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Get your tickets for our production of Matilda before they sell out!
Step into the magical world of "Matilda" with Heron Hall's spellbinding production! Witness the extraordinary tale of courage and imagination, performed by our talented students. Tickets are available for a steal at £3 for adults and £1 for children on ParentPay. Don't miss this whimsical journey ...
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.
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...
NHS Winter guidance (Is your child unwell?)
Translations availablePlease click on the below hyperlinks for translations of this poster in the following languages:-AlbanianBulgarianPolishRomanianSomaliTurkish
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.
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...
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...
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
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 ...
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
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
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
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...
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.
Congratulations to our brilliant year 11s on their GCSE results
Headteacher, Arthur Barzey, pictured with some of our top performers.
So proud of our students today!
All that hard work has paid off. Well done everyone. Now for the next stage of your journey.
GCSE Results - proud parents!
So many proud parents today. They are a part of the journey too.
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...
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...
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
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...
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 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!
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 ...
Save the date: Community fun day
FREE entry. Save the Date. Heron Hall Academy’s Community Fun Day is set for Saturday 13 May 11-4pm. Join us for a day of fun activities for kids, music, stalls and tasty food. Don't miss out.
Congratulations to the Year 9 Netball team
Congratulations to Heron Hall Academy's Year 9 Netball team who received Outstanding Achievement awards from North Star Community Trust. The Trust, which manages the school, has a Mission to provide every child with an enriching and inspiring educational experience, which includes celebrating their ...
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.
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.
David up for top national teaching award
David Jablonka, one of our many outstanding teachers at Heron Hall Academy, has been formally nominated for the prestigious TES Award for Subject Lead of the Year in a Secondary School. This award recognizes exceptional subject leaders who have made a significant impact on the teaching and learning ...
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.
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.
Congratulations to the winner of the North Star Community Trust 'Golden Ticket' competition
Congratulations to Anisa in Year 6 who was the lucky winner of the Trust’s ‘Golden Ticket’ competition.Children from the Trust’s primary schools, who attended the open evening of our secondary school, Heron Hall Academy, were entered into a very special draw. Top prize was this fabulous bike...
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.
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.
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...
Free fitness classes for the over 50 community
We're thrilled to announce the return of 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.
Deadline consultation - Sixth Form expansion
The consultation closes on Friday, 20 January.OverviewThe purpose of this consultation is to share our exciting new proposals for Heron Hall Academy (HHA), and to enable local stakeholders the opportunity to review and comment on this project.Heron Hall Academy wishes to undertake a new building exp...
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
Annual Survey – What do our families think?
Find out what our families think about our schools in our Annual Survey
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
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...
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 ...
Gemma Vincent appointed permanent Headteacher
Congratulations to Gemma Vincent, appointed to the permanent position of Headteacher. She said: “Kingfisher Hall is a great school with amazing children and families. Working together in the years ahead we can go from strength to strength. My aim is to build a truly inspirational school, with outs...
Family Links Nurturing Programme
Congratulations to all the parents that successfully completed the Family Links Nurturing programme! Over the last ten weeks, parents bonded whilst covering various topics around understanding children’s behaviour. They also explored approaches to discipline and learning the importance of loo...
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 ...
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...
Sixth Form Open Evening - Thursday, 10 November (5.30pm)
Our open evening will be held on Thursday, 10 November 2022 (5.30-7pm).Heron Hall Academy has a growing reputation for academic excellence, as well as for the care it takes of its young people.The school was the Bronze Award Winner of the Pearson Secondary School of the Year competition in 2020-21.O...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
We are hiring a Governance Assistant.
We have an exciting position to fill. We are looking to appoint a Governance assistant (part time). To find out more and to apply click here.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Headteacher in running for top UK teaching award
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust that manages your school I wanted to let you know some wonderful news.Your Headteacher, Mr Barzey, has this morning, been named as a finalist in the UK’s top award for teachers. His extraordinary leadership of school over the past four years has bee...
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!
Headteacher nominated for top national award
Arthur Barzey, Headteacher of Heron Hall Academy, has been nominated for the prestigious, TES Headteacher of The Year Award for 2022. Last year the school reached the final of the Pearson Secondary School of the Year competition.Trust Chief Executive, Marino Charalambous, said: "Arthur Bar...
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....
Here are a list of places where kids eat free food during Easter half term
Here are a list of places where kids eat free food during Easter half term
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.
Aladdin tickets at Heron Hall on sale now - don't miss out!
Get your tickets for the school's spectacular production of Aladdin 24/ 25 March 6pm! Just £4/£2 on Parent Pay. Also available on the door of the night but arrive early to avoid disappointment. Under 16 section of the audience for those who do not have an adult to accompany them.If you have any is...
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.
Great to see Book Swap back at Heron Hall
Year 7 and 8 enjoy a huge Book Swap in the playground today, organised by the school and the Community Outreach team.The students were able to bring in a book they had read and no longer wanted and swap it for one they would like to read.Book swap is free.Some students were also given a fruit juice ...
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]
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...
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
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.
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.
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...
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.
Mental health awareness film from Enfield youth parliament
Members of Enfield’s youth parliament and the young mayor have produced a short film to destigmatize mental health issues and recognise the differing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people. The film also includes some ideas on how young people can deal with their mental health. You can wa...
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...
Trust teams given Outstanding service award for pandemic efforts.
Last week the trust held an online awards ceremony featuring our CEO Marino Charalambous, trustees, and governors. It was a huge success and featured some brilliant performances from the talented children across the schools in our trust. The safeguarding team and the Community Outrea...
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...
We won't tolerate racism.
A big welcome to families joining us in September
The school held a virtual welcome evening this week for families about to start their journey with us in September as their children start Year 7.Over 150 families joined us on Zoom for an hour of presentations and questions.A copy of the presentation shown is here.
Thank you to our parent volunteers
On Thursday the Community Outreach team organised an afternoon tea gathering to thank our parent volunteers for all of their fantastic work.We are so grateful for our parent volunteers across our schools. They have given up their time to support children and the schools in lots of different ways, in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Free online health and well-being workshops
The Educational Psychology Service (EPS) have a range of online workshops for parents this summer term. The workshops will focus on parenting, mental health and overall wellbeing. They will be taking place via Zoom. If you are interested, please email [email protected] or call 0208 379 2000 ...
Government asks families to test before returning to school
Dear families, The Education Secretary has today urged students and their families to take a test before returning to the classroom.Students have been asked to get tested before returning to school in order to ensure that schools are safe to reopen. It is not a requirement of returning to school but...
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...
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 ...
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...
Online course to become emotional health mentor
The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) has organised a course for people that are interested in becoming an emotional health mentor. The course will start on Thursday 13th May From 10 am- 12 pm. It is free to adults that receive a benefit.This course will help you to understand the key sk...
Heron Hall reach the finals for Secondary School of the Year
We are extremely proud of our secondary school Heron Hall Academy 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 ...
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...
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...
Community Outreach distribute over 100 food bags to families
The Community Outreach team has done an amazing job in supporting our families during these difficult times. On Monday the team supplied over 100 food bags to our parents and carers at Heron Hall Academy. The Community Outreach team has been working extremely hard to provide families...
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...
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...
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.
Apprenticeship to become a Police Constable
Are you interested in a career in policing? The Metropolitan police have an exciting opportunity to become a police constable. The police constable apprenticeship degree combines on-the-job learning and working towards a fully funded degree whilst earning a competitive salary. You mus...
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...
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...
Online County Lines event for parents
There will be a free virtual County Lines event on the 1st of April at 6:30 pm. “County Lines” is a term used to explain when children and young people are being exploited to sell and transport drugs in other counties. It is a serious and growing problem and we need a whole community r...
£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...
Food for families
The Community Outreach team will be distributing food bag donations for all CHAT families every Monday from 1pm-2.30pm. If you would like a food bag, please contact [email protected] to arrange a time slot. Please be aware that food contents may contain traces of nuts so if you hav...
Community Outreach team nominated for teaching award celebrating partnership working.
Congratulations to the Community Outreach team for being nominated for the Pearson Teaching Awards. Wendy, Juliet, Gurjit, and Beleyu who make up our amazing Community Outreach team have been working tremendously hard to support our families. They have been nominated for the 2021 Award for Impact th...
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 forces...
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 ...
Kingfisher Hall featured in the Times newspaper
Air quality soars in school streets that banished carsThe study is the first of its kind to show the air quality benefits of school streets.Ben Webster, Environment EditorClosing roads around schools to traffic at pick-up and drop-off times has cut toxic nitrogen dioxide levels by up to 23 per cent,...
Our new safety awareness campaign
We have launched a new safety awareness campaign across our schools.The campaign includes new posters, training and information.
Community Outreach crochet group make blankets to support babies in hospital
During lockdown, the Crochet class that is run by the Community Outreach team has been meeting up virtually to continue with their wonderful creations. The crochet class has been working extremely hard and has been meeting every Tuesday afternoon.The team has been making blankets and clothing f...
World Book Week at CHAT Academies
It’s been a great World Book Week across the schools in our trust. Despite the circumstances, it’s good to see the children celebrating one of our favourite days of the academic year from school and at home. To celebrate World Book Day, our primary school children enjoyed dressing up as thei...
Amazing World Book Day costumes from our Cuckoo and Woodpecker staff
Today is World Book Day and to celebrate children and staff from across our schools dressed up as a book character of their choice.Despite the circumstances, it’s great to see our teachers getting into the spirit of World Book Day. Well done everyone.
New INSET Day for Friday, 5 March - to prepare the school for re-opening
Dear families To prepare to open the school, we will be having an Inset day on Friday, 5th March to get the school ready to welcome back the students.There will be no 'live' online learning lessons or hub school. All of the student lessons on this day will be taught via materials placed on Googl...
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. ...
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
Teenage civil rights protest and arrest inspires best Heron Hall school short story.
Claudette Colvin, a pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement, was the inspiration behind the winning entry for the school’s ‘Black Excellence’ short story competition.Author Aminah, in Year 8, imagined what it was like to be there on the day in March 1955, when Claudette was arrested at the ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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
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
Parents evening for Year 11 on Thursday
Everything you need to know about the online parents evening on Thursday is here.
Blended learning strategy and review of remote learning published
We are committed to providing high quality blended learning inside and outside of the classroom for all students.Our aim is to ensure:• All students have access to the internet, when this becomes more freely available through government initiatives.• All families have at least one de...
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...
Free online work shop for Teenagers from Enfield Council
Organised by Enfield Council join an Educational Psychologist and the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner. To book, please email: [email protected] or telephone 0208 379 2000. Session 1: Tuesday 9th February 4-5pm
Year 11s: Consultation on GCSEs this year and what it means for you
We held an information and consultation evening this week to look at GCSEs for this year and the options for how they might be awarded.You can view the PowerPoint presentation here.
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 ...
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...
Heron's student council holds first virtual meeting
The student council's inaugural virtual event was a roaring success! Our students contributed to various strategies we can employ to help student well-being & progress students' learning. The council was overwhelmingly positive about remote learning & came up with some brilliant ideas about ...
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...
Year 11s to hear Hollocaust survival testimony
Michelle Richaman is the daughter of Ziggy Shipper, a Polish Jew and a survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and then one of the ‘Windermere Boys’ who were placed in England after liberation from Auschwitz. Next week she will tell her father's story to our Year 11s.Ziggy does still do some talks himse...
Heron Hall Academy's new student leadership team
Our new student leadership team across all the year groups has been chosen.You can meet the team here.
Year 8 Online GCSE options evening
Year 8 GCSE options evening - Thursday, 21 JanuaryOur GCSE options evening is one of the most important of the school calendar and will be held online this year because of the coronavirus restrictions.In the coming weeks students in Year 8 at Heron Hall Academy will be choosing their options for the...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Urgent: Key worker places and consent for Covid-19 testing of students
Key worker family school placesWe have written to all our families today to find out which key worker parents will need places at Heron hall from 5 January. You must pre-apply for a place by filling in a survey form here.Covid-19 testing consent neededYou will probably have also seen the recent gove...
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.
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...
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...
Wellbeing workshop for young people
The Educational Psychology Service will be holding a free workshop on Tuesday the 15th of December from 7:30 pm – 8.15 pm. All 13-18-year-olds attending Enfield schools and settings are welcome to join the online workshop. The workshop will be led by an educational psychologist and well-being...
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...
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...
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...
Community Outreach providing extra support for families
The Community Outreach team has been supporting families who need a little extra help thanks to Tesco and Greggs.Tesco has donated bread, drinks, frozen foods, and pastries. Sandwiches and baguettes from Greggs are available on a Tuesday. As well as food, the Community Outreach team has clothes, s...
Closure of Year 7 classes at Heron Hall Academy
We very much regret that we have had to close the final three year 7 classes as a preventative measure due to coronavirus.Please see our letter here.
Vacancy for a school governor - great opportunity for a parent
Can you help take our school forward? We have a vacancy for a parent governor. 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. This could be you. Closing date: Friday, 4 ...
Extra financial help this winter for our families
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...
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...
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...
Year 2 having fun with maths
We absolutely love our maths at Cuckoo Hall. So we try and make every lesson as interesting as possible. Working with our fabulous friends from Curious Maths we devise great ways of helping the children learn that is also fun. Here is Year 2 teacher Miss Abdi this morning with 'build it, draw...
£726 raised for Children in Need
Our brilliant kind hearted families helped us raise a fantastic £726 for Children in Need. Thank you so much for your generosity at this time.
