Dear parents/carers,

Welcome back. I hope you all had a restful break and hopefully, like me, you are ready to get back to the usual routine. I spent a lovely week in Weymouth, Dorset and had a nice time walking on the beach and paddling in the sea.

Staff changes

Over the Easter break we have said goodbye to Salma in Green Room who is taking maternity leave, Mansurah in Blue Room who has finished her apprenticeship and Vicki in Birth to 2s who is leaving to take up a post in a primary school. We wish them all the best for the future.

New website and email addresses

We have a fantastic new website with lots of information about St Edmund’s including latest news, information about the rooms, policies, holiday dates and more. www.stedmundsbradford.org.uk

We also all have new email addresses. To get in touch by email, please contact office@stedmundsbradford.org.uk

EQualities Award

A big well done to our West Bradford Children’s Centre Cluster who achieved the EQualities Award – the first cluster in the whole of West Yorkshire to do so.

National Men in the Early Years Conference

We are delighted to be organising a national conference about the importance of dads, grandads, step-dads, uncles and male practitioners in the lives of young children. The conference is on Tuesday 18th July at the Science and Media Museum in Bradford. If you would like to attend, we have some free places for men living or working in West Bradford. We are also looking for volunteers. Contact Hafeez Rahman on 07484 056393 for more information.

With best wishes

Anne-Marie Merifield, Executive Headteacher