Welcome to Walkergate Community School

27.05.20 Please see NEAT Newsletter 8 on our Coronavirus page which includes the trust’s latest update for parents and carers..

POP UP Library

We have set up a pop up library on the main school site for parents to access for all children. If you are walking past or out shopping, you can call in and borrow up to 3 books per child. Just come to the main reception and please maintain social distancing guidance while on school site. You can call in between 9.30am - 2.30pm form Tuesday 5th May.

Have you seen our school video from staff? Have look at the messages they wanted to send to all the children, families and friends of Walkergate.

https://www.facebook.com/330212573680737/videos/253291989388206/

Urgent Message

Dear families of Walkergate

We want to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you who is following the governments requests to stay in doors as much as possible and follow the social distancing guidance. Even if you don’t feel unwell this is really important. Many of us could have the virus without knowing which could lead to us passing it on to others. The NHS is already struggling to care for the numbers falling ill and it is really important that we do everything we can to make sure we do not catch the virus or pass it on- this means STAY INDOORS.

As a school we also have a duty of care to our staff and while we are committed to supporting our families we are also committed to caring for our staff. If we are aware that children who have a school place during this time, have been playing out in the community we reserve the right to withdraw their school place. We must all act responsibly as it is only if we ALL do our bit that we can overcome this.

KEEP SAFE and STAY INDOORS

1st April 2020 Message to Parents & Carers

We would like to thank you for supporting us with your child’s learning outside of school. Do what you can in terms of the activities we have suggested but please don’t feel pressure to do too much. Please note these activities are there to ‘support’ you as parents during this period of home schooling. We encourage you to read, sing and dance together, play games, make lunch, do household jobs and if you have a garden, get outside as much as you can. Spend time together that you don’t usually have time for. How your child felt when they were at home with you during this time will stay with them long after the memory of the academic activities they did fades.

Newcastle Eagles Year 5 Basketball

Our Year 3/4 Girls Football Team

RGS Hockey Day

Our World Champion Martial Arts Champ now at Benfield School

A Team Photo with NUFC

Year 5/6 Hockey

The Rafa Cup

Rafa Cup Team Photo

Wonderful Playground Leaders

Netball Team Talk

Playtime at Walkergate

Playtimes

Smoothie Bike Fridays

Sports Stars Of The Week

Children Cancer Run - Staff/Parents and Children

Super Work by Elliott Martin 1D

Our fantastic Year 5/6 Boys Football Team 0- County Finalists

Commando Joes - Provided by NUFC Foundation

Children in Need 2019

Year 6 Newcastle Eagles tournament

The wonderful year 5/6 Girls Football team.

Kayla Benn - Future Olympic Ice Skater

A beautiful night playing our friends at Valley Gardens.

Cross Country 2019/2020

Smoothie Bike Friday to promote enterprise.

Staff Well being day!

Success in the press.

Dance City Performance

Regional Football Winners

Year 5/6 Girls in our NUFC kit - Thank you Newcastle United.

Speed Bounce at School Games Athletics

100% Bounce Day Reward

We've created a video about Pupil Premium and how it helps our school.

2018-10-08 Walkergate Newcastle Promise Signed version.pdf

Look at these fabulous books!

We would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Shazad from nursery, and her family, for donating these lovely books for the children in our nursery class. If nursery parents have collected your pack today, I hope you have enjoyed reading the book with your child. Mrs Shazad's family are celebrating Ramadan in lockdown and wanted to do something to help our community. They decided that a book for each of the children was a lovely way to celebrate in the current situation. We wish Mrs Shazad and her family peace and happiness this Ramadan.

What lovely books!

Thank you Mrs Shazad!

WE are excited to read our new books!

Welcome to Walkergate Community School website

We are a large primary school based on 2 sites in the east end of Newcastle. The school is part of NEAT mixed multi Academy Trust (NEAT). There is a link to the NEAT website on the menu above. The school was awarded teaching school status in July 2017 and a Research School in 2019. In this role we work with a number of schools to share good practice and research based CPD to develop the expertise and skills of teachers across the city. Our school motto is ‘Together we make a difference’.

Our staff are dedicated to working with children, parents and families to ensure that all Walkergate children achieve their very best in everything they do in a safe, happy and nurturing environment. Staff regularly go the extra mile to support our children and families. In our recent inspection, children told the OFSTED team 'that staff are always ‘looking after [them] and looking out for [them]’ The school is popular in the local area and we are lucky to have generations of families coming through school which helps to create the real sense of community which we have.

We are a restorative practice school which underpins our behaviour management, encouraging all children to take responsibility for their learning and behaviour. All adults in school have high expectations of our children in both their behaviour and learning. We have 3 core values which we promote and celebrate. They are: Responsibility, Respect and Resilience. In our recent OFSTED we were graded as a good school. OFSTED reported "Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes are very positive in lessons". Visitors to our school always comment on the calm atmosphere and how polite and friendly our children are.

There is a free breakfast club on both sites for children in reception and years 1 – 6. After school we offer a range of clubs for years 1 – 6 which are always popular and school participates in a wide range of sporting activities and competitions.

You can find out more about our curriculum, enrichment opportunities and after school activities by browsing through our website. We hope that you can find the information you require on our website but if not please contact us via email at:- admin@walkergate.newcastle.sch.uk

Thank you for taking the time to visit our website.

Mrs Alison Young Head teacher

Mission Statement

At Walkergate Community School we recognise the diversity of experience and learning that each child brings to school. We build upon this is to give the children the skills, enjoyment, learning and knowledge they need for the future.

We aim to provide experiences and opportunities for learning that are rich and rewarding, where success is celebrated and children are encouraged to become confident lifelong learners.

The Newcastle Promise

We are very proud that as a school we are supporting the 'Newcastle Promise' and committing to providing the best education possible for the children in our area. Click on the box below to read the full promise.