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 ...
School governor needed
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. Closing date: Thursday, 12 November. You can apply h...
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...
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 foo...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
What Enfield Heights pupils love about returning to school.
Our children are so pleased to be back in school again. Watch a video from our pupils explaining the best things about being back. To watch the video, click here.
What Kingfisher pupils love about returning to school
Our children are so happy to be back in school and learning again. Watch a video from Kingfisher Year 5 pupils explaining the best things about being back. To watch the video, click here.
Paraent governors needed - 3 vacancies
Can you help take us forward? We have 3 vacancies for parent governors. 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. Could this be you? Closing date: Mon 28th September...
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
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...
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 ...
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.
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...
Congratulations to our brilliant Year 11s on a fantastic set of GCSE results!
Well done to all of our students for such great GCSE results. Once again, our students have had brilliant results. We are so proud to be able to say that every student has achieved what they need to move onto the next stage of their educationWe have many outstanding results and so many success stori...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Stunning mural at Heron Hall!
Last week saw the Head of Art Josie Johnson and drama teacher Abbie Regelous apply the finishing touches to a brilliant mural in the school corridors. We caught up with Josie who told us that the project started at the beginning of lockdown in March. “We’ve only just finished it this w...
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 make a...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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]
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...
Year 6 present special art works to the Trust celebrating sustainability and the environment
Marino Charalambous, the CEO of CHAT Academies, the Trust which runs local schools including Cuckoo Hall, was delighted to receive two fantastic pieces of art this week from Year 6 pupils at the school.Year 6 have been actively trying to persuade the Trust to do even more to protect the environment ...
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...
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...
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),...
Friday lunchtime at Cuckoo and Woodpecker Hall
Our brilliant catering team making lunches for the children today at Woodpecker and Cuckoo.
The new normal in our schools.
Food is prepared in the kitchens, then collected and delivered to the classroom for the children to eat.
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...
Parents from our primary academies pass first aid course with flying colours!
Belated congratulations to parents from our primary academies who passed 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 ...
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.
“The colour of your skin should be of no more significance than the colour of your eyes".At CHAT, we belong to one Family and one Race - the Human Race.
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-...
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 year 1 pupils
This week year 1 pupils returned to school and are being given a healthy balanced meal from their school 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 rela...
Inset training day for our primary academies
Reminder that it is a INSET training day on Monday 1st June for our primary academies. The schools 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 Jun...
New home learning timetable for our primary academies
To see the new home learning timetable for Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights, 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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 ...
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, Beleyu and Gurji...
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....
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...
5 great tips for young people during lockdown
A motivational speaker has provided some excellent advice to help young people during lockdown.Tip 1: “Care about yourself” to maintain a healthy appearance and feel good. Tip 2: “Check your routine” and ensure you are being productive with your time. Tip 3: Be thankful, think abou...
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...
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...
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 ...
Nursery applications for Robin Hall at Cuckoo, and for Kingfisher Hall
Deadline for applications – Friday 17 April.You can email your completed applications to us at [email protected] schools being closed, applications for both Robin Hall and Kingfisher Hall can also be posted to our Hub School at Kingfisher Hall, 40 The Ride, Enfield, London EN3 7GB If y...
Scams and frauds during the Covid-19 pandemic
Criminals are using the Covid-19 crisis in the hope of scamming the public in these unprecedented times. With advice from law enforcement, government and the private sector we are urging our parents to be vigilant and extra cautious in sharing personal and financial data, which can be cap...
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...
Nursery applications for Robin Hall at Cuckoo, and Kingfisher Hall.
The deadline for applications is Friday 17 April.How to get your application to us?You can email your completed applications to us at [email protected] schools being closed, applications for both Robin Hall and Kingfisher Hall can also be posted to our Hub School at Kingfisher Hall, 40 The Ri...
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...
Story time with Headteacher Nicky Ross
A lovely story for our younger children read by Headteacher Miss Ross.Watch the story here.
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 for our Primary Academies
Explaining our new approach to Home Learning in Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall & Enfield Heights. 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 to Home Learning click&nbs...
The new Home Learning timetable after Easter for our Primary Academies
New Home Learning timetable for Reception to Year 6 after Easter for Cuckoo Hall, Woodpecker Hall, Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights. This short film is a step by step guide of everything you need to know. Over the break we will be revamping the school websites and you will have the timetable in a...
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]
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
A step by step guide for parents and pupils of our primary schools on how to log into DB primary as part of home learning. To watch the guide click here.
Board of Trustees discuss key topics to help support our families
The Board of Trustees which helps to manage our 5 schools 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 our CEO, Marino Charalambous, to all our parents regarding latest information on the schools, home learning and free school meals. You can view the message here.
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...
Sport Relief at Cuckoo Hall Academy!
On Friday 13th March Cuckoo Hall Academy held its annual Sport Relief event. It was a fun and hugely successful event.Children came into school dressed up in sporting clothes and donated £1 towards Sport Relief. Sports Relief is a brilliant event that helps raise money for charity while bringing pe...
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...
Mayor of Enfield visits Cuckoo Hall Academy!
Jasmine Mengue from Voice Out Women (VOW) organised for the Mayor of Enfield, Cllr Kate Anolue (centre) to visit us on Monday 24th February. Mayor of Enfield, Cllr Kate Anolue (centre) visited one of community outreach projects Voice Out Women which is an open access session that supports women...
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...
Mayor invites our headteacher for tea in her parlour
Headteacher, Arthur Barzey, had a very important appointment last week: tea with the Mayor in her parlour. Cllr Kate Anolue wanted to find out more about Heron Hall Academy, a school with a fast growing reputation under his headship. She was so impressed she accepted an invitation to visit t...
Sports Relief at Cuckoo Hall Academy!
On Friday 13th March we are celebrating Sports Relief at our Cuckoo Hall Academy!Children are to come into school wearing something sporty and in return donate £1. On the day there will be a brilliant sponsored run taking place amongst staff. All proceeds made will be going to Sports Relief. Sp...
World Book Day at Heron Hall Academy!
On Thursday 5th March Heron Hall Academy celebrated World Book Day.It was a fantastic celebration with a range of activities happening throughout the day. Heron Hall staff embraced the spirit of World Book Day by coming into school dressed as magnificent book characters. On World Book Day ...
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 at Cuckoo Hall Academy!
On Thursday 5th March Cuckoo Hall Academy celebrated World Book Day. Children came into school dressed in honour of their favourite book character! From Harry Potter to Snow White, there was a broad range of fictional book characters recreated by the children. All pupils looked fantas...
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...
Fantastic World Book Day at Enfield Heights!
On Thursday 5th March Enfield Heights Academy celebrated World Book Day! Children came into school dressed as their favourite book character and participated in a read along with their parents. There were a great number of parents who were able to attend this mornings read along. Read...
Kingfisher Hall celebrates World Book Day!
On Thursday 5th March Kingfisher Hall celebrated World Book Day.In celebration of the event children came into school dressed as their favourite book character! Children took inspiration from books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by legendary author Roald Dahl as well as recent fictio...
Insightful tenants forum for CHAT parents!
On Wednesday 4th March a great tenants forum was held for all of our CHAT parents run by the Citizens advice Bureau. We hope all our attendees took away valuable information and have a greater understanding on their rights as a tenant. Thank you to CAB, their guests Enfield Council and the comm...
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...
PTA Coffee and Tea Morning At Cuckoo Hall Academy!
On Wednesday 4th March there will be a tea and coffee morning at Cuckoo Hall Academy!All parents and carers are welcome to join the PTA team from 9am-10am. Attendees should meet at the Cuckoo Hall lower school office. These gatherings are a great opportunity to become more involved in the school a...
CHAT primary schools come together for "Big Maths" club event!
On Friday 28th February our primary schools; Cuckoo, Woodpecker, Kingfisher and Enfield Heights participated in a collaborative maths workshop at Cuckoo Hall. Children were put through their paces and challenged on a range of different maths topics. Present at the workshop was also an exte...
Another successful "Parent Cafe" at Heron Hall!
On Tuesday 25th February Heron Hall hosted its second "Parent Cafe" event. It was wonderfully organised by the brilliant Community Outreach team and school and very well supported by parents.The event was perfect for allowing fellow parents an opportunity to socialise and interact with staff an...
"Parents Cafe" at Heron Hall Academy!
Our next "Parents Cafe" at Heron Hall will be on Tuesday 25th February from 1-2:30 pm. Pop in for some lovely British and Somali Pancakes or Tea and Coffee. All free of charge!This is a brilliant opportunity for fellow parents to socialise, make friends and understand the support available to them ...
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.
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...
Brilliant Heron student earns "Jack Petchey" award
A huge congratulations to Abi of year 7 who was presented with a prestigious "Jack Petchey" award last week!Abi was given the award for outstanding achievement and contributions to good citizenship as a scout.The "Jack Petchey" awards programme targets young people aged 11-25 across London...
Are You Looking To Train As A Teacher!
Are you looking to train as a teacher with a full salary while you are training with us? Know of someone who might be interested in this opportunity? Train with us in partnership with Warwick University. Find out more by clicking here.
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]
Our 'Brilliant' students graduate
Members of the school's 'Brilliant Club' graduated from the 'Scholars programme' at a very special ceremony held last week at the prestigious Goldsmith's University in London.Brilliant Club members are gifted students at Heron Hall who want to stretch themselves further with additional academic chal...
Teddy And Nursery Pupils Meet Fire Brigade!
The Fire Brigade came into Cuckoo Hall this week to meet with our nursery children.The Firefighters explained what their job is to the nursery pupils.The Firefighters drove their Fire Engine into the playground for all our pupils to see.Our school dog, Teddy, thyen go to climb aboard and explore!She...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!
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. ...
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...
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....
CHAT Social Media Champion!
Here is the CHAT social media champion, Natalie Cunningham, receiving her prize for winning with CEO of the trust Marino Charalambous.Natalie won the £30 pounds Amazon gift voucher for her outstanding work to ensure that we have photo and stories to celebrate the success of the children and th...
Urgent - the school will be closed on Friday, 1 November.
We regret that Cuckoo Hall will not open tomorrow, Friday 1st November. Testing the fire alarms this afternoon led to the discovery of a major fault. We will not be able to fix this overnight, having worked with our contractor to rectify the fault for the past 5 hours. We will keep you updated over ...
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...
Free IT Training at CHAT!
Would you like to improve your IT skills?We are offering fully funded IT training here at CHAT as part of our community outreach programme.The course offers you the chance to gain your NCFE Accredited Certificate in IT Users Skills.The course runs from 19th-22nd November 2019 or 26th-29th November 2...
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...
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
Talking Teens Parent Group!
Parents can sign up for the Talking Teens Parent Group.The group helps deal with those stressful family challenges so you can have a calmer happier family life.It is a tried and tested programme, it helps us think about what we do, why we do it and how it makes us feel.The sessions about being...
New Education Director visits CHAT schools!
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.Peter met Cuckoo Hall parents on one of our community outreach programmes getting help with their English languag...
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...
All Parents Welcome to Afternoon Tea Crochet Class!
All Cuckoo Hall parents are invited to an Afternoon tea/coffee Crochet class.The class takes place on Monday 28th October 2019 1.30pm-3pm.This is a great opportunity to meet and chat with friends at your child's school as well as a chance to take part in a fun activity.You can recycle your old jumpe...
Skills 4 You Training Programme!
Our Skills 4 Careers™ Training Programme is fully funded by the Government. It is completely free. Courses are being held at CHAT by professional Tutors. Classes are held in small groups to ensure you receive the best advice about your future and your options. If you are unsure of what to do next,...
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...
Fully Funded IT Training at CHAT
We are offering fully funded IT training at CHAT.You can improve your ICT Skills and your job search strategy by gaining your NCFE Accredited Certificate in IT users skills. The course will teach you how to: get more out of IT, use the internet, use email, word process, use presentation softwar...
Talking Teens Parent Group!
Parents can sign up for the Talking Teens Parent Group.The group helps deal with those stressful family challenges so you can have a calmer happier family life.It is a tried and tested programme, it helps us think about what we do, why we do it and how it makes us feel.The sessions about being...
Life support courses available!
Do you know what to do in an emergency?Do you want to learn vital child and baby life-saving skills.There is a free 2-day course for local parents and carers.It is an opportunity for parents to learn first aid, child safety, get health advice and meet other parents.For the next dates and to book you...
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...
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...
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...
Read our latest newsletter now - for the week ending 20 September
You can catch up with the latest news from the school here!
Coffee morning for Cuckoo parents - Monday, 16th at 9am
Our popular coffee mornings are back!All the details are here.
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...
Welcome to our new year 7s today!
GCSE Results day at Heron Hall
Well done to all our amazing young people for some amazing results after so much work.We wish you well in the future. PhotosSee all the photos here.
Kingfisher: Back to school on Thurs, 5 September.
We hope everyone is enjoying the Summer. A reminder that we look forward to welcoming the children on Thursday, 5 September.
Return to school after the Summer break
There will be 3 inset days at the start of the academic year where pupils are NOT required to be in school. The inset days are: Monday 2nd, Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th September 2019Different year groups will return to school on different days. On the day of return, school will start at ...
Bonjour Kingfisher Hall!
Bonjour!The Kingfisher Hall French club were treated to delicious french pastries such as Pana au Chocolat and Croissants.The club was run by Paul Ebelebe who taught the pupils how to count, sing and speak in French.
