Farringtons Features

Welcome to the latest episode of Farringtons Features, where we discuss the launch of the new Luceat Programme. Luceat meaning "to shine," is an innovative program designed to foster curiosity, independence, and essential life skills in young learners, extending education beyond the traditional classroom.

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On this episode we have two guests with us and they’re talking all about the FPA, the Farringtons Parents’ Association. Sophie and Tracey are heavily involved in the FPA which means they’re in the perfect place to explain to us what the FPA actually is, how new parents can contribute to the school community, we hear about the fund raising and how this leads to real projects that benefit the pupils.

It’s a great episode for everyone but especially if you’re a parent and you’d like to understand more about being a part of the school community.

So join us now as Paul leads you through this conversation as we hear from Tracey and Sophie all about the Farringtons Parents’ Association.

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Now this is one of my favourite episodes since we started this school podcast channel and I know you’re going to love it. Because we have four of the Y1 pupils talking to us and they have some sparky energy to share today. Evie, Aiden, Harvey and Ariella tell what life is like when you’re five years old in school, the things they get up to, their favourite places to play, their favourite lessons and what superhero they’d like to be. We also get to find out at the end what they’d like to be when they grow up and I think you’re going to love some of the answers we get from them!

So if you’d like to hear some fun, energetic Y1 pupils talking about life at Farringtons then this is the place for you, in which case come with me now as we dive straight into a conversation with four little VIPs in Y1.

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In this episode we’re getting into poetry in a great way. We’re going to hear from Mr Ben Coulthard in the English department about why poetry is important in school but, importantly, we’re also going to hear from five of the pupils, Jasmine, Zoe-Leigh, Eme, Keira and Isla, to understand from them how it genuinely makes them feel and why they feel it’s important.

But then we’re in for a real treat as each of our students read out a selected poem to us, live on the podcast, so that that we can hear the poems and hear what each person thinks of their chosen poem.

It’s a great episode and I think you’re going to love it. So come with me as we step into poetry with five pupils from school and Mr Ben Coulthard.

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With parents and children often choosing between boarding and day schooling, we ask what's the role of flexi-boarding at Farringtons School? We've asked four Farringtons pupils, along with Simon Smith, who is Assistant Head Pastoral and Head of Boarding, to lift the lid on flexi-boarding, what it is and how it works.

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In this episode we’re learning about learning, how the children reach their potential at school. Mr Boyjoonauth (Head of Junior School), and Mrs Cryan (Deputy Head, Junior School) are with us for this episode and we’re going to find out how children are stretched at Farringtons, we learn about Philosophy for Children, how the pupils develop a deeper understanding of maths, gifted and talented children and what the scholarship opportunities are.

This is a great episode, we learn a huge amount about life in the Junior School and we think you will too.

So for all that and more, come with us now as we step into a conversation with Mrs Cryan and Mr Boyjoonauth.

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In this episode we are looking at the important topic of mental health and wellbeing. To help us do that we are meeting students who are trained as peer mentors. We will also be chatting to teachers Simon Smith and Blaire Farrant, who lead much of Farringtons approach to pastoral care and wellbeing.

So for all that and more, come with me as Clive takes us straight into asking some questions, as we speak to Simon Smith, Blaire Farrant and students.

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In this episode we are meeting Kelly Randall, who is Head of Key Stage two within Farringtons Junior School, as well as being a Year Six teacher. We'll ask Kelly to describe a typical day for junior pupils, as well as sharing some insight into how Kelly, her colleagues and their pupils prepare for their learning and the many activities on offer within a day at Farringtons.

So for all that and more, come with me as Clive takes us straight into asking some questions, as we speak to Kelly Randall

Farringtons School online:

Website: www.farringtons.org.uk

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In this episode we’re getting into boarding life at school. Derry Snowdon is with us and he’s joined by two boarders Tomas and Lucia. This means we’re going to find out what a typical weekend looks like as a boarder, what flexi-boarding is all about (and how that works) along with how the students encounter things like home-sickness (something that we all might face at some points in our lives).

So for all that and more, come with me as Paul takes us straight into asking some questions, as we speak to Derry Snowdon, and Pupils.

Farringtons School online:

Website: www.farringtons.org.uk

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In this episode we’re getting an insight into the modern foreign languages department. We have Mlle Mosqueron, Head of MFL, and Mrs Jackson, a languages teacher, and together they’re going to tell us how they got into languages, how speaking different languages has helped them professionally and personally, and what some of the other advantages there are to studying languages. We also hear how MFL is offered at Farringtons and what’s in store for the European Languages Day.

So for all that and more, come with me now as we speak to Mlle Mosqueron and Mrs Jackson.

Farringtons School online:

Website: www.farringtons.org.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/OneFarringtons

Instagram: www.instagram.com/OneFarringtons/

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/FarringtonsKent