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On Monday, Bath Class had a dedicated RE day. Our topic this term is ‘Special Places’ so we spent the morning at St Nicholas Church in Uphill.  We had an opportunity to look at some of the architecture around the church, and to talk about some of the gravestones before meeting the vicar to have [...]

Youtube Dear Parents/ CarersThis weeks #WakeUpWednesday the National Online Safety Centre have teamed up with the talented Dan and Sam from Musicalternative and the pupils from Our Lady & St Joseph Primary School to bring you “The Online Reputation Song”. Listen, enjoy and sing-a-long! Youtube

Dear Parent/Carer, The school have a fantastic “Speed Stacking breakout day” on Wednesday 15 May during which each class will have the opportunity to try this exciting and challenging activity. The sessions will last about 15 minutes and will take place in the main hall. Pupils should wear school uniform as normal. Pupils from Plymouth […]

This #wakeupWednesday the National Online Safety Centre are talking about Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Although a great privacy tool, they can allow children to bypass restrictions on web browsing, opening them up to potential dangers. VPN Guide All guides

Dear Parents/ CarersWe have been asked by Sarah Holmes, a parent of pupils at the school, to share a Facebook group that she has set up for parents/ carers. This group is not affiliated to the school as we have our own Facebook group, we are only passing on this information. The link to the group, […]

On Friday 3rd May (9.30am – 11.00am) we will be holding an online safety coffee morning. This will include a guest speaker from the Police force. More details to follow. Please add the date to your diaries.

An Assessor from the South West Grid for Learning visited Westhaven School on 26th November 2018 to review the school’s online safety provision. The Assessor met school staff, parents and carers, Governors and pupils and were pleased to find that the school provides a high level of protection for users of digital technologies. To apply […]

On 14th March Ms Beirne-Shalice from the Sensory Support Service came in to Chester Class to show us how people with Visual Impairment read and write using Braille. Chester class have been studying the biography of Louis Braille and were very interested to find out more. We tried on some glasses that showed us what [...]

Part of Year 10 had a visit to the LifeSkills centre in Bristol.  The Lifeskills centre offers an exciting and memorable environment in which to learn. By taking part in activities on the realistic scenarios, which include houses, a road, shop, dark alleyway,  and a railway line, students can actually experience difficult or dangerous situations [...]

As part of our safety in the home topic, students used the hob to cook pancakes.  They worked together in pairs to make the batter and then each had a chance to flip a pancake! Despite being nervous they all had a go at flipping.  They then enjoyed eating the pancakes and had a taste [...]