Posted: Mon 12th Jan 2026
Dear Parents and Carers,
I welcome you all back to Biggin Hill Primary School after what I hope was a restful Christmas and New Year break with your families.
Thank you for the lovely gifts and warm wishes shared with our staff members - as always you have been very kind and generous and it is greatly appreciated. The children have returned to school with a renewed sense of enthusiasm for their learning and I know we are all looking forward to the busy term ahead.
Before the Christmas break, we enlisted the help of our School Council to see how we could improve lunchtimes at BHPS, specifically in the lunch hall. The children shared that they would like to change:
● The hall being busy, noisy and loud
● Behaviour in the lunch hall: shouting, moving seats, saving seats and dropping food/rubbish on the floor
● Children not using cutlery but picking up food with their fingers (spreading germs)
● Year 6 needing to move once they have started eating so that the hall can be cleaned
● Water jugs are put out too early and so the water doesn’t taste fresh
● Salad is very limited by the time year 5 and 6 go in
● Different desserts by the time year 5 and 6 go in
● Not enough time to eat (year 5 and 6)
● Too tight space between tables making moving around difficult
We have listened and made lots of changes! So far lunchtimes this week have been a roaring success. Feedback from the children this week has been very positive! They enjoy the new one way system so that it is easier to collect their food and cutlery before sitting down to a fresh drink. They have stated that the hall is calmer, cleaner and tidier. So far so good!
Kind regards,
Kate Lawrence
Headteacher and Safeguarding Lead
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