In school this week children in Key Stage 2 had a special assembly about raising awareness and knowledge of autism. Autism is a life-long condition that is a hidden difference, so it is not possible to see that someone has autism. Autistic people are just as unique as those without the condition. You may sometimes…

Friday 24th March is Red Nose Day Once again Comic Relief is set to raise money for worthwhile causes in the UK and around the world. In school your children will be learning about some of the projects comic relief will support. For example, how comic relief will help to provide education resources for orphaned…

To support their topic work on the Victorians Mayflower and Cutty Sark classes visited the Brunel Museum on Thursday. They were enthralled when they met an actor posing as the character of Brunel himself. They then engaged in a number of hands on learning activities. The children have returned with lots of interesting facts that…

It was a joy to see the smiling children walk through the gates in their fantastic character costumes this morning. They look truly amazing! It was a tough choice but a winning costume was selected from each class and the children have selected a book as a prize. The children will be bringing a £1…

On Tuesday afternoon the year 6 children visited the fire station on the Old Kent Road. The purpose of this trip was to teach the children about how to keep safe. The children were presented with 7 scenarios: fire safety, bike safety, road safety, dog safety, bus safety, underground safety, stranger danger and knife safety….

March is proving to be another jam packed month full of exciting events so we hope that you have your diary at the ready for those all important dates. 2nd March – Nursery World Book Day World Book Day takes place around the country on 2nd March. Children are invited to dress up as their…

Welcome to RPS Newsround and another video bulletin delivered to you by our School Council. This video newsround promises you a plethora of important dates for March so please be sure to have your diary at the ready to make a note of them all. To watch this months newsround, please click on the play…

Rotherhithe Primary School is extremely proud to announce that was recently re-assessed for the Inclusion Quality Mark (Centre of Excellence). The assessor spent a day at the school talking with staff and observing good practice. Not only did we maintain the Inclusion Quality Mark and Centre of Excellence, we were also awarded Flagship Status in…

Throughout the day, all classes at Rotherhithe Primary School have been taking part in a series of workshops regarding disability awareness. The children will have the opportunity to get a feel of what life is like with certain disabilities. The workshops include working with wheelchairs, blind folded challenges, using sign language and much more. We…