Silver Springs Primary Academy

Boxing comes to Silver Springs!

We are pleased to announce a new after school activity at Silver Springs, run by ‘Jab Kids’ from the Garside Kidd Community Centre. Introduce your children to the world of…

AUTISM Proud to be Me!

Come along to our drop-in support event for those who are Autistic (including awaiting diagnosis and self identifying), families and carers. This event will gather over 30 organisations from across…

SEND Parent Drop In

Community Room Silver Springs Primary Academy Monday 29th April 2024 9.00am – 10.30am Parental Burnout and Wellbeing Would you like help and support on how to introduce self-care to each…

A new play area for EYFS!

Please find attached a copy of my Risk Assessment in relation to the impact of the external works to be undertaken over the next four weeks to create a new…

Upper Years & Oasis (Y4 – Y6) BREAKFAST WITH A BOOK EVENT!

THURSDAY 7TH MARCH 2024 Upper Years & Oasis Class 8.45am – 9.15am Come and join your Upper Years (Y4-Y6) and Oasis child for our Breakfast with a Book event! Share…

Middle Years (Y1 – Y3) BREAKFAST WITH A BOOK EVENT!

TUESDAY 5TH MARCH 2024 Middle Years (Year 1 to 3) 8.45am – 9.15am Come and join your Middle Years (Y1-Y3) child for our Breakfast with a Book event! This will…

Outdoor Explorers in Tameside

A local event for children aged 2 – 5 years.

Is My Child Too Unwell For School?

Is my child too ill for school? It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school or nursery when they’re unwell. Please see the NHS…

Apply for a Nursery Place

To apply for a Nursery place at Silver Springs Academy, please complete the application form below.

Warm Welcome Hub

Jumble Jars Competition

Christmas Jumper Recycling!

Christmas Diary Dates 2023

Children’s Nutrition Newsletter

Welcome to the Children’s Nutrition Team November Newsletter! We hope you had a lovely half term holiday and are looking forward to the rest of this term!In this month’s newsletter…

What’s on this Half Term

Harvest Festival 2023

Time to Apply 2024

Don’t miss out on a school place for your child!

Summer Archery Camp

Caribbean Themed Lunch

On Friday 14th July we will be having a special Caribbean themed lunch. We would like to offer those children who normally bring a packed lunch, the opportunity to have…

Free Online Courses

Our online course in the spotlight this week – ‘Understanding your child’s feelings’ Want to understand more about your child? Try this bite sized chunk from our BIG course. This…

Tameside Summer Netball Camp

Big Local Summer Camp 2023

Big Local Holiday Club (Summer 2023) Book early to avoid disappointment, Spaces filling up fast! Big Local are delighted to announce their summer camp will be running from: Monday 31st…

Jamie Oliver Good School Food Awards

What a surprise!! At Silver Springs, we welcomed celebrities Alex Jones and Dame Mary Berry who came to surprise Mr Banham our school Chef and Catering Manager with The One…

NPQ Achievements

At Silver Springs we always say that our staff go the extra mile for our children. Here are three shining examples of that! Alex Broadley, Fran Waite and Zac Stott…

Space Education Quality Mark

Huge Congratulations and thanks go to our Science Lead, Katrina Anderson, who has led staff and children in accomplishing the Space Education Quality Mark, which follows on from the PSQM…

Bugsy Malone!

Year 6 proudly present their leavers performance of: Bugsy Malone, The Musical! New York; a city full of mobsters, showgirls and dreamers. Rival gangster bosses Fat Sam and Dandy Dan…

Sports Week Menu

19th June 2023 – 23rd June 2023

Vote for us at Tesco!

Parents and Carers.. Let’s get voting! We are fundraising to provide an exciting, stimulating and natural outdoor environment for our 3 to 5 year olds, so they can grow fruit…

Priory Tennis Club

Tameside Autism Carers Support

The TACS is a peer led support group for parents and carers of autistic people. A place to share a brew, exchange ideas and to meet other parents, carers and…

Have your say on Think Green Tameside!

Think Green Tameside is our new environmental campaign aiming to create a cleaner and greener borough for all. This campaign will raise awareness of environmental issues and encourage action against…

Industrial Strike Action

Dear Parents and Carers The National Education Union (NEU) are intending to take industrial strike action on Thursday 27th April 2023 and Tuesday 2nd May 2023. Following a comprehensive risk assessment, I wish…

Struggling to get your kids to eat veg?

DO YOU STRUGGLE TO GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT VEGETABLES? Are you worried about the rising cost of food? https://vegpower.org.uk/ is full of amazing ideas and resources to help! From…

Family Fun Day

Sunday 23 April12noon until 4pmStamford Park, Stalybridge SK15 1NJ THERE WILL BE: FACE PAINTING, WALKABOUT ACTS, BALLOON MODELLING, CLIMBING WALL, BIRDS OF PREY DISPLAY, STALLS, CRAFTING, RSPCA DOG SHOW AND…

Play Cricket for your local club!

