Welcome from the Headteacher
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Velmead’s website.
Our school motto is ‘Excellence with Care.’ We work towards this motto through a TEAM approach – TEAM being an acronym for Together Everyone Achieves More. Throughout our website you will find a multitude of examples of this approach to our work with the children and their families.
As you continue your visit to our website you will find lots of useful factual information about the work of the school for example my Weekly Newsletter which includes a calendar of events, information about Extra-Curricular Opportunities, Velmead Values and Ethos and what OFSTED said about us in January 2018 and much more. In addition, our website includes a plethora of examples that celebrate our children’s academic, creative, sporting, horticultural and social success and achievement.
I am very proud to be the Headteacher of TEAM Velmead; working with such talented children, professional staff, supportive parents and dedicated governors truly means that there is no limit to the ways that we achieve ‘Excellence with Care.’
In keeping with the TEAM approach to continue providing the very best for our children, we welcome feedback and contributions from the many ‘stakeholders’ who will interact with the school through our website. If you have any feedback on the website or the work of the school, or you would like to contribute your skills, talents or time to us please contact us.
Mr Andy Howard
INSET DAYS 2018 - 2019
Monday 7th January 2019
Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Monday 22nd July 2019
Tuesday 23rd July 2019
SCL Childcare
SCL offer Childcare at Velmead from 7.45am until 6pm every school day. For more information about Breakfast, Holiday, After School Clubs and INSET Days please email enquiries@wearescl.co.uk or telephone 0345 644 5747.
To book a place for your child go to SCL Bookings.
Science Week October 2018
Open Day for Current Year 2 Families
On Thursday 22nd November there will be a Headteacher Presentation and tour of the school at the following times:
Open Morning 9.15 am - 10.30 pm
Open Evening 6 pm - 7.15 pm
Author Visit by Megan Rix 15th November 2018
Remembrance Week 2018, Red, White and Blue Day 2018
Over 700 rocks, one painted by every pupil and member of staff as part of our Rememberance Week activities. These Rocks will be displayed in the school grounds in a memorial garden.
Anyone from the wider community that would like to see our Rock Installations may visit the school on:
Friday 9th November between 2 pm and 4 pm.
School Calendar
For more details about the events below and future events click on the News and Dates tab above and select Calendar or scroll through the weeks using the arrows on the calendar below.