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  • 13/11/24

    Team Upton Says Sock It To Them

    Children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs put their best mismatched feet forward as part of nationwide odd socks day. Pupils from all age groups wore fabulous footwear in a sparkling show of colours and styles as part of a non uniform day to underpin the important message – it is OK to be di...
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  • 12/11/24

    Firing the Imagination at Upton

    The use of fire as a major influence in the development of mankind is being explored by children at Upton Junior in Broadstairs. They are finding out how it was critical evolutionary tool to provide a source of warmth and lighting, protection from predators and a method of cooking food. To...
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  • 05/11/24

    Pupils Learn Specialist Life-Saving Skills

    Firefighters have used their expertise to help children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs develop life-saving skills. Members of Kent Fire and Rescue Service joined Year 6 pupils to discuss and demonstrate essential CPR - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - techniques. After talking through the...
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  • 05/11/24

    Fact Finding About Uncle Sam

    Life ‘across the pond’ in North America has been the focus for Year 5 children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. Pupils have explored the culture, history and heritage of USA and enjoyed finding out about the country’s people and places. They started the term learning about di...
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  • 04/11/24

    Primary Admissions 2025-26

    Primary Admissions 2025 -  2026 Open for registration Tuesday 5 November 2024 and closes at midnight on Wednesday 15 January 2025 Please see the PDF below for links to our open day and KCC admission form.  
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  • 18/10/24

    Upton Open Day for Year 3 Places in September 2025

    We are looking forward to welcoming our prospective Year 3 families to one of our three open day sessions on Wednesday 4th December (9:30-10:30, 1:30-2:30 and 6:00-7:00). Please use this link to register your interest - many thanks! Additional tours can be arranged after open day. Please ca...
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  • 14/10/24

    Young Minds Hello Yellow Charity Day

    The Young Minds charity day saw Upton Junior School in Broadstairs shining with a blaze of yellow. Children took part in the nationwide Hello Yellow initiative to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in young people and also to generate funds as part of the organisation’s a...
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  • 10/10/24

    Digging Deep Into Stone Age History

    Young children exploring the Stone Age at Upton Juniors have been led on a voyage of discovery by a special guest archaeologist. Alex McAuley – Head of School at Chilton Primary in Ramsgate which is part of the Viking Academy Trust with Upton – is a former archaeologist. He use...
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  • 07/10/24

    Poetry Counts at Upton

    A passion for poetry has seen children of all ages embracing the wonders of the written and spoken verse at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. The school has once again embraced National Poetry Day as a key part of its literacy and oracy (talking and listening) drive with pupils of all ages enjoying e...
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  • 04/10/24

    Exploring Evolution and Charles Darwin at Upton

    Who are we and where do we come from are challenging questions being explored by inquiring young minds at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs. The Year 6 group has embarked on a voyage of discovery to find out more about Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. They have linked with the Powell...
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  • 12/09/24

    Friendship and fun for Upton's new Year 3 Group

    Team building exercises and discussions on friendship are just some of the activities that pupils joining Team Upton have been enjoying in their first weeks at the school. The exciting start for the new Year 3 group has seen the focus very much on supporting children forge positive relationships...
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  • 12/08/24

    Creative Upton Pupils Design Green Energy Turbines

    Wind turbines are an increasingly popular way of generating green energy particularly around the Thanet coastline – and children at Upton Juniors in Broadstairs have been designing their own.
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