Thursday 16th July is ‘2026 Leavers Day’ at NJS.

We will begin the day with a Leavers Service at St Nicholas’ Church beginning shortly after 9am.  The whole school will attend this event.  Year 6 parents (apologies we cannot accommodate parents from other year groups) are welcomed to attend however this is limited to 2 guests per child please.

We will return to school and the children will enjoy the option to have ‘Leavers Lunch’: a menu they have designed as a celebration of their time at NJS.  This will be the menu for the whole school on this date.

During the afternoon the children will be allowed to have their NJS t shirt signed by members of our school family.  Please send them with pens for this: ‘Sharpie’s’ are ideal!

NJS are then hosting a Leavers Party for the Year 6 children 3.30-5.15pm.  Staff will be organising a wide range of activities for the children to enjoy and we will finish with some chips and an ice pop! Children should wear practical clothing for this party: trainers and comfortable clothes as some activities will be ‘sporty’!  If you are collecting your child please do so from the main yard at 5.15pm.

Piper has raised £590 for the Little Princess Trust Charity and had 35cm of her hair cut at the weekend.  What a wonderful achievement and difference made to others.  We are proud of you Piper.

Parent-Code-of-Conduct

Please do respect our Parent Code of Conduct which ensures positive relationships are sustained between parents and school staff.  We are committed to working with you to achieve the best for your children.

Please especially consider the use of Social Media.  Where you do want to bring something to our attention do so with ourselves and work with us to sustain positive relationships.  ‘Social Media websites are being used increasingly to fuel campaigns and complaints against schools, Head teachers, school staff, and in some cases other parents/carers or pupils. The Department for Education and Governors of Newport CE Junior School considers the use of Social Media websites in this way as unacceptable.’

Your child, or children, may qualify for Free School Meals if you meet the following criteria:

• you or your partner (if you have one) have a child for whom you receive Child Benefit and who is attending a school or college in Telford and Wrekin,

and you get any of the following:

• Universal Credit and your household income is less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)*,
• Income Support,
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance,
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance,
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190),
• Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit),
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

Each school receives a weekly list showing the names of all children who are entitled to Free School Meals.

* Extended Eligibility Criteria from September 2026

From the start of the 2026/27 school year (September 2026), the Department for Education are extending the entitlement to free school meals to include all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit.  The £7,400 a year limit will no longer apply.  Applications can be made in advance of the new school year and we will check and notify parents / carers of entitlement.

Transitional Protection

Since 1 April 2018, all existing free school meals claimants have continued to receive free school meals whilst Universal Credit is rolled out. This applies regardless of any change in household circumstances, including if their earnings rise above the threshold during that time or if entitlement to one of the qualifying benefits ends. This is called Transitional Protection. Protections will remain in place until the end of the 2025/26 school year. At the end of the 2025/26 school year, all free school meal claims will be checked for eligibility, and those who do not meet the criteria will not be entitled to free school meals. From September 2026 when these protections end any entitlement will be based on income prior to September 2026 with income checked annually.  If during the year a household becomes entitled to one of the qualifying benefits then a new application can be made.

APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE HERE: https://www.telford.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-meals/free-school-meals/