Kingfisher Hall Prom Night 2019
A brilliant night at Kingfisher Hall!The Kingfisher Hall Prom 2019 was nothing short of incredible.There was a delicious BBQ and a live DJ.We wish the class of 2019 good luck in the future.Click here to see photos from the night.
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...
Enfield Heights Prom 2019
Oh, what a night!The Enfield Heights Prom 2019 was nothing short of spectacular. There was delicious food, a live DJ and even a photo booth.We wish the class of 2019 good luck in their future endeavours. Click here to see photos from the night.
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]
Parents treat year 6s to pizza blow out
When the year 6s finished their SATs generous parents treated them to a pizza blow out.The children enjoyed cheesy pizza, fluffy wedges, tasty chicken and refreshing juice.
Head teacher presents awards to art winners
Head teacher Arthur Barzey awarded £30 Amazon cards to the winners of Heron's first arts show.Well done to the Year 9, 10 & 11 winning students.You can see the art on show here.
Make 5 Grow Project at Enfield Heights
Year 6 at Enfield Heights claimed another huge success to raise extra funds for themselves. They were split into groups and given a challenge of spending £5 on things they could then sell for a profit. Over 3 days they sold lots of items like milkshakes, cakes, sweets and even slime.They made ...
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...
Enfield Heights debating
Year 4 been learning about debating. Their first topic was about immigration which was based around their current reading book ‘The Match Box Diary’.The pupils also created amazing posters around their debate subject, immigration. "In sun class we have been learning all about debating ...
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.
School opens stunning art gallery
A magnificent space was created in our Grade II listed old gymnasium to show case the incredible talent we have at Heron Hall across all of our age groups.We are so proud of our students we were determined that they would have a gallery as good as anywhere in London!In July 2019, we held our first e...
Cuckoo pupil solves Rubik's Cube in under 90 seconds
Click here to see Cuckoo pupil solve Rubik's Cube in under 90 seconds.
Cuckoo Year 6 girls relay team go out in style
The Year 6 girls relay team took 1st place in the relay competition at Lea Valley Athletics Centre.The girls went out in style by claiming gold in their last ever competition.
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.
An eco friendly sports day at Enfield Heights
At Enfield Heights, the pupils have been learning about health, fitness and the environment. On both days of the sports days, the PTA joined with the school to create an eco water station to reduce the use of single-use plastic at both sports days.There were 2 water dispensers with ice as well as ec...
Cuckoo grow their own potatoes
Cuckoo Hall took part in the Grow Your Own Potatoes project with the help of Kellie Lockyer and the Community Outreach Team.The children grew over 200 potatoes and then used them to make a delicious potato salad for all to enjoy."It was lovely working with the children and teaching them how to grow ...
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 ...
Please respect our community
There have been several complaints by members of the public witnessing parents and/or carerssmoking right outside the school gates. Please respect our school as a place of learning and make sure you set an appropriate example in our community.This is a serious safe guarding concern as smoking is cle...
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...
Heron Hall seeking to appoint new parent governors
Have you got what it takes to be a new governor representing our parents?This is a fantastic time to get involved in helping the school.How to apply?Fill out a nomination form which can be found on theGovernance section of our websitewww.heronhallacademy.org.ukFor more information on the role please...
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!
Enfield Heights sponsored silence
Enfield Heights pupils took part in a sponsored silence for 1hr to raise money for the Year 6 leavers party. Children were silent for 1hr in their afternoon lesson with some kids staying quiet until 8pm.
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.
Urban Strides at Kingfsher Hall
Years 4, 5 and 6 at Kingfisher Hall were given a fantastic street dance masterclass by Urban Strides.The pupils learned a specific dance routine, taught by their instructor, and performed it in full at the end of the session together.The instructor created a positive and energetic atmosphe...
Heron Hall art trip
Year 8 and 9 at Heron Hall went on an exciting art trip where they spent the morning at the National Gallery looking at works from talented artists like Van Gough, Rembrandt, Turner and many more. They then made their way to the Novello Theatre to see the stunning Mamma Mia. The students h...
Cuckoo crowned district athletics champions!
A huge congratulations to the Cuckoo Hall athletics team who came 1st place in the District Athletics competition. Pupils from KS2 competed against 25 teams in events like 50m, 60m, 80m, 150m, 600m and relay and finished the day in 1st place. Well done to all pupils and teachers invol...
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.
Kingfisher full of culture!
Kingfisher Hall PTA put on another great event for their annual cultural day.The 2019 Kingfisher Cultural Day was a huge success with brilliant performances, delicious food and fun activities.Children from Year 6 performed Fusion dance, Year 3 girl performed Ballet, a Year 6 boy performed the drums,...
Cultural Cuckoo Hall!
The wonderful Cuckoo Hall PTA put on another brilliant evening displaying our cultural diversity at the school.The sold out evening had delicious food and fantastic performances from around the world, Thank you to the PTA for making this event a success once again, and showcasing our cultural divers...
Local CEO to join the panel for the arts gallery competition
We are delighted to announce that Despina Johnson has agreed to chair our arts gallery competition panel on 5 July.Despina is the CEO of Enterprise Enfield & North London Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise.Click here to find out more about the competition.
New Head of School for Enfield Heights
Jade-Simone Bacon, the current deputy head teacher, is the successful candidate for the new, senior position of Head of School at Enfield Heights. The Head of School will have responsibility for devising and agreeing the school improvement plan, allocating resources, managing staff and leading on th...
Cuckoo non-unform day
On Friday 28th June 2019 there will be a non-uniform day.Children will be asked to donate an unopened bottle of their choice, which will then go onto the PTA stall at this year’s 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 ...
Enfield Heights visits the zoo
Year 1 had lots of fun at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo this week.They enjoyed looking at all the animals from penguins to bears.One of the highlights of was the bear laying on his back playing with a ball. Read moreZSL Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo a...
Enfield Heights quiz night
Due to popular demand the Enfield Heights PTA will be holding another quiz night and jingle mingle. Join other parents and carers at the school on Thursday 11th July 2019 between 7pm-9pm. Tickets are £3 each and £15 for 6.Nibbles will be provided.
Cuckoo team win every game at Tottenham Hotspur competition
Well done to our KS1 boys team who won every game at the recent tournament at Tottenham Hotspur's training ground.Well done!
Don't miss the Cuckoo Hall book swap
Join us for another book swap at Cuckoo Hall on Monday 24th June 2019.This book swap is for parent, carers and children of nursery, reception year 1 and year 2.Bring a book and swap it for any book of your choice.
Heron's out door art display wows locals!
Our talented year 9 art students took part in a hoarding competition at Lovell’s Electric Quarter (just behind the 3G pitch). They came up with a great idea: to create a gallery space by painting frames around their most accomplished piece of artwork this year.The results are stunning.
Cuckoo team reaches final four in Spurs competition
Fantastic performance from the Cuckoo boys. Fourth place at the big Spurs tournament last week. Well done!
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 ...
Another successful book swap at Cuckoo Hall
Over 75 parents year 4, 5 and 6 parents, carers and children attended the school's latest Book Swap.Loads of books were swapped with children bringing in an old one and swapping it for a new one."We can’t wait for book swap next time. My favourite book is Horrid Henry, I read it last tim...
Kingfisher and Enfield Heights History Off The Page workshop
Year 4s at Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights were transported back in time to the most famous fire ever. The children started their morning becoming apprentices on the streets of London. They learned skills that were common in that era such as barber surgeon, apothecary, leather worker, ...
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
Cultural evening is sold out!
We are very sorry but all the tickets for Friday's event are now gone. Apologies to anyone who is disappointed.There will be no ticket sales on the door.
Hugely successful 'Every child is an artist' night
Our wonderful PTA organised a fabulous 'Every child is an artist' night at the school to explore the creative sides of the children. With a big turn out for the event, the children were shown four different artistic styles, ranging from the from the tradional to the modern. They were then chal...
Dont forget its our fabulous cultural day tomorrow
Welcome to our new community police officer
Welcome to PC Sophie Healy, our new community police officer, who will be based at Heron Hall Academy one day per week. She takes over from PC Hana who has done such a great job at the school. We work closely with the police to ensure our students are as safe as possible.
Visit to Lords - the home of cricket for these lucky youngsters.
Its the cricket world cup. Children from Cuckoo were lucky to get a VIP visit to Lords! We're told they had a fabulous time visiting one of the world's iconic sporting venues.
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...
Cuckoo Hall glee team judged 'pitch perfect'
Well done Cuckoo Hall for performing to such a high standard at the world famous Hackney Empire theatre this week. The amazing youngsters were awarded a 'Pitch Perfect' certificate and Nazil won first place in the Music Theatre category, beating every other contestant! Wow!We are all very prou...
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.
Egyptian Day at Cuckoo
Year 5 Egyptian DayThe years 5s at Cuckoo took part in some fantastic activities for Egyptian Day.The day began with children learning how to make Egyptian bread dough. They followed a recipe to create their Egyptian dough.While their Egyptian dough was proving the children took part in an exciting ...
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...
Book review of the month - June
The Teenage Guide to Friends By Nicola Morgan‘If you don’t have a reliable and trusted adult to give you advice, this book certainly will!’This book is a guide to friendships and it includes methods to sort out difficult scenarios. It will help teenagers who are struggling to manage and create...
Cuckoo Hall raise over £800 for Year 6 trips
Car washThe Year 6 children at Cuckoo Hall have been raising money for amazing trips like watching The Lion King in the west end, a drama workshop with professional dancer/actor, trip to Southend's Adventure Island and a trip to the cinema. Two of the Year 6 classes ran a successful car wa...
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.
Cuckoo Hall Year 4/5/6 book swap
Book swapAfter the success of the last book swap, the Community Outreach Team are hosting another one for parents/carers and children in Years 4, 5 and 6 on Wednesday 5th June 2019. You are invited to bring in a book and swap it for any book of your choice from 3:15-4:15 in the playground.
PTA raises cash with tasty cakes
Our brilliant PTA raised a lot of cash with a fabulous bake sale. The cakes, donuts and biscuits were all delicious. Children, staff and parents alike wasted no time tucking into some mouth watering treats, with the monies raised going towards the Year 6 leaving party in a few weeks time. Thank you ...
New assistant headteachers at Heights and Kingfisher
"I want to formally welcome Miss Orgill and Mrs Halil, two very experienced members of staff who have joined us at Cuckoo Hall Academy Trust as Assistant Headteachers.Mrs Halil (pictured right) is based at Enfield Heights and Miss Orgill (left) is based at Kingfisher Hall but both will be flex...
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...
Kingfisher Cultural Day
Save the date!The Kingfisher PTA will be hosting the amazing Cultural Day on Saturday 15th June 2019 from 11am-2pm.
Cuckoo Hall Cultural Evening
Save the dateOn Friday 21st June 2019 from 5pm-7pm the Cuckoo Hall PTA will be hosting their annual Cultural Evening.There will be Greek Dancers, Turkish Folk Dancers, Bollywood, African Drumming, Jamaican singers, African Dancers and much more.
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...
Inspire Maths at Enfield Heights
Inspire Maths This week Inspire Maths trainer, Peter Warwick visited Enfield Heights to give parents an informed demonstration on Inspire Maths, how it works and how parents can help children.Over 30 parents attended the informative workshop.Our marketing and communications team created a film with ...
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.
Good luck to Heron students
Good luck to all Heron students starting their exams this week.Click here to see the exam timetable.
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...
Over 45 parents and children at latest Read Aloud event
Read AloudThere were over 45 parents and children at our latest Read Aloud event at Cuckoo for early years.The theme for the event was The Gruffalo with nursery class teacher Miss Idziaszczyk reading the book to the children, which they enjoyed.The ...
Heron raise over £200 for Water Aid
Heron Saves Lives!The Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh Fundraising Team’s recent endeavours has raised over £200 for the charity Water Aid. The team organised form-time sports activities for KS3 who offered donations for their participation; Year 9 alone raised over £100! ‘We would like to thank all s...
Over 130 tickets sold for Enfield Heights school disco
Enfield Heights school disco The PTA at Enfield Heights put on a successful school disco for children in all year groups.Over 130 tickets were sold as the children enjoyed lots of dancing, party games and snacks.The children enjoyed the music especially from Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars and George Ezra...
Police and fire brigade visit Kingfisher
Police and fire brigade visit KingfisherThe Nursery at Kingfisher have been learning about the people who help us, based on the story ‘Doctor Daisy’ which includes doctors, firefighters and police officers. The children have been visited by firefighters and police officers, along with their fire...
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 ...
Cuckoo parent volunters graduate from First Aid course
QA Level 3 Award in Pediatric First Aid Parent volunteers graduated from their QA Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid.The 6-week programme designed specifically to meet the DFE's EYFS Framework, is run free with Barnet and Southgate College and aims to help with parent volunteering and give s...
INSET days at Heron Hall
Our remaining INSET days are: Monday 22nd July 2019Tuesday 23rd July 2019.Click here to see our term dates.
Heron book review of the month
Book review of the monthBook Review: The Novice by Taran Matharu“An incredible magical book filled with stories of friendship and wars!”The book is set in a mystical land filed with humans, dwarves, elves, orcs and magical demons.The main characters are: Fletcher: a startled young boy who recent...
Heron student have read of 85m words since September
Words readThrough our Accelerated Reader programme, which logs how much is being read, since September 2018 our students have read..... 85,077,172 words
Cuckoo girls football team crowned champions
We are champions!Cuckoo Year 5/6 girls football team were crowned league champions this week,The girls won every single game this season and ended it with a 3-1 victory against Raglan."I’m so proud of the girls for winning the league. They showed great desire, talent and that Cuckoo Hall...
