Visitor and Parents’ comments about our school.

Rock Steady Music School

I just wanted to say upfront it's been an absolute pleasure teaching at Stokes Wood. You can really see the effect your guidance and values has on the both the pupils and staff, and I've always felt so welcomed.

So thank you!

And also thank you for passing on how everyone else feels about Rocksteady, I'm glad to know we're having a good impact on everyone!

Kind regards Jamie Wood Band Leader

Sustrans

Hello Mrs Gadsby. So the reasons why it's so very nice to visit your school are myriad:  you might need a cup of tea!

Everyone smiles and greets you at Stokes Wood! Nothing is too much trouble for anyone, I found the loveliest people in the teaching assistants who helped with the sessions- Ms Zehra, Ms. Smith and Ms. Pegg. Miss Krishna.  Mrs Freeman is an active travel champion through and through, so fab to work with her.  The children bring so much enthusiasm to everything and help each other when they can. The damp weather was no barrier and they followed instructions with respect and then Mr. Hill from the library came to see what was going on and offer his help storing the bikes away.

Thank you so much to all for the warm and caring atmosphere you have created between you. It is  really really appreciated.

Take care, see you soon.

Aasiya Bora of SUSTRANS September 2024

Mrs Citci's reading class

Good morning

Just a quick email to say how impressed I was with Mrs Ciftci’s reading class yesterday, the passion she showed to the children was amazing. Bertie was very lucky to have her as his main teacher in Year 2.

Kind regards Fiona

East Midlands School Seminars

Good morning Jane,

On behalf of the EM DCSs and RDs, I am writing to thank you for delivering informative and engaging sessions during our online schools’ seminars. The feedback has been highly positive. Your in-depth subject knowledge, approach to the topic, and presentation style all worked well. I hope you will not mind us approaching you again for similar opportunities to share best practice with and learn from the regional colleagues.  
We have shared your presentation with the delegates.

Kind regards Khalid Mahmood (Programme Manager - Regional Improvement and Innovation Alliance)

Anti-Bullying event

The activity at the King Power Stadium which focused on Anti-bullying was excellent. The children were enthusiastic, engaged fully and were a credit to Stokes Wood Primary School.

Rob Osborn (Anti-bullying Governor)

ICATS Mental Health and Wellbeing Study

First, I would like to say a HUGE thank you for another wonderful visit at Stokes Wood. Your children were so co-operative and well behaved, and I always enjoy their enthusiasm with the iCATS ‘fun’ activities! Amy and I had a lovely afternoon so thank you for that. I would also like to add how friendly and welcoming all of the staff are – another reason why it is always such a pleasure to come to Stokes Wood!
Dr Jennifer Fisk (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Identifying Child Anxiety Through Schools (iCATS)
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford

National Disabilty Championships

I just wanted to say how wonderful it was to see your "team" at the National Championships in Coventry last week . So good to see the children and their parents but also so well supported by your staff - wow. How do you manage to get such fantastic buy in AND at a weekend. It says oceans and I know that you truly see the benefits of your workforce going the extra mile. Practice like this in all schools could make such a difference. Jane congratulations to all concerned.

With best wishes Nicky Collett (Retired Sports Development Manager for Leicester City Schools)

Author visit

I just want to say the most enormous thank you for welcoming me to your school yesterday.
I was very impressed by how beautifully all the students sat and listened.  Year 2 came up with so many brilliant describing words in the workshop- my favourite was “moist”. They were brilliantly engaged, it really was a pleasure. I never take my camera into schools because of safeguarding, so if you have any pictures of their superb jellyfish, I would be delighted to see them.

I hope to have the opportunity to visit your beautiful school again in the future.

With best wishes Chloe Savage (Author)

LCFC Mental Health Awareness Day

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting a group of your amazing Year 6 pupils and Ms Shaw at the LCFC Mental Health Awareness Day. They were all friendly, encouraging and confident individuals, who shared their ideas, listened to others and worked cooperatively with children from different schools. One of your boys (non-verbal) partnered up with a (non-verbal) girl from my class and he confidently took charge of the task. He worked cooperatively with his partner, asked other children questions and recorded their answers, he smiled and showed obvious enjoyment in what he was doing.  I know Ms Shaw was very proud. The whole group was a credit to Stokes Wood and I enjoyed meeting every single one of them.

Regards Helen Barrs (Year 5 Teacher at St Mary's Fields)

Regarding BBC East Midlands Today report

It is a heart warming video. I am so proud of it and that my son is being educated in your school.
The cost of living hit everyone and the different services who are going on strikes as well. Thank you for your stand up at the community and families, children.

Kind regards A Parent

Anti-bullying event at the King Power Stadium

It was an interesting day for us all.
I enjoyed the tour and the children were active and enquiring.
All were well behaved and learnt about the benefits of positive interactions.
Again, our children were a credit to us all.

From Ian Brierley, Safeguarding Governor

It was so good to be back in school on September 15th for the year four Egyptian Day. It’s always a pleasure to work in such a friendly and organised school. Reception staff, as always, greeted me in a warm way and made the setting up of resources as easy as possible for me. They also seem to know all of the children and it feels like they are an integral part of the school. Thanks to the year four staff for making the visit run as smoothly as possible. They have such clear expectations and boundaries from their students which resulted in the children being fully engaged with their learning and being fantastically well behaved throughout the whole visit. It was clear that staff had taught the students specific aspects of the topic prior to my visit (knowing from previous visits what was to be expected on the day). This resulted in the children cementing their knowledge but also building on from what they have already been taught with new learning. It was clear the children wanted to learn as much as possible as they had lots of sensible questions. The children were very respectful to both me as a visitor in school and also with all of the resources that I brought in, this is really appreciated. Each time either myself or Greg are in your school teaching we always find each year group are well behaved with a thirst for knowledge. We look forward to working for you again later in the year.

Lisa McCarthy (The Specialists