Our Dad's group recently got involved with a local film-maker to create a video about reading with children. This aims to give parents some hints about enjoying reading at home with their children. Click here to see the film.

Receptionist / Administrative Assistant
Salary: BG4/5
Contract: full time - 37 hours, term time only
Applications close: 21.06.2013
Interviews: 01.07.2013

Hannah More Primary School is a thriving and expanding inner-city school. Our values are important to us and we are pleased to say out loud "Nurturing self-belief. Inspiring success."

We wish to appoint an efficient, friendly, service oriented Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to shine bright in our sometimes hectic school office. Someone to be the school's Director of First Impressions – ensuring that any visitor experiences warmth, informed and efficient service and a sense of the values that underpin all our work. In particular to offer a courteous, friendly welcome to all members of the school community; parents, children, staff, visitors, local business partners and others.

We pride ourselves on the welcoming atmosphere within the school and we would like you to play the central role in making our front of house experience second to none.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to work with our small team of Administrators,

In return, you will have the satisfaction of working as part of our friendly, supportive team in our dynamic and innovative school.

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SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR
Hannah More Primary School
Salary: BG8*
Contract: full time - 37 hours, all year round
Applications close: 10.06.2013
Interviews: 19.06.2013
*Post awaiting grade evaluation

Hannah More Primary School is a thriving and expanding inner-city school. Our values are important to us and we are pleased to say out loud "Nurturing self-belief. Inspiring success."

We wish to appoint an efficient, friendly, service oriented Senior Administrator as a leading light in our sometimes hectic school office.

We pride ourselves on the welcoming atmosphere within the school and seek a clear lead in improving and maintaining this in our front of house experience.

We need this special one to promote the school's values, in particular to offer a courteous, friendly welcome to all members of the school community; parents, children, visitors, local business partners and others.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to lead our small team of Administrators, taking responsibility for a managing a range of administrative support services and monitoring performance.

We will ask you to
• Manage the administrative team
• Ensure an outstanding first impression is made
• Maintain an organised, tidy and efficient office
• Have excellent IT skills
• Work with the School Business Manager to ensure systems are efficient and fit for purpose
• Go the extra mile to achieve the outcomes written in your job description

You will be directly responsible to the School Business Manager for:
• Ensuring that administrative functions support the school effectively
• Ensuring that school data and records are up to date, regularly checked and held securely
• Ensuring excellent communication and teamwork with other office staff
• Ensuring positive interaction between administrator and all members of the school community
• Ensuring efficient dissemination of relevant documents and information to all school staff, governors and others connected to the school

In return, you will have the satisfaction of working as part of our friendly, supportive team in our dynamic and innovative school.

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Ladybird and Caterpillar classes had a fabulous time this week visiting Bristol Zoo - find out more about their visit have a look at their class visit pages - here for Ladybird and here for Caterpillar.

On the 16th May Year 5 visited 'Into University' at Trinity Road library. Read more about the visit on their class visit page here.

The Space Dome came to Hannah More on the 7th May and Year 1 learnt all about the planets!

Each week this term we have focused on one of our school values and the children have carried out a challenge related to this. In week one, the Determination challenge was to create something to show what determination meant to them We had poems and videos and sculptures and art work! In week 2 the Openness challenge was for each class to introduce themselves to a mystery visitor and to learn by listening about that visitor. Governors, Business Partners and local community members visited the classes and were impressed with the chiildren's confidence and enthusisam. The third values challenge was about nurture and every child in the school has planted a sunflower seed. The challenge is to nurture that sunflower so it grows as tall as it can. We are looking forward to a fabulous crop of sunflowers on the school field in September. 

All last week, the Year 6 children were busy completing their annual SATs tests. They did tests in Reading and Maths and this year the government have introduced a new Grammar test as well. All the children showed maturity and focus during the week and were rewarded at the end with a trip to Hollywood Bowl!

On the 10th May the MP for Bristol West, Stephen Williams, came to visit Hannah More. He met with the school council, Elmer class and Woodpecker. He even invited Year 6 to visit him in the House of Commons later in the year.

Understanding our values has been a focus this term. Each week we have explored one of the values and each class has gone away with a challenge to complete during the week. Read more about the challenges below.

Determination - each class created something that represented their understanding of determination. This ranged from a film to a sculpture! Each class presented their work in celebration assembly on Friday.