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• 2 June 2026 Thank you to our amazing volunteers! We would like to say a huge thank you to the many volunteers who support us in our work.
• 8 May 2026 Stowmarket Design Exhibition 2026 Another stunning selection of work from across the school community, with Year 11 exam work at the centre.
• 6 May 2026 Unprecedented four football finals for Sir John
• 27 March 2026 Step Into Spring Gallery
• 11 March 2026 Building work begins for Stowmarket expansion We're excited to share that construction on our new school facilities has officially begun! Last week, some of our students had the amazing opportunity to visit the building site, meet the project team, and see the early stages of the development up close.
• 11 March 2026 Prehistoric Visit! Snape had a great number of enrichment activities this week.
• 8 March 2026 World Book Day 2026 Students and staff had fun celebrating World Book Day!
• 6 March 2026 Easter theatre treat for Leiston families
• 13 February 2026 Frozen Jr stuns at Stowmarket Another amazing school production has taken place at Stowmarket High School: Frozen Jr.
• 3 February 2026 ParentKind Accreditation We are thrilled to announce that after a thorough audit process, ALL of our schools have been awarded the ParentKind accreditation, showing that we aim to do everything we can to work collaboratively with our parents and communities.
• 23 January 2026 Step Into Spring
• 13 January 2026 School Councillors at Roman Hill Mr Morrison and Mrs Coates were invited to attend a School Council meeting at Roman Hill. It was great to hear their views and just how proud they are of their school.
• 7 January 2026 New Year New YearThe Spring term started with snow but that didn't stop our children having fun and learning at the same time!
• 19 December 2025 Merry Christmas Everyone at Kingfisher Schools Trust wishes our pupils, families, communities and friends, a very Merry Christmas.
• 18 December 2025 New 3G pitch for Stowmarket There is exciting news as work is about to begin on a new 3G pitch at Stowmarket High, funded by The Football Foundation and Mid-Suffolk District Council.
• 15 December 2025 Twinkly Nativity Children at Snape enjoyed taking part in their annual Nativity performance. It was a lovely event with excellent acting and singing.
• 10 December 2025 Fa La La La La Choral Event Local schools gathered together for a choral festive event, organised by our own Music and Arts Leader, Esther Gleeson.
• 9 December 2025 History Network Members of the Kingfisher Best Practice Network and the history leaders from across the Trust met for the first time. We talked about each school's curriculum, progression from EYFS through to 6th Form and talked about the collective areas to develop.
• 2 December 2025 Kingfisher leaders visit Bohunt Trust Craig Morrison, Chief Executive, writes:
• 5 November 2025 Geoff Barton at Kingfisher Conference It was a privilege to welcome Geoff Barton CBE to close our recent Kingfisher Conference as our keynote speaker.
• 5 November 2025 Flourishing Together - Lorraine Prince at Kingfisher Conference
• 5 November 2025 Sean Harris at Kingfisher Conference
• 31 October 2025 Kingfisher features at national governance conference Craig Morrison (Chief Executive), Lisa Taylor (Governance Professional) and Neil Collins (Chair of Trustees), featured at last week's Governorhub annual conference for trust governance professionals.
• 19 September 2025 Alde Valley students visit Downing Street Members of the AVA Youth Council visited Downing Street following on from a recent meeting with the Prime Minister on his visit to Suffolk New College.
• 5 September 2025 Minister visits Alde Valley for SEND roundtable
• 21 July 2025 Andrew Wright retires after 36 years service to Stowmarket Picture: Mark Westley
• 8 July 2025 Stowmarket transformation: Good or better in all areas School has not been judged Good by Ofsted since 2006
• 7 July 2025 Snape: new outdoor provision Snape have a new outdoor provision.
• 25 June 2025 AVA students win anti-hate award Students from Alde Valley Academy won first place in The Dora Love Prize. The Prize recognises creative projects students do to raise awareness of prejudice and to tackle discrimination.
• 18 June 2025 The Conversation: Sarah Gallagher Reflections on the education world by Sarah Gallagher, Headteacher of Snape Primary.

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