Reading Excellence from the Heart of Leeds
Reading together at home is one of the easiest but most important ways in which you can help your child. As you share books you are helping improve your child’s reading skills and also showing them how important and enjoyable reading is and help them become lifelong readers.
Click here for a range of activities that can support your child in reading at home.
“Reading suffuses the life of the school.” OFSTED
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Breaktime Buddies and Playground Friends
At Shakespeare, we follow our golden rules to make sure that we can enjoy all of our time in school.
04 October 2021
Grab a Jab
COVID-19 vaccine drop-in clinics will be open on Thursday 7, Thursday 14 and Thursday 21 October
01 October 2021
Premier League Primary Stars @ Shakespeare
We are partnering with the Leeds United Foundation
20 September 2021
TimesTable RockStars European Tournament
As part of our ongoing effort to improve our timestables and maths, we’ve been taking part in a whole school extravaganza!
25 June 2021
New Reception Outdoor Area
We are extremely lucky in Reception to have a brand new outdoor area to continue our learning experiences outside!
16 June 2021
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shakespeareLS9 You absolutely did! Magical week in school supported by some truly amazing texts! https://t.co/RxJAY9qUsj
22 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 @shakespeareLS9 @LauraHAllain @hannahleewrites We spot our book too!
22 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 Hot off the press! The fabulous My Skin, Your Skin @LauraHAllain was the perfect book to share for the end of BIG WORLD, Little Me. Fabulous week in Reception exploring our beautiful physical differences and why they make us special with My Hair @hannahleewrites #representation https://t.co/y1BmyZcZTv
22 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 It was all just a little bit much for some of us. We’re on track to be back for the end of the school day for parents who are collecting Whitby children 😴 https://t.co/ETqp0eyTvr
22 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 And that’s a wrap! Whitby 2021 has been epic! 30 very tired children and five very proud staff are on route back to LS9 with memories that will last a lifetime ☺️ 🦀 ⚽️ 🐠 🍟 🚌 🏡 https://t.co/oYCDa18UOp
22 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 Today rocked (literally)! After a night of 40mph winds and torrential rain, we managed to have the best day walking the Cleveland way, hunting for fossils at Saltwick Bay and spending our 💷 in Whitby. Time for film night 🍿 🎥 🍬 https://t.co/jhdm6uisEZ
21 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 MOTD at Shakespeare !! ⚽️ Our first U10 football fixture played on the field. A great game with Immaculate Heart - skill, determination and great spirit shown by everyone. What a day for it too. U9s are up next. https://t.co/Cax03dUgVk
21 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 Attention! Roll call at 7am with a room inspection by Admiral Pemberton after a great nights sleep 🛌 https://t.co/BHRolhMRSe
21 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 What a day! Beautiful skies (in the end) and a lovely night walk around the sights and steps of Whitby. 🤞🏽 that the weather holds out as we’ve got another action packed day planned tomorrow! Time for some sleep 🛌 😴 https://t.co/ZgFRboWLOl
20 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 What a cascade! Next stage of @EarlyYearsPDP for Shakespeare - training all THIRTY of our EYFS staff in 'Communication Counts' for the CFSe accreditation! 30 staff trained by the end of the year = phenomenal impact on children's speech, language & communication 💪@leedsearlyyears https://t.co/8Dqstj54v6
20 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 The hill run at Whitby is a traditional Shakespeare On Tour moment. Here’s half of the class of 2021 🙌🏾🏃🏽♀️🏃🙌🏾 https://t.co/WnoBiIuwF8
20 Oct 2021
shakespeareLS9 And we’re off! After a long wait, bags are packed, the teachers have caught up on some beauty sleep and we’ve got enough energy to power this coach all the way to Whitby. First stop @GoApeTribe at Dalby Forest for some swing time in the trees 🌲 🌳. #enjoytherestparents https://t.co/etdvOMW2mh
20 Oct 2021
