Year 7 Open Evening -Thursday 25th September 2025 from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm and Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 13th November 2025 from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

King Charles is open today Thursday 9th January for all year groups.

Students and staff must take great care when making their way to school as after the recent snowfall roads and pavements may be a cause for concern and should only be travelled if families and individuals consider it safe to do so in their particular circumstances.

Please report any absences in the usual way.

INTEGRITY IS ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING We treat others with respect and honesty. take care of our environment and utilise knowledge and understanding wisely. We nurture our students so that they become young adults of principle and character who support each other in their quest for excellence. WE ARE COMMITTED
TO BEING THE BEST
WE CAN BE We consistently deliver on expectations and go the extra mile to get the job done, approaching everything with a “can do attitude”. We constantly look to improve ourselves and our service, cultivating our knowledge, skill, and attitudes to achieve excellence WE ARE AMBITIOUS FOR OURSELVES AND OUR STUDENTS We set high expectations and standards and strive to achieve excellence in all that we do. We are unashamedly ambitious for the students we serve. We want to provide access to opportunities within the classroom and beyond. We will continue to strive to be the best we can be. KNOWLEDGE AND LITERACY MAKE CREATIVITY POSSIBLE Our schools, where students develop the literacy skills on which all further learning depends, cultivate creativity byproviding a broad base of academic knowledge that students need to be properly creative. The knowledge we deliver is powerful in that it changes students’ perceptions, values and understanding. It encourages students to ask new questions and explore alternate explanations

HEADTEACHER’S WELCOME

Welcome to Lacon Childe School

Year 12 Presentation evening

On 20th November, we held our annual Year 12 presentation evening. It was fantastic to see so many Year 11 students from last year celebrate their hard work and dedication.
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CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Lacon Childe School is proud to celebrate the achievements of our Year 11 students following the publication of this year's GCSE results.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING

We are using tried and tested research and cognitive science techniques to develop the teaching and learning at Lacon Childe School.
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Lacon Childe is a thriving 11-16 school in the beautiful South Shropshire market town of Cleobury Mortimer and part of Four Stones Gateway Trust.

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Oct 7

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Thankyou to Ali from Ludlow College for coming to speak to our Y11 Geographers yesterday. She explained the A Level Geology and Environmental Science pathways post 16 and linked this to potential careers. #careers #post16 #ambition

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Oct 7

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Last week - Year 6 Open Evening Last week we held our Year 6 open evening, this was a chance to showcase what makes our school such a special place to be. We had lots of prospective students, parents and carers visit the school and have received some excellent feedback. I would like to thank all staff and students who gave up their time to make this event such a success. Our students were helpful and had plenty of compliments on how polite they were and were excellent ambassadors to the school.

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Oct 6

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Love music, gaming or being creative? Join Make It Mondays Live! and discover how your passion could become your future. Hear from ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) Birmingham, explore career pathways in the creative industries, and find out what it’s really like to work in these exciting sectors.’ 📅 Monday 19th October 4.30pm ⏰ 4:30pm 📧 The joining link will be sent to your school email. #MakeItMondays #CreativeCareers #MusicCareers #GamingCareers #StudentSuccess FutureReady CareersEducation

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Oct 5

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For the next two weeks, our focus is on the school value of #Integrity. Integrity means doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. It is about being honest, trustworthy, and taking responsibility for your actions. It also means showing respect for our school environment and the people around you. Having integrity involves making positive choices every day, even when those choices are difficult. By demonstrating integrity, we help create a school community built on trust, respect, and responsibility. #laconme #lovelacon

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Oct 5

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Congratulations our 100% Attendance Winners! It was fantastic to hear the celebrations during line-up this morning as we recognised our attendance stars: ⭐ Year 7: Evelyn
⭐ Year 8: Evie
⭐ Year 9: Freddie
⭐ Year 10: Leah
⭐ Year 11: Emily A huge well done to all of our winners! Keep showing up, on time, every day, to make the most of every learning opportunity. Remember, every day you attend school and arrive on time, your name is automatically entered into next week’s attendance draw. Who will be our next winners?

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Oct 2

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Permanent Minibus Driver opportunity at Lacon Childe School, perfect for someone reliable, calm, and confident behind the wheel. We’re looking for a Minibus Driver to support our school transport team, driving the school minibus on designated morning and afternoon routes during term time. Closing date: 9.00 am 15 October 2026. You’ll help with: Student transport on a regular basis ensuring safe pick‑ups and drop‑offs Basic vehicle checks Following safeguarding procedures We’re looking for someone who: Holds a UK driving licence Is confident driving larger vehicles (preferred, not essential) Is calm, punctual and great with young people. Additionally, we are looking for Casual Minibus Drivers to provide adhoc cover at various times throughout the academic year. Closing date: 9.00 am 2 November 2026. Lacon Childe School is part of the Four Stones Gateway Trust — a community built on ambition, creativity, commitment and integrity. Full details and application form: www.fourstonesgateway.org.uk   Completed applications should be emailed to: recruitment@fourstonesgateway.org.uk

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Oct 1

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What an evening at Lacon! It was fantastic to welcome so many prospective students and their families to our school this evening. We hope you enjoyed exploring our facilities, meeting our staff and students, and getting a real feel for life at Lacon. A huge thank you to our dedicated staff and amazing students for helping to showcase everything that makes our school so special and for bringing our Lacon values to life: #Ambition #Commitment #Creativity
#Integrity We look forward to welcoming many of you back in the future as part of the Lacon community! #lovelacon

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