St Margaret's Academy

Forest School Fun This Week
This week in Forest School, the children had a fantastic time enjoying outdoor learning and hands-on experiences. On Wednesday, they especially loved making chocolate cake inside oranges cooked on the fire!

The activity was full of excitement as the children prepared their ingredients, learned about fire safety, and watched their cakes cook in the embers. It was a wonderful way to build practical skills, teamwork, and confidence – and the end result was delicious too!

🌊 Year 4 Making a Difference for Our Oceans! 🌍
Year 4 at St Margaret’s Academy have been incredibly busy trying to change the world! As part of our recent writing unit, the children explored the impact of pollution in our oceans and created powerful posters and information boards to educate others and inspire change. Their class teacher is extremely proud of the passion, care and determination they have shown.
Not only are we sharing these amazing posters on our school website, but we are delighted to share that their work has also been sent to Greenpeace UK and Surfers Against Sewage in the hope it can be shared more widely to raise awareness of this extremely important cause. Watch this space… 🌍💙
A huge well done to Year 4 for using their voices to make a positive difference to the world we live in!
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Surfers Against Sewage
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We at St Margaret’s are incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated and hardworking PTA, who continually go above and beyond to raise funds throughout the year. Their efforts help ensure that all of our children can enjoy enriching experiences and opportunities beyond the classroom.

Over the past 12 months alone, the PTA has supported and provided so much, including first aid training, the Year 6 common room, a woodland den redesign, new playground markings, a whole-school cinema trip, Santa’s grotto with a gift for every child, sports day refreshments, Easter bingo, the summer fayre, as well as numerous discos and cake sales.

Much of this simply wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our local Tesco stores. Danny and Mark are truly committed to supporting their community and consistently go above and beyond -whether that’s donating Easter eggs and food items, providing gifts for the Christmas grotto, helping at the summer fayre, assisting with Christmas lunches, or even judging competitions.

They are a fantastic asset to our PTA and wider school community, and we are incredibly grateful.

Thank you, Danny, Mark, and all the Tesco team, for your continued support 💙

SEND newsletter
Wednesday 15 April 2026

Help shape Torbay's local SEND reform plan
You're invited to a relaxed drop‑in event for parents, carers and professionals to find out more about the SEND reforms, share views and help shape the future of SEND support in Torbay.

The local SEND reform plan is a three-year strategy created to improve how services work together and meet the needs of children and young people with SEND across Torbay.

Event details
Wednesday 29 April

10am to 12pm: Paignton Library, Great Western Road, Paignton TQ4 5AG

1pm to 3pm: Torquay Assembly Hall, Lymington Road, Torquay, TQ1 3DT

What’s happening?
Drop in at any time to either session - no need to book.
Share what’s working, what’s not, and what you feel is important to be included in Torbay’s three‑year SEND reform plan.
Speak directly with partnership leaders, parents, carers, and professionals.
Friendly staff will be available to explain the SEND reforms and Schools White Paper.
Who can attend?
Parents and carers of children and young people (0–25 years) with SEND. Children and young people are also welcome.
Professionals, volunteers and support workers in education, health or care
School and trust governors
Anyone interested in improving SEND services in Torbay
Why your voice matters
Your experiences will directly shape the priorities and actions in Torbay’s local SEND reform plan. This is your chance to influence positive change for children, young people and families across our community.

Questions or support to attend?
For more information, please contact SEND Family Voice at [email protected] or call 07554 040107. We look forward to seeing you there!

Last day at Skern Lodge and the Sun is shining. Great morning of activities, all fed and watered and now on our way back to school to enjoy the holidays. Thank you to the parents and carers for making this happen and to all the staff from school and the Skern staff for ensuring we had fun-filled days and created memories to treasure.

So proud of all the children, they were amazing and Skern staff compliment their amazing efforts, attitude and manners throughout. Pat on the back everyone 😀