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Please click on the link below for a guide to clubs and activities that SEND children and young people in Torbay and the surrounding area can enjoy. |
We are pleased to announce a new addition to our School programme.
We have some very sensitive, caring adults that have been trained to run support groups for our children who are living in single parent, step-families, or have experienced any painful loss. This programme is called Rainbows. https://rainbowsgb.org/
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RAINBOWS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GREAT BRITAIN is a well respected national charity having a proven, positive impact on the lives of children, young people and adults grieving a significant and often devastating... rainbowsgb.org |
Please click on the link below for guidance on how to keep children safe online during the Covid-19 pandemic.
During lockdown Eat that Frog are offering more of their courses online, to enable you to retrain, study or just have some FUN! All courses are FREE to low waged / those in receipt of benefits & available to anyone on Furlough. All programmes can be studied on a tablet, PC or laptop with internet access - and you’ll get help and support via phone / email / zoom with their friendly tutors as well. Please click on the link for more information.
National Apprenticeship Awards – Regional Winner 2020 for SME Employer
Last week Combe Pafford won the SME Employer award in the South West National Apprenticeship Awards 2020. The virtual ceremony to announce the regional winners was held on 6th November. We also were highly commended in the award for Excellence in Recruitment.
We are delighted to have been recognised for this award, as we aim to deliver a programme that not only raises the aspirations of our own students and give young people the opportunity to access a structured apprenticeship programme.
Currently we have apprentices working in Hospitality & Catering, ICT, Learning Support, Job Coaching, Administration, Animal Care and Premises.
Remembrance Day
Today, Combe Pafford School marked Remembrance Day by holding a virtual assembly looking at the impact of WW2 in our local area and also linking remembrance symbols and actions with those demonstrated during the recent lockdown period.
Whilst it is usual to gather together to observe the silence at 11am on Remembrance Day, we had to do things slightly differently this year. A live feed was shared across all classrooms to show Crystal (Year 8) read a section of the Poem ‘The Fallen’ by Robert Laurence Binyon and to hear Mr Spooner play ‘The Last Post’.
Later in the day, class 8S visited the Torquay War Memorial and laid a wreath on behalf of all at Combe Pafford School.
Thank you all for the donations for Harvest, especially during this difficult time for all of us. The donations this year were dropped off to the Homeless in Teignbridge Support (HITS) Foodbank. The HITS staff were delighted to see us and gave us a huge ‘thank you’. Well done to 7D for taking action in the community and being responsible for the collection and donation.
Torbay Council have released a 'Frequently asked questions' document to help us understand the current regulations and guidance within the education sector. Please see the attached document below
During the week beginning 9th March, our Combe Pafford Science week gave pupils the opportunity to make familiar links to science and fuel their engagement in the subject, by recreating scenes from movies using Science to create 'special effects'.
7J, 7O and 7B went on a fantastic trip to the Eden Project.
