Posts By: Catherine Hollis

One of our most precious and favorite time of our school year is when we present our Anne Newson and more recently our Spirit of Sport award. Anne Newson was a governor at our school for a long time, and when she passed away her family wanted to honor her memory with a once a… Read more »

Even the daisies on our school fields miss being picked 😪

We have recently been reviewed by a group called Challenge Partners, of which we are part. Please see further information at https://www.challengepartners.org/ The report makes great reading! Maidenbower Junior QA Review Report – final Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led national network of schools that improves school performance through peer-to-peer challenge and knowledge sharing. Each school in… Read more »

Year 5, thoughtfully created a variety of Christmas themed artwork, last week. The children looked at the skills they needed for each option and the materials available, before deciding which ones to create. They were careful and enthusiastic during their work and considered their audience. The children are very proud of their achievements, and rightly… Read more »

The children of Maidenbower Junior School were thrilled to take part in the recent art installation at three bridges station. They enthusiastically researched and sketched their design ideas based around the theme of transport, creating some beautifully innovative scenes. We looked at the previous work of Lionel Stanhope, visited the station to get a feel… Read more »

The school has recently achieved the Autism Awareness Award which demonstrates that provision for pupils with Autism meets national standards intended to support equality of access for ASC children. The Award sets the school apart from other providers, giving recognition of the fact that inclusive approaches are fully embedded throughout the year groups. We attended… Read more »