust Café, based at Woodpecker Hall, is open to all families of our schools. Join us on 7 and 28 February 9 – 10.30am. The café is open every fortnight.

Our Community Café for parents opens on Tuesday

We are thrilled to announce that on Tuesday 24 January 9-10.30am, our brand-new Community Café will officially open. Come along and enjoy a tea, coffee and some breakfast. Its free. Meet other members of the community or simply relax with a book or magazine from our new Café library. Everyone is w...

Important message about strike action on 1 February

The NEU, the largest teachers’ union, has announced its members will strike on Wednesday, 1 February, along with other unions representing train drivers and government employees in various sectors.These national strikes will have a big impact on schools and many other services on that day. The gov...

Our Headteacher does a Marathon practice run with the children

We are so proud of our Headteacher, Nicky Ross, for taking on the challenge of the Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday 28 May. This week, she took pupils out for a practice run to help them understand the feeling of running 1 mile. The charity she will be running for is Macmillan cancer support. Let�...

Apply for a Reception Place

Do you or someone you know need a Reception place? We offer a stimulating and child-centred curriculum. We have a great school with an ever-growing community of happy children and parents. Apply for a Reception place by January 15 here

Visit our uniform shop

If you're looking for affordable school uniform options, look no further. Our school uniform shop is the perfect place to find pre-loved clothes at a discounted price. You can trust that all the items we have are of high quality and have been thoroughly checked. Come and check us out.

Keeping Children safe online

It is so important to keep our children safe online. ParentSafe provides free advice and resources to help parents and carers protect children from the potential risks of being online. Visit the ParentSafe website here for more information on ways to do this.

Great to have the children back!

It's wonderful to have the children back after the break. Pupils were excited to return to class and see their friends. Children took part in a variety of activities including a lovely game of hockey in the sunshine!

After School Clubs

Signing your child up for school clubs is a great way to encourage their personal and academic growth. Clubs provide a safe and structured environment for children to explore their interests, develop new skills, and make lasting friendships. They also give children the opportunity to have fun, ...

Back to School!

We are looking forward to seeing the children back on Wednesday 4 January.

Annual Survey – What do our families think?

Find out what our families think about our schools in our Annual Survey

Food Support in Enfield

Get support with food and access to free and affordable groceries from Food Pantries and Food Co-ops in Enfield.For additional cost of living support visit the Government website here

Encourage your child to read

The break is a great time to get your child reading at home. Children who read do better in all subjects. Short of ideas for some fantastic books from the library, check these ones out Find additional resources here

Annual Survey – What do our families think?

Find out what our families think about our schools in our Annual Survey

Activities at home

During the break, children can sometimes become restless. There are a variety of activities you can do at home to keep boredom at bay from arts and crafts, building a fort, baking, or playing board games.Why not keep them busy this festive period with these free and low-cost activities.&nb...

Annual Survey – What do our families think?

Find out what our families think about our schools in our Annual Survey

Activities at home

During the break, children can sometimes become restless. There are a variety of activities you can do at home to keep boredom at bay from arts and crafts, building a fort, baking, or playing board games. Why not keep them busy this festive period with these free and low-cost activities. If you...

Encourage your child to read

The break is a great time to get your child reading at home. Children who read do better in all subjects. Short of ideas for some fantastic books from the library, check these ones out Find additional resources here

Food Support in Enfield

Get support with food and access to free and affordable groceries from Food Pantries and Food Co-ops in Enfield. For additional cost of living support visit the Government website here

Renowned television chef teaches cooking classes to families

Families from across the Trust's schools enjoyed a great experience whilst participating in a series of special cooking classes with renowned television chef Manju Malhi. British-born chef and food expert Manju specialises in Anglo-Indian cuisine. She has made many TV appearances and is the aut...

Christmas Jumper Day

Thank you to everyone who participated in Christmas Jumper Day by making such wonderful donations to Save the Children. We raised a lot of money for a great cause

Christmas Pantomime

The annual Christmas pantomime was held at the school yesterday. Thank you to all our brilliant staff for putting on such a memorable performance. The sound of laughter from the children was priceless!

Year 3 Bake sale

Pupils in Year 3 created winter-themed snacks as part of the fundraiser for their trip next term. There were lots of delicious snacks available for purchase, including cakes, chocolates, cookies, popcorn, and much more!

Christmas Jumper Day

On Thursday, December 15, there will be a Christmas jumper and non-uniform day, so pupils are invited to wear their own clothes. We kindly ask that parents send their child in to school with a donation of £1 to raise money for Save the Children.

Free school meal vouchers over Christmas.

£40 per pupil. Now being sent out. You must use your vouchers by Friday, 13 January 2023.

School will be open as usual on Tuesday 13 December.

School will be open as usual on Tuesday 13 December. Please allow extra time for your journey. If the weather changes we will message you.

School is closed today, 12 December

Due to heavy overnight snow the school is closed Monday, 12 December.

Food bags for our families

Unfortunately our food bags service is not able to open today. Families from all North Star Trust schools can collect bags of fresh and dried food on Tues, Wed & Thurs 2.30-3.30pm from Woodpecker Hall main office. Pls bring a bag.

Free lunches and activities for your children Mon 19 to Thurs 22 December

Winter Camp (in Partnership with Enfield Council and ProTouch) at: The Nest(Former the site of Woodpecker Hall Academy:Look out for the signage - Winter Camp)Nightingale RoadEdmonton, London N9 8BFRunning for 4 days (Mon-Thurs 19 to 22 December), consisting of fun filled, action pack...

Strep A Scarlet fever - Important letter and fact sheet

Dear families You will see from the news many reports about Strep A - also known as Scarlet fever - which has been causing illnesses in some children. We know this has understandably caused families concerns. Enfield Council has sent out an important letter about how to best keep children ...

Open Days - see our school

We would like to invite you to our Nursery & Reception Open days on one of the dates below. Please come and find out about our school.Enjoy a tour of the school, meet the Headteacher, relax with a coffee and biscuits.Get a FREE gift for your child to take home.Dates and times8 Dec 9.30-10.30am12 Jan...

Enfield's Holiday Activities

Enfield's Holiday Activities and Food programme for 4 - 16 years. Visit https://hafenfield.co.uk to book and view all the activity details. *Free for those in receipt of benefits related free school meals

Students build Anderson Shelter models

The children are learning about the Second World War and what it was like at home. They made models of air raid shelters known as 'Anderson shelters'. These shelters were designed to offer UK residents protection during air raids and could accommodate up to six people.

Join us at our Winter Fair

Join us at Woody’s Winter Fair Friday 2 December 3.15 – 5.15pm. There will be numerous stalls along with enjoyable family-friendly activities.

Woodpeckers Art Exhibition

Yesterday, the school held its biggest ever art exhibition in memory of her Majesty the Queen. With hundreds of parents in attendance, pupils were delighted to see their artwork on display as part of the exhibition.Congratulations to everyone on a job well done, and to Ms Andrew, as the organiser.&n...

Local Councillor comes to the school

A local Councillor from Enfield, Mohammad Islam, visited the school council last week. On behalf of their peers, pupils had the chance to pose questions, voice concerns, and explore ideas. Mr Islam talked about his role in the Council, offered suggestions for how he could support the school council�...

I'm a Teacher get me out of here

As part of Children in Need, staff participated in ‘I’m a teacher, get me out of here’, where teachers were tasked with completing a series of gruesome challenges for a good cause. Well done to all the participants!

Thank you for supporting Children in Need

Thank you to everyone who gave so generously to Children in Need. We raised a lot of money for a great cause

Join us at the Art Exhibition

Family members are invited to a memorial art exhibition for Queen Elizabeth II on November 24 3pm. Pupils have produced art using a number of skills that their year groups have been developing. The exhibition will include works made with collage, digital media, watercolour, and other mediums.Artwork...

Year 4 multiplication tables check coming in June

Do you have a child in year 4 at primary school?If so, your child will be participating in the multiplication tables check in June.The purpose of the check is to determine whether your child can fluently recall their times tables up to 12, which is essential for future success in mathematics. I...

Thank you for coming to the PTA's Coffee Morning

A successful PTA coffee morning, with more parents signing up to join the team. Thank you to all parents who attended and registered.

Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-bullying week takes place 14 – 18 November. The theme for this year is Reach Out. Staff and pupils participated in Odd Socks Day, an initiative led by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, to help raise awareness for the occasion.

Parents pass exams with flying colours

Congratulations to the most recent group of a dozen parents who received their Level 2 Teaching Assistant certificates last week. The Trust's Mission involves empowering our families, which includes helping them back into employment.Our CEO, Marino Charalambous, was delighted to present some of the ...

Tea & Coffee Morning

On Wednesday 16 November, the PTA will be hosting a Tea and Coffee morning - come and join us.

Breaking Bread

Families from across the Trust's schools came together to make breads from across the world. There was delicious Palestinian oregano & olive bread, a Moroccan bread, Algerian sweet bread with chocolate, Indian potato parathas, Greek onion bread, Turkish bread with pumpkin, a fruit loaf from...

Join us in supporting Children in Need

On Friday 18 November pupils can join us in supporting a great cause by wearing something spotty and donating £1 to the school collection to help Children in Need. This fantastic charity is driven by the belief that every child deserves to thrive and be the best they can be. All proceeds will go to...

Come to our Winter Fair

Save the date - Friday 2 December. Join us at Woody’s Winter Fair from 3.15 – 5.15pm. There will be numerous stalls along with enjoyable family-friendly activities.

Take part in Road Safety Week

Road Safety Week takes place from November 14 – 20. Brake, a charity dedicated to promoting road safety, runs campaigns to persuade schools, organisations, and communities to take part in promoting important messages about road safety. You can get involved by hosting a variety of activities during...

Join us in supporting Children in Need

On Friday 18 November pupils can join us in supporting a great cause by wearing something spotty and donating £1 to the school collection to help Children in Need. This fantastic charity is driven by the belief that every child deserves to thrive and be the best they can be. All proceeds will go to...

Children to learn financial skills with Charity

RedStart, a charity for Primary school children, will be coming to the school to deliver free financial education to our pupils through fun and interactive workshops. This charity aims to ensure that every child gets the financial education needed to succeed.

Food vouchers – Different arrangements to help you over the half-term period

Food vouchers – Different arrangements to help you over the half-term periodEnfield Council has let all schools know that it will not be funding the food voucher scheme over the October half-term for any families.Unfortunately, this means that no vouchers will be sent to you as they have been in t...

Invitation to our year 5 & 6 families: Heron Hall Open Evening

Come and see around the Trust's Secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, on Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 5.30pm-7.30pm.You will be able to have a tour around the school to see our fantastic classroom and teaching and learning facilities. Find out about our great GCSE results again this year.Free gifts and...

Macmillan bake sale on Friday

Please join us after school on Friday. Donations welcome.

Sixth Form Open Evening - Save the Date, 10 November

Dear Year 11 families, please Save the Date for our Open Evening in November.Continue your success with us.

Primary schools will be closed on Friday, 21 October

Dear families Additional training day for our teachers - Friday, 21 October (Primary schools will be closed)I have decided to add a new North Star Community Trust wide training day for our primary school teaching and learning teams and wanted to write to give you as much notice as possible of this....

Free English classes starting soon

We are offering free English classes.Find out more here.

School will be closed on 19 September and other important information

Dear familiesWelcome back to the new school yearAs Chief Executive Officer of the Trust that runs the family of schools that your child attends, I wanted to briefly welcome you back at the start of the new academic year.I have seen that our children have settled in very quickly and that they love...

School will be closed on Monday, 19 September

This is now a Bank Holiday because of the Queen's funeral. There will be no school on this day.

Childhood vaccines information for parents

VACCINE INFORMATION FOR PARENTSAre you a parent whose child is getting their vaccinations? Have questions about how vaccines work and just why we get them all? Have your questions answered by London clinicians and experts from the UK Health Security Agency (formerly Public Health En...

Free 5- week course: The Nurturing Programme Talking Teens Parent Group

Free 5- week course: The Nurturing Programme Talking Teens Parent Group. Parents will learn how to deal with the everyday challenges of a raising a teenager. Open to families of all our schools Year 5&6 and upwards. Starts Tuesday 13th September 2022. Time: 1-3pm at Woodpecker Hall Academy via...

Free 10 week parenting course – sign up now

Children are rewarding, stimulating and fun, but looking after them can be stressful and challenging. The ‘Nurturing Programme’ helps deal with those challenges so that you can have a calmer, happier life. A tried and tested programme, it helps us think about what we do, why we do it and how i...

A free online workshop - special educational needs and/or disabilities

A free online workshop for all parents and carers of children and young people (0-25) with special educational needs and/or disabilities living in the London Borough of Enfield.The workshop on Monday 26 September (10am-12pm) will be looking at:• A brief overview of the EHCP and Annual Review proce...

Secondary transfer information for SEN/D families

There is a free an online information session on Tuesday 13 September for parents who want more information on choosing a secondary school for children with additional needs, and expressing your preferences for children who have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). We will also be joined by a m...

Welcome back - see you on Monday 5 September

We are looking forward to seeing the children after the holidays.Gates open at 8.45am and close at 8.55am.

Free summer edition of Families Magazine.

The long summer break is here which means plenty of quality time to spend with loved ones. This edition of Families Magazine has your summer holiday plans covered. From healthy and delicious summer recipes, locations for overnight stays and finally low-cost summer plans. To read this month...

Here are some places where children can eat for free throughout the summer holidays.

Here is a list of places where children can eat for free during the summer holidays. ASDA- click here. YO! Sushi click here.Beefeater- click here. Hungry Horse- click here.Dobbies Garden Centre click here. Bella Italia- click here Table Table- click here.&n...

Online session for parents on choosing a secondary school for children with additional needs.

Please see flyer for more info. To book your place click here.

CEO awards football team with North Star Community Trust Award for Excellence.

This week saw the CEO of the Trust Marino Charalambous award the boys football team with the North Star Community Trust Outstanding Achievement Award for excellence, for their outstanding performance which saw them win the league double.This is a historic moment for the boys as their hard work paid ...

Thank you to all our parent volunteers.

We want to say a very big thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to help support the schools over the past year. Great schools need the support of their families. We are all ‘Stronger Together.’Parents, across the schools in North Star Community Trust, have been extraordinary in ...

Learners Graduate from Teaching Assistant Course.

A huge well done to the Class of 2022 as they completed their Level 2 Award in Working as a Teaching Assistant. The learners worked hard as they completed assignments and spent time gaining practical experience working as Teaching Assistants. The learners completed modules in Child Develo...

Quick Reminder: Early finish

Just a quick reminder school will finish at 1:30 pm on Friday 22 July 2022.

Knitting and crocheting club design blankets and quilts for the most vulnerable communities.

Knitting and crocheting club members gathered for their last session, and to collect the blankets and quilts they knitted which are to be donated to hospitals and women’s shelters across London with the help of Project Linus UK. The main purpose of the charity is to provide a sense of securit...

Children and Hummingbirds volunteers enjoy a Teddy Bear picnic in the glorious sunshine.

Parents, children and Hummingbirds volunteers gathered to enjoy a Teddy bear picnic. The kids brought in their favourite cuddly toys and enjoyed healthy treats and sang songs. The Outreach team thanked the parents for their continued support throughout the school year. They were given...

Enfield Holiday Activities and Food Programme.

For anyone interested click here

Free school meal vouchers.

Free school meal vouchers. These are being sent out this week to provide some extra help. They must be used by 3 August. £40 per child.

Advice on end of year gifts for teachers.

Dear families, Given the current cost of living crisis, we want to reassure everyone that there is no expectation of buying gifts for teachers at the end of the term.We would rather you keep that money for your family. If you wanted to, why not have your child make a card instead for their teac...

Historic win for the Woodpecker Hall Academy Football team .

Some of the members of the historic football team who won the double.

Fabulous PTA raised £4.000 from the Summer Fair.

A huge well done to the amazing PTA who raised £4,000 from the summer fair.

Families learn delicious chickpea and potato curry dish

Fantastic smells wafted across the Woodpecker playground this week as Community Kitchen returned with a tasty curry recipe.The families had another cooking masterclass from Sapna Jethwa Chapman and the Big Spoon Kitchen with chickpea and potato curry containing lots of herbs and spices and tomato ...

Learners from the Henry Programme pass the course with flying colours.

Well done to the learners who completed the Henry Programme. This 8-week course taught them about how children aged 0-5 can live a healthier lifestyle. This was an amazing opportunity for parents to learn more about helping babies and young children get the best start in life.They are pleased t...

Primary Year 5 families invited to Heron's Cultural evening

Our Headteacher, Arthur Barzey, would like to invite the Year 5 families of our primary schools - Woodpecker, Kingfisher and Enfield Heights - to the school's special cultural evening on Friday, 8 July (5-7pm).Mr Barzey: "Dear families. We would love to extend an invitation for you to join us for a ...

INSET Day on Monday, 4 July.

No school due to a staff training INSET day.Return to school on Tuesday, 5 July.

Exciting day of discovery for Trust children at Heron

Dear Parent/ carer of Year 5 childrenAn exciting day of discovery for your children at Heron Hall Academy.I hope your child was able to take part in and enjoyed their day with us at Heron. We didn’t let a little rain get in the way of what was a great day.Choosing a secondary school is, of course,...

Exciting day of discovery at Heron Hall.

This week saw the year 5 children get a taste of what life in the Trust’s secondary school, Heron Hall Academy could be like. They took part in a range of fun activities from problem-solving games, trampolining and science experiments. They also got to see all the wonderful facilities at Hero...

Saturday: Summer Fair is back!

Summer Fair! One of our most popular events is back.Save the date.

Year 6 Cooking Club learn to cook new, improved pancakes.

Club members put their culinary skills to good use as they learned to cook a healthier and still very tasty alternative to traditional pancakes - oat pancakes. They substituted sugar and honey with oats and bananas, to retain that sweetness everyone loves. Year 6 described their new pancakes as...

Does your child find it difficult to attend school ?

To register click here.

Wellbeing programme for children launches at Woodpecker

A new initiative designed to help children eat more healthily and get extra exercise has started at the school. A dozen pupils are taking part in a weekly programme, funded with a grant from the Enfield Wellbeing Fund, secured by the Trust.Children are being given the chance to enjoy an array o...

Celebrating Windrush Day by presenting a new book to the schools.

Today, we are celebrating Windrush Day by presenting each of our school libraries with a book called Windrush Voices. This new book contains 20 stories from the Windrush generation.

Entire school celebrates their cultural heritage.

From Somalia, Nigeria, Albania, Algeria, Sri Lanka, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, and Mauritius, the school travelled around the world to celebrate cultural day. Staff and students dressed to represent their countries in traditional garments. The annual cultural day allows children to celebrate ...

Year 6 kids wins 4x100 relay race in style.

Well done to the Year 6 children who won the year 6 boys relay race at the Athletics event held at Lee Valley Athletics Centre. They competed against 15 other schools to win the event. The day consisted of 27 races, which included sprints, hurdles, long-distance running and relay races. Th...

Arthur Barzey is UK Headteacher of the Year

Headteacher of Heron Hall Academy, the secondary school of North Star Community Trust, has received the UK's top award for a teacher by being named Headteacher of the Year.Arthur was named the winner at the Times educational awards - known as the TES Awards - at a glittering ceremony in central Lond...

Another successful book swap as over 150 books were swapped in the sun.

The sun was shining as our wonderful Book Swap took place outside. Parents were eager to swap books for new reads. Book Swap is part of the Trust Read Aloud initiative that encourages children to read.

Parents and children cook up a storm in the Community Kitchen.

Sapna Jewtha -Chapman, owner of the Big Spoon Kitchen showed families how they could make delicious vegetable pasta. The pasta contained tomato sauce and lots of bright and colourful vegetables. During the session, parents and children learned about healthy eating and cooking using fresh ingred...

Book swap is back on Thursday.

The book swap is back on Thursday. Save the date. Give your child a book to bring to school and swap. Please make sure the books are in good condition. 3:00-4:00 pm outside the main playground.

PTA organize Non-Uniform day on Friday 24 June.

On Friday 24 June, the PTA has organised a Non-Uniform day. They are asking children to ‘donate a book’ that they no longer need, which will be sold on the PTA stall at the Summer Fair on 2 July and to raise money for the school. We greatly appreciate all book donations across all age ranges...

Year 3 children experience life in Ancient Greece.

This week, the Year 3 children went back in time to experience life in Ancient Greece. They dressed as Greek Gods and Goddesses, designed charms, developed medicines to cure illnesses, crushed olives to make olive oil and painted on tiles. Our wonderful parent volunteers helped manage the diffe...

School to hold international cultural day on Friday 17 June

On Friday 17 June, the school will be celebrating its international cultural day again, the first since the pandemic.Organised by the PTA, children are encouraged to wear a traditional garment which represents their cultural heritage.Each year group will learn about a country and will enjoy lots of ...

Hummingbirds volunteers celebrate as they are now qualified First Aiders.

Huge well done to the Hummingbirds volunteers who have now completed their Level 3 Award in Pediatric First Aid. During the 6-week course, the volunteers learned how to administer CPR which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a lifesaving technique that's useful in many emergencies suc...

Bike week 2022 is in full swing as first winner finds the ‘Golden Lock’.

Well done to Pars who is the first winner of the Golden Lock competition. To celebrate bike week, each day, we will surprise one of our pupils by fixing the Golden Lock onto their bicycle in the bike shed. At the end of the day as the pupils leave school, whoever’s bike has the golden lo...

Free 6-week course on Working in Early Years

The Community Outreach Team are running a free 6-week course: Introduction to Working in Early Years. Starts from Fri 10th June 9:15 am – 11:15 am.Open to families of all our schools and held at Woodpecker Hall Academy.You will learn about working in childcare and how to give young children the be...

Kids deliver a fantastic performance at the world-famous O2 Arena.

An incredible experience for our Year 5s at the O2 arena. What a night.

The whole school celebrates the Jubilee with an Afternoon Tea in the sunshine.

Children and staff gathered to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in the glorious sun. To mark the occasion, the school was decorated with buntings with the British flag and lots of balloons. Everyone enjoyed British afternoon tea classics from scones to cupcakes and mini cakes, sang the natio...

The Community Outreach team hosted an Afternoon Tea fit for royalty.

The Community Outreach team celebrated the Platinum Jubilee by hosting a regal afternoon tea. There were balloons, buntings with the British flag on, crowns and lots of tasty sandwiches, cakes and scones on offer to enjoy. Thank you to the Community Outreach team for going above and beyond to ho...

Second-hand bike and scooter market.

Don't miss our Nursery Open Day on 25 May

Come and visit our wonderful nursery. Take a tour and receive a free gift.

Join the Community Outreach team for Queens Jubilee Afternoon Tea.

We are inviting families across the trust to join us for a very special free afternoon tea on 26 May.

Premises team gives school a makeover

From plastering and painting walls to fixing and repairing the water towers, a huge thank you to the hardworking premises team for everything they do. They are responsible for repairing, fixing, monitoring and maintaining mechanical equipment, buildings, and machines. See the before and af...

Talented Heron Hall students design flyers to be used by the Trust.

Well done to Heron students Abi and Teah for designing the flyer which will be used by the Trust to promote Hummingbirds Stay and Play at Woodpecker Hall Academy.Abi and Teah came up with the design after thinking carefully about what needed to be on the A5 flyer. This was then turned into an e...

Second-hand bike and scooter market.

Lavin’s beautiful drawing is on display for everyone to enjoy.

Huge well done to the incredibly talented Lavin, whose drawing is now on display in the school. The art piece titled Chained Butterfly was submitted by Lavin as part of the Art Competition the Trust held over the Easter break. The judges described her piece as ‘Stunning from someone so y...

Next week is Walk to School Week.

Walk to School Week is a fun, inclusive, free and simple activity, which improves the physical and mental well-being of children and celebrates walking for all. Pupils enjoy the health and happiness that comes from walking, while schools and local communities enjoy reduced congestion and pollution....

