Friday 4th February 2022 saw the long-awaited return of the Swimarathon!
Many local teams swam to raise money for The Rotary of Grantham across the weekend and GANF were no exception.
8 teams of GANF pupils joined the 33…
On 10th February 2022 Ambergate pupils had a very exciting visit from Peterborough United Football Club.
Courtesy of Matt Wainwright (parent and school governor), Ambergate welcomed Former Peterborough United defender, Bobby Copping to deliver an assembly and pose for …
In November, our Post 16 pupils took part in the NCS programme.
Designed especially for 16 and 17 year olds, the NCS experience gives young adults a clearer idea of what they want from their futures. The National Citizen Service …
GANF (Ambergate Sports College and Sandon School) based in Grantham has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.
The British Council International School Award started in …
Art Therapy is now being offered at Ambergate. It is our hope to extend this to Sandon in the future.
What is Art Psychotherapy?
Art Therapy offers the opportunity for any individual to explore, reflect and understand their feelings in …
Sandon School have been busy collecting items for the Rotary Shoebox Scheme.
The scheme is run by the Rotary Club where shoeboxes are filled with various gifts for disadvantaged children and adults in Eastern Europe.
The Rotary Club do so …
As always, at the beginning of the new academic year, we started with the really big question… who is going to be Head boy and Head girl?
Mrs Jordan oversaw the project. She said, “I was immensely impressed with the …
Carole is a Teaching Assistant currently working at Sandon School. She joined Sandon in September 2020 after wanting to work at the school for a long time; she was thrilled when she finally got the position.
Carole had been running …
3 staff members from Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship have received a gift for their long service to the schools!
Lynn Carratt – Kitchen Assistant at Ambergate Sports College, who received her 30 years’ service award said, “I came for a …
Friday 25th June 2021 marked the official leaving date for our year 11 pupils.
Ambergates infamous leavers assembly had to be slightly different this year due to Covid restrictions, observing class bubbles! Sadly, we couldn’t invite the whole school …
A MESSAGE FROM DALEY BARBER-ALLEN (HEADTEACHER)
Dear parents and carers
I just wanted to wish you all a happy and enjoyable half term break and thank you for your support so far this academic year. Time is whizzing by and it’s hard to believe that we are half way through another school year, but there have been so many fun and positive times... far too many to mention. I hope you enjoy looking at our Facebook and Class Dojo stories as much as I do, as this will always give you a little flavour of what we have been up to at GANF.
Our pupils - your children - are truly amazing to work with. We are driving our mission to provide our ‘unique learners’ with ‘limitless learning’ opportunities, so that they can thrive at school and develop confidence, independence and resilience. Watching every pupil grow, progress and achieve in their own way is a massive privilege, and one that we do not take for granted as a staff team.
I am proud of our pupils for following our three school rules - ‘be safe, be kind, try your best’ - which was evident during the very positive annual school review carried out by our Trust last week. I am also proud of our staff team for demonstrating the three core principles that should underpin all aspects of our work with pupils, each other and our wider school community:
- Visible kindness (showing kindness at all times and within every interaction)
- Deliberate botheredness (showing that you care and being very deliberate about it)
- Certainty in adult behaviour (being calm, clear and consistent in your approach)
I am excited about starting the next half of the school year with you all on Monday 24th February but until then, have a great half term holiday and enjoy some family time.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Daley
