Dear Parents and Carers

A busy first half term has drawn to a close this week and there has still been so much going on.  It was wonderful to see how many students and staff took their entitlement to a day off on Monday to celebrate Diwali.  It is important as an inclusive, multi cultural school that we acknowledge and share in the important festivals of our peers.

Another important aspect of community is working to support those less fortunate than ourselves.  We will be doing this when we return after the break.  We are supporting a charity, Wrap up London, who provide warm winter coats for people across London.  We will be collecting coats in school between the 3rd and 7th November so if you have any old coats you no longer need please bring them to reception between these dates.

I would like to share with you some excellent news about our school that I received this week.  The national attendance figure for State Special Schools is 87.5%.  At Meadow the attendance of our young people is currently sitting at 92%.  This is excellent and is down to the hard work of the staff as well as your support as parents in sending your children in school.  It is also down to the young people themselves who must clearly want to be here everyday.  Excellent attendance has a direct link to academic success and having control and choice over your future.  By attending regularly our young people are putting themselves in a great position to maximise their future.

This week we have also had the opportunity to visit the new site at Northwood Road where work is progressing at pace.  The steel frames are now going up and these will hopefully be completed by the middle of November, ready for the concrete to be poured and the concrete roof slab to be fitted.  We will continue to engage with all the relevant parties on a fortnightly basis as the project unfolds.

It has also been a pleasure to meet many of you this week in my final two coffee mornings.  It has been great to hear all of your positive experiences and views of Meadow as well as reflecting on how we can continue to work closely with you to improve the education provision we offer to your child. The main message I have heard is about how we communicate with you around your child’s education and keep you informed about their educational journey.  A second point is about the importance of independent learning away from the classroom and this is something we will continue to look at as we evolve our curriculum over the course of this year.

Finally for this edition of the newsletter I would like to extend my thanks to you for making me feel so welcome in my first half term at Meadow High School.  I feel I have developed a really good understanding of the school in these first few weeks and you have been an important part of this. 

I wish you all an enjoyable half term break and I look forward to continuing to work with you when we return in November.

Kind regards

Mr Cunningham
Headteacher

Monday 27 October - Friday 31 October 2025

Next week is Half Term
School is closed

Back to school on Monday 3rd November at 9am

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

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.

Resistant Materials Teacher

job reference: CJ5369
Advert Posted On: 20/10/2025

Post Start Date: September 2026
Closing date: 10/11/2025
Closing time: 9:00

Resistant Materials Teacher

Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Salary information: MPR - UPR, £37,870 - £56,154 per annum (dependent upon experience) + SEN1, £2,787 per annum
Start date: September 2026 

ECT’s welcome to apply.

For more information and to apply click here