Important tips for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022.

Some important health tips for families.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2022.

This year Mental Health Awareness Week is about tackling loneliness within our communities. We can all do things to help people we know who are lonely. The school will continue to raise awareness on loneliness and the impact this has on mental health.If anyone is in need of any mental health su...

Year 4 families - We are taking part in the 2022 Multiplication tables check

Do you have a child in year 4?If so, they will have the opportunity to take the government's optional multiplication tables check (MTC), in June 2022.Woodpecker will be taking part in this excercise.The purpose of the check is to determine whether pupils can fluently recall their times tables up to ...

Free 24/7 crisis hotline for anyone in need of urgent mental health support.

The NHS has put in place a crisis hotline for everyone of all ages to access if they are in need of urgent mental health support. The crisis hotline is free and runs 24/7. For Enfield, the telephone number is 0800 151 0023.

Suggestions for books to read and enjoy with your child.

Thinking of great books to read to your child? BookTrust, the UK’s largest reading charity, has some fantastic recommendations for you and your child to enjoy. Reading 15 minutes everyday with your child will greatly increase their academic results in all subjects. Plus reading is fun. For ch...

PTA bake sale was a great success.

We are pleased to announce, that £204 was raised for the school from the PTA bake sale. Thank you to everyone who made or bought cakes and special thanks of course, to our brilliant PTA.

Year 2 takes part in an upbeat band workshop with The Junk Orchestra.

The Year 2 children had the opportunity to take part in an upbeat band workshop with The Junk Orchestra. The Junk Orchestra are a company that uses music as an educational tool to teach young people more about recycling and how you can use materials for a purpose. The children used recycled mat...

Community Outreach team are running a free food bank.

Every Monday during term time, from 1 pm-2:30 pm, the Community Outreach team are running a food bank for families across the trust, especially those families whose children receive free school meals. Sometimes we all need a little extra help. The foodbank is at Woodpecker Hall Academy, Cu...

PTA bake sale was a huge success.

From cookies to cakes, the PTA bake sale went down a storm as parents and children enjoyed all the tasty treats on offer. Many thanks to the parents who contributed to the bake sale and a huge thank you to the members of the PTA who managed to make it the success that it was. We look forwa...

Hummingbird volunteers learn lifesaving skills and knowledge towards becoming successful First Aiders.

From learning how to administer CPR on a child manikin to identifying bumps and bruises on children, this week saw the Hummingbirds volunteers continue their Level 3 Award in Pediatric First Aid. This free 6-week course will teach the volunteers the responsibilities of being able to provide fir...

Festive celebrations take place as the knitting and crochet club celebrates Eid.

This week members of the knitting club gathered to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, a religious festival celebrated by 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. Eid-Ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan where Muslims fast for 30 days. During the festive period for Muslims, food and gifts are exchanged. The knitting ...

British Olympian delivers inspirational assembly and a fun circuit course for the children.

The children were very excited to have Olympian Montell Douglas spends the day at Woodpecker. She delivered an inspirational assembly on how she started her career as an Olympian and how she overcame her struggles to compete in the Olympics as a Bobsleigh. The children were engaged and inspired...

Chickenshed deliver fun learning experience for the children.

This week, Chickenshed, a local theatre company delivered a fun learning experience for the children attending Hummingbirds Stay and Play.They danced and sang educational songs with parents joining in. We look forward to welcoming back Chickenshed to carry out more performances in the near futu...

Lots of fun and learning in Hummingbirds.

It was wonderful to see the Hummingbirds volunteers entertaining the children this week. The children sang and danced to classic nursery rhymes from ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ to ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’. We look forward to seeing more parents and children in Hummingbirds Stay an...

British Olympian is coming to Woodpecker.

On Friday 29 April, Olympian Montell Douglas will be coming the school for a sponsored event where she will be leading an inspirational assembly and then fitness circuit for the children. This is to raise money for Sports for Champions, an initiative which collects money to help schools to buy new ...

Art prizes awarded

The winners of the Easter Art competition received their prizes this week. A huge well done to the children.

A beautiful drawing by Year 5 pupil to be displayed in school.

A delicate drawing showing two hands releasing a butterfly has been chosen to go on special display in the school.Year 5 pupil Lavin won a prize in the Trust’s recent Art Competition with her pencil drawing that the judges described as ‘stunning from someone so young.’Headteacher Nicky Ross wa...

The PTA’s next fabulous bake sale is on 5 May.

We are calling on our talented bakers to make something delicious, the PTA’s next bake sale is on 5 May outside the KS2 playground from 3.15-3.30pm. This will be a great chance to enjoy a slice of cake or a cookie with afternoon treats from across the world. Parent contributions will be ...

Free ‘Talking Teens’ parent course.

The Centre for Emotional Health are running a free 5-week course: The Nurturing Programme Talking Teens Parent Group. Parents will learn how to deal with the everyday challenges of a raising a teenager. Open to families of all our schools Year 5&6 and upwards. The course sta...

Easter Art Competition.

Congratulations to the amazingly talented Anastazja, Lavin, Robin, Aisha, Kelan, Helii, Zaynah, Safiya, Zoe and Yasmine. They are all finalists in the Trust’s Easter Break art competition. Winners to be announced at the end of the week!

School is back on Tuesday, 19 April!

We look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Tuesday.Hope everyone has enjoyed the Easter break.

Free health and wellbeing course for women.

A free 6-week course : Approaching Women's Health Naturally starts on Thursday 21 April 9:15am - 11:15am.Open to families of all our schools and held at Woodpecker Hall Academy.You will learn about the reproductive system and the holistic approaches you can apply to improve the quality of your life....

Helping babies and young children get the best start.

The Community Outreach team are running a new 8-week course called The Henry Programme. This is an amazing opportunity in helping babies and young children get the best start in life. It is free, open to all the families of our primary schools and will take place at Woodpecker Hall Academy...

Here are a list of places where kids eat free food during Easter half term

Platinum Jubilee Patch

Last week saw the reception children create a Platinum jubilee patch. This is to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum jubilee. The children planted herbs and an array of beautiful flowers. It was nice to see the children create something so beautiful.

Free parent and carer workshops with My Young Minds Enfield.

My Young Mind Enfield (MYME) is a NHS based service in Enfield that work alongside schools within the borough to support children, young people and families with their wellbeing. They will be running two free parent and carer workshops. Both courses will take place online via Microsoft Teams. T...

Smiths Schoolwear discount.

% off uniform orders 15 -18 April. Smiths Schoolwear are offering an Easter promotion for all parents across the Trust both online and in store. Use EASTER10 at the checkout.

Daffodil breakfast.

This week saw the nursery and key stage 1 children enjoy a daffodil breakfast of boiled eggs, bread and butter as they celebrated the start of spring. Thank you to the hardworking kitchen staff for putting the spread together and to the parent volunteers who helped.

Children celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi

There were explosions of colour in the school last week as the Year 1 children celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival marking the end of winter. The children had the opportunity to celebrate Holi by throwing colored paint powder at one another.They enjoyed themselves a lot. This was a g...

Book Swap is back - Bigger than ever!

On Thursday, 3 March after school in the main playground.It will be our biggest ever event!Free book marks to give away if you take part!

Covid rule changes - Impact on schools

Please see a letter that has helpfully been produced by Enfield Council outlining the recent changes to government guidance on COVID and how they impact on schools.The same Council letter has been texted out to all our parents in the Trust's primary and secondary schools.Please see an example ...

New INSET Day in June

Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights: There will be an INSET Day on Monday 6 June.This means children will return to school after the half-term on Tuesday 7 June.Queen's Platinum JubileeSchool staff need to take an additional day this year as they will not benefit from the extra Bank...

We are hiring!

You can check out our latest teaching and non teaching vacancies. We are always looking for good candidates to joining the North Star team.See our vacancies here.

Learning in the classroom this term

We feel it is important to let our families know what their children are learning through out the school year. You can find out in detail what your child is learning this term (and every term at Woodpecker Hall)Please ask your child what they are doing in the classroom.The curriculum they are follow...

SEND Newsletter- Spring Term 2022

Welcome to our first newsletter.We hope you enjoy it.We would love any feedback, comments and suggestions.You can read the newsletter here.

Online Safety and Radicalisation Risks workshop for parents

We have a free workshop for parents on the dangers of radicalisation and online safety It takes place on Friday, 28 January 9-10.00am on line through 'Microsoft Teams'.To request the link, please email [email protected]

School is back on Wednesday, 5 January

Looking forward to seeing the children back in school on Wednesday, 5 January at the normal time.

Reception places - Apply Now

Saturday, 15 January is the deadline to apply for a reception place at a school starting in September.If you wish to apply for a place in Reception and your child was born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018 you will need to complete an online application form from the London Borough of ...

Foodbank opening hours over Christmas

Foodbank during our opening hours: 07826542119.Christmas opening hours:Opening hours:Tuesday 21st December: 11am-4pmThursday 23rd December: 11am-4pmSaturday 25th December: FOODBANK CLOSEDTuesday 28th December: FOODBANK CLOSEDThursday 30th December: 11am-3pmSaturday 1st January 2022: FOODBANK CLOSEDT...

School closure: We are closed from Tuesday, 14 December

Please see the letter to families today.You can read it here.

Omicron variant - important letter from the Heateacher

Please see the letter from the Headteacher about a possible case.You can read it here.

Nursery parents enjoy coffee and learning at home tips

Supporting communication and language through reading stories and play was the theme of a brilliant coffee morning enjoyed by nursery parents today. Parents were helped with ideas through a series of displays as well as lots of advice.Tips from the nursery team included:Get your child’s attention�...

Woodpecker Hall Academy featured on the BBC

We managed to get the school featured on the BBC who praised the school for their 'amazing efforts' for Children in Need! Well done everyone. We appear at 1 minute 50 seconds.Woodpecker Hall Academy featured on the BBC - Children in Need - YouTube

New Weekly Menus

The new weekly menus are serving up some scrumptious food. Any one fancy mouth-watering roast chicken, classic fish & chips, and chocolate chip sponge and custard? Or how about Roasted Onions, Peppers, Courgettes, with a daily choice of fresh fruit, or cheese and tomato pasta bake. Check out...

Non-Uniform Day on Friday 26th November

We would like to inform you that on Friday 26th November, we will be holding a non-uniform day. Children will be asked to donate a jar of sweets for our PTA stall at this year’s Winter Fair.

Celebrating Black History Month

We are proud to be celebrating Black History Month here at our school by organising a range of different activities and striving to raise awareness across the school.

Open Days for Nursery and Reception

We have the first of our Open Days for families looking for Nursery and Reception places on Friday, 5th November. There is a free gift for everyone who attends!

INSET Day - 1 November

This is a reminder that we have added a new INSET Date for Monday, 1 November. There will be no school on this day.We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

Invitation to parents: McMillan Coffee morning on Friday 9-10am

We will be holding a McMillan Coffee morning for parents on Friday 9-10am in the upper school.We will provide the cake and drinks.We encourage as many families as possible to attend and to make a donation to a fantastic cause.

Early year families: Coffee with the Community Outreach team on Tuesday

The team has a Coffee Afternoon scheduled for Tuesday 28th Sept from 1.30 -2pm. The aim of the afternoon is to introduce the Team to Early Years parents and for you to get to know other parents.

Get your free school meals and help the school get extra resources!

Types of free school meals you can receiveThere are two types of free school meals.All children in reception, year 1 and year 2 automatically get free school meals if they go to a state school, saving parents around £400 a year. It’s called Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM). You don't ne...

Free courses for parents - now on offer

The Community Outreach team is offer two free courses to families covering First Aid and ESOL language classes.You can find out more here.

Find out what the children are studying this term

CurriculumYour child will study a wide range of subjects during their time at primary school and develop the skills they need for life and to take them onto secondary school.The school curriculum includes the ‘national curriculum’, as well as religious education and sex education.The national cu...

Consultation on extending nursery admissions to 2-year-olds

We have plans to extend the nursery at Woodpecker Hall to 2-year-olds. When schools do this they need to consult with parents and the wider community.We are holding a public meeting on Thursday 21 September at 3.30pm in the main school hall.You can find out more information, make comments or ask que...

Fantastic GCSE results from our secondary school Heron Hall Academy

Huge congratulations to all our students for such great GCSE results after such an extremely difficult year.We are proud of them all. Many have done outstandingly well.Record numbers of our students have got results good enough to get them into top 6th form colleges such as the London Academy of Exc...

Free school meal vouchers for the summer holiday- You need to claim by 10 September

Enfield Council will be funding summer holiday vouchers for students eligible for free school meals up till 31st August through the Covid Local Support Grant from the government.£60 vouchers will be provided per free school meal child for the summer and these will be sent out by Edenred to you dire...

Have you claimed yet? Up to 30 hours free childcare for working parents of 3 & 4-year-olds.

Your child may be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare if they are 3 & 4 years old.Being eligible for 30 hours of free childcare can depend on your job status, income, and your child’s age and circumstances.Robin Hall is the nursery of Woodpecker Hall Academy. We offer high quality day care a...

Summer school at Woodpecker Hall

On Monday we opened for summer school at Woodpecker Hall. Throughout the week pupils have been spending their days learning and participating in a range of sporting activities. Children will spend half the day doing some reading and learning math’s and English. They then spend the rest of the...

Subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Keep up to date with our latest videos by subscribing to North Star Community Trust. We have over 690 subscribers!Visit our YouTube channel here.

The closing of Cuckoo Hall social media platforms

We will shortly be closing all of our Cuckoo Hall social media platforms.Cuckoo Hall Academy has now amalgamated and become Woodpecker Hall Academy.Please connect with us on all of our Woodpecker Hall social media platforms.

Children pick up their new school jumpers

Last week our pupils picked up their new Woodpecker Hall jumpers that were paid for by North Star Community Trust, which manages the school. The jumpers feature a nice v neck shape as well as our iconic school logo. The children were so excited to collect their new jumpers, one child said ...

Goodbye year 6!

Yesterday we said goodbye to our year 6 children who will be starting secondary school in September. They wrote some lovely goodbye messages on each other’s shirts. We would like to wish all of our Year 6 pupil’s good luck for the future, it’s been a joy to have you at our school!

School letter on the amalgamation and classes for 2021-2022

Please read our school letter which contains information on the amalgamation of Woodpecker and Cuckoo Hall as well as the classes for next year. You can read it here.

Happy Eid Mubarak

Happy Eid to all of our families celebrating. We hope you enjoy your day.

Year 5 children have fun at our secondary school, Heron Hall Academy

Last week our year 5 children visited Heron Hall Academy to take part in a special transition day. Pupils participated in a range of sports and science activities and got to see all of the fantastic facilities at Heron Hall. They enjoyed football, trampolining, rounders and some fun scienc...

Please get vaccinated ASAP!

The Covid-19 vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others against the virus. Please get vaccinated as soon as possible. You can see a short video from the NHS encouraging people to get vaccinated here.

School routines and Covid19 restrictions

Dear familiesSchool routines and Covid19 restrictions stay in place I wanted to write to all our families across the Trust’s schools following the latest announcement by the Prime Minister about the lifting of Coivd restrictions from Monday, 19 July.We have decided to avoid further disruptions and...

Last day of term: Wednesday 21st July

A reminder that the last day of term will be Wednesday the 21st of July.

Keeping your child safe online: Internet safety resources

Today children tend to spend more time on electronic devices and browsing the internet.The internet is an amazing resource that enables children and young people to connect, communicate and be creative in a number of different ways. However, parents need to be aware of the possible threats and dang...

We won't tolerate racism.

Our approach to blended learning

Find out about our approach to blended learning and our published review of remote education. You can see it here.

School is given outstanding service award for pandemic efforts.

Last Wednesday the school took part in an online awards ceremony featuring trust CEO Marino Charalambous, trustees, and governors. It was a huge success and featured some brilliant performances from the talented children across the trust.The school was awarded a framed certificate from CEO Mari...

Annual School Report

Today parents will receive their child’s annual school report. This report is designed to let parents know how their child is performing in school and if they are at the expected level for their year group. For more information on the annual school report, please read our school letter h...

Year 2 are off on a summer holiday!

In Geography, the class has been learning all about the beautiful island Trinidad and Tobago. To celebrate their learning, pupils came into school on Tuesday dressed in their favourite summer holiday clothes. They have also been looking at the differences between Trinidad and Tobago and th...

Welcome to Robin Hall: a tour of our nursery

Join us for a virtual tour of our nursery and see all of our amazing facilities. Watch the tour of our fantastic nursery and meet our wonderful and dedicated teachers, see some of the activities we do with the children and get a real glimpse of why our children enjoy coming to Robin Hall.Take the v...

Free reading resources

On our website, we have a list of free reading resources for our children to use. It’s very important for your child to continue to read every day during this time at home. Reading is a fantastic way to improve academic learning and it provides children with a number of benefits.By reading consis...

Telephone support line for your child

The Enfield Education Psychology service is offering Enfield parents and carers the opportunity to speak to an Educational Psychologist about a concern or issue they may have in relation to their child.Educational Psychologists are professionals concerned with the development, learning and social an...

Sports day 2021 at Woodpecker Hall

This week we held a fantastic sports day for each year group in our school. The children were so pleased to be able to participate in sports day again. Pupils competed in a 100 metre sprint, relay race, long-distance running, sack race, and much more. Well done to our children for com...

Keep up to date with term dates!

Stay up to date with term dates for the 2020/2021 academic year. View the term dates here.

Find out what your child is studying this term.

Your child will study a wide range of subjects during their time at primary school and develop the skills they need for life and to take them onto secondary school.On our website, we have a page to show parents what their child is studying. To find out what your child is learning in class, visit our...

Sports day 2021

We are delighted to announce we will be holding our competitive sports day in the coming weeks. We will be complying with all COVID-19 restrictions to ensure the day goes safely for the children and team. Due to COVID-19 we are sadly not allowing parents to attend this year’s sports day.For m...

Free school meals eligibility

Apply now if you think you could be eligible for free school meals.Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:• Income Support• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance• income-related Employment and Support Allowance• support under Part VI of the Immigration...

Fix, buy or sell your child's bike!

There will be a second-hand bike market on Saturday 26th June from 10 am-4 pm. At this market, parents can sell a bike or even purchase a new one. There will also be a free repair service to fix any minor faults on your bike. Location Edmonton Green shopping centre, the concourse...

Thank you to our wonderful teachers

This week we celebrated “National Thank a Teacher Day”. We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff for their amazing work all year round. We are so thankful to have such amazing teachers who continue to inspire and make a difference in ou...

Learning to ride safely – the next generation of cyclists

This week pupils have been participating in the Department for Transport’s national cycling training course, “Bikeability”.The training is delivered by the organisation “Cycle Confident” and through delivering these sessions they intend to make children a more confident cyclist and help pr...

Update on the amalgamation, school uniform, and trust rebranding

Please read our school letter that contains important information on the amalgamation, school uniform, and the rebranding of our trust. You can read the letter here.

Stay updated with all the news and learning from the nursery

On these website pages, you can find information on the nursery curriculum we are following, what your child will be learning in class and the latest news from the nursery team. There are also activities that parents can do with their children at home to support their development. You can view the...

Supporting our families

We have a page on our website with resources and information on how our families can gain extra help or support in these difficult times.On this section of our website, you will find information on accessing financial help, free school meals, emergency contacts, and services, safeguarding as well as...

Allergies - the dos and donts

An important message to all our parents about allergies, the do's and dont's. You can watch the video here.

Handcrafted pottery from year 3

Year 3 children have been practising their pottery skills in art. They have produced some lovely handmade pots out of clay. The class experimented with different techniques like rolling, coiling, pinching, and they also used a variety of tools to design their pots. Nice work year 3!

Online parent Q & A meeting: ‘Relationships, Sex and Health Education’

Families have received curriculum information about what each year group is learning this term. We understand there may be some fears around the teaching of ‘Relationships, Sex and Health Education’. We have organised a Zoom meeting on Friday, 18 June at 9.15 am, which will aim to alleviate any ...

Ancient Greece day at Woodpecker Hall

Year 3 has been learning all about Greek mythology and the history of ancient Greece. Children came into school today dressed up in ancient Greek clothing to celebrate what they have been learning in class. Pupils have been studying the ancient Greek figure Medusa, who in ancient Greek myt...

Woodpecker pupils enjoy Paralympic workshop

In the lead-up to this year’s Paralympic Games, Woodpecker Hall children were given an amazing opportunity to take part in a Paralympic workshop. Pupils got to experience a range of Paralympic courses and see just how challenging the events can be. The children took part in a wheelchair race, sit-...

Top tips to help your child transition into Reception

We have some great tips and activities that our nursery parents can do with their children to help them for their transition into reception in September.These activities can help your child develop independence and improve their language and communication skills. Attempting the activities will help ...

New Free school meal vouchers for May Half Term – Please don’t lose out, click your e code by 8 June!

You must redeem your Edenred ‘e code’ by 8 June.Our very strong advice is to click on it and claim it as soon as you get your email from them in the next few days.The vouchers themselves are entirely funded by the government and do not come from CHAT. Sadly, they are cancelled if they are not re...

Year 6 to 7 transition at Heron Hall

Dear families, we are delighted that you have selected our secondary school Heron Hall Academy for your child and we are excited for them to experience what life is like at the school. Transitioning from Year 6 to 7 can sometimes be an anxious time for both children and parents. To help with the tr...

Robin Hall children set their beautiful butterflies free

The children in the nursery were learning about the journey of a caterpillar to butterfly. The class was given baby caterpillars and they got to watch them grow into butterflies. After 4 weeks the caterpillars transformed into some beautiful butterflies. Before the half term break, pupils said goo...

Free events to enjoy in the Half term break

Enfield Council’s Dugdale Centre is inviting residents to a week-long culture festival from Monday 31st May to Sunday 6th June.Throughout the week there will be opportunities to see a variety of entertainment like giant stilt puppets, balloon artists, Sparky the Robot, and some really talented acr...

Exploring the beauty of plants at Woodpecker Hall

In year 1, the children have been learning about plants and their unique characteristics. Pupils used a magnifying glass to get the best view possible and help them in their investigation. They were investigating the different colours and patterns on the plant they were given. Our year 1 class ...

Let there be music!

Getting into the groove at Woodpecker Hall. Children have used recycled materials to build their own musical instruments.Pupils designed and made a range of instruments such as drums, castanets, shakers, and a guitar. Its great seeing year 2 having some fun in their music lessons.

The trust that runs our school is changing.

After just over a decade in existence, the trust feels now is a good time to renew and refresh its vision, mission and values, as it embarks on the next exciting stage of its future providing education to over 2,500 pupils.The trust will be known as North Star Community Trust from June.You can find ...

Celebrating Plant and Share month at Robin Hall Nursery

This month the children have been taking advantage of the lovely sunshine in the school garden. They have been participating in ‘Plant and Share’ month, which began on the 19th of April and ends tomorrow. As part of ‘Plant and Share’ month, the children joined a national competition lau...

The journey of a caterpillar to butterfly: Robin Hall Nursery project

In class, Robin Hall children have been learning about the journey of a caterpillar to butterfly. Last month the class received some baby caterpillars and they have been watching them closely as they transform into butterflies. After nearly 4 weeks the caterpillars will be turning into but...

A new future for the trust that runs our school

As respectively Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the trust that runs our family of 5 schools, we are writing to let you know that in the week commencing 31st May we are changing our name to North Star Community Trust. After just over a decade in existence, we feel now is a good...

Let us know what after school activity your child would enjoy

Dear Cuckoo Hall & Woodpecker Hall parents and carers,We are looking to provide high quality after school activities at the school and would like you and your child/ren to spend a minute to complete this survey, telling us what after school activities you would like to be available. Please click on...

