16th July 2025
Dear parent / carer
What a wonderful year it has been at Little Lever! The school is moving from strength to strength and at speed!
Your children have been magnificent! The work they are producing in classrooms is phenomenal and they epitomise our values in all that they do. They are kind, they work hard, and they take responsibility and it’s a joy to be able to work with them and see them flourish every day.
We are receiving many accolades as a school both locally, regionally, and nationally and we are being asked to support many schools across the region who are intrigued to know what we do and how we do it.
We are at the forefront of teacher training nationally and are recognised as a Teach First partner school where we lead the training for the next generation of teachers.
There are exciting times ahead at Little Lever as we expand the school over the next two years. We are welcoming more Year 7 students to the school in September, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming them officially to the Little Lever family. Over the next two years you will begin to see the building change and with it the facilities and resources we can provide. Our building will begin to match the ambition we have for your children and this community! It is exciting times ahead at Little Lever School!
This building work will cause some disruption to our ‘line ups’ at the start of the school day and the departure routines at the end of the day for students. We will provide parents and carers with more information over the summer holidays regarding this.
Last Day arrangements:
Students will finish school at 12.30pm on Friday 18th July.
We will be celebrating all the work students have produced this year and the values they have demonstrated with a Praise Auction on the final day.
There will be no lunch available on this day; however, students who are entitled to receive a free school meal will be provided with a packed lunch. This should be requested before Thursday 17th July, by contacting Mandy Kelly on 01204 333304 or mke@little-lever.bolton.sch.uk
As there will be no afternoon school bus service on Friday 18th July, it is important for parents / carers to make alternative arrangements for their child to get home if they would normally travel by bus.
Please note, after speaking with our Student Council, Friday will be a non-uniform, own clothes day, for the final day of the year. This means students can wear trainers and jewellery if they wish to, as well. Eyelashes and nails are acceptable for this day if they do not pose a health and safety risk.
We wanted to say thank you to all our students for being kind, working hard, and taking responsibility throughout the year. There will be a series of activities throughout the final week as a thank you to students. We have our Ice Bucket Challenges, Little Lever World Record attempts, Karaoke Wednesday, inflatable obstacle course, silent disco, ice-cream van and Praise Auction.
Thursday 17th July will be our official ‘Thank You’ day. Students will need to attend school in their school PE kit on this day.
Each form was allocated £200 at the start of the academic year as an equipment budget. Those students who brought their equipment everyday helped maintain that total throughout the year. As a reward for all those students who took responsibility each and every day the forms have ‘pooled’ their money together to pay for the range of activities that we will have available to all children on Thursday 17th July. Students will be able to take part in the inflatable obstacle course and silent disco as well as other activities on the day.
Start and finish times will remain the same for September 2025:
| MON | TUES | WEDS | THURS | FRI | |
| Arrive | 8.30am | 8.30am | 8.30am | 8.30am | 8.30am |
| Depart | 3.00pm | 3.00pm | 3.00pm | 3.00pm | 3.00pm |
Students will still have the opportunity to take part in Enrichment activities, but these activities will be voluntary and will run from Monday to Friday across each week.
Return to School in September:
The return to school date in September for new Year 7 students is Tuesday 2nd September. Students will be expected to arrive at school before 8.30am
The return to school date in September for all other Year groups is Wednesday 3rd September. Students will be expected to arrive at school before 8.30am.
Uniform and expectations:
We wanted to remind parents and carers of our uniform and expectations via our webpage Our Uniform and Equipment – Little Lever School
Finally, I wanted to pass on my thanks for all your support and dedication as parents and carers, you too have been magnificent and continue to help Little Lever School move from strength to strength!
Thank you, have a great summer and we look forward to seeing your children in the new academic year!
Kind regards
Mr Mckeon