Great Read Aloud Event
Great Read Aloud EventOn Wednesday 8th May 2019 between 3pm-4pm we will be holding the Great Read Aloud Event for Nursery, Reception and Year 1 parents/carers. There will be a special story telling and a lot of fun activities for the children such as making props for their favourite storie...
Dads and lads at Cuckoo Hall
Dads and ladsOver 45 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 brilliant boats, amazing aeroplanes, and terrific trains.�...
Woodpecker curriculum overviews
Curriculum overviews Please see the curriculum overviews for years 1-6Click here to view.
Enfield Heights' school D-I-S-C-O
School discoOn Friday 3rd May our amazing PTA are putting on a spectacular school disco.Reception/Y1/Y2/Y3 will be from 5pm-6:30pmY4/Y5/Y6 will be from 7pm-8:30pmTickets will only be £2 (including snacks) due to the huge success of the PTA's recent bake sales.
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...
Heron GCSE exam timetable
Exam timetableClick here to see the GCSE exam timetable.Good luck to all students taking exams.
NME top 100 new artist for 2019 to visit Heron Hall
Honey Gentry at Heron HallThe NME100, singer-songwriter, Honey Gentry will be visiting Heron Hall this week.The Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and Lana Del Ray inspired artist will be meeting with students, answering questions and performing songs from her debut EP, Moonlight.
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...
Staying safe online
Staying safe onlineTalking to your child - openly, and regularly - is the best way to help keep them safe online.You might find it helpful to start with a family discussion to set boundaries and agree what's appropriate. Or you might need a more specific conversation about an app or website your chi...
Parents invited to online safety talk.
We are organising an Online Safety talk for parents on Thurs 25 April in the school, 8.40-9.35am. Technology is changing so fast its hard to keep up.Thats why we have organised an expert talk so that our parents can stay on top of keeping their children safe.On this day the whole school will be lear...
Kingfisher nursery explore Room on the Broom
Room on the Broom at KingfisherPupils in the nursery have been using talking tables while reading Room on the Broom.The pupils will be transforming their classroom around this bookThe pupils were involved in activities such as painting, learning about animals and dressing up as characters.About the ...
Trust chair praises progress at Cuckoo Hall Academy
Dr Donald Graham, Chair of the Board of Trustees said: “We are delighted for our parents, pupils and staff that Ofsted has formally recognised the huge progress being made to improve the school under new headteacher Nicky Ross and her team. This is a very positive report, demonstrati...
Enfield Heights' street dancers - video
Street dancing at Enfield HeightsKey stage 2 at Enfield Heights were given a fantastic street dance masterclass by Urban Strides.The pupils learned a specific dance routine, taught by their instructor, and performed it in full at the end of the session together.The instructor created a positive and ...
How to clean a hamster cage by Kingfisher pupils
How to clean a hamster cageReception pupils have a new friend called Buster in their class.Buster is a hamster so his cage needs cleaning sometimes. Click here to see the brilliant instruction video on how to clean a hamster cage by Kingfisher pupils.
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...
Dads and lads at Cuckoo Hall
Dads and lads at CuckooAt Cuckoo Hall Academy, we realise the importance of engaging families, making them a 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 session with the pupi...
Another successful Read Aloud book swap at Enfield Heights
Book swapOver 45 parents/carers and pupils attended the latest Read Aloud book swap at Enfield Heights.Books were swapped all over the place as pupils had the opportunity to bring in a book they've already read and swap it for another. “We love book swap getting another book for free.”...
Enfield Heights PTA bake sale sells out on both days
Bake sale a huge successThe amazing PTA at Enfield Heights raised an outstanding total of £268 from their incredible bake sale that sold out on both days.Generous parents/carers baked and bought goodies like delicious doughnuts, marvellous muffins and champion cookie."Thank you everyone for all you...
Kingfisher's candy floss Fridays sold out within 15 minutes
Candy floss FridaysThe school's brilliant PTA sold out of candy floss within 15 minutes on their first ever candy floss Fridays event, which they intend to do every last Friday of the term.Both new and existing PTA members spent 90 minutes making 150 bags of candy floss."Thank you to our new PTA mem...
Cuckoo hold daffoldil breakfast to celebrate the beginning of spring
Daffodil breakfast Reception, year 1 and year 2 were a part of a sensational daffodil breakfast to celebrate spring and Easter for Christians. The dining hall looked amazing filled with all the beautiful bright daffodils and the pupils enjoyed boiled eggs, bread, jam and honey for their daffodil bre...
Kingfisher PTA bake sale sells out within the hour
Successful bake saleKingfisher's amazing PTA put on an incredible bake sale that sold out within the hour.Parents/carers and pupils crowded around the community room in order to purchase cakes such as cinnamon palmiers, banana loaf, chocolate egg cake and many more.“Thank you all for coming to buy...
10 Cuckoo families graduate from Families Connect programme
Families ConnectA huge congratulations to the 10 families that have graduated from the Families Connect programme. The Community Outreach Team run the fantastic Families Connect programme in partnership with Save the Children.The programme is for 8 weeks covering areas of social and emotional d...
Kingfisher Hall solving puzzles
The Happy Puzzle CompanyThe Happy Puzzle Company ran an amazing problem solving and team building skills workshop with all pupils from year 1 right up to year 6.The pupils used lots of hands on interactive 2D and 3D puzzles and took part in challenges to develop a whole range of skills, like visual ...
Heron students attend Alexandra Palace Children's Book Awards
Heron students at Children's Book AwardsHeron Hall Academy's year 7 students joined 500 students, from schools in North London, who attended the Alexandra Palace Children's Book Awards (APCBA).Over the spring term, a group of positive readers committed to join Md. Morris & Md. Senussi ...
Over 100 Kingfisher parents/carers join us for family learning day
Family learning dayOver 100 parents/carers joined us for family learning day.Parents/carers came into school and participated in a half hour session with their child's class. The pupils were excited to welcome their parents/carers to school and show them their learning styles they use on a day ...
Cuckoo girls netball team crowned champions
Cuckoo netball triumph A huge congratulations to our year 5/6 girls netball team for being crowned league champions after beating Eldon 13-2.Our amazing netball stars have an incredible 100% win record which means they have won every single game they've played. Cuckoo Hall have retained t...
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...
Premier League star footballer Jack Wilshere opens new 3G Astro
Jack Wilshere at Heron Hall AcademyJack Wilshere of England and West Ham visited our secondary academy Heron Hall Academy to open the new state of the art 3G Astro!Click here to find out what he had to say.
*Date change* Kingfisher Hall PTA bake sale
Bake saleOur incredible PTA will be holding a bake sale on the 3rd April from 2:45-4:00PM in the community room.They will have delicious baked goods on sale for all to buy,
Enfield Heights solving puzzles
The Happy Puzzle CompanyThe Happy Puzzle Company ran an amazing problem solving and team building skills workshop with all pupils from year 1 right up to year 6.The pupils used lots of hands on interactive 2D and 3D puzzles and took part in challenges to develop a whole range of skills, like visual ...
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...
internet awareness session for Heron Hall parents
Internet Awareness Session for ParentsThe school are organsing a session for parents on the subject of online safety.The session will help parents understand the wide array of games, apps and websites.The session will also talk about how children are taught to be safe online, whilst also g...
Kingfisher Hall e-safety training for parents/carers
Please join us for e-safety training for parents/carers.The school regard this training as essential in order to keep your child safe online. We strongly advise all parents/carers to attend.Wednesday 3rd April 8:45-9:45am & 5:30-6:30pm
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.
Cuckoo girls claim 3rd place in football tournament
Cuckoo footballThe school's girls football team played in the St Johns Girls Football Tournament. They played amazingly and won their first 5 games scoring 13 and conceding 0.The girls were then through to the semi-finals, however, missed out on getting to the final on penalties. The scoresCuck...
Another successful Read Aloud book swap at Kingfisher Hall
Read Aloud book swapThank you to all parents/carers and pupils that attended our latest Read Aloud book swap at Kingfisher Hall.Books were swapped left, right and centre as pupils had the opportunity to bring in a book they've already read and swap it for another.
New YouTube video - Heron has musical talent!
Its no wonder Heron Hall Academy is becoming such a popular school with great academic results and an ethos which encourages all our students to explore their artistic talents. One afternoon we sent our cameras along to the school and found these amazing young people playing away in the studio.W...
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...
Enfield Heights count money
Year 2 counting moneyAs a part of their SATs preparation year 2 have been using fake coins and cash to make different amounts of money.If the amount is £17.60 they would need to find out different ways they can make this figure.One way may be...1x £10 note1x £5 note1x £2 coin1x 50p coi...
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...
Parent consultations Thursday 28th March 2019
Parent Consultations Parents consultations will be on Thursday 28th March 2019 between 1:30pm and 6:30pmEntry will be via Dartford Avenue entrance for Reception-Year 2, and through the main hall for Years 3-6.In order to ensure the best experience for staff and parents, children must be collected th...
New books at Cuckoo Hall
Reading at homeCuckoo Hall has been purchasing lots of new, high quality and engaging texts for children to read in school and at home.Your child will be able to bring home a book to read every evening. These books will be matched to their reading stage in order for them to consolidate the reading s...
Kingfisher Hall learning day
English Learning DayOn Monday 1st April the school are inviting parents/carers to an English Family Learning Day. Parents/carers will have the opportunity to come in and participate in a half hour session with their child’s class. There are both morning and afternoon ...
Enfield Heights parent consultations - Thursday 4th April 2019
Parent Consultations Parents consultations will be on Thursday 4th April2019 between 1:00pm and 6:00pmIn order to ensure the best experience for staff and parents, children must be collected that dayat 12:30pm.There will be no school for children that afternoon. However, you are encouraged to bring ...
Reception class go on a bear hunt
Read Aloud WorkshopThank you to everyone who supported our latest Read Aloud event!Parents/carers and their children attended - with great feedback from everyone telling us it was really helpful.All the children gathered at the front of the hall for story time with their teacher. They read 'Going On...
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]
Enfield Heights raise over £140 for Comic Relief
Red Nose Day 2019Thank you all for your donations for Red Nose Day 2019.We raised an amazing £141.07 for Comic Relief.The pupils came to school dressed in red for a donation of £1.In year 2. during their English lesson, they wrote and performed their very own jokes to the class.Miss Whitby said he...
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...
Kingfisher Hall book swap
After the success of our last book swap we invite you to Join us after school on Tuesday 26th March from 3pm-4pm for another amazing book swap,Bring a book you've read and swap it for another book.
Enfield Heights street dance masterclass
Urban Strides at Enfield HeightsKey stage 2 at Enfield Heights were given a fantastic street dance masterclass by Urban Strides.The pupils learned a specific dance routine, taught by their instructor, and performed it in full at the end of the session together. The instructor created a positive and ...
Netball superstars give inspirational message to Heron students
For International Women's Day students and staff were excited to welcome international netball superstars Sasha Corbin and Kadeen Corbin to the school.Click here to watch the inspirational message they left for Heron students.
Cuckoo teachers get pied for Comic Relief
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day 2019For Red Nose Day 2019 on Friday 15th March the pupils dressed in non-uniform for a donation of £1 for Comic Relief. We raised a total of £1430!The pupils were also asked to prepare their best jokes in class and then some were chosen to say it...
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.
Governors explore Enfield Heights
Governors Learning WalkGovernors took part in a learning walk of the school this week, a critical and very valuable exercise.They went into classrooms and observed how subjects were taught, including the school’s new maths programme, Inspire Maths. Governors also got the opportunity to meet some o...
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...
KIngfisher Hall raise over £330 for Comic Relief
Red Nose Day 2019We've raised an amazing £331.40 for Comic Relief!For Red Nose 2019 the pupils came into school in 'red' non-uniform for a £1 donation. During our Red Nose Day assembly, the teachers were set challenges and dares they had to complete. The dares involved a bowl of spaghetti hoops on...
Heron Hall teachers get 'pied'
Pi DayNow a very popular and established feature of the school year, Pi day at Heron Hall, saw students compete across the day for 10 golden tickets to allow them to choose to foam pie a teacher of their choice!Pi Day stems from the celebration of the ratio of a circle’s circumference to...
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...
Reception class' amazing Read Aloud event
Read Aloud WorkshopThank you to everyone who supported our latest Read Aloud event!Parents/carers and their children attended - with great feedback from everyone telling us it was really helpful.All the children gathered at the front of the hall for story time with their teacher. They story was read...
Cuckoo Hall - Red Nose Day 2019
Red Nose DayFriday 15th March is Red Nose Day and pupils are being asked to dress in non- uniform and bring in donations of £1 or more to class. Children can buy their red noses in school at a cost of £1.25. The class that raises the most money will see their class teacher ‘g...
Enfield Heights - Red Nose Day 2019
Friday 15th March is Comic Relief (Red Nose Day) in which pupils can come into school in non-uniform but must include something red.The school are asking for a £1 donation, in order to raise money for Comic Relief.The day will begin with a whole school assembly, where children and teachers fro...
Kingfisher Nursery explore Handa's Suprise
Handa's Surprise at KingfisherPupils in the nursery have been using talking tables while reading Handa's Suprise. They turned their classroom into an African village as the story is set in Kenya. The pupils were involved in activities such as painting, learning about animals and what fruit animals e...
