Welcome to Winchelsea School

Winchelsea is a community special school committed to meeting the needs of pupils with a wide range of learning difficulties. We are heavily over-subscribed and our 118 pupils, aged 4–16, are supported by just over 80 staff. In addition, we now offer Post 16 provision through an innovative collaboration with Bournemouth & Poole College.

We have a committed, knowledgeable and experienced staff team and we pride ourselves on creating bespoke packages for pupils which meet their individual needs and prepare them for life. We strongly believe we have created a safe, welcoming and inspiring environment which allows our children to feel secure and be successful.

We are passionate about improving outcomes for our pupils and we work very closely with families, outside agencies and a range of other schools and organisations to facilitate this.

Thank you for visiting our website. If you would like any further information or a tour of our school, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Geoff Cherrill, Headteacher.

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Latest News

Easter Holiday Club Reminder

19 Mar 2019

Easter Holiday Clubs

We wish to remind parents that we are running two Holiday Clubs this Easter. These sessions will be run on the school’s behalf by Gimme-A-Break who also run our Friday night youth club.

Tuesday 16 April 10am – 2 pm (children aged 12 upwards)

Thursday 18 April 10am – 1pm (children aged 5-11)

Each session costs just £6. Five 1:1 places are available for children aged 5-11.

We still have some places left. If you wish to book a place for your child, please complete the booking and registration forms we’ve previously sent home. If you require a further copy, please contact the school office.

World Down Syndrome Day - 21st March

19 Mar 2019

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Thursday 21st March 2019 is World Down Syndrome Day, this is a global awareness event and we need you to help spread the word in our part of the world.

How can you help? By wearing #LotsOfSocks!

At Winchelsea, we will be taking part by encouraging all members of the school community to wear brightly coloured or mis-matched socks on this day!

REMINDER- RED NOSE DAY - Tomorrow

14 Mar 2019

Please can we remind you that tomorrow is Red Nose Day!

Pupils and Staff are invited to wear non-uniform for a £1 donation.

We also invite all Parents and Carers to join our Coffee morning taking place between 9.30-11.30am.

COFFEE MORNING TIMES FOR CLASSES are as follows:

9.25am Turtles

9.30am Ocean

9.40am Dolphin

9.50am Starfish

10.00am Harbour

10.10am Coral

10.20am Orca

10.30am Seahorses

10.50am Stingray

11.00am Manta

11.10am 4MM

Puffin are on a community visit so do not have an allocated slot.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing as many of you tomorrow as possible.

This Week's School Events

12 Mar 2019

Please can we remind you of two events taking place this week:

Thursday 14th March - World Book Day

All Pupils and Staff are invited to dress up as their favourite story character for a donation of £1 which will go to Poole's Children's Hospital.

Friday 15th March - Red Nose Day

All Pupils and Staff are invited to wear non-uniform for a £1 donation.

We will also be holding a cake sale on Friday morning between 9:30-11:30am. A cake and a drink will cost £1 for Pupils to buy.

March 11 Newsletter

11 Mar 2019

Click here to view the March 11 Schoolzine eNewsletter!

ICT Virus

07 Mar 2019

Dear Parent/Carer,

ICT Virus Warning

Unfortunately the school has been hit by a virus along with a large number of other schools in the area.

If you receive an email with like this:

Please DELETE it and DO NOT open it.

Please ensure your antivirus software is up to date and any microsoft updates have been applied.

Please be assured we are dealing with this as an urgent matter.

If you have any queries regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

Junk Modelling Resources

04 Mar 2019

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please can we ask you to donate to school any of the following items for our junk modelling:

Kitchen roll tubes (not toliet rolls)
Egg cartons (clean)
Cereal packs
Yoghurt pots
Any spare tin foil
Pringle tubes etc
Bubble wrap
Anything else junk like!

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

Parent Survey - February 2019

23 Feb 2019

Dear Parents / Carers,

We would be very grateful if you could complete our Parent Survey. The link to the survey can be found HERE.

Regards,

Geoff Cherrill

Headteacher

School Meal Form Reminder

11 Feb 2019

REMINDER

Please can we remind Parents/ Carers to return their completed meal order forms for Spring Term 2.

Many thanks.

E-Safety Dress Dress Up Day- Tomorrow

07 Feb 2019

REMINDER - Tomorrow is E-Safety Day!

Please can we remind all Parents/Carers that Pupils and Staff are welcome to dress up as their favourite computer game character or online personality.

Many thanks.