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World Book Day 2025!

Students yesterday had a thrilling and varied World Book Day, revelling in the joy of reading and story-telling. Students were off-timetable to take part in a suite of book-themed activities, from a book clue treasure hunt to story writing and book cover designing, with certificates and Smarties awarded to all who entered! Many staff and pupils elected to dress up and the “best dressed” were given a special chocolate bunny to reward their efforts (generously donated by Mr Jones). The winners were (drum roll please) Marija in Maple for her fantastic Mad Hatter and to Ms Forbes and Ms Forbes (slightly) Junior for their fantastic Mario and Luigi efforts.

Thanks to all the families for supporting their children with costumes, as I know it can be stressful! Thanks also to Ms Zia and Mrs Ahamed, who answered our invitation and came to read to Aman, Aleena and the rest of Olive class. Finally, thank you to Ms Arooj, our Literacy lead, for coordinating the day.

INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE AFTERNOON

On Friday 15^th November we celebrated our International Enterprise afternoon at Coulsdon. This was an opportunity for our students to learn about different cultures and countries by making items and dishes from the country chosen by the class. It developed our pupil’s enterprise ability, independence and their numeracy skills as they demonstrated excellent customer service – selling their products and handling money. Thank you to all our pupils and parents who took part in this fun afternoon!

Kind regards,

Jody Tranter

Headteacher

PRICE Training at Serenity

We are pleased to share that due to our schools growth, 8 staff members were selected to complete the 5 Day PRICE (Protecting Rights In a Caring Environment) training to become trainers.
We are devoted to cultivating a positive atmosphere where both staff and students are treated with respect, appreciation, and encouragement. This training help to equip our teams with the necessary skills to manage behaviour in a caring and efficient way, ensuring the safety and rights of every student.

TEEP Training at Serenity!

Our Teaching and Learning Leads across our schools recently completed an intensive three-day training in the Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme (TEEP), a research-based model that aligns closely with our vision of fostering inclusion, independence, and self-worth for both students and staff. This training led by the remarkable Andy Williams of SSAT UK, marks the first step in our journey to becoming a fully-fledged TEEP school.

The TEEP model is centred on creating inclusive and dynamic learning environments, designed to empower each individual within our school community. Through this training, our leaders explored impactful strategies that will help us nurture self-worth in students and staff, foster a greater sense of independence in learning, and promote a collaborative culture that values every voice.

In the coming months, Serenity Schools will work to embed the TEEP framework across all classrooms. With our senior leaders guiding the way, we are committed to making TEEP a central part of our educational culture, building a school community where inclusion, independence, and self-worth are at the heart of everything we do

The Great Serenity Spelling bee and Debate held at Eltham

Our literacy Focus for Summer 2 includes providing students with a valuable opportunity to improve their literacy, spelling and debating skills. On Tuesday, 18th June 2024 at 10:30am to 1:00pm, The Great Spelling Bee and Debate Competition was held at Serenity School, Eltham. Students showcased their spelling abilities, confidently tackling challenging words, and demonstrated exceptional debating skills, passionately arguing on the topic “Should vaping be banned in Schools?”.

We had 6 representatives from each of the Serenity Schools – Serenity Coulsdon, Crawley and Eltham, mostly from Lower School – Year 7, 8 and 9 students representing the competition.

The competition was opened by the Charmaine Ayisi, Director of SEND and Commissioning/Interim Headteacher at Serenity School Eltham. Also supporting the event was Ebere Emezie, the Chief Operating Officer, SED. Group Ltd, the Head of Upper School Eltham, Vivien Ochiama and Head of Lower School Eltham, Amanda Bridgeman. The atmosphere was buzzing with excitement and encouragement from peers, teachers, and the leadership team.

The event highlighted the importance of literacy, a passion for reading, critical thinking, and public speaking. This celebration served as an inspiring demonstration to the importance of literacy and a fun day out. All students received Spelling Bee medals, and a book prize while the winner Serenity Coulsdon won the trophy, celebrating their dedication and hard work. The awards and book prizes were presented to the winners by Charmaine Ayisi.