Community notes
The federation thrives when classrooms, playgrounds, and family kitchens stay in conversation. These dated notes keep that conversation current. Newest first.
21 May 2026 - Shared reading morning crates
Parents helped restock story corners after a spring open morning. Soft crates for picture books, rigid boxes for dictionaries: the same rule we share when households shift postcodes and still want homework ready.
In October 2024 - Uniform swap stalls
A wet Saturday stall matched jumpers to new arrivals. Families mid-move appreciated labelled bags they could stage beside bedroom boxes.
Through 2023 - Parent forum logistics
Forums kept a standing agenda item on mid-year starts so Derby and London pathways felt like one community, not two calendars fighting for attention.