The Forest School, Knaresborough

03/09/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming the pupils back on Tuesday, 8th September. We hope you have all had a lovely summer break ☀

17/07/2026

We hope you all have a safe, happy, and restful summer holiday. Have fun, relax, and we can't wait to see you all refreshed and ready for the new term in September 🌞

17/07/2026

17/07/2026

Our pupils had a fantastic time at Wednesday's sensory fun run! Everyone loved exploring the different stations, including the water and bubble stations.

A massive thank you to Fran Nichol from the Special School Sports Partnership for helping us run such a wonderful event.

Check out some photos from our fun day below! 👇

14/07/2026

Some information from North Yorkshire Council:

🌞Summer Support for Families

Helping you and your family through the summer holidays

💛 You’re Not Alone

The summer break can be a challenging time for family life. Many parents and carers are juggling extra pressures—childcare, finances, and changes in routine.

If things are starting to feel overwhelming, you are not alone. Support is available, and reaching out can make a real difference.

🚨 Need Urgent Help?

Immediate danger: Call 999
Children & Families Service Safeguarding referrals: 0300 131 2 131
👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Advice & Support

📞 Coram Family Lives

Support with all areas of family life, including behaviour, mental health, and relationships.
🌐 www.familylives.org.uk
📞 0808 800 2222 💬 Online chat available

🧠 Young Minds – Parent Helpline

Advice and support if you’re worried about your child’s mental health.
🌐 www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-helpline
📞 0808 802 5544

👨‍👩‍👧 Place2Be – Parenting Smart

Practical tips from child mental health experts to support behaviour and wellbeing.
🌐 Place2Be: Parenting Smart - Articles

👨‍👩‍👧 NSPCC

Advice and guidance for a wide range of family concerns.
🌐 www.nspcc.org.uk/advice-for-families

🌱 Togetherness

Free online parenting courses for children aged 0–19.
🌐 North Yorkshire | Togetherness - Togetherness
🔑 Access code: NYFamilies

Explore expert support and advice for every parenting challenge. Whether in calm or chaos, we guide parents and carers through the ups and downs.

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

An ex pupil of The Forest School is currently taking on a huge challenge to raise money for St John's Ambulance. Jamie is currently part way through his swimming, rowing and cycling (on a tandem with his dad) challenge where he will cover a total of 500 miles!

There is a public page, (Jamie’s 500 Challenge) for anyone who wants to follow his story.

Pupils and Parents have benefitted from working with St John's Ambulance this year as parents have been provided with a free First Aid Workshop and Key Stage 4 pupils have been taught First Aid and Lifesaving skills. We are extremely grateful to the volunteers and the service offered by such a wonderful charity.

09/07/2026

Our annual Summer Fair was a huge success! 🎉 A massive thank you for all the wonderful prize donations for our stalls, and to everyone who came out to support us and made it such a fun-filled morning. We made a grand total of £1110.71 🤩 A big thank you to all the staff and parents that made this happen 🥰

08/07/2026

💸 School holidays don’t have to cost a fortune…

I’ve put together 20 places where kids can eat FREE this summer 🍔🍕🥞

Save this now because you’ll definitely forget where they all are when everyone’s saying “I’m hungry!” 🙃

Tag another parent who needs this, and if you know any other kids eat free offers, drop them in the comments so we can help each other out! 👇

📌 Save this post for the summer holidays!