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Issue 15 - Friday 19 December 2025
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Reminder
Today, Friday 19 December, is the last day of term. - 2pm finish.
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Dear Parents and Carers
A long and busy term draws to an end and this week has been very Christmas focussed. After enjoying the Christmas Bazaar and Santa’s Grotto on Christmas Jumper Day last week, this week was all about Meadow students showcasing their talents.
On Monday we held the annual Meadow’s Got Talent event. After a series of auditions the 10 finalists performed in the Main Hall to a live audience whilst all classes watched via a live stream. The final saw dancing, acting, storytelling and the standard was incredibly high. Congratulations to all the finalists and an extra well done to the overall winner.
WINNERS OF MEADOWS GOT TALENT 2025
1st place - The Sailors - Class RS
2nd place - The Unstoppable Duo George 6MS & Stanley 6AP
3rd Place - Daniel 9AA
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Also, this week we held our rewards assemblies. These recognise achievements and improvements in many areas, such as attendance and community service, but also achievement in every subject area. It was great to be able to acknowledge the successes of so many students for so many different things. Well done to all award winners.
On a personal note, this has been a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting first term at Meadow High School for me. All the students, staff and parents have made me feel very welcome and have helped me to settle in quickly and really get to know the school. Despite having lots still to get to grips with and to really understand, we have focused on getting the basics such as attendance, behaviour for learning and teaching in the classroom spot on. We have also taken time to review our Mission, Vision and Values and to get a sense of where we want to be as a community over the next few exciting years. Whatever else we do, we must not lose sight of the core purpose of our role: to focus on learning and preparing the students for an ever-changing world.
I look forward to continuing to work with you after Christmas, but for now I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and I sincerely hope you get to enjoy the festive break with your family and friends. I will see you all when school returns on 5th January 2026.
Mr G Cunningham
Headteacher
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Bronze HEART Award
On Monday 15th December, the Virtual School came to visit Meadow to accredit us with our Bronze Hillingdon Empathy Attachment, Relationships and Trauma Responsiveness (HEART) Award.
They were impressed with our warm and nurturing learning environment, especially our sensory spaces, our library and all the interventions offered to our young people.
In addition, a special mention to Jo, Josh and Sam, who represented the school amazingly and spoke so eloquently about their experiences at Meadow.
I am very proud to say we are the only school in the borough with this award and it really is a testament to how our staff work with and support our young people to help them regulate their behaviour and emotions, build key adult relationships and feel safe and secure at school.
Have a wonderful Christmas break and New Year.
Miss Barratt
Inclusion Lead and Designated Teacher for Cared-For Children.
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Christmas Door Competition
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We are delighted to announce the winners of our exciting door competition. The entries were judged based on their artistic flair, originality, the Christmas message, and student participation, and we must say, the creativity and effort displayed were truly impressive.
After much consideration, we have our winners! Congratulations to all the participants for their fantastic work and a big round of applause to the winning entries.
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Joint 3rd Place - Class 7NK and Class SS
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Your innovative designs and the festive cheer you brought to our hallways were truly heartwarming.
Thank you to everyone who took part and made this competition a success. Your enthusiasm and creativity have certainly added a festive sparkle to our environment.
Thank you to Mr Luzardo and Miss Bruno and the art department for the ideas and resources.
Merry Christmas to all,
Mr Cunningham, Miss Willis and Miss Taylor
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Our Library
- Celebrating the Festive Season!
We have been fully embracing the spirit of the season in our library over the last month. Mrs. Kennedy and our Reading Champions have been busy decorating the library, sorting out all our favourite seasonal reads and we have even been visited by Elf on the Shelf who has had a great time. The lunch and break time club has been packed with students building confidence and social communication skills by playing a range of traditional games - learning to win or lose with a smile... Well, we're getting there with that one! Mrs. Kennedy has also been using the special Librarian's Network to communicate with Father Christmas and made sure all the letters from our students dropped into the box were answered. Finally, last Friday our Reading Champions were rewarded for all their hard work this term by spending time together enjoying a film, hot chocolate and some tasty snacks.
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 Elf on the Library Shelf
Each day Buddy the Elf arrives in the library with a new story and characters for our students to enjoy. So far we have had:
- The Gingerbread Man, 3 Little Pigs, The Wizard of OZ,
Jack and the Beanstalk, Thomas The Tank Engine,
Cinderella, Snapper.
The students really enjoyed visiting each day to see what Buddy had brought them.
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You can listen to the Snapper story and Three Little Pigs on our Youtube channel, Meadowhighschoolhello.
Click here for
Snapper
Three Little Pigs
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Feeling a bit sad at the thought of the library without its festive colours?
Don't worry, we have a plan! In January we will be picking up on the positive energy of the New Year. There will be a box ready to collect all our wishes for 2026 for ourselves, our loved ones and the world beyond school. We will be sharing these as part of a big display to help us focus on the possibilities of the year ahead. We will be asking our Reading Champions for their help once more, decorating the library with the theme of the Chinese New Year - 2026 is the year of the horse, not just any year of the horse, but the Fire Horse. So, lots to look forward to, see you all in January.
