Park Primary who are part of the Meridian Trust, are looking for this role.
Class Teacher they are looking for energetic, dedicated and forward-thinking Class Teachers to deliver high quality teaching and care to all students from September 2025. Apply before 9:00am, 28th Apr 2025
Park Primary who are part of the Meridian Trust, are looking for this role.
SENDCo the role will be varied and will include working with pupils with individual needs; overseeing the creation and implementation of individual plans to enable pupils to access the curriculum; reviewing and assessing pupil progress and targets; liaising with external agencies and providing pastoral support to pupils and their families. Apply before 9:00am, 22nd Apr 2025
Police officers were called to Histon & Impington Park Primary last Friday, 14 February, following the discovery of a ten-year-old pupil in possession of a knife.
Safety remains highest priority
A spokesperson from the school told HI HUB: “On Friday morning (14th), a pupil was found in possession of a small bladed article on the school premises. Staff acted immediately to confiscate the item, and the matter has been fully addressed, with the police informed in line with school policies.
“We understand this may cause concern, but the risk to pupils was low, and the situation was swiftly managed. The safety and well-being of our pupils remain our highest priority, and there is no ongoing risk to the school community.”
Crime raised
Cambridgeshire Police confirmed: “We were called by a member of staff at Histon and Impington Primary School at about 1pm on 14 February reporting a 10-year-old girl had brought a small knife into a school.
“A crime has been raised and we are working closely with the school”.
Anyone with information should contact Cambs Police quoting crime reference number 35/10939/25.
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Histon and Impington Park Primary School is looking to recruit Academy Council Members.
This is an excellent opportunity to volunteer and share your skills and experience to support children and young people in our community as well as to further your professional development.
The commitment at a minimum is 5 meetings a year, reading papers in advance of meetings, and taking on a Champion role in a key area such as student welfare and safeguarding, curriculum and achievement, or student experience. There is some mandatory training which is offered by the trust, and further advice and training are available. For more information, please see the website.
If you would like more information or for an informal chat, please contact the headteacher, Jonathan Newman at office@parkprimary.co.uk
Local residents are stepping up their challenge to Cambridgeshire County Council to resolve “worsening” parking problems on streets around Park Primary school. The school has now reached full capacity and traffic to the site has increased since these issues were first raised in 2021, heightening local concerns about the safety of active travel in the area.
Longstanding concerns
The absence of an adequate vehicle drop-off area at the school is at the heart of the problem, leading to motorists using nearby streets to park and walk their children to the school.
Private grass verges are being damaged, say residents, as motorists try to avoid blocking the routes of cyclists and pedestrians. “This is becoming urgent”, one told the Council, “with buggies forced into the road and cyclists having to avoid reversing traffic.”
The Council is being asked to first acknowledge how the situation has arisen and then to make progress on resolving it.
Residents point out that before the school was built, the Council predicted around 120 vehicle movements in the area during drop-off times. But the school believes the turning circle provided for drop-off is only suitable for 30 vehicles, especially when special needs are taken into consideration.
As a result, Narrow Close sees 20 to 30 vehicles turning around and parking there on each school day.
Call for action
Residents say that neither the school nor the Council has made a formal traffic and/or safety assessment of the present situation, and the Council is not contemplating any changes to the facilities provided to the school.
They suggested that Council officers make a site visit to see for themselves the conflict between walking and cycling, and motor vehicle flows.
In a letter on behalf of a group of residents, Dr. Alan Jones is now escalating resident concerns, asking the Leader of the Council, Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, for her views on “whether the Council should be held accountable for its stated intention to provide on-site drop-off to all parents (120+ vehicles).”
He told HI HUB that these concerns were first raised when the plans for the site were drawn up: “Many in our community raised objections in writing that the bays around the turning circle did not seem adequate for when the school reached full capacity, but the County Council did not change its plans.
“We are now trying to get the County Councillors and the appropriate Officers to agree whether the facility provided by the County Council is indeed fit for purpose. If it is, then we would ask them to help us and the school to bring it into full use as originally envisaged.
“If it is not fit for purpose, then we would like them to work with us to redesign the on-site facilities to accommodate what was promised in the planning documentation.”
Action promised
Apologising for delays in addressing the issues, Jeremy Smith, Head of Sustainable Transport and Strategy is now proposing to meet residents in person at the site to see the situation for himself.
He has replied to Dr Jones saying: “Given the time that has passed and how things have moved on it might be best for us to meet on site as you suggested in your letter, and with a member of the Council’s road safety team, to discuss the matters raised further.”
Park and Brook Primary schools each came top out of 21 competing schools at the South Cambs School Sport Partnership Big Schools Cross Country competition at Wimpole Estate on 29 November.
The annual event saw over 1,000 participants run the 1-mile track that looped out around the estate. Over the course of eight races Brook Primary School were able to retain the title of Year 5/6 Team Winners by an incredible 150-point margin, while for Park Primary School the Year 3/4 team competition was a much closer call.
Despite it being only the second year that Park Primary School took part, they came out on top of the highest five scorers to receive the winners shield. Brook Primary also came third in the Year 3/4 team competition.
Partnership manager Claire McDonnell said: “There were lots of incredible performances but for me the highlight was listening to the children cheering on their team mates as they went through the start area and again at the finish line in front of the house. Lots of them told us how they felt really happy, proud of themselves and pleased to represent their school.”
Park Primary and Brook Primary, who are both part of the Meridian Trust, are looking for:
Class Teachers to create exciting and creative learning opportunities for the children across Early Years, Key Stages One and Two. Required from September 2023. Full-time. They welcome applications from Early Career and experienced teachers. Suitable for NQTs (ECTs). Apply by 13 Mar 2023
Park Primary, part of the Meridian Trust, is looking for this role.
Site Officer to take responsibility for ensuring the building and contents are secured and carry out maintenance and repairs to the building, furniture, and equipment within the scope of a competent handyperson. The role is varied and will include general maintenance of the school site, proficient ICT skills would be an advantage as a variety of computerised software packages are used. This post involves a split shift to cover early mornings plus an afternoon/early evening shift at the school and may involve an element of out of hours work, including evenings and weekends. 37 hours per week, between 07:00-18:10, 52 weeks per year. Apply by
Histon & Impington schools could be faced with a strike by teachers and non-teaching support staff if the National Education Union (NEU) is unable to secure an acceptable pay deal for their members.
The union says they have called the strike due to “a crisis of recruitment and retention within the school system” which they attribute to “a decade of falling pay”.
Four provisional dates have been set for the strike: 1 February, and 1, 15 and 16 March. NEU members working in Histon & Impington schools may choose to take part on those days, but the situation will remain unclear until the last minute unless an agreement is reached.
At Impington Village College (IVC), it is estimated that more than half of the teaching staff could take part in industrial action. As such, the school has taken the decision not to open on strike days. Instead, students will be set the DfE-recommended five hours of remote learning per day, with plans in place to cater for students with EHCPs and the children of critical workers.
Headteacher of Brook Primary School Jonathan Newman explained in a letter to parents and carers: “…we are not always aware of precisely how many employees intend to join the strike action as individuals are not under any obligation to notify us in advance. As a result, this can make predicting the impact of action difficult.
“We hope to be able to remain open as much as possible during the strike, but we are aware that a number of our staff are members of the NEU and that, consequently, some disruption is possible…”
Parents and carers from Park Primary received an identical letter. Both primary schools and the Meridian Trust, to which they belong, are neither supporting nor opposing the NEU action. They are urging parents not to discuss the strike with members of staff and are asking staff to avoid discussing their personal views on the action with parents, carers and pupils.
Park Primary, which is part of the Meridian Trust, is looking for this role.
Administrative Assistant to be part of a small office team the role will include some reception duties, greeting visitors, answering emails and telephone calls, managing pupil records including attendance and admissions data, liaison with external agencies (when required e.g. with the local authority regarding admissions), maintaining pupil information records and assisting in the coordination of school events such as parents’ evenings. Part-time position: 4 days a week, 27 hours per week. Core school hours are 8.30am to 4pm. This is a permanent, term-time position (39 weeks including teacher training days). Apply by 20 Jan 2023
Class Teacher to join the Key Stage Two team at Histon & Impington Park Primary School. You will be part of a fantastic group of teachers and teaching assistants working closely together to create exciting and creative learning opportunities for children. Start date Summer Term 2023. Suitable for NQTs (ECTs). Apply by