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24/03/25

🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined in with Red Nose Day last week and supported the fantastic charity, Comic Relief. 🔴 It was great to see so many red noses around the school and we would like to thank al our parents and carers who donated to the charity. pic.twitter.com/xZUlGvxpm9

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20/03/25

🎆 Our nursery pupils got to celebrate the festival of Holi, a significant Hindu celebration of colour, life and the beginning of Spring. 🎨 The children got to enjoy playing with colour throughout the morning and it was lovely to welcome our parents into the school to join us. pic.twitter.com/5Lx3czbGa4

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17/03/25

🇬🇧🪖 We invited 'Portals to the Past' to Freshwaters, who provided our Year 6 pupils with an educational and immersive history experience through a captivating workshop that brought World War Two to life. pic.twitter.com/pARTCKhyFc

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10/03/25

📚 We had an amazing time as part of ⭐️ Pupils and Staff dressed up as their favourite hero or villain and enjoyed a day of reading and investigating different book characters. pic.twitter.com/ACBDsLZ4ZI

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03/03/25

🏃 Key Stage 2 pupils took part in a cross-country event at . 🏆 They all had a great time and enjoyed competing against the many other schools. A huge congratulations to our Year 5 girls who achieved second place. pic.twitter.com/0UZ12GvzpU

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10/02/25

🧑‍🎤 Our choir got to visit the O2 in London, where they performed at Young Voices, as part of the biggest children’s choir in the world! 🎵 The children had a fantastic day, which included rehearsals during the afternoon, before performing in front of friends and family. pic.twitter.com/35TSTOWRcd

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13/11/24

😋 It's National School Meals Week! 🪖 As part of Armistice day, pupils at were joined by Headteacher Jackie Diggle for lunch and enjoyed stew and dumplings, sausage and mash along with anzac biscuits. 🥟 pic.twitter.com/7AZ5fnBXif

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25/10/24

🍁 Hungry Caterpillars have been learning about the changes that Autumn brings, they learnt a new song with actions: All the Leaves are Falling Down. pic.twitter.com/iyYywz40M6

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07/10/24

REMINDER: We're looking forward to welcoming prospective families to view our school on Thursday 10th October 2024 between 9:30am - 10:15am. To find out more, please contact the school office: Tel: 01279 454688 Email: admin.org.uk https://t.co/Iokjyg4Rce

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16/09/24

OPEN MORNING We're looking forward to elcoming prospective families to view our school on Thursday 10th October between 9:30am - 10:15am To find out more, please contact the school office Tel: 01279 454688 Email: admin.org.uk pic.twitter.com/t6RHVsOfZ0

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13/05/24

👋 Our school council hosted to put forward their questions to a politician and learn more about his professional life. 📘 Robert kindly donated a copy of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien to our school library, which pupils are looking forward to reading. pic.twitter.com/Uuz8GigNaO

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01/05/24

🔥 Pupils in Years 2 and 3 learnt about the importance and dangers of Carbon Monoxide and how we can keep ourselves safe. 🚨 Children learnt more about checking appliances at home via an interactive workshop and carbon monoxide alarms were given out to take home. pic.twitter.com/9GV23T6ApR

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27/03/24

🗣️ Our choir represented the school at an amazing concert called 🏟️ Two of our pupils were chosen to walk across Wembley stage, proudly displaying the Freshwaters banner. 🎶 Throughout the day, the choir got to sing and dance to a range of different songs pic.twitter.com/OwNIBYPs4s

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22/03/24

Mr Newborough has been stepping up his London Marathon training! 🏃‍♂️ He's so close to hitting his fundraising target too. If you'd like to help him reach it you can do so on https://t.co/sxXBXaC3qJ pic.twitter.com/gCCsl0WRd0

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15/03/24

🔴 Pupils celebrated Red Nose Day and showed their support for the amazing charity 🫂 The children all looked amazing in our assembly this morning and recognised the importance of giving to others. pic.twitter.com/SJx0OAVCna

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Amy Dias 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Freshwaters Primary Academy 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/zCMB4Fs8yB

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Amy Dias 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Freshwaters Primary Academy 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/zCMB4Fs8yB

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Mullane 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner at Freshwaters Primary 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/jYmTzDsGI7

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Mullane 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner at Freshwaters Primary 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/jYmTzDsGI7

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07/03/24

📚 It's and pupils kicked off their day with a whole school assembly full of colourful characters 🤝 Throughout the day, pupils picked up their books and read in groups to share their stories pic.twitter.com/sWZ45iwoqf

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Primary Governing Board

The Primary Governing Board (PGB) for Cooks Spinney & Freshwaters Primary Academies was previously known as the Local Governing Board/s.

