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Sensory Circuit Workshop

On Wednesday 18th January 2023, Arbour Vale Staff hosted a Sensory Circuit workshop for parents led by the Occupational Therapists. Parents had the opportunity to come in and experience a practical session of activities used in sensory circuits to give …
1st February 2023

Christmas Jumper Day

We have been getting into the Christmas spirit at Arbour Vale School this week by wearing our festive jumpers for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. We also enjoyed our Christmas dinners and it has been lovely to celebrate with …
9th December 2022

Parents learn Seesaw

On Monday 14th November 2022, Arbour Vale School hosted a Seesaw workshop for parents and carers. Seesaw is the platform that we use to set home learning for our pupils. This was an interactive session where parents and carers were …
16th November 2022

Seesaw Training Session

Our ICT leader, James Akerman will be running a Seesaw training session for parents and carers on Monday 14th November 9.30 – 10.30am. Seesaw is the platform we use at Arbour Vale School to enable pupils to access remote learning. …
4th November 2022

Literacy Workshop Feedback

On Friday 14th October 2022, Arbour Vale Staff hosted a Literacy workshop for parents and carers. Those who attended were able to explore different levels of learning and took away with them some ideas of what can be done at …
20th October 2022

Parenting Special Children

Arbour Vale School is pleased to once again host a Parent/Carer Support Group organised by Parenting Special Children. The group will meet on Mondays 17th October, 21st November and 12th December from 9.30-11.30am. the Support Group is for family members …
11th October 2022

Maths Workshop Feedback

Arbour Vale School hosted a Maths Workshop lead by our Maths leads from each department. The event was attended by 12 parents and feedback from the parents was very positive. Comments included: ‘’Seeing all of the practical activities and resources …
6th October 2022

Parent Support Group

Arbour Vale School hosted another successful Parents Support Group  coffee morning on Tuesday 4th October. The event was attended by 15 families in total. This included parents and carers from Arbour Vale school, as well as members of the wider …
5th October 2022

Literacy Workshop

We are hosting a Literacy workshop on Friday 14th October 9:30-10:30am. Our Literacy leaders Charlene Ward and her team will cover the following topics: Information about the updated curriculum. What is a differentiated curriculum? How students of different abilities access …
4th October 2022

Funding Agreement Consultation

Arbour Vale School (AVS) is undertaking a consultation to request a change to the funding agreement arrangements that it holds with the Department for Education (DfE). The school is consulting on the proposal to make permanent an incremental increase within …
21st September 2022

Queen Elizabeth II

Following the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, we offer our sincere condolences as an organisation and express our gratitude for the exceptional and tireless service she gave to our country and beyond for seventy years …
9th September 2022

Dragon’s Den

Arbour Vale School held its own Dragons’ Den as part of Enterprise Week. Teams from a number of Secondary and Post 16 classes had the opportunity to present or ‘pitch’ their mini-enterprise projects to a panel of ‘Dragons’. We were …
14th July 2022