Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust

🎉 Celebrating 175 Years of Brenzett Primary School! 🎉

We are incredibly proud to celebrate a major milestone for Brenzett as it marks 175 years at the heart of its community!

To honour this special anniversary, the school will be hosting a Summer Fayre & Anniversary Exhibition this afternoon; 2-4pm!
Summer Fayre:
🎪 Fun stalls and games for all ages
🍰 Sweet treats
🎁 Raffles and exciting prizes

Step back in time and explore the school’s remarkable journey through:
✨ Historic photographs and memorabilia
✨ Stories from the school's history
✨ Special projects created by current pupils

This is a fantastic opportunity for alumni, families, and the wider community to come together, reconnect, and celebrate the legacy of a truly special school 🤩

We are honoured to celebrate this incredible achievement and look forward to a joyful day filled with memories, community spirit, and pride.

Brenzett Primary School PTFA

Last term St Clement's CE Primary School had their sensory room completed, alongside their ark! The children have had lots of fun exploring the spaces already.

Deputy Headteacher and SENDCO Mrs French said:

"We feel incredible fortunate to have been given the opportunity to create our new sensory spaces with the school, made possible through funding we successfully secured from VSK (Virtual School Kent) and our Swale communities of school.

Working alongside the fantastic team at SpaceKraft, these spaces have been thoughtfully designed and expertly crafted to meet the diverse and expertly crafted to meet the diverse needs of our children. The result is a truly engaging and supportive environment that promotes wellbeing, focus and sensory development.

We are absolutely delighted with the outcome – and most importantly, so are the children."

Incredible spaces that will improve the wellbeing of children across the school, well done St Clem's! 🤩

We're all very proud of Charing CE Primary School Ofsted report, as the inspector praises the school's 'palpable sense of ambition'! 🥳

School inspectors have praised Charing for its rapid improvement and “highly ambitious” curriculum.

In their report, published this month, Ofsted inspectors rated Charing Church of England Primary School in Ashford as ‘Strong’ in six of seven areas and ‘Expected’ in just one.

Inspectors said leaders have "an almost palpable sense of ambition for every pupil". They found that all pupils, including those with multiple barriers to learning, achieve very well and are "very well prepared for their next steps".

A huge well done to the whole school community 🙌

For the full article and Ofsted report: 👇
https://www.aquilatrust.co.uk/574/news/post/310/ofsted-praises-charings-palpable-sense-of-ambition

📣 New vacancy - EYFS Teacher and Nursery Lead at Brenzett Primary School📣

Are you looking for your next role in EYFS?
Brenzett Primary School are opening a brand‑new nursery setting, and we are seeking a dedicated EYFS Teacher / Nursery Lead to help us create a warm, nurturing and exceptional early years environment from day one.

As our EYFS Teacher/Nursery Lead, you will:

- Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of high‑quality learning experiences aligned with the EYFS framework.
- Play a key role in establishing the culture, routines and standards of our new nursery which align with our school vision, values and priorities.
- Support, mentor and inspire a team of early years practitioners.
- Create a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment where every child can thrive.
- Build strong, positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
- Ensure the highest standards of safeguarding, welfare and care.
- Use observations and assessments to track progress and tailor learning opportunities.
- Manage the administration of the nursery, including enrolment, finance and funding (training provided if required).

EYFS Teacher and Nursery Lead: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/143517/EDV-2026-BCEPS-31769

Other Aquila Trust Vacancies:
https://mynewterm.com/trust/Aquila-Trust/143517

Wishing a happy Easter to all of our children, families, staff, governors and volunteers! 🐣

Easter Sunday is the day that Christians all over the world celebrate as the day of Jesus' resurrection from the tomb, one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar.

Across the UK, most people celebrate Easter with family and friends...and chocolate eggs from the Easter Bunny! 🐰

Good Friday marks the end of Lent and the beginning of Easter weekend. It is considered as a day for reflection and forgiveness 🙏

Today is the day we traditionally eat hot cross buns, the cross representing crucifixion and the spices represent the spices that were used in Jesus' embalming ✝️

We are delighted to welcome Guston Church of England Primary School to the Aquila family! 🥳

This is an exciting step and we look forward to working together to provide the very best opportunities and outcomes for pupils, staff and the wider community 🤩

We would like to give a big thank you to Tesco Whitfield for a very generous donation of Easter eggs, that have been distributed to some of our Aquila schools! 🙏🐣🐰