Enfield Heights & Kingfisher e-safety training for parents/carers
Please join us for e-safety training for parents/carers. The school regard this training as essential in order to keep your child safe online. We strongly advise all parents/carers to attend.Enfield HeightsFriday 15th March 8:45-9:45amKingfisher HallWednesday 3rd April 8:45-9:45am & 5:30-6:30pm&...
World International Day at Enfield Heights
World International DayThank you to everyone that joined us for the PTA's wonderful World International Day!There was a great variety of international foods on show from colourful curry and rice to cheesy pizza.Headteacher, Mr Clifford, painted pupils' faces with superheroes, animals and patterns. C...
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 ...
World Book Day at Heron Hall
World Book Day at Heron HallWorld Book Day on Thursday 7th March at Heron Hall brought out both students’ and staff’s competitive spirit. An action –packed day included staff trying to outshine each other in fancy dress – as their favourite book character; form competitions to create the mos...
Heron Hall's book review of the month - March edition
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani‘Try to escape you’ll always fail, the only way out is through a fairy tale.’Best friends Agatha and Sophie get whisked away into the deathly secretive world of fairy tales – at the School for Good and Evil. An enchanted institution, where childr...
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...
Cuckoo Hall's International Women's Day celebrations
International Women's DayFor International Women's Day children took part in activities that involved talking about women who inspire them and what jobs they want to do when they grow up.Some of the pupils want to be mathematicians and marine biologists whilst others hope to become do...
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 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...
Netball superstars visit Heron Hall for International Women's Day celebrations
Netball stars visit Heron HallStudents and staff were excited to welcome international netball superstars Sasha Corbin and Kadeen Corbin to the school.The amazing netball sisters, as a part of International Women's Day, gave a superb netball master class to year 8, 9 and 10. The girls took...
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...
World Book Day 2019 at Kingfisher Hall
World Book Day This year for World Book Day the pupils spent the day participating in fun and creative activities based around a book.The pupils were also set the task to design a hat which represented a book character, or setting which they then wore to school.There were some fa...
Wonderful World Book Day at Enfield Heights
World Book Day This year for World Book Day the pupils spent the day participating in fun and creative activities based around a book.The pupils were also set the task to design a hat which represented a book character, or setting which they then wore to school.There were some fantastic costumes and...
World Book Day at Cuckoo Hall
World Book DayFor World Book Day 2019 there was a range of fun activities happening throughout the day in order to raise the importance of reading for fun. This World Book Day pupils brought in their favourite book, poem, comic to share with the class. This morning the pupils had to listen out for a...
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...
Year 3 flip pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
Enfield Heights Pancake DayOur lucky year 3s enjoyed delicious pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. The pancakes were hot and filled with chocolate spread, The class also learned about what Shrove Tuesday is and what it signifies. Read moreShrove Tuesday is the day before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The na...
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...
Netball superstars to visit Heron Hall
Heron Hall excited to welcome Netball superstarsSasha Corbin and Kadeen Corbin will visit Heron Hall tomorrow (Wednesday 6th March) as a part of International Women's Week.For International Women's Week the Netball superstar sisters will be giving a Netball masterclass to a selected group of girls. ...
Cuckoo Hall early years book swap
Join us in the early years playground on Thursday 7th March from 3pm-4pm for a book swap for Cuckoo Hall early years, Nursery, reception and year 1.Make sure you bring a book to swap.
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...
15 Cuckoo parent volunteers start First Aid qualification
QA Level 3 Award in Pediatric First Aid15 excited parent volunteers took part in their very 1st session of their QA Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid.This is a 6-week program ending on the 3rd of April.The course, designed specifically to meet the DFE's EYFS Framework, is run free with Barn...
Ready, steady, cook...Heron's junior chefs cook up a storm!
Heron Hall's Very Own MasterChefsThis week the talented budding Year 11 chefs at Heron Hall cooked up some tasty creations for their mock examinations.Our brilliant junior chefs took to the kitchen with a limited amount of time and created restaurant quality dishes.These dishes included As...
Cuckoo year 1 healthy cultural food tasting
Year 1 healthy cultural food tastingYear 1 took part in a delicious healthy cultural food tasting. Parents were asked to join us and bring a sample of a fruit or vegetable dish prepared in a traditional way.There were foods from all over the world. Some had spinach cake, vegetable bir...
Enfield Height's reception class go on a bear hunt
A Brave BearThe creative reception class from Enfield Heights read the book ‘A Brave Bear' and learnt all about where they live, created and built an incredible cave.The children also went to the park to go on an exciting bear hunt,This is following on from the Blue Penguin book which sa...
*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...
Cuckoo's brilliant book fair
Cuckoo Book FairAfter school over the past 2 days (27th February and 28tth February) we have held a marvellous book fair in the lower hall. Over £300 worth of books have been sold within the first 2 days and with 1 day still to go we hope to add to that total.Each book sold can ...
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.
The Dark Ages come to Cuckoo
'History Off The Page' Our Year 4s took part in one of the most impressive workshops we have ever seen at the school. ‘History Off The Page’, a group of highly skilled, qualified teachers, that bring to life a selective part of history, put on a daylong event of exceptional quality.&nb...
Cuckoo's big half term clean up
Cuckoo clean upThis week our pupils were welcomed back to a beautiful clean and tidy school.Over the half term, a huge job was undertaken to reduce the school of clutter and freshen it up.An amazing team effort from the SLT, teachers and TAs meant in total we filled 8 skips of rubbish and unwanted i...
Mayor of Enfield will be attending Enfield Heights PTA event
For our PTA World International Day on Saturday 9th March we have a special guest.The Mayor of Enfield, Cllr Saray Karakus, will be attending. Entry for this event is FREE.Expect activities such as: Bouncy castle, football shootout, food & drink, dance performance and much more.
Over 100 pupils at PTA film nights
Our incredible PTA have put on yet another amazing event.The PTA movie and pj night was a huge success with over 100 pupils attending over 2 showings.Year 2-4 watched Small Foot, an animated musical comedy-adventure film.Year 5-6 watched Wonder, an American comedy-drama film."It was amazing seeing t...
Cuckoo Hall girls football team beat local 2 rivals
Cuckoo win derby games against 2 local rivalsA massive well done to the Cuckoo Hall girls football team who won both their league matches a day before they played at Tottenham Hotspur's training ground. Cuckoo Hall 6-0 Edmonton CountyCuckoo Hall 12-1 Hazelwood
Enfield Heights PTA art night a success!
Art night at Enfield HeightsOur amazing PTA put on a fantastic art night for reception and year 1 pupils. The pupils got the opportunity to learn from local artist Lisa Howe from Art Stop who spoke to them about the famous Mona Lisa and gave them a lesson on how to use a paintbrush. The le...
Aliens invade Enfield Heights!
Aliens invade Enfield Heights!An invasion took place at the school with scenes which would not have looked out of place in a Star Wars movie, as the year 1s went all alien!In a brilliant initiative held across the day, ‘alien maths’ involved solving addition and subtraction in order to get the p...
Kingfisher Hall - Children's Mental Health Week
From 4-10 February 2019 was Children's Mental Health Week.Ms Baggaley took a whole school assembly that focused on being healthy on the inside as well as the outside. The pupils took their time to think about how they could keep their mind and their bodies healthy. This could be throu...
Cuckoo play at world class Premier League training ground
Football team play at Tottenham's training groundCuckoo Hall girls football team earned the opportunity to play at Tottenham Hotspur's world class Premier League training ground. Back in January the girls done incredibly well in a tournament and were told they finished 2nd. However, they r...
Enfield Heights PTA announce 3 exciting new events
Exciting PTA events upcoming After the recent success of the art night and movie night the Enfield Heights PTA have announced 3 exciting new events.The first event is World International Day on Saturday 9th March.Entry for this event is FREE.Expect activities such as: Bouncy castle, football shootou...
Cuckoo Hall & Heron Hall interact for magnet session
Year 3 magnet sessionEach year 3 class did an hour long session exploring magnets and magnetic fields with Heron Hall Science teacher Mr. Wellard. They did several exciting experiments (including What things are magnetic?, magnetic field patterns and What affects magnetic fields?) interspe...
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...
Calling on all our parents. We need your help to boost reading at home
Helping your children to read for 30 mins at home every day will have huge benefits.These include: Better outcomes in exams, An increase in relaxation and mental well-beingA big improvement in literacy skills: reading, writing, listening & speaking. See our letter to parents here.
Booking holidays? Important announcement
GCSE Exams at Heron Hall AcademyThe last possible date for exams is 19th June 2019.Parent/Carers are advised not to book any holidays prior to this date
Great Fire of London comes to Cuckoo
Year 1 'History Off The Page' workshop Our Year 1s took part in one of the most impressive workshops we have ever seen at the school. ‘History Off The Page’, a group of highly skilled, qualified teachers, that bring to life a selective part of history, put on a daylong event ...
Enfield Heights new Deputy Headteacher
We have a fantastic new addition to our school leadership team. Mrs. Bacon, a very experienced Deputy Headteacher, has joined Enfield Heights. Mrs. Bacon will be in school for 4 days a week and will further enable us to make continual improvements for our pupils. She will be...
Kingfisher Hall new Deputy Headteacher
New Deputy HeadteacherWe have a fantastic new addition to our school leadership team. Mrs. Bacon, a very experienced Deputy Headteacher, has joined Kingfisher Hall. Mrs. Bacon will further enable us to make continual improvements for our pupils. She will be available to parents before and after scho...
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...
Enfield Heights celebrate Chinese New Year
Enfield Heights 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 3 Snow Class celebra...
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...
Student safety - Vehicle access at Heron Hall
Important Information As the school population increases, Heron Hall is indebted to keeping children safe, both in and out of school.Queensway has become heavily congested with lorries and cars of late, which makes managing children on the pavements a challenge.In addition, parents and visitors leav...
Important GCSE exams information
GCSE Exams – The last possible date for Exams is 19th June 2019 – Parent/Carers are advised not to book any holidays prior to this date – Thank you
Over 90 Kingfisher children and parents/carers attend latest Read Aloud book swap
The latest Read Aloud Book Swap event took place at Kingfisher Hall on Wednesday 23rd January. Over 90 children and parents attend and said it was a great event and brilliant idea, that we should continue to run this termly.All the different year groups took part.Many parents praised the s...
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...
Enfield Heights & Kingfisher Hall new maths programme - video
Inspire MathsLast term our fantastic new inspire maths resources were distributed to each class. Each table was given a box in order to help every pupil with their work.Watch our video explaining our successful new maths programme.Click here.Read moreInspire Maths is a whole-school primar...
Cuckoo class 1M parent consultation date change
Parents’ Consultation Afternoon – Online Appointment Booking SystemWe have rescheduled Parents’ Consultations for 1M.Meet with Miss Woloshyn on Tuesday 12 February between 1.00pm-6.30pm, entrancewill be via the Dartford Avenue entrance to lower school office.Children will remain in school as n...
Important information KS1 SATs
At the end of year 2, the pupils will take assessments in, reading, maths and spelling, punctuation and English grammar.Click here for the full presentation on important information in preparing your child for SATs.
Important imformation for Year 4 residential Tolmers Camps
Year 4 now have the incredible opportunity to go on a one-night residential trip with 2 full days of exciting activities.Click here for important information about the trip.
Cuckoo Hall year 6 pupil makes England netball squad
Zaneya makes England teamZaneya, in year 6 has made it into England's under 13s team netball team.Cuckoo's Zaneya played her 1st match with the under 13s team, even though she's only 11. She was supposed to only play one quarter, as her trial, but she impressed so much that she ended...
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...
Our brilliant Cuckoo Hall gymnastics team - video
Our brilliant year 5/6 gymnastics team performed a selection of their routines in assembly after achieving a bronze medal at the gymnastics festival held at Edmonton Leisure Centre.Click here to watch video.
Kingfisher Hall & Enfield Heights introduce Power of Reading for Reception
From January 2019, Reception have introduced a new literacy scheme called ‘Power of Reading’. This scheme enables schools to raise engagement and attainment in reading and writing for all pupils.Every 3-4 weeks, children will gradually be introduced to a new book and all areas of learning and ac...
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, ...
Listen to headteacher Nicky Ross discuss the school's latest Ofsted report
Find out how the school is doing.https://soundcloud.com/user-549889514/cuckoo-headteacher-nicky-ross-on-our-latest-ofsted-report
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...
Enfield Heights learn about belonging to a group
Sham, who is part of the Kingfisher Hall PTA, visited Enfield Heights to talk to pupils in year 1 about what it means to belong to a group.He spoke about the values of Islam, who the leader of the religion was and what Muslim people do when they get together. He explained to the children how the rul...
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...
Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights part of largest school choir ever
Young Voices at The O2Over 100 KS2 pupils from Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights attended The O2 Arena for the Young Voices mass choir concert.They performed a variety of medleys and songs and accompanied singers and dancers as well! There were over 8000 students from hundreds of schools...
Kingfisher year 6 create clay ancient Egytian deities
Ancient Egyptian Clay Gods/GoddessesYear 6 got the chance to use clay and create Egyptian Gods/Goddesses.The pupils had to use various clay utensils to carve different features and mould limbs for their God/Goddess of their choice. Read moreAncient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses w...
Kingfisher nursery explore The Gruffalo using talking tables
Nursery uses talking tablePupils in the nursery have been using talking tables while reading The Gruffalo. The talking table is a new concept used as a part of the literacy programme in the school.The nursery has just started to plan around this concept in order to make learning in nu...
