Our amazing Mrs Hillyar has been busy in the library, creating a new eco‑friendly initiative for our children to enjoy and benefit from: ‘Books with Legs’. “Books with Legs” has now been set up in a special area of our school library! This project gives unwanted or pre‑lo...

Team UJ have been enjoying Fun at the Fair through their DT unit, designing and building prototype rotating fairground rides. The children learned to saw wood safely and construct sturdy frames to support their mechanisms and electrical circuits. They then added seats and decorated their rides to ma...

The Lower Juniors have been investigating what happens to the size of a shadow when the light source is moved closer or further away. They thought carefully about all the variables and which ones would need to stay the same to make sure it was a fair test. 🔦

What a great first week of the return of our KS2 tuck trolley! As you can see, it has been extremely popular (so popular, we had sold out of most stock by Friday last week!) and the children have loved having the tuck trolley back. A huge well done to our volunteers who help run tuck and to the Scho...

Year R had a brilliant time building dens during Outdoor Nature Discovery Time. The children gathered sticks, leaves and anything else they could find, then worked together to create some very impressive hideouts. There was so much chatting, planning, problem‑solving, and smiling - and our Gingerbre...

Earlier this week, Team UJ held a special worship as part of Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 on the theme of 'Bridging Generations'. Children heard a true story written for children by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillips all about courage and survival during the Holocaust. The children the...