Shap CE School

27/08/2026

🍎 Could your family now qualify for Free School Meals?

From September 2026, all families receiving Universal Credit will be able to apply for Free School Meals, regardless of their household income.

This means that more working families receiving Universal Credit top-up payments may now be eligible.

⚠️ Free School Meals are not awarded automatically, you must apply.

Registering not only helps with the cost of school meals but also provides valuable additional funding for our school, so we encourage all eligible families to apply.

Applications take just a few minutes through the Westmorland and Furness Council website:

🔗 https://tracking.vuelio.co.uk/tracking/click?d=Ku2KZEuwuS9ZtF4e45QrXgTIRjGhX18dTJOmAt8n3YorWW5-XmpAadK3IK3Ciq3e41AnpVJeDeAhYUQRDYuH_SfF22VBvO5D6Skx8tJdkuJfIvCW23_5zYOjzkjTmtvgBnF1VKjaQLsBm0La_riv0TnZyznmORt5QWWFZLDJ-jmMDhUG7hup5yE-jyBV06vv_pVz3IpfCEet7VSedRqdms5D6JGK0DXRcQLrTyepWpYO0

If you need help completing the application, please contact the council:

📧 [email protected]
📞 0300 373 3300

You can also visit one of the council’s friendly Family Hubs for help and information.

26/08/2026

👶🏼 Please share!

👶 Infant Massage 👶

Our new Infant Massage course will be starting soon in Shap!

Join us for our very popular 5 week course that will run from Friday 11th September to Friday 9th October, for babies from 6 weeks up to 6 months and their parents/carers.

📍 Shap Primary School
📆 Starting Friday 11th September
🕜 1:30pm-3pm

Visit our website below to book your place!
https://community.digital.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/w/webpage/1351GBJVT1?webpage_token=8a5c05c7d28c9d5f23ccb2fff7cb3b5f75cb3807e2ae743e5aa860fcac862825&auth=MWJiNDE3MzM2MDA0&id=222809

22/08/2026

Big congratulations to Lynn, our lucky lottery winner this week! 💷👏🏻 🌟
Lynn takes home a wonderful £14.75! A huge thank you to everyone who’s supporting our school by playing. Every ticket sold goes towards premises and ICT development!

Fancy your chance to win and help our school at the same time?
It’s quick and easy to join, click on the link below 👇🏻

Every ticket = a chance to win and a way to make a difference!

https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/shap-endowed-c-of-e-primary-school?utm_campaign=cause-page-social-share&utm_source=cause-page&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Hyperlink #

Your School Lottery manages lotteries that help local schools raise money within their community

19/08/2026

🌟 Club is back next half term – and we have lots of exciting activities planned! 🌟

We’re looking forward to welcoming families back to Club with a fantastic range of activities throughout the week:

🌳 Monday – Outdoor Play
Get active, enjoy the fresh air and have fun outdoors!
🎨 Tuesday – Crafts with Mrs Mepham
Get creative and make something amazing to take home!
🎲 Wednesday – Board Games
Challenge your friends to some classic favourites and discover new games!
⚽ Thursday – Sports with Ben Hoyle
Ben Hoyle is back! But with more than just Dodgeball fun!
🎉 Friday – Free Choice Friday


📅 Important: All Club sessions must be booked at least 48 hours in advance via Arbor.

We can’t wait for another fun-filled half term at Club! 💛✨

18/08/2026

💙 OVER 600 SIGNATURES IN JUST 30 HOURS

In just 30 hours, more than 600 people have signed our petition to stand with Penrith Swimming Club.

We are fighting a proposal from GLL/Better to stop Penrith Swimming Club continuing the introductory swimming provision that develops children towards club and competitive swimming.

Westmorland and Furness Council released a statement to the local press containing a number of claims about our club which we strongly dispute and believe do not accurately reflect the arrangements that have existed at Penrith Leisure Centre.

We will continue to challenge those claims and make sure the voice of our swimmers, families and volunteers is heard.

For 145 years, Penrith Swimming Club has developed swimmers in this community. We are run entirely by volunteers, helped drive the creation of the Frenchfield Teaching Pool and continue to invest thousands of pounds every year into swimming facilities in Penrith.

We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking to be allowed to continue what generations of local people have worked so hard to build.

Now we need our community behind us.
💙 Sign our petition
💙 Share this post
💙 Tell your friends and family
💙 Help us show GLL and Westmorland and Furness Council how much this club means to our community

SIGN THE PETITION – Save Penrith Swimming Club: https://c.org/WwkNBkKVnr

600 signatures in 30 hours. Let's keep going.

We are Penrith. This means more.

16/08/2026

Big congratulations to Mark , our lucky lottery winner this week! 💷👏🏻 🌟
Mark takes home a wonderful £16!
A huge thank you to everyone who’s supporting our school by playing. Every ticket sold goes towards premises and ICT development!

Fancy your chance to win and help our school at the same time?
It’s quick and easy to join, click on the link below 👇🏻

Every ticket = a chance to win and a way to make a difference!

https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/shap-endowed-c-of-e-primary-school?utm_campaign=cause-page-social-share&utm_source=cause-page&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Hyperlink #