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Meadow High School
Weekly Bulletin
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Issue 26 - Friday 27 March 2026
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Reminder that today is the last day of term.
School finishes at 1pm today.
We hope you enjoy the school holiday.
Summer Term starts on Tuesday 14 April at 9am.
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Dear Parents and Carers
The Spring Term has ended and what a busy one it has been. This half-term alone we have had Careers Week, World Book Day, celebrated Comic Relief Day and also Eid as a community. There have also been countless trips to local places of interest.
This week we have conducted a behaviour review. This will help us gather the views of staff and students about reward and behaviour as we seek to shape our code of conduct and systems ahead of our move to two sites from September. I will share the main points with you after the Easter break.
Our last day of the term has also enabled us to celebrate the successes of our students in our reward assemblies. It has been great to celebrate student successes across all their subjects as well as recognising excellence and improvement in attendance, and serving the school and wider community.
Our move towards One School Two Sites also achieved a significant milestone last week. The frame of the building is now completed, as is the roof and bricks are now being laid alongside some internal walls being erected.
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Miss Willis will give a full update on the Northwood Road section of the new website.
Finally, I would like to wish all of you an enjoyable Easter Break. I look forward to seeing you all again in the Summer, when school returns for students on 14 April.
Kind regards
Mr G Cunningham
Headteacher
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Change of Date -
Coffee Morning with Headteacher
Wednesday 22 April has been cancelled.
This will now take place on
Wednesday 6th May
09.00am - 10.00am
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A date for your diary:
SCERTS Parents Workshop
with our Therapy Team
Friday 17th April 2026 from 1.40pm – 2.40pm
The workshop will cover
- regulation strategies to use at home [with Cherif - OT]
- use of visuals to support regulation and transition [with Harpreet - SaLT]
We hope you will be able to attend. As usual, you will have the opportunity to collect your child at the end of the session. Look out for the letter to sign up, this will be sent out before the end of term.
Mrs A Sugden
Lead Practitioner
English & Communication
Faculty Lead
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Meadow High School Governing Body are recruiting a Parent Governor
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Can you help shape the future of our school?
We need parents of pupils registered at the school to make a difference in our school’s community by volunteering to become parent governors. Currently, we have one vacancy for a parent governor on the governing body.
Your voice as a parent is very important to our school, and it is vital that the governing body has good representation by our parents among its membership.
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Information about the role
Once elected or appointed for a term of four years, a parent governor takes on the role of a school governor, a public volunteer. All governors are equal, no category of governor is any more important or influential than any other. Parent governors exercise a strategic parental voice on the governing body.
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We are seeking a parent who has a real willingness to help, who can listen carefully, read important documents, ask questions, attend training and be able to actively contribute at meetings.
If you can spare approximately ten hours or more a month then please consider nominating yourself for this interesting voluntary role.
The governing body is particularly seeking applicants with experience in the Health, Human Resources and buildings/health & safety sector/background.
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I have included more details on the role of governors on the school website (Our School / Governors / Governor Vacancies) as well as how to apply and the nomination forms. Please read this as it is important to understand the role, expectations and commitment before applying.
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Deadline for receiving nominations:
Monday 13 April 2026 - 3pm
Nomination forms can be posted in the box in school reception or emailed to:
Mr R Carpenter - Clerk to Governors
rcarpenter@meadowhighschool.org
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Attendance - Winners !
Our Attendance Competition between classes has commenced, in which the class with the highest fortnightly attendance is awarded with the Attendance Trophy.
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This week the trophy was awarded within Pathway 1 and the results are:
1st place: Class EC with 99.3%
Joint 2nd place: Class ZH and
Class RS with 98.8%
3rd place: Class GW with 96.4%
Well done to class EC and all of our pupils who are doing their best to be in school every day!
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If your child is suffering from sickness or other NHS-advised illnesses, we support their need to stay at home and recover. Please refer to https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/ if in doubt, and rest assured that our Welfare Team will assess your child and contact you if we consider them too unwell to be in school.
Being around teachers and friends in a school environment is the best way for pupils to learn and reach their potential. Time in school also keeps children safe and provides access to extra-curricular opportunities and pastoral care. Every moment in school counts. For example, a child who is absent for three days over half a term could miss 18 hours of learning. The higher a pupil’s attendance, the more they are likely to learn and build their social skills, ready for a more successful future.
It’s important that we work together as a community to support the attendance of all our pupils and we continue to welcome your communication if there is anything you would like to discuss regarding this. In the first instance, please speak to your child’s Form Tutor or contact Miss Kelliher: attendance@meadowhighschool.org
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Extended Learning: Engaging with a range of stories provides lots of learning opportunities. Please remember that we have our own youtube channel where you’ll find a wide of stories to enjoy. Listening to stories can help boost reading and language skills;
- spark your imagination and stimulate curiosity
- help your brain, social skills and communication skills develop
- help learn new words as you read. Subconsciously, you will absorb information on how to structure sentences and how to use words and other language features effectively
- help with develop understanding of how to read, modelling pacing, proper intonation (using voice for expression) and correct pronunciation whilst immersing children in stories
- help develop comprehension skills – a crucial part of reading
- help inspire a love of books and reading – a life-long learning tool
We will be posting two new stories on Wednesday 1st April. The stories this month are:
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The Proudest Blue
by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S. K. Ali
read by Mrs. Mistry.
