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Dear Chailey Families,

As you know, we have gone to our wider community to offer more clubs to families. We are delighted that Dennis Hayden (Level 3 county coach) has started our table tennis club this week, more students are welcome to sign up via ParentPay.

In addition to this, Turning Pointe Dance Academy are offering a free contemporary Dance taster session (please see flyer above). For any students who attend this, we will share your contact details with the Academy so that they can provide more details about the club they intend to run here at Chailey School. We hope lots of students want to get involved in this opportunity. Please email srodd@chaileyschool.org if you would like to register

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This will continue Monday morning but we have been advised that normal service should resume Monday afternoon.

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TO REPORT YOUR CHILD ABSENT DUE TO ILLNESS OR A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT

·         Log into Arbor

·         Navigate to 'Quick Actions' and click - this is usually in the top left of the screen

·         Click 'Attendance'

·         Click 'Log Absence'

·         Enter the reason for absence

·         Click 'Log Absence'

FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES

office@chaileyschool.org

01273 890407

TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SEND SURGERY

(Friday Mornings)

SENDCO@chaileyschool.org

01273 890407

TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SLT SURGERY

(Friday after school)

srodd@chaileyschool.org

01273 890407

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We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our team at Chailey. Full information on the website.

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Chailey is a thriving, successful school set in rural Sussex, just north of Lewes, and within easy reach of Brighton and Haywards Heath. We are proud of our traditional values and innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning.

Staff are friendly, dedicated and supportive; our students are happy and proud to be part of the school. We have a very low level of staff turnover because we are kind and supportive to each other. Chailey is a school where teachers and students can thrive. Of course, working in a school is demanding and all of our staff are hard-working and go above and beyond to support our young people.

Visitors to Chailey School often comment on the calm teaching environment and fantastic relationships between students and teachers.

We had our last Ofsted visit in January 2022 which we were very pleased with.

The Ofsted report contained comments such as:

'This is a kind school. The school's values of kindness, resilience, independence and creativity permeate everything.'

'Welfare and wellbeing are high priorities in this small rural community school.'

'Pupils are knowledgeable about diversity including Black history and gender equality, sexual orientation and gender identity. Pupils respect different ethnicities and cultures. They value the different contributions that everyone makes.'

'The curriculum is designed well to meet the needs and aspirations of all pupils including the most able.'

'Leaders and governors are ambitious for what pupils can achieve. Parents and guardians speak enthusiastically about the school.'

We believe that this is a very strong foundation from which to aspire to excellence in everything we do.

Current Vacancies
Student Support Manager
We are looking to recruit an additional Student Support Manager to increase capacity in this area of the school. This is an important role in the school and you will be able to make a real difference to the welfare and wellbeing of our students. Our Student Support Managers work under the direction of a Head of Year, to offer support and care for one year group of our students. At Chailey School we value our staff. We know that we are can only look after the youngsters in our care if we look after ourselves and each other too. By joining our staff, you will be part of a supportive network of colleagues that value each other. We have four other Student Support Manager in school and all of them will support and help you.

Full details on this role can be found in the application pack.

We would be very happy to offer an informal chat and tour to any prospective applicants. Just contact us by emailing Serena Rodd, PA to the Head Teacher srodd@chaileyschool.org

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Chailey School is a mixed, non-selective, community secondary school located in the village of South Chailey, Chailey, just outside Lewes in East Sussex, UK. Chailey School offers a wide range of aca..

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Copies of communications sent to our families can be found on the website.

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School Calendar (What’s On) - Chailey School

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Add new guardians and contacts for your child on the Parent Portal and Parent App

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This article explains how primary guardians can add new guardians and contacts for their child using the Parent Portal or Parent App. It details the steps to view the child’s profile, add new conta…

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Book your place here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/chailey-school-120764219222

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Year 9 Options Evening 5.30pm Thursday 29th January 2026

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Year 9 Options Evening 5.30pm Thursday 29th January 2026

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Back to the 80's - tickets available NOW!

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Back to the 80's - tickets available NOW!

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Year 9 Parents Evening - Thursday 12th February 2026 3.30pm

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Year 9 Parents Evening - Thursday 12th February 2026 3.30pm

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SQUAD GIRLS RETURNS FOR 2026! Squad Girls Football is designed to help develop skills and build confidence Suitable for girls aged Under 11 to Under 15s. A relaxed, non-competitive way to play football with friends old and new. Come along for some extra game time and have fun!

