​On Friday 24th November Baroness Smith of Basildon will be visiting St Clere’s Co-operative Academy Trust in her role as our Honorary President.
 
The visit has been organised to celebrate nineteen members of staff in our Trust who are been presented with a Platinum Award for more than 30 years continuous service in education. They are:
 
Christine Mitchell                                             Arthur Bugler Primary School
Paul Adamson                                                   Brentwood County High School
Paul Callow                                                         Brentwood County High School
Dawn Bradley                                                    Brentwood County High School
Mary Winn                                                          East Tilbury Primary School
Nicholas Davies                                                 St Clere’s Secondary School
Elizabeth Grundy                                             St Clere’s Secondary School
Peter Margiotta                                                St Clere’s Secondary School
Marilyn Meadway                                           St Clere’s Secondary School
Gary Rainer                                                        St Clere’s Secondary School
Joseph Solis                                                        St Clere’s Secondary School
Joy Leader                                                          Stanford-le-Hope Primary School
Joseph Parker                                                   Stanford-le-Hope Primary School
Jane Thomas                                                      Stanford-le-Hope Primary School
Beverley Allinson                                             Thameside Primary School
Lynne Billinghurst                                            Thameside Primary School
Manjee Virdi                                                      Thameside Primary School
Paul Griffiths                                                      Central Trust Staff
Andrew Pearson                                              Central Trust Staff
 
We are proud as a co-operative organisation we continue to value continuous service and look forward to the Trust conference later this term when our Bronze, Silver and Gold long service award winners will be recognised.
 
This visit is also an opportunity to share with Baroness Smith that following the passing of the Trust’s founder Mr Ray Osborne we are in the process of changing our name to the ‘Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust’. While Baroness Smith catches up on the significant success of our Trust in 2016/17 she will also take part in a tree planting ceremony at St Clere’s Secondary School in memory of Mr Ray Osborne.  St Clere’s School will also ask Baroness Smith to unveil a plaque in the refurbished community sports facilities, which are now called “The Osborne Sports Complex.”
 
The CEO Mr Paul Griffiths said ‘”Baroness Smith has supported our work since her days as a local member of parliament. She is always keen to learn about how this co-operative academy trust is positively impacting on school improvement in this community. All our primary schools are now good and St Clere’s Secondary School has gone from strength to strength and is a beacon of excellence in this region.”

Children in EYFS, Year 1,Year 2 and Year 3 will be performing in their Chriostmas Production on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th December. There will be a 9.30am and 1.45pm performance on each day. Check below to see the times each group will be performing.
 
​The performance times are:
 
​Tuesday 12th:                    EYFS/Yr 1  9:30am
                                               Yr 2/Yr 3  1:45pm
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Wednesday 13th:                Yr 2/Yr 3   9:30am
                                           EYFS/Yr 1   1:45pm 
 
We estimate that the performances will last for up to 60 minutes. For the afternoon performance, we aim to have the children changed and ready for collection by 3.00pm for EYFS/KS1 and 3.10pm for KS2. Parents/carers who have watched the performance and will be collecting their children should exit through the main community doors, walk round to the playground and wait for the children to be dismissed.
 
Complete the form below to book a seat on the production. Please read and follow the instructions carefully to ensure you book for the correct event.
 
​Each family may have two seats for each of their child’s performance. When you register you will receive a confirmation email. If you register for more than two seats or the names of the persons registered are not known to us as parents/carers, the booking will be removed. If there are special circumstances that require more than two seats i.e. parents have new partners, please email office.etp@stcleres.coop and a member of the office team will contact you to discuss your requirements. You must bring either a print out of the email you receive or show the email on your phone when you attend for the performance. There is a maximum number of one hundred and sixty seats per performance, once we reach this capacity it will not be possible for you to register for the performance.