Welcome to Long Close School

Every year at Long Close School, we are proud to support a number of charities, from large national organisations such as Children in Need and Comic Relief, to smaller local charities such as Slough Foodbank.

We know that our local Foodbank has had to cope with an enormous increase in demand over the last few years, with a 20% increase in food parcels being given out from 2022 to 2023.

Last year alone, over 11,700 food parcels were given out to residents in our Slough community. This vital support ensures that families and children are not having to suffer with hunger and have the opportunity to put food on the table for so many children in our area.

This year, we are incredibly grateful to our Long Close families for their incredible generosity, they responded to our request for donations filling the school stage with food and essential toiletries items.

A huge thank you to everyone who donated for your generous support for this very worthwhile charity. It was our pleasure to deliver the donations to their local depot, filling 18 crates with much needed supplies.

If you would like to find out more about the work of the foodbank, and how to donate, click here: https://slough.foodbank.org.uk/

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Our Year 11 students really enjoyed their recent Physical Geography fieldwork trip.

They investigated the effectiveness of hard engineering structures and saw the force of longshore drift in action.

These sorts of learning experiences outside the classroom as so valuable, bringing the student`s learning to life and inspiring them in their studies.

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Our Pre-School and Reception children really enjoy their swimming lessons!

We are passionate about giving our youngest children the broadest possible range of experiences, from swimming and ballet to Spanish and our outdoor learning sessions.

It has been great to see the current Reception children who had lessons last year, show how confident they are in the water, and how much their swimming has improved already!

Not only does learning to swim give children a valued life skill, it develops their confidence in the water, alongside additional independence skills such as getting themselves dressed.

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We are having so much fun in Creative Club this term!

The children have just started their embroidery projects, and everyone has been busy designing their own unique patterns.

The creativity is amazing, and it is really exciting to see everyone’s ideas coming to life. With the designs ready, the children can’t wait to start stitching next week, a fantastic start in this energetic and exciting club.

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