Halcyon Way School

💙🩵Kingfisher Learning Trust are hiring! The trust is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to deliver high‑quality, timely and professional HR support across their schools and central team. To learn more, please follow the link below!
https://www.kingfisherlearningtrust.co.uk/vacancies/

This is a new role to the Trust and will be a pivotal role as the Trust grows, working closely with leaders to influence positive people practices, drive early resolution, and ensure our colleagues feel supported, valued and empowered.

What the role entails:
💙Providing expert advice on Trust policies, procedures, employment legislation and terms and conditions.
💙Managing a varied caseload including attendance, disciplinary, grievance and capability matters.
💙Acting as Investigating Officer and presenting findings at formal hearings.
💙Supporting leaders through HR processes with confidence, clarity and professionalism.
💙Coordinating TUPE activity for schools joining or leaving the Trust.
💙Advising on wellbeing, attendance management and occupational health recommendations.
💙Contributing to policy development and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, GDPR and employment law.
💙Building strong relationships with leaders and trade union representatives.�

What you will bring:
🩵CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.
🩵Strong HR advisory experience, including employee relations casework.
🩵Confident understanding of employment legislation and HR best practice.
🩵Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
🩵Experience working with trade unions and handling confidential information.
🩵Ability to analyse information and make sound recommendations.

Why join Kingfisher Learning Trust?
Based with our small central team at Ram Mill Business Centre, Chadderton, https://rammill.co.uk/, you’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious Trust with a clear commitment to people‑centred practice. Working across multiple schools, you’ll influence culture, strengthen leadership capability, and help shape a positive working environment for all colleagues.

🎓It is time once again to say goodbye to our Year 6 Leavers! They have been a truly incredible group of children. We will miss them all very much, but we wish them the best of luck as they start their next adventure! 🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓

We would like to thank all of our families for attending the Leavers Celebration yesterday. We hope you all had a lovely time. We would also like to thank our amazing staff for supporting the children, setting up the Studio and making cupcakes for the children to take home 🧁. Lastly and most importantly, we would like to say well done to all of the children; they have all been superstars! 🤩

We hope you all have a restful summer break! ☀️💚

📰 Please follow the link below to read this half terms newsletter from our Executive Head, Sue Caine 💚

Executive Head's Newsletter - Summer 2 2026 - Halcyon Way School Executive Head’s Newsletter – Summer 2 2026‘Sun, Sea and Sand’ Thursday 23rd July 2026 Dear Parents/Carers I can’t believe that I am writing my end of academic year letter to you […]

📸 This half term for Languages Day we visited Hawaii! 🌺 The children had a wonderful time dressing up in Hawaiian clothing, exploring amazing Hawaiian-themed resources in our Studio, tasting lots of delicious fruits, and the Swifts even made their own tie-dye shirts. They look absolutely amazing! Well done, everyone! 🤩

One of our amazing parents also sent their Ice Cream Van to school, so the children could enjoy a well-deserved ice cream in the sunshine as an end-of-year treat! Thank you so much! 🍦

Lastly, we would also like to say a huge thank you and happy retirement to Carol, who has planned our Languages Days with so much love, care and dedication over the years! Carol, you will be greatly missed by everyone at both Halcyon Way and Kingfisher and we wish you a happy retirement! 💚

📸💚 Last Thursday, we ended our Sports Week sessions for 2026 with a stunning Stay and Play session with the Fantails class. The children had so much fun participating in a variety of sports-themed activities with their friends and families in our Hall! Well done, Fantails! 🎾

We would like to say one more thank you to our wonderful families who attended any of our Sports Week sessions. We hope you all had fun! Also, a massive thank you and well done to our brilliant Sports Week team for organising these amazing events for the children and their families. As you have seen, all of the children had a fantastic time! And of course, as always, the biggest well done to the children who have all been amazing!🤩

📸💚Last Wednesday, we continued our Sports Week with two beautiful Stay and Play sessions with the Bluebirds and Merlins classes! The children had so much fun playing and exploring lots of amazing resources with their families! Thank you to our families for joining us, we hope you all had as much fun as we did! Well done, everyone! 🤩🏀

📸💚Last Tuesday we continued our fantastic Sports Week races in our MUGA when we were joined by the children from the Sunbirds, Sandpipers, Sparrows and Greenfinches classes! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

As you can see the children had the best time! Thank you once again to our families for cheering us on, well done and thank you to the Sports Week team for organising this fantastic week of activities for the children and, of course, well done to all of the children - you were all brilliant! We will be sharing even more photos from Sports Week soon!🤩

📸💚Last Monday, we began our annual Sports Week! The children in the Wagtails, Hummingbirds, Kittiwakes, Lapwings, Emus and Swifts classes had the best time competing in lots of amazing races and cheering on their friends! As always, a huge well done to the children, they were all incredible, thank you to our amazing families for joining us and a massive well done to the Sports Week team for organising this amazing event! 🤩

We have lots more photos from Sports Week coming soon, so make sure you check back in to find out what else we have been up to! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️