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  • Buckminster Primary School Joins MET!

    Published 04/11/24

    We are delighted to announce that Buckminster Primary School officially joined our Trust on November 1st!

    We had a wonderful morning celebrating their conversion; Year 5 & 6 children enjoyed giving tours and showing us their favourite features of the school, and Julia Orridge, Headteacher at Buckminster Primary School, also co-ordinated virtual meetings for children from across the Trust to introduce themselves!

    ‘We are really pleased to officially join the Mowbray Education Trust. The school has been on an incredible journey over the last year and are looking forward to continually developing the quality of education with the support and guidance of the family of schools within the MET.’ Julia Orridge

    ‘Thank you to everyone who attended. We had a lovely morning welcoming members of the community to the Trust. We look forward to the continued collaborative support and development between school and Trust teams.’ Carl Elder, Interim Chief Executive Officer

    ‘Despite the school’s challenging recent past, through the leadership of the new Headteacher, Julia Orridge, with support from Ian Toon and the wider Trust team, this is a school which the community can be proud of.’ Drew Richardson-Walsh, Vice Chair 

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  • JFC Host Girls' Football School Partnerships Competition

    Published 18/10/24

    John Ferneley College hosted the Girls' Football School Partnerships Competition earlier this week! Several of our primaries took part and the children showed great enthusiasm and spirit. Well done to everyone involved, including our student referees and game scorers!
    Thank you also to Filbert Fox for touring the school afterwards and teaching some Maths! 

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  • Harvest Festivals and Bell Ringing Activities!

    Published 10/10/24

    Children from across our primaries have enjoyed taking part in recent Harvest Festivals and Bell Ringing activities at their local Churches. They read and sang in front of family and community members, helped contribute towards donations for food banks and some even rang the church bells!

    Thank you to everyone who organised and attended the services, it was wonderful to see so many of you there.

    Read Somerby's write-up here.

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  • Sporting Activities!

    Published 23/09/24

    It is fantastic to see the numerous sporting activities that our pupils take part in, in celebration of National Fitness Day recently and throughout the year!

    At Ab Kettleby Primary School, this has already included running, karate club, balance bike sessions and the tennis festival at Melton Mowbray Tennis Club!

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  • Roald Dahl Day

    Published 19/09/24

    Last week, pupils from across our schools enjoyed all things reading!

    The Grove Primary School celebrated Roald Dahl Day, with the children coming to school dressed as their favourite characters and taking part in lots of creative activities.

    Ab Kettleby Primary School also kick-started their shared reading initiative, which will take place every Friday!

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  • Somerby Pupils Remember

    Published 12/09/24

    Our pupils from Somerby Primary School paid tribute to local wartime paratroopers at Burrough-on-the Hill, as part of the 80th commemoration.

    The school works collaboratively with Friends of the Tenth to bring the history of the village to life for our pupils.

    Read the full report here

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  • Students celebrate GCSE Results Day

    Published 28/08/24

    As we welcome our students back this week, we would like to congratulate those who have recently departed after collecting their GCSE and A-Level results during the summer!

    We are very proud of all the work that has gone towards them and can't wait to see what they do next.

    Read the write-up for John Ferneley College here

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  • Singing Spectacular!

    Published 17/07/24

    Our Singing Spectacular took place on Monday 8th July! Every school from across the Trust was represented, along with Buckminster Primary School, and they performed in spectacular fashion! The pupils enjoyed singing with other schools from across the Trust and sang with such enthusiasm.

    Thank you also to the Melton Times for the lovely coverage on the event! Read more here

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  • Art Week at Sherard Primary School

    Published 11/07/24

    Pupils from Sherard Primary School enjoyed a week of creative immersion, inspired by Henri Rousseau's painting 'Suprised!'. The children took part in many activities which stimulated their imaginations, from practising their writing skills and showcasing their artwork, to themed lessons and producing music! 

    It was also lovely to see their art week featured in the Melton Times! You can read the full write-up here.

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  • Sunny Sports Days

    Published 05/07/24

    Our students and staff have been keeping active recently!

    Here are some photos from sunny sports days across the Trust, which also saw a staff relay at John Ferneley College, and the Leicestershire and Rutland School Games Event at Loughborough University that some of our primaries took part in!

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  • Mr Claridge is featured on 103 The Eye!

    Published 25/06/24

    Our very own Mr Claridge, headteacher at John Ferneley College, was featured on 103 The Eye on Sunday 23rd June for their Community Focus segment.

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    Thank you to everyone at the station for being so welcoming.

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  • Community at The Grove Primary

    Published 20/06/24

    On Monday 17th June, Mrs Tyler and Mrs Cheeseman, along with some of the Year 5 children, were joined by residents from Amwell Care Home as part of their community pledge. The children and residents enjoyed mindfulness colouring, playing board games and chatting. It was so lovely to see this demonstration of belonging and community spirit. 

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