World’s top speech writer gives Heron masterclass
Simon Lancaster, who has written speeches for world leaders and who is the author of award winning books on communication, gave a master class at the school this week. It was a privilege to introduce him to our year 10 and 11s. I am so plessed we are able to attract people of the caliber of Simon to...
Heron governor organizes special careers event
Oveta McInnis, one of our new governors at the school, used her contacts with the Enfield Caribbean Association, to bring in a group of 20 people from the local community to get our year 8s thinking about their options for the future careers. The group included an accountant, solicitor, p...
Kingfisher Hall to perform at The O2 Arena
Kingfisher Hall Young VoicesFor the past 20 years, Young Voices has staged the largest children's choir concerts in the world. Over 2 million children have taken part in a Young Voices concert and are passionately inspiring the next generation to find their love for music.This year 2019 will&nb...
Kingfisher Hall Y5 act out the story of Exodus
Year 5 Rose Class Act Out ExodusThe children were acting out the story of Exodus which is the second book of the Torah and the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) immediately following Genesis.The book tells how the Israelites left slavery in Egypt through the strength of Yahweh, the God who had chosen...
From Enfield heights to Antarctica
Blue PenguinThe creative reception class from Enfield Heights read the book ‘Blue Penguin’ and learnt all about where they live, created their own aurora lights and built an incredible igloo. "The children have loved the Blue Penguin book and have seen their classroom transform into a scene from...
Cuckoo Hall Kinder Kitchen winners AGAIN!
Cuckoo Hall win Kinder Kitchen Dragon's Den eventOur spirited year 5s at Cuckoo Hall brought home the winning trophy, and a £100 cheque for the school, after their amazing cookies competed against 6 schools at Millfield Theatre for the Kinder Kitchen Dragon's Den event.They delivered an informative...
Heron Hall students interview for the Ministry of Justice
Mock InterviewsThe year 11 pupils took part in arranged mock interviews where they gained real-life experience on how to prepare for an interview, the questions asked in an interview and what is expected in an interview. The interviewers were from The Ministry of Justice which included people f...
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...
Cuckoo netball team continue 100% win record
Cuckoo Netball TeamLast time out saw the year 5/6 Netball Team fight back from 4-2 down to win 5-4 in a victory that meant their 100% win record continued. This time out they faced St John at home and secured ANOTHER victory to extend their 100% winning streak this seas...
Heron students visit world-class charity
Year 9s visit Save the Children HQStudents from Heron Hall got the rare opportunity to visit the headquarters of a world-class charity in Save the Children as part of a career day visit.They walked around the office, talking to people about their roles and what skills they n...
Kingfisher Hall's Read Aloud book swap - take part!
After the huge success of our last book swap we have decided to aim for an even bigger one.All the action takes place on Wednesday 23rd January in the lower school playground 3-4pm.We expect over 300 books to be swapped!Don't miss out!
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!
Cuckoo's Read Aloud story box
Over 25 parents/carers/children attended our latest fantastic Read Aloud event.The thrilled pupils created a story with just a shoe box, materials and, most importantly, their imagination.Shoe boxes were into marvellous settings such as, under the sea, space and jungles. Read moreWe also h...
Cuckoo Hall at Disney on Ice
Over the Christmas break, pupils were chosen to go see Disney On Ice.They all had a fantastic time seeing their favourite characters skate around in front of their very own eyes.Thank you to all staff that made this happen.Read moreDisney On Ice, originally Walt Disney's World on Ice, is a series of...
It's coming home - to Heron Hall
Thank you to R&J Hill Engineering Limited for installing our incredible goals on our new state of the art 3G pitch.Could we see a future Premier League star come out of Heron Hall Academy?
Heron's year 8 multi-millionaire
Year 8 students were recognised for their reading achievements using Accelerated Reader during the end of term celebration assembly. There was even more excitement with a live prize draw for this large group of achievers to win a Kindle e-reader! The lucky winners were drawn at random by ...
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...
Two parent governors needed for Enfield Heights
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...
Year 5 art exhibition
Year 5 showcased their space themed art from last term.Parents were invited to view the incredible art work and take pictures.Well done to all the children and thank you to Jane Andrew for organising and setting up the show. For more photos click here.
Heron's year 7 readers win prizes
Twenty Year 7 students were recognised for their reading achievements using Accelerated Reader during the end of term celebration assembly. Our twenty students consisted of our: first word millionaire; ‘Golden Fortnight’ winners; students with the most words read and those with positive at...
Myleene Klass - watch her video in our school!
See what Myleene got up to when she came to our school.Watch the video here
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, ...
Heron's year 7s reap the rewards
Year 7 awardsOur year 7 students celebrated the end of their first term in school with an award assembly.Awards were presented based on attendance, achievement, progress and attitude to learning.They were also treated to a Christmas medley performed by our school band and some members of staff.Thank...
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...
Heron early closure Christmas break
We will close half day, on Friday 21st December 2018 to allow for staff training. Students will therefore be dismissed at 12:40pm. Students will be required to go to their form for registration during period 4 and will then be dismissed by their class teacher. If your child is entitled to free schoo...
Cuckoo generosity sees over 100 shoe boxes donated
Shoebox gift appealWe took part in the shoebox appeal for International Aid Trust. We collected over 100 shoeboxes full of toys, teddys, clothes and sweets. Once again we have shown how much we can achieve with our Cuckoo spirit. Read moreWhen you send a shoebox you are sending more than just a box ...
Heron pupils raise money for Cancer Research as part of their DofE Award
As part of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, Year 9 girls Lisa, Vida, Michaela, Kirsty, Saskia, Neli and Ilyda have been working hard undertaking fund raising for Cancer Research. They baked cakes and sold them to students during break time and raised over £100. Well done girls!Read moreT...
Myleene Klass visits Cuckoo Hall
Myleene Klass visits Cuckoo Hall AcademyThe children of Cuckoo Hall Academy were excited to see musician, actress, presenter and model, Myleene Klass in school today. Myleene spent three hours with children, parents and teachers to see how the school was supporting parents with its Community Outreac...
We declare the Kingfisher stage open!
Kingfisher Hall's new stageAfter a combined effort of generous parents, hardworking PTA members and school staff, our school is finally a proud owner of a new multi-level stage. Fundraising for this project was started three years ago when it was realised that we couldn’t see our childre...
Santa gives out over 130 books to Heights pupils
Enfield Heights presents winter wonderlandThank you all for coming to our wonderful winter wonderland.There was biscuit decorating, bauble making, Santa's grotto, Tombola raffle, guess the teddy bears birthday and lots to do. Santa even gave out over 130 books to children.Excited Zane from year 2 wo...
Enfield Heights church singers
Our year 1s and 2s at Enfield Heights performed their fantastic Christmas show at St James’s Parish Church. Parents and carers gathered at the church and were treated to a lovely exhibit of the amount of talent here at Enfield Heights Academy.Read moreSt James’ Church, is an activ...
Cuckoo's year 6 scientists
Year 6 science workshop A science visitor came in from 9am on two days to conduct a variety of workshops around the year 6 learning journey theme for this half term which was evolution and inheritance. The year 6s looked at how fossils are formed, recorded data on worksheets, conducted scientific in...
Over 80 parents/carers/children at Kingfisher's latest Read Aloud event
The great big Read Aloud eventThank you to everyone who supported our latest Read Aloud event!Over 80 parents/carers and children attended - with great feedback.All the children gathered at the front of the hall for story time. They were read Monkey Puzzle with all the kids interacting with the stor...
Kingfisher Hall open day 17/12/18
Come and look around!Open days are very important opportunities for parents and carers of prospective pupils to come into the school.We love showing parents around our school!Open days will vary but could include:Tour of the school with a senior teacher/ leader Opportunity to see the school in actio...
Kingfisher summer challenge winners
Read Aloud summer challenge winnersCongratulations to all of our prize winners in the Summer Read Aloud Challenge. All the Trust's primary schools took part.Entrants were asked to successfully complete 5 Read Aloud challenges - involving reading, writing, composing a poem, and undertaking research.V...
Cuckoo Hall secure bronze
Gymnastics festival Congratulations to our year 5/6 gymnasts who brought home a bronze medal from the gymnastics festival held at Edmonton Leisure Centre.Pictured (from left to right) is Emir, Oscar, Ezgi and Zaneya.A fantastic achievement, they should all be proud. Could we see a Cuckoo Olympian in...
Cuckoo's year 6 ambassadors collect jar donations for non-uniform day
Non-uniform dayWe'd like to thank all the parents/carers that gave their child a jar to bring to school in for Cuckoo PTA tombola at the winter fair.Thank you to the year 6 ambassadors that helped collect these delightful jars from each classroom.Read moreAlongside the PTA tombola stall there w...
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 ...
Heron's first year 8 multi-millionaire
Multi-millionaire readerWe are extremely proud to celebrate our latest reading achievements, this term, using Accelerated Reader with our Year 8 students. Samatar, is our newest word millionaire, having read over one million words. Alisha, is our first word multi-millionaire and is reading the equiv...
Reminder: Cuckoo non-uniform day Friday 30th November
Reminder: Tomorrow is non-uniform day.Please bring in a jar that is filled with sweets, small stationery, small toys etc in exchange of wearing non-uniform.The jar will be used for our PTA stall at the Winter Fair. Read moreCuckoo Hall & Woodpecker Hall invite you to their joint...Winter F...
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. ...
Kingfisher Hall: Winter Fair 14/12/18
Kingfisher Hall invite you to their Winter FairVenue: Kingfisher Hall AcademyDate: Friday 14th December 2018Time: 3pm-5pmEntry: FREEThere will be lots of fun activities such as Food, Refreshments, Tombola, Face painting, Nail painting, Christmas bauble decorating, Santa’s grotto and more.
Kingfisher year 6s put on an amazing concert!
Enfield Sings Both Year 6 classes at Kingfisher Hall have been receiving special music lessons from Enfield Music Service. As they worked so hard, a concert was organised for the children to perform to their parents/ carers. This was a great way to show off everything they’ve learnt! They performe...
Pantomime fever hits Cuckoo Hall
The pantomime The whole school enjoyed a fabulous Beauty and the Beast pantomime by M&M Theatrical Productions. All pupils experienced a real panto being performed in their own school hall. M&M Theatrical Productions will be back in June to do Charlotte’s Web and will be helping the Year 6...
Heron's First Year 7 Millionaire Reader
Millionaire ReaderWe are extremely proud to announce that we have our first Year 7 Millionaire Reader. Luke, has read 1.2 million words since the start of term using Accelerated Reader. He is a ferocious reader and has read the whole Harry Potter series this term. He and has now moved onto the 13-bo...
Cuckoo Hall Goes on a Bear Hunt
Thank you to everyone who supported our latest Read Aloud event! We had 70 parents/carers and their children attend - with great feedback from everyone telling us they enjoyed it.Frank, from Nursery's Rosen class read a fabulous story to the children 'We are going on a bear hunt'. A speake...
Students ‘take over Heron’ for the day!
A group of 10 students shadowed members of the school’s senior leadership team on Friday. They took part in meetings, delivered briefings and helped with a whole range of other tasks, from lesson planning to being ‘on duty’ at break times. The students were selected from membership of...
Family & friends coffee morning at Heron
Family & Friends Coffee MorningYou are invited to our informal Coffee Morning which will be taking place on Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 9.30am until 10.30am.This will be the perfect opportunity for you to meet Mr Barzey (Head Teacher), Mr Warner (Head of Year 7) Madame Walters (Head of Maths)...
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 ...
Two students tell us what it was like to 'take over' Heron Hall
We asked two of our students to give us their thoughts on student take over day.A group of 10 students shadowed members of the school’s senior leadership team on Friday. They took part in meetings, delivered briefings and helped with a whole range of other tasks, from lesson planning to being ‘o...
Snakes at Cuckoo Hall!
Cuckoo Hall Reception Children Hold SnakesOur reception classes were visited by ZooLab where they got to see some amazing animals, from slimy snails to slivering snakes.This was about creating a fun learning environment which involves gaining the immediate interest of the pupils, exciting their...
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...
Enfield Heights Reception Open Days
Open days for New reception ChildrenMonday 10th December 9.30 and 5.30Thursday 13th December 9.30Come and look around!Open days are very important opportunities for parents and carers of prospective pupils to come into the school.We love showing parents around our school!Open days will vary but coul...
Enfield Heights Raise £158.50 for Children in Need
Children in Need at Enfield HeightsIn participation with BBC Children in Need we held a Spotty Day where both children and staff donated £1 and came into school with spotty clothes.We raised a grand total of £158.50!!What a fantastic effort by everyone at Enfield Heights. Read moreBBC Children in ...
Kingfisher Hall Raise £413.10 for Children in Need
Children in Need at Kingfisher HallIn participation with BBC Children in Need we held a Spotty Day where both children and staff donated £1 and came into school with spotty clothes.We raised a grand total of £413.10What a fantastic effort by everyone at Kingfisher Hall. Read moreBBC Children in Ne...
Cuckoo Hall Invest In Maths
New Maths ResourcesWe have invested money on fantastic new maths resources to support learning in maths from nursery to year 6.These are important practical resources that help children master complex maths ideas by using manipulatives to help them understand the links between the practical, the pic...
Enfield Heights Summer Challenge Winners
Read Aloud Summer Challenge WinnersCongratulations to (from left to right) Zane, Rhea, Jasmina and Nyashia our prize winners in the Summer Read Aloud Challenge. All the Trust's primary schools took part. Entrants were asked to successfully complete 5 Read Aloud challenges - involving reading, writin...
