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Pathfinder Newsletter Providing an excellent education from age 2 to 19 SUMMER 2021 Dear Parents and Carers, We’ve made it to the end of another challenging but Summer holiday activities successful academic year. Thank you for all the support you have given our schools, particularly since students returned to Ignite Sports Coaching summer holiday club is their classrooms at the beginning of March. running at Acomb Primary School on the weeks Despite the challenges we have faced during the past 18 beginning: months, our schools have a lot to celebrate, be proud of and Monday 26 July look forward to next year. The following are just some of the things which have happened across the trust this term. Monday 2 August Monday 9 August Earlier this month, Clifton with Rawcliffe Primary School had a Monday 16 August visit from Ofsted. This was a fantastic opportunity for the staff Monday 23 August and students to share the strengths of the school, particularly the excellent work being done across the curriculum and the For more information and to book a place, please focus on behaviour and attitudes to learning. We look forward visit: www.ignitesportscoaching.co.uk/book-now to sharing more information when the full report is published. We are delighted to announce that Hempland Primary School has made it onto the government’s school rebuilding Total Sports summer holiday club for children programme. Hempland is one of fifty schools across the aged 5 to 12 is running at the following schools country which will benefit from new and improved school across York: buildings and facilities. This is great news for school and will benefit the local community for many years to come. • Archbishop Holgate’s School • Bootham Junior School Students from Archbishop Holgate’s have recently put together a video about climate change and the environment • Huntington Secondary School which was shown at the July York Diocesan Synod meeting. • Manor Secondary School The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell described it as a • Poppleton Ousebank Primary School ‘brilliant video’. The Dean of York Minster, Jonathan Frost, said ‘inspiring and visionary leadership from young people’. You For more information and to book a place, please can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? visit: www.totalsportslimited.co.uk/holidayclubs v=jURkhGrjggk Back in April, Archbishop Holgate’s participated in a clinical trial into the effects of daily contact testing, the results of which have just been published. The purpose of the trial was to determine the effectiveness of daily contact testing as a potential alternative to self-isolation. The results of the study York libraries are running their summer reading have now been released and are available by clicking here. The findings are very encouraging and, as widely reported in challenge. For more information and to sign up the press today, may allow for daily contact testing instead of to the challenge, visit the Explore York website: self-isolation, ultimately allowing children to stay in school www.exploreyork.org.uk/children/summer- minimising disruption to their education and family lives. reading-challenge/ None of this research would have been possible without the support of families at the school encouraging children to take PCR tests while self-isolating. In fact, Archbishop Holgate’s For summer holidays had the highest participation rate and has subsequently been activities taking place awarded a prize of £5,000 for taking part in the study. in and around York We would like to wish all families a safe and relaxing summer visit: www.yor- break and look forward to welcoming back students in the ok.org.uk/young- autumn term. people/shine-new.htm The Pathfinder Operations Team Pathfinder Newsletter In our schools this term... Pathfinder Newsletter In our schools this term... Pathfinder Newsletter In our schools this term... Pathfinder Newsletter In our schools this term... Pathfinder Newsletter In our schools this term... Pathfinder Newsletter Pathfinder Newsletter Pathfinder Newsletter Pathfinder Newsletter Pathfinder Newsletter .