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14/02/25

📣 Our Enrichment Timetable for Spring Half Term 2 is now available to view via our website - https://t.co/aJbuBWiXJs pic.twitter.com/fWxOBV5Xvm

14/02/25

A reminder that the online booking system goes live at 6pm today for our Year 7 Progress Evening being held in the Main Hall on 26th February 2025. Full details and a user guide can be found our website here: https://t.co/b1F9Y1AQdY pic.twitter.com/ZLuudjQ4RX

13/02/25

🎼Our talented Year 7 students have been strumming up a storm in their Music lessons this week, showcasing their hard work and creativity in their ukulele assessments! 👏 pic.twitter.com/X42P4e91S5

12/02/25

Some of our Year 7 students had an amazing time taking part in the Topical Talk Festival, a project by The ! We’re so proud of their enthusiasm in becoming informed, confident global citizens! pic.twitter.com/WnAVK3uu2K

11/02/25

Good Luck to our Year 11 Drama students preparing for their final performance exam tomorrow!🍀Dress rehearsals look like they're going well!👏 pic.twitter.com/joEHjbqKfk

07/02/25

As ECTs we want you to be experts in your classrooms, but great teachers also manage behaviour, model good character and support student wellbeing. Respect from the children comes from strong personal and professional conduct, not just good lessons. #teachers pic.twitter.com/fcHP8hnnO2

07/02/25

📣 Don't miss out on all the latest news here at de Stafford School! Find our Weekly Bulletin on our website - https://t.co/RCb3EXoOgs Wishing you all a lovely weekend! 🥳 pic.twitter.com/oNvlcoBGKZ

06/02/25

What a beautiful and chilly morning here at de Stafford! 🥶🌞 Even the daffodils have popped out to say hello. 🌱 Spring is just around the corner! pic.twitter.com/fXGidtfToy

04/02/25

Our Student Council recently came together to share their thoughts on our catering provision with Taylor Shaw. The discussion was filled with fantastic ideas and valuable feedback! 👏 pic.twitter.com/q7ahQqHKR6

31/01/25

We had a fantastic time celebrating Lunar New Year in our Canteen yesterday afternoon! The sweet and sour chicken was absolutely delicious! pic.twitter.com/6OI1l5xHgL

28/01/25

📢 Year 11 Parents and Carers - please remember to order your son/daughter's Leavers' Hoodie and Yearbook by Tuesday 20 February 2025! To place orders, please visit the following website https://t.co/QEXurmN3r8 and enter our unique school ID : 25299YR11

27/01/25

Year 9 had the privilege of hearing from Gerry Hahlo, the son of a Holocaust survivor, as part of . Thank you, Gerry, for sharing your powerful story. Today, we remember and honour the victims, learn from history, and stand united against hate. pic.twitter.com/DLEMSAPkKe

24/01/25

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22/01/25

Yesterday, we had the privilege of welcoming Jack Pepper, a former GLF student, to work with our GCSE Music students. Jack, an accomplished composer and broadcaster, spent the day sharing invaluable tips on how to approach writing music. The experience was truly inspiring! pic.twitter.com/tDsTI8VQcd

21/01/25

Some of our Year 11 cohort are putting their 'Map it, Shrink it, Quiz it, Link it' strategies into practice during an English Literature lesson, revising the Power and Conflict cluster poetry in preparation for the upcoming mock exams. ✍️ pic.twitter.com/bnXKUoc48f

17/01/25

💜 A big thank you to our Year 11's and parents who attended our Access Arrangements meeting on Wednesday afternoon. It was a great opportunity to discuss how these concessions support academic progress and improve GCSE outcomes when used effectively and consistently. pic.twitter.com/rYp9SUSPLb

17/01/25

📣YEAR 8 PROGRESS EVENING A reminder that the online booking system goes live at 6pm today for our Year 8 Progress Evening being held in the Main Hall on 29th January 2025. Full details and a user guide can be found our website here: https://t.co/b1F9Y1Bo3w pic.twitter.com/7QmOUq4Rvo

14/01/25

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08/01/25

Do you know someone thinking of a career in teaching? We have opportunities to train to teach and many others across the network. Please re-post and lets work together to fill these vacancies! info.org pic.twitter.com/ri4TcjzfSh

06/12/24

📢We are recruiting! Further details and job description are available on Eteach and can be accessed via the link: https://t.co/CCJg56EblN pic.twitter.com/QZ0YunVENt

School Standards Board (SSB)

As part of the GLF Schools multi academy trust, de Stafford School is able to benefit from the support and opportunities that are offered by the Trust.  Being part of the Trust allows us to work within a governance structure which is different from a traditional Governing Body model and from September 2017, our local governance body is now a School Standards Board (SSB).  Our SSB meets once per half term and provides the local governance function for de Stafford which fits within the overall governance structure of GLF Schools.

Further information and documents pertaining to governance at GLF Schools can be found here.

The three core functions of governance are:

  1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  2. Holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management, including well-being, of staff
  3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

The SSB continues to have parent representatives and representatives from the local community, together with our Head of School, Mr Place and our Executive Headteacher, Mr Garner. It remains important that our SSB comprises the right people with the right skills to make appropriate and informed decisions for the school, taking into account the views of students, staff, parents and the local community.

The SSB can be contacted through the Clerk to the SSB, Sarah Morgan, via email: s.morgan@glfschools.org

To contact the Chair of the School Standards Board, please email Cathy Emmott at cemmott1@glfschools.org or write to her at de Stafford School, Burntwood Lane, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5YX

To view the membership, business interests and meeting attendance for our SSB members, please click on the following link:  GLF Schools Register of Interests.xlsx