Headteacher’s welcome
Welcome to The Link School website
I am delighted to be able to welcome you to the Link School and introduce myself as the Head Teacher. Our school is a Good School, as judged by Ofsted. In addition, are in Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence, hold the Anti-Bullying Platinum Award whilst have achieved Investors in Careers Award. This demonstrates our continued commitment to ensuring our children and young people are at the heart of what we do.
Our GCSE results shown continuous improvement with 100% of pupils achieving a GCSE English qualification and 93%% of pupils achieving a GCSE Maths qualification. We have increased the number of pupils who have left the school with five or more GCSE qualifications and offer a broad and ambitious curriculum.
The Link School is an alternative learning provider working with young learners and their families across the City of Sunderland. We support a wide and diverse community that we feel proud to consider our ‘Link School Family’.
There are two schools; The Link School, Springwell Dene which works with learners across Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 and The Link School, Pallion, which provides education for learners at Key Stage 4. In addition, we also run two assessment hubs at Hudson Road Primary School and Oxclose Academy where we support schools across Sunderland to ensure that all children and young people have access to the right provision to meet their own individual needs.
I feel incredibly proud to be the Head Teacher of The Link School. My priority as Head Teacher is to ensure the Link School continues to grow on its journey to becoming outstanding. This can only happen with you and your support. Being a mum of two girls, I am very much aware of the importance of family and I really do believe you and your children, as part of our link school family have the strength and passion to ensure that this happens together.
As the Head teacher of the school, I am looking forward to getting to know you and your children throughout their time at the school, whilst ensuring children are safe, happy and achieving well whilst they are in our care.
Donna Walker
Virtual Tour: Pallion Key Stage 4
Virtual Tour: Springwell Dene
Ofsted – The Link School Sunderland is a Good School!
Click below to read our latest Ofsted report for Tudor Grove:
Link School Tudor Grove Ofsted report 2018 .PDF
Click below to read our latest Ofsted report for Key Stage 1:
Click below to read our latest Ofsted report for Pallion:
Link School Pallion Ofsted Report 2017.PDF
We are an Operation Encompass School
Latest News
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The Link School Newsletter
From everyone in The Link School , we want to say a huge ‘well done’ to every pupil
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Healthy Heads Newsletter
The Healthy Heads Team is a Mental Health Support Team based in Sunderland Schools. We offer early intervention to help children, young people and their families who are struggling with mild to moderate anxiety and/or Low mood.
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The Link School Parent Governor Election
We are looking to hold an election for Parent Governor
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Parent/Carer Update
Happy new year from us all at The Link School. I hope that you and your families are safe and well and that you’ve had a great Christmas break. Please see below for reminders and further details of our return to school this week.
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Important Update for January 2022
Please find attached a letter regarding an update from Public Health - due to this update we will now be open for teaching on Wednesday 5th January 2022 rather than Tuesday 4th January 2022. This is to support the onsite testing of pupils prior to their return to school.The Schools Covid-19 Operational Guidance and Education Contingency Framework have been updated, following announcements about moving to Plan B and changes in the guidance for testing and isolation of close contacts of positive cases.
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Covid-19 Update
From Tuesday 14 December, All adults who are fully vaccinated and children aged 5 to 18 years and 6 months, identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 – whether Omicron or not – should take a lateral flow device (LFD) test every day for 7 days instead of self-isolating.
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Important Information
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Year 11 GCSE Update
We are making good progress through the GCSE examinations. Year 11 learners are taking their final examination (Maths) on the morning of Monday 13th June 2022.
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National Careers Week
This week we have been celebrating National Careers Week 2022 and your child has had the opportunity to take part in a careers fair and other activities both in and out of lessons.
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Parent/Carer Update 25.2.2022
I hope that you and your families are enjoying the half term break. As you will have no doubt seen, the Government has updated their guidance for schools which details our move to ‘Living with Covid-19’
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Wednesday 8th February marks Safer Internet Day
We would like to take the opportunity to inform you of the work our Prevention Through Education Team has been doing in terms of online safety with secondary school students in our region
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Rules regarding self-isolation will change again on Monday 17/01/2022
You will know from the news that the rules regarding self-isolation will change again on Monday. As of 17/01/2022 people with COVID-19 can end their self-isolation after 5 full days
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Northern Lights Teaching School Hub
At the Northern Lights Teaching School Hub we are committed to working in partnership with all Early Years providers, Primary, Secondary, Alternative Provision, Special Schools, Further and Higher Education providers and other stakeholders in our region.
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Contact
Link School Springwell Dene
Swindon Road, Springwell, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear SR3 4EE
Tel: 0191 561 5777
Email: caroline.granton@schools.sunderland.gov.uk
Link School Pallion
Waverley Terrace, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear SR4 6TA
Tel: 0191 561 4777
Email: anita.blakeman@schools.sunderland.gov.uk
