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Dear Chailey Families,

We have had an excellent week where our community have achieved so much. My highlight has been going to tutor rooms each morning to award keys for students displaying our values. Our Year 11s have now finished their trials, and we have been delighted with how they have conducted themselves.

We have lots of events in the next few weeks, including many performances, we would love as many families to attend as possible.

Yesterday saw our first parent tours of the year for Chailey families. It was good to get feedback from new Year 7 parents who feel that their children are thriving here at Chailey, and I would recommend as many families sign up to our school tours as possible to see the school on a regular day. (Head Teacher School Tours – Fill out form)

Today staff at Chailey worked closely with Uckfield College and Heathfield Community College to share best practice and get us to reflect on how we can continue to meet the needs of all learners.

We hope that students enjoy the INSET days and make the most of Monday to recharge ready for December leading up to Christmas.

Best wishes,

Mr Holt

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Thank you to all the families who have donated so far. We will be taking donations up to the 11th December. Thank you

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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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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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School Calendar (What’s On) - Chailey School

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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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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)

srodd@chaileyschool.org

01273 890407

TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SLT SURGERY

(Friday after school)

srodd@chaileyschool.org

01273 890407

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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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School will be closed to all students on Friday 28th November and Monday 1st December 2025

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Battle of the Voices Tuesday 9th December 6pm

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Battle of the Voices Tuesday 9th December 6pm

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School Concert Thursday 11th December 6pm

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School Concert Thursday 11th December 6pm

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We would like to extend a warm invitation to this year’s Christmas Concert at Chailey on December 11th at 6:00pm. As always, our musicians have been working hard to produce a magical evening of music and song, including some festive favourites! We’ll have performers for whom this will be their first foray into live performance alongside some familiar faces (between you and me I’m hoping there might even be some mince pies!).

Seating is limited and tickets are available from today on ParentPay.

We look forward to seeing you on the 11th.

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From the 27th November, aesthetics will run from 3:10-4:45pm to allow sufficient rehearsal time.

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We’re looking for enthusiastic external coaches and facilitators to run after-school clubs for our young people.

Whether your passion is sport, art, music, drama, STEM, games, or something completely unique, we’d love to hear from you!

If you can offer an engaging and inspiring club experience, please get in touch to discuss opportunities.

Serena Rodd - srodd@chaileyschool.org

Let’s work together to give our young people even more opportunities to learn, play, and grow!

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Please ensure students do not bring nut products into school (including Nutella and chocolate bars with nuts in). We have students in school with extreme allergies. Thank you

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Christmas Home Clothes Day - Friday 12th December

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Christmas Home Clothes Day - Friday 12th December

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Donations can be made on parentpay. Your donations will be shared between Save the Children and the Connor Saunders Foundation. Thank you

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Blue & Cream Christmas Jumper Snowflake Instagram Story (1)

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A few weeks ago after winning the 80 and 90 championships at Hickstead in August, Millie and Badger qualified for the national school finals at Addington in both classes, and were also asked to jump in the nations cup team England South.

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Christmas Carols at Newick Church - 6pm Tuesday 16th December

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Christmas Carols at Newick Church - 6pm Tuesday 16th December

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Red and White Modern Christmas Carol Service Flyer

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Thank you to our wonderful Friends of Chailey School for such a successful event - a fun evening we hope will become an annual one!

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Our year 11s had two fixtures this week! First, a hard fought match away at Ringmer which ended 4-1 too the hosts. Second, the latest instalment in a long line of close matches against Priory, Harry A putting us ahead, then Angus D scoring an outrageous volley to finish the game 2-2

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Friends of Chailey School End of Term Tuck Shop - Friday 19th December

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Friends of Chailey School End of Term Tuck Shop - Friday 19th December

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Friday 19th December @ break time. Students can bring in money to purchase treats