Heywood Cup

Every year we award the Heywood Cup to a pupil who has demonstrated excellence in an area of sport, outside of school. Nominations can come from any year group.

This includes any and all areas of sport and could be a team-based game, dance, gymnastics, etc. If you wish to nominate a pupil, then can you please email me by 3pm on Friday 3rd July. Please include an explanation of why you think they should win and a photo if possible.

 

Power Lines

I have been made aware that some concerns have been raised locally that the school is not a safe environment due to the power lines that run along the perimeter of the school grounds. 

I want to reassure you all that school is a safe place to be and that, as with many areas of the school, there is a full risk assessment in place for the power lines which is reviewed annually. All aspects of school that could pose a potential threat have a risk assessment. This includes playground equipment, our swimming pool and fire evacuation as an example. 

UK Power Networks (UKPN) carry out regular inspections of the lines and its associated infrastructure, including pruning of any trees that are too close to the lines and inspecting the poles for bird damage. Full inspections are completed every 5/6 years with spot checks in between. The school can also report any concerns directly to UKPN.

The last risk assessment inspection was carried out in August 2025 at the request of the school to make sure that the risk assessment was robust and purposeful. The only action was to add some additional signage, which UKPN did immediately. 

UKPN have been working with the school over the last 18 months as they plan to relocate the line and bury them underground. Legal papers to facilitate this are due to be completed in the next few weeks. 

I hope this allays any concerns about the power lines and the safety of the school. We work hard to make sure that the school is a safe and secure place to be. 

Have a lovely weekend! 

Mr Raraty 

News from the Friends

A Huge Thank You for Supporting Our School Summer Fete

What a wonderful day the Rodings Summer Fete was. Thanks to the fantastic support of our families, friends, staff, pupils and wider community, the event was a great success and raised over £4,300 for the school. Particular thanks goes to:

Hedingham Castle	Ongar Leisure Centre	Sealife Centre
Old Macdonalds Farm	Riverside Leisure Centre	Cammas Hall
Colchester Zoo	Laser Quest Harlow	The Grazing Station
Audley End Enchanted Railway	Rollacity	Strike Academy
Skreens Park	Hip Hop Pop	Little Monsters
East Anglian Railway Museum	Head to Soul Therapies	Namco Funscape
Adventure Island	Team Sport Kart	JB Ices
Colchester Brewery	Artytastic	Tuckwells

We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who gave their time, energy and enthusiasm to make the Fete possible. Events like this do not happen on their own, and we are incredibly grateful to all those who volunteered before, during and after the day.

To everyone who helped with planning, organising stalls, sourcing prizes, preparing games, setting up equipment, baking cakes, selling raffle tickets, running activities, serving refreshments, tidying away and clearing up afterwards — thank you!

Congratulations goes to the winners of “Guess the Weight of the Tractor”. Well done for all the amazing efforts put in to the Hats Off competition, it was wonderful to see all the creations.

This was the last Friends event for the year so we are signing off for the summer. We’ll be back with more exciting events in September. Thanks again for all your wonderful support.

Easyfundraising

Thank you to everyone who raised donations for Friends of Rodings Primary School with Easyfundraising. This is such an easy way to raise funds for the school while shopping as you normally would!

Not joined yet? Sign up to Easyfundraising and when you shop online with your favourite brands, they’ll donate to us. It's free and your shopping won't cost you any extra - the brands you shop with will donate, not you!

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School Lottery

Thank you to those winners who donated your winnings back to the school, it is greatly appreciated.

We only have 20 supports from the school but we do get one winner each week, if more people sign up, there will be bigger prizes, please do sign up here: https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/rodings-primary-school.

This is an easy way to support the school and you might be a winner!

Contact Us

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Or email us at: friendsofrodings@gmail.com