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  • 26/03/26

    Smart Watches

    Dear Parents/Guardians, Children must not be sent to school wearing smart watches. Devices with messaging, calling or location-sharing features pose safeguarding risks and interfere with the school's ability to maintain a secure environment for all pupils. Our procedures are in place to...
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  • 19/03/26

    Meningitis Awareness

    Meningitis Awareness Information Please see information below from the Northern Child Network, NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB. Meningitis awareness Cases of invasive meningococcal disease have been confirmed in Kent which may be a cause for concern for some. It is always important to...
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  • 05/03/26

    Epilepsy Awareness Day 26.03.26

    Epilepsy Awareness Day in on 26.3.26 is a special day to help people learn more about epilepsy and support those who live with it. On days like Purple Day, people around the world wear purple to show understanding, kindness and solidarity. It’s a time to raise awareness, challenge myths...
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  • 11/02/26

    Your School Lottery

    Welcome to West Park Academy Lottery. This lottery has been set up specifically to raise money and make a difference for our children! It's a fantastic way to bring Parents, Carers, Teachers and the wider community together, in partnership with our school, and at the same time give somethi...
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  • 03/02/26

    Latest Newsletter

    For all the latest news and information.
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  • 11/09/25

    Communication Via Arbor

    We have switched text messaging and emails from Teachers2Parents (Eduspot) to Arbor. All messages to parents will be sent direct to your Arbor app: the Arbor logo will show on your notifications informing you there is a message waiting. This will include Head bumps, letters etc Pleas...
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  • 27/03/26

    Live Well, Work Well Darlington

    Please see attached Live Well, Work Well Darlington Spring Edition 2026.
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  • 04/03/26

    Transition Year 7 information 2026

    Please find attached the Darlington Transition Programme March 2026 for children transitioning from Year 6 to Year 7.
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  • 06/02/26

    Parking

    Parking this morning has been extremely dangerous. People are illegally parked on the pathways and grass verges, despite several reminders about this.
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  • 27/01/26

    Lumiere Event

     West Park Lumiere Event will be on Thursday 19th February 2026, from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. All children will be participating in creating art installations for our Lumiere event, applying their learning in STEM and art. The installations will focus around the theme 'Our World' and will s...
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  • 19/01/26

    January Money Help

    January is always a tough month for most people, probably more so than ever this year with the cost-of-living crisis, if you are experiencing financial problems, please remember you are not on your own, help is at hand, please speak to someone.
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  • 02/01/26

    Final Newsletter Dec 2025

    We would like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful   FOWPA helpers that made the Christmas fayre such a success. Thank you to all the parents for taking the time to peruse the stalls and spend money. To the amazing teachers and children for all their hard work in creating t...
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