Delicious vegetable soup in the making

In Design and Technology year 3 pupils have started their preparations for a tasty and nutritious vegetable soup. Earlier in the week, they tasted a variety of vegetables to see what they wanted to include in it. During their Design and Technology lesson, pupils have been peeling and chopping p...

Heron Hall reach the finals for Secondary School of the Year

We wish our secondary school Heron Hall Academy the best of luck for making it through to the finals of the Secondary school of the Year competition.The prestigious ‘Pearson Teaching Awards, which have been running for 25 years, receive hundreds of entries every year, so this is a truly brilliant ...

Celebrating mental health awareness week

This week is national mental health awareness week. Approximately one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. Mental Health Awareness Week aims to get people talking about their mental health and reduce the stigma that can stop people from asking for help.It ...

Year 2 pupils build amazing “wishing tree”

In class, our year 2 children have built a wishing tree out of recycled items. A wishing tree is a tree where people place wishes and dreams on in the hope they come true. Pupils were allowed to write down their wish and place it on the wishing tree. We had a variety of wishes from the class. O...

We're Hiring. Check Out Our Latest Vacancies.

We are hiring.We are looking for candidates to have a passion for helping to build and secure the future aspirations of our children as well as the energy and enthusiasm needed to meet the challenges of working in a busy London school. A genuine desire to develop and progress. A positive, can do att...

Exploring our Forest Garden at Robin Hall Nursery

Watch a short video of our Forest Garden at Robin Hall Nursery. Our Forest Garden follows the Forest School ethos that offers a unique way of building confidence, boosting self-esteem, learning new life skills, and promoting independence through hands-on learning experiences outdoors.Every week, ou...

The journey of a Caterpillar to Butterfly: Robin Hall Nursery project

The children at Robin Hall nursery were given some baby caterpillars and they have been watching them grow into butterflies. The caterpillars are now entering the chrysalis stage. This is where the transformation from caterpillar to adult occurs.The children are really enjoying watching the bab...

EU Settlement Scheme Application Support.

If you’re an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen, you and your family can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021.Citizens Advice Enfield is an organisation that provides free, independent, confidential, and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsib...

Tips for parents to help their children eat more vegetables

Vegetables are a key part of a healthy diet and it can be difficult for parents to get their children to eat enough of them. Recent research from Leeds University found that only one in five children had any vegetables or salad in their packed lunch. Veg Power is an organisation with a mis...

Unforgettable opportunity to watch caterpillars turn into butterflies.

The children at Robin Hall nursery have been given some baby caterpillars. This will make a fascinating classroom project as it allows children to watch caterpillars develop into butterflies, before being released in the school grounds.Learning about the life cycle of butterflies helps children...

Parent Consultation Day for Cuckoo and Woodpecker

Parent consultation day will take place on Friday the 30th of April via Zoom. The school will be closed on this day.

Run, run, run!

This week our Reception children will be getting involved in a new initiative that focuses on improving the physical and mental health of children.“A Daily Mile” aims to improve the well-being of children by getting them to run or jog, at their own pace, for 15 minutes each day. Being more activ...

Happy St. Georges Day!

Celebrating Stephen Lawrence Day

Today we are celebrating Stephen Lawrence Day. Stephen Lawrence was an inspiring young man from south-east London. Stephen juggled an active social life, school work, family commitments, and part-time employment. He had ambitions to use his talent for maths, art, and design to become an ar...

School curriculum: summer term 1

Have you seen what your child will be learning about in class this term? Visit our curriculum page and see the work your child will be doing this summer term. You can see the page here.

Robin Hall pupils to enter gardening competition

Robin Hall Nursery is celebrating Plant and Share Month from the 19th April-19th May. Plant and Share Month celebrates planting and growing your own seeds. To celebrate Plant and Share Month, Robin Hall Nursery is entering a national gardening competition launched by Soil Association’s Food for Li...

Early years parenting course

The Community Outreach Team in association with Enfield children’s centre is running a new online course for parents who have children aged 2-4 years old. The course is free and will take place every Thursday for 9 weeks from the 22nd of April. The time of the course is from 1-2:30 pm. F...

Inset day on Monday 19th of April

A reminder that we will be having an inset day on Monday the 19th of April. The school will be closed on this day.

Online course - becoming a community interpreter

Are you looking to help make a difference in your community? The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) has organised a course which outlines the role of a community interpreter and the work they do to help their community. The course will start on Wednesday the 21st of April from 9:30 a...

Happy Ramadan

Today marks the first day of the month-long celebration of Ramadan. We wish all of our families celebrating a happy Ramadan.

Keeping your child safe online: Advice for parents

Children are spending a great amount of time on the internet and we want to ensure they are safe online. The internet is an amazing resource that enables children and young people to connect, communicate and be creative in a number of different ways. However, parents need to be aware of th...

Bella and Teddy love helping the children

Our school dogs Bella and Teddy are a special part of Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall. Pupils love spending time with Bella and Teddy, especially during their weekly reading sessions where they get to read with the dogs. Our school dogs really help to calm the children. We are so lucky to have them....

Help keep your child active during the Easter break.

Active Enfield has teamed up with Public Health and put together some fitness activities that children can participate in during the Easter holidays. The sessions are free and include activities like Boxing, Yoga, gymnastics, and street dancing. If your child is interested, you can see the full...

Free school meal vouchers during the Easter Holidays

Parents will receive a £45 voucher during the Easter holidays for each free school meal child. This will be sent to you by the school. The vouchers must be redeemed by the 8th of April.

Job vacancy for a speech and language therapist

Are you an outgoing, forward-thinking Speech and Language Therapist? Do you know someone that is? CHAT Academies are looking to appoint a Speech and Language Therapist to work across Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall, Enfield Heights and Heron Hall Academy. We are looking for candid...

The children have loved being back

Children are so happy to be back in school since returning on the 8th of March. We recently caught up with some of our pupils and asked them “out of 10, how happy are you to be back?” You can see just how happy they are from the pictures. One pupil said, “It’s great to back in scho...

£500 support payment if your child has to isolate.

Low-income parents are eligible to receive £500 from the government if the school says their child has to self-isolate. This scheme is offered to parents on a low income, who are unable to work from home and need to take time off work to care for a child who is self-isolating.It is open to par...

Read Aloud competition winners

Congratulations to the winners of the latest Read Aloud competition. This competition took place during national storytelling week in February and children had to record themselves reading an extract from one of their favourite stories. The winners received a special Read Aloud book bag, w...

Letter to parents on parking restrictions

We have received information about parking restrictions from Enfield and Haringey Police. Our priority is to ensure that all of our families are safe when dropping off and collecting from school. Read our school letter that explains the parking restrictions as well as how to report a parki...

Welcome to our Forest Garden

Our Forest Garden follows the Forest School ethos that offers a unique way of building confidence, boosting self-esteem, learning new life skills, and promoting independence through hands-on learning experiences outdoors.Every week, our Robin Hall Nursery children visit our Forest Garden and explore...

Marc May nominated for Teaching Assistant of the Year

We would like to congratulate Marc May who has been nominated for a prestigious Pearson teaching award.The Pearson teaching awards were established in 1998 and are an annual celebration of excellence in education, recognising the amazing work of teachers across the UK.He has been nominated for the c...

Red Nose Day at Woodpecker Hall.

Today we celebrated Red Nose Day and children donated £1 in order to wear something funny. Thank you all for your donations for Red Nose Day. We have raised an amazing £520.00 and will be donating the money to comic relief. Well done everyone.

Community Outreach team – helping our families

The Community Outreach team has continued their brilliant work of supporting our families by providing weekly food packages. They have teamed up with The Felix Project, Enfield who are a London-based food redistribution charity that rescues good, surplus food from the food industry. By joining for...

Expanding the Trust’s Robin Hall Nursery

We would like to expand the Trust’s wonderful Robin Hall Nursery in Cuckoo Hall Lane for children who are 2-years-old from Sept 2021. Do you know someone who might be interested? A family member? A friend or work colleague? Could you please forward this to them? We have a short questionnaire so ...

Red Nose Day at Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall

On Friday 19th of March, we will be celebrating Red Nose Day. Children are to come into school and donate £1 in order to wear something funny! They could wear different coloured socks, a jumper on back to front, or something red.All of the money raised will be going to Comic Relief.

What Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall pupils love about returning to school

Our children are so happy to be back in school and learning again. We wanted to find out what they have loved most about returning to school. Watch a video of some of our pupils from Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall explaining the best things about being back in school. To watch the vi...

Update on the amalgamation of Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall/ school uniforms

Last year we announced exciting plans for Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall to amalgamate. Since then, we have already undertaken many actions to bring the schools closer together such as a single teaching leadership team and a curriculum for both. Read the letter to parents with an update as wel...

Our new safety awareness campaign

We have launched a new safety awareness campaign across our school. The campaign includes new posters, training and information.

Bella and Teddy have really missed the children.

Bella and Teddy are so pleased to see pupils back in school again. Our school dogs have had a great first week back with the children.

Our chicks have hatched at Robin Hall Nursery

This week we received 10 eggs from the Happy Chick Company who specialises in providing a chick hatching experience for nurseries.After 3 days, our chicks have now hatched at Robin Hall Nursery. The children have been learning about animals and their topic for this term is called “At the Farm”.P...

Our new friends at Robin Hall Nursery

This week, we received eggs from the Happy Chick Company who specialise in providing a chick hatching experience for Nurseries. We have been sent 10 eggs in a special incubator and the children will observe the eggs every day as they are ready to hatch. Once the chicks are born the childre...

Welcome back Woodpecker Hall

Today we welcome back all children from our school. It’s great to have everyone back in school and learning again. We have missed you all very much.

Getting the school ready to open on Monday with Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

As children will be returning to school on Monday, we needed some extra help to ensure it is ready to re-open.Thank you to Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs for all your help in making sure the school is ready for the children.Watch Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs get Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall prepared ...

Inset day on Friday 5th March

On Friday, 5 March there will be an INSET day for Cuckoo and Woodpecker staff to allow the school to prepare to re-open.There will be no online learning or access to the hub school.

World Book Day celebration

Keyworker children from our hub school love World Book Day!Pupils came into school today dressed up as a book character of their choice. Despite the circumstances, it’s great to see some of the children celebrating one of our favourite days of the academic year.Well done everyone.

Children get creative and design their own reading “den”

This week we have been celebrating our love for reading by participating in World Book Week. As part of Book Week, the children have been designing their own relaxing, reading dens in a space in their home where they can enjoy getting lost in a good book.We can’t wait to celebrate World Book ...

Online safety training for parents

Children are spending an increased amount of time on electronic devices and we want to help keep parents and carers informed of current trends and dangers to ensure the safety of our children.We have organised online safety training for parents this week. The session will only be live until 7th Marc...

Returning to school on Monday 8th March

On Monday the 8th of March, all children will be returning to school.We have reviewed and updated our risk assessments and put in place all possible measures to ensure everyone’s return to school is safe.Please read our school letter which outlines all of the procedures we have in place to ensure ...

Welcome back!

We are looking forward to welcoming our pupils back to school from next week. We can’t wait to see you all soon!

Claim your child’s book token for World Book Day.

In honour of World Book Day, local booksellers are offering a book token for children which allows them to be gifted a book from an exclusive list. The book token is valid from Thursday 18th February – Sunday 28th March 2021.You can find the book token here. To see the full list of books...

Celebrating World Book Day

We will be celebrating World Book Week from the 1st – 5th March. It’s one of our favourite weeks in the academic year. Throughout the week children will be participating in a range of fun activities. On World Book Day, which takes place on the 4th March children are to dress up for their zo...

Our schools are re-opening - Find out what is going to happen

Dear Parent/ Carer Our schools are re-opening I wanted to write to all of our families across the schools that we run as a Trust about the good news that schools can re-open on Monday, 8 March. We are all delighted by the Prime Minister’s statement on Monday that this is now going to happen. ...

Top tips for effective home learning

We have created a list of our top tips to help make home learning as effective as possible for our children. We hope you can use the list we have created and apply it to your child’s home learning to support them during this time at home. View our top tips for home learning here.

Do you need some extra help at this time?

Our friends at Community Smiles are providing some lovely food parcels for families.You can collect a food parcel every Monday from 1-2pm until further notice. Please see the poster for full details. Collection locationThe Qube, 291 high street, Ponders End, EN3 4DN

Half term message to the children from Headteacher, Nicky Ross

Watch a special message from our headteacher Nicky Ross, wishing the children a happy half term.In the video, Miss Ross also reads one of her favourite books ahead of World Book Day on the 4th March.You can watch it here.

We are here to help you

We are here to help our families in any way we can.On our website, we have a dedicated page aimed to support families during these challenging times. On this page, you can find information, advice, and contacts on financial help, safeguarding children, and free school meals. We also have a range of...

Important notice: Inset day cancelled on 22nd of February

We will be returning to school after the half-term break on Monday 22nd of February. There will not be an inset day on the 22nd of February.On the 22nd of February, children will be expected to continue with home learning and those attending the hub will come into school.

Free school meal vouchers over February half-term

Free school meal vouchers: Enfield Council is funding free school meal vouchers for half term at £15 per eligible child per week. You do not need to do anything if you are currently entitled to the vouchers. You will receive them as usual.

Participate in the latest Read Aloud competition to win a special prize

This week is National Storytelling Week and to celebrate it the Community Outreach has organised a brand new competition for the children.In honour of National Storytelling Week, this competition revolves around your child telling a story. All your child has to do is read an extract from their favou...

Help keep your child active

During this time at home, it’s important for our children to keep as active as possible to support their mental and physical well – being.Sustrans is a charity that aims to get more people to walk and cycle across the UK, in order to better the environment and improve public health. Sustrans are...

Returning to school from 8 March

Dear Parents and Carers,As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CHAT Academies, the Trust that runs our family of 5 schools, I wanted to write and thank you for your incredible efforts in working with us since the outbreak of coronavirus. We hope to be able to re-open our schools from Monday, 8 March an...

Bella and Teddy have some fun in the snow.

The school dogs Bella and Teddy at Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker are really missing the children.To watch the video of Bella and Teddy click here.

Read the latest Robin Hall nursery newsletter - out now

Have you read the latest Robin Hall Newsletter?In this week’s newsletter, we are celebrating Chinese New Year which takes place on Friday the 12th of February. In celebration of Chinses New Year, Mrs. Field shows us how to make a traditional Chinese lantern out of paper.You can find the activ...

Make a delicious vegetable soup for the family

Are you looking for a delicious soup to make in this cold weather?The Community Outreach team has a recipe for a vegetable soup that is healthy and simple to make.The soup is packed with vitamins and nutrients and it's perfect for the children to have in this cold weather.In this recipe, the Communi...

Home learning expectations during school closure

Children from Reception-Year 6 will be expected to log in to a Zoom registration every day at 9 am. Children who do not log on will be contacted by the school.During the Zoom meeting, teachers will go through the learning that will be set for that day and children will then have the rest of the morn...

Barclays Ponders End donates over 40 gifts to CHAT schools

A huge thank you to our very generous friends at Barclays bank, Ponders End.Kind-hearted staff donated no less than 45 gifts to children across our schools.The children were delighted and felt very special to receive them.The fantastic team at Barclays Ponders End is led by Mary Lawrence Branch Mana...

Woodpecker pupils enjoy an online Yoga session

This week we celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week and brought attention to the importance of the mental health of our young children, especially in these difficult times. The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is “Express Yourself”. Our Woodpecker pupils have been ...

New Trust film for families - Tips on helping improve your child’s mental well-being

In honour of Children’s Mental Health Week, we have created a video featuring the Head Of Safeguarding for CHAT Academies Sarah Cook. In this video, Sarah shares her top tips for parents on how to help improve their child’s mental health. The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health W...

Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

Blended learning stategy and remote education review published for parents

We are committed to providing high quality blended learning inside and outside of the classroom for all children.Our aim is to ensure:• All students have access to the internet, when this becomes more freely available through government initiatives.• All famil...

BIGGEST EVER survey of our families views

Please help us with our BIGGEST EVER survey of our families views. Help us improve home learning. Tell us your experiences. Let us know if you need more support, extra devices and other help.Complete the survey here.

Staying active at home.

We have created a page with a variety of resources and links to help children keep active during this time at home. In this challenging time, it’s so important for our children to keep physically active as it will also help with their mental well-being.On our “Staying active” page we will be ...

Help and support for families affected by Covid-19

Covid-19 has affected people in a number of different ways and we want to ensure that our families can access as much support as they need during these difficult times. Citizens Advice Enfield is an organisation that provides free, independent, confidential, and impartial advice to everyone on...

Free mobile data for families to help with children’s home learning

This scheme from the government is organised through the Department for Education and temporarily increases data allowance for mobile phone users on certain networks. This will allow other devices to connect to the internet via a mobile phone so children and young people can access their home learni...

Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

Covid-19 testing centres in Enfield

Enfield Council has set up six community testing stations across the borough.The centres are open for rapid testing and can be used by parents and children who don’t have any symptoms.You do not need to book an appointment and you will receive your results on the same day, usually within 30 minute...

Robin Hall nursery - Meet our Headteacher and Associate Headteacher.

A message to the parents and children of Robin Hall nursery, from our headteacher miss Ross and associate headteacher miss Vincent. You can watch the video here.

Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

Read the latest Robin Hall nursery newsletter - out now

The new newsletter for the nursery is out and has lots of activities for your child to do, as well as videos and stories.You can read it here.

Find some great resources to take part in Children’s Mental Health Week

Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity that provides counselling and mental health support and training in UK schools.The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is “Express Yourself”.Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, throug...

Food bank on Turkey Street offering extra help to families.

Food bank on Turkey Street offering extra help to families. Enfield Deen and Education trust is a charity in Enfield who are running a weekly food bank for members of the Enfield community. You can pick up food supplies every Thursday from 6-7 pm. Location 1a Turkey Street EN3 5TT

Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

Free online workshop for parents with 5-10 year olds

Find out more. All the details are on the poster.

Blended learning strategy and information for parents on remote learning

At CHAT Academies, which runs our family of 5 schools, we are committed to providing high quality 'blended learning' for all children through our home learning approach and our Covid-19 strategy.In January 2021 the government produced a new framework to support schools in England to identify the str...

Staying active competition

Are you ready to complete Mr. May’s latest challenge and help your school to win? Our PE teacher Mr. May has organised a friendly school competition involving Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, St Peter & St Paul Catholic primary, and Holy Innocents Catholic Primary. Children will need t...

Learning column subtraction: Additional Maths learning for years 2-6

Watch our primary maths consultant Sara Tilley teach the formal written method of column subtraction.In this video, Sara demonstrates how we use the ‘Build it, draw it, write it, say it’ approach as part of the journey to teaching the formal written method of column subtraction.Sara also give...

Volunteers needed

Our Secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, is looking for volunteers to help us with the testing of students, the new initiative from the government to help keep our schools safe.There are a number of different roles available.You may have a nursing or medical background or similar experience, but th...

Holocaust memorial day

Holocaust Memorial Day is a national commemoration day in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of the Jews and others who suffered in the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution.Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Enfield’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration will be streamed in an online event...

M & S to top up government food vouchers

Marks & Spencer will give extra support to families by funding an additional £5 per week for each £15 lunch voucher redeemed at M&S via the Government’s free school meals scheme.The additional £5 will ensure that children can receive an extra daily meal and eat both a healthy and nutritious bre...

30 ways to keep active at home.

During this time at home, it’s so important for children to be as active as they can.Taking frequent breaks throughout the day and engaging in some physical activity can benefit your child’s learning. It can help to improve their behaviour, focus, and concentration.Sitting for long periods at a ...

Home Learning tips from the headteacher

Our headteacher Nicky Ross has created a video explaining her top 5 tips for online learning.This video is helpful to ensure your child is learning as best as they can during this time at home.You can watch it here.

Fun activities for babies and young children

There is a useful page full of learning resources, ideas, and fun activities that parents can do with their children at home. On the page, there are resources available to parents suitable for new born babies up to children of 5 years old. Hungry Little Minds is an initiative launched by the De...

Generous donations from families

The residents of a road in Barnet decided they wanted to support a school and chose us.The residents had also heard of all of the amazing work the Community Outreach team has been doing to support families and wanted to share their donations to help people in these challenging times. The Community O...

Keeping your child safe online

During this time at home, it's likely children will be spending more time using electronic devices and the internet.On our website, we have a range of resources available to parents that can help keep children safe online. You can see the page here. Another helpful resource on internet safety i...

How to use Zoom on DB primary

Watch our short film on how you can log into a Zoom meeting from DB Primary here.

New £15 weekly free school meal vouchers for families - Everything you need to know

The new national voucher scheme for benefits related free school meals is now up and running.The government has announced that a new voucher scheme, for free school meals for pupils who are not in school, will run from 18 January.It will operate for 4 weeks up until the February half-term. We expect...

Home learning: additional tips for parents

Do you need to scan work for home learning?If you are in possession of an iPhone or iPad, you can use it to scan and send a document. You can see how to do this here.

A message to the children of Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall

Watch a special video message to the children of Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall from the headteacher, Nicky Ross.In the video message, our headteacher gives a special mention to the children for how well they have adjusted to home learning. To watch the video message, click here.

Remote learning – Everything you need to know

Please read an important letter on home learning. The letter has information on home learning devices, how we can support you with online learning as well as a link to additional learning resources.You can read the letter here.

Online course for parents of early years

Join the Community Outreach team for a free 9-week course that helps parents learn practical skills for everyday family life. It will take place every Friday from 1-2:30 pm starting from Friday the 15th of January. The course is open to all parents and carers of children aged 2-4 years and will run ...

Learning column addition: Additional Maths learning

Watch our primary maths consultant Sara Tilley teach the formal written method of column addition. In the video, Sara demonstrates how we use the ‘Build it, draw it, write it, say it’ approach as part of the journey to teaching the formal written method of column addition. She also gives an ins...

Online courses for parents

We have a variety of online courses for parents during this time at home. Courses Emotional Health Mentoring course – Monday 11th January 6.30 pm-8.30 pm (11-week course)The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a charity dedicated to bringing high-quality and professional education into t...

Food for families

There will be a free food hub on Tuesday from 2 pm – 4 pm. Fresh food and cooked meals will be available. Location St Peters Church Hall, St Peters Road, Edmonton, N9 8JP Please bring your own shopping bag.

Using an internet-enabled games console for home learning.

Some families may require additional devices for home learning if they have more than one child. Do you have an internet-enabled games console like a PlayStation or Xbox? If you do it can be used as a home learning device.Below we have provided a guide to how you can access your child’s home learn...

Office closure

The Woodpecker Hall office is currently closed. To get in contact with us you will need to call the Cuckoo Hall office on 020 8804 4126

Indoor activities for children

During these difficult times, it’s important to keep children active and exercising.Being active can help improve your child’s mood, self-esteem, and overall health.Change4Life is an initiative that aims to ensure parents have the essential support and tools they need to make healthier choices f...

New Year message to all our families

See the New Year message to families from Headteacher Nicky Ross.You can watch it here.

What the government announcement on primary schools means for us

We have now written (by text) to all our primary school parents about the delay to returning to school, key worker children places, home learning, wrap around care and free school meals. Pls see letters section of the school website: Parents/ letters

Delcious free meals to help our families at this time

Until Thursday, we still have hundreds of meals to give away in partnership with St James Church, Enfield Heighway.All the details are here.

Help with free meals over the holidays

Do you need a little extra help? The Rev Ian Gallagher is again organising free meals for families. These can be collected at St James’s church, Enfield Highway, on these dates and times:Mon 21 Dec: 1–3pmTues 22 Dec: 10.30am–12.30pmWed 23 Dec: 10.30am–12.30pmThu 24 De...

Great work from the Community Outreach Team

The Community Outreach team has worked hard to help families in these challenging times.They have liaised with major food companies like Tesco, Farmfoods, Greggs, and Waitrose who kindly provided weekly food donations for families.The Outreach Team also received donations from Sylvia from the Solid ...

The Community Outreach team spreading Christmas joy.

