School Photographer
A reminder that school photographs will be taken on Friday 24th November.
If you have any queries, please contact the administration office.
Thank you.
Premises Assistant – closing date Friday, 24 November 2017 at 9am
Paradigm Trust is seeking to recruit a premises assistant to work within our small premises team supporting our Ipswich based academies (Ipswich Academy, Murrayfield Primary Academy and Pipers Vale Primary Academy). The successful candidate will report directly to the Paradigm Trust premises manager.
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HR Officer (Suffolk academies) – closing date Tuesday 14th November at 8am
An opportunity has arisen for an HR Officer to work within the Trust’s HR team. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing a professional, efficient and effective HR administration service to the Trust and its Suffolk academies. This will be a demanding, varied and highly challenging role that will provide an excellent career opportunity for an exceptional individual.
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Swimming – information for parents/carers
The new PE/PSHE/Swimming timetable belows starts on Tuesday 31st October 2017.
| AM | PM | |
| Monday | Y6: PE/PSHE | |
| Tuesday | Reception: PE | |
| Wednesday | Reception: Swimming | Y3: PE/PSHE Y1 PSHE/Swimming |
| Thursday | Y5: PE/PSHE Y4: PSHE/Swimming |
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| Friday | Y2: PSHE/Swimming |
It is essential that all pupils bring their PE or swimming kit on the correct day. Too many pupils forget and this means time is lost for everyone. Both PE and swimming are part of the national curriculum and are not optional. If your child/ren is/are in school they are expected to participate.
Murrayfield Primary joins Paradigm Trust
Murrayfield Community Primary School in Ipswich is the latest school to be transferred to the management of Paradigm Trust. The transfer is effective as of 1 January 2017.
Murrayfield, which has been in special measures since September 2015, is being transferred at the order of the Department for Education. Paradigm Trust was chosen as Murrayfield’s sponsoring trust because of its local connections and strong track record in improving failing schools. Paradigm Trust already runs Ipswich Academy, which has just achieved its best-ever GCSE results, and three primary schools in London (two of which are rated outstanding by Ofsted and the other good with three outstanding features).
The school’s new name is Murrayfield Primary Academy.
Amanda Phillips CBE, Chief Executive Officer of Paradigm Trust, will be principal of Murrayfield. She said:
“Paradigm Trust’s aim is to give children the educational opportunities they deserve. We are working hard to do that with our existing schools and I am confident we shall be able to do the same for the children at Murrayfield.
“I have met many Murrayfield parents and we understand that change is unsettling. We are keen that they know that we are not interested in change for change’s sake. Everything that is good for the children will continue, but we will take immediate steps to raise the quality of teaching and educational standards.
“The key to improving standards is great teaching. There will be changes as we improve the teaching in the school but we will keep them informed about those. One of our main objectives is that the school is staffed in a way that allows us to deliver the outstanding education that we believe every child deserves.”
All staff currently at Murrayfield will transfer to Paradigm Trust under TUPE legislation.
At Ipswich Academy, Amanda will be replaced by Helen Winn, formerly associate principal, who takes on the role of interim principal.