Letter from Chair of Governors

Chad Vale School is about to embark on a major expansion programme, which will see the school double in size and house some of the most up to date facilities that I’m sure will improve the learning experience of all pupils. However, the next few months will see parts of the school grounds turn into a building site.

During the building works there will be some disruption and safety of all in and around the school will remain paramount. The school along with the local authority and building contractors will be working hard to minimise the disruption caused. It will also be a stressful period for all concerned and on occasions changes to the routines that you are used to may be necessary. It is important that the school continues to function as normal as possible.

The school will keep you up to date on the latest developments - keep an eye on the New Build Blog available from a link on the homepage of our school website, or go direct, by visiting;

http://chadvalenewbuild.blogspot.com

We are also using our Schoolcomms email/text system and the Chad Vale newsletter - but any form of construction work can be unpredictable so on occasion information may not be sent as soon as we’d like but do bear with us.

Should you have any concerns or hear rumours please do not go directly to the contractors or teachers, a special email: newbuild@chadvale.bham.sch.uk has been set up to respond to queries. Any personal queries will be logged and addressed as appropriate. This way the building work can progress and teachers can concentrate on the pupils.
 
Please also do take extra care when escorting your child or children to and from school. We all need to be extra vigilant during the building work and every effort will be made to ensure the health and safety of staff, parents and pupils.

Parent governors (Caroline Walker; Jade Gomila; James Yarker and I) will also be on hand to answer questions or raise matters at weekly progress meetings between the School and Contractors.

Finally, during this period, please be patient, let’s continue to support and work with each other in the Chad Vale way to maintain the excellence of the school.

Sanjay Mistry
Chair of Governors