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he was about 10 years old. He had grown up in
Bournemouth and soon realised that if he
wanted to make a living as a musician, he
needed to head to London. He recalled how he
would take on any sort of work to earn money,
including busking! Finally he got his big break,
joined Jamiroquai, and has since toured the
world. The largest concert was in Rio De
Janeiro when he played to an audience of
130,000. The key messages that he gave to the
children were:
• Keep practising and working on your skills;
• Take each opportunity as it will help you on
your journey to your Super North Star;
• Always be kind to everyone you meet.
As one of our parents, Matt agreed to support
our message, 'aspiration for all'. As part of the
personal development part of our school
curriculum, Compass For Life has given us all
the shared vocabulary and inspiration to aim
high. I am sure we have many parents, indeed
many former pupils of TGMS who could give
first-hand experience to the school. If you
would like to take part in a whole school
assembly, sharing your journey and aspirations,
then I would love to hear from you. Vanessa
Pinkney, Headteacher
Tylers Green
First School
Although the first half
of the autumn term
was long, it seemed to
pass by in a flurry of
exciting activity and
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change! The first piece of
wonderful news for
both TG First School
and the local
community is the
appointment of
Mrs Jude Talbot as
substantive
Headteacher from
January 2020. Mrs
Talbot comes to us with a
wealth of experience and boundless enthusiasm
– she is so excited that she is counting down the
days until her arrival! Mrs Talbot will be a
wonderful leader for the school and we look
forward to her leading us into the next chapter
in the story of TGFS!
The second piece of good news is that from
September 2020 the school will be able to offer
‘wrap around care’ with a breakfast and after
school club in operation. Details of this are
being finalised at the moment but this change
will be a huge bonus for working parents or
those who want a little more flexibility with
dropping off and picking up times.
This term we have moved away from the
traditional ‘Open Days’ in favour of 1:1 tours
with parents and their children who are looking
for a place in Reception next September. This
personalised approach has proved to be
extremely popular with 41 already booked/
having taken place. We feel strongly that
first impressions count and are happy to
commit this time to help parents make such
an important decision for their child’s first
school.
Since the last article we have opened the
doors to our very many willing parents who
have carried out TGFS DIY SOS working
groups. This has enabled an enormous amount
of work to be done on site and really brought
the school community together. It speaks
volumes when a parent thanks me for the best
day off from work he has ever had!
Just before half term we linked our
curriculum to ‘One World Week’ where children
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