Community Links
Gledhow is a community school which serves it's neighbourhood: building close links with groups in the area and going out to local groups and organisations for educational and social purposes. These include curriculum enrichment visits, sporting and artistic events and social occasions. This page is being built to share some of these local partnerships and the joy they bring to all involved.
Gledhow's community partners include Saint Edmund's Parish Church Gledhow Christian Care Home and The Friends of Gledhow Woods.
The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods
Coming soon in 2023
St Edmund's Parish Church
David Paton Williams, former vicar at St Edmund's, was a true friend of Gledhow Primary.
As well as leading assemblies throughout the year, David typically joined us at Harvest and other school events as well as welcoming the whole school community to church for our Christmas service.
David has moved on to 'pastures new' recently and Nigel Wright has recently been ordained as the new vicar of St Edmund's. We wish him and his family well as he embarks on this new role.
Our school has had links with the church since it was opened; in fact our school crest has a Glede (red kite) with open wings and the shield of St Edmund's on it's chest.
Everyone is always welcome at St Edmund's. Please click here to have a look at the St Edmund's Parish Church website or call in at the church to speak with Nigel and his team.
Gledhow Care Home
In 2022, we teamed up with intergenerational healthcare charity KiB to create a twinning project between our school and Gledhow Care Home. Once a month, a group of Year 6 pupils visit the home to light up the day for the ladies and gentlemen who live there.
'I love it when the children come,’ says Hazel. ‘They are the best visitors you could wish for.'
Intergenerational projects are good for all ages, young and old. Research shows that chatting to older people helps children develop good listening skills and children feel valuable when they get the chance to make a difference to an older person’s life.
On top of all this, there is the simple joy of making new friends and hearing stories from a different time.