Local Offer Day

The Lemonade Project

Building resilience in young people ​ The Lemonade Project is an initiative of Shared Health Foundation with the aim of building resilience in young people who are experiencing low levels of emotional wellbeing. …

Letter to parents – Scarlet Fever

Me, You and Baby Too Course

Relationship experts have created ‘Me, You and Baby Too’ – a course to help couples navigate the challenges that the transition to parenthood can bring. Having a baby is one…

Letter from the Stalybridge North Councillor

Vodafone Digital Parenting Magazine

The Vodafone digital parenting magazine is a useful resource for parents to understand their children’ s use of social media and what they can do as parents to help keep…

SEND Survey

Dear Parents/Carers Re: SEND PARENT/CARER SURVEYTameside Local Authority Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Service have now launched our SEND Parent/Carer survey. We are keen to hear your views and…

School Closure

School will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022 for the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

The whole Silver Springs community joins with the whole nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty the Queen, our devoted sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and prayers are…

Ofsted Inspection Report 2022

It has been wonderful to see the children so happy to be back in school this week! They all look so smart and are settling in to their new classes…

Gongoozler Fest 2022

A gongoozler is “a person who enjoys watching activity on canals” and there will be lots to keep canal enthusiasts entertained between 9 and 11 September. Centred around the canal…

Baby Group – September 2022

Baby Group is back this September. Every Friday, beginning Friday 9th September. 9.15am to 11.00am Old Nursery Building (at the top of the school drive) If you have a child…

Don’t miss out……on a school place for your child

If your child will be 4 before 1 September 2023 · You should put your child’s name down at any TamesidePrimary School. · During October the school will send you…

Extreme Weather Precautions

18th – 19th July 2022 Dear Parents and Carers School will be OPEN tomorrow and a full Risk Assessment has been put in place for the Extreme Weather conditions. This…

Time to Shine Awards 2022

Monday 18th July Dear Parents and Carers Our Annual Time to Shine Awards will be going ahead at 9.30am as planned. We have made some changes to proceedings to keep…

Sports Day!

Flu Information

Pre-Loved Uniform Exchange

Our first pre-loved School uniform exchange will take place on Wednesday 25th May from 3pm outside the main school reception. Unwanted uniform can be donated to Mrs Taylor in the…

What’s on in Tameside May/June 2022

May news from Tameside Libraries. Half term activities We have lots going on for children and families during the upcoming half term. There is a drop-in activity at Ashton Library…

Parent Peer Support Group

Walk to School Week 2022

Stalybridge Street Fest

Just to let you know that dancing is going to be at the centre of this evening’s Stalybridge Street Fest – street dance, maypole dancing and the silent disco. You…

Easter Activities in Tameside

Year 5 Pupils Learn About The Victorian Era

The children in Year Five have been learning all about the life experiences of children in the Victorian Era.  The children enjoyed the opportunity to immerse themselves in the period…

Teachers Plan Day of Reading for World Book Day

What a fantastic day we had on World Book Day 2022!  Teachers planned a fully immersive day of reading for pleasure and creative responses to the books we love!  And…

Year 6 Pupils Step Back in Time

Our Year Six children enjoyed an informative and immersive day out at the Stockport Air Raid Shelters, where they experience life as a refugee in World War Two to support…

Year 6 Residential Visit to Robinwood

How wonderful it was to be able to return to Robinwood for our Year Six Residential Visit this year.  The 40+ children who attended had a fantastic adventure and excelled…

Spring Has Sprung!

It’s that time of year again!  Time to get down to the allotment and prepare our beds for the new season! Year One and Oasis started us off this year…

Red Nose Day 2022

Funny is power! The theme of our Red Nose Day fundraiser was “Funny is Power”.  It was a wonderful laughter-filled day, with children wearing something funny for money!  We had…

March 2022 News

Welcome to our March 2022 News page. Apple Learning Leader Our Congratulations to Grace Woolliscroft, our Digital Learning Champion, on graduating from the Apple Learning Institute, and becoming an Apple…

The Big Local Easter Holiday Club

The Big Local Holiday Club is running from Silver Springs Academy this EASTER. 8:30am until 3:30pm Monday to Friday. 11th of April until the 14th of April 2022 19th of…

Tameside Half Term Events – Feb 2022

Food Glorious Food! At Portland Basin Museum, which is open Wednesday to Sunday 10am until 3pm, there will be a family friendly trail to get involved in. Use your best…

The Big Local Holiday Club February 2022

MMR Childhood Vaccinations

A new campaign has launched today by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) supported by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the NHS, to encourage parents and…

Children Learn About Sustainable Food Production and Healthy Eating

Our wonderful in-house catering team have been cooking up a treat for children this week. The team have been working wonders on a menu that incorporates our very own bumper…

New Initiatives to Support Local Community

Silver Springs have introduced a range of activities to support children and parents in Stalybridge. The school has been looking into new ways to maximise the use of their facilities…

Silver Springs Selected for National Science Research Project

Silver Springs has been chosen to be one of six schools nationally to support the University of Manchester, Ogden Trust, and the Science Across the City as part of an…