Visiting Riverbridge, Spelthorne's new Primary School

Kwasi spent a morning visiting Riverbridge, the Borough's new split site primary school. With a new logo and uniform, it only opened in September after Kingscroft Junior, Shortwood and Knowle Park Infant Schools were amalgamated. He met the Headmistress, Maggie Robertson to talk about the merger, which has been no small task, and visited the School's Knowle Green and Park Avenue bases in Staines to talk to pupils about what they'd been learning and his role as an MP.

In an article for the Surrey Herald and News Kwasi said:

Kingscroft Junior, Shortwood and Knowle Park forged their own identities and sense of togetherness over time, which are essential ingredients for the success and well-being of any school, engaging children in a feeling of purpose and pride, which is so important.

But while these foundations meant that opening Riverbridge wasn't at all like building a school from scratch, it's obviously been a logistical challenge to manage the transition and create a new identity against this backdrop; of course, it's often tricky to make changes to the status-quo.

Although the School's new uniform and logo mark an important aesthetic and symbolic change, Riverbridge has engaged in the tougher task of fostering a deeper sense of unity and shared ethos across the School's bases. This has depended on a lot of hard work, and from what I could see, it's really starting to pay off.

I certainly felt a real sense of well-being and happiness at Riverbridge. Children were smiling and seemed to really enjoy being there. That's a real credit to staff, parents and everyone involved with the School.

Riverbridge is a great addition to the Borough, and I have no doubt that with further support, and encouragement from the community, it will only go from strength to strength.

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