A good, welcoming community can make all the difference in the world when deciding where to live. I spoke with Mandy Frost, Office Manager at Tubbenden Primary School, about safety, school and the community.
What is safety like in the school you work at?
Tubbenden is a very safe school. Recently we took a survey with parents and children of the school and a hundred percent of them told us they felt safe at this school. Schools are like mini towns of their own, and this means there are better opportunities to police behaviour and keep everyone safe and happy.
Children are only allowed to walk home by themselves in Years Five and Six, and even then they have to get permission from parents. This helps to keep children safe walking to and from school.
What could be done to improve the safety of all children attending schools in the local area?
School crossing patrols would be a good idea, especially as we don’t presently have any. As well as this, there is a twenty-mile zone around Tubbenden, but I believe it should go out further from the school then it currently does.
How is Tubbenden School involved in the community?
Children are able to visit old peoples’ homes around Christmas while singing in the school choir. There is also the “Wheelbarrow Project” that takes places in school all across London and gives parents the chance to come in and see their children’s work.
Have there been any notable events recently at Tubbenden?
There is a very active Parents Association at our school and they, in fact, recently hosted a school disco. The children in Tubbenden are also eager to be involved in everything and this creates for a nice atmosphere and productive working environment.
The school council, also pick a charity every year to raise money for. There was also a special fundraiser- for a charity supporting Muscular Dystrophy- where the children came to school dressed in orange and paid a pound each.
The Year Four residential trip also helps the children to form lasting bonds that only strengthen as they go on through the next two years.
By Kaavya Amritanand- Newstead Wood School