A parent took this lovely photo of the Outreach team giving out Christmas gifts to families.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall families.

Watch a special Christmas message from the school on the last day of term.To watch the video, click here.

30 talented Reception and Nursery children win Read Aloud prizes

Well done to the winners of the latest Read Aloud competition, which was organised by the Community Outreach Team. Children had to draw a picture of their favourite nursery rhyme song to be awarded a special Read Aloud Christmas present. There were some great drawings of our favourite nursery rhymes...

Closure of Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall Academies

It is with great regret that we have had to close both schools today until after the Christmas break.Please see the letters to Cuckoo families here and Woodpecker families here.

Virtual sports club for children from the Youth Sport Trust

Youth Sport Trust is a charity working to ensure every child enjoys the life-changing benefits that come from playing sports. During these challenging times, the organisation will be running a 30-minute online club for children and young people to do some sport, develop skills, and, most importantly...

Read our latest school newsletter.

Our school newsletter for December is now available to read. Catch up on all the latest news from the school here.

Five out of Five for our catering teams

Our catering teams at Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall have seen all of their fantastic work rewarded, both kitchens have now earned a brilliant 5-star rating. Enfield Council gave them the highest rating possible after an unannounced inspection.Well done to the whole team. Getting that top rating require...

Closure of Woodpecker Hall Academy

Unfortunately, the school will be closed from Tuesday 15th December due to an increase in positive coronavirus cases. We will re-open on Tuesday the 5th of January 2021. We will not be open to the children of key workers. Please read the school letter with further information from hea...

Children In Need celebration at Woodpecker Hall

Children In Need is one of our favourite days in the school calendar so we made sure our children didn’t miss out on it. In honour of Children In Need, our pupils came into school today dressed in their favourite pyjamas and donated £1 towards Children In Need. Well done everyone! ...

Cuckoo and Woodpecker Year 5 and 6 maths winners

As part of Maths week England, some of our year 5 and 6 children from Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall took part in the primary maths challenge. This is a national challenge for years 5 and 6 with children entering from schools across England. The children had to complete a test paper, which involved an...

Last day of term.

The school will be closing for the Christmas holidays on Thursday the 17th of December.Our usual pick up times will apply on this day. We will be returning to school on Tuesday the 5th of January.Please read the school letter here.

Letter to parents on preventing the spread of coronavirus

The director of Public Health for the borough of Enfield has written a letter to families on preventing the spread of coronavirus and staying safe this winter. You can read the full letter here.

Kind-hearted parent donates over 60 Christmas gifts

Rolanda is a parent at one of our schools and she has kindly donated over 60 Christmas presents with the help of donations from her family, friends and neighbours. The presents were collected by members of the Community Outreach team and will be donated to each school across the trust. In the season...

Read Aloud competition for nursery and reception - every entry gets a prize

The Community Outreach team has organised a great competition for nursery and reception children. All your child has to do is draw a picture of their favourite nursery rhyme song. All entries will receive a special Read Aloud prize. Please email your entry to [email protected] b...

Children In Need day at Woodpecker Hall

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we were not able to celebrate Children In Need last month. Always a highlight in the school calendar we will be holding our own Children in Need event on Friday the 11th of December. We will be having a pyjama day. Children can come into scho...

Supporting your child with their fears and worries

The Educational Psychology Service will be holding a free workshop on Tuesday the 8th of December from 8pm – 8:45 pm. The workshop will be led by an educational psychologist and well-being practitioners who will discuss how parents can support their children with fears and worries. The workshop w...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Woodpecker Hall.

Our Christmas tree is now up at Woodpecker Hall with the help of some of our year 2 children. Pupils had so much fun decorating the tree with lots of beautiful decorations. It’s nice to see everyone getting into the festive spirit.

Help and support for families affected by Covid-19

Covid-19 has affected people in a number of different ways and we want to ensure that our families can access as much support as they need during these difficult times. Citizens Advice Enfield is an organisation that provides free, independent, confidential, and impartial advice to everyo...

Keeping your child safe online

We have a range of resources available to parents that can help keep children safe online. A simple, but very effective way to keep your child safe online is to talk to them openly and regularly.This will help children to disclose anything unusual or disturbing they may have seen on the interne...

Extra support for our families this winter - Please apply.

You may have seen on the news that the Government has just committed to supporting families in need over the Christmas break and to the February half term.They have put together a financial package which has been sent to each local authority to support families in need. Enfield Council has written t...

Free online cycling course for parents

Bike riding has become a very popular activity for families to do together. Transport For London has a free course available, which can help you cycle more confidently and safely as well as assist more experienced riders to learn some new skills. Halfords is currently offering a 15% discou...

Important school letter on wearing face masks

We would like to thank all of our families for working with us over the past few months and following our safety measures to help keep everyone safe. As an additional safety measure, we are asking that all parents wear a face mask (unless you are exempt) to and from school.Please read our schoo...

What our pupils love about reading

We recently caught up with some of our children and asked them why they love reading and how it helps them academically. Pupils also shared with us the book they're currently reading and why they are enjoying it. Watch the video here.

Read Aloud competition winners!

Well done to the winners of the latest Read Aloud poem competition, which was organised by the Community Outreach Team. Children had to write a poem on legendary children’s author Roald Dahl and their favourite characters from his books. The competition was a great success with over 50 entries a...

Kind hearted parent’s knit blankets and toys for babies

The Creative Hands Knitting class and Crochet group, organised by the Community Outreach Team has been meeting up virtually to continue with their wonderful knitting creations. Parents have made toys, hats, shoes, and some amazing jumpers. In these difficult times, our thoughtful parents have also ...

Urgent - school will close from tomorrow due to coronavirus

Due to coronavirus, the whole school will be closed from tomorrow. Please read the letter to our families here.

Become a parent governor at Woodpecker Hall

We have a vacancy for a parent governor. Can you help take us forward? This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real contribution to the life, leadership and educational performance of the school. Now, more than ever, schools need great governors. The closing date is Tuesday, 17th November.For more...

PPE refresher session for our school cleaners

During the half-term break, we held a refresher session for our much valued cleaning staff on using personal protective equipment (PPE). This extra session was extremely effective and emphasizes our ongoing commitment to safeguarding our students and staff during these unprecedented times.&nbs...

Back to school!

A reminder that school will re-open tomorrow. We hope everyone had a nice break.

We’re hiring

We are currently looking to appoint a new Head of Estates and Facilities at CHAT Academies. We are a forward thinking multi-academy trust, with exciting plans to expand our estate and educational offering to the community. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and play a key role in this plan. T...

Great activities for parents and children

Our amazing Community Outreach team has a whole list of fun activities you can do with your child to keep busy over the half term. From the activities page you can find things like; delicious cooking recipes, how to grow food and herbs from home, tips on making the most out of your food, and a ...

Every Mind Matters

Every Mind Matters is a campaign from Public Health England that provides parents with insightful resources and information to support their child’s mental wellbeing. As parents and carers, there are ways we can support children and young people to give them the best chance to stay mentally h...

Looking for a secondary school place?

Are you looking for a secondary school place for your child? Join us at Heron Hall Academy. Watch the video here.

Black History Heroes

Throughout the month children have really enjoyed learning and studying a wide range of topics related to Black History. This half- term, we would like to know who your child’s Black History Hero is. It could be a historical figure, a leader, a sports star, an author, a scientist, or a supers...

Updated government information for parents and carers

Information for parents and carers on keeping children safe in community activities, after-school clubs, tuition, sports training and other out-of-school settings.See it here.

Free online parenting forum.

A free online parenting forum will take place on Thursday 22nd October from 6:30 pm – 8 pm.In this forum, a panel of experts will be offering advice and support for parents during the current pandemic.Topics include; education, primary to secondary transition, mental health, covid-19, and social m...

Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall poppy sale

This week at school we are accepting donations for the Poppy Appeal campaign that is part of the Royal British Legion’s charity. The charity provides lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families.Children can make a donation and in return collect a poppy. The sa...

Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker hall uniform list.

Our school uniforms are available to parents for purchase. Parents can print off an order form below or collect one at the school office. Please note the office will only be accepting cash payments.Orders will take about a week to arrive and the office will contact you when to collect. Cuckoo Hal...

Live broadcast of popular children’s book!

There will be a live stream play of the classic children’s book “The Snail and the Whale” from the 24th October -1st November 2020. The Snail and the Whale is a 2003 children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The live broadcast will involve ...

Important letter to parents

Read the school letter regarding important information about a confirmed case of Covid 19 at Woodpecker Hall and Cuckoo Hall Academy. Click here to read.

Recognising the symptoms of Coronavirus

Online course for parents

Are you interested in becoming a parent helper? The WEA has organised an “Introduction to helping in a school” course, which aims to give parents background knowledge and confidence in becoming an effective parent helper in school. The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a char...

School closure on Friday 23rd October

The school will be closed on 23rd October for parent consultations.

Exercise with the Community Outreach Team

The Community Outreach Team along with their Knitting group members and Hummingbirds volunteers who run the stay and play sessions for children organised a “Wellbeing Walk”.The group walked from Cuckoo Hall to Jubilee Park. The walks are a great opportunity for parents to improve their physi...

Have you seen how we can help you?

The Helping Families section of the school website contains information, advice and contact numbers for a wide range of support for you and your family at this challenging time.You can find information on: • Getting financial help from us• Keeping children safe online• Safeguarding • Child...

Online safety for your children - hints and tips at a glance

Early Years parenting course

The Community Outreach Team will be running a new online course for parents who have children aged 2-4 years old. The course is free and will take place every Friday from 1-2:30 pm for a duration of 9 weeks. The Community Outreach team will also be holding a virtual coffee morning on Friday 9th Oc...

Year 6 parents: Tours of Heron Hall Academy now available to book

The school has decided to hold small, socially distanced tours.These will take place on Tues 13 - Fri 16 October at the following times: 4.30pm, 5pm, 5.30pm, 6pm.You must book in advance to go on a tour. Masks must be worn.You can book a place by contacting the Heron Hall school office on 0208 443 9...

Roald Dahl poem competition!

Win a free prize by entering the latest Read Aloud competition organised by The Community Outreach Team. All your child has to do is write a poem on their favourite Roald Dahl book and they will be awarded with a free prize.Please email your entry to [email protected] before the 16t...

Read our latest school newsletter

Our latest school newsletter is now available to read. You can see it here.

Important information regarding vaccinations.

We are aware that some parents may have been alarmed by a story that has been spread on social media around a child in a school in another area who it is alleged was given a vaccination without her parent’s consent. We wish to reassure parents that for any vaccination, parents / carers ...

Amazing knitting creations from parents.

The knitting class that is run by the Community Outreach team has been meeting up virtually to continue with their wonderful knitting creations. These online sessions have been a great opportunity for parents to continue their knitting skills from home. If anyone would like to take part in...

What our pupils love about returning to school

It’s great to have our children back in school again. Watch a video from Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall Year 6 pupils explaining the best things about being back. To watch the video, click here.

Applying to secondary school

Looking for a secondary school place for September 2021?Watch a short video we have made for our families that explains everything you need to do to successfully apply for a place.To watch the video, click here.

Adult learning course for parents

On the 21st September Barnet and Southgate College will be starting an online ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) course again. The course will run from 12 - 2 pm. The aim of the course is to boost your confidence when communicating in everyday English. If our parents are i...

Appyling to Secondary school: What you need to know about.

Looking for a secondary school place for September 2021? Here is what you need to know.

Telephone support line for parents and carers

We are looking for a new parent governor

We have a vacancy for a parent governor. Can you help take us forward? This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real contribution to the life, leadership and educational performance of the school. Now, more than ever, schools need great governors. We need you! Closing date: Wednesday 30th Septemb...

Online Early Years course for parents.

Are you interested in a career in Early Years? The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is offering an online Early Years course that focuses on ways to promote learning and development in babies and young children.Learners will also have the opportunity to ask questions about careers in ch...

Return to school times for Cuckoo Hall & Woodpecker Hall

Please see the return to school times for Monday.View Cuckoo Hall here.View Woodpecker Hall here.

Our Primary children returning to three delicious new menus

With nutrition and health at the heart of all of our meals we offer a fantastic, tasty set of rolling menus for our pupils.With everything from sausages and mash, stacks of vegetables, Halal and vegetarian options to gateaux and salads, there's something for everyone.Children are more likely to try ...

Breakfast Club and After School Care - new arangements

For both Breakfast Club and After School Care: Woodpecker Hall and Cuckoo Hall will jointly be running this provision from the beginning of the new academic year. Both of these provisions will take place in the Cuckoo Hall dinner halls.Children will be organised into two groups. Group 1: Nursery, Re...

Letter to parents about the re-opening of the school for all children.

Please read our letter to parents that contains important information about the re-opening of the school for all children in September.To read the letter, please click here.

School uniforms: COVID-19 Update from Smiths Schoolwear

"Our stores are open for appointments and collection onlyAN APPOINTMENT MUST BE MADE BEFORE VISITINGYou can book an appointment with us via our online bookingsystem - where possible, please limit those who attend to one adult per student." For more information visit the website here.

Our new system Arbor is replacing ParentPay from Thursday, 3rd September 2020

You will not be able to use ParentPay from the 3rd of September and must create an Arbor account to pay for trips, clubs and school meals.The school offices have now sent you a letter followed by an email with your new login details for Arbor. To find out how you can create your Arbor account, plea...

Helping families get new items of uniform they need: Monday 24 August

On Monday, 24 August only (10am-1pm), we are offering the parents of both Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall and Robin Hall the chance to order new items of uniform for each school if they are struggling to get to the shop, Smiths Schoolwear.We will get them for you directly.You will then be able to retur...

Year 6 parents: Save the Date - Tuesday 6 October

Dear familiesWe will be holding a series of events on Tuesday, 6 October.This will give Year 6 parents and carers a chance to find out a lot more about our wonderful school.With Covid-19 these events are likely to be online.Normally we welcome over 500 to our two open evening events.We are a very po...

School uniforms update

An update regarding the purchasing of school uniforms from Smiths Schoolwear.The Stores are now open for appointments and collection.You must make an appointment before visiting one of the stores. To find out more information, click here.

Health support for our families.

If you require any health advice throughout the summer holidays for your children, ‘the School nursing team’ who are a part of the NHS, are available to speak to. They are able to support families in Enfield with children from the age of 5 to young adults up to the age of 19. The School nursin...

Questions and answers for the return of school in September.

The government has put together a detailed Q&A about returning to school in September. See it here.

Black Lives Matter.

“Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah” is an inspiring book by author Laurie Ann Thompson. The book is based on the true story of Emmanuel Yeboah. Born in Ghana in 1977 with a deformed leg, he became the personification of courage, strength, mental and physical determin...

Delicious ice lolly recipe to make with your children!

Are you looking for a tasty and refreshing treat for you and your children on a hot summer’s day? Why not try this great idea from the Community Outreach team.These lollies are easy to make, healthy and much cheaper than buying from the shop. They are also vegan and gluten-free.Ingredients:5 large...

The newest member of the Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall family.

Introducing Bella! She is our school dog teddy’s little sister. Bella is a Cockapoo like her big sister Teddy and she and has just recently turned 8 weeks old. Teddy can’t wait to show her around the school in September and meet all of the children.

Major shoe chain offering to help with the cost of children's shoes.

Clarks are offering parents the chance to swap their child’s new Clarks shoes for free if they outgrow them in the next six months. The shoes have to be bought from a Clarks shop before September 14th of this year to qualify for the deal. Online sales do not count. Read the full details ...

Summer Holiday dates.

The school has now closed for the summer holidays. We will re-open on Monday 7th September for the 2020/2021 academic year. We hope everyone has a great summer break!

Login details for Arbor: our new payment system.

Arbor is replacing ParentPay from Thursday, 3rd September 2020.The school offices have now sent you a letter followed by an email with your new login details for Arbor. If you have any issues please email the school office.

Training to become a teacher with CHAT Academies

Dear families, do you know someone who might be interested in training to be a teacher with us? These are difficult times but a great opportunity to consider becoming a teacher. A family member, a friend or a colleague? Someone graduating or looking for a career change? For information, click ...

A goodbye letter from headteacher Sharon Parson.

Ms Sharon Parson has written a lovely farewell letter to parents and carers. We would like to thank Sharon for her time at Woodpecker Hall Academy and we wish her all the best in the future. Read the farewell letter here.

Black Lives Matter.

“We are proud of who we are and where we come from”. “I love my Hair!” by author Natasha Tarpley is an empowering book that teaches all children to be proud of their heritage and ethnic background. The book emphasizes how people may look different and come from a different country ...

Raising money for charity!

A great friend of our school, who visited us this year, Rafah Nanjeba Torsa, the reigning Miss World Bangladesh is raising much needed funds for her charity The Smile Foundation. To donate, please click here.

Home learning during the summer holidays.

As the 2019/2020 Academic year comes to an end, we would like to wish all of our pupils a healthy and happy summer holidays.During the holidays, your child should still be doing some work so they are prepared for the next academic year.Please complete the work that you have been given and we hope...

Free online math’s event for parents.

Today at 8 pm Curious Maths is running a math’s event for parents. The event is aimed at parents of children aged 7-11 to give tips and ideas for using Numicon at homeNumicon is an approach to teaching math’s that helps your child to see connections between numbers. Join the live strea...

Year 6 farewell at Woodpecker Hall

Today our Year 6 pupils have been writing goodbye messages on each other’s shirts. A lovely gesture from our children who will be starting their secondary school journey in September. We would like to wish all of our Year 6 pupil’s good luck for the future, it’s been a joy to have yo...

New classes, Summer learning and the return to school in September

Read our letter containing information on staffing for the 2020-2021 academic Year, Summer learning and information on returning to school in September. Read the letter here.

Free online Health and Wellbeing taster courses for parents.

The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a charity dedicated to bringing high-quality and professional education into the heart of communities.The WEA have organised two health and well-being taster sessions, which are all free of charge.See the courses below.Learn to boost your immune system...

Read Aloud competition winners!

Congratulations to Leonides, Sophia, Naafia, Yasmin, Kaiya, Naitik, Imanuelle, Victory, Evan, Zubair, Liyana, Tracey, Ailsa and Ayla for winning the latest CHAT wide Read Aloud competition. For this competition, we wanted to find out the favourite book and magazine characters of the children ac...

Black Lives Matter.

“I think about everyone I saw today, each one of them a beautiful color”. The Colours of Us by Karen Katz is a powerful book, which teaches children that people come in a variety of different colours and they are all beautiful. The video is a positive and affirming look at skin colour ...

Free online “Child Psychology” taster session for parents.

The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a charity dedicated to bringing high-quality and professional education into the heart of communities.The WEA have a “Child Psychology” taster session available to parents. This free taster session provides parents with an insight into children's ...

Want ideas for easy and fun activities to do at home?

The Community Outreach team has put together some great activities that can be done from home with your children. From the activities page you can find things like; delicious cooking recipes, how to grow food and herbs from home, tips on making the most out of your food and a video on how to ma...

Important information regarding the final day of term.

To help us prepare for September we have decided to close the school for children on Friday 17th July at 1:15pm.This will be the final day of the summer term now.It will allow us time to get our classrooms and the wider school ready for the opening of the whole school in September.

Thank you to our catering teams across CHAT Academies schools.

A huge thank you to all members of our catering staff across CHAT Academies schools who have been working tremendously hard to help us cope with the enormous challenges over the past few months due to Covid-19.Members of our catering staff also took on vital additional cleaning roles to help during ...

Tasty treats at lunchtime!

Our catering team made some mouth-watering chocolate cornflake cakes earlier today. A delicious treat to go along with the freshly prepared lunches that are made every day for pupils. Well done team, the children loved them!

Online poetry classes for parents!

Would you like to try something different? “Spoken word” is a form of poetry that is read out loud and performed to an audience. This course will be facilitated by award winning poet “Ragz-CV”. Parents can learn various rhyming techniques, how to use metaphors, and it can also...

INSET training day on Monday 6th July

Please note there is an INSET training day on Monday 6th July. The school will be closed but open to key worker children.

Important information regarding your child’s Mathletics account.

Mathletics is an online programme we use to help our pupils with their maths skills. Mathletics reset their data at the end of each school year and have created a letter explaining their purpose for doing this. Read the letter from Mathletics here.

Updated guidance from the Department Of Education.

The Department for Education has published new guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. See the updated guidance, here.

Home learning resources to help your child.

The government have provided a range of online educational resources for schools and parents to help children learn at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.To see the resources, click here.

Headteacher appointed for the amalgamation of Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall Academies

Nicky Ross appointed Headteacher for the amalgamated school at Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall AcademiesI am delighted to be able to tell you that Nicky Ross, currently the Headteacher of Cuckoo Hall Academy and the Leader of Primary Education for the Trust, has been appointed as the Headteacher of...

20 Read Aloud prizes to be won!

A message from the Community Outreach team. Hello Parents and carers,Last week we had a Read Aloud competition and there was a great response from children telling us their favourite book they like to read.It’s great to see so many pupils continuing to read and help encourage other children to do...

Updated government information for parents and carers

What parents and carers need to know about nurseries, childminders, schools and colleges during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.To see the information, click here.

Virtue of the month!

Headteacher Sharon Parson putting up the virtue of the month for July.This month our virtue is “Truthfulness”. “Truthfulness” is “the quality of being honest and not containing or telling any lies”. It’s vital we teach our children the importance of honesty and being truthful...

A socially distanced reading session at Woodpecker Hall!

Year 6 children having a group reading session this afternoon. Our pupils have been brilliant in following the social distancing rules within school. It’s great to see some of our year 6 pupils back in school and learning before they embark on their secondary school journey from Septembe...

Black Lives Matter.

"Children come in all the colours of the earth". A powerful video by children’s author Sheila Hamanaka, which explains how children may look different and come from different backgrounds but they should all be treated equally. The video can help parents explain to children about the trag...

Online interview workshop for parents.

We have a great online workshop on Tuesday 14th July from 2-3 pm for parents who are looking to improve their interview skills. The workshop teaches the fundamentals of a successful interview as well as tips for answering questions from the interviewer. This is a good opportunity for paren...

Read our Newsletter for June 2020

Our newsletter for June 2020 is available to read from headteacher Sharon Parson. To read it, click here.

Now is a great time to get new employment skills

Are you aged 16-30? There is a great free online training session for our families on 2nd of July (2-3pm).We will cover writing a CV, networking, interviews and how to stand out when telling your story.Interested? Contact the Community Outreach team at [email protected]

Road safety tips from the Community Outreach team.

A reminder from the Community Outreach Team about staying safe when crossing the road.Tip 1: Find a safe place to cross - a zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing and not in between parked cars, you need to be able to see the road for traffic.Tip 2: Stand on the pavement behind the kerb.Tip 3: Stand, l...

Is your child taking part in Mrs Tilley’s weekly maths challenge?

Mrs Tilley and Curious Maths have brilliantly created a range of maths challenges for all our pupils.Each year group has their own specific challenge and it can be found on DB Primary.Thank you Mrs Tilley and the Curious Maths team for another great week of maths challenges.

Winners of the TT Rockstars competition!

We challenged our pupils to answer as many times table questions in the space of 1 minute and the pupil with the highest score in each year would win a £10 Amazon voucher. The competition was a great success with over 50 pupils entering. Our children have clearly been practising their tim...

Free online learning courses for parents

Would you like to learn something new? The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a charity dedicated to bringing high-quality and professional education into the heart of communities.The WEA deliver a range of online courses such as; arts and crafts, languages and writing, English and mat...

Black Lives Matter.

Empathy, Diversity and Unapologetically are three principles within the Black Lives Matter movement. EMPATHYWhen we think about how other people feel because different people have different feelings. Sometimes it helps to think about how you would feel if the same thing that happened to your fr...

Training to become a teacher with CHAT Academies

Dear families, do you know someone who might be interested in training to be a teacher with us?These are difficult times but a great opportunity to consider becoming a teacher. A family member, a friend or a colleague? Someone graduating or looking for a career change? Now is a great...