Cuckoo Hall Raise £1259 for Children in Need
Children in Need at Cuckoo HallIn participation with BBC Children in Need we held a Pyjama Day where both children and staff donate £1 and came into school in their PJs.Throughout the past week we have been selling Pudsey wristbands that change with body temperature for £1 and held a fabulous...
Over 30 FAST Parents and Children Visit Paradise Wildlife Park
Paradise Wildlife ParkLast year the award-winning FAST program from Save The Children created a team of FAST parents and children. The FAST Works team went to Paradise Wildlife Park during the half term. Over 30 parents and children got to see animals such as tigers, meerkats and emus. They also cel...
The Great Big Read Aloud Event comes to Cuckoo Hall
The Great Big Read Aloud EventWe're excited to announce that The Great big Read Aloud Event will be happening on Tuesday 20th November in the nursery hall. All Cuckoo Hall nursery, reception, year 1 and year 2 parents/carers and children are invited to come to this fabulous event that starts at...
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...
Enfield Heights Inspired by Maths
Inspire MathsLast month our incredible new inspire maths resources were distributed to each class. Each table was given a box in order to help every pupil with their work.Pictured is Enfield Heights Headteacher Matt Clifford with pupils from year 1 who are showing him how Numicons can help wit...
Year 4 take The Polar Express
The Polar ExpressAs a part of their curriculum Year 4 are reading and studying The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. The book tells of the dramatic story of a young boy who is awakened on Christmas Eve by the sound of a train waiting for him. The train was called Polar Express, journeying to the ...
Year 5 explore the solar system
Did you know one millions Earths cold fit inside the sun – and the sun is considered an average-size star? The Year5’s half term project involved a series of challenges. They had a choice of four tasks, two written, two creative with a written element. The aim was to encourage home learning on t...
Summer Challenge Winners
Read Aloud Summer Challenge WinnersCongratulations to Nazli and Sayanson for winning prizes in the Summer Read Aloud Challenge. All the Trust's primary schools took part. Entrants were asked to successfully complete 5 Read Aloud challenges - involving reading, writing, composing a poem, an...
Cuckoo Hall commemorates 100 year WW1 anniversary
Remembrance DayOn the 11th of November every year is a memorial day to remember the fallen soldiers in the armed forces. This year marks 100 years since the end of WW1. It formally ended “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”, in accordance with the armistice that was signed. We ha...
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...
Enfield Heights presents Winter Wonderland
Enfield Heights Academy presents... Winter WonderlandVenue: Enfield Heights Academy, 1-3 Pitfield Way, Enfield EN3 5BYDate: Saturday 8th December 2018Time: 11am-2pmEntry: FREEThere will be lots of fun activities such as Food, Drinks, Doughnut Wall, Biscuit Decorating, Selfie Frame, Santa�...
Year 2 create Rangoli patterns for Diwali
Diwali CelebrationsThe Year 2s learnt about how and why people celebrate Diwali.The children got to decorate their classrooms and got to draw their own Rangoli patterns which are traditional Indian patterns, usefully placed on the floor to bring good luck for the Hindu new year.Miss Whitby adde...
Children in Need - Friday 16 November
We love to encourage children and families to support charities - this month it’s Children in Need.The children will learn about others less fortunate than themselves in an age appropriate way through fun activities.In participation with Children In Need, we will be holding a Spotty Day on Friday ...
150 Heights parents/carers and children attend book swap
Thank you to the 150 parents/carers and children who attended our Read Aloud Book Swap yesterday.We had really positive comments about the event such as, "This is a great idea and a fantastic way to share and change your books at no cost. This should be done more regularly
Heights commemorate 100 year WW1 aniversary
Remembrance Day 2018The whole school gathered for an assembly to recognise 100 years since WW1 ending. Each child in the school decorated a Poppy and to add to our fabulous Enfield Heights whole school Poppy. Miss Williams played the Last Post on a cornet to signify the beginning and end of the sile...
Heron students aiming high with top ranked university
A party of students from the school visited the University of Warwick this week to see the potential opportunities on offer to them from one of the world’s leading universities. The group, which was hosted by Board of Trustees member, Professor Des Hewitt, toured the fabulous campus, giving ...
Invitation to prospective Nursery and Reception parents on 19 November
Are you looking for Nursery or Reception place in 2019 at a school judged outstanding by Ofsted? Come and see us at 9.30am on 19 November. Head teacher Matt Clifford would love to show you arround.Open days are very important opportunities for parents and carers of prospective pupils to come into th...
Cuckoo generosity to help feed local people.
A very big thank you to our parents and pupils who generously brought in food to donate to North Enfield Food Bank at Harvest festival.Once again the kind heartedness of Cuckoo families has shone through.From boxes of cereals to packets pasta, tolilet roll, soups, tins of vegeatables and baked beans...
Children in Need at Cuckoo Hall - Friday 16 November
In participation with BBC Children in Need we will be holding a Pyjama Day on Friday 16th November 2018.We encourage all children and staff to donate £1 and come to school in their PJs.
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...
Popular parent consultation day a great success
It was great to see the school full of our parents at the recent consultation day. Feedback is so important in helping the children to achieve the best possible outcomes. We need the strongest possible partnership between the school and our families. CHAT Academies Chief Executive Officer, M...
Year 6 learn new skills on adventure activity trip
Our Year 6s headed to Danbury in Essex for an adventure that was filled with fun and lots of outdoor activities.Here are some of the things the children got up to:• Aerial trekking• Making fires then roasting marshmallows• Obstacle courses• Wall climbing• Quiz night• Zip wire• Rock cli...
Year 6 learn new skills on adventure activity trip
Our Year 6s headed to Danbury in Essex for an adventure that was filled with fun and lots of outdoor activities.Here are some of the things the children got up to:• Aerial trekking• Making fires then roasting marshmallows• Obstacle courses• Wall climbing• Quiz night• Zip wire• Rock cli...
Heron Hall launches new literacy initiative with prizes to celebrate achievement
Accelerated Reader, an online reading assessment and progress tracker, has been launched at Heron Hall Academy. Accelerated Reader gives teachers the information they need to monitor students’ reading practice and make informed decisions to guide their future learning.A comprehensive set of report...
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 ...
120 budding Cuckoo authors read their out their fantastic fantasy stories
We might just have the next JK Rowling at Cuckoo Hall after the entire Year 5 group were set the task of writing their own Harry Potter story.Once they had finished putting pen to paper, they were then asked to read their story to a member of Year 1.This was a great opportunity for the year groups...
Cuckoo netball team follows in footsteps of the ‘legends’
Our Year 5/6 Girl’s Netball Team faced local rivals Raglan with both teams going into the match with a 100% win record. Cuckoo Hall started off brightly with Zaneya putting us 1-0 up. However, Raglan came back strong and were 3-2 up at half time and made it 4-2 within seconds of the restart....
Olympic medalist's uplifting message to Heron students on Black History evening
Thank you to everyone who came to our fabulous evening of entertainment to celebrate Black History Month at Heron Hall.We enjoyed a spectacular 2-hour event packed with music, dance performances and poetry readings. Families were treated to a brilliant and very entertaining look at the history of Hi...
Cuckoo parent gives fascinating World War 1 talk
Year 6 pupils had a special assembly today, when Cuckoo parent, Edwina Osborne, came into the school to do a presentation on aspects of the First World War. Edwina's curiosity was sparked by a war memorial near by where she worked. It contained the names of 305 young men who sadly died in what was k...
Starting in Reception at Cuckoo Hall - 3 must see films
We have produced 3 short films with tips on preparing your child for their move from nursery into Reception, what starting in reception at Cuckoo Hall is like, and a parent explains why she chose the school for her child and thinks it was a great decision.Watch the YouTube videosStarting in Receptio...
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...
Top tips for preparing your child for Reception year
With 15 January, the closing date to apply for a place in Reception, looming there is still time to prepare your child for the big (and exiting) change as they go from nursery school onto the next, key stage of their education.Hatice Murat, Assistant Head teacher at Cuckoo Hall Academy, sets out 4 t...
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...
Heron Hall seeking to appoint a new parent governor
Have you got what it takes to be a new governor representing our parents?This is a fantastic time to get involved in helping the school. After great first CGCSE results and with the school growing in reputation and popularity, the parent voice is critical.More informationRead the letter to par...
Cuckoo kids swap over 500 books
It was billed as thre biggest book swap in the history of the school - and so it proved. Close to 600 books changed hands in just over an hour in the Key Stage 2 playground.This was the latest of the school's very popular Read Aloud initiative - which is encoraging parents to read daily with their c...
Invitation to our Year 11 parents to our 'Help your child reach their full potential'
We are inviting our Year 11 parents to come to our 'Help your child reach their full potential' event on Tuesday 16 October 5-7pm. One of the key features of the school's excellent recent GCSE results was the active engagement of our parents.Give us two hours of your time and we will show you how, t...
Join Olympic star to celebrate Black History Month with us on Thurs 18th Oct
Dear parents, please join us to celebrate Black History Month on Thursday 18th October at 5:30pm for a special 2-hour event of music performances, poetry readings, speakers, artwork displays, refreshments and much more! We are delighted our special guest is Olympic medallist, European and Wo...
Heron students and teachers are moved by the muse to celebrate Poetry Week
There were plenty of budding poets at the school in recognition of national poetry day. Students were asked to pen their very own poems. Heron teachers had earlier chosen their own poems. There were prizes a plenty. Two members of Mr Lee’s Class 7E, Annalisa and Iqra scooped book tokens for thei...
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...
Cuckoo says sorry to parents - appointments system now working
Apologies to our parents who experienced problems logging into make parent evening appointments. Unfortunately, the external software company had problems with its system - with many schools affected. The Cuckoo office say the problem is fixed and they will texting parents shortly. Once again, sorry...
Heron head teacher asks for parents support with use of social media
Arthur Barzey, our head teacher has asked Heron parents for support in ensuring that 'our students do not use social media to undermine, threaten or abuse each other or post images/videos of themselves or each other that could have lasting consequences.' Whilst there is much to commend social media,...
It's the biggest BOOK Swap in our history tomorrow - take part!
Don't miss the biggest book swap in Kingfisher's history. All the action takes place tomorrow in the playground 3-4pm. We expect over 300 books to be swapped. The event follows the hugely successful book swap at Cuckoo Hall. Book swaps coming to all our primaries!
Become a parent governor at Cuckoo Hall and help shape our future
We are looking for new parents to become champions for other parents on our new governing body, the Academy Advisory Committee.Over the autumn term, Cuckoo Hall Academy’s Rapid Improvement Board will be transferring its functions over to an Academy Advisory Committee so we’re looking to appoint ...
Enfield Council leader visits Cuckoo Hall
Enfield Council leader Cllr Nesil Caliskan visited Cuckoo on Thursday.She had heard about our very successful Read Aloud initiative and was briefed on how we are encouraging all our families to read aloud to their children for 15 mins every day.Cllr Caliskan was especially keen to hear first-hand ab...
INSET date changes at Kingfisher & Enfield Heights
Please note that we have made chnages to some of our INSET days - days when pupils are nor required to attend school due to staff training.The remaining INSET dates for the rest of the academic year are:Thu 20th Dec 2018Fri 21st Dec 2018Mon 8th July 2019Please delete from your calendars 7 Jan 2019 a...
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...
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...
Heron Hall is hit with Open House fans
Tours of Heron Hall were popular as the school took part for the first time in the prestigious Open House weekend. Headteacher, Arthur Barzey was on hand to welcome everyone.Among our visitors were Lesley and James who met as students in 1973 when the site was a college. And they are still together!...
Hundreds of books for you - on book swap day
We expect it to be a record breaking book swap on Monday in the Key Stage 2 playground (3-4pm).Back by popular parent demand, it looks like we will have a round 500 books for you to choose from.But to take part you need to bring your books in to swap for others.Book swap is a fantastic way to get gr...
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...
Parents: Year 11 Mock Examinations at Heron this week
Dear parents and carersOur Year 11 pupils will be taking mock examinations this week, from Wednesday until Friday, across all subjects. We would be very grateful if you could ensure that your child is well rested and prepared for their exams. Please ensure they are in school on time.These results an...
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
Heron Hall taking part in prestigious Open House event
Heron Hall Academy is delighted to have been chosen to take part in the prestigious Open House weekend.We were chosen from potentially hundreds of buildings of architectural significance.Originally designed as Enfield Technical College by W T Curtis and H W Burchett of Middlesex County Council Archi...
A chance to meet our new headteacher Nicky Ross on 27 September
A messsage from Nicky Ross:"I’d like to meet with you so that I can hear your views on our school as well as share my plans for Cuckoo Hall with you. In order for us to thrive, we need to work in together to achieve the best possible outcomes for our children. Therefore, I have arranged a meeting ...
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...
GCSE results - Six of Heron's very best students
Many congratulations to Kirsten, Yvette, Emmanuel, Jacob, Danita and Gangandeep.Kirsten Kamantu performed brilliantly scoring the perfect 9 in four subjects: Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, fantastic 8s in three subjects and completed her results with four grade 7s.Yvette Amankwah-Baidu was e...
So proud of our students on GCSE results day at Heron Hall.
We are extremely proud of the achievements of our fantastic students today as we welcomed them back into the school to collect their GCSE results.Many of our students have done extremely well. It was also understandably emotional day for everyone involved - students, parents, carers and teaching sta...
Heron Hall: Return to school - please read carefully.
Please note the different dates that our year groups are due to return:The school will reopen for Year 7 only on Wed 5 September 2018The school will open for Year 7 and Year 11 on Thurs 6 September 2018The school will open for Years 7,8,9,10 and 11 on Fri 7 September 2018The school will open for Yea...
GCSE results - arrangements for 23 August
Dear parent, carer and studentsGCSE Results day is taking place at Heron Hall Academy on Thursday 23rd August at 9.30am - 12pm.During this time students will be able to come into the school to collect their provisional results and address any issues or concerns they may have.We would like every stud...
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...
Cuckoo Hall parent governors needed to champion engagement
We are recruiting to our new Academy Advisory Committee which will meet for the first time in the Autumn term.We are on the look out for three parent governors who will lead on issues including parental and community engagement. This is a major role which will have a big impact on the school g...
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 ...
Freestyle at Cuckoo
Professional BMX Freestyler Matti Hemmings and his crew gave our all of pupils an amazing demonstration of their tricks and skills this week. The school took part in a nationwide Big Pedal Event earlier this year and this show was part of our winning prize. A HUGE thank for all those children who di...
Trust Chair, Donald Graham, praises Cuckoo ambition at concert with 1,200
Trust Chair Dr Donald Graham, former Enfield Council leader Doug Taylor & Trust Chief Executive Officer, Marino Charalambous enjoying Cuckoo Hall’s huge outdoor concert on Tuesday. Donald praised the ambition of the school to put on an outdoor concert of this scale. He also thanked Cllr Taylor for...
1,200 attend outdoor Cuckoo birthday concert
Cuckoo Hall celebrated its 70th birthday on Tuesday with a spectacular afternoon of singing as each year group, from nursery to Year 6, chose a song from each of the past 7 decades, while a dozen of their classmates danced to the music in costumes and props on stage. With the weather cool...
Kind hearted Heron students support food bank
Heron headteacher Arthur Barzey (far left, below) joined Year 7s this week who had collected an impressive ten bags of dried and canned foods to donate to the North Enfield Food Bank. The charity did a presentation at the school explaining the importance of food banks in the local community. Well do...
Kingfisher’s got talent
Well done Amelie from Year 4 who represented Kingfisher in the final of the annual Enfield Music Services Piano Competition. Amelie played brilliantly, achieving second place in the Grade 4 and above category. Everyone at the school is so proud of Amelie!Grade 4 pianoPiano Grade 4 exams consist of t...
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.
750 Cuckoo children rehearse outdoor concert
Extraordinary scenes in the Cuckoo playground today as 750 children rehearsed singing and dancing for the huge outdoor concert to celebrate our 70th anniversary on 10 July. It starts at 2.30pm.Get there early. We expect several hundred to attend. This is going to be incredible!
Get your free cup cake to celebrate our 70th
To celebrate our 70th anniversary we will be baking 1,500 cup cakes for our children and families! Make sure your family gets theirs. Every child will take one home and we will have over 400 to give away at the outdoor concert on 10 July (2.30-3.30pm).
Our first cultural evening
We are delighted that we are holding our first cultural evening on Thursday, 5 July 5-7pm. We will be hosting the evening with our new parental group – The Family and Friends of Heron Hall. The event will include food from around the globe, song and dance. Please join us for this amazing...
Interview with our new headteacher Nicky Ross
Hear an exclusive interview with Nicky Ross as she prepares to lead the school from September.What does she think about the Ofsted report? Where next for the school in terms of improvement?What is her leadership style?What is she speaking about what she refers to 'awe and wonder'?How does she relax ...
Stunning Cuckoo performance wins Glee competition
A spectacular performance by Cuckoo Hall meant there was only going to be one winner at the Edmonton Glee competition today.The Cuckoo Hall team danced their way to the silver trophy with a routine that was loudly cheered and judged the best of the competition.Flo Shamolli, Deputy Headteacher said: ...
Please help us - Non uniform day: donate a raffle prize for the Summer Fair
Can you help us? We are calling on all our wonderful parents to see if they could help the school by donating a prize for the PTA stall at the Summer Fair.All you need to do if drop it off at the office.We'll be extremely grateful and you will be raising much needed funds for the school.We are makin...
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..!
Cuckoo announces biggest outdoor concert in it's history
The school will be putting on the largest outdoor concert in Cuckoo Hall’s history on Tuesday, 10 July.750 children will take part in a spectacular show.There will have songs from each of the past 7 decades.Plus dance performances and comic sketches.We expect an audience of 400 parents, their fami...
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!
Heron Hall staff get Pretty Muddy in charity run
Well done to everyone at Heron Hall who ran in the Pretty Muddy race at the weekend to raise funds for cancer research.See more photosVisit the Flicker album.
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.
Ofsted: School is making significant improvement
Ofsted visited the school for a detailed fact finding inspection in May and is making its report public today.We are delighted that the findings are largely very positive and that Ofsted believes the school is making significant improvement and taking the action needed to address all of its concerns...
New Headteacher for Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights
We delighted to welcome Matthew Clifford to the CHAT family as the new Headteacher of Kingfisher Hall and Enfield Heights Academies. Matthew is currently Headteacher at St Andrew’s Primary School in Southgate. He was appointed when the school was judged as ‘requiring improvement’ and within tw...
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...
Big plans for cherished Cuckoo garden
The Cuckoo Families and Schools Together (FAST) team have big plans to improve the garden dedicated to a much loved pupil who sadly died.Parents and children began work last week to prepare the outdoor area known as Ayse's garden for picnics and open air concerts – with the first event plann...
Good luck to all our Year 11 exam students
Good luck to all our Year 11 students taking their GCSE exams today (and over the next five weeks). This is a very important time in their lives, so parents and carers please help and encourage them to keep revising and study well. They can do it..!!!
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..!!!
Good luck to all our Year 6 Cuckoo Hall pupils
Good luck to all our Year 6 Cuckoo 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...
New Headteacher for Cuckoo Hall
I am delighted to be able to tell you that Nicky Ross, currently the Headteacher of Hazelwood Infant and Junior Schools in Palmers Green, has been appointed as the permanent Headteacher of Cuckoo Hall Academy from September 2018. We are extremely pleased to have attracted such an outstanding ca...
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
A birth at Kingfisher Hall
Karen Albert Year 4 teacher gave birth on Wednesday to a baby girl.The birth took place in Kingfisher’s staff room just before 10 am. Her healthy baby who weighs six pounds was delivered three weeks early by ambulance crew and a midwife who attended.Both mother and new born needed no further m...
Grand Design
We are proud that our pupils and staff have a spectacular building to study and work in. As you walk into Heron Hall Academy you get a feeling of pride, of being in an environment where everyone matters, no one is left behind, and where every single student can reach their full potential. ...
Cuckoo parent hailed as an 'inspiration' by national charity
Save the Children UK has named Cuckoo parent Ricky Cooper and his efforts to climb Ben Nevis as their ‘Inspiration of the week.’ Ricky was featured in a newsletter that goes out to all Save The Children staff.Each week the charity choses someone they feel has a really inspiring story. Its f...
Cuckoo families cook book launch is a huge success!
Cuckoo families on the Families and Schools Together (FAST) programme took part in a special book signing and food tasting extravaganza on a gloriously sunny day.Fellow parents ate their way through almost 200 free portions of pakoras and Jollof rice, with fruit to follow. Parents Sebina and Ad...
Welcome back to school
Welcome back to all our pupils and staff at Cuckoo Hall Academy. We hope you all had a lovely and restful Easter break and now ready for this new exciting summer term ahead.
Playground, Thursday: Free food tasting to launch Cuckoo parents' world cook book
17 delicious recipes from around the globe have been included in a fabulous new cook book produced by parents of the school.The book will be launched on Thursday in the KS2 playground at 3.15pm.To mark the occasion samples of two of the dishes lentils pakora and jollof rice - will be on offer: un...
Ricky says thank you for charity donations
Cuckoo parent Ricky Cooper has thanked fellow parents and staff at the school for donating £300 to Save the Children as part of his sponsored climb of Scottish mountain Ben Nevis at the weekend. Ricky said he was overwhelmed by the messages of support on Saturday as he and his partner Martina ...
Parent Ricky Cooper's Ben Nevis challenge
Cuckoo Hall parent, Ricky Cooper, and his partner Martina, almost made it to the very top of Ben Nevis, before snow and bad weather led to the guides turning people back."It was a fantastic experience. We were so close to the top. I am delighted we were able to raise £300 for Save The Children."See...
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...
Heron Hall launches new parents group
More than 60 parents signed up for the new ‘Friends & Family of Heron Hall Academy’ group, launched on Wednesday at the Year 7 parents’ consultation. The group, established by headteacher Arthur Barzey and Thalia Zindilis, will help to support all aspects of life in the school, throug...
Pi Day at Heron Hall - in case you missed it!
Surprisingly enough, always a highlight of the year for students who compete to win a golden ticket and the chance to pie their favourite teachers in front of the whole school.See all the pics Go to our Flickr feed to see who got pied!https://www.flickr.com/photos/146968883@N02/albums/721576653...
Cuckoo poets are some of the best in London
We are so proud of all the children at Cuckoo who had their poems published recently in a book 'Rhyme Craft: North London Poets.'The book was published on 31 March by Young Writers and is edited by Sarah Washer.
A great Cuckoo send off for Cuckoo dad Ricky
Cheering parents and 200 balloons marked the start of a huge adventure for Cuckoo parent of 3, Ricky Cooper and his partner Martina, as they set off to conquer the mighty Ben Nevis in aid of charity.Save The Children will benefit to the tune of at least £300 if the duo reach the summit on April 14t...
The new edition of Cuckoo Calling is out now!
Edition 2 is out for the Easter break.Catch up on all the news at the school.Everything you need to know across 2 sides of A4.Read it now here.
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 ...
Cuckoo is celebrating Sports Relief on Friday - Get involved!
We are starting the day with a huge Wake and Shake at 8:30 in the morning as the charity's theme this year is ‘Whatever Moves You!’There's no better way to start the day than dance moves. So, we want teachers, pupils, parents and carers to all share their dance skills in the playground. Our bril...
'Pi'Day at Heron
Now a very popular and established feature of the school year. Students compete across the day for 8 golden tickets to allow them to choose to foam pie a teacher of their choice!As you all know I am sure, Pi represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It’s an important part...
Heron students meet prize winning authors.
Ten students in KS3 attended the Essex Book Awards ceremony held at Danbury Outdoors yesterday to hear the announcement of the overall winner out of six shortlisted books by the Essex School Library Service. [Picture shows author Stewart Foster]Since the autumn term students in Year 7 & Yea...
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. ...
Cuckoo beat local rivals 3-1
A fantastic result for the team, after a hard fought match this week. Well done to everyone.Last year the Year 6 team were the undefeated football champions.An honour marked by a special banner in the school playground.
Read Aloud event for parents and children early years great success.
The Community Outreach team, would like to thank everyone who supported the Read Aloud event at Enfield Heights yesterday afternoon.It was a fantastic turn out of parents/carers and their children: the reception class was full.We would like to thank Mr Kirsch for speaking to the parents about the im...
School of Rock
A group of talented Heron Hall musicians will play live this week at a three day music festival, which is being held at the Millfield theatre in Edmonton.They will hit the stage with their raucous version of the Beatles late period classic ‘Come Together’, famous for its very heavy Paul McCartne...
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...
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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...
Gold medallist meeting for Isabelle
Enfield Heights teacher, Isabelle Whitby, featured in the local media this week following her participation in a workshop on how to inspire children to be more active before, during and after school. She was photographed with Joe Clarke who won a gold in the canoe slalom at the Rio games. Joe was on...
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.
Heron celebrates World Book Day with new film
In a new film made by the students and staff of the school reveals the participants share their love of reading and reveal their favourite authors and books.Want to see the film?You can view the film here.
Weather: Stay updated by following us on social media
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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.
Top charity award for Heron students
Year 11 students Elle, Josh and Mo received special awards this week from the charity Tender at a ceremony in London Bridge, hosted by well known tv and film actress Olivia Colman.From a network of over 2000 young people, teachers and youth workers in London, Elle, Josh and Mo were chosen to be hono...
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...
School shirt sponsors meet in footie clash
Appropriate sponsorships help our schools not just financially but also by potentially increasing parental and community engagement. So it was great to see the new football shirts for Enfield Heights and Kingfisher Hall unveiled for the first time when the teams played a friendly. The kits are...
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]
70 parents and children graduate from our first FAST programme with a big party!
It was a fabulous night for 20 families at Cuckoo Hall who celebrated completing Families and Schools Together (FAST), the award winning programme from Save The Children.A huge thank you to Juliet and Beleyu from the Community Outreach team, TAs Seggi and Yelis, Cansu from Safeguarding and the 5 ...
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...
Car free day - Friday 22 September
Support the schools and take part in this day on Friday.Ever since the first vehicle rolled onto the streets in 1886, the world has had a love-hate relationship with the motor car. Today, with over one billion motor vehicles on the roads around the globe, it sometimes seems as if we cannot escape t...
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
Popular poet visits Cuckoo for a day of pure poetry!
Children's poet, Joshua Seigal, delighted children across the school with a day dedicated to the writing and performance of poems.Joshua Seigal is an award-winning poet, performer and educator who uses poetry to develop literacy skills and inspire confidence and creativity in communication. He ha...
40 bikes at Cuckoo get a good servicing
Bike It Plus, the initiative to promote riding a bike and to increase the number of pupils regularly cycling to school, came into Cuckoo this week, and offered pupils a free service and check up.