KAR Newsletter 19/06/2026

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you have had a good week.

Firstly, thank you to all the parents, carers and families who attended our Summer Showcase on Wednesday evening. It was an incredible evening and once again showcased the very best of KAR through dance, drama and music.

The pride in the room was tangible, with a packed audience supporting our amazing students. A total of 65 students took part in the evening, which is around 10% of our school! To see so many children from Years 7 to 11 perform with such confidence, courage and passion was a real testament to their dedication.

A huge thank you also goes to all the staff who supported the evening, especially Ms Bailey and Ms Urquhart, whose exceptional work continues to provide such a brilliant platform for our students. The creative spark is very much alive and well at KAR!

Today, we also bid goodbye to Year 11. They have been a fantastic year group and we wish them every success for the future. Their final day includes the leavers’ assembly, shirt signing and, of course, a visit from the ice cream van to provide some well-earned treats.

Finally, the process is now well underway for Year 10 students applying for student leadership roles. We have already received a large number of applications, which is fantastic to see, and we look forward to interviewing students over the next few weeks.

Have a great weekend

Best wishes,

Mr Harvey

Year 10 – Food Technology Department

Year 10 made a range of layered desserts focusing on presentation and using different decorative techniques. Here is a selection of the cheesecakes that they made!

King’s Academy Ringmer – Summer Showcase on Wednesday 17 June 2026

Following an incredibly successful and enjoyable Summer Showcase on Wednesday evening, please see below a number of photos taken by a Year 10 photography student. Congratulations and thanks to Ms Urquhart, Subject Leader for Music and Mrs Bailey, Subject Leader for Dance and Drama and all the staff and students who took part to ensure such a wonderful show.

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) summer clubs

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) summer clubs are now open for bookings. Please see the flyer. Families can find out what’s available and book a place on the HAF booking website.

This DfE funded programme offers a range of exciting activities for young people who receive benefits-related free school meals. Parents can check if they qualify by reading the East Sussex County Council website Free school meals page.

All sessions include a healthy meal and are free to eligible young people. There is a great range of clubs spread across multiple venues in East Sussex. Activities include sport, art, theatre, forest school, animation, music, computer coding and crafts.

A small number of places will also be available for children and young people who are:

Children on a Child Protection Plan (CP) 
Children with low school attendance  
Young Carers 
SEND
Referred to Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 
Children in Need (CiN) 
Children we care for 
Ukrainian guests 
Have a disabled sibling

Festival of the Sea – Saturday 20 June 2026

Free event on Seaford beach, at the sailing club. They will have a range of different things going on, including a lifeboat demo, rowing and sailing races. You could even get on a boat or paddle board.

There is a café there where you can get food and drinks.

Mohair Centre Summer Holiday Paly Scheme – 23 July to 1 September 2026 for 5 to 11 year olds

Bookings are now open. Please ensure that you respond as soon as possible – places go very fast! Please email (holidayclub@mohaircentre.co.uk) your requirements in detail. They will be dealing with bookings over the week and taking the emails in order of the time the emails were received. Please be patient while they work through the bookings one by one.

PLEASE GIVE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS WHEN BOOKING:
DATES
TIMES (please don't leave this out as it delays the booking)
FULL NAME/S OF CHILDREN
DOB /s (please ensure that they are at school).
Should you have alternatives if your dates are full, please add them to your email.

Lots of fun! Please see the Programme link below.

Thursday 23rd July & Friday 24th July A BIT OF EVERYTHING
Monday 27th July - Friday 31st July SMALL ANIMAL WEEK
Monday 3rd August - Friday 7th August FOREST SCHOOL WEEK
Monday 10th August - Friday 14th August FARMING WEEK
Monday 17th August - Friday 21st August CIRCUS WEEK
Monday 24th August - Friday 28th August MAGIC & MYSTERY WEEK
Tuesday 1st September A BIT OF EVERYTHING
(We are closed Bank Holiday – Monday 31st August)

They will be outside as much as possible. Lots of crafts to choose from, looking after the animals on the farm in the morning, followed by Forest School in the afternoon. They have organised ‘lightly’ themed weeks with lots of opportunities for the children to play and follow their own interests in between.

Download our programme by clicking here (PDF version)

Also, please download our Registration Form here

Our Parent Handbook is here.