Celebrate national school sports week at home with your children!

Youth Sport Trust and Sky Sports have teamed up to bring the nation together this summer with a national school sports week from home. It will take place from Saturday 20th June – Friday 26th June. The purpose is to try and unite schools, families, friends and neighbours through the power of spo...

Social distancing at school!

Our pupils showing us the markings across school with a distance of two meters.

11 steps to make sure your child’s bike is safe to ride

Riding a bike is fun and a great way to keep your children active. Recently, bike riding has become a very popular activity for families to do together. It’s important for parents to regularly check their child’s bike to ensure it is safe to ride. We have 11 steps you can fo...

Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall Academies set to amalgamate

Today we are announcing an exciting new future for two of our schools and their families.Amalgamation will produce significant savings which will make the new combined school sustainable in the long term to ensure that we can provide the best possible education to the children in this area.The decli...

Year 5 pupils return to Woodpecker Hall Academy

This week saw the return of some of our year 5 pupils to Woodpecker Hall Academy. It’s great to see them back in class and learning!

Black Lives Matter.

Empathy, Diversity and Unapologetically are three principles within the Black Lives Matter movement. EMPATHYWhen we think about how other people feel because different people have different feelings. Sometimes it helps to think about how you would feel if the same thing that happened to your fr...

Read Aloud book bag prize!

We are Looking forward to letting our Read Aloud prize winners have their book bags. #ReadAloud #15Mins #EveryChild #EveryDay

Updated government information for parents and carers

What parents and carers need to know about schools and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak.To see the information, click here.

Congratulations to pupils for winning Read Aloud book bags!

We asked parents to send us a picture of their child with their favourite storybook, magazine, information book or poem for the chance to win a Read Aloud book bag with a free book inside. Well done to the following pupils from across the trust who have won a Read Aloud book bag. Adem (Year 1),...

Lunchtime at Woodpecker Hall

Our brilliant catering team making lunches for the children today.

The new normal at Woodpecker Hall

Our new lunchtime procedure. Lunches are prepared, collected and then delivered to the classrooms for the children to eat in their 'bubble'.

Keeping children, parents and staff safe

The new normal at Woodpecker Hall Academy. Let's all stay safe: children, parents and staff.Please observe the safe distancing markings outside the school at all times.

Woodpecker parents pass first aid course with flying colours!

Belated congratulations to our parents for passing their Paediatric first aid course level 3 in February.We would like to have arranged a special ceremony to award your certificates but due to the current circumstances were unable to do so. The course was run by Southgate and Barnet collage and...

Year 6 pupils return to Woodpecker Hall Academy

Lovely to see the children and teachers back together in class.

Reception pupils return to Woodpecker Hall Academy

Reception children having fun learning in school again.

Teaching your child how to ride a bike without stabilisers

Riding a bike is fun and a great way to keep your children active. Recently, bike riding has become a very popular activity for families to do together. If your child does not know how to ride a bike, we have some useful steps you can use to teach them. To see the steps, click here. You ca...

Year 6 pupil Yagmur completes her second book review during lockdown

During this lockdown, we asked students to send us a review of a book they have enjoyed reading. Yagmur really enjoys reading and she has now sent in her second review of the book “The Park” by authors Ozgur Sinan and Yagmur Toka. Storyline: Friends want a playground in a terrain, but ...

Latest Covid-19 advice for our families

The latest Covid-19 advice from the Department for Education (DfE) and the NHS.Lets keep all our families safe whether you are at home or your children have returned to school. To see the advice, click here.

Black Lives Matter.

“Let’s take a breath for George.Let’s take a breath for peace.Let’s take a breath for justice.Let’s take a breath to heal our country.”

Contacting the school office

You can now contact the school by phone and email as the office has re-opened. A big thank you to the info@Chat central team for helping us since lockdown was announced.

Welcome back!

Welcome back to our Reception and Year 6 children. We have missed you!

Let us know what your child is reading - and we will send you a Read Aloud book bag with a free book!

A message from the Community Outreach teamHello Parents and Carers, The Community Outreach team run the Read Aloud events and workshops but unfortunately, under the current circumstances are unable to do so. We would still like to be in touch with you and the children even if we can’t get togeth...

Make some delicious shortbread biscuits at home with your children

Would you like to make some mouth-watering shortbread biscuits? The Community Outreach team have a great recipe that will delight the whole family! It’s simple to make and a nice treat for the children.You will need to preheat the oven gas mark 5 or 190cIngredients4oz butter you can use dairy-...

Preparing your child for their first day back at school

Community support – sharing food and other items

We understand more than ever the importance of feeling like a united community during these uncertain times.OLIO connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. This could be food nearing its sell-by date in local stores, spare home-grown...

Growing seeds at home - next steps

Recently, we showed you how you can grow your own food and herbs from home. Here are the next steps. If you have grown many seeds together you will need to separate them into individual pots this is called (thinning). Remember to keep them watered and not to let them dry out.When they are big enoug...

New lunchtime procedure for our year 1 pupils

This week year 1 pupils returned to school and are being given a healthy balanced meal from our catering team. Lunches are being supplied to each class bubble following the social distancing measures. Each meal is made freshly every morning after the class teacher takes the order and relays it to ...

Win £10 Amazon vouchers in our TT Rock Stars competition

Will your child take the 1 minute TT Rock Stars Challenge and win a £10 Amazon voucher from us? Can they get the top score? We will have a winner in each year group.

Return to school and home learning information from the Headteacher

Please see the arrangements for returning to school and the new home learning timetable.To read the letter from headteacher Sharon Parson, click here.

New home learning timetable for Woodpecker Hall Academy

To see the new home learning timetable, click here.

Monday 1st June inset training day at Woodpecker Hall

Reminder that it is a INSET training day today for Woodpecker Hall Academy. The school will be 'closed' - but open to key worker children - so that we can train all of our staff on the ‘new normal’ ways of working and teaching for the return of some groups of children on 2nd June.This is to ensu...

Returning to Woodpecker Hall Academy: what you need to know

Everything you need to know about coming back to school after half-term.Reception, year 1, year 6 and key worker children. To watch the video message from headteacher Sharon Parson, click here.

Skills for work course for parents

A skills for work course is commencing on Monday 1st June 2020. It’s a free virtual learning course that will take place Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 13:00 PM; 1st June – 15th June 2020. The idea of this course is to give the learner all the tools required to apply for any suitable job and present...

One of our CHAT families sends Eid greetings to everyone across our schools

To watch the video, please click here.

Children's books: Get some recommendations!

We have provided a link to some great books for a variety of different age groups. Great books for 6-8 year olds. Read recommendations here. Great books for 9-11 year olds. Read recommendations here#ReadAloud #15minutes #EveryChild #EveryDay

Questions & Answers about returning to primary school

UPDATED: Friday 22 May.Q: Why has the school taken the decision to reopen the school?A: The government has said it expects schools in England to reopen from 1 June at the earliest for Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children. It says it expects schools to encourage their families to attend, although at...

The importance of reading and the benefits it provides

Reading is a fantastic way to improve your academic learning and it provides children with a number of benefits. By reading consistently, pupils can improve their vocabulary, punctuation and grammar, which will help them excel with their academic studies. We continue to ask our parents and carers to...

Financial support is available to our families.

We may be able to help you at this challenging time.To see how, click here.

Updated government advice for parents and carers

What parents and carers need to know about schools, colleges and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak. To see the advice, click here.

Letter from the school about re-opening for Reception, Year 1 and 6 pupils.

To read the letter, please click here.

Its National Thank A Teacher Day!

Today we join together to say a HUGE thank you to teachers, teaching assistants, and all support staff for their amazing work, not only in these challenging times but all year round.Do you have a STAR teacher? Do you miss seeing them every day? Let them know by leaving a message on one of our social...

How to make home schooling a success – top 5 tips

We understand learning from home can be difficult, therefore we have created a list of tips to help. Our parents and children can use the tips below to help them make the home schooling experience a success. 1. Stay in routine and treat it like a school day with frequent breaks and a lunch break.�...

The government's Covid-19 advice for schools

The DfE has issued a lot of advice to schools and parents. It can be found here.

Anniya wins the “Design your own board game” contest

Anniya, a Year 3 pupil at Woodpecker Hall Academy, has won the Trust's competition to design a board game with a clever take on Snakes & Ladders. She beat entries from 4 other primary schools and our secondary academy. Anniya's game involves rolling a dice to move across the board to reach the fini...

A thank you message from Tottenham Hotspur football club

Tottenham Hotspur football club have shown their appreciation to local schools and teachers who have been working tremendously hard during these difficult times. The video message is full of Spurs superstars from Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweirel and female stars Becky Spencer and Jenna Schillaci. To...

Fun animal moves to help keep children active while at home

How to make a time capsule with your children

Here is another great idea from the Community Outreach team.What is a time capsule?A time capsule is a container storing a selection of objects chosen as being a typical of the present time and buried for discovery in the future.It's typically hidden away for your future self or someone of your choo...

A fun activity to help keep children active while at home

Ideas for parents to help their younger children learn about shapes and colours

Here are three ideas to learn about colours and shapes with your little ones, using the resources you already have at home.Lolly sticks and pens Use 2 lolly sticks and place them next to each other. Draw half a shape on each stick using different colours and get the children to match them up!Us...

Celebrating Ramadan

A message from the Community Outreach team.Please read it here.

Make some delicious scones at home with your children

Would you like to make some mouth-watering scones? The Community Outreach team has a great recipe that will delight the whole family! It’s simple and very easy to follow. To see the recipe, click here.

Win a £30 voucher by designing a family board game

Has your child got a great idea for a family board game?Do they love playing board games? Are they bursting with ideas for one? Make or draw the game and win a £30 Amazon or Tesco voucher for the best game.Things to consider when designing your game: How do you play it? How many people can play? W...

A review of the book “Pollyanna” from a year 6 pupil

During this lockdown, we asked students to send us a review of a book they have enjoyed reading. Yagmur has written a review on a classic children’s novel. The book is titled “Pollyanna” and was published in 1913 by American novelist Eleanor H. Porter. Storyline: Pollyanna is a littl...

Some great tips for making the most out of your food.

Carrot tops and celery leaves Carrot tops and celery leaves are edible. Chop and use in stir fries and casseroles. If carrots have gone soft trim ends and put in iced water to re-hydrate.Fruit zest You can use the zest of fruit over salads or drinks. You can also freeze fruit and use them later in s...

Grow your own at home

Growing food and herbs without a garden Would you like to do some 'gardening'?Even if you don’t have a garden you can grow something at home.Let’s get started.You will need some seeds. But don’t worry if you don’t have any seeds at home or you can’t get to the shops to buy some. You can co...

Does your child play a musical instrument? We would love to know what they play!

A guitar, piano or trumpet? Does your child play a musical instrument? We would be fascinated to know which one they can play. If you would like to, get your child to take a picture of the instrument they play and send it to us over social media. This lockdown is a great chance for ch...

Re-opening schools following the Prime Minister's announcement

As you will have seen, the Prime Minister has announced that from 1 June, schools may be able to re-open for some year groups.In opening our schools, we will be guided by two key principles: The obligation to ensure the safety, welfare and well-being of pupils, parents and staff; and making the best...

The latest Online classes for parents and carers from Barnet & Southgate College.

A message to our early year’s fathers at Woodpecker Hall - from the Community Outreach team

We hope everyone is safe. You told us you really enjoyed the last event for ‘Dads and Lads’, which was absolutely packed. Everyone had such a great time. We laughed a lot and made some fantastic things. We promised you another one.So, once the lockdown is over we look forward to seeing you all a...

Class 4K win the first ever TT Rockstars maths tournament!

And the winner is! Class 4K showed they are the smartest and brightest maths brains in the school by winning the first ever TT Rockstars Lockdown tournament. The children had to successfully answer a series of times tables challenges. Class 4K showed just how good they were by amassing a brillian...

Dream destinations: Ask your child to write down 5 places they would love to visit one day

Tokyo? Paris? Or Dubai? What are your child’s dream destinations to travel to? Keep your child occupied during lockdown with this fun activity. Ask them to write down on a piece of paper the 5 places they want to visit one day. If they would like to, they could also include why they want...

A survey for parents is launching on Friday to help improve Home Learning

On Friday we will be launching our biggest ever survey of parents views. We want to know about your experiences of home learning. What is working? What isn't? What are your main issues? How can the school support you better? Please take part in the survey as it will be used as the bas...

Create a scrumptious restaurant or café menu!

Get creative during lockdown with this fun idea to help keep children busy choosing dishes for the perfect place to eat. Ask your children to devise their very own restaurant or café menu, choosing their favourite mouth watering foods.Things to consider before you create your menu: What type of fo...

Arts and crafts ideas for children!

Get creative with your child by making a range of arts and crafts during lockdown. This is a great way to keep busy and get your child to use their creative skills. If you would like to see a range of video tutorials and guides of what to make using arts and crafts, click here. T...

Home schooling help for parents

Children having to learn from home is a new experience and it can be challenging. If you need some tips on home schooling, we have created a list here. If you would like support on using DB Primary, please see the video guides here.

Get your child to write down 5 words after reading

Every time your child reads their book, ask them to write down 5 words that they just discovered from reading that book. Once your child has written the 5 words, ask them to find the definition of each word using a dictionary. If you would like to challenge your child further, get them to ...

Top 4 tips for potty training!

If you require help on potty training your child, the Community Outreach team have created a list of tips. Tip 1: Keep calm and potty train Tip 2: Know when to potty train Tip 3: Getting them ready for potty training Tip 4: PraiseTo see the tips in detail, please click here.

Keep busy during lockdown by creating a scrapbook with your children

Parents and children can keep occupied during lockdown by going through old photos and memories and placing them into a scrapbook. In this scrapbook, you can add photos you may have from past holidays, birthdays, Christmas or even school events. It’s entirely up to you what photos you us...

Make a delicious vegetable stir-fry for the family

Are you not sure what meal to make next in lockdown? Why not make a delicious vegetable stir-fry with noodles?It’s simple, quick and tastes amazing!If you would like to make it for the family, click here to see the recipe. Lots of love from the Community Outreach team, Juliet, ...

Bake a cake, pastry or make a dessert with your children

During this lockdown, why not make a delicious cake, pastry or dessert with your children.If you would like to, take a picture of your finished creation and send it to us over Facebook. We would love to share what you have made. Don’t know what to make? Click here for a range of cake recipes....

How to download and upload work to a phone or tablet using DB Primary

A new step by step guide on how to download and upload work to a phone or tablet using DB Primary. To watch the video, click here. If you would like to see more video guides, click here.For a written guide on using DB Primary, click here.

The Community Outreach team are here to help

Need to talk to someone about an issue or a problem? Just need to talk? The Community Outreach team - Juliet, Beleyu and Gurjit - are here to help. You can call 07538251628 or email [email protected]

Cuckoo and Woodpecker parents on the “Good Enough Parent” course continue their studies from home

The “Good Enough Parent” is a great course, which is run by the Community Outreach team.It is an 8-week parent led program that can help parents and carers develop practical communication skills for everyday life to help bring up confident, happy and co-operative children. Topics covered on the...

Writing a book review: Get your child to review their book!

Has your child finished reading a book recently? Why not ask them to review it once they have completed it. Children should write a short review and include what they liked or disliked about the book. In the review, children must also state how the book could be improved, provide their overall tho...

Where does your child like to read?

Have you created a comfortable place for them to read their favourite book?Or have they made their own?We would love for you to share pictures of your child’s favourite reading places with us. #ReadAloud #15minutes #EveryChild #EveryDay

Stay in touch with our video messages

Stay in touch with our short video messages for our families.Go to YouTube and type in CHAT Academies and SUBSCRIBE #StaySafe #StayInformed #KeepUpToDateTo be taken straight to our YouTube page click here

StarLine: a free home learning telephone helpline for parents

Home learning can be challenging for both children and parents. StarLine is a new service that supports parents and carers nationwide by providing home learning advice directly from qualified teachers and education experts. The service can provide parents or carers with strategies to help ...

Advice from the MET police on phone scams and how to protect yourself

Due to current circumstances there has been an increase in phone related scams. According to the met, the most common way individuals choose to lure people in is by the three methods listed below. 1. Your computer has a problem2. A fraud investigation3. An investment opportunity We are urging ou...

How to make your own playdough at home.

Playing with playdough is a great activity our younger children can do to help keep them busy whilst at home. It’s fun, calming and helps children release stress in these difficult times. If you would like to attempt to make your own playdough, see the instructions here. Lots of love from the ...

Keep children occupied in isolation with their own lockdown diary

A parent and governor has sent in this brilliant idea of children keeping a diary during lockdown to help keep them busy. In this diary, children can keep track of all the activities and productive things they have been doing during isolation. The diary is free and can be downloaded here.When comp...

Free food collection available to those in need, organised by Enfield Council

Free food parcels are available to anyone in need and you can also collect for those who are not able to travel. The parcels can be collected from the food stalls at the locations listed below. The time of the food stalls are from 3-5 pm. Monday: Saint Monica’s Church 1 Stonard Rd, Palme...

Pupils show appreciation for NHS and key workers

Two proud pupils showed their gratitude and appreciation for our health service and key workers at the weekend with a colourful piece of artwork. Perhaps one of the positives to come out of the coronavirus crisis is children having a real understanding of the importance of our health service and al...

New Home Learning arrangements and time table for the school

New Home Learning arrangements start on Monday, 20 April.All pupils are expected to participate.It is absolutely critical that every pupil completes their work each week as if they were in the classroom. This long period of lockdown is set to continue until further notice and we need the children ...

Headteacher Miss Parsons reads “Where the Wild Things Are” for our young children

Story time has returned and our wonderful headteacher Miss Parsons has selected a great book to read for the children. Since the school closed, teachers from Woodpecker have been reading their favourite stories and posting them on the CHAT Academies YouTube channel.To watch Miss Parsons read “Whe...

Information regarding free school meal vouchers

The government appointed a company to manage the new school vouchers.Edenred is still providing schools and parents with a very poor service, with the delays continuing, phone calls going unanswered, its website going down.All the schools in Enfield have been complaining and called for immediate imp...

Free School Meals update from the goverment

The latest information regarding free school meal vouchers for pupils who are eligible. The government recently appointed a company called Edenred to provide the vouchers as its new national scheme. Unfortunately, the company has struggled to provide the vouchers to hundreds of schools. Thankfu...

Free school meal vouchers over Easter

The government is not funding free school meals over the Easter break. We know this will cause extra hardship for our families at this difficult time. This is not something we are going to allow to happen. So, as a Trust, we are announcing today that we are going to pay for the free school meals vou...

A new approach to Home Learning

Explaining our new approach to Home Learning. Over the break we will be revamping the school websites and you will have the timetable in a word/ PDF document. To watch the video of our new approach towards Home Learning, click here.

The new Home Learning timetable after Easter

New Home Learning timetable for Reception to Year 6 after Easter. This short film is a step by step guide of everything you need to know.Over the break we will be revamping the school website and you will have the timetable in a word/ PDF document.To watch the video, click here.

A huge thank you to the NHS and key workers

We would like to thank our families who have key worker members and to our own staff too. When the schools return we will plan something to properly acknowledge you #thankyou #heroes

Internet safety

Families have been asking us a lot of questions about internet safety. On Tuesday, we will be conducting a short interview with our Head of Safeguarding, Sarah Cook on keeping children safe.We would love to hear your questions. If you have a question to put to her send it to [email protected]

The Marvellous Miss Mac reads 'Funny Bones'

Another story has gone out for the children. You can watch it here.

Useful and simple tools on DB Primary

There are a range of useful and simple tools on DB Primary. We have created a video showing you how to use them in 2 minutes. To watch the video and learn the useful tools, click here.

How to log into DB Primary

Home learning : For a step by step guide on how to log into DB Primary, watch the video here.

Board of Trustees discuss key topics to help support our families

The Board of Trustees which helps to manage each school in the CHAT trust met today via Zoom to review the home learning so far, the experience of our parents to date, the provision of free school meals vouchers and what else we can do to support our families at this time.

Free School Meals helpline

A new Free School Meals helpline - 020 8344 9890 - was set up on Monday. Many parents have still not verified their emails with us. Other parents have questions about if they qualify for the vouchers. The helpline is available Monday to Friday, 9.30am-2.30pm.

A message from the Community Outreach team

The Community Outreach team is here to support families. Watch a short message from Juliet here.

School update for our families from the CHAT CEO

An update from CHAT CEO Marino Charalambous to all our families regarding latest information on the schools, home learning and free school meals. You can view the message here.

Keeping a regular daily routine with your child.

See some advice from the Community Outreach team on daily routines for children, love to our families, Juliet, Beleyu and Gurjit.Read it here. Need help? Call the Outreach team. More details are here.

A message from the headteacher

Please see a short video message update from our headteacher to our families.You can watch it here

Home learning announcement from the headteacher!

A Message from headteacher Sharon Parson, regarding the latest information on Home Learning. There will be no homework on DB Primary until next week. We did this deliberately because we sent homework packs home with at least a months worth of work. Pupils should work on the pack first and then as...

Free school meal vouchers

Free school meal vouchers. For our eligible families you will shortly be receiving vouchers from us. £25 each fortnight.

CHAT Hub school update: opening Kingfisher for primary chikdren

CHAT School Hub UPDATE: Please note that from tomorrow the CHAT school hub for primary school children will relocate to Kingfisher Hall Academy: 40 The Ride, EN3 7GB and open at 9am and close at 3pm. A huge thank you to all those parents who were able to keep their children at home today #StaySafe

Keyworker children - a place at the Hub School

Dear parents and carers We cannot stress enough that children should ONLY attend the CHAT Hub School at Heron Hall if it is absolutely necessary and you have NO OTHER OPTIONS. It is NOT compulsory for keyworker's children to attend next week. This is emergency provision. We mus...

Update from the school - please watch

Latest update for families from the school. Please watch. 2 minutes https://youtu.be/Hv6ON2XDX2M

Update: Home learning and free school meals

Dear parents and carersHome learningChildren were sent home with work packs last week. We have also created home learning sections on all of our websites. The links are below but you can also find them by clicking on the Home Learning banners on the front page of all our websites. Th...

Key worker child announcement later today

We will get sending a message later today about parents who have applied for key worker status at the CHAT hub school. We are still, in accordance with national advice, urging everyone who can to stay at home.

Key worker children - they should only attend school is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL

Key workers - school places for your children

From Monday 23 March schools will be closing but the government expects us to provide places for these children.On Monday we will open Heron Hall Academy as the CHAT Hub School for eligible children. Address 46 Queensway, Ponders End, Enfield. See map here.The CHAT Hub School will be open from 9am-3...

Urgent survey for our key worker parents

Please complete this survey.You can find it here.

Important message to all parents and carers from the CHAT CEO

Marino Charalambous, the CEO of CHAT Academies has provided an update to all CHAT parents regarding school closures, key workers, free school meals, and home learning arrangements. To view the video click the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Y692tLpxI

The school will be closed from Monday, 23 March

We will close at the end of the school day on Friday, 20 March.The level of staff and pupil absences means that the headteacher has had to reluctantly take the decision to close the school.We plan to re-open the school on Monday, 27 April.We will shortly be announcing home learning arrangements.We w...

Community Outreach cancellations!

From Friday all Community Outreach events are cancelled until further notice.

Important announcement!

Headteachers from across our Trust met this morning. With immediate effect we are introducing additional measures to help to keep staff and children safe. We have therefore cancelled the following: class assemblies, events involving parents or others coming into the school, concerts, participat...

Siblings of Heron Hall children

Siblings of Heron Hall childrenSome parents have asked what they should do if they have a child at Heron Hall and another at one of our primary schools? We have closed Heron Hall Academy as a precautionary measure. There is no confirmed case of coronavirus.Please read our statement which explai...

A fantastic Science week at CHAT Academies!

