Welcome to 2025-26

Hare Krishna, and a very warm welcome to the 2025–26 academic year. It has been wonderful to see our primary children and Year 7s return to school today, and we look forward to welcoming our Year 8–11 pupils tomorrow. We are also delighted to introduce a number of new staff members who will be joining both Avanti Fields and the wider Avanti Leicester hub. We would also like to warmly welcome the new families who are joining us in both Reception and Year 7.

This year, the Avanti Leicester hub is excited to continue our close partnership with Krishna Avanti Primary School. Together, we have made some refinements to our processes so that each school has clear, dedicated systems to best support our pupils and strengthen communication with parents and carers.

Our refreshed website Over the summer, our Avanti Fields Website has been refreshed to make it easier for you to find up-to-date information. If you happen to spot any errors, please let us know at avantifields@avanti.org.uk.

Some key pages you may find useful:

• Policies

• Attendance and absence requests

• Parent bulletin

• Term dates

• Contact us

Parent bulletin – new format

We will continue to send out a weekly bulletin but, based on parent feedback, we’re making a small change. From now on, there will be separate primary and secondary editions, ensuring that families receive only the updates most relevant to them.

• Every other week: a long bulletin celebrating pupil achievements, sharing highlights from trips and activities, and providing upcoming key dates.

• On alternate weeks: a short bulletin with essential updates and reminders only.

You can find all editions here: Parent Bulletin.

Avanti Trust Policies

A number of Trust Policies have recently been updated to reflect current guidance and data protection requirements. These include:

• CCTV policy

• Data retention policy

• Data breach policy

• Data protection policy

• Information security policy

• Freedom of information policy and publication scheme

• Privacy notice for Pupils, Parents, Visitors and Enquirers

• Privacy notice for Staff

In the coming weeks, we will provide further information to ensure all parents have read and acknowledged the updated policies, particularly the revised privacy notices.

We look forward to a fantastic year ahead, working with your children.