Dear Parents/Carers of children in Mrs Churm’s class,

As you know, Mrs Churm will soon be going on Maternity leave (before Easter).

We have been working very hard to ensure the best possible cover for Mrs Churm’s class whilst she is not in school. We have never been a fan of the unknown nature of supply teachers and where possible always try to cover absence with known school staff.

We are lucky in that we have managed to find the flexibility in staff, in order to cover this absence internally.

Mrs Millington, who currently works as a Higher-Level Teaching (HLTA) has qualified teacher status and knows the children in this class really well. Mrs Millington has previously successfully stepped up into a teaching role to cover maternity leave and thankfully has agreed to do this again. This will give the children that familiar adult and consistency. Mrs Horler will be in class full time as normal. Mrs Millington will be working closely with the Year 3 team between now and the date that Mrs Churm leaves, so as to ensure the smoothest of transitions.

I know you will all join me in wishing Mrs Churm the best of luck.

If you have any queries, I know that Mrs Churm will be more than happy to answer them when you talk to her during your parents evening appointment.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

Headteacher