Parent News

Black History Month Event

By Mr J Morgan25th October 2019

The early years team would like to thank the families who joined us for our very popular and successful Black History Month event on Tuesday 22nd October.

We had the opportunity to taste some delicious food, all provided by parents, participate in some African drumming, wear traditional African and Caribbean clothes, have faces painted with tribal patterns, make masks, listen to stories and much more!

Mrs Murphy and Mrs Griffiths also launched the Hungry Little Minds campaign with parents, encouraging them to ‘chat,play, read’ with children as often possible.

Mr Morgan completes Half Marathon for Charity!

By Mr J Morgan21st October 2019

Also on Sunday 13th October, our Year 5 teacher and Vice-Principal – Mr Morgan – completed the Great Birmingham run, which is 13.1 miles. He was running to raise money for a charity close to everyone’s hearts – Alzheimer’s Society.

He completed the run in under 2 hours and more importantly has raised nearly £900 for this cause! He would like to thank all the parents and staff for their contributions! Well done!

BCH Charity Runners!

By Mr J Morgan21st October 2019

On Sunday 13th October, a number of our children from across our school ran the mini-marathon for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. This took place in Birmingham on a wet and horrible day, but our children still turned up committed to the cause. Thank you for the parents that ran with their children, the staff support and Mrs Byrne for organising our 34 strong team! So far the team have raised a phenomenal £615!!! There is still time to donate, all donations are welcome! Well done team!

#HelloYellow

By Mr J Morgan15th October 2019

On Friday, SS Peter and Paul said Hello Yellow to support children and young people’s mental health on World Mental Health Day.

All of the children were asked to come in something yellow and during the morning, each class held some activities for families to have a positive impact on the children’s well being. These included colouring, board games, music, dancing and bingo!

Year 5 created their own well-being promotional videos using iPads. Here is an example…

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend and for Mrs Murphy for organising such a wonderful event across school.

School Council

By Mr J Morgan1st October 2019

Here in SS Peter and Paul, we have a wonderful School Council. Each class has two representatives, chosen in a class elections, who attend meetings to discuss matters important to the children. They are an important link between the staff and their peers. Councillors lead a class discussion and bring any ideas or concerns to the Council meetings to see what can be done.

Children in KS1 & KS2 took part in a democratic election to decide on who would represent their class in the student school council. (Just like the real Members of Parliament!)

We held a secret ballot where the children voted for a girl and a boy from their class who they felt were the best candidates.

At the end of the day, the votes were counted and the children with the majority of the votes were declared.

The main aim of the School Council is to help to make our school an even better place for the children and to give us an opportunity to have our opinions and ideas heard. The school council will meet on a regular basis.

Good rating for school with outstanding leadership and behaviour

By Mr J Morgan1st October 2019

Our fantastic OFSTED report has now hit the headlines across the city. Here is the press release doing the rounds of Wolverhampton.

Inspectors Steven Cartlidge and Linda Brown visited SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy and found it to be Good overall, highlighting the effectiveness of leadership and management, and the personal development, behaviour and welfare of pupils as being outstanding.

They said that headteacher Jenny Byrne leads a “committed team with a shared vision for the school”, and that senior leaders are “uncompromising in their work to improve the quality of education”. Leaders at all levels are “highly aspirational”.

Teaching across the school is good. Children “get off to a good start in the early years”, becoming “confident and independent learners”, and leaders’ actions “have brought about greater consistency and better outcomes for pupils”. In addition, the effective work of the Newbridge school’s knowledgeable middle leaders is “directly linked to the improvements in pupils’ outcomes”.

Teachers have high expectations of their pupils, using “questioning well to check pupils’ understanding and to help them think carefully about their learning”.

Senior leaders place a high priority on the wellbeing of pupils and staff, creating a “happy, harmonious community, where all feel valued”.

Staff morale is very high, and pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is at the heart of the curriculum and a strength of the school. They demonstrate “exemplary” attitudes to learning, and their “behaviour is impeccable”, working hard to achieve their best. Pupils’ views are encouraged, and staff and leaders listen to them and act on their feedback.

Inspectors also found the school benefits from “high quality” support from the governors which has helped it make “rapid progress since the last inspection”, when it was found to require improvement.

Mrs Byrne said: “This inspection marks a new beginning for SS Peter and Paul and we are delighted to put historic underperformance well in to the past.

“This is a great school and I am very proud of the report. Over the last 3 years steady and sustained improvements show we are getting it right for our children and these young people deserve the very best.”

Ann Shorthouse, Chair of Governors, added: “I am delighted that the hard work and dedication of all our staff under the leadership of Mrs Byrne has been recognised in this very well deserved Ofsted report. I would like to thank each and every one of them for their tireless hard work and commitment which continues to ensure the very best for all our pupils and families. SS Peter and Paul is a very happy place to work and learn.”

Councillor Dr Michael Hardacre, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, said: “I would like to pass on my congratulations to everyone at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy.

“This is an excellent report in which the passion, commitment and high aspirations of Jenny Byrne and all her team really shines through. It is also wonderful to read how outstandingly well behaved the children are, which reflects how much they love being at their school.”