August 21, 2021
Our Boys Games and Year 6 Teachers... I worked at St Thomas More School in Southend-on-Sea, teaching PE, Science, STEM and Duke of Edinburgh.
June 22, 2021
St. Margaret’s has been owned and led by lots of headteachers over the 75 years since it was founded. View a timeline of Headteachers. 1946 – Mrs Lowe and Commander Lowe owned Gosfield Hall, applied for planning permission to convert...
June 22, 2021
Mrs Dianne O’Connor has been a familiar face at St. Margaret’s over the years and she has lots of stories from her time as a teacher. It is lovely to hear her memories of the St Margaret’s pupils, showing their...
May 10, 2021
A recent COVID impact study reports that children aged 4 and 5 years old (Reception) are struggling with language and communication development. The schools surveyed by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) are also reporting their concerns around their pupils’ personal,...
August 22, 2020
Our new year 4 teacher... My last job was as KS2 Phase Leader, Maths Coordinator and Year 6 teacher at Gosfield School.
July 22, 2020
I started as a part-time Y6 maths teacher in September 2004 and was given the Y4 class in September 2005. One of the first pupils in through my classroom door was Imogen Blackburne, Mrs Blackburne’s eldest daughter, and this was...
July 3, 2020
We understand that when faced with the choice between a pre-school or a nursery, many parents will be balancing child-care needs, location, cost and what the setting might provide for their child. The practicalities and logistics of taking children regularly...
May 6, 2020
School allocation day is always an anxious time for parents, but during the current school closures, you might be having doubts about your choices, about what happens next or you might just want someone to speak to. Head of Early...
March 22, 2020
At St Margaret’s we love reading and sharing books EVERY day…. so when given the opportunity to do so for a WHOLE day, and in fancy dress, we jump at it!
November 23, 2019
Year 4 had a fantastic time on their residential trip to Burwell House. The three-day, two-night visit was packed with fun activities. A particular highlight was the professionally equipped TV studio, complete with three cameras and green screen
June 21, 2019
It was a cold, wet, miserable day and nine year old Alex was tired of doing her boring homework (she says it’s too easy for her!). Alex decided to build a robot to do all her homework for her. She...
March 22, 2018
Ava and Orla Brobyn wanted to do something to help raise money for St Clare Hospice based in Hastingwood, Essex, who have been doing so much to support their family since their father, Conor, was diagnosed with a terminal brain...
June 22, 2017
Farmer Gemma and her sheepdog ‘Blue’ are loading up her truck and bringing her animals to visit us. Spend a morning at this FREE Petting Farm experience getting a chance to be ‘hands on’ and help with grooming, feeding and...