Old Ford Primary

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We’re hiring! Paradigm Trust is looking for an inspirational SEN Teacher to join Old Ford Primary Academy.

You’ll need a strong understanding of SEND strategies and a passion for inclusive teaching.

Interested in joining us? Apply today: https://t.co/l9AS1tchIT

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The Reception children visited Mudchute Farm today in the beautiful sunshine.

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BUILDING THE FUTURE
STEM subjects are pivotal for preparing students for a rapidly evolving world, and our schools use a range of tactics and resources to make sure our pupils are able to embrace them fully. https://t.co/Su88QkdBbr #Excellence

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With over 180 pupils active at lunch, we introduced archery to give them a chance to try something new! The results? More engagement, better behaviour and lots of fun! Who knows—we might have some future archers in the making.

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The ability to speak a modern foreign language and understand different cultures is more beneficial now than it has been for a generation. To give our pupils a great foundation we begin teaching Spanish early in their school life.
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Our nursery ducklings are growing up! Here they are having their very first swim!

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Last week we celebrated Neurodiversity Week by holding an exhibition of some of our pupils' masterpieces. Classes were able to visit the exhibition and leave a comment in our Comment book.

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Well done to all pupils who took part in the London Youth Games! Their hard work and commitment through after-school and lunchtime training paid off as they got to the quarter-finals, competing against 33 boroughs. We are proud we secured 5th place - an outstanding achievement!

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Hello to the Old Ford ducks who are settling well into their new home! The children in the nursery are enjoying meeting all of their new duck friends.

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The ducks have started to hatch. They are drying out in the incubator before they meet all of their new friends in the nursery.

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The duck eggs have arrived and we are all very excited!

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The Reception children visited St Paul's Church this morning to learn all about the Easter story.

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WELLBEING AT HEART
Positive mental health and wellbeing is key to successful learning, and we place it at the centre of everything we do here at Old Ford:
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As part of our design and technology week, the children in the nursery have been making fruit salad. They also got to eat their fruit salad and said it was delicious!

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Our teaching focuses on helping our pupils develop the essential skills they need to learn science effectively. Since we introduced this, the children have been achieving better results, becoming more engaged with the subject.
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The Old Ford pop up book shop is open again for business. This time the children are able to bring two books home. Thank you to the @childrensbookproject for supplying us with all of the amazing books. We hope you enjoy sharing the books with your children!

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Regular school attendance is a key focus at Old Ford because of the many ways it benefits our pupils. We have a range of strategies to support children with their attendance, so they can become better prepared to succeed in their adult lives. https://t.co/9eMfGnP6qX #Community

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Massive congratulations to our incredible KS2 Boccia team for proudly representing Old Ford Primary Academy and Tower Hamlets at the London Youth Games today! Finishing 5th overall is an outstanding achievement—your hard work, teamwork and determination have made us all proud!

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It's essential children have a strong understanding of how to use technology. This is why all our pupils have weekly computing lessons from a specialist teacher, and access to over 480 Chromebooks, plus two fully equipped computing suites.

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The Year 1 children visited Mudcute Farm yesterday and enjoyed seeing all of the animals.