Safeguarding
Safeguarding our students takes place across the whole school year, not just in term time. If you have any safeguarding concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us on dsl@kingsacademies.uk. This email address will be checked daily Monday-Friday during the holidays.
If you think a child might be in danger, or you have an urgent concern, please use the following contact numbers where you will be able to speak with the ESCC safeguarding team:
East Sussex Single Point of Advice (SPoA)
Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5pm and Fri 8.30am-4.30pm.
Phone: 01323 464222
Email: 0-19.SPOA@eastsussex.gov.uk
The Emergency Duty Service (EDS) should be contacted with serious immediate safeguarding concerns regarding children that cannot wait until the next working day. EDS operates Monday to Thursday, 5 pm to 8.30 am and Fridays, weekends, and bank holidays, 4.30 pm to 8.30 am.
Phone 01273 335905
Email: edschildren@eastsussex.gov.uk
If it is an emergency, the police can also be contacted on 999.
King’s Academy Ringmer - Wellbeing Team
As we approach half-term, we want to take a moment to reflect on the importance of supporting our children’s mental health and overall wellbeing. This time of year can bring a mixture of excitement and tiredness, and many students benefit from a chance to rest, reset, and reconnect with the things that help them feel grounded.
Through assemblies for each year group this term, we have been encouraging students to talk openly about their feelings, recognise when they need support and how they can access that in school, and make use of positive strategies such as taking breaks, spending time outdoors, and speaking to a trusted adult when something is worrying them. We hope the half-term holiday gives them space to continue these healthy habits at home.
If you notice that your child seems overwhelmed, anxious, or unusually withdrawn, please do reach out. We are here to help, and we want every student to feel safe, supported, and understood. Sometimes a simple conversation can make a meaningful difference.
We also encourage families to use the break to prioritise rest and connection. Small things, such as shared meals, time away from screens, fresh air, or a relaxed chat – can have a big impact on a young person’s sense of wellbeing.
Please see the links below for advice and support for parents and young people that may be useful over the half-term break. Wishing you all a restful half term, The Wellbeing Team.
www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Design and Technology and Food Technology Departments
Design and Technology and Food Nutrition hosted their first Celebration Event for their Year 11 students. The event allowed the students to show off their work to parents and school staff.
‘We are exceptionally proud of the Year 11’s commitment to their studies and this celebration gave a much-needed morale boost following their first round of GCSE examinations.’
Mrs Budd and Mrs Hepburn would like to additionally thank the parents for being so engaged throughout their children’s NEA component.
ECO Hub – Super Curriculum
Students were delighted to find a stunning and enormous Privet Hawkmoth whilst in the Eco Hub Garden during Super Curriculum. We used the iNaturalist app to log the photograph of this beautiful moth. iNaturalist is a citizen scientist app that connects with expert naturalists, and helps verify and identify species. Shared observations are used for science and conservation to protect biodiversity.
We are hoping to have the opportunity to log more content as our Eco Hub garden flourishes.
Reminder - Music Department – Summer Showcase on 17 June 2026
Link for free tickets
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kings-academy-ringmer-summer-showcase-tickets-1989298504377
Reminder - Date for your diary – King’s Academy Ringmer Coffee Morning for parents / Carers
Local Ringmer event – Saturday 13 June from 5pm to 7pm (16+ only advised)
People's Emergency Briefing, in Ringmer Village Hall
A group of community members from Ringmer are co-ordinating the showing of the very recent public information film, People's Emergency Briefing, in Ringmer Village Hall on Saturday, June 13th 5-7.00pm. (16+ only advised). We would be really grateful if you would forward this invite on to other families in the village, to reach as many people as possible.
There was a conference in November in Westminster during which key experts addressed the impact of the climate crisis across all aspects of national life. The fifty-minute non-partisan PEB film, which summarises the key issues raised at the conference, is being shown to live community gatherings across the country. (The film is not being released online). The public, as well as our MP, parish and local government Councillors and as many as possible of our local contacts across environmental organisations, green energy providers, health service, agricultural businesses, retail, security and transport etc will all be invited to attend. The first aim of these events is to call on parliament to show the film on public television. Following the showing of the film and refreshments, feedback will be invited from the audience on specific areas of concern.
There is an excellent trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tLUnWHkGG4
This is a FREE event but we request that people book online to help us know the numbers attending. The ticket link is: https://buytickets.at/ringmerstmarysecoteamandringmerrepaircafe/2161414
Perhaps the most powerful way we can provide to encourage people to come is with this quote sent to a Ringmer resident from a friend who has seen the film….
“I went to a screening of this last night. If you can go to one near you, I would highly recommend it. It's a very sobering take on where the world is at the moment. Although I knew a lot of it, seeing it presented in this way, I found it very helpful. It's more than depressing (in reality, actually truly shocking), but crucially, it contains solutions that could be taken if the political will was there to do so. https://www.nebriefing.org/aims. There were 77 people in the room, and I think everyone went away more determined to act. I know I did.”
With many thanks. Rosemary Colebourn - On behalf of members of the Ringmer St Mary's Eco Team, Ringmer Repair Café volunteers and PEB supporters.
Lewes Children's Book Group is holding their usual Book Swap on Saturday, 23rd May, 10.30am-12.30pm, at the Depot.
The event is free of charge, and they ask children to bring good-condition books that they no longer want to read and exchange them for others, essentially "swapping" books to discover new titles and authors while giving their old books a new home, all without having to buy new ones; it's a way for book lovers to share their reading material with each other and find new books to read.
It can also be an opportunity to find a love of reading. If there are children who don't have books to swap in the first place, they can just let us know, and we'll find a way of making it work.
Big Stories for Little Ones at Lewes Depot this half term
On Saturday 30th May at 11:00 a.m., Lewes Depot Cinema is showing a collection of films for kids: https://lewesdepot.org/crossroads
Scout Adventures Broadstone Warren (part of The Scout Association)
Following a fantastic first year at their other activity centres, Scout Adventures Broadstone Warren is delighted to confirm that Active Adventures will start running at Broadstone Warren in Forest Row, from this May half-term (Monday 25 – Friday 29 May 2026).
Active Adventures is an outdoor holiday club for children aged 8–16, open to both Scout members and non-members. Each day is designed to keep young people active, engaged, and enjoying the outdoors, while building confidence and making new friends in a safe and supportive environment.
Activities include:
Archery, climbing and ziplining
Team challenges and group games
Survival skills such as fire lighting and backwoods cooking
Nature-based and mindful outdoor activities
Key details:
Monday 25 – Friday 29 May 2026
9am – 5pm (drop off from 8.30am, pick up by 5.30pm)
£35 per child, per day (block booking discounts available)
Flexible booking – individual days or full week
Location:
Scout Adventures Broadstone Warren, Lewes Rd, Forest Row RH18 5JS
They are also running Active Adventures at Broadstone Warren during the Summer and October school holidays.
Find out more:
https://www.scouts.org.uk/national-events/active-adventures/