Mrs. Kennedy & Mrs. Sugden
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Book Fayre
Thank You
Thank you to all the parents and staff that supported our book fair.
Thanks to your generosity we raised over £200 in rewards for the library.
Mrs Kennedy-Edwards
Librarian
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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 Thursday 1st January. The stories this month are
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Winnie in Winter
by Korky Paul & Valerie Thomas
read and signed by Mrs. Sugden.
Winnie the Witch is tired of winter. She's tired of shivering in the cold and looking out at her garden covered in snow. And Wilbur is tired of frozen fur and whiskers. So Winnie uses a little magic to bring summer and sunshine to her house. Does her plan work? Watch to find out . . .
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Aesop’s Fables
– The Mouse & the Lion
Retold by Malorie Blackman
& read by Mrs. Sapiano
The award winning writer, Malorie Blackman, has retold some of Aesop’s timeless fables. This one is about a very scary lion and a brave little mouse. As all good stories begin, the book says, ‘once upon a time there was a man named Aesop who told stories full of wisdom...’
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Click here to view on 1 January:
https://youtu.be/3mrfUu2uSjE
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Pathway 1
- Year 14
Pathway 1 Year 14's enjoyed a morning at Uxbridge College. They got to see the facilities and meet some staff. The pupils particularly enjoyed bumping to old friends who have already left Meadow!
Miss F Bonnar
Assistant Head, Pathway 1
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Class 9AA
The Snowman Dance Performance
Class 9AA delivered an outstanding group performance of their reimagined The Snowman through contemporary narrative dance. The students collaborated effectively to incorporate specific dance movements, with a strong focus on varied spinal positions. They performed confidently for a selected group of staff, demonstrating excellent teamwork and performance skills.
Brilliant work, well done!
Miss Kalia
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More photos and video on the website here.
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Meadows Got Talent
& Christmas Bazaar - Funds Raised
We have raised the following amounts:
- £1OO for Friends of Meadow from the Christmas Bazaar.
- £183 for Motor Neurone Disease Association from the Bazaar and Meadows Got Talent.
Thank you so much to all the pupils, staff and families who supported and contributed to these events.
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Photos from The Christmas Bazaar
and Christmas Jumper Day
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Christmas Bazaar Baking Success!
Students created some fantastic Christmas-themed biscuits and cupcakes for the Christmas Bazaar sale last week. A huge well done and thank you to Miss Le Page’s Year 11 Food Technology classes, who assembled and beautifully decorated four gingerbread houses. Three were purchased by staff, and one was won in the raffle.
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Another well done and thank you to Mrs Shukla’s Year 10 class and Miss Le Page’s Year 13 class, who produced some excellent melting snowman biscuits and Christmas pudding chocolate biscuits.
Finally, a huge thank you and well done to Mrs Shukla’s Year 9(GM) group, who baked over 100 cupcakes for the sale. An incredible team effort that helped make the Christmas Bazaar such a success!
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Photos from Meadows Got Talent
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And finally........
From all the staff at
Meadow High School.....
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Calendar, Letters Home & Lunches
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Upcoming Events
Autumn Term 2025
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Friday 19 December 2025
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Last day of term - school finishes at 2pm
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20 December 2025
- 4 January 2026
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY
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Monday 5 January 2026
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Back to school - 9am start
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Friday 13 February 2026
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Training Day
School is CLOSED to pupils
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Monday 16 February -
Friday 20 February2026
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HALF TERM
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Letters Home
No letters home.
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School Lunches
Monday 5 January - Friday 9 January 2026
Week 1
NEW MENU - SEE 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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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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Teaching Assistants (Level 2)
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 09/01/2026
Closing time: 9:00
Job Reference: CJ5451
Advert Posted On: 17/12/2025
Teaching Assistants (Level 2)
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: 27.5 hours per week; Term time + 5 training days (39 weeks)
Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 9.05 am - 3.05 pm
Salary information: Scale 3, £19,401 - £19,678 per annum (dependent upon experience) + SSA, £1,014
Start date: ASAP
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: 30 hours per week; Term time + 5 training days (39 weeks)
Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 8.45 am - 3.15 pm
Salary information: Scale 3; £21,165 - £21,467 per annum (dependent upon experience) + SSA, £1,106
Start date: ASAP
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: 32.5 hours per week; Term time + 5 training days (39 weeks)
Hours of work: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8.45 am - 3.15 pm and Tuesday and Thursday 8.45 am - 4.30 pm
Salary information: Scale 3; £22,929 - £23,256 per annum (dependent upon experience) + SSA, £1,198
Start date: ASAP
Due to our expanding roll and the changing needs of our students, an opportunity has arisen for a number of Level 2 Teaching Assistants to join our dedicated team of staff. We are particularly interested in people who have experience of working with young people with ASD and complex learning difficulties.
Click here 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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