Dear Families,
We are now three weeks into the term and are delighted with how the children have settled back into routine. The teachers and leaders have greatly valued the meetings taking place to discuss your child’s learning, progress and priorities for the year ahead. Thank you to everyone who has taken part so far.
We have lots of parental engagement opportunities over the next couple of weeks and several opportunities for families to come into school, meet with staff and learn more about our provision.
Family Coffee Morning
• Tuesday 22th September 10am
Please join us for our family coffee morning and meet with other families and our Family Inclusion Team. This coffee morning will also include an introduction to our new Wellness Room – a dedicated space for meetings, family support and interventions.
• Tuesday 29th September 10am
Occupational Therapists will lead a workshop session Introduction to Play / Starting the
Day, to support families with strategies to engage in play with their child and to set up the
day up positively through sensory input and active engagement at the start of the day.
Leavers’ Family Session
• Tuesday 29 September 10.30am: Leavers’ Parent Session.
This is an information session on transition planning and post-school options for your child (specially tailored for families with children aged 13+). Led by Assistant Principal Ben, Connexions Careers Advisor Anne-Marie, and Camden Assessment Case Coordinator Tracey Leggert, the session will cover college pathways, Post-16 options at Swiss Cottage, and Camden's college assessment process
School Tours
We are also offering families the opportunity to tour the school and see our wonderful atmosphere, learning and provision in action.
• Lower School Tour: 10:00am, 22 September
• Upper School Tour: 10:00am, 23 September
All families are very welcome. Please contact the school office if you would like to attend.
National Teaching Assistants’ Day – Friday 25 September
Next Friday is National Teaching Assistants’ Day. Our TAs and support staff play an incredibly important role across the school and work with enormous commitment, care, skill and positivity every day.
We would love to celebrate them by sharing messages from our families. If you can, please take a moment to write a short message about what their support means to your child and family, or to thank a particular member of support staff. Please use www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/NationalTADay2026 to send your message. We know how much it will mean to our staff to hear directly from you.
Finally, below you will find some helpful information about our medical team, including our school nurses and visiting paediatricians. This includes contact details and information about the areas in which they may be able to offer advice and support.
We hope to see many of you at one of our upcoming events.
Yours Sincerely,
Syra Sowe