From Monday 9th March – Friday 13th March over 2000 students across the trust participated in science week. Each child had the opportunity to participate in a range of scientific experiments throughout the week. Every year group from our schools had their own designated topic for science week. T...

Keeping Our Children Safe From Drugs Meeting on Thursday 26th March

Keeping our children safe from drugs. How the infamous 'County Lines' gangs operate. Date for your diaries: Thursday, 26 March (6.15-8.15pm). All the schools in our trust- Heron Hall, Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights- are coming together to hold a meeting and informa...

Advice regarding water bottles for our Reception primary pupils

Reception pupils are receiving a free water bottle as part of Science Week. With the coronavirus outbreak you may want to use the bottles after this has subsided. If using now, please wash the bottles thoroughly after use and children should follow government guidelines for handwashing, touching the...

Coronavirus - latest advice for parents

Pls read our updated guidance. Our advice page can be found here https://www.woodpeckerhallacademy.org.uk/coronavirus

Our new scientists at Woodpecker Hall!

On Monday 9th March Woodpecker Hall started its week long celebration of science. Throughout the week there will be a range of activities and workshops that children will participate in.To commence the start of science week all children came into school dressed as scientists!This was a brillian...

CHAT Academies Science Week!

Over 2,000 young people across the 5 schools in our Trust will be taking part in Science Week 9-13 March.Pupils from Reception all the way up to Year 10 are excited to be taking part!This is a massive week long celebration of science.Take a look at our Science Week page here.Or check out a brief vid...

World Book Day celebration at Woodpecker Hall!

On Thursday 5th March Woodpecker Hall Academy participated in World Book Day. To celebrate World Book Day children came into school dressed as a book character of their choice. From superheroes to Disney princesses, pupils were very creative in choosing their outfits and all of them looked...

Virtue of the month!

For March our virtue of the month is "Enthusiasm". "Enthusiasm" is a "feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it. It’s great to be enthusiastic in school and have a good attitude towards learning and your peers!

CHAT Parents Tenants Forum On Wednesday 4th March!

On Wednesday 4th March CHAT parents who live in “rented accommodation” in Enfield are invited to a free tenants forum at Cuckoo Hall from 9:15am-10:15am. This forum is a great opportunity to learn more about:Your rights as a tenanthomes fit for human how you protected the Tenant Fee Actlegislat...

Dress up as your favourite character for World Book Day - 5 March

World Book Day is coming! On Thursday 5th March we will be celebrating World Book Day with a range of fantastic fun events across the school. Most of all we want as many of the children as possible to come to school dressed as their favourite book characters.This is always one of the highlights of...

A great "Bring your parents" to work day at Woodpecker Hall!

On 26th and 27th of February, it was "Bring your parents to school day". It was a brilliant day where parents had the opportunity to talk to teachers and see the great work pupils have been doing in class! Days like today are important and very beneficial to parents as they can see and understand ...

A delicious pancake day at Woodpecker Hall!

On Tuesday 25th February Woodpecker Hall PTA and staff put together a brilliant pancake day. The pancakes were in such high demand that two sessions had to be arranged. Morning and afternoon. There was a range of tasty toppings to chose from and at only £1 a large amount where sold!Funds made fro...

Pancake day tomorrow!

Pancake day tomorrow! So popular we are cooking pancakes twice at 8.15am and 3.15pm. Just £1 each. Come to the Community/ Family room. Follow the signs from the main school gate. Closest is through the main office entrance.

Year 3 "Roman Day" at Woodpecker Hall

Today our year 3 classes came into school wearing amazing historic Roman clothing. The children really enjoyed learning about Roman History and how their powerful empire influenced modern civilisation. The Romans are credited with inventing a number of essential items that are now used today!Books...

Governors' training night success

Thank you to our wonderful governors who came for training this evening. All the schools in the CHAT Trust took part and came together. A great chance to catch up and exchange views and information.The role of governorJoining the advisory committee as a governor offers you the opportunity to ma...

Bring Your Parents To School Day!

Our KS2 parents are invited to our ‘Bring your parents to school’ morning on Thursday 27th February.Our KS1 parents are invited to our ‘Bring your parents to school’ morning on Wednesday 26th February.This will be an great opportunity for parents to see their child working and learning , as ...

Amazing Art Week at Woodpecker!

Woodpecker Hall held its biggest ever Art Week last week!It was a fantastic week long celebration of all things art!A exhibition was held on Friday after school to showcase all the hard work and effort our children had put into their art work over the week.Parents were impressed at the standard and ...

Chicken Shed Theatre Performance and Workshop!

The world famous Chicken Shed Theatre gave a performance on Friday to our Year 5 and 6 pupils about going to Secondary School. In a safe, sensitive, inclusive environment, a workshop also practically explored issues such as:Choosing positive role models now and in secondary school - being a role mod...

Fantastic Facilities Available to Let!

We have fantastic facilities at Heron Hall, which are available to let at competitive prices.The facilities include a hall with a stage and a world-class astro turf football pitch.To find out more information or to enquire, please contact us via email at [email protected]

A successful "Fantastic Friday" at Woodpecker Academy!"

On Friday 14th February Woodpecker PTA and staff put on a range of events for "Fantastic Friday". The day commenced with Woodpecker pupils coming into school wearing a piece of red clothing and donating £1 towards an impoverished school in Bangladesh. An amazing bake sale was held by...

Bag 2 School Collection on Friday 6th March!

There is going to be a Bag 2 School collection on Friday 6th March!Please bring in any unwanted clothes in a bag to school.Please leave your bags in the reception/office area.All the donated clothes get weighed, and the school gets paid 40p per kilogram!This is a great way to re-use our unwanted clo...

Enjoy a Pancake for £1 on Tuesday 25th February!

Enjoy a pancake for £1 on Tuesday 25th February! Woodpecker Hall PTA invites all pupils to celebrate pancake day by decorating and eating your very own pancake !Join us before school at 8.15am or after school at 3.15pm in our new kitchen area and choose from a range of toppings to put on your...

Reception Pupils Meet Firefighters!

The Fire Brigade came into Woodpecker Hall last week to meet with our Reception children.Our pupils were so excited to be visited by one of our most vital emergency services.The Firefighters explained what their job is to the Reception pupils and drove their Fire Engine into the school for all the p...

'Fantastic Friday' takes places on 14 February

The PTA and the school will be celebrating the last day of term with 3 fantastic events. Visit the biggest art exhibition the school has ever put on, grab a delicious cake and wear something red to raise funds for a school in Bangladesh!ONE: Art ExhibitionAt 3pm there will be a very special Art Exhi...

Art competition - closing date 14 February

Create a famous building out of recycled materials. Win a prize for your entry!

PTA Bake Sale A Massive Success!

A big thank you to everyone who baked, brought or sold cakes at Thursday PTA Bake Sale.The PTA did an amazing job organizing such a great bake sale and we hope everyone enjoyed.The sale was busy throughout and lots of the cakes,biscuits and snacks were completely sold out!The money raised by the bak...

Sign up for the half term CHAT Sports & Arts Camp now!

CHAT Academies are running a sports and arts camp over half term for children aged 5 to 14.The camp offers an attractive,rewarding and fun experience and runs from 10am to 4pm.It is held at Heron Hall which has some of the best facilities in the borough.The children will take part in a wide range of...

Chinese New Year Celebrations at Woodpecker!

On Saturday 25th January it was the Chinese New Year.Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional calendar.The festival is usually referred to as the Spring Festival in mainland China.Our Year 3 presented a very special assembly to celebrate...

Woodpecker Pupils and Parents Complete Course!

A massive well done to both the parents and pupils who completed our Families Connect course last week!5 wonderful parent and child couples completed the 6 week course last thursday and received certificates and photos to celebrate their achievement! This course was run by our fantastic Communi...

Come Dine With Me at Woodpecker Hall!

Thank you to the wonderful parents who came into the school for a Come Dine with Me at the invitation of headteacher, Sharon Parson, last week.They had a great time trying a variety of different foods! Did they like the spaghetti Quorn mince bolognese? What did they say about the homemade yogurts? W...

Watch Out For Falling Eggs!

Our wonderful Year 5s created parachutes for their eggs and dropped them to see if they would crack!They made parachutes from scratch that they then attached eggs to. They then attempted to land them safely (i.e. without the egg cracking!). The parachutes were dropped from a second floor window...

Amazing Year 5 Shakespeare Performance!

Our Year 5s had an exciting opportunity to work with The Shakespeare School's Foundation to participate in an immersive Macbeth experience!The children spent the whole day in a fun workshop where they explored the famous Macbeth play.Their day concluded with a stunning performance in front of a crow...

Meet Marshall from Paw Patrol

Marshall will be with us on Friday (9-11am). Come and meet him as you enjoy a tour of our Reception classes and find out from headteacher Sharon Parson what our great school has to offer.

Embracing Family Lives Course Every Thursday!

Embracing Family Lives gives parents and carers an opportunity to share experiences and gain confidence in their abilities.This helps you to meet the ongoing challenges of parenting in an ever-changing community.Advice, information, strategies and resources will be shared over the 6 weeks with the v...

Disco Fever Hits Woodpecker!

Disco Fever has hit Woodpecker!We held two amazing discos for both our Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils.It was amazing to see so many children having great fun, partying, singing and dancing with their friends.A big thank you for the PTA for organizing these events.They always do an incredible job...

Read all the latest Woodpecker news!

Festive greetings to all our families from headteacher, Sharon Parson, in our latest newsletter.To read the newsletter click here.

Thank You!

There is an amazing group of people we rarely say thank you to. But they are so important in the lives of our children. Who are we talking about? Grandmothers, grandfathers and carers! Often the unsung heroes, we know so many of our children rely on you for so much. So from all of us: 'Thank you for...

Update: The school is open today (Wednesday)

KS1 Film Night on Tuesday 17th December!

All Year 1 and 2 pupils are invited to our KS1 Film Night organised by the wonderful PTA on Tuesday 17th December from 3.30-5.15pm. Tickets cost £3.50 per person.Ticket includes a drink, popcorn and a treat!To pay, give labelled envelope with money to class teacher.

Boiler failure: School may be closed on Wednesday

2 of the school's 3 boilers have failed. We have called emergency engineers. This is a complex job. We will update parents at 7.30am on Wednesday morning. We are very sorry. Nursery children are not affected as their classrooms are in Cuckoo Hall Academy.

PTA's 'Winter Wonderland Disco' tickets are just £3 - on sale now!

Don't miss out on one of the highlights of the year - our fabulous Winter Disco, organised by the PTA.Held over two days, the disco is going to be even bigger this year.How to pay?Please send the money in an envelope with your child's name and class written on it.

Woodpecker Reception Curriculum Meeting!

Important meeting for Reception parents.We believe it is critical for you to know what your child is studying and how you can help them at home.We have Curriculum meetings on Monday 2 December at 8.45am & 6pm.Come along and discover the top 5 tips to supercharging your child's learning.

Woodpecker Reception Open Days!

Woodpecker Hall are inviting prospective parents to take a tour of our reception classes. These open days are an excellent opportunity to see the wonderful reception rooms,class and staff we have here at Woodpecker.There is more information available here: https://www.woodpeckerhallacademy.org....

Visit Our Wonderful Nursery- New Dates Announced

Our next open days, come and see us for a visit.- Wednesday 4th December 9-10 am- Wednesday 11th December 9-10 am.If you cannot make one of these days, just contact us and we will arrange a visit that is convenient for you 0208 804 4126.Our nursery, Robin Hall, the joint nursery of Cuckoo Hall Acade...

Winter Fair on Thursday 5th December!

This is an important date for your diary!The Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall joint Winter Fair will take place on Thursday 5th December.It will run from 3.30-5.30pm.Look out for announcements with more information!

PTA's 'Winter Wonderland Disco' tickets are just £3 - on sale now!

Don't miss out on one of the highlights of the year - our fabulous Winter Disco, organised by the PTA.Held over two days, the disco is going to be even bigger this year.How to pay?Please send the money in an envelope with your child's name and class written on it.

Important Reception Meeting!

Important meeting for Reception parents. We believe it is critical for you to know what your child is studying and how you can help them at home. We have Curriculum meetings on Monday 2 December at 8.45am & 6pm. Come along and discover the top 5 tips to supercharging your child's learning.

Road Safety Advice That All Children Need To Know!

We are celebrating Road Safety Week across all the CHAT schools.This is the UK's biggest road safety event.Every 24 seconds someone is killed on a road. More than 1.3 million people die on the world’s roads every year. Road crashes are the leading cause of death for young people aged 5–29. ...

Amazing Children in Need Day at Woodpecker!

Woodpecker Hall had a special visitor visit the school on Friday.Pudsey, the famous Children in Need Mascot, came to our school to help celebrate Children in Need day.Children in Need is one of the biggest charity events in the UK.The pupils were shocked and delighted to see the Pudsey walk round th...

Reading Workshops For Parents!

Reading workshops for parents!On Wednesday, 20 November we have special Reading Workshops for all parents at 8.45am and 6pm.The workshop is a great opportunity for you to learn about how we are teaching your children to develop and progress in their reading.We will also discuss how we do 'guided rea...

Winter Fair on Thursday 5th December!

This is an important date for your diary!The Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall joint Winter Fair will take place on Thursday 5th December.It will run from 3.30-5.30pm.Look out for announcements with more information!

Thank You to All Our Parent Volunteers!

A big thank you to all our wonderful parent volunteers.Your selfless work at our schools is invaluable.We now have over 100 parent volunteers at our schools!If you would like to get involved, please speak to your local School's office.

Confidence for Work Course!

Our Community Outreach team is working hard to provide parents with help if they want to return to work.In partnership with Barnet College, we are running a free course run designed for those parents wanting to return to work after some time off.The venue for this course is Cuckoo Hall Academy and i...

Woodpecker Parent Consultation!

Parent Consultation afternoon takes place on Thursday 14th November at 1.30pm till 6.30pm.This is a great opportunity to speak to your child's teacher about their learning and progress.In order to ensure the best experience for staff and parents, there will be no school or after school clubs for chi...

Children in Need Day at Woodpecker!

To raise money for Children in Need, Woodpecker Hall is inviting all pupils and staff to wear something yellow to school!We encourage all children to bring in a £1 donation to help raise money for this amazing cause.Please wear your yellow clothes and bring in your donation on Friday 15th November....

Woodpecker Reception Open Days!

Woodpecker Hall are inviting prospective parents to take a tour of our reception classes. These open days are an excellent opportunity to see the wonderful reception rooms,class and staff we have here at Woodpecker.There is more information available here: https://www.woodpeckerhallacademy.org....

Defibrillator Donated to Woodpecker Hall!

Woodpecker Hall Academy were the first academy last week to receive their donated defibrillator from the London Ambulance service. All academies will have a defibrillator on site which have been accredited by the London Ambulance Service which enables the community to also have access in an eme...

Reading Workshops For Parents!

Reading workshops for parents!On Wednesday, 20 November we have special Reading Workshops for all parents at 8.45am and 6pm.The workshop is a great opportunity for you to learn about how we are teaching your children to develop and progress in their reading. We will also discuss how we do 'guided re...

New INSET Date!

New INSET date. Monday 11 November. Children will not attend school on this day due to important staff training. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.

Amazing Nursery Open Day!

A massive thank you to all the parents who came to our amazing nursery open day!We hope you enjoyed the chance to look around our fantastic new outdoor facilities and speak to our highly qualified staff about the potential development of your child, at Robin Hall.It was a fabulous event, with lots o...

Robin Hall Nursery Open Day!

Nursery Open Day, Wednesday 6 November 10-11am.Meet Chase from Paw Patrol.Free gift, cake and refreshments.For more information read: https://www.cuckoohallacademy.org.uk/nursery

New group for parents with teenagers

Nursery Book and Reading Packs!

Children at our joint nursery, Robin Hall, will all receive a FREE book and reading pack this week.We are delighted to be able to offer this to the children who attend our wonderful nursery.Reading with your child is one of the most important things a parent can do to help their child learn at home....

Ayannah Latymer Success!

We are very proud of Ayannah Uddin for getting a place at Latymer School.Latymer School is one of the best secondary state-schools in the entire country and is notoriously difficult to get into, so it is absolutely fantastic that Ayannah got in!We spoke to Ayannah to get some more information on her...

Recommend Robin Hall!

Recommend us and get a £10 voucher.If one of our parents/ carers recommend our Robin Hall nursery to a new parent, we will give them a £10 voucher when the child takes up their place with us.You can recommend more than one potential parent/ carer.For more information read: https://www.cuckooh...

Secondary School Deadline Approaching!

The deadline for applying for secondary schools is fast approaching.Year 6s must have applied for secondary school by Thursday 31st October 2019.Parents must apply online for a school place. You can view a step by step guide on how to apply here. You can watch a short film by our secondary acad...

Allergies- Important Message to Parents!

We have produced a important new short film for parents about allergies.Allergic reactions can be potentially life threatening and we want to keep our schools free of a reactions.If a person comes into contact with something that they are allergic too, they may suffer severe swelling or serious reac...

Recommend Robin Hall!

Recommend us and get a £10 voucher.If one of our parents/ carers recommend our Robin Hall nursery to a new parent, we will give them a £10 voucher when the child takes up their place with us. You can recommend more than one potential parent/ carer.For more information read: https://www.cuckoo...

Robin Hall Nursery Open Day!

Nursery Open Day, Wednesday 6 November 10-11am.Meet Chase from Paw Patrol.Free gift, cake and refreshments.For more information read: https://www.cuckoohallacademy.org.uk/nursery

Woodpecker Reception Open days!

Woodpecker Hall are inviting prospective parents to take a tour of our reception classes. These open days are an excellent opportunity to see the wonderful reception rooms,class and staff we have here at Woodpecker.There is more information available here: https://www.woodpeckerhallacademy...

Confidence for Work Course Completed!

A big well done to all the parents that completed the 'Confidence for Work' course.The course was designed for people returning to work after some time off.The course recognised the skills that parents had already built up and it has helped them improve their awareness, social skills and knowledge w...

New Education Director visits Woodpecker Hall!

Peter Nathan, who has just taken up his post as Director of Education at Enfield Council, made CHAT one of his first fact finding visits as he gets to the know the schools in the borough.At Woodpecker Hall, Peter was asked to formally open the new library, where he also met the school librarians and...

Informative Phonics Meeting!

A big thank you to all the parents who attend our phonics meeting this morning.We hope that it was enjoyable and informative.We love it when our parents are able to come into the school and see for themselves what their children are learning and what we teach them.

Celebrating Global Cyber Day at Woodpecker!

KPMG International hosted it’s Global Cyber Day here at Woodpecker Hall yesterday.This is a fabulous world-wide community initiative which aims for all our children to become 'Cyber Champions'. Our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in a informational presentation which educated them about the importan...

Families Connect Meeting at Woodpecker!

Dear Parents/CarersWe are inviting to our inclusive award-winning Families Connect programme designed by Save the Children, which brings parents and children together.The Families Connect programme runs for 8 weeks, 2 hours a week beginningThursday 31st October 2019 Time1-3pm.We will meet at t...

Woodpecker Reception Open Days!

Woodpecker Hall are inviting prospective parents to take a tour of our reception classes. These open days are an excellent opportunity to see the wonderful reception rooms,class and staff we have here at Woodpecker.There is more information available here: https://www.woodpeckerhallacademy.org.uk/...

Visit our wonderful new nursery- new dates announced

Come and see us for a visit.- Friday 1st of November 9-10 am- Friday 8th November 9-10 am- Thursday 21st November 9-10 am- Wednesday 4th December 9-10 am- Wednesday 11th December 9-10 am.If you cannot make one of these days, just contact us and we will arrange a visit that is convenient for you 0208...

Sign up for the half term CHAT Sports & Arts Camp now!

CHAT Academies are running a sports and arts camp over half term for children aged 5 to 14.The camp offers an attractive,rewarding and fun experience and runs from 10am to 4pm.It is held at Heron Hall which has some of the best facilities in the borough.The children will take part in a wide range of...

Amazing CHAT Employee Qualifications!

Our wonderful Senior Finance Officer, Sabba Asif, has received her latest qualifications.We are one big family here at CHAT and we are extremely proud of Sabba for gaining these qualifications.As an employer we do everything we can to support the development of our staff.

Heron Hall Open Evening Success!

Heron Hall's Open Evening on Tuesday night was a roaring success with over 600 people visiting our fabulous school.It was great to see so many CHAT academy families at the event.We had record numbers on the evening for the presentation and tours.We hope to see you again for our Open Mornings next we...

Read Aloud Book Swap!

Want to get a fantastic new book to read?All Woodpecker Hall parents/carers and children are invited to the first Woodpecker Hall Read Aloud Book Swap of the school year! Bring a book of your own and swap for any book of your choice from the available selection.The event takes place on Monday 1...

Trustees take school tour!

Headteacher, Sharon Parson, showed Trustees around the school this week and briefed them on the latest progress being made across all the age groups, as well as the challenges ahead.The trustees were able to visit a classroom and talk to pupils.They saw a range of fantastic work by the children and ...

Year 3 RE Mosque Trip!

All the Year 3 pupils visited the Enfield Islamic Centre yesterday.This trip was part of their RE studies, as the trip helps to support the work that they have been doing in class.The children enjoyed visiting the mosque as they learnt a lot about Islam. They were respectful and represented the...

Visit our wonderful new nursery- new dates announced

Come and see us for a visit.- Monday 14th October 9-10 am- Friday 1st of November 9-10 am- Friday 8th November 9-10 am- Thursday 21st November 9-10 am- Wednesday 4th December 9-10 am- Wednesday 11th December 9-10 am.If you cannot make one of these days, just contact us and we will arrange a visit th...

Sign up for the half term CHAT Sports & Arts Camp now!

CHAT Academies are running a sports and arts camp over half term for children aged 5 to 14.The camp offers an attractive,rewarding and fun experience and runs from 10am to 4pm.It is held at Heron Hall which has some of the best facilities in the borough.The children will take part in a wide range of...

Hummingbird Stay and Play!

Everyone is welcome to Hummingbird Stay and Play, the new group created by parents from Cuckoo and Woodpecker! Sessions take place every Tuesday and Wednesday.It runs from 9.30-11.30am and is open to all children aged between 0-5 years.It is an opportunity for children to do arts and crafts and play...

Sign up for the half term CHAT Sports & Arts Camp now!

CHAT Academies are running a sports and arts camp over half term for children aged 5 to 14.The camp offers an attractive,rewarding and fun experience and runs from 10am to 4pm.It is held at Heron Hall which has some of the best facilities in the borough.The children will take part in a wide range of...

New curriculum pages!

Have you seen our new curriculum pages?Have a look here to find out what your children will be studying this year: https://www.woodpeckerhallacademy.org.uk/curriculum

Look out for postcards from school!

Postcards are being sent home from school to keep parents informed on their amazing work in school.Exceptional work, behaviour and attitude to learning amongst other things can earn a postcard home to parents/carers.We believe hard work should be celebrated and praised.So keep your eye out for these...

Year 2s make delicious biscuits!

Year 2s, who are a part of the very popular cooking club, were cooking once again on Thursday afternoon. This week they decorated and personalized delicious biscuits ( with a little bit of guidance from teachers) which looked extremely tasty.If anyone is interested in joining please contact the...

Coffee morning and evening announced!

All parents are invited to our coffee morning and evening on Thursday 26th September at 8.45am and 6pm respectively. The topic is supporting your child at home with ideas and advice to help them to do their best in school.Please come to the school hall to the right of the office entrance.

A big thanks to all our parent volunteers!

A massive thank you to all our parent volunteers who are such an important part of our school life.They give up their own time to help out our pupils and teachers, which is something that we are incredibly grateful for.If you would like to find out how you could help out, please contact the school o...

Year 6 open evening inviatation to visit Heron hall Academy on 8 October 2019

Tuesday, 8 October 2019 5.30pm to 7.30pm - An invitation to Heron Hall's Open EveningWe understand that you are about to make one of the biggest decisions in your child’s education.At Heron Hall, we have high expectations and high standards to ensure that our Academy is a happy, friendly and safe ...

Visit our wonderful nursery - new dates announced

Come and see us for a visit.- Monday 30th September 9-10 am- Monday 14th October 9-10 am- Friday 1st of November 9-10 am- Friday 8th November 9-10 am- Thursday 21st November 9-10 am- Wednesday 4th December 9-10 am- Wednesday 11th December 9-10 am.If you cannot make one of these days, just contact us...

Attendance and Punctuality at Woodpecker Hall

Here at Woodpecker Hall we believe good attendance is vital for attainment and academic success of your child. Please make an effort to attend school regularly and on time as punctuality is just as important. Regular school attendance is so important because it provides more time and opportunities f...

Free 'Confidence to work' course

A free course run for us by Barnet College, designed for those parents wanting to return to work after some time off.This course will run at Cuckoo Hall Academy and is open to parents from all of our schools - Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall, Enfield Heights, Heron Hall. It recognises the skills th...

Woodpecker: Back to school on Thurs, 5 September.

We hope everyone is enjoying the Summer break. A reminder that we look forward to welcoming the children back with us on Thursday, 5 September.

CHAT Summer Holiday Camp

CHAT Summer Holiday CampTime: 10.00am-4.00pm Date: Monday 12th August – Friday 23rd August 2019 Venue: Heron Hall Academy, 46 Queensway, Enfield EN3 4SADaily child rate £15.002nd child £12.503rd child £10.00Weekly child rate £50.00 2nd child £25.003rd child £15.00Please email activities@chat...

Community Help Point Scheme

Community Help Point Scheme known locally are locations that are identified by the blue H, and are safe places where children and young people can get help if they feel in danger. Click here to see CHiPs Help Point locations.For more information:Call: 020837732711eMail: [email protected]

Hummingbird's Stay and Play

Cuckoo Hall and Woodpecker Hall parents received certificates for completing the Community Outreach Team organised ‘Doing it for yourself’ training course.The parents celebrated with a big party with lots of cakes, pastries and sweet treats.The group will now run their own stay and pla...

Teddy bears picnic at Woodpecker

Reception parents at Woodpecker were invited to the school's annual teddy bears picnic.60 plus parents, children and staff gathered outside in the wonderful sunshine with their teddy bears, sandwiches and juices and enjoyed lunch together

Important information for new Woodpecker reception parents

New reception parents will be meeting on Thursday 11th July 2019.Click here to view the school's information booklet for new reception parents.

CHAT parents are "keeping up with maths"

The Community Outreach Team set up a programme for all CHAT parents.Parents from all schools in the trust have been attending a 5 week work shop “Keeping up with maths” to support their children’s learning.On Friday 5th July 2019 parents had their last session and were presented with thei...

All primaries in the trust compete in finals of maths compeition

Well done to all primary academies in the trust (Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights) for competing in the finals of Curious Maths Championship 2019. Over 120 children from 16 schools competed across the borough.

Community Outreach Team helping parents back into work

...

Woodpecker Hall parent consultations

The school are pleased to invite parents to their child’s summer consultation on Thursday 4th July 2019, between 1.20pm-6:40pm.Appointments can be made online and will close Wednesday 3rd July at 5pm.Please visit https://parents-booking.co.uk/Woodpeckerhall to book.In order to ...

Over 50 attend morning sex and relationship workshop

The school will be running a sex and relationship workshops for all year groups.Before the workshops they held coffee mornings that will explain what each year group will be taught.The first coffee morning was this morning (8:45am Friday 28 June 2019) which saw over 50 parents attended.The...

Year 2 have fun at Jubilee Park

A massive well done to the Year 2 children who completed their SATs .As a reward for their hard work in their SATs they were taken to Jubilee Park where they got to play on the slides, climbing frames and football.Well done year 2!

Woodpecker's Teddy Bears' picnic

We invite all Reception parents to a Teddy Bears' picnic on Friday 12th July 2019 from 11:15am - 12:15am. Parents will need to bring in a packed lunch to enjoy with their children.

Thank you Ikea!

Thank you to IKEA Tottenham for donating books to the school.They donated sets for all KS1 classes, sets for the library and sets for the summer fair.

Woodpecker sex and relationship coffee morning

The school will be running a sex and relationships workshop for all year groups. Before the workshops there will be two coffee mornings on the Friday 28th June 2019 at 8.45am and 6.00pm that will explain what each year group will be taught.Parents will be given an opportunity to ...

Woodpecker year 1 and 2 cook up a storm!

Over 60 year 1 and year 2 parents and children were in attendance at the recent Read Aloud event.The theme for this fantastic event was cooking so the children had to read the recipe and make a colourful couscous salad."This was such a good idea as my child like to read cooking recipes. A brilliant ...

PTA bake sale a huge success!

It’s a sell out! Over £240 was raised from the PTA bake sale.Thank you to our wonderful PTA, parents and staff members!The profits will be going towards the year 6 prom. #WoodpeckerFamily

Woodpecker crowned borough Glee champions!

For the second time in three years, the children have been named the best Glee club in the borough.Competing at the world famous Hackney Empire theatre, the 30-strong Woodpecker team was up against very stiff opposition - including fellow CHAT school, Cuckoo Hall, the reigning Glee champions.Headtea...

Book swap on Monday - Dont forget!

Bake Sale and Book Swap on Monday 17 June after school.

Nursery parents invited to coffee on 17 June at 8.30am

'Skills for you' training programme has been cancelled

Unfortunately the company running the 'Skills for you' training programme has cancelled upcoming events. The following courses will not now be taking place: 11-14 June, 18-21 June, and 24 June-12th July.

Skills 4 You training programme

4 day courseFree 4 day course for parents/carers of all schools in the trust which include Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall, Enfield Heights and Heron Hall.The 4 day courses will be held on 11th-14th June or 18th-21st June 2019.- Free Amazon Voucher- Achieve CV Boosting Qualif...

Keeping up with Children in Numeracy course

Keeping up with Children in NumeracyAll parents from all five schools in the trust, Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Heron Hall, Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights are invited to join the five week course to help them understand how numeracy is taught in school and enable parents to further support th...

The mega bake sale is coming on 17 June!

Lets make this the best event yet.We need your cakes.Bring them in on the morning of Monday 17 June.The selling and eating starts after school on the same day.Love Rochel and ValentinaJoint Chairs, PTAPS - No nuts.

Woodpecker's Maths Week

Math weekOn Friday 7th June Woodpecker pupils will be dressing up as a famous mathematician or as a mathematical concept to celebrate Maths Week.

PTA Summer events meeting - all welcome

Our enthusistic new PTA Chairs Raquel and Valentina are organising a meeting after school on Wednesday to plan some new events.We want as many parents as possible to get involved. Raquel and Valentina, pictured with headteacher Sharon Parson, have brilliantly come forward to take on the role of lead...

Cultural Diversity Day at Woodpecker

Cultural Diversity DayFor Cultural Diversity Day children came into school in their cultural wear wearing dresses from Romania, India, Egypt and many more.The children were excited to spend the afternoon learning about different cultures clothing, food, dance and songs.They learnt about cu...

Stay and play group to open in September

Doing it for yourself graduation A huge congratulations to the graduates from the doing it for yourself 12 week workshop.The group will now start their very own stay and play group in order to complete their training and accreditation. "Well done to all the parents/carers that completed the course a...

Woodpecker's Great Big Read Aloud Event

The Great Big Read Aloud EventOn Tuesday 4th June parent/carers of year 1 and year 2 children are invited to a very special Read Aloud event.The event will be from 3pm-4pm and is themed around cooking with activities such as book mark making, recipe book making, read a recipe book to make food and a...

Confidence for work course

Confidence for workThe Community Outreach team partnered with Barnet Southgate College are putting on a course to help those looking to return to work after a break.This event is open to all CHAT parents. The course starts on Thursday 6th June 2019 from 9am-2:30pm. Please meet at the Cuckoo Hall off...

Cultural diversity day at Woodpecker

Cultural Diversity dayOn the 21st May 2019 we will be hosting a Cultural Diversity day .Children may wear their ethnic costume to school that day and will spend the afternoon learning about different cultures clothing, food, dance and songs.

CHAT Summer Fair 2019

CHAT Summer FairOur CHAT Summer Fair will be held on Saturday 6th July 2019.The fantastic occasion will be from 11am-3pm and involve all schools in the Trust (Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall, Enfield Heights and Heron Hall.Entrance to the Summer Fair will be via Nightingale Road.Please...

Woodpecker jumping with joy

Jump In tripYear 4 at Woodpecker Hall went on a school trip to Jump In, a trampling and adventure park in Enfield.The children had a wonderful day at the indoor trampling park, which is filled with activity areas, trapeze, dodgeball.Read moreA jumpin’ story from the get-go. Jump In thoug...

Important dates for Woodpecker parents/carers

Dates for the diary 26th June 2019 Coffee morning sex and relationship workshop for parents 8:45 and 6pm28th June 2019 Year 6 movie afternoonJuly2nd July 2019 KS2 Sports day 4th July 2019 Parent consultations 5th July 2019 Career day for students6th July 2019 CHAT Summer Fair8th Ju...

Snakes and Ladders at Woodpecker Hall

Snakes and ladders at WoodpeckerYear 6 classes at Woodpecker welcomed some exotic animals into the school.The pupils and staff welcomed crabs, a chinchilla, a terrapin, a bullfrog and a 7ft boa constrictor snake into the school.Not only is this very educational for the Year 6s but it has been shown ...

Woodpecker curriculum overviews

Curriculum overviews Please see the curriculum overviews for years 1-6Click here to view.

Over 25 Woodpecker Dads, lads and children at fun learning session

Dads and ladsOver 25 Dads, lads and children of year 5/6 attended a fun learning session that involved building their very own vehicle with their children out of boxes, cardboard and tape.There were some brilliant vehicles on show from amazing aeroplanes, terrific trains and even flyi...

Woodpecker visits the Iron Ages

Prehistory at Woodpecker HallLast term, year 1, learnt about the Iron Age as a part of them learning about the prehistoric ages. As a part of their homework, pupils were tasked with building Celtic Forts as the Celts lived in Britain at the time and made weapons that were us...

Return to school on Tuesday 23 April 2019

Back to schoolWe look forward to welcoming back all our pupils and staff. We hope you all had a lovely and restful Easter break and now ready for this new exciting summer term ahead.

Dads and lads at Woodpecker Hall

Dads and lads at Woodpecker HallAt Woodpecker Hall Academy, we realise the importance of engaging families, making thema part of our school. We would like to take this opportunity to invite any dads, uncles, grandads or carers of year 5/6 pupIls into school to participate in a fun learning sess...

Woodpecker pupils interview Olympic medalist

Interview with Olympic medalistOlympic medalist Desirèe Henry led our International Women’s Day celebrations by presenting an amazing assembly to the pupils.An interview, hosted by year 5 pupils, then took place with the sprinter.Click here to watch the interview.

Gender pay gap report for 2018

CHAT is made up of four primary academies and one secondary academy. In line with most education organisations, female staff make up the majority of the primary school workforce at CHAT.A significant number of female staff across CHAT work in school support roles, such as business admin, teaching as...

Nursery parents/carers attend Change 4 Life programme

Change 4 LifeNursery parents/carers have been attending the Change 4 Life programme that offers a range of fun activity sessions while providing education and advice regarding a range of healthy lifestyle issues.So far the parents/carers have been learning about sugar swap, food labels, cooking...

Enfield Council’s Schools and Early Years’ Improvement Service

Enfield Council’s Schools and Early Years’ Improvement Service provide information to families living in Enfield about seeking additional support with childcare costs and funded Early Education and Childcare entitlements.

Maths, maths, maths at Woodpecker Hall

Maths coffee morningWoodpecker parents/carers attended a fantastic workshop on maths led by Deputy headteacher, Michelle Griffin and maths consultant, Sara Tilly.A variety of methods and calculations that the pupils would be taught were shown and explained to the parents/carers.T...

Nursery places available apply NOW!

Robin HallOur wonderful nursery provides 120 fully funded pre-school places for 3 year olds.We offer flexible days and also additional hours at a highly competitive rate.Our nursery children are happy, love coming to our provision and have an excellent relationship with our amazing team. Children le...

Once upon a time at Woodpecker Hall

Fairy tale dayYear 2 pupils dressed up as fairy tale characters for fairy tale day.The pupils dressed up as characters from fairy tales such as Snow White, Beauty and the Beast and The 3 Little Pigs.All pupils were split into four groups with each group having the opportunity to partake in activitie...

Heron Hall v The Rest of CHAT footbal match

Match of the dayOn Friday, 29 March the Trust will be holding a Heron Hall v The Rest of CHAT football match (kick-off 5pm) to inaugurate the fantastic new 3G pitches at Heron Hall.We invite all parents/carers and pupils/students across all our schools to come and support th...

Amazing courses available for CHAT families

Always wanted to work with children? Then now's your chance!Courses are now open to all CHAT families.Please come to our information event on 1st April 2019 at 1pm-3pm at Cuckoo Hall Academy.For more information please see our community outreach team or email Wendy at [email protected]

New fantastic vacancy portal now LIVE!

All our vacancies are now displayed on our new professional, easy to use, vacancy portal.If there aren't any vacancies advertised at the moment that are right for you, why not set up an account and sign up for job alerts by clicking here.To narrow the list of vacancies that you are interested in, pl...

CHAT News - Issue 1

CHAT NewsWelcome to the first edition of CHAT News. The brand new newsletter features, resources and tips to help parents at home, a celebration of achievements in the trust's schools and plans for the future.To read the first edition of CHAT News click here.

Woodpecker's Read Aloud story box

Story BoxThe Read Aloud workshop at Woodpecker was enjoyed by children and parents creating a magical box of their favourite story.The thrilled pupils created a story with just a shoe box, materials and, most importantly, their imagination.Shoe boxes were turned into marvellous settings su...

Wood Green Crown Court open day

On Thursday 18 April 2019 Wood Green Crown Court will be letting people in to visit their cells, take part in a mock trial, meet a police dog, Easter egg hunt and lots more. It is from 10am-3pm and admission free.Address Wood Green Crown CourtWoodall HouseLordship LaneWood GreenLondonN22 ...

Woodpecker teachers get sponged for Comic Relief

Red Nose Day 2019The pupils wore read for Red Nose Day this year as a return we asked for £1 for Comic Relief.During our Red Nose Day assembly, the teachers performed some gruesome dares such as eating a raw onion, a spoon full of marmite and a spoon full of hot sauce. A few of the male teachers ha...

Olympic medalist visits Woodpecker Hall for International Women's Day celebrations

International Women's DayOlympic medalist Desirèe Henry led our International Women’s Day celebrations by presenting an amazing assembly to the pupils The assembly focused on International Women’s Day and was hugely inspirational for all the pupils.The athlete spoke about her journey to get to ...

Woodpecker Hall's Year 5/6 Read Aloud workshop

Read Aloud WorkshopJoin us for our latest Read Aloud workshop for year 5/6. Tomorrow (12 March 2019) from 3pm-4pm.The creative workshop will challenge parents/carers and pupils to build a story from a shoe box using only materials and their imagination.Shoe boxes can be turned into marvellous s...

Informed Families on Facebook

Informed Families use Facebook as a platform to promote Funded Early Education and Childcare Entitlements among Enfield families.Through their Informed Families Facebook Page, they share a range of posts with information related to Early Education and Childcare, including;• encourag...

Change 4 Life Nursery Parent Programme

We are running a FREE healthy lifestyle and activity programme for all Nursery parents.The programme offers a range of fun activity sessions, while providing education and advice regarding a range of healthy lifestyle issues. The course sessions will take place once a week at your school, for 5 week...

Robin Hall Nursery place available - Apply NOW!

Robin HallOur wonderful nursery provides 120 fully funded pre-school places for 3 year olds.We offer flexible days and also additional hours at a highly competitive rate.Our nursery children are happy, love coming to our provision and have an excellent relationship with our amazing team. Children le...

Brilliant book week at Woodpecker Hall

Book WeekThis week we have had some fantastic reading inspired activities across the school for Book Week. We had parents come in to read, staff from the Trust come in to read and pupils dressing up as their favourite characters.Parents read to classesStarting off the week we had 14 Woodpecker paren...

Olympic Medalist to visit Woodpecker Hall

Tomorrow, 8 March 2019, Olympic medalist Desirèe Henry will be coming to Woodpecker Hall for International Women's Day. Desirèe Henry has won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Rio Games, and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the World Athletics Championships i...

Important information: Parent Pay issues

Dear Parents/Carers Parent Pay – monies owed for Years 3 to 6 lunches/ Some universal school meal payments In September 2018, we launched a new system alongside Parent Pay called Cunninghams, with a view that it would simplify how parents pay for their children’s meals. Unfortuna...

Enfield Council event on tackling youth violence

The Lead member for Community Safety and Cohesion, Councillor Keazor would like to invite Enfield residents to attend a community event on 23rd March 2019 at 12:00 at Community House, 311 Fore Street, Edmonton N9 0PZ.This is an event organised by the Council for residents of Enfield to rec...

Woodpecker parents read to classes for book week

This morning 14 parents volunteered to read to a class as a part of our book week activities.Thank you to all the parents that volunteered. All classes were able to have a parent read to them due to the Woodpecker family coming together for this event.

Reports have suggested 'Momo' was a hoax

Reports have now suggested 'Momo' was a hoax.The Samaritans and the NSPCC have dismissed the claims, saying that there is no evidence that the Momo challenge has initially caused any harm.The NSPCC said there is no confirmed evidence that the phenomenon is actually posing a threat to British childre...

What is the most read book in schools?

Pupils' favourite books revealed. Most-read book in primaries1. Bad Dad by David Walliams Most-read book in secondary schools1. Gangsta Granny by David WalliamsFavourite book in primary schools1.Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K RowlingFavourite book in secondary schools1. Harry Pott...

UPDATE Phonics coffee morning 6 March

*UPDATE*Our phonics coffee morning on Wednesday 6th March will be at 9am and 2:30pm NOT 5pm as originally stated. Topics include:Providing knowledge on how our phonics programme works (read, write Inc).Understanding how you can support your child at home to develop their reading skills.We look forwa...

IMPORTANT: What you need to know about The Momo Challenge

The Momo ChallengeWe have become increasingly aware of some horrific videos circulating the internet that our children may be watching. These videos are appearing on many social media sites and YouTube (including YouTube Kids). 'MoMo' which shows a warped white mask which is pro...

Woodpecker Year 1 phonics workshop

Are you a year 1 parent/carer?On 27th February we will be running a phonics workshop for year 1 from 8:45am-10am and 5pm-6pm.No need to book. Please come to the year 1 classrooms at the times above.

Huge arts display at Woodpecker's hall gallery

Parents were able to see a large display of paintings, drawings and craft made objects in a special exhibition the school put on. The large Woodpecker Hall looked fantastic.It was lovely to see so many proud children excitedly showing parents their work. A huge well done to Ms Hamza and her team for...

Do it for yourself workshop

Doing it for yourself!A supportive tutor group where you will build a team to provide a fun, safe atmosphere in your own new STAY & PLAY group.Previous participants are now running their own groups. Many have also gone on to become moreactive in their local community, have taken on other trainin...

Woodpecker Hall celebrate Chinese New Year

Woodpecker Hall Chinese New YearOn Tuesday 5th February it was the Chinese New Year.Chinese New Year is the Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional calendar.The festival is usually referred to as the Spring Festival in mainland China.Year 4 presented a ve...

Woodpecker show racism the red card

Show Racism The Red CardAnti-racism educational charity 'Show Racism The Red Card' delivered an informative, powerful and educational workshop to Woodpecker year 5/6. The 1996 established charity work in schools throughout England, Scotland and Wales and present to over 50,000 young people ever...

Children's Mental Health Week

Children's Mental Health WeekFrom 4-10 February 2019 is Children's Mental Health Week.Place2Be who provide emotional and therapeutic services in primary and secondary schools are encouraging children, young people and adults to look after their bodies and their minds. Believe Perform, who bring...

Police officer talks to Woodpecker parents on Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day at Woodpecker HallTuesday 5th February was Safer Internet Day.All pupils, in assembly, were given a presentation suited to their age group, about being safer on the Internet. A coffee morning was held at 8:45am - 10am and 5pm - 6pm in the hall educating parents on how to make sure...

Woodpecker attendance coffee morning

On Tuesday 12th February we will be holding a coffee morning from 8:45am-10am and 5pm-6pm in the hall all about attendance.The presentation will be showing how good attendance is important.We look forward to seeing you there!

Working as a teaching assistant - free taster session

Allison McClean from the WEA will be running the 'working as a teaching assistant' - Pathways taster at Garfield Primary School on the morning of Wednesday 13th February 2019. This taster session is free and will start at 9.30am. Click here for the online version of this taster sess...

8 Top tips where English is an additional language

8 Top tips – where English is an additional languageHere are some great tips from Linda Stone, Head of Curriculum Standards at Enfield Council.1. Speak to your children in your own language – it is important that you maintain a language that you can both communicate freely in and enabling your c...

Instrumental and vocal lessons applications now open

Is your child interested in music?Enfield Music Service now offer group, paired and individual lessons on a wide range of instruments including violin, viola, ’cello, double bass, recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba, guitar, ukulele, piano, keyboard, ...

Community police join us for Safer Internet Day coffee morning at Woodpecker

Safer Internet DayOn Tuesday 5th February it's Safer Internet Day and we will be holding a coffee morning from 8:45am-10am and 5pm-6pm in the hall all about being safe on the Internet.The community police will be with us during the coffee morning at 9.00am.Topics will include:Managing your chil...

Tenants Forum 2019

The trust has organised a special event for all parents that live in rented accommodation in Enfield.The event is in partnerships with Citizens Advice Enfield, Trust for London and Enfield Council.Come and join us at the Tenants Forum 2019 which will be held at Cuckoo Hall Academy on Tuesday 5th Feb...

Woodpecker Hall year 2 SATs consultations

With SATs approaching we will be holding parent consultations for year 2 on Thursday 7th February.This will the perfect opportunity to discuss your child's progress and what you can do to further support your child.Please visit https://parents-booking.co.uk/Woodpeckerhall to book your time slot.

Woodpecker Hall D-I-S-C-O

Woodpecker Hall D-I-S-C-OAll year groups enjoyed food, music and dancing at the Woodpecker Hall disco.There was face painting, face glitter and impressive decorations.Thank you to Bespoke by Enamor for our amazing balloons."The pupils had a great time at the disco, many had glitter and face paint an...

A parent governor is needed for Woodpecker Hall

Can you help to take us forward at what is a very exciting time for the school?We currently have a vacancy a parent governor.Our parent governors are critical to the successful running of the school. The importance of the parent voice cannot be over stated.The role of a governorJoining the advi...

The Woodpecker Hall spelling bee!

Year 2 Spelling BeeOver Christmas all children were sent home with the 64 common exception words to learn.Common exception words are high-frequency words that KS1 children are most likely to encounter. They were then tested on 40 of them. The top 4 from each class then competed in a spelling bee whe...

Woodpecker Hall's Read Aloud book swap - take part

Our last book swap saw over 200 books swapped in the October sunshine.We have decided to aim for even more books swapped this time.All the action takes place on Tuesday 22nd January in the main hall between 3-4pm.Don't miss out!

Two parent governors needed for Woodpecker Hall

Can you help to take us forward at what is a very exciting time for the school?We currently have vacancies for two parent governors.Our parent governors are critical to the successful running of the school. The importance of the parent voice cannot be over stated.The role of a governorJoining the ad...

Its back to school on Monday, 7 January.

We hope everyone had a good break over the festive holidays.School is back at the usual time on Monday.We look forward to seeing all the children.

Woodpecker Hall's reverse advent calendar

Woodpecker advent calendar We have been collecting reverse advent calendars for local homeless charity, TODOS. The charity are collecting the donated, food, clothes, shoes etc from the school and will be distributing them to the homeless within our local area. Pictured, helping pack the boxes, ...

125 Woodpecker pupils attend PTA cinema night

The Grinch at Woodpecker HallWe had over 125 children attend the PTA KS1 cinema night! They enjoyed pizza, popcorn and a drink while watching The Grinch.Thank you to the PTA for putting on such a great event.We've had some great feedback from the event."Please do something like that again & than...

There'll be 10 green bottles in Woodpecker Hall

Non-uniform dayWe'd like to thank all the parents/carers that brought in a bottle to school for the PTA tombola stall at the winter fair. We received an incredible amount of bottles from champagne to shampoo. Once again the Woodpecker family have come together. Read moreAlongside the PTA stall ...

Reminder: Woodpecker non-uniform day Friday 30th November

Reminder: Tomorrow is non-uniform day.Please bring in an unopened bottle in exchange for wearing non-uniform. The bottles will be used for our tombola stall at the Winter Fair.Read moreCuckoo Hall & Woodpecker Hall invite you to their joint...Winter FairVenue: Cuckoo Hall Academy, Lower Sch...

Over 90 parents/carers/children at Woodpecker's latest Read Aloud event

The great big Read Aloud eventThank you to everyone who supported our latest Read Aloud event! Over 90 parents/carers and their children attended - with great feedback from everyone telling us it was extremely useful. All the children gathered at the front of the hall for story time with Ms Gibson. ...

Cuckoo & Woodpecker make decorations for Ayse's garden

Christmas activity The Community Outreach Team have organised a Christmas activity that involves all children in Cuckoo Hall Academy and Woodpecker Hall Academy. Year 4, 5 & 6 got to make salt dough shapes then they were decorated by children in Nursery, Reception and Years 1, 2 and 3 with ...

Woodpecker Hall Raise £252 for Children in Need

Children in Need at Woodpecker HallIn participation with BBC Children in Need we held a Silly Hair Day where both children and staff donate £1 and came into school with silly hair.In the morning we received a visit from a wonderful big yellow bear called Pudsey. The children were elated.We raised a...

Woodpecker Summer Challenge Prize Winners

Read Aloud Summer ChallengeCongratulations to Malikai and Ioannis for winning prizes in the Summer Read Aloud Challenge. All the Trust's primary schools took part. Malikai was the overall winner, with the best entry for completing all 5 challenges and won a Kindle and a book voucher worth £10 (Gold...

Cuckoo Hall & Woodpecker Hall: Winter Fair

Cuckoo Hall & Woodpecker Hall invite you to their joint...Winter FairVenue: Cuckoo Hall Academy, Lower School Hall Date: Friday 7th December 2018Time: 3pm-5pmEntry: FREEThere will be lots of fun activities such as Food, Refreshments, Santa’s Grotto, Raffles & Prizes, PTA Stalls and many mo...

Year 6 learn about Mexican holiday: Dia de los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)Both Year 6 classes took part in a project on Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead. The pupils created an incredible poster outside their classrooms. This project links to art, math and history. The Day of the Dead festival or Dia de los Muertos begins on October 3...

Smoothie success for year 6

Enterprise WeekThis year, the year 6’s that weren’t on the residential trip got to partake in Enterprise Week. They got the opportunity to be involved in creating their very own flavour smoothie and then selling it.They started off going through their price list of ingredients which li...

Year 3 put on an incredible Diwali show

Diwali CelebrationsOur fantastic Year 3s showed an incredible display of art, singing, drama, speaking skills in their highly informative Diwali Assembly.The children reenacted the story of Rama and Sita, which is about Rama rescuing Sita from a demon King Ravana with the help of Hanuman and his mon...

PTA KS1 Cinema Night

PTA KS1 Cinema NightBy popular demand, your newly relaunched PTA are excited to announce a cinema night for KS1 on Friday 14th December.Please VOTE:Our PTA are giving YOU the chance to decide which film will be shown at the KS1 Cinema Night on Friday 14th December.1. The Grinch2. Alvin & The Chi...

Children in need at Woodpecker - Friday 16 November

Its that time of the year again - and one of our favourite causes.A highlight of the school year, this year we will be celebrating Children in Need with a silly hair day.We are looking for the hair styles with the greatest invention and imagination. Lets all get behind this and have a fun day as wel...

Trust schools are part of solar power revolution

The AGM of Solar for schools, which brings together schools, investors and installers, enabling schools to produce low-cost solar electricity and benefit from financial savings, was hosted this year by CHAT Academies at Heron Hall.All CHAT schools have installed solar panels - one of the biggest sch...

Woodpecker vacancy for a parent governor

Can you help take us forward in the future and shape the school?We have a vacancy for a parent governor.Do you have what it takes to be a champion for parental engagement?Joining the advisory committee as a governor offers you the opportunity to make a real contribution to the life, strategic leader...

Woodpecker Hall Celebrate Black History Month

This year we decided to integrate Black History Month into learning throughout the school. Each year group had a choice of which area they were focusing on.We decided to combine Black History Month with typical school lessons. For example, the Year 6’s worked on the history of the Apartheid which ...

Build your own volcano!

The Year 4/5’s arts and crafts class took part in a fantastic project that included building volcanoes with plastic bottles and papier-mâché, painting them then erupting them.Not only did this project involve building and painting their volcanoes but the pupils used science to create a chemical ...

Woodpecker PTA card swap event a great success

The newly relaunched PTA at the school got off to a great start by organising an after school playground Lego card swap in the lovely October sunshine. Not only did the kids get a chance to swap those annoying doubles for cards they needed - but money was raised for the school.Woodpecker pupil, Dejo...

Over 200 books exchanged in school book swap

The latest Read Aloud Book Swap event took place in the playground at Woodpecker on a very sunny October Tuesday.More than 200 books were swapped for free by the eager pupils.All the different year groups took part.Many parents praised the school and the Community Outreach team for organising such a...

CHAT's trainee teachers shine at top awards ceremony

Congratulations to Amy McGuffog from Kingfisher Hall, pictured 4th left, for winning the prestigious Nesta Howells Awards for Outstanding Endeavour at the University of Warwick on Friday night. Congratulations also to Eleanor Babbs from Enfield Heights, pictured 3rd left, for being shortlisted in no...

Dont forget Lego card swap on Tuesday at Woodpecker Hall

By very popular parental demand, as part of Book Swap on Tues (3-4pm), the newly relaunched Woodpecker Hall Academy PTA is organising what we think will be an amazingly busy Lego Card Swap for the children! And the 1st 10 children get a free pack! Its just 50p to take part in Lego Card Swap: all mon...

Parents win lunch with head teacher

The Hasan family got the chance to tuck into a roast dinner with Woodpecker’s Sharon Parson. They attended the recent mett the new head teacher evening and won the lunch with Sharon in a prize draw.After the roast there was fruit and small cakes to follow.The Hasan family declared the lunch a ‘f...

Woodpecker's relaunched PTA has big plans for the year

30 parents turned out to the first planning meeting of the re-launched PTA. There is a lot of enthusiasm to get an active PTA up and running again, a move which is being strongly supported by new head teacher, Sharon Parson.Chair Tara Gordon and Woodpecker parent governor Mehmet Hasan listened to th...

Kind hearted Woodpecker families provide 600 food bank meals

When new head teacher, Sharon Parson, asked parents to help make a food collection to support the North Enfield Food Bank, the school was inundated with donations.Pupils brought in a staggering 700 kg in weight of tinned goods, boxes of cereals, packets of pasta, biscuits and other non-perishable it...

Heron Hall students planning bright futures

The school’s first dedicated college and further education fair was a huge success this week. The school sports hall was the main venue for a packed and lively event with a host of education and apprenticeship providers offering courses from studying every A level you can think of, to digital mark...

Woodpecker's Reception Open days announced

Tours for children applying for Reception in 2019 will be taking place in October, November and December. Please book through school office.Open days are very important opportunities for parents and carers of prospective reception pupils to come into the school and to talk to staff.We love sho...

You are invited to afternoon tea by the new PTA

Hi everyone, please join us for afternoon tea on Friday to discuss our new PTA. We are looking for ideas and suggestions. Its also a great way to meet other parents. After our successful relaunch event this week, we want to engage with as many parents as possible. See you there! Tara, Sharon, Georgi...

Year 6 parents: Heron Hall to host Open Morning tours 1-5 October.

Come and look around!Open mornings are very important opportunities for parents and carers of prospective students to come into the school.We love showing parents around our school!We had record numbers visiting the school at our recent Open Evening - reflecting the increasing popularity and growing...

Meet the new headteacher and visit your child's class

Dear Parents and Carers,On Monday 24th September we will be holding a curriculum evening. The evening is an opportunity to meet the new headteacher and to visit your child’s class. You will have an opportunity to ask about the curriculum and be given details of what your child will be doing in cla...

Record numbers flock to Heron Open Evening

Record numbers visited the school on a wonderful evening on Monday.Around 500 family members and young people attended.The increasing popularity and growing reputation of Heron Hall Academy was clear to see as headteacher Arthur Barzey and his team opened the doors to the school at 5.30pm, with long...

Heron Hall: Our secondary academy holds its Open Evening on Monday 17 September

Our secondary academy Heron Hall is having an open evening on Monday 17 September 5.30-7.30pm. Come and see why we believe it is a great first choice for your child.An invitation to Heron HallWe understand that you are about to make one of the biggest decisions in your child’s education.At Her...

Film: Students tell us what it is like going to Heron Hall Academy

We are looking forward to welcoming Year 6 parents to the Open Evening of our secondary academy, Heron Hall, on Monday 5.30-7.30pm. Watch a short film about Heron students answering questions about the school. You can watch the film on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjI5lFnEn0

Free Open Evening cafe will serve up French and Spanish classics!

This year, for one night only, the Modern Languages department will be running a cafe serving delicious French and Spanish food to our Open Evening guests.There will be a selection of some of your French and Spanish mouthwatering favourites.Take a break while you are touring the school and sample so...

Schools' biggest ever prize giveaway to encourage reading over the holidays

It's our biggest prize giveaway everSpectacular prizes to be won. Its so easy to enter. And fun too!Three challenges from ‘Bronze’ to ‘Gold’.Everyone who completes the first three challenges is guaranteed to win a prize. Can you then make it to Silver award and even better prizes? Can you go...

Thank you to parents for your gifts to our teaching staff

Staff in all our schools were literally overwhelmed with the generosity of parents today. They were inundated with gifts and cards. Every one was gratefully received. Chocolates, biscuits, candles and flowers were among the most popular presents.Thank you so much.We will miss your children over the ...

INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) for the childrens photography package across the entire trust Academy schools

The Trust is looking for a provider of photography services for all of its schools.A copy of your tender must be received by Wendy Bowstead, [email protected] no later than 5pm Wednesday 18th July 2018.Tender document.You can view the tender document here.

PGCE students graduate with CHAT and the University of Warwick

Many congratulations to CHAT’s first Primary and Secondary PGCE graduates in partnership with the University of Warwick. All the students who started completed the course.

Headteacher leading the life scientific

The Trust is developing a new science teaching and learning strategy for next year.Our four headteachers met up this week for a session on developing our new science learning strategy across the Trust.Thank you to Richard Wellard at Heron for putting them through their paces with a range of scienti...

Only 18 days to go...

Remember our Summer Fair is on the 7th of July, 11am - 3pm. Keep this date free and in your diaries for a super fun day out...Tell everyone..!

Welcome to Hatice

Great to see another of our senior appointments for next year coming into meet staff and the children. Hatice Murat visited on Friday. She is joining Cuckoo Hall Academy as an Assistant headteacher. Welcome Hatice!

Read Aloud event for parents and children on Thursday

Looking forward to seeing our year 2 and 3 parents/carers and children to a special Read Aloud event at 3.15pm tomorrow.There will be a special competition and a story reading. Juliet Demetriou from the Community Outreach team said:"At our last event over 120 attended - so get there early if you can...

Celebrating D Day at Woodpecker

Children across the school have been dressing up to help celebrate one of the most import dates in British history.On this day in 1944, Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day started. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

A huge welcome to Sharon - appointed new headteacher at Woodpecker

Sharon Parson, currently headteacher at Minerva Academy, a multi-cultural primary school in West London, has been appointed as the new headteacher of Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy. She will join us in the new academic year.Sharon is a very experienced school leader, with a strong track record of s...

Good luck to all our Year 6 pupils

Good luck to all our Year 6 Woodpecker Hall pupils who are taking their Key Stage 2 tests today (and the rest of this week). Parents and carers please help and encourage them to keep revising and study well. They can do it..!!!

Farewell from Mr Penkert

Dear Parents and Carers,It is with great regret that I must announce that I have taken the very difficult decision to resign as Headteacher of Woodpecker Hall Academy. As you will know, I come from Waterford in Ireland and that is where my family still live. At this present time, I am needed by my f...

Key stage 1 and 2 national curriculum tests: information for parents

Please click on link below for Information leaflet and videos for parents about end of key stage assessments (often referred to as SATs) for 7 and 11 year olds.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-1-and-2-national-curriculum-tests-information-for-parents

We are hiring!

Looking for your next challenge?We have a range of teaching and non-teaching jobs.We hope you will consider applying to train or work with us. You will bring a passion for helping to build and secure the future aspirations of our children. The energy and enthusiasm needed to meet the challenge...

Record numbers at Woodpecker for Read Aloud

Over 120 parents and children attended the latest Read Aloud event hosted by the Community Outreach Team and the school for our early years families. Several rounds of extra chairs had to be put out as the families continued to pour into the hall.A range of activities were held, including poetry rea...

High praise for the Trust's teaching assistants

A huge thank you to our wonderful teaching assistants.CHAT Academies CEO, Marino Charalambous, has this week praised the Trust's teaching assistants. In a message to all CHAT staff he said:"I know it has been a challenging time for TAs across the schools, as they have had to deal with a huge amount ...

Reception Year Open day on 23 March 2018

Join us at Cuckoo Hall Academy (10am & 5.30pm) and Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy (11am & 5.30pm) on Friday, 23 March Keep your options open if you don’t get your first choice on 17 April.Come and have a look around two fantastic schools.We take applications from all over Enfield and our neighbou...

We are hiring! We have a range of teaching and non-teaching posts available.

We hope you will consider applying to train or work with us. You will bring a passion for helping to build and secure the future aspirations of our children. The energy and enthusiasm needed to meet the challenges of working in a busy London school. A genuine desire to develop and progress. ...

Reception Year Open Day: Friday, 23 March 2018

At Cuckoo Hall Academy & Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy, hosted by our headteachers.10-11am Cuckoo Hall11am-12pm Woodpecker Hall5.30pm Cuckoo Hall5.30pm Woodpecker Hall"Come and have a look around two of our fantastic schools. Keep your options open if you don’t get your first choice on 16 April....

Parent's mighty Ben Nevis challenge

Inspired by the recent Save The Children parenting course put on in partnership with Cuckoo Hall Academy, father of 3 Ricky Copper, wants to say a very big thank you - by climbing all the way up Ben Nevis for the charity!What a wonderful story. Let's all support him. We hope parents in all our schoo...

Looking for your next job?

Teaching postsAssistant Headteacher - Maternity cover (Secondary)RE/PSHE/Sociology Teachers (Secondary) up to LB: £38,905.60Maths (Secondary, NQT position) M1: £26,661.49English Teacher (Secondary) up to M6: £37,643.65Drama teacher (Secondary) up to M6: £37,643.65Computer Science Teacher (Second...

Local councillor backs parents zebra crossing petition

Cllr Nesil Caliskan, who is one of the elected representatives for the area our school is in, has raised parents concerns with top officials at Enfield Council about the need to install a safe crossing on Nightingale Road. Parents started the campaign last year and have been calling on the local...

Pupils to celebrate International Women’s Day

The school is organising a competition to help mark the day on March 8th. Pupils will be asked to write up to 150 words about someone who inspires them. The best entries will represent the school in the national competition. She is also helping to promote the day with short stories about 100 i...

Trust appoints new Head of HR

Welcome to Fiona Costly – our new Head of HR. She will provide HR advice to: CHAT, Cuckoo Hall Academy, Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy, Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy, Enfield Heights Academy, and Heron Hall Academy.CHAT Academies CEO, Marino Charalambous, said:"I delighted...

Its cold and snowy - a great time to get reading!

Every study shows that children who read aloud for at least 15 mins every day do better in their exams, even in subject areas such as maths.CHAT Academies Chief Executive, Marino Charalambous, who started the successful 'Read Aloud' initiative across the Trust's primary schools last year, said:"This...

Parents view 20,000 web pages as freeze hits schools

Parents have looked at many thousands of pages on our new websites as the freezing weather hit and they were keen for the latest information.The sites were used to update parents on school closures/ openings, as well as a rolling 'Latest information' document.

Weather: Stay updated by following us on social media

You can follow us on different social media.Just go to the Contacts menu option. Chose your preferences. Stay in touch with the school.Tino Hernandez [email protected]

Weather: Latest on the decision to open or close

Update: Thurs 21.00Due to the weather deteriorating the primary schools and central nursery will be closed tomorrow Friday 2 March. Heron Hall has decided that it can open.Check our websites and social media for updates. Update: Thurs 15.25 We expect to be open on Friday 2 March. We will make a fi...

All our schools are closed today, Wednesday 28 February

Lets thank our brilliant teachers

CHAT Academies CEO, Marino Charalambous, is backing the 'Thank A Teacher' initiative which encourages parents to send a post card message free of charge to a special teacher. All parents need to do is go to the link below:http://www.teachingawards.com/thankateachercard/Marino said: "We have ma...

Read Aloud Book clubs membership cards

A sneak preview of the cards we have produced for the children.We think they will love them.They start on bronze and could earn a Gold membership.

Nursery, Reception & Secondary places available

We still have some nursery, reception and secondary places still available across our schools. Are you looking for a place for your child?We would love the chance to show you around.Why choose us?Our goal is to provide outstanding education and life changing opportunities for all our children. We be...

Trust to trial book clubs in primaries

CHAT Academies Chief Executive Officer, Marino Charalambous, has announced plans to launch Read Aloud Book Clubs across the Trust's four primary schools: Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights. A trial will be started next month for a group of 15 Year 3 children at Cu...

Got any ideas for our Summer fair?

Each year we want to make our Summer Fair a really fantastic day for all our families. We would be very grateful if you had any suggestions on how we might improve on last year's event. So get your thinking caps on please. Send your ideas to [email protected]

CHAT Academies Board member honoured.

Professor Anthony O’ Hear, a member of the CHAT Academies Board of Trustees, has been recognised in the 2018 New Year Honours with the award of an OBE ‘for services to education’.Dr Donald Graham, Chair of the CHAT Academies Board of Trustees, said:“We were delighted by the news that Anthony...

Families celebrate with special awards

50 families from across our primary schools successfully completed their 6 week SHARE programes and were awarded framed certificates to mark the achievement.Our longest running family learning programme is called SHARE which has been extremely successful with both parents and carers in our schools. ...

Council Leader message of support to our schools

Enfield Council Leader Cllr Doug Taylor has issued a message of support to our schools, following a meeting with CHAT Academies Chair, Dr Donald Graham.Donald updated the Council on a range of issues. CHAT schools currently educate around 2,200 children in the borough. Donald and Cllr Taylor...

Open evening for our secondary academy - Monday, 18 September

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Open Evening of our secondary academy, Heron Hall, on Monday, 18 September 5.30-7.30pm. There is no need to book.We know choosing a secondary school is a hugely important decision. In fact, for most families it is one of their biggest.We think we are...

Come to the Winter Fair on 9 December!

A fantastic affordable afternoon for all the family.Who is coming to the spectacular Winter Fair for all our schools on Saturday 9 December? Join over 1,000 others 11am-4pm at Heron Hall Academy, Ponders End EN3 4SA

Latest news

News

Nursery Baby Clinic Fun

Reception: Maths & Nature Exploration

IT for Beginners: Join the Outreach team’s Computer Class Now

Read Aloud: Families Unite for Books & Planet

NHS Sleep hygiene awareness

Caterpillar Adventures in Nursery

Exploring Numbers: Reception Math Fun

Nursery’s Gardening Adventures

Exploring the World: Reception Class's Cultural Learning Adventure

Free gifts - Read Aloud event after school on Monday, 22 April

Coffee morning success

Maths Fun in Reception Class

Nursery Children Explore Maths with Numicon

Springtime Singing Festival: A Musical Celebration

Join the Outreach team for Tea and Toast

NHS Second application of Fluoride varnish at Woodpecker Hall for Nursey, Reception and Year 1

Our Daffodil Breakfast Celebrations

Year 3 Shines in Ukelele Showcase

Reception Children's Egg Hatching Journey

FREE Easter Holidays Learn to Ride sessions for children

Holiday and Food Activities: Book a space for your child with Parks Community

School will be closed on Monday, 18 March

Free Lunch & Easter Activities for Eligible Families

Parents Pass with Flying Colours

Come to our Hummingbirds stay and play sessions

Pupils dress up for World Book Day

Share the Love of Reading: Join our Read Aloud Book Swap

Pupils dress up for Times Tables Rockstars Day

NHS Height and weight measurements for Reception and Year 6 pupils at Woodpecker Hall

Congratulations to Our Book Fair Poster Winners

Boost Your Culinary Skills with our FREE Cooking Classes

Free football and sports sessions - 4 to 8 years old

NHS Audiology (hearing screenings) for Reception pupils at Woodpecker Hall

Exploring Secondary School Life: Year 5s Spend a day at Heron Hall Academy

Pupils enjoy brilliant night out singing at world famous venue

Join our Coffee Morning for Health: Free Diabetes Checks and Prevention Awareness

Half Term Cafe

Year 6 Explore Stories from the Windrush Generation

Exploring the wonders of science at Heron Hall

NHS Measles awareness

Pupils enjoy our fantastic after school clubs

15 Hours of Free Childcare for working parents now available

Labelling school uniform helps us quickly return lost items and prevent mix-ups!

Welcome Back, Children

Back to School

Back to School

NHS Winter guidance (Is your child unwell?)

Year 4s zoom call with researchers in Antarctica

Win FREE Tickets to Tottenham vs Arsenal Women's Football Game. Enter the Competition Now!

Rowan Class Triumphs: Gold at Panathlon Challenge

Crafting Compassion: Outreach Team's Heartfelt Creations

North Enfield Foodbank Opening Hours

650 attend Read Aloud launch events in our primary schools

Congratulations to our bike prize winner, Bilal!

Open Days for Nursery & Reception places on Wednesday 6 December

Read Aloud Launch: 200+ Families Celebrate Books Together

Thank you to our PTA

'North Star Singers' Shine at Choir Concert

NHS Fluoride varnish at Woodpecker Hall for Nursey, Reception and Year 1

Join us for the launch of Read Aloud

Join Our PTA Meeting. New Members Welcome

Black Friday Exclusive: Get 15% Off Schoolwear

Pupils Enjoy Festival of Industry Workshop

Black Friday Exclusive: Get 20% Off Schoolwear & More Online

Empowering Unity: Odd Socks for Anti-Bullying Week

Children in Need Dance fundraiser

Anti-Bullying Week: Odd Socks Day

Pupils Enjoy Fun Learning Activities After the Half-Term Break

NHS Flu immunisations at Woodpecker Hall (Autumn 2023)

NHS Vaccination catch-up clinics at Enfield Heights Academy during half term

Exploring Secondary School Life: Year 5s Spend a Day at Heron Hall Academy

Biggest evert art exhibition for Black History Month – Hundreds of works

Free lunches and activities over half term - book now!

Free Activities for Children During Half Term

Celebrating Black History Month: Ana's Inspiring Journey

Biggest Ever Black History Art Gallery

A Record-Breaking Open Evening

Macmillan Coffee morning