🗓️ Saturdays from 26 January

⏰ 09:20 - 10:30am

To sign up visit: tinyurl.com/3trw5h8z

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Intergenerational Project with Homes First

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Intergenerational Project with Homes First

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We were delighted to see the artwork and photography displayed in the Towner exhibition space, BN9 in Marine Workshops, Newhaven on Thursday. Nearly 30 students were able to attend the awards ceremony; the exhibition was packed with the sheltered housing residents including the two artists we worked with, John and Sarah, parents, students, town councillors and Homes First staff.  The students were exceptionally well behaved, and were a credit to Chailey school; Homes First staff and residents made a point of telling me how impressed they were by our students' work and their passion when talking about their work.

I felt emotional when the artists talked about how much confidence it had given them by taking part in the project, and how impressed they were with the standard of the students' work. It was great that Mr Holt could give out one of the prizes and see the outcomes of the project first hand. Congratulations to all the students that took part; the prize winners were Ayla for favourite artwork, Noah for favourite photograph, Leo for piece with the moist public votes and Amber for artists' choice.  Thank you to Mr Holt for supporting the Art department to enable us to run the project, and Nikki Richardson from Homes First for inviting Chailey school to be part of this wonderful project.

The students art and photography will now be photographed, and prints will be displayed all around East Sussex Sheltered Housing properties to brighten up the corridors. Well done Year 11 Artists and Photographers!

Ms Katona

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On Friday 6th March, our Year 8 students are invited to take part in Take Your Child to Work Day. This exciting opportunity allows them to experience the world of work first‑hand, explore different career pathways, and gain a real understanding of what a working day looks like. We encourage families to get involved and help inspire the next generation by opening the door to new interests, skills, and future ambitions.

Students must attend with a parent or carer listed on their individual Arbor account. Please ensure your Arbor details are up to date, as we cannot approve participation if the accompanying adult is not listed for that student — even if they appear on a sibling’s account.

Chailey School - Take Your Child to Work Day - Friday 6th March 2026

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Please use the link to sign up for a tour of Chailey School with the Head Teacher.

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On Wednesday 14th Jan year 10 took part in an enterprise day.  We teamed up with the Young Green Britain challenge to run the day and the task of the students was to try to solve a local problem linked to supporting environmental change. Students worked in teams to promote their idea and pitch 'dragon's den style' to a group of 6 judges all from local businesses. It was a fantastic day and year 10's were a credit to the school. The winning team had a brilliant idea called 'bamboozly' which was creating environmentally friendly make up packaging and make up itself. Teams will now have the opportunity to take their idea further and compete nationally with other schools who have taken part, watch this space....

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New NHS site for teens has launched in East Sussex

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New NHS site for teens has launched in East Sussex

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Young people in East Sussex can find information, advice and support on a wide range of health and wellbeing topics at Health for Teens.

Health for Teens offers up-to-date and reliable information on topics that matter to young people. The new online resource, aimed specifically at secondary school-aged young people, covers everything from puberty, relationships, growing up and lifestyle issues like alcohol and vaping.

Health for Teens has contact details for local support services, making it easy for young people to find someone to talk to. Teens can contact the School Health Team directly for advice or refer themselves for support.

The East Sussex School Health Service works with children, young people and families and supports schools through the East Sussex Healthy Schools Programme. Teachers can also use Health for Teens when planning RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education) lessons.

“This is a really useful site for our young people to engage with. Not only does it have factual, non-judgemental guidance on a range of personal issues it also signposts local sources of support. I have promoted this resource to our parents, our students and pastoral teams."

Secondary Assistant Headteacher, Eastbourne

“I think it is really easy to use and really informative for teenagers, answering questions that they may have but are too shy to speak about with an adult. It covers all the bases from illnesses to mental health to sexual relationships.”

Secondary Student Welfare Team Member, Bexhill

“The NHS Health for Teens website is an invaluable resource for our students. It’s accessible, engaging and offers clear, trustworthy guidance on everything from emotional wellbeing to healthy lifestyles. Our young people feel reassured knowing they can access reliable information independently, and it has supported our safeguarding work by promoting safer choices and better understanding. Highly recommended as a go-to tool for secondary schools.”

Secondary Safeguarding Lead, Hailsham

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Students have come back this term with a real focus on our value of participation. We have had excellent uptake in our extracurricular activities this week, as well as all of Year 10 engaging in enterprise day, and Year 11 families attending parents evening on Thursday evening. We know the weather has been a challenge for everyone recently, and we want to extend our empathy to those families who have had issues with accessing water where they live. Please let us know if there is anything we can do at school to support.

On Monday and Tuesday we had an external review for the whole school, and we are pleased to say that Chailey continues to be a place where kindness shines through, students achieve well, and everybody pulls together to ensure everyone is included.

We hope all families have a lovely weekend,

Mr Holt