Our year 3/4/5 & 6s spent a wonderful three days and two night at Edale during the last week before half term. It was a great three days which included a hike up Mam Tor, archery, climbing, circus skills, team building and of course a campfire and hide and seek in the dark! A great time was had by all and the children were fantastic! Please see our gallery for more photos.

Our Year 1s and 2s travelled to Tideswell to compete in the cluster schools football tournament, and they did not
disappoint. One of our teams qualified for the semi-finals after two comprehensive group-stage victories, where they
scored 10 goals without reply. Unfortunately, some resolute defending and a breakaway goal were enough for Tideswell
to prevent our Infants reaching the final. That being said – our teams did not come away from the tournament empty
handed.
During every cluster schools’ event, the officials, organisers and coaches look out for a specific sporting quality within
the teams that are competing. Throughout this event, they were looking for schools which demonstrated great levels of
teamwork.
Stanton’s two teams were awarded the trophy for outstanding teamwork. Throughout each game and during the
coached sessions, our infants supported and encouraged each other. Their passing and overall team cohesion on the
pitch was also a joy to watch, as were the giant celebrations in the middle of the pitch each time a goal was scored,
which saw the entire team huddle together to share the joy!

Our Year 5s and 6s competed in the cluster sports hockey tournament at Tideswell this afternoon. We entered two teams and both played exceptionally well. Our Stags lost out on a place in the semifinals on goal difference, while our Sharks finished 3rd overall after narrowly losing their final match. Both teams showed great levels of passion and teamwork throughout the afternoon. Well done year 5/6s!

Building Effective Relationships Together (BERT) Award

We are proud to announce that we have achieved the Bronze BERT Award. Part of the work towards the award has been further developing our Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision, further developing positive relationships in the school community and reducing stigma around asking for help and support on sensitive issues, such as puberty, body image and online friendships. We feel very strongly that when children have good friendships and connections with others, it supports their safety, mental health and wellbeing. This then has a positive impact on their ability to take part in lessons and to achieve well in their learning.

Mr Figg has gone to visit our link school in Kolkata. He will be away from 26th January 2024 and will be back on Sunday 4th January 2024. Follow ur India page here for more information and to follow his blog!