Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Big Talk Education- March 2025

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  To keep children as safe as possible Relationship Education is now statutory in all Primary Schools. To help us deliver this curriculum, we are engaging the support of the specialist organisation BigTalk Education, who are a Social Enterprise recognised by national lead bodies and Government.

  They work with 3yr olds upwards and have been involved in delivering age-appropriate Relationship Education for over 20 years.

  Below is some information on the Growing Up Safe programme that will be delivered to the Children.

   

  • Age 3 (Nursery). A fun learning environment where the children are taught: the differences between boys and girls; naming body parts using the correct scientific words; the private areas of the body; and the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touches.

   

  • Ages 4 to 6 (Reception School Years 1 & 2) Re-enforces the information that was covered in Nursery.  Using specially designed, child friendly resources and in a calm, open and fun environment, the children are taught how to identify happy situations within relationships, and those which may be risky (e.g., other children or adults taking improper photographs of them, inappropriate touches, exposure to unsuitable media etc.) Throughout the session children are encouraged to join in and reassured that they have people that they can talk to if they are worried.
     

  • Ages 7 to 8 (School Year 3) A fun learning environment where the children are taught: the differences between boys and girls, naming body parts using the correct scientific words, and the private areas of the body. Using specially designed child friendly resources and in a calm, open, fun environment, children will be able to identify happy situations within relationships, and those which may be risky (e.g., other children or adults taking improper photographs of them, appropriate and inappropriate touches, exposure to unsuitable media etc.) Throughout the session children are encouraged to join in and reassured that they have people that they can talk to if they are worried.

   

  • Ages 8 to 9 (School Year 4) We build on the Year 3 information and also cover different kinds of families, similarities and differences between boys and girls. We also include the emotional and physical changes of growing up (puberty), how babies are made, then develop in the womb etc. (reproduction). Also discussed is, how to look after our bodies and be safe and healthy.

   

  • Ages 9 to 11 (School Years 5 & 6) Reproduction and puberty are re-capped, the children are given the opportunity to ask questions. As well as additional clarification on puberty, they will often want more details on how babies develop and are born. It is important that they know there is someone in school as well as at home if they want help, advice or more information etc. (Information at this stage is vital to protect them as they move onto Secondary School and to provide an alternative information they may find on the internet.)

  
  All the resources BigTalk Education use are age appropriate and help keep children protected from unwanted touches, abuse, and exposure to unsuitable images etc.

  Further information on the above can be found on: www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk/parents

  The new Parent presentations https://www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk/year-by-year/ are on our website – The password to access the presentations is: KeepingSafe

   

  
  In addition, “Bodies, Babies and Bellybuttons” is the Big Talk book which accompanies the Growing Up Safe programme. This is a great resource for parents and can be ordered online from www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk on our Resources page.

  
  Should you require any further information Big Talk Education can be contacted on admin@bigtalkeducation.co.uk.

   

  If you have any queries regarding the above information and would like to discuss this with someone from school, please do not hesitate to contact me via email on admin.berkeleyprimary@northlincs.gov.uk

       

  Best wishes

  Faye Marshall

  PSHE Leader

  

• World Book Day 2025

  Fri 14 Feb 2025

   

  World Book Day takes place on Thursday 6^th March, and we would like to invite you to join us in helping your child to make the most of this special occasion. World Book Day celebrates the joy and value of books and reading.

   

  Reception to Year 6 will celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 6^th March.

   

  Nursery will celebrate World Book Day on Monday 3^rd March.

   

  We are inviting the children to come to school dressed up as any character from their favourite book. We are not following a particular theme so this can be anything you would like it to be! Please don’t feel the need to go out and buy an outfit for this – if you have a look on the World Book Day website, there are lots of ideas for creative costumes that make use of what you may already have at home.  https://www.worldbookday.com/resource/dressing-up-ideas-for-parents/

   

  Nurseries, schools and libraries across the UK celebrate World Book Day with a huge range of events and activities. Your child will also receive a £1 book token – sponsored by National Book Tokens. You can join us in building your child’s enthusiasm for books well beyond World Book Day by reading together regularly and joining your local library if you are not yet members. For more information about World Book Day and ideas on sharing books at home, visit worldbookday.com. Children are never too young to start their journey with books, and the benefits of reading are enormous - so we hope, like us, you will use World Book Day to celebrate it with your child.

   

  

• Y2 Curriculum Meeting for Parents- Monday 3rd March 9.00am

  Thu 06 Feb 2025
  

• Reading Stars 2024-2025

  Tue 04 Feb 2025 Mrs Harling

  Over the past couple of months, fifteen of our Year 5 pupils have had some excellent experiences as part of Study United's Reading Stars programme. So far, they have met a real, live author - the terrific Tom Palmer - and rapped along with renowned rap artist, Breis. Lucky Frankie was the delighted winner of one of his books, for writing the best rap of the morning, and Charlie astounded all of the other schools present with his rapping skills.

   

  Yesterday, however, was the highlight of the programme when the children had the opportunity to interview four (Yes, four!) of Scunthorpe United's players. Although all of the children were quite nervous to start with, they performed amazingly, asking some quite tricky and probing questions, several of which really stumped some of the players. The children's confidence and oracy skills were a delight to see and really impressed all the adults at Study United.

   

  The children absolutely loved seeing themselves on the television screen during their interviews with the players, reading from the autocue and even performing a Chris Kamara style match report afterwards. We will hopefully be able to upload their interviews to the website soon  - watch this space!

  

• Berkeley accredited as a V21 Oracy Centre of Excellence

  Mon 03 Feb 2025 Anna Cvijetic

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  We have been accredited as a Voice 21 Oracy Centre of Excellence 2024!

   

  We are proud to have our achievement in developing students' oracy (speaking and listening) skills recognised and celebrated by the leading oracy education charity, Voice 21. We have been a Voice 21 Oracy School since 2022 and this award is a milestone in our oracy journey.  This achievement is a testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment each member of staff has shown in implementing our Oracy strategies.  Their efforts have truly embodied our vision that “Every child will find their voice.”

   

  Being accredited as a Voice 21 Centre of Excellence certifies and celebrates that we are leading the way in providing a high-quality oracy education for students and acting as a beacon of good practice for over 1000 schools nationwide.  We are one of only ten new schools to receive this prestigious recognition, joining a select group of just 54 schools across the country.

  To secure this accreditation, we needed to demonstrate the quality of oracy education being provided across five areas of school life: our school’s vision, culture, curriculum, learning and impact on students.  I encourage you all to read the report on the Oracy page, which highlights our journey and the impact of our initiatives.

   

  By putting oracy at the heart of our teaching and learning across all subject areas, we have enabled our children to become articulate communicators who are able to present themselves confidently across a range of settings and contexts, from group discussions to formal presentations.

   

  Best wishes

   

  Anna Cvijetic

  Headteacher