Our local community

Holmes Chapel Primary School in our local community

We access our local community in our curriculum wherever possible to enhance our curriculum.  This includes:

• Geography field trips, exploring the locality, developing map skills
• Developing art and design skills related to our local area
• Exploring the history of our local area

We support our community in a variety of ways, including:

• PCSO assembly visits and workshops about keeping safe
• Assemblies led by representatives from local churches
• Visits to churches in the village to enhance our RE curriculum and also for events such as the Knitted Bible display and the Remembrance service
• Visits to the local library and participation in the annual reading challenge
• Visits from local organisations to learn about people who help us eg. fire fighers, veterinary nurses
• Our choir singing at the Village Christmas Market and at local care homes
• High school students accessing work experience at our school on a regular basis
• Bikeability for our Year 5 and Year 6 children
• Active support for Walk to School week in conjunction with the Parish Council
• An active PTFA organising events throughout the year – Christmas Fair, Summer Fair
• Attending the annual Civic Service representing our school at St Luke’s Church
• Children and staff represent our school at the annual Remembrance service
• Collection of donations for local food banks
• Close links with pre-school settings
• Reading volunteers from within the community
• Sports events with cluster schools hosted by the local High School
• Pen-pal links with local care homes