The Primary Governing Board (PGB) for Cooks Spinney & Freshwaters Primary Academies aim to continue to improve communication and links between Board members, staff, parents and children and it hopes that part of this aim will be met through regular news updates providing information on Board membership and activities.

The PGB is actively involved in all aspects of school life. It has a responsibility to ensure that all members of the school communities are safe and have equality of opportunity and it works with school staff to support schools’ improvement and monitor the impact.

Additionally, its key areas of governance responsibilities are:

  1. Achievement of Pupils
  2. Behaviour & Safety
  3. Leadership & Management
  4. Quality of Teaching

PGB members are all volunteers and give up their skills, experience, and time for free, in order to help and support the schools. A large proportion are parents and can regularly be seen on school runs. Please feel free to stop any one of them in the playgrounds (or anywhere else for that matter!) with any question you might have about the respective schools. You may also write to the PGB via BMAT Governance – governance@bmatrust.org.uk.

The list below gives a quick run-down of who's who on the Primary Governing Board.

Name

Role

Christopher Laws

Chair of Board

Neil Stirrat

Director of Primary Standards (BMAT)

Jackie Diggle

Headteacher (FWA)

Jess Farrell

Acting Head of School (CSA)

Kerry Hester

Community Governor

Michael Saunders

Community Governor

Jason Thorpe

Parent Governor

Faye Stokes

Parent Governor

Tracey Haggerty

Staff Governor

Enzo Vullo

GROW Alt Provision Manager / Observer

 

Register of Interests

  Interests
Name and appointment Confirmed Organisation Type of interest Notes From To
Name: Jackie Diggle
Appointment: academy headteacher
Term of office start: -
Term of office end: - 
Appointed by: - 
Confirmed: 11/11/2024 Freshwaters Primary Academy Headteacher - - -
Name: Jess Farrell
Appointment: ex-officio
Term of office start: - 
Term of office end: - 
Appointed by: - 

Nothing to Declare:

11/11/2024

- - - - -
Name: Tracey Haggerty
Appointment: staff
Term of office start: 01/09/2023
Term of office end: 31/05/2028
Appointed by: - 

Nothing to Declare:

11/11/2024

- - - - -
Name: Kerry Hester
Appointment: community
Term of office start: 01/06/2024
Term of office end: 31/05/2028
Appointed by: - 

Confirmed:

13/09/2024

- Other governance role - - -
Name: Christopher Laws
Appointment: community
Term of office start: 24/04/2021
Term of office end: 23/04/2025
Appointed by: - 

Nothing to Declare:

28/05/2024

- - - -  
Name: Michael Saunders
Appointment: community
Term of office start: 26/04/2021
Term of office end: 25/04/2025
Appointed by: - 

Nothing to Declare:

11/11/2024

- - - - -
Name: Lauren Stilton
Appointment: community
Term of office start: 24/04/2021
Term of office end: 23/04/2025
Appointed by: - 

Nothing to Declare:

11/11/2024

- - - - -
Name: Neil Stirrat
Appointment: ex-officio
Term of office start: -
Term of office end: - 
Appointed by: - 

Nothing to Declare:

11/11/2024

- - - - -
Name: Jason Thorpe
Appointment: parent
Term of office start: 26/04/2021
Term of office end: 25/04/2025
Appointed by: - 

Nothing to declare:

11/11/2024

- - - - -
Name: Amber Wade
Appointment: academy headteacher
Term of office start: -
Term of office end: - 
Appointed by: - 
Not Confirmed - - - - -
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