The Maple School

Please join us on Tuesday 21st July for our Summer Fair! ☀️

Sports betting has become increasingly visible online, appearing across apps, websites, social media, sports coverage and gaming spaces.

Even when young people are not legally old enough to gamble, they may still encounter betting messages through adverts, influencers, tipsters, friends or adult accounts.

Our latest guide highlights key risks, including:
• Easy online access
• Gambling becoming normalised around sport
• Peer and influencer pressure
• Free bet offers
• Impulsive spending and chasing losses

It also offers practical advice for parents, carers and educators on starting calm conversations, setting safer digital boundaries, spotting warning signs and finding support.

Download the guide here: https://vist.ly/577v8

Please take some time to read this important information about water safety

🚨 We’re Hiring at The Maple School! 🚨

Looking for your next role or know someone who is?

We’ve got exciting opportunities available:

✨ SEN Teaching Assistant (Level 3) – Apply by 8th June
✨ Senior Administrator – Apply by 24th June
✨ SEN Teacher – Apply by 29th June

Join our amazing team and make a real difference 💚

📢 Please share and help us spread the word!

https://seteducation.org.uk/job-vacancies

Oral language plays a vital role in children’s learning, literacy and social and emotional development.

Our latest guide supports parents and educators with practical, evidence-informed strategies to help children build school-ready language skills.

The guide explores:
• Building oral language through meaningful interaction
• Supporting listening and attention
• Growing children’s vocabulary
• Sharing stories and naming feelings
• Working with settings to spot and support language needs
• Using evidence-based approaches to meet individual needs

With language developing rapidly between the ages of two and six, early support can make a lasting difference to children’s confidence, communication and readiness for school.

Access the guide: https://vist.ly/56fjm

Deals this May half term

Minecraft continues to be a highly popular platform for children, combining creativity, problem-solving and social interaction.

While the game can offer positive opportunities for learning and play, features such as public servers, multiplayer modes and in-game communication can create safeguarding challenges.

Our latest guide supports educators and parents in understanding these risks and helping children play more safely.

The guide explores:
• Public server communication and contact with unknown players
• Griefing, disruptive behaviour and online conflict
• In-game spending and subscription costs
• Addictive gameplay loops and balanced screen time
• Safer settings, private servers and suitable game modes

With clear, practical advice, the guide helps adults set boundaries, encourage safer choices and support responsible Minecraft use.

Access the guide: https://vist.ly/54tfx

As well as intense games of chess going on, Pine and Ash students participated in an exceptional THRIVE session today. They worked collaboratively to construct the tallest and strongest tower using marshmallows and spaghetti! Throughout the activity, students focused on developing their THRIVE target skill of ‘building resilience’ demonstrating determination, problem‑solving and a positive approach to overcoming challenges.

Skills demonstrated:
Effective teamwork and communication... (including lots of laughter!)
Creative problem‑solving
Perseverance when faced with difficulties
Strategic planning and decision‑making
Patience and emotional regulation

Well done Pine and Ash

Just a reminder to all parents that school will close at 2:45pm tomorrow (Wednesday 20th May) for staff inset on Thursday and Friday.
We hope all students have a lovely half term.

Online grooming is a serious and growing threat, with offenders using a range of tactics to build trust with children and young people before exploiting that relationship.

This can happen across social media, gaming platforms, messaging apps and group chats, often through fake identities, flattery, gifts or pressure.

Our latest guide highlights key risks, including:
• Strangers using fake identities
• Exploitation through gifts and flattery
• Group chats creating hidden pathways
• Gaming platforms becoming grooming gateways
• Sextortion, criminal grooming and radicalisation

The guide also offers practical advice for parents and educators on recognising warning signs, understanding the platforms children use and creating open, regular conversations.

Download the guide here: https://vist.ly/53zbc