As we prepare for the festive season, our thoughts have moved forward to the next school term when we welcome our new substantive Headteacher, Mr Toby Mills-Bishop. Mr Mills-Bishop is joining us having previously been the Executive Headteacher of two schools in Hertfordshire, where he is relocating from in order to work with us in Hackney. We say goodbye and …
Tribute to Jennifer Conoley
It is with deep sadness that we learnt that our beloved Chef, Miss Jen, sadly passed away on 27 November 2023, surrounded by her loving family. As a school community we are devastated by the news of her passing and we are taking comfort in the knowledge that since 2017 we were blessed to call this incredibly kind and generous …
Headteacher appointment
Following the departure of Ms Claire Syms at the end of the last academic year, and after an extensive search process for her replacement, Mr Toby Mills-Bishop has been appointed as the new permanent Headteacher. Throughout the recruitment process, Mr Mills-Bishop engaged very well with pupils and parents, staff members along with the Local Advisory Board. His ideas to further …
Limited places remaining for Nursery Sept 2023
We have a limited number of places left for our Nursery class for September 2023. Sign up now to secure a place for your child! To come for a tour and see how happy our young pupils really are, email nursery@halleyhouseschool.org.uk to book a time with our nursery manager.
Transition Morning
We held our annual ‘moving up’ morning for all classes on Thursday 6th July, to coincide with Hackney secondary transition. Our new Reception pupils absolutely hit the ground running, and thoroughly enjoyed getting acquainted with new places and faces! Other classes also enjoyed meeting new teachers and visiting next year’s classrooms. Year 5 had an informative introduction to Year 6 …
No deposit for nursery places
Halley House Nursery offers a wide variety of activities for toddlers such as outdoor adventures, specialist Art and PE lessons, weekly music sessions and, since this year, yoga for children taught by fully qualified yoga Teacher Sarai Littlechild. All this at no extra cost to families. In addition, to help our local community with childcare costs and the cost of living …
Science Club
We have been having so much fun in Science Club this term; from experimenting with ramps for toy cars and growing our own cress and beans, to making fragrant bath bombs (in an interesting array of colours!) and constructing and exploding volcanoes! Can you guess what ingredients we used to make the lava explode from the mouth of the volcano? …