It’s Faizah’s first day of school, and her older sister Asiya’s first day of hijab – made of a beautiful blue fabric. But not everyone sees hijab as beautiful. In the face of hurtful, confusing words, will Faizah find new ways to be strong?
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The Spy Who Came in
from the Cold
by John le Carre
& read by
Mr. Cunningham
This story is for some of our older students. It is an extract from a classic spy novel by an amazing writer. Spy, Alec Leamas, is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. He has seen too many good agents lose their life for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment...
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Class GW Trip
On Tuesday 24th March, class GW visited BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, popularly known as the ‘Neasden Temple.
We were given a tour when we arrived and commented on the beautiful craftsmanship of the buildings.
Afterwards, we all went to the shop next door to buy some Indian vegetarian snacks and devoured them.
The children loved every minute of the trip and wanted to go back again another time.
They were exemplary and a credit to Meadow High School.
GW Class Team
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Red Nose Day !
Thank you to everyone who took part in our Red Nose Day celebrations.
We raised a whooping £73.50!
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KS Class - Airport Bowling Trip
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On Tuesday, KS class went to Airport Bowl as part of their, ‘Out In The Community’ lessons. The students were able to work together and cheer each other on when they were winning spares and strikes. After our game we went to the restaurant and each student ordered and paid for a drink and snack. This was enjoyed by all. Well done everyone. ??????
Mrs K Stroud
Teacher - Class KS
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Meadow High School Students attend HS2 Site for Work Experience
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Calendar, Letters Home & Lunches
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Upcoming Events
Autumn Term 2025
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Friday 27 March 2026
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Last day of Term - school finishes at 1pm
Free Brunch at 11.15am
Letter here
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Monday 30 March -
Friday 10 April 2026
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY
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Monday 13 April 2026
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Training Day
School is CLOSED to pupils
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Tuesday 14 April 2026
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Back to school - 9am start
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Thursday 16 April 2026
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Parents' Evening
4pm - 7pm
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Friday 17 April 2026
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SCERTS Parent Workshop
1.40pm - 2.40pm
Letter here
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Thursday 23 April 2026
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Parent Coffee Morning with Hillingdon Schools Transport (selected PW1 pupils moving to Northwood Road )
Time: 9.15am
Letter here
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Wednesday 6 May 2026
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Coffee Morning with Headteacher
9am - 10am
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School Lunches
Tuesday 14 April - Friday 17 March 2026
Week 1
NEW SUMMER MENU STARTING FROM 14.4.26 BELOW
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There are additional options every day as follows:
- Pasta King
- Jacket Potato with various fillings
- "Meal Deal" - sandwich (various fillings), fruit and water.
The menu and options are also on the school website here
Download and print a copy of the menu here
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A full list of
Designated Safeguarding Leads
at Meadow High School
can be found on the website here
More information about Safeguarding can be found on our website here:
Our School / Safeguarding.
Information is also on the website about what to do if you are worried about a child Out of Hours Safeguarding Contact Information / Reporting a Safeguarding Concern
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Keeping Pupils Safe Online
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News & Events In The Community
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Meningitus - Information on Vaccines
Following the recent outbreak of meningitis in university students, our service has put together some information on teenage vaccinations and where to get them. Please see attached.
Kind regards,
Ceara McDonald
School Nurse
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)
Hillingdon School Nursing Team
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All Meadow High School job vacancies are advertised on the Crinklerecruitment.com website.
Applications must be made via the crinklerecruitment.com website.
Meadow High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
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IT Technician
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 17/04/2026
Closing time: 11:59
Job Reference: CJ5608
Advert Posted On: 26/03/2026
IT Technician
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Work pattern: 36 hours per week, All year around (52 weeks)
Location: Across both Meadow High School sites; Royal Lane (Hillingdon) & Northwood Road (Harefield Village).
Salary information: Scale 4, £30,288 - £31,611 per annum (dependent upon experiene) + Special Schools Allowance, £1,539 per annum
Start date: ASAP
Click here for more details and to apply
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Physiotherapist
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 12/04/2026
Closing time: 23:59
Job Reference: CJ5578
Advert Posted On: 16/03/2026
Physiotherapist
Contract type: Permanent
Hours of work: 2 days per week, Monday, 08:00am - 3:30pm and Tuesday, 08:00am - 4:30pm
Work pattern: 15 hours per week, Term time only (38 weeks)
Salary information: POA, Point 31 £15,863 per annum + SSA, £546 per annum
Start date: ASAP
We are seeking a part-time Band 6 Physiotherapist required to work within a multi-disciplinary team at Meadow High School.
Visit Crinklerecruitment.com for more information and to apply
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School Telephone:
01895 443310
Reporting Pupil Absence:
attendance@meadowhighschool.org
Email:
meadow@meadowhighschool.org
Instagram